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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Memphis wants to be the "Digital Delta." Its residents want to breathe.

The Memphis City Council voted down an 18-month data center moratorium in a win for Elon Musk's xAI.

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The White House is using slurs to attack journalists

Trump and Vance hurled vulgar insults at the Independent's Andrew Feinberg after routine reporting questions.

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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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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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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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Elon Musk Admits He Got ‘Carried Away’ During His Time Around Trump

Musk said he should have called it quits after “a month or two” while reflecting on his time in Washington.

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We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future, says UK prime minister Andy Burnham

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I Proposed a Reasonable Solution to Our Son’s Halloween Hijinks. My Wife Isn’t Having It.

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9 states shed jobs in the past year • Ohio Capital Journal

Nine states and the District of Columbia lost jobs in the year ending in September, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hit hard by the Trump…

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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a wide-ranging criminal...

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India's markets regulator proposes easing approval rules for some exchange investments

India's markets regulator on Thursday proposed allowing stock exchanges and depositories to invest in related businesses without seeking the ‌regulator's prior approval for each transaction.

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She's the most publicly measured woman in the world. Now she's pregnant

Kayla Barnes-Lentz, as she's done for years, has disclosed her health metrics for the world to see. Her pregnancy will be no different.

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NASA’s Hubble Charts Path for Roman with Gravitational Lenses

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Colorado priest from Uganda released after 13 months in ICE detention in Aurora

After 13 months in an Aurora immigrant detention center, where he became reliant on a wheelchair as his health deteriorated, a Ugandan priest who has lived in Colorado for more than 25 years was released by federal immigration officials Tuesday.

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New USGS estimate says undiscovered North Slope gas resources equal nearly 3 years of U.S. consumption

The U.S. Geological Survey says the new estimate is roughly triple the known gas accumulations in the region.

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Subtropical Storm Josephine raises flood risk in parts of Maryland

A subtropical storm off the East Coast is likely to bring some flooding and possible gale-force winds to the region, including parts of Southern and Central Maryland and the Eastern Shore.

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HSA or FSA? Your open enrollment choice could affect your retirement

An HSA can keep growing over time, but it requires an eligible health plan. An FSA works differently and may come with a deadline to use the money. Here’s what to know.

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Here’s how an MS misdiagnosis can happen, according to experts

Christina Applegate made headlines this week after revealing that she does not have multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with in 2021.

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Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next 'Mass Effect' canceled amid broader layoffs at EA

Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades.

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Dublin-based Sinn Féin TD is chair of charity at centre of garda money laundering probe

Gardaí recovered luxury items valued at around €290,000 during searches in recent days.

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Musk Has Invested $1 Billion in Skydance, Report Says

Elon Musk has invested about $1 billion in Skydance Corp., Semafor reported, providing a welcome financial injection for the newly formed media and entertainment company headed by David Ellison.

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U.S. is a big reason the world is losing ground in the fight against climate change, U.N. report says

The U.S. was the only major economy that failed last year to reduce its carbon pollution or at least slow the growth in how much carbon dioxide is spewed by burning fossil fuels.

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Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds • West Virginia Watch

This story was originally published on NewsFromTheStates.com, part of States Newsroom.

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An Post says its staff have been attacked by animals 118 times so far this year

The postal service is appealing to dog owners to keep their pets under control within their houses and gardens while deliveries are being made.

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Procter & Gamble, Lam Research, Blackstone, Southwest & more

These are some of the stocks posting the largest moves midday.

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The PHP crisis shows how powerful AI has become

Sky's Rowland Manthorpe explores how AI has exposed these coding problems.

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‘No change’ in Russia’s attitude on war shown by deadly attacks, Zelensky says

Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine show there has been “no real change” in Moscow’s attitude towards the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. The deadly strikes came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff his country was ready to resume trilateral talks with Washington and Kyiv.

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Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US during national anthem

Trump took aim at LeBron James as he posted on Truth Social

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Commentary: Colorado is way behind on Waymo rules | Colorado Newsline

Colorado law does not account for misbehaved Waymos, and local police have no way to issue tickets when the cars violate traffic laws.

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Turns out most of you compare your financial situation with others. Can that be healthy?

Majority of Globe survey respondents say they compare how they stack up against others financially either all the time or sometimes

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Russell Brand raped woman even though she screamed in pain, court hears

Alleged victim told her parents and others about attack and was encouraged to go to police but she feared she would not be believed A woman told her mother that Russell Brand had raped her and “didn’t stop even when she screamed out in pain”, a court has heard. She also told a colleague she was “bleeding everywhere” and Brand shouted at her, saying: “Look what you’ve done to my fucking sheets.” Continue reading...

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