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Peggy Flanagan claimed college honor society membership but never joined

The Democrat running for U.S. Senate said in a 2016 Minnesota House committee hearing that she “graduated Phi Beta Kappa.”

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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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Susan Collins and the Case of the Disappearing FBI Probe

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 15 · 44m

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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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Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica breach

A judge has ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy and content moderation on Facebook.

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Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion over Facebook data scandal

The judge's ruling follows a jury verdict that found the company deceived users over the misuse of personal data, years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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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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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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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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Abdul El-Sayed keeps getting questioned by manufactured opposition

America Next, dormant since 2015, paid Breakthrough LLC for "canvassing and influencer marketing" against the Michigan candidate.

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An artful move to call out Ron DeSantis' hostility toward climate action

This statue of the Florida governor was cast in gallium, which melts at 85.6 degrees F.

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Town Leaders Chided Residents for Warning of Flash Floods. Then, the River Took Two Children.

After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town t...

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Websites worldwide go dark as AI exposes security flaws

Two critical flaws in PHP, which powers a large share of the internet, prompted authorities and companies worldwide to take vulnerable websites offline.

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Denmark guarantees $113 million loan for Ukrainian defense company Fire Point

The guarantee highlights Denmark’s role in helping Ukraine expand defense production beyond its borders as Russian attacks threaten domestic manufacturing and supply chains.

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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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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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New Mexico sues Epstein attorney and accountant, accuses them of hiding sex trafficking operation

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant.

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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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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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Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition

A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

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Stay or flee? Kyiv mothers torn on how to keep children safe as Russian attacks step up

Anna Lodyhina, a mother of a 5-year-old, spent many nights on the cold floor of Kyiv's metro, driven there — like many others — by relentless Russian attacks. As her child slept, she watched over him,...

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US congressional candidate Brad Lander freed after West Bank detention

Lander says dozens remain in Israeli custody after being detained while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives.

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Why governments pulled websites offline over a decades-old programming language

Servers that use the popular PHP programming language were exposed to a critical security bug. Millions of websites have their data at risk.

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How Aaron Dessner became pop music's authenticity whisperer

Dessner, best known as a member of the rock band The National, has become a sought-after producer for pop stars and singer-songwriters, including Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams and Noah Kahan.

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A mayoral recall effort has begun in Lawrence. How would that work?

Lawrence residents are working to collect signatures over the next month to initiate a recall election for Mayor Brian DePeña. Here's a look at the next steps in the process.

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Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park

New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan support

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PODCAST: Cybersecurity flaw, Russia-Ukraine and Brazil's phone problem

A flaw in one of the Internet's most widely used coding languages forced government websites offline across Europe and Asia.

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DOJ weighs election litigation against more states

The Justice Department sued California to compel it to review 18,000 registered voters amid President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of voter fraud.

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Ukraine repatriates 252 bodies that Russia claims belong to Ukrainian soldiers

During previous repatriations, Russia at times returned the bodies of its own soldiers to Kyiv, with Ukrainian officials alleging the practice may have been aimed at avoiding compensation payments to...

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“You Can See Everything” and the Nathan Fielder Effect

“It’s technically a documentary,” Naomi Fry says of Fielder’s new film about Elizabeth Holmes, “but it seems at times more like a philosophical treatise on the knowability of other people.”

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Preschool, transitional kindergarten deliver big: 11 months ahead in reading, 8 in math

Children who were part of California's transitional kindergarten expansion scored ahead on reading and math in third and fourth grades, researchers found.

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South Korean labour politics inspire a near-flawless film in Possible Love

Lee Chang-dong’s dizzyingly good Netflix film is rooted in class, life and economics

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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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Musk's political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX-Tesla deal

The possible merger may face bigger obstacles from politics than from regulation, drawing scrutiny in Beijing and potentially igniting a battle between President Donald Trump and the Democrats.

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Britain pays for more gas pipeline capacity from Europe amid supply fears

Without intervention, a crunch point for emergency supplies could come as soon as this winter under extreme circumstances, regulators warned.

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Non-union protests to be banned Saturday in France, Macron says

Demonstrations have been banned outright in Lyon ahead of a planned day of protests at the weekend.

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Child psychologist’s 2-step formula for parents to raise confident kids: It gives them ‘the opportunity to thrive’

Anxiety can be a key ingredient of confidence for children, rather than the enemy, says clinical child psychologist Kathryn Hecht.

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Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say

Assessment finds global heating is endangering 96% of coral reefs across 80 countries – a figure scientists say should serve as a ‘wake-up call’

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Marine life in Gulf of Mexico has still not fully recovered from 2010 BP oil spill

New study reveals dramatic population drops in fish, cephalopods and more after the Deepwater Horizon spill

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Protests from Paris to Cornell

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We got the first look at Target's revamped SoHo store where the retailer is all-in on style

Target invited Business Insider for an exclusive walk-through of its reimagined SoHo store that showcases the best of the brand.

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Lockheed, Pentagon strike initial deal to produce 850 F-35 jets

Lockheed Martin has entered an initial production and sustainment agreement with the Department of Defense for at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over ‌the next 10 years, they said on Thursday.

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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk

Until now, the virus was considered non-transferable to humans, making the patient the first documented human case.

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What is the Turkiye-Libya maritime deal, and why is the EU opposing it?

Eastern Libya’s parliament backs a sea border pact with Ankara, a shift that analysts say redraws Libya’s alliances.

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Trump Deserves the Political Blowback for Inflation

Of all the factors dragging down Republicans’ odds of success in the coming midterms, inflation seems to be the most important. According to the Real Clear Politics aggregation of polling results, 70.1% of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of inflation, and just 27.3% approve. Inflation also consistently ranks as one of the top two or three issues on voters’ minds.

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Ilhan Omar says Trump is behind raid designed to 'freak' her out

In her first interview since the search, Rep. Ilhan Omar described agents pounding on her doors at 6 a.m. and said she won’t back down.

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An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity

Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday.The Austrian woman, identified as Eva G, was received by the Austrian crisis team on Thursday, Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reis

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