Voting figures from North Carolina – a pivotal battleground state – indicate that despite the severe impact of Hurricane Helene, more than 200,000 votes have already been cast in counties that traditionally lean Republican. Early voting in North Carolina set a statewide record of over 350,000 ballots cast on Oct. 17.  Over 2.8 million ballots have since been cast in North Carolina, which represents 36% of the registered...

China is expected to double its nuclear arsenal to 1,000 warheads over the next five years, according to a new Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report.  In 2020, the DIA assessed China had acquired 200 nuclear warheads and would double that by the end of the decade. Now, the intelligence agency says China has already reached 500 warheads and will have more than 1,000 by 2030.  “China is undergoing...