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The SS United States, the fastest passenger liner ever to cross the Atlantic and longer than the Titanic, was intentionally sunk on Wednesday about 25 miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach in Florida's Okaloosa County. Crews flooded the nearly 1,000-foot vessel by removing hull plugs and cutting openings, without explosives, and it went down in roughly five hours after initially resisting. Okaloosa County bought the ship in 2024 for a $13.5 million project expected to create the world's largest artificial reef and draw divers and anglers. A federal judge denied a conservancy lawsuit seeking to halt the sinking.

8 reports · 2 sources · Updated Nov 12, 03:10 AM UTC

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate race, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. The progressive former public health official, son of Egyptian immigrants, campaigned on Medicare for All, taxing billionaires and ending U.S. military aid to Israel. He withstood heavy AIPAC spending in the primary and Islamophobic attacks from Trump and other Republicans, and won despite primary rival Haley Stevens endorsing Rogers days before the election.

25 reports · 8 sources · Updated Nov 6, 08:15 PM UTC