Reuters/Ipsos poll finds one in three Americans back a second execution attempt after a failed one
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after Tennessee's failed lethal injection attempt on Christa Pike found 33% of respondents support a secon...
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Trump attacks Murkowski and Alaska's ranked choice voting after she criticized a DOJ lawsuit over the state's Senate race
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social calling Sen. Lisa Murkowski the Republicans' "worst senator" and blaming Alaska's ranked ch...
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Sen. Thom Tillis said on CNN that Vladimir Putin is manipulating President Trump on Ukraine policy
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis appeared on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" and said Putin is "playing President Trump like a fiddle." Tillis s...
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Two leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party were released from Tihar jail after a week in custody for protesting at a banned site in Delhi.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party, were freed from Tihar jail after a Delhi magistrate ordere...
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North Korea releases photos of Kim Jong Un following death rumors
North Korean state media published photos of Kim Jong Un on Monday, October 20, 2026, showing him at a clothing and shoe expo with his da...
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv demanding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 attack, three days before Israel's election
The October Council, a group of October 7 survivors, former hostages and bereaved families, organized a rally at Hostages Square in Tel A...
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The US Supreme Court declined to hear former NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox's challenge to her firing by President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court on October 19, 2026 declined to review Gwynne Wilcox's appeal of a lower court ruling that upheld Trump's January 2025 ...
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A new migrant caravan of several hundred Central Americans departed southern Mexico and is traveling north toward the U.S. border ahead of the midterm elections.
A caravan of roughly 400 to 700 mostly Honduran, Guatemalan, and Salvadoran migrants left Tapachula, Chiapas, in southern Mexico on Tuesd...
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South Korea withdraws additional embassy staff from Ukraine amid dispute over North Korean POW transfer disclosure
South Korea's foreign ministry said it will pull additional personnel from its embassy in Kyiv after Ukraine did not give a satisfactory ...
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Early in-person and mail voting opens and surges across multiple states ahead of the November 3, 2026 midterm elections
Early voting began in Texas on October 19, 2026, with early in-person and mail balloting underway in many states two weeks before the Nov...
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Foreign ministers from eight countries met in Istanbul and urged the US and Israel to avoid new strikes on Iran.
Ministers from the E3 (UK, France, Germany), the R4 group (Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt) and Italy met in Istanbul on Friday to...
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Trump administration drops legal appeal over Public Service Loan Forgiveness restrictions
The Justice Department on Wednesday withdrew its appeal of a judge's ruling that blocked the Education Department from limiting who could...
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Britt McHenry leaves State Department press adviser role after drink-throwing incident at Wizards game
Britt McHenry, a former ESPN reporter serving as a State Department press adviser, departed her role after video surfaced of her appearin...
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Israel bars a United Airlines pilot from entering as crew over alleged pro-Iran social media posts
Israel's Transportation Ministry notified United Airlines that pilot Sina Amjadian, of Iranian descent, is barred from entering Israel as...
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Obama endorses Angie Nixon for Florida Senate and David Jolly for governor ahead of midterms
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Democrat Angie Nixon in Florida's Senate race against Sen. Ashley Moody and Democrat David Jolly i...
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Benny Gantz withdrew his Blue and White party from Israel's October 27 Knesset election after polls showed it below the electoral threshold.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz announced on October 19, 2026, that he was withdrawing from the October 27 Knesset election, eight days...
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Migration Policy Institute report estimates 980,000 deportations in first 18 months of Trump's second term
A Migration Policy Institute analysis released Thursday estimated the Trump administration carried out 980,000 deportations in the first ...
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Navy and Marine Corps review boards recommended retaining transgender service members in nine of twelve cases, according to a New York Times report.
The New York Times reported that Navy separation boards recommended retaining transgender sailors in seven of nine cases since July, and ...
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Meta apologized after Instagram briefly suspended the No Kings account during nationwide rallies.
Meta suspended the Instagram account of the No Kings movement for several hours during its October 17 day of action, which organizers sai...
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Pete Buttigieg endorses independent Seth Bodnar over the Democratic nominee in Montana's Senate race
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorsed independent candidate Seth Bodnar in Montana's Senate race, bypassing Democratic ...
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Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Democrats for distancing from transgender issues while campaigning for Troy Jackson
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, campaigning for Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson, said she is a "girl's girl" and criticized Democrats ...
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AOC transfers $1 million to Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign amid Republican attacks on his background
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez transferred $1 million to Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign, citing attacks on his Muslim...
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Greece's parliament passed a law banning social media use for people under 15, effective January 1, 2027.
The Greek parliament approved legislation barring social media access for minors under 15, with age verification requirements and penalti...
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Stephen A. Smith defends his White House dinner with Trump against critics
Stephen A. Smith used his podcast to defend attending a White House dinner with Donald Trump, Bill Maher and Kid Rock. Smith said Trump a...
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Democratic lawmakers say classified briefing showed Russia running a misinformation campaign targeting Democratic candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms
Senator Mark Warner and Representative Jim Himes said after a classified election security briefing from Director of National Intelligenc...
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Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on grand theft and fraud charges
Kissimmee, Florida Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested Wednesday on one count of grand theft and one count of organized scheme to defraud,...
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Germany arrests Ukrainian man suspected of spying for Russia
German federal prosecutors announced the arrest of a Ukrainian national identified as Vadym Y. in Brandenburg on suspicion of spying for ...
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Malaysia bars civil servants from using Waze over Israeli-linked security concerns
Malaysia's government barred all civil servants from using Alphabet's Waze navigation app following a National Cyber Security Committee m...
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Democrats invest in Scott Colom's bid to unseat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
Democrats are directing national attention and money toward Scott Colom's challenge to Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith for a Missis...
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Social Security Administration announces correction of nearly 15% of active Social Security number records
The Social Security Administration said it corrected records for nearly 15% of active Social Security numbers, adding missing death and c...
