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Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have...

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Officer who found man dead in Florida home allegedly moved in, renovated and assumed his identity for years

Brian Louis Sguros, 35, had responded to the Lauderhill home in July 2022 for a welfare check.

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8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta...

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Susan Collins and the Case of the Disappearing FBI Probe

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 15 · 44m

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GOP doubles down on ad exploiting Ohio Democrat's childhood rape and abuse

Gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton's stepdad was indicted for raping her. Acton's mom, who supported him, now stars in an ad for her opponent.

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Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Moscow Oblast weapons plant

Ukrainian forces struck a weapons plant in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, overnight on Oct. 22, monitoring channels reported.

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Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.

A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to de...

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.

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Why a recent college grad wants Republicans to ‘step it up’ on affordability

Michael Fusella, 21, said he feels the American Dream slipping away and wants the party he supports to do more to address rising costs.

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How Elon Musk gained so much power over U.S. security interests

According to reports, Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield defense systems. Nick Schifrin reports, and Amna Nawaz discusses how the world's richest man gained such power over U.S. se...

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Israel detains US congressional candidate at West Bank olive harvest

Israel, which has faced growing international criticism over violence during the harvest, announced on Monday it had made several arrests after settlers beat up a US photojournalist covering the incidents, and a French mayor who had come for the olive season.

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Meta Stock Split Deal Will Keep Mark Zuckerberg In California Amid Billionaire Tax Threat

The billionaire considered leaving California over a proposed wealth tax that could have forced him to sell shares and weaken his voting control of Meta.

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Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer

Doctors have confirmed that Pope Leo's lung cancer was localized, and no further treatment is needed. The Vatican announced this on Wednesday.

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EU awards International Criminal Court top human rights prize

The EU's Sakharov prize celebrates individuals or organizations' efforts to promote human rights or democracy, and this year went to the International Criminal Court, despite US sanctions against the court and its judges.

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Pope Leo's tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

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Musk Threatens Retribution If Dems Investigate Him After Midterms: 'Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword'

Democrats have indicated they will investigate Musk and his businesses if the lawmakers are able to gain congressional power after next month’s midterm elections.

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The White House is using slurs to attack journalists

Trump and Vance hurled vulgar insults at the Independent's Andrew Feinberg after routine reporting questions.

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As Ohio attack ad backfires, Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down

The Republican candidate for governor is airing an ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother despite bipartisan pushback.

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George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas

Neil M. Bush, a brother of former President George W. Bush, expressed “deep concern about Ken Paxton’s record” and said he voted for James Talarico, the Democrat running for Senate in Texas.

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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr.

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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC that spliced together comments made by Trump during a rally on 6 January 2021, before the US Capitol riot. While the broadcast was not readily available to view in Florida, Trump’s team has argued that he was personally damaged by the broadcast under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Continue reading...

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Greek youth take inspiration from France in protests over living conditions and deteriorating public education

Students, pupils and teachers held protests across Greece on Wednesday, October 21, denouncing staff shortages, outdated infrastructure and the high cost of housing.

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Investigation finds hundreds of U.S. citizens detained by ICE

California officials are calling for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officers after they allegedly injured and detained a U.S. citizen. Ricardo Gonzalez’s detainment comes as...

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Elon Musk Admits He Got ‘Carried Away’ During His Time Around Trump

Musk said he should have called it quits after “a month or two” while reflecting on his time in Washington.

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German military classifies threat of Russian sabotage as 'significant' for first time, German media reports

Reviewing internal documents from Germany's armed forces, German media reports that this is the military's second-highest threat classification.

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Trump ordered to face BBC questioning in $10bn defamation lawsuit

President must appear by December 11 after attending campaign rally on date previously set for his deposition

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Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections

Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.

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Trump Celebrates Moment Of 'Intimacy' With Melania — But That's Not Quite How It Went Down

The president’s repost failed to detail a notably awkward exchange between him and the first lady.

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ANALYSIS: People power in the suburbs exposes the fragility of the AI boom

A neighbourhood uprising over power poles helped wipe $3 billion from a listed company in a day and made the AI boom a little shakier.

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In occupied Ukraine, Russia is trying to indoctrinate the children it stole

When Russia's forces captured their city in 2022, these Ukrainians were trapped. While they managed to escape, they fear for those who remain under Moscow's rule.

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Children in care are at high risk of suicide but national data is patchy

Experts say national data gaps in tracking suicides in out-of-home care mean prevention efforts are falling short, despite children in care being at higher risk.

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Federal Court accused of 'obfuscation' as data breach crisis deepens

Pressure is mounting on the Attorney-General to take action over court data breaches after emails reveal the Federal Court CEO was informed about a 2014 breach for which no action was taken.

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A mother's heartfelt letter to Helen Haines

Lizz Gourley says she has never been overly political but she knows a good person when she meets one and meeting Helen Haines a handful of times left a lasting impression.

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US-sanctioned ICC wins top EU human rights award

The EU has awarded the International Criminal Court its top human rights award.

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Iran says seven ships hit in Hormuz Strait, warns US of wider response

The US has pushed back on the IRGC's claims, dismissing them as an attempt to increase oil prices ahead of US elections.

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Video footage of Kohen Wiley shooting released after toddler’s death deemed ‘justified’

‘The word ‘justified’ have haunted me since Monday,’’ the child’s maternal grandmother says Since the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced on Monday that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old baby, “was justified”, footage of the shooting has been made public. It was first reported by Darkhorse Press, a Mississippi outlet. On Thursday, attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner, who are representing the Wiley family, held a press conference at the Senatobia Church of Christ, in Senatobia, Mississippi. The press conference came shortly after members of the family were able to view footage of the shooting. Continue reading...

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Review: Jenna Ortega plays a sad robot in the shamelessly programmatic 'Klara and the Sun'

An android story that could use a little more intelligence, artificial or otherwise, Taika Waititi's new film strikes an overwhelmingly sentimental tone.

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Five takeaways from the Klobuchar-Demuth governor debate

Plus: A census proposal that could have big consequences for Minnesota.

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New Mexico workforce participation at prepandemic levels but lags behind nearby states, report says • Source New Mexico

New Mexico's workforce participation has recovered after the pandemic but lags behind neighboring states, according to a new state report.

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Lawmakers propose $11M fix to restore school sports and activities funding - WyoFile

A sweeping change in the way Wyoming funds education triggered widespread concerns about funding shortfalls for student activities and athletics.

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AI tool saves time but makes errors in police trial

An AI tool that helps write reports on family violence incidents reduced police workloads but also introduced errors during a trial of the technology in Tasmania.

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Heavy rain forces south-east Qld school closures but falls set to ease

More than a dozen schools remain closed across south-east Queensland after heavy rain caused flash flooding and hundreds of calls for help on Thursday.

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Promised a better life, New Zealand voters are asking what went wrong

Families living in campervans, workers losing their house deposits and communities watching loved ones leave in the thousands for Australia. These are the everyday stakes of New Zealand’s election.

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Raiding super to pay medical bills leaves trail of 'financial damage'

Australians withdrew more than $1.4 billion from their superannuation last financial year for medical reasons, prompting regulators to sound the alarm.

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Largest natural gas pipeline network in Northwest could grow as Oklahoma-based owners pursue expansion

Pipeline giant Williams has proposed new expansions for its Northwest Pipeline from the Colorado Rockies through Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

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Trump asked Musk to lift Starlink slowdown, WSJ reports

Elon Musk, a critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had ordered the slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

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What Fernando Botero’s exaggerated figures reveal about sex, power and violence

Botero realised that changing the proportions of an object altered how it was perceived.

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The T plans to increase Red Line speeds between JFK and North Quincy

The transit agency will increase speeds from North Quincy to JFK to 50 miles an hour, MBTA General Manager and Interim Transportation Secretary Phil Eng said Thursday as he also touted higher top speeds on the Orange Line.

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Britain’s welfare state is living on borrowed time

But John Healey’s budget will feed the delusion that it is not

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Ramaswamy should drop ad featuring Acton's mom, GOP governor says, as Vance accuses critics of "whining"

In the ad, which first circulated on social media Monday night, Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother called her a liar.

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