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U.K. police didn't share claims about Meghan Markle's father with other agencies
Meghan says she was informed of allegations about her father in a letter in 2018 [PA Media] A letter making a "number of claims" relating to the Duchess of Sussex's father was received by the Metropol...
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France mounts huge security operation as protesters prepare to march
By Crispian Balmer and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - French security forces fanned out across Paris on Saturday ahead of protests that authorities fear could turn violent, with Interior M...
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Philippines investigating abuse allegations against Meghan Markle's father
FILE PHOTO - Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, meets volunteer first responders from the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club during a visit to Sydney's Bondi Beach. (is associated with: «Philippi...
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U.S. intelligence warns Iranian plots to kill Americans are in 'advanced stages'
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Friday that Iran has "substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel" abroad, with plots to kill Americans reaching "advanced stages" in ...
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DOJ gives California counties 48 hours to help identify suspected noncitizen voters
Los Angeles (AP) — Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said may...
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Former ESPN reporter quits State Department after incident at NBA game
Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry resigned Friday from her position as a State Department press adviser following an altercation at a basketball game this week, ABC News has learned. McHenry was capt...
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'There's babies in there': Hero dad who stopped Oregon school shooter shares his story
Kaylub Giamanco, the man praised as a hero for fatally shooting a gunman at a school in Bend, Oregon, last week, is speaking out for the first time about the moments leading up to the shooting and how...
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Judge rules Jane Doe in Cornell case can remain anonymous while pursuing lawsuit
A judge in New York on Friday decided the former Cornell University student known as Jane Doe can pursue her sexual assault claim against the university and seven fraternity members while remaining an...
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Ukraine says Starlink restrictions remain despite Trump's claims they're lifted
Watch: Who controls Ukraine's access to Starlink? Ukraine is still recording issues with the Starlink internet network, sources within the defence ministry say, after Donald Trump said limits had been...
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Employee error blamed for toxic chemical leak that sent 60 people to hospital in Ohio
A chemical leak that sent 60 people to the hospital and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes has been blamed on an employee error.Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz announced the cause of the tank leak...
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Oil prices hit 6-month high over fears of escalating fighting in the Middle East
Oil prices climbed to a 6-month high on Friday as traders priced the odds of escalating fighting in the Middle East. Attacks near the Red Sea also stoked worries of further constraints on oil supplies...
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Ramaswamy defends attack ad featuring candidate's estranged mother
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign s...
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2 former FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden laptop probe
Washington — Two former senior FBI officials are facing criminal charges for allegedly making false statements to Congress during testimony in 2023 about the bureau's investigation involving Hunter Bi...
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Kushner pushes back on report involving phone, spies, transfer
Jared Kushner is pushing back on a report involving a hacked iPhone, international spies and billion-dollar transfers from foreign governments. An upcoming book by journalist Matthew Cole claims Kushn...
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Minnesota officials say U.S. government stopped sharing evidence on fatal ICE shootings
A card with images depicting Alex Pretti and Renee Good is placed at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 28 January 2026.Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters The federal government has stopp...
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President Trump unveils renovated Reflecting Pool with anti-vandal cameras
President Donald Trump said Friday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is continuing to fill with water, declaring that the landmark is “looking really good” and will be protected by anti-vandal...
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Tanker carrying Russian diesel heads to U.S. for first time since 2022 under Trump deal
Oct 23 (Reuters) - The first Russian diesel bound for the US following a surprise agreement reached between Moscow and US President Donald Trump is aboard a tanker heading for New York, ship-tracking ...
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Meghan Markle says she was 'deeply distressed' by allegations against her father
[Getty Images] The Duchess of Sussex has said she was informed about "disturbing allegations" about her estranged father in 2018.In a statement, Meghan said a letter containing allegations against Tho...
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'Worst on record': Brutal summer heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe's cities
An aerial view of scorched grass in London, the UK, on August 11, 2026. - Dan Kitwood/Getty Images More than 50,000 people are estimated to have died across Europe’s cities during the brutal heat wave...
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In face of GOP backlash, Trump praises Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's mother
Washington — President Trump on Thursday praised the "very powerful ad" Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is running featuring the estranged mother of Democratic gubernatorial ca...
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Veterans ask federal judge to block Trump's arch unless Congress approves it
With the Trump administration signaling that work on the triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery could begin two weeks from Thursday, opponents of the project urged a federal judge to issue an...
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Supreme Court sides with Republicans in New Hampshire student ID voting fight
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said New Hampshire can fully enforce a ban on voters using student IDs as a form of identification at the polls next month, a win for the Republican Party's effort to ti...
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Meta struck an unusual deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg from leaving California
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has made a deal with the firm's board allowing him to sell or transfer up to 20% of the company's new Class C stock so that his voting majority doesn't decrease ev...
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New York City approves ban on horse-drawn carriages. Phase-out set for 2028.
A New York tradition more than a century old is ending. The New York City Council on Oct. 22 voted to ban horse-drawn carriages, winding down a historic tradition that's popular among tourists and fie...
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Vivek Ramaswamy's $4 million attack ad against Amy Acton divides Ohio Republicans
A new campaign ad in which the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton argues that her daughter should not be elected as the Buckeye State's next governor has added a new level of c...
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DOJ investigating Corey Lewandowski's role in DHS contracting under Kristi Noem
Corey Lewandowski speaks to the press in July 2024..(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) - Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Justice Department prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract miscondu...
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'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty in Mass. rape case
[Getty Images] Clavicular, a social media influencer who promotes the "looksmaxxing" trend of young men maximising their attractiveness, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges including rape.The 2...
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University of Arizona suspends fraternity after student alleges rape by 2 men
By Andrew HayOct 22 (Reuters) - The University of Arizona has suspended a fraternity after a female student alleged she was raped at its house by two men, the latest action taken by a major US unive...
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Websites worldwide go dark after AI discovers major security flaws
Increasingly powerful AI models can spot weak points in computer scripts that hackers can exploit (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV)Governments and companies around the world shut down websites Thursday as they rac...
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Bitcoin falls below $82,000 as investors retreat from risk assets
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $82,000 early Thursday as crypto joined a broader sell-off in riskier assets amid rising geopolitical tensions.The world's largest cryptocurrency traded around $81,600 Thursda...
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Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge E...
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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with drug trafficking and money laundering
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — 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 cr...
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'Pure arrogance': Finland reacts to Google's unauthorized forest clearing for AI
default Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near th...
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JD Vance told Republicans to stop criticizing Ramaswamy's ad. Some aren't listening.
Vice President Vance defended GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy amid bipartisan criticism of an ad that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent. - Clipped From Video Some lead...
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U.S. reportedly considering major strikes on Iran after the midterms
The national flag of Iran hangs on a building damaged by the U.S.-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on April 20, 2026. —Shadati—Xinhua/Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Israel are reportedly developing plans fo...
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Elon Musk compared Tesla's robot to a toddler. Meta had a different AI surprise.
Earnings season is in full swing, and Big Tech earnings calls are about more than the heavy use of "superintelligence," which some read as a bid to please the White House after it reportedly disliked ...
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Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, hours after agreeing to peace talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Thursday killed one person and wounded 22, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes in Kyiv c...
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Fights over loyalty dominate crucial Senate debates in Michigan and Kansas
US Senate candidates Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Republican Mike Rogers shake hands after the debate on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan. - Robin Buckson/P...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar says death threats are forcing her to move after federal raid
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she will have to move out of her apartment in Washington, D.C., because of threats she’s received after federal agents executed a search warrant at her residence last we...
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Peter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war: 'We should not have done it'
Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel said he's skeptical of the U.S. war with Iran and does not believe the United States should have launched it, putting the major Republican donor at odds wit...
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Super Typhoon Champi intensifies into one of the year's most powerful storms
Super Typhoon Champi, which is barreling across the western Pacific Ocean, became one of the strongest storms on Earth in 2026 on Wednesday.The tropical cyclone tied April’s Super Typhoon Sinlaku for ...
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Washington orders U.S. embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia after near-daily Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia has been facing near-daily attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (Fayez Nureldine)Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, t...
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Who cut Ukraine's Starlink speeds? White House and Musk offer conflicting accounts.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions that the Trump administration had ordered Elon Musk’s Starlink and its military-grade counterpart, Starshield, to limit...
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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion after jury finds company liable for deceiving users
By Diana Novak Jones Oct 21 (Reuters) - A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion on Wednesday after a jury found the company had misled consumers in a case arising from allegati...
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Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
Armed and in uniform, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors in several states to ask residents about their immigration status — and to inquire if they hav...
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New Mexico sues Epstein attorney and accountant over sex trafficking cover-up
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a spraw...
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Democrats sue Trump over efforts to remove voters from rolls ahead of midterms
Democrats have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department, alleging that the Trump administration is unlawfully interfering with the midterms by pressuring states to rem...
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Supreme Court won't let Trump enforce transgender inmate policy for now
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said the administration can't immediately deny gender-affirming care for inmates in federal prisons, a rare loss at the high court for President Donald Trump’s executive...
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DOJ watchdog won't investigate handling of Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say
The Justice Department's inspector general has declined to investigate allegations of misconduct against the prosecutors who brought an indictment against Olympian David Hearn that falsely accused him...
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Detained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia as Witkoff meets Putin
President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and oversee the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired tea...
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