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The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Neighbors

Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

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Tens of thousands of Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff

Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio Bolsonaro Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have streamed on to Rio’s most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, Flávio Bolsonaro. Nearly 159m Brazilians will vote in the election’s runoff on Sunday, with the pair tied in the polls after Bolsonaro won the first round on 4 October by 47% to 45%. Continue reading...

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Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail

The 44th president appeared in Ohio on Saturday, kicking off a two-state swing with a rebuke of President Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor.

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New York archdiocese to pay $800 million to over 1300 sex abuse victims

Dioceses across the country have had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and programs have been created to compensate victims without going to trial.

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Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

The gas project was part of an energy deal discussed by U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during their September visit to the Kremlin, sources told the New York Times.

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Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits shopping center in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, locals say

MegaGRINN is the largest shopping complex in Belgorod, covering over 163,000 square meters and housing more than 200 shops. The center was closed and empty of visitors during the reported overnight at...

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Second weekend of French protests unfolds without serious incidents: 'The right to protest is just as important as the right to vote'

Despite permits and routes often being decided at the last minute, nearly 410,000 people – 800,000 according to the CGT trade union – marched peacefully on Saturday across France, protesting the high cost of living, supporting high school students and defending civil liberties. Clashes broke out in Nantes, Rennes and Marseille at the end of the day, but they were nowhere near the scale of the events of October 17.

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Missouri's GOP has a new strategy to ban abortion—attack trans kids

Doctors in the state are fighting a deceptive ballot measure that imperils both abortion and trans rights.

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Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russian targets 2,500 kilometers from border

Ukraine struck several targets, including a petrochemical plant and a warehouse in Siberia around 2,500 kilometers away from the border on Oct. 24, monitoring channels reported.

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Thousands protest in Italy despite heavy security

Meloni's hard-right government approved tough security measures and police carried out dozens of searches and arrests in advance of the planned rallies.

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Ukraine says Starlink is back to normal after disruptions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that normal Starlink operating speeds were restored after more than a week of disruptions.

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Russia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms

Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.

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Drought, fire and high diesel prices 'addin' up tough' for Oregon ranchers

Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.

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Barack Obama rallies Michigan crowd for El-Sayed, saying he’s ‘fighting for real change’

Former president speaks to rapturous crowd of thousands in support of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd on Saturday that Abdul El-Sayed was “fighting for change, real change, that will get money out of politics and put money in your pocket”, as he threw his weight behind the Democratic Senate candidate and the rest of the ticket on the first day of early voting in Michigan. Obama said in front of thousands of onlookers at Cass technical high school in Detroit that El-Sayed would “finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act and guarantee quality, affordable healthcare to every single American”. Continue reading...

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‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries The Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old masterpiece which sits in the British Museum. Depending on where a light source is positioned, the Lycurgus Cup changes colour, from jade green under normal lighting to ruby red when lit from behind – an astonishing feat of optical engineering that has confounded historians and glass-makers for centuries. Continue reading...

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Voters are begging Trump to end the war in Iran

70 percent now call it a top priority for the war to be over. Trump says Cuba is next.

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I’ve covered Islamophobia for years. Trump’s GOP has taken it to a new level.

The shocking vilification of Muslims is one of the most troubling storylines of the midterms.

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Obama, in Ohio, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaign

Obama targeted GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled down on an ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton.

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Brazil is a warning for the world

The return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed

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Why Is the U.S. Accusing Canada of Election Interference?

The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats. Prime Minister Mark Carney says those claims have “no merit.”

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She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer. Despite the single mother's positive outlook, the financial strain combined with the high cost of living is overwhelming.

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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election

Opposition figures join Tel Aviv protesters demanding an independent October 7 inquiry.

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A Fact-Check on Trump’s Election Claims

The president has spread false claims about ranked-choice systems, voting machines, vote counting and past results to question the integrity of elections.

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AI ad mocks Talarico as Bible-defacing radical. Democrats bet it will backfire.

A clear trend has emerged in the 2026 midterm ad wars: Republicans are embracing AI-generated videos while Democrats are betting they will backfire.

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To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simple

Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models. Executives are seeking input from various faith leaders, acknowledging that moral questions about AI can't be answered in labs alone.

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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile

Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."

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Man's body was in Clondalkin facility for days - gardaí

Gardaí have appealed to the public to assist in identifying a man whose body they believe was at a recycling centre in Dublin for a number of days.

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Venezuela’s Machado Returns Home, Challenging U.S.-Backed Government

Her surprise arrival threatens to complicate President Trump’s plans for Venezuela as she pushes for presidential elections.

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Israeli soldiers beat elderly Palestinian in Hebron

Israeli soldiers beat and injured Hijazi Shawer, a 70-year-old Palestinian shopkeeper and community leader.

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Jordanians mourn victims of deadly church attack

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'Well-known evil empire': Barack Obama mocks President Trump's tariff war with Canada

DETROIT – Former president Barack Obama took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods Saturday during an impassioned speech at a Democrat campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, ahead of next month’s U.S. mid-term elections.

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Trump started a trade war with Canada. GOP candidates became casualties.

High tariffs on Canadian goods have turned into a liability for Republicans in key midterm races, particularly those in northern border states.

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‘You Can See Everything’ Scores Nearly $20 Million Second Weekend—Beating First

The viral documentary about the Theranos founder from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim expanded to 2,655 theaters after initially opening in just 855 locations.

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Todd Blanche Can't Name A Crime For Why DOJ Filed Election Lawsuit In Alaska

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I Thought This 1 Parenting Trait Was Helping My Kids Succeed. It Was Doing The Exact Opposite.

"When I realized I might also be passing along my angst, my inner critic, and my unrelenting feeling of not being quite good enough, I woke up."

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Marco Rubio still owes Europe answers about America’s intentions

The US secretary of state’s recent speech in Athens evoked a shared destiny but offered no vision of a common future

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María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela

After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, the Nobel laureate and leader of Venezuela’s opposition, returned to challenge leaders that have sidelined her and press for new elections.

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Putin promises "favourable conditions" for European firms after Russia seized foreign assets

Despite expropriating assets from firms like Metro, Nestlé and Tarkett, Vladimir Putin insists Russia is creating favourable conditions for European entities.

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California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots

The administration has insisted that immigrants voting is a major problem nationwide, when in fact it is quite rare, as even its own investigations have shown.

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Winnipeg pharmacist fined for dispensing incorrect dosage of anti-psychotic medication

A Winnipeg pharmacist has been fined for misconduct after dispensing a mistakenly high dose of an anti-psychotic, harming her patient.

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Obama blasts Trump, Ramaswamy while midterm campaign barnstorming

Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail for his first rallies of the midterm elections and sharply criticized President Donald Trump.

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Ramaswamy tries to reframe controversial ad, claiming it wasn’t about child sex abuse amid protests • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio candidate for governor Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is attempting to reframe his controversial ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother as protestors have started gathering at…

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A Black Democrat has a chance to win in Mississippi’s Senate race

Scott Colom has a shot to make history in Mississippi with massive Black voter turnout and fed-up White voters willing to back a Democrat.

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Democratic US senators considering presidential runs rally party faithful at New Mexico matanza • Source New Mexico

Hundreds of enthusiastic Democrats gathered in Albuquerque to hear from two United States senators who are considering runs for president.

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Health care shakes up the Iowa election

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Ali G: Who Iz I? stooge says he was in on joke but didn’t tell Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘He’s not going to punk me. I’ll trick him’

Exclusive: Joshua Loudermilk says suspicions first raised during filming by gun shaped like wearable plastic bottom: ‘You’re gonna put a butt on top of a butt? You can’t run in that’ • This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I? Joshua Loudermilk, one of two men apparently discredited by the new Ali G movie Ali G: Who Iz I?, has said that he was in on the joke, but that the film-makers didn’t realise this. Loudermilk, a 54-year-old aspiring actor from North Carolina, has told the Guardian he recognised star Sacha Baron Cohen early in the shoot but continued pretending to be a hard-right Maga sympathiser prepared to defend the US border at all costs. Continue reading...

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Serbia votes as strongman Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule – Europe live

The Student List movement is taking on authoritarian leader following nearly two years of protests against government and institutional corruption What is at stake in Serbia’s election? Serbia’s former president and now prime ministerial candidate (again) Aleksandar Vučić rose to prominence in the 1990s as a radical nationalist, who supported the policies of Serbian expansion and ethnic cleansing led by Slobodan Milošević, who died of a heart attack in detention in The Hague during his trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. He served as Milošević’s information minister throughout the Kosovo conflict. His Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, has been in government since 2012.

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Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has reappeared in Venezuela for the first time since December. She announced her return on social media, saying, "I am here.

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'Putin's paranoia' — New air defenses appear around Russian president's Valdai residence, analysis shows

The defensive perimeter extends to the Khotilovo military base, which serves as an alternate landing site, and a secret biological laboratory on Lisiy Island, according to RFE/RL.

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Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez wrote on X, confirming Machado's arrival and saying he would be next to her "very soon."

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