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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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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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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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Finnish PM visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks despite peace push

"The main purpose of the visit is to show Finland's strong support for Ukraine as the war of aggression continues and the country prepares for the winter," the Finnish government said.

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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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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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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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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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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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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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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...

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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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Greek youth take inspiration from France in protests over living conditions and deteriorating public education

Students, pupils and teachers held protests across Greece on Wednesday, October 21, denouncing staff shortages, outdated infrastructure and the high cost of housing.

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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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After the Apocalypse

As Venezuela struggles to recover from political upheaval and calamitous earthquakes, the U.S. government is exploiting the country for oil and money.

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Trump merchandise stores are closing: 'He has peaked'

At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened. (Image credit: Frank Langfitt/NPR)

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Donald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle | Simon Tisdall

Europe’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish Trump, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Zuckerberg considered leaving CA over wealth tax, Meta says

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Trump administration again shuts down evidence sharing in Good, Pretti killings

The federal government’s reversal raises questions about potential criminal charges against federal agents.

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An NDIS support worker has been unsuccessful in trying to reverse a decision banning her from engaging in disability support care work after she was found to have had children removed from her care.

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Nasdaq dives more than 750 points as investors worry massive AI spending won't pay off

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Newmont beats quarterly profit estimates on higher gold prices

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Meta’s deal to keep Zuckerberg in California adds fuel to wealth tax debate ahead of election

With less than two weeks before the midterm elections, Meta made clear that Mark Zuckerberg is staying in California if the wealth tax passes.

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CNN International anchor Bianna Golodryga is leaving the network

The global affairs analyst says she is departing for "an opportunity I can't pass up."

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Beyond the abstract: Does parenting keep your brain young? - Halifax Examiner

“I’m not exhausted; I’m building neural reserve.”

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Professionals are spending thousands on workwear

The office dress code is changing, and for some professionals, workwear is becoming a serious investment.

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Crime surge threatens to undermine CLP's law and order agenda two years on

Two years after the Country Liberal Party government came to power on a tough-on-crime platform, official crime data shows a mixed bag of results across the Northern Territory.

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Japan’s biggest labor union federation calls for 6% wage hike in 2027

Member unions typically submit their wage demands by around February, with companies responding from March onward.

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Trump signs housing affordability executive order

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Ex-OpenAI Science Head Launches Startup With $215 Million

Kevin Weil, the former OpenAI executive who led the ChatGPT maker’s AI-for-science efforts, is launching a new startup aimed at using artificial intelligence to speed up a key step of drug development.

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This Bay Area city’s only fine dining restaurant is closing after more than a decade

Michael Warring, which has served a tasting menu from a Vallejo shopping center since 2012, will close this year — but it’s not the end of the restaurant.

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Musk Invests $1 Billion In Skydance As It Stares Down High Debt After WBD Acquisition

Skydance is $80 billion in debt following its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Trump Cries About GOP Pushback To Ramaswamy Ad In Long-Winded Rant

The president decried Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine for suggesting the controversial ad be taken down.

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Thousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it. | Alaska Beacon

Ballot counting will continue until at least Nov. 18 and the state aims to certify the results by Nov. 25.

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Home where pensioner lived was 'volatile', neighbours say

A man accused of murdering a pensioner in her home told her daughter that either her mother or he would have to leave the house due to constant arguing between them, a court heard.

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Grace Place apartment rehab moving forward as housing authority and developer close on ground lease

The rehab of a long-dilapidated apartment building downtown is moving forward.

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ASX to fall, US tech rout rattles markets

Australian shares are set to fall after a US tech rout driven by concerns about AI spending, while oil hits a five-month high. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

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MPs 'in tears' after parliament security briefing

Following the attack on federal independent MP Helen Haines, NSW state MPs were offered a security briefing from police and parliamentary security. Not all of them got the answers they hoped for.

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England stunned as Sri Lanka chases 430 after Brook's record ODI knock

England captain Harry Brook's record-breaking double century is in vain as Sri Lanka pulls off an incredible run-chase.

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Teacher wounded in Oregon school shooting played dead after she was shot

Becky Drury says she was hit by gunfire before she could intervene in attack that killed four, including three children A teacher wounded in last week’s shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school shared her account of the incident, and how she was shot before she could intervene and “[pretended] to be dead”. Becky Drury was seriously wounded at Silver Rail elementary when Griffin J John II, a 16-year-old former student at the school armed with a shotgun, broke in and headed toward a special education classroom. He shot six people, killing Megan Lambert, a 25-year-old teacher, and three children, including five-year-old Rhoam Summer. Continue reading...

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Tom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun actor, dies aged 93

The actor, who also had roles in M*A*S*H, A River Runs Through It and Picket Fences, dies of natural causes Tom Skerritt, the actor known for roles in Alien and Top Gun, has died at the age of 93. His publicist confirmed to Variety that he died from natural causes. Continue reading...

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Exclusive: SpaceX $40B debt deal will cost it as AI fears spread

Musk is trying to raise money to fund a massive expansion in chips, data centers.

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