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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Drones buzz overhead and enemy wi-fi everywhere: Ukrainian veterans describe how they survived in Russia’s ‘kill zone’ (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,701)

The kill zone’s constant drone buzz, mined roads and invisible Russian networks are making basic things, such as a phone call, into life-or-death gambles for exhausted Ukrainian troops.

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Sally Rooney and the problem of self-censorship

Proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has had a chilling effect

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Why cybersecurity stocks are getting another big boost. They're key to the AI trade

Cyber stocks jumped Wednesday amid a rush of warnings from security agencies about threats to a widely used programming language.

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The Polymarketification of American Life

Prediction markets have been trying to skirt regulators by selling themselves not as sportsbooks but as insurance.

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‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to Massachusetts rape charges

Braden Peters is facing charges after allegedly giving a teenage influencer alcohol and raping her while she was asleep in an incident in Cape Cod last year.

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Mandatory evacuation zone for families with children expanded in Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Oblast Military Administration is expanding the mandatory evacuation of families with children to include all settlements in the Kramatorsk and Sloviansk hromadas.

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China Evergrande liquidators recover 1% of debt claims after 2-1/2 years

China Evergrande Group's liquidators have recovered $435.9 million from asset sales and loan recoveries so far, highlighting the challenge of repaying creditors with claims of about $46 billion against the developer.

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Alice Weidel's failed charm offensive at the European Parliament

The leader of Germany's far-right AfD party held a conference in Strasbourg on Wednesday that attracted few attendees beyond her own political group. She presented her vision for Europe, which focuses heavily on dismantling EU institutions.

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'I Dare You': Mike Rogers' Big 'Condemn' Talk Gets Thrown Right Back In His Face

The Michigan Republican candidate dropped the post in a debate where he questioned El-Sayed’s loyalty to America.

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Kansas attorney general candidates question rivals on plea bargain, immigrant crime • Kansas Reflector

Lecompton Republican Kris Kobach and Lawrence Democrat Chris Mann, candidates for Kansas attorney general, attack each other with questions in TV debate.

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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas indicted in connection with marijuana business

Lucas, the 82-year-old president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, is one of the state’s most powerful Democrats.

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AbbVie's skin disease drug reduces lesions in trial, company eyes weight-loss combination

AbbVie said on Thursday its experimental drug significantly reduced inflammatory lumps and abscesses in patients with a chronic skin disease, meeting the main goal of a late-stage study.

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D.C. tenants say Buwa Binitie runs an empire of neglect. Now, they're fighting back.

Renters at Faria Management properties say they're battling mold, rats, sewage leaks, and intimidation. They believe a reckoning for unaccountable landlords is finally here.

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Joly demands Stelco owner comply with job commitments in new letter, gives 15-day deadline to respond

Ottawa has clashed with Cliffs boss Goncalves over his backing of Trump’s tariffs, decision to cut jobs in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont.

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Takeaways from the final gubernatorial debate between Demuth, Klobuchar • Minnesota Reformer

Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar each focused on guilt by association during their final gubernatorial debate Wednesday. Repeating a theme on display up and down...

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A bigger EU border force Frontex is set to be unveiled with emphasis on deportations

The EU's border force Frontex is getting overhauled next Tuesday by a European Commission determined to give the Warsaw-based agency a larger role in deportations, more resources, and more agility to deploy.

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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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From France to Nepal: the rise of Gen Z protests

Youth-led protests across the world are exposing shared frustrations over housing, living costs, education and political failures, writes Andrew Misra.

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Chinese Manufacturers Can Make Anything—Except a Profit

Asia’s economic juggernaut has a problem.

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Exclusive: Why both parties are welcoming Trump in Iowa

Democrats are banking that the president’s presence helps them due to his unpopularity.

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Man who impregnated Sandra Birchmore takes stand, says he urged her to report Farwell for alleged sexual abuse - The Boston Globe

The man is Jason Pickard, a master sergeant in the US Army Reserve who previously worked as a military recruiter in Quincy.

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Rastafarians in Jamaica want more rights

The government is keen to atone for past abuses

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Publishers, advertisers call EU, UK antitrust regulators to suspend Meta's new commercial terms

Digital advertisers and publishers lobbied on Thursday for EU and UK regulators to suspend Meta Platforms' new commercial terms due to come into effect on October 30, alleging that these would give Meta an unlimited right to use their content ‌for its AI services.

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Commentary: Ohio lawmakers cut state share of public school funding from 47% in 1999 to a projected 32% in 2027 • Ohio Capital Journal

Many Ohioans are being asked to vote on more than 130 statewide school issues to fund what the legislature won’t in public education. State share of public school funding has fallen from 47% in 1999…

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New tool could help Burmese python hunters prioritize snakes for removal

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide invasive Burmese python removal by helping hunters prioritize snakes for removal.

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