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‘Made In China’ Hypercar Crashes In 300-MPH Test-Run

Chinese automotive news website CarNewsChina reports that BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme supercar crashed on a closed-loop track in China while attempting to reach a mind-boggling 500 kilometers per hour, or about 311 miles per hour.Footage of the $3 million Yangwang U9 Xtreme shows the hypercar striking a barrier at high speed. The impact tore the vehicle to shreds, but the cockpit remained intact and the driver survived.Per the report:The BYD’s 3 million USD supercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme with a combined peak power of 2,220 kW (2,977 hp) crashed in China, possibly during a test attempt to reach the top speed of 500 km/h. Although the car’s rear axle was completely detached, the driver avoided injuries.The hypercar produces roughly 3,000 horsepower with four electric motors and has a planned production run of 30 cars worldwide. BYD has claimed the hypercar can reach speeds of 308 mph.Automotive news website Autoblog commented on the crash:While the news of this accident is both good and bad, the reality is that traveling at those speeds brings science into question. The faster the car, the more it needs to handle the laws of physics and science that push back at high speed. It’ll need the right aerodynamics, but most importantly, the right tires to put all that power down at those speeds without breaking or losing traction.Notably, the Tesla Roadster is equipped with a fan-suction and skirt system that generates up to 2G of downforce, which can keep the hypercar’s tires firmly loaded at high speeds, improving grip, cornering stability, and braking.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/03/2026 – 18:50

An overflowing official ballot drop box at the Point Loma/Hervey Library on Voltaire Street in San Diego left ballots on the ground and forced voters to turn away, according to an eyewitness video and account.
The witness said election workers in high-visibility vests slowly emptied the jammed box into two bags, loaded them into an unmarked minivan, and that one worker told her to delete the video she was recording.
She refused.
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VERY IMPORTANT: DISTURBING REPORT FROM SAN DIEGO BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION
An eyewitness reports that the ballot drop box at the library on Voltaire Street was so full that voters were being turned away.
According to the witness, ballots were on the ground as election workers slowly emptied the overflowing box, filling TWO bags.
The witness says one worker then loaded the bags into an unmarked minivan.
When she began recording, an election worker allegedly told her to DELETE THE VIDEO.
She refused.
— Amy Reichert (@amyforsandiego) November 3, 2026

Activist Amy Reichert posted about the incident and included the roughly 90-second video, describing the box as so full that workers were turning voters away.
The witness reported seeing completed ballots on the ground while workers in County of San Diego Registrar of Voters vests handled the overflow.
The workers can be heard discussing the open box and the need to secure it.
A follow-up video from Reichert provides the eyewitness’s full account of what she observed and whom she contacted.
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@_Firelight Eyewitness account of what she saw and who she called https://t.co/fGFqwCBg57
— Amy Reichert (@amyforsandiego) November 3, 2026

No immediate public statement from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters specifically addressing the Voltaire Street overflow, the ballots on the ground, the unmarked minivan, or the alleged request to delete video was available at the time of publication.
California law requires that ballots placed in official drop boxes by the close of polls be counted, provided they are properly sealed and signed.
Voters who used the Voltaire Street box or nearby locations can track their mail ballot status through the California Secretary of State’s online tracking tool once results processing begins.

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There are more than 140 state ballot initiatives across 39 states for voters to weigh in on during Election Day on Tuesday in the United States.

King Charles III stopped short of addressing growing demands for an apology and reparations for Britain’s centuries-long role in the slave trade.

One of the many side effects of conference realignment and the advent of the College Football Playoff has been the decline of importance placed on traditional rivalries.An obvious example of this is the pause currently underway of the “Greatest Intersectional Rivalry” in college sports, the long-standing game between the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Both schools had some clear reasons for declining to schedule each other in 2027, with SC now in the Big Ten Conference, and sure enough, the rivalry won’t be played until 2030 at the earliest.But even within conferences, the supersized alignment and desire to align all teams around a nine-game schedule has created necessary changes. Even with one of the sport’s best rivalries in recent seasons: the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. the LSU Tigers.NOTRE DAME CAVES, LIVES UP TO MARCUS FREEMAN’S PROMISE AS USC RIVALRY GAME IS OFFICIALLY BACKThis weekend, the two teams meet in Baton Rouge, with tremendous College Football Playoff implications. Both teams enter at 6-2, and while it’s possible, if not likely, that a three-loss team gets serious consideration for a spot in the tournament, the losing side won’t feel great about their chances to recover.It’s a huge game for this year’s postseason. And it’s also the last of 63 consecutive seasons where Alabama and LSU have faced off.The Tide and Tigers will play again in 2028, but the current format of the SEC’s future schedules means they won’t play each other every year moving forward. LSU head coach Lane Kiffin isn’t a fan of that arrangement, blaming the influence of “money” in the sport for the change in tradition.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE”I think that’s just sad,” Kiffin said. “And I understand, so I’m not being critical. All the decisions, usually, I think all of them probably really come down to money, whether that’s the realignments, whether that’s the rivalries. So, I think it’s all sad in general in the big picture of things that money drives to make [changes to] such great traditions and rivalries.”And there’s really good things that have changed in college football over the years, but there’s also a lot that I think myself and a lot of people wish that they were the way that they were, rivalries and conferences the same. And so unfortunately it’s where we are that really doesn’t seem like much is going to be protected when it comes to TV contracts and money and other people’s ideas.”Kiffin’s right; money is the driving factor in all college football decisions these days, and many traditional aspects of the sport have, and will be, upended as administrators and officials look to find every last available dollar. Like some coaches who say, bolt a job after having some success for a bigger payday at another school. But it’s an unavoidable consequence of push to standardize scheduling as much as possible.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERSpeaking of scheduling, while Kiffin was right to lament the changes to the rivalry, he was a bit, uh, forgetful, when talking about the time of day for this year’s Alabama-LSU game.While the atmosphere for night games at LSU is legendary, this year’s contest will be played at … 2:30 p.m. local time. Not an unusual starting time for a college football game, but not the late-night advantage LSU fans and their head coach would be hoping for.Kiffin had a message for Tigers fans, and some advice on how they could prepare for the earlier than normal start time. On Monday, he said in a news conference that the noise during the Bama-Tennessee game clearly affected their offense, which he believes could be duplicated at Death Valley.”Tennessee supposedly set the noise record against Alabama, which you can see in that game effecting Alabama’s offense,” he said. “That was a 2:30 central kick.”The noise, he continued, could help their players out. As for how to generate noise earlier in the day? He had an answer for that too: “start drinking earlier.””We want our players to play well,” Kiffin said. “We want out coaches to play well. If you are used to 6:30, four hours earlier, start your day earlier.”Have breakfast earlier. Start drinking earlier, whatever is your routine, just move it up.”Go to bed earlier Friday night.”As if Tigers fans need any encouragement.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Kiffin went on to complain further about the start time, saying that the Tigers-Tide matchup has always been at night.”Especially in 16 years, this game has been at night here all the time,” he said. “I never even considered that it wouldn’t be at night. So, I guess that’s probably naive of me.”Interestingly, while still with Ole Miss a few years ago, he had an opposite perspective when it comes to SEC scheduling, saying, “LSU gets to play at night again, I guess? Shocker. That’s two for two for them. I feel bad for our fans not having one night conference game.”Well, well, well, how the turn tables.Time of day might be a bit of an advantage, and in a game expected to be as evenly matched as this one, any advantage helps. But Kiffin’s first season rests on getting a big win in a tough rivalry game, which is why he’s started with the excuses already. That tradition will never change, no matter how much conferences change.

The New York State Board of Elections released a formal statement on Election Day addressing the countywide ballot-scanning disaster in Westchester County, where voting machines at the vast majority of polling locations rejected paper ballots from the moment polls opened at 6 a.m.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the chaos began immediately and forced voters across the county to place completed ballots into orange emergency bags (later supplemented by blue ones when supplies ran short) for later counting under bipartisan oversight.
County Executive Ken Jenkins, a Democrat, later described the situation as a “debacle” and “unacceptable,” stating that as many as 250,000 ballots across 332 polling sites were impacted.
According to the state board’s statement, the root cause was a late change to a contest in one municipality that required updated election programming after the initial preparation and testing of Election Day equipment. That updated programming was tested and deployed for early voting and for Election Day machines in that single municipality.
Everywhere else in Westchester, however, the machines continued running the original programming and therefore could not recognize or accept the Election Day ballots.
The board is now working with the Westchester County Board of Elections to deploy replacement election media containing the updated programming.
The immediate priority, officials said, is to restore scanning capability to at least one machine at every polling location, with more machines brought online throughout the day. In the meantime, emergency ballot procedures remain in effect.
The state board insisted the scanners rejected unrecognized ballots rather than incorrectly tabulating them, and that “every valid vote will be counted” with established canvass, recanvass, and post-election audit procedures remaining in place. “Accuracy will never be sacrificed for speed,” the statement declared.
This official explanation came after the Westchester County Board of Elections initially blamed the thickness of the paper ballots, an explanation it quickly walked back, before the state clarified the programming mismatch.
Early reports from local outlets and voters in places including New Rochelle, Ossining, North Salem, and Croton-on-Hudson described machines rejecting ballot after ballot from the first voters of the day.
The statement reads below:
“The issue affecting voting machines throughout Westchester County resulted from an update to the county’s election programming that occurred after the initial preparation and testing of Election Day voting equipment. A change affecting a contest in one municipality required updated election programming, which was subsequently tested and deployed for early voting and for Election Day machines in that municipality. However, Election Day machines elsewhere in the county continued to use the original programming and therefore could not recognize and accept the ballots being used for Election Day.
“The New York State Board of Elections is working closely with the Westchester County Board of Elections to deploy replacement election media using the updated programming previously tested for early voting, which encompasses all contests throughout the county. The immediate priority is to restore scanning capability to at least one voting machine at every polling location, with additional machines being brought online as the day progresses.
“In the meantime, voting continues through established emergency ballot procedures. Completed ballots are securely maintained under bipartisan oversight and will be scanned and counted in accordance with established procedures. Restoring scanning capability will also allow emergency ballots cast earlier in the day to be processed as part of the established counting process. There are no identified concerns with the ballot paper or other physical characteristics that would affect its ability to be scanned.
“Importantly, the affected scanners rejected ballots they could not properly recognize rather than incorrectly tabulating them. Every valid vote will be counted, and the established canvass, recanvass, and post-election audit procedures will remain in place. Accuracy will never be sacrificed for speed.”

BREAKING: New York State Board of Elections issues statement addressing ballot-scanning problems in Westchester County.
Westchester County voting machines issue: Late programming update for one municipality wasn’t loaded on most Election Day machines, so they rejected ballots they couldn’t recognize.
NY BOE + county deploying fixed media. Emergency ballots in use.
— I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) November 3, 2026

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, whose competitive 17th Congressional District includes much of Westchester and is widely viewed as a potential House-control race, posted early on X that every ballot scanner in the county had a problem. He urged voters not to leave without casting a ballot and later noted that both sides had agreed to central counting under attorney supervision after polls close.

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California Released 24,000 Illegal Immigrants With ICE Detainers, DHS Says

Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,Almost 24,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or charges have been released into communities since Jan. 20, 2025, due to California’s refusal to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.”There are more than 81,000 criminal charges or convictions associated with these non-honored detainers,” the DHS said in a Nov. 2 statement.This includes 3,295 burglaries, 1,097 assaults, 1,088 drug trafficking charges, 169 homicides, and 147 sexual assaults.Since January 20, 2025, California has released nearly 24,000 criminal illegal aliens from jail back into American communities.There are more than 81,000 criminal charges or convictions associated with these non-honored detainers, including:169 homicides147 sexual assaults… https://t.co/wt4lqoi2nD— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) November 3, 2026An ICE detainer asks a law enforcement agency to notify ICE before releasing a removable illegal immigrant from any prison or confinement facility, or to hold an illegal immigrant up to 48 hours past their scheduled release so DHS has time to take custody of the individual.ICE typically issues such detainers in instances where an illegal immigrant has been convicted of crimes by a court or if they pose a public or national security threat.Some of the ICE detainers in California include an El Salvador national who has been convicted of cruelty to a child and murder, a Cuban convicted of second-degree murder, an Armenian convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and a Libyan convicted of assault with a firearm on a person.ICE had filed detainers for these individuals in 2025 or 2026. However, DHS said these detainers were not honored, and the individuals were released from jail.”Sanctuary politicians have not only refused to cooperate with federal law enforcement to target and arrest the worst of the worst – but they’ve released nearly 24,000 criminal illegal aliens onto the streets of California to terrorize innocent Americans,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in the statement.In California, state and local resources must not assist immigration enforcement activities unless they’re lawfully required to do so, according to guidance issued by California Attorney General Rob Bonta in July.The guidance asks agencies to limit the collection, retention, and disclosure of information that could help identify or apprehend people without lawful immigration status.”Where there is no legal obligation to comply with a request from immigration authorities, agencies should require appropriate legal process – such as a judicial warrant, judicial subpoena, or court order – before complying,” the guidance said.California Gov. Gavin Newsom justified his state’s sanctuary policies in a January podcast with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. Newsom said that California does cooperate with federal immigration under certain circumstances, claiming that the state has coordinated more than 10,000 prisoner transfers. Newsom said he disagreed with calls from some Democrats to abolish ICE.”California has cooperated with more ICE transfers probably than any other state in the country. And I vetoed multiple pieces of legislation that have come from my legislature to stop the ability for the state of California to do that,” Newsom said.In certain cases, individuals who face ICE detainers but are released from jail may go on to commit other crimes.In June, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador was charged with murdering a veteran in Utah. ICE had previously lodged detainers for this illegal immigrant twice in California. But on both occasions, the state refused to honor the requests and released the individual, DHS said in a July 20 statement.In addition to California, DHS has also criticized New York state for allegedly failing to comply with ICE detainers.In an Oct. 9 statement, the department said New York did not honor 14,916 immigration detainers issued by ICE between Jan. 20, 2025, and Sept. 14, 2026. These detainers were associated with 47,750 criminal charges and convictions.”Sanctuary politicians create an environment for criminal activity to thrive, not for American citizens to be safe. President Trump made it clear that he would restore law and order in our cities and in our states. When you have sanctuary cities and politicians, you endanger the safety of the public,” Mullin said in the statement.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/03/2026 – 18:30