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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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‘Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours’ Review: A Song-Stuffed Tribute on PBS

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Anna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals

“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in.

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Britain’s least-loved hotel chain is finally splashing the cash

New management, and the loss of government business, bring a change of strategy

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Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia

Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to support ‌Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthis.

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s laugh-free Ali G sequel represents a stunning career crash

The hard truth, as this film proves, is that the performer has simply refused to evolve

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AI debt and French bonds face a stress test — why it may not be over

Bond markets are signaling unease over AI financing costs and sovereign debt in parts of Europe. More stress tests are coming.

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U.S., Russia, and Ukraine discuss resuming trilateral peace talks in November as missile and drone strikes continue — Meduza

Three-way talks between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine could resume in November. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed this, following statements from the Kremlin that it was ready…

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The Socialist Cash That Collected Capitalist Trash

Sewer socialists relentlessly audited municipal government as they sought savings for their constituents.

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Trump Ordered to Sit for Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Blows Up

Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC isn’t going to plan.

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Steve Selvin, UC Berkeley biostatistician behind the ‘Monty Hall problem,’ dies at 85

Steve Selvin was a UC Berkeley biostatistician and gifted teacher whose puzzle inspired by “Let’s Make a Deal” became one of the best-known problems in probability.

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OpenAI agents are shutting off ways to monitor misbehavior

The AI company disclosed that two of its models attempted to disable efforts to oversee the system’s behavior without human instruction, raising worries about staffers’ ability to oversee the most advanced AI systems.

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Kanawha school official declines to discuss role of Hope Scholarship in enrollment drop • West Virginia Watch

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Energy secretary appears to U-turn on opposition to tougher migration rules

Miatta Fahnbulleh says reference to ‘awkward’ interview was meant to be lighthearted and self-deprecating The energy secretary has been forced to clarify that she backs Shabana Mahmood’s migration policy, after earlier joking that she had not been able to “lie” about supporting a key element of the changes. Miatta Fahnbulleh made the original remarks to a journalists’ event in Westminster, referring to an “awkward” Sky News interview in which she repeatedly refused to say she was in favour of plans to make foreign workers wait 15 years to get permanent residency. Continue reading...

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If AI displaces human workers, they will lose more than just pay

Work has value beyond the income it provides

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Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s designated first citizen

The Facebook founder doesn’t hide his admiration for Roman Emperor ‌Augustus. An agreement allows him to sell new non-voting stock to pay a tax bill. Doing so, gives him a larger purse to pursue bigger dreams of conquest while retaining absolute control. Caveat emptor applies.

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Moderna Stock Plunges 25% After Possible Cancer Vaccine Data Leak

The drop is a sharp reversal of a massive 2026 stock rally fueled by optimism over its personalized cancer vaccine.

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Maria Bamford on OCD, Pugs, and Getting Paid

An interview with the comedian about Paralyzed by Hope, a new Netflix documentary about her

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Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises

Be Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependancy and threats by hostile state

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‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: John Turturro’s Old-Time Thief

The veteran character actor plays a man whose pilfering of a wallet ensnares him in more high-stakes criminality in this elegant autumnal caper.

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