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Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula head into first debate a week before vote

Brazilian supporters held rallies for presidential candidates on Sunday as leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro prepared for their first televised debate with just one week left in the campaign.Pro-Bolsonaro crowds wearing Brazil's national colors of yellow, green and blue packed Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, where the candidate addressed the crowd. Lula supporters wearing red, symbolic of his Workers' Party, filled Brasilia's plaza of government buildings and students backing the president protested against Bolsonaro in Rio

Milan police clash with protesters on second day of unrest

Egypt's top security body agrees to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against Houthi attacks

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DC golf course at center of fight over tree clearing to start renovations next month, Trump says

President Donald Trump said Sunday that restoration work on the Washington, DC, golf course that has become wrapped up in litigation will begin November 15.In a Truth Social post, Trump displayed an architectural rendering of what he said will be a “world class championship golf course” developed by the Department of Interior in conjunction with golf course architect Tom Fazio.The park is one of several renovation projects Trump is working on in Washington as he seeks to put his stamp on the nation’s capital.Trump previously stated that renovations to the popular public golf course overl

Facing a lost job and home, mother finds support from restaurant coworkers

Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate

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Ukraine defies Trump and launches one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia this year

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure.There have been growing tensions between Ukraine and the US in recent days, prompting fears in Kyiv it could lose essential support as it approaches another winter under relentless Russian attack. President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” the US siding with Russia would be a “historic mistake.”Despite this, the Ukrainian president said he spoke to US

Abdul El-Sayed disavows Muslim Brotherhood and criticizes implications that he has ‘dual loyalty’

4 dead after major fire breaks out at Canadian military base

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Abdul El-Sayed disavows Muslim Brotherhood and criticizes implications that he has ‘dual loyalty’

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political movement, during a heated exchange at a town hall.El-Sayed, who could make history as the first Muslim elected to the Senate, has frequently faced Republican accusations that he is sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic terror. In recent days, Republicans including his GOP challenger, Mike Rogers, and President Donald Trump have commented about potential connections to the organization.An attendee at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, repeatedly pressed El-Sayed about the Mu

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A compassionate teacher and her young students: What we know about the victims of the Bend school shooting

The three children and a teacher shot to death at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon were in a classroom dedicated to students with special needs – an environment that’s supposed to be nurturing, safe and supportive.As is the case with mass shootings, the dead and wounded aren’t the only victims. The pain, trauma and grief reach a much wider circle, including survivors, first responders, members of the community and parents and siblings left to share their loved ones memory.On Thursday morning, picture day at the school with more than 400 students, Megan Lambert — a teache

Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

Two killed, including 6-year-old, when truck drives through Kansas youth soccer game, police say

Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting

US police were investigating on Friday why a 16-year-old boy shot dead three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and how he got hold of the long gun used in his attack.The latest deadly school shooting in the United States unfolded on Thursday afternoon when the teenager, who has not been publicly identified, shot through a locked door at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon, according to the Bend Police Department.The teenager killed three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and one teacher before he himself was shot dead by an armed bystander who had pursued hi

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Alex McPherson kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to lift Auburn over No. 1 Georgia 27-24

Alex McPherson kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal as time expired and Auburn, led by quarterback Byrum Brown's dominant running game, upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Saturday. It’s the second straight week the top team in the AP Top 25 lost to an unranked foe after then-No. 1 Texas fell to Oklahoma last Saturday. Auburn’s win meant the team ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 lost in consecutive weeks for the first time since October 1990, according to Sportradar. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton led a long game-tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter but l

Six Flags Over Georgia reopens amid tensions and questions in the wake of fatal roller coaster incident

It took just 3 minutes. How the Bend school shooting unfolded

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Deaths confirmed after 'serious incident,' fire at Canada military base in Alberta

(Corrects to add dropped 'not' in paragraph 3)By Amanda StephensonCALGARY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - People were killed and injured in a serious incident that resulted in a fire on one of Canada's busiest military bases in Alberta, Defense Minister David McGuinty said on Saturday."I'm saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident" at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, McGuinty told reporters in Ottawa.He did not say how many people were killed or injured, or what caused the "tragic" situation at the base in the east-central part of the province, about

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Kyiv says Russia hits energy targets despite Trump ceasefire announcement

Russia hit at least six energy targets during deadly airstrikes across Ukraine, showing it had no interest in an energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.Under pressure over high energy prices ahead of US midterm elections next month, Trump blindsided Kyiv and its European allies over the weekend by declaring that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to hit each other's energy systems."It is increasingly evident that Russia is unwilling to accept an energy ceasefire proposed by the United States and intends to continue its te

Trump says he’s considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle and is ‘not happy’

US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say

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Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say

A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people in Erie, Pennsylvania, including a pregnant woman and two children, then apparently shot himself to death, authorities said on Saturday at a press conference where they revealed details of the previous evening's shooting. The shooter, who has yet to be identified, died of an apparent self-inflicted wound before officers arrived on the scene, said Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah."Some scenes stay with you long after you leave them. This is one of those tragic scenes," Lorah said.Police have yet to establish a motive, Lorah said. He said eight of the

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

A man officials described as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico was injured Saturday after being struck by a vehicle driven by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while fleeing on foot during an enforcement operation near Houston.An ICE spokesperson said Miguel Parra-Hernandez, the man who was struck, “ran in front of an ICE vehicle” after he and another undocumented immigrant identified as Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, the target of the operation, exited the vehicle they were in and began to flee on foot while federal agents attempted to conduct a vehicle stop.Surveillance footage of

Two cargo ships sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran ramps up attacks in run-up to midterms

Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question

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Final plans for 250-foot triumphal arch omit Trump’s idea for military complex

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Trump faults aides as Republican midterm prospects dim

President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning

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Mass protests in France spiral into worst riots in years

Rioting erupted in cities across France on Saturday as demonstrations against rising living costs and declining public

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Zelenskiy criticizes Trump's waiver of sanctions on Russia as 'wrong'

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Musk contributed more than $150 million to bolster GOP in Texas Senate race, filings show

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Alaska's Sullivan and Peltola clash over Iran and high prices in testy Senate debate

Alaska’s major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices during a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber

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Wholesale inflation surged in September, keeping affordability in focus ahead of the midterms

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Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

President Donald Trump has announced the Pentagon will no longer livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan

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Wholesale inflation reaches levels last seen in 2022

Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections

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Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls