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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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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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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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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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Finnish PM visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks despite peace push

"The main purpose of the visit is to show Finland's strong support for Ukraine as the war of aggression continues and the country prepares for the winter," the Finnish government said.

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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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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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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 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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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...

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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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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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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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After the Apocalypse

As Venezuela struggles to recover from political upheaval and calamitous earthquakes, the U.S. government is exploiting the country for oil and money.

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Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office

Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move Eisenhower globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say

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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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Trump administration again shuts down evidence sharing in Good, Pretti killings

The federal government’s reversal raises questions about potential criminal charges against federal agents.

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Trump merchandise stores are closing: 'He has peaked'

At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened. (Image credit: Frank Langfitt/NPR)

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Polling is scant so far for the race to represent California’s 11th congressional district. But the few polls so far have similar results

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A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.

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Readers asked about David Eby’s chances at winning, Conservative leadership and in which ridings the Greens are expected to do well

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Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds | Alaska Beacon

The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs.

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Bay Area Residents to March in SF for Bill to End Federally Funded Dog, Cat Experiments

Marchers to speak outside Nancy Pelosi's Office, urging her to support the COMPACT Act

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El Salvador Attempts Rescue of Military Personnel After Gang Ambush in Haiti

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele threatens a harsher military response if Haitian gangs don’t return four Salvadoran members of a U.N.-backed force alive.

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‘Just the beginning’: New Mexico AG warns AI industry after $25B Meta ruling

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Appeals court lifts block on Mississippi's DEI ban, ejects judge over AI errors

A federal appeals court on Thursday vacated a ruling that blocked Mississippi's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools, reassigning the case away from a district court judge who had acknowledged ‌that a key ruling contained AI-generated errors.

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Airbnb guests will no longer have to wash dishes or strip the beds

A new rule restricts the tasks required at checkout.

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Stock futures are little changed after tech sector sell-off: Live updates

The Nasdaq Composite posted its worst day since June as the tech sector sold off Thursday.

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Brognon and Rollin duo win 2026 Marcel Duchamp contemporary art prize

Paris-based artists David Brognon, who is Belgian, and Stéphanie Rollin, who is Luxembourgish, have won the 26th edition of the prestigious award.

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What we know (and don’t) about chemical safety at Washington’s pulp mills following deadly implosion

Information about chemical safety at Washington pulp mills is hard to come by despite laws aimed at protecting communities’ right to know what hazards they’re living next to.

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Spanish and Portuguese unions discuss joint general strike

Several Spanish trade unions have already called a general strike for 11 November, but the leader of Spain's biggest union CCOO says a joint strike with Portuguese unions is now being considered.

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Amanda Camm steps down as Qld child safety and domestic violence minister

The ABC understands Ms Camm's resignation will trigger a mini reshuffle in the Queensland cabinet, the first movement in the frontbench since David Crisafulli came to power in 2024.

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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

The high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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Getty Images says investor litigation helped push it to bankruptcy

Costly investor disputes helped accelerate Getty Images' fall into bankruptcy, its attorney said Thursday, with about $200 million in legal judgments weighing on the photo and image company's recent performance.

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Puck set to drop on Heritage Classic festivities

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AI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts Unprompted

Banks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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Airbnb guests no longer have to wash the dishes or strip the beds at checkout

Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.

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Trump administration oversaw 980,000 deportations during first 18 months

The US Department of Homeland Security oversaw 980,000 deportations during the first 18 months of President Donald Trump's second term, according to a report published on Thursday in the ‌Migration Policy Institute think tank.

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OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price

AI lab floated $1.4tn price tag earlier this month, according to documents seen by the FT

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UN sends warning as satellite detects greenhouse gas plumes over Gorgon plant

Satellite monitoring has detected huge plumes of methane above one of Australia's largest gas complexes, triggering a UN alert and inquiries by state authorities.

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A couple bought and renovated a $1.5 million brownstone while dating—now it's their full-time job

Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum bought a 130-year-old brownstone together in 2018 and renovated it into their dream home.

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