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Citing ProPublica, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Help U.S. Citizens Sue ICE for Wrongful Detentions

We recently reported that more than 500 American citizens have been detained by immigration agents. Now House members are moving to make it easier for those detained to seek justice through the courts...

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Trump's voter raids have begun

Federal agents launched raids and arrests on Monday against a list of 20,000 Californians, based on unverified voter fraud claims.

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He Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him.

A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jef...

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What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says

"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

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This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.

DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration...

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Big Tech will not broadcast your dissent

Silicon Valley can't help influencing protests and elections—with AI regulation on the line.

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'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure Kyiv

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv Independ...

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Zelensky appeals to US lawmakers for answers as White House turns on Kyiv

"We want to understand what is happening, why it's happening, and where all this is heading," Zelensky told a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives.

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Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show

Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records. At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...

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Brazil court gives Meta 24 hours to prove equal treatment of Lula and Bolsonaro

Lula's campaign has alleged that the US tech giant is suppressing the incumbent president's online content. His party has filed complaints with the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

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Abdul-El Sayed turns a question about the Muslim Brotherhood into a viral moment in Michigan’s Senate race

How an Abdul El-Sayed Opponent Handed Him a Campaign Highlight

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Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House

The text is a key piece of evidence in the White House's probe of a missing Kennedy Center donation.

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Trump Tries to Ban Jack Smith Testimony as BBC Lawsuit Implodes

The BBC has subpoenaed Jack Smith as part of Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media company.

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Exclusive: Senators blast Trump's plan to rig child deportation proceedings

"Under your plan," they wrote, the children’s attorneys work for the administration: "That is unacceptable."

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A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.

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Federal agents respond to a reported shooting at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, officials say

Authorities say federal agents responded Monday to a report of a shooting Monday at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio.

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Rashida Tlaib demands arrest of Israeli soldier linked to Hind Rajab death

US lawmaker says that government must arrest Israeli commander allegedly responsible for attack while he is in the US.

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How Corruption Got This Bad

Over the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.

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Ignore the doomsayers. American democracy is in good shape

Its resilience rests not on politicians’ restraint but on the robustness of institutional arrangements, writes Frances Lee

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Voters in Oil-Rich Alberta Reject Leaving Canada

Residents of the province were asked if they wish to remain in Canada or to hold another vote on breaking away, in a referendum that left both sides unhappy.

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Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity

Voters in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, results showed early Tuesday, delivering a victory for supporters of Canadian unity.

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Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined.

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'Help me!' Video of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen sparks outrage

A video of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents has sparked outrage in the community.

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Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf course

The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.

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Power outages in 12 regions after Russian assault on Ukraine's power plants

To avoid overloading previously damaged equipment, power limitation schedules for industry will be applied across all of Ukraine, as well as hourly outage schedules in some regions, Ukrenergo announce...

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Macron secures diesel deals on Gulf visit as fuel prices stoke unrest in France

French President Emmanuel Macron has obtained commitments to deliver an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, his office said Tuesday as the French government scrambles to address a cost-of-living crisis that has fuelled unrest in the country.

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Predatory Paisley teacher who sexually abused 12 pupils jailed for four years

A predatory Renfrewshire teacher who sexually abused schoolboys while "hiding in plain sight" has been jailed for four years.

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‘Mother F**ker’: Jon Stewart Busts JD Vance In A Stunningly Brazen Contradiction

The “Daily Show” host gave Vance the chance to perfect his rhetoric and the vice president absolutely flubbed it.

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Democrats pump $500K into Oklahoma governor's race as map expands further into red territory

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Police Charge Driver With Intentionally Causing Serious Injury To Australian Federal Lawmaker

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At least five killed as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will visit Valencia on Tuesday to see the impact of the storm.

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These Gen Zers Want to Make the Democrats Cool Again. They Have a Plan.

I spent two nights in Manhattan and beyond with the Young Democrats.

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Canadian opera singer replaced after he raised Palestinian flag

Calgary’s opera house has removed a singer from future performances after he raised a Palestinian flag on stage.

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South Korea to pull more embassy staff from Ukraine after POW row

Earlier this month, South Korea recalled its ambassador from Kyiv after Zelenskyy disclosed the prisoner transfer.

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Oil majors face spending test from Iran war windfall cash

Oil majors are set to post a big jump in third-quarter profit as the US-Israeli war on Iran has boosted refining and trading results, ‌while investors will monitor how wisely they use their cash piles and whether they resist a spending spree.

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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Tambov region, reportedly hitting infrastructure on Druzhba oil pipeline — Meduza

Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Tambov region overnight on October 20, sparking a fire at one of the facilities, the region’s governor, Yevgeny Pervyshev, said. He declined to elaborate, saying only…

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Ex-Greens co-leader urges council groups to reject Zionism policy

Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay calls conference motion a distraction and says councillors should maintain coalitions where possible UK politics live – latest updates Adrian Ramsay, the former co-leader of the Greens, has urged his party’s councillors to reject the newly adopted “Zionism is racism” motion if it will help them stay in power in local government, in a fresh sign of internal dissent over the policy. Ramsay, one of the Greens’ five MPs, said he was pleased that a number of Green council groups had already condemned the policy, which was adopted at the party’s conference and also calls for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel. Continue reading...

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Asian refiners use smaller tankers, buy delivered crude as freight rates soar

Asian refiners are turning to options such as using smaller tankers and vessels on long-term charter, and buying Middle East crude on delivered basis to cut feedstock costs as freight rates hover near records, company officials said.

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Why an exceptionally high number of firefighters have died in wildfires this year

It has been one of the deadliest seasons in a decade for wildland firefighters as the Trump administration’s policy of fully suppressing fires collides with climate change.

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Insider Report: Roku’s CFO makes a million-dollar sale

A look at recent notable transactions

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John Healey’s first budget: How come we know he won’t be touching capital gains tax?

Capital gains tax will not be adjusted in the upcoming budget - Sam and Anne ponder the reasons for this information ahead of time.

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Google outage latest: Banks and delivery services affected by outage

Google Cloud services are experiencing disruptions ‌in London, according to its service status page, while digital bank Revolut also reported a ‌service outage. Follow the latest on this breaking story below.

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Unused Longford site transformed into thriving allotment

An unused two acre site outside Longford town has been transformed into a community allotment space to support local food growing, biodiversity and community connection.

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Japan slams lack of access to journalist detained in Russia

Russia arrested a journalist from the Hokkaido Shimbun on the Far East island of Sakhalin a week ago on suspicion of espionage.

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Hormuz could be 'redundant' in five years, replaced by new routes, HSBC CEO says

Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of the Iran war could make the Strait of Hormuz "redundant" in the ‌next five years, HSBC Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery said on Tuesday.

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Spain versus Morocco: this is how the military forces stand in 2026

Spain spends three times more on defence than Morocco and leads in air and naval power, but Rabat has more troops and rockets. US-backed rearmament boosts its strength and narrows the gap.

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I thought my phone couldn’t be any worse for my brain – then I started watching microdramas on it | Imogen West-Knights

I have long known that internet detritus is bad for me. But with these dramas told in episodes under two minutes, I swear I can actually feel the damage being done, says writer Imogen West-Knights

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Police charge driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian federal lawmaker

Police have charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian lawmaker Helen Haines.

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I visited a coworking space where startup founders with tiny teams pay $9K a month to be around each other

I visited a NYC office full of Gen Z startup founders and discovered why building a company with AI doesn't always mean wanting to work alone.

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