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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims

The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs.

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Almost 283,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation

Since Mediazona last updated the figures in early October, the names of 6,880 Russian soldiers were added to the list of those killed.

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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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Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

Stakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect

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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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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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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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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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Blanche on Alaska suit: 'There could be a crime'

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“Not all Cubans are MAGA”: The Cuban women who broke with the GOP

They are turning their backs on Trump—and finding each other along the way.

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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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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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Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service

Ukrainian officials have disputed Elon Musk's claims that their military violated Starlink’s terms by using it for offensive drone strikes.

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Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt have tied the knot, and many of their Fox News colleagues turned out for the wedding. See the photo and guest list.

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A truck driven by a 59-year-old Oakley man hit the pedestrian on westbound Interstate 80 in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Potential ammonia contamination after a seafood plant fire prompted an evacuation in a coastal Oregon city, local officials said Sunday morning.

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Polls close in Serbia as students challenge Vucic's grip on power

Election commission says turnout reaches 65% amid allegations of intimidation, violence and voting irregularities.

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He resigned from CDC leadership. Now he’s fighting RFK Jr. from the outside.

Demetre Daskalakis, CDC’s top immunization official, resigned in 2025 to protest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then became one of his loudest critics.

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Manchester United board hold crisis talks over Carrick’s future and Howe approach

* Job in balance after 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth * Howe is director of football Jason Wilcox’s top candidate Manchester United’s hierarchy are in crisis talks over whether or not to sack Michael Carrick as manager after he oversaw another torrid defeat, to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday, that appeared to leave his job in the balance. Carrick was defiant after the 3-0 humbling, insisting he was not expecting to be removed from his post, but the United executive were actively considering doing so, the Guardian understands. Eddie Howe remains the preferred candidate of Jason Wilcox, United’s director of football, should there be a change in the dugout, with the former Newcastle manager’s extensive Premier League experience placing him ahead of other potential targets. Howe would be less expensive to bring in than Unai Emery, another admired candidate, given Aston Villa would demand about £20m in compensation for the Spaniard. Continue reading...

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Four-year-old girl dies after falling from east London tower block

Police say the incident, which occurred in Barking, is ‘not believed to be suspicious’ A four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in east London. She was injured after “falling from height” at an address in St Paul’s Road, Barking, on Saturday and later died in hospital, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

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Politics, not strategy, could mean more Israeli strikes on Iran

Elections in Israel and America are driving their leaders’ thinking

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Brazil Election Live Updates: Lula and Bolsonaro Meet in Presidential Runoff

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is locked in a tight race with Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of his predecessor who was convicted of attempting a coup. The outcome will resonate beyond Latin America to Washington.

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SA 'disproportionately vulnerable' to NDIS changes, report warns

South Australia was once the launch site for children under 14 on the NDIS. Now it is grappling with how to handle the federal government’s sweeping changes to the scheme.

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Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola sustains "minor injuries" in car accident, reschedules campaign events

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola sustained "minor injuries" in a car accident, her campaign said.

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Democrat in Alaska’s toss-up Senate race reschedules events after car crash

Mary Peltola suffered “minor injuries” and is rescheduling her Sunday and Monday events, her campaign said.

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What makes a good spine-tingler? Stephen Graham Jones says it's all in the ending

Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones says horror's current moment is powered by more than just fear.

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The Republicans’ Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns

Things were going poorly for the Republicans’ midterm campaigns even before Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign ran the most offensive ad of the year.

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2027 French presidential election: 'Glucksmann is the domino that rattles the whole political structure'

Raphaël Glucksmann's victory in the center-left primary immediately impacted the polls. Radical-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon was slightly unsettled, and centrist Gabriel Attal even more so, columnist Françoise Fressoz notes.

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Meeting between Ukraine, Russia and US to be held next month, Zelenskyy says

A meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the US will take place next month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

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Weather ruins MotoGP but Phillip Island goes out on high

Bike riders and island residents joined forces with a haze of adrenaline, nostalgia and bittersweet sense of loss to farewell Phillip Island's MotoGP.

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Obama jokes about El-Sayed's 'big guns' as he rallies Detroit

Even 'serious' news outlets, like Axios and The Guardian, have reported that El-Sayed is part of the Democrats' midterm strategy of "bringing sexy back".

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Blanche defends DoJ’s pre-emptive suit to block Alaska Senate results certification

US attorney general calls CNN ‘crazy’ for suggesting Trump’s attempt to overturn election could lead to January 6 repeat * Sign up for The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midterms Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s attorney general, lashed out during an interview on Sunday while defending the justice department’s pre-emptive lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the GOP incumbent loses, calling a TV host’s question “crazy”. The testy repartee unfolded on CNN’s State of the Union over the DoJ’s unprecedented legal action, which alleges that there could be “voter confusion” due to two candidates named Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s ballot. Trump told reporters, “I’m the one that said do it” when asked about the suit. Continue reading...

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Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican loses

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)

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Takeda to seek Japan approval for gastric cancer drug next year

Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to seek regulatory approval in Japan next year for its gastric cancer drug, after it extended overall survival and delayed disease ‌progression in a late-stage study, a company executive told Reuters.

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Michael Carrick on his future as Manchester United manager after teams loss

Michael Carrick accepts responsibility for Manchester United's loss to Bournemouth and insists he remains committed.

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A funeral, a melee and gunfire: Neighbors recount chaos outside Baltimore church

A memorial service meant to lay a loved one to rest in Overlea on Saturday instead ended in a heated quarrel that erupted into gunfire and left one person shot.

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Incumbent congressional candidates skip Alaska Native convention’s forum | Alaska Beacon

Democrat Mary Peltola used the forum to criticize a new Trump lawsuit and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan’s record.

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Live: Antonelli on pole with chance to become F1 world champion

Italian Kimi Antonelli has his first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers' championship, needing a win and other results to go his way. Follow live.

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