As the midterms approach, the Trump administration is increasing its warnings about voter fraud and has not ruled out intervening in states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials asking them to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
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The midterm elections are less than two weeks away.
The Trump administration is stepping up warnings about voter fraud.
The administration has not ruled out weighing in on states’ election certification efforts.
The Justice Department reportedly sent letters to California election officials on Friday.
The letters directed officials to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
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Parker Posey reflects on her Southern upbringing and a career that began with acting studies and a role on the soap opera “As the World Turns.” She became a prominent actor in 1990s independent films and later earned an Emmy nomination for playing Victoria Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”
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Posey and her twin brother grew up in Monroe, Louisiana, and Laurel, Mississippi.
Her mother, Lynda, was a chef, and her late father, Chris, owned a car dealership.
Posey met the interviewer in 1985 while they were both 16 and studying at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
She studied acting at the State University of New York at Purchase before joining “As the World Turns.”
Posey’s first major film lead was in the 1995 movie “Party Girl.”
She appeared in independent films including “Clockwatchers,” “The Daytrippers,” “Waiting for Guffman,” and “Best in Show.”
Time magazine called Posey “The Queen of the Indies” in a 1997 article.
Posey received an Emmy nomination for her role as Victoria Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”
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The article describes a wave of politically sensitive Justice Department actions in the weeks before the midterms, including lawsuits over election procedures, searches and criminal charges. The DOJ says it is enforcing the law impartially, while the article notes disputes over its authority and the timing of its actions.
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The DOJ sued in Alaska to delay certification of the U.S. Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses, pending an investigation into whether votes for another candidate named Dan J. Sullivan affected the outcome.
Alaska's Supreme Court ruled that Dan J. Sullivan Jr. could appear on the ballot, and the state's ranked-choice system lets voters rank both candidates.
Mary Peltola's campaign and national Democrats have sought to join the Alaska lawsuit and oppose delaying certification.
The DOJ sued California over more than 20,000 ballots it says may have been cast by noncitizens and later demanded that counties segregate flagged ballots within 48 hours.
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home on Oct. 12 and seized her cellphone as part of an investigation into possible immigration fraud; Omar's office or response is not detailed in the article.
A federal indictment accused Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas of helping operate an illegal marijuana enterprise; Lucas denies wrongdoing.
Two former senior FBI officials were charged on Oct. 23 with lying to Congress about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigation.
The DOJ has an unwritten practice of heightened caution before elections, but its written rules prohibit timing investigations or charges to influence elections.
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CBS’s “Sunday Morning” remembered notable people who died during the week. The segment included actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in film and television.
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The segment was titled “Passage: In memoriam.”
CBS’s “Sunday Morning” presented the remembrance.
Actor Tom Skerritt was among the people remembered.
Skerritt appeared in “Top Gun.”
Skerritt appeared in “Alien.”
Skerritt appeared in “Steel Magnolias.”
Skerritt starred in the television series “Picket Fences.”
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President Donald Trump said Barack Obama’s rally in Detroit was “empty” while speaking at a rally in Perry, Georgia. Photos and videos showed a packed gym and an overflow audience, and local outlet Michigan Bridge reported that more than 4,300 people attended.
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Obama visited Michigan to support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson.
Trump made the “empty” remark at his rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
Social media photos and videos appeared to show a packed gym at Cass Technical High School, where Obama spoke.
A photo shared online also appeared to show a full overflow auditorium.
Michigan Bridge reported that more than 4,300 people attended Obama’s rally.
Obama described the November midterm elections as a potential “circuit breaker” and a chance to rein in actions by the Trump administration.
The article notes Trump’s past claims about crowd sizes, including his 2017 claim that his inauguration drew about 1.5 million people.
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Jack Ross, a former Conservative candidate and Turning Point UK chief executive, was suspended by the party after an Al Jazeera investigation filmed him discussing violence for hire. The article reports that Ross worked as a junior social media consultant in Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s office in 2025; Scottish police said they would review the documentary.
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Al Jazeera filmed Ross apparently discussing brokering a violent group’s services and listing acts that could be carried out for payment.
Scottish police said they would review the Al Jazeera documentary.
The Conservative Party is investigating Ross and suspended him after the footage emerged.
Sources close to Badenoch said Ross worked as a junior external social media consultant in her office in 2025.
A Conservative staffer told the article that Ross visited the office and that some staff were uncomfortable with his presence.
Ross became chief executive of Turning Point UK in 2021 and later became involved in British right-wing politics.
The article says Turning Point UK shifted from a campus-focused group toward street protests after Nick Tenconi became its chief operating officer.
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The article compares El Salvador’s emergency rule under Nayib Bukele with President Donald Trump’s crackdowns in U.S. cities. The author argues that Bukele built authoritarian control through incremental steps and warns that Trump’s actions and his threat to declare a national emergency could follow a similar path.
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El Salvador has been under a state of emergency since March 2022, after gangs killed 87 people over one weekend.
The article says about 100,000 people, or roughly 2% of El Salvador’s adult population, have been jailed under the emergency measures.
Local rights groups cited in the article estimate that at least half of those jailed are probably not gang members.
Bukele met Trump at the White House on April 14, 2025, and described El Salvador as the safest country in the Western Hemisphere.
The article says Bukele’s government suspended key civil liberties and that he bypassed constitutional term limits.
The author compares Trump’s federal crackdowns on Democratic-leaning U.S. cities with tactics used under Bukele.
Representative Jim McGovern told the Guardian that masked agents and opaque detention networks reminded him of accounts from families in El Salvador.
The article says Trump has not ruled out declaring a national emergency as the midterm elections approach.
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A 32-year-old runner describes developing fatigue, a pelvic lump, bloating, vomiting, and abdominal pain after completing an ultramarathon in March 2026. After doctors initially suggested constipation, she requested blood tests and a CT scan in the emergency room; the scan revealed an approximately 10-centimeter mass on her left ovary, and doctors said she needed a referral to a surgical gynecologist.
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She says she ran 15 to 20 miles each week and also worked out at a gym.
She completed an ultramarathon in March 2026 and began experiencing severe fatigue by May.
In July, she noticed a lump protruding from the lower left side of her pelvic area.
A doctor told her the lump was likely related to her colon and suggested taking a laxative.
Her symptoms later worsened to include bloating, vomiting, inability to keep food down, abdominal pain, brain fog, and dizziness.
She went to the emergency room the day before the annual 5K race she organizes for suicide awareness and prevention.
Blood tests showed an elevated CA 125 level, a measurement of a cancer-associated antigen.
A CT scan found a mass of about 10 centimeters on her left ovary.
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Shasta County strongly backed Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, when the Great Depression had left many residents desperate for work. Nearly a century later, the Northern California county has become a stronghold for Donald Trump, whose supporters there have backed him in three presidential elections and include officials who promoted false claims about stolen elections.
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Shasta County was founded in 1850 during California’s gold rush.
In 1931, reports described widespread hardship and people struggling to find work in Shasta County and elsewhere in California.
Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Redding, the Shasta County seat, during his 1932 presidential campaign.
More than 72% of Shasta County voters backed Roosevelt in 1932.
About two-thirds of Shasta County voters supported Donald Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The article describes Shasta County as a center of the election-denial movement.
Some Shasta County officials promoted false claims that elections had been stolen.
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The bipartisan America the Beautiful Act is moving through Congress. It proposes a surcharge for international visitors to help fund maintenance of national parks and public lands, and the title links the bill to Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy.
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The bill is called the America the Beautiful Act.
The article describes the bill as bipartisan.
The bill proposes a surcharge for international visitors.
The proposed surcharge would help fund maintenance of national parks.
The proposed funding would also support maintenance of public lands.
The bill is moving through Congress.
The title says the bill honors Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy.
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Actress Parker Posey discusses her film and television career in an extended interview with CBS News correspondent Mo Rocca. The interview covers her work in “Party Girl,” “The White Lotus” and “Wild Horse Nine,” and her reputation as the “Queen of the Indies.”
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CBS News published the interview as a web exclusive.
Mo Rocca interviewed Parker Posey.
Posey discussed her movie and television career.
The article names “Party Girl,” “The White Lotus” and “Wild Horse Nine” as works in her career.
Posey was dubbed the “Queen of the Indies.”
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The article argues that several risks could combine into wider disruption before 2028, including cyberattacks, a downturn in AI investment, rapid advances in AI, and an expanded Iran war. It presents these outcomes as possibilities, citing concerns from business and technology leaders, rather than as certain events.
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The author says interacting shocks could spread faster than governments, companies, and markets can respond.
The article reports that AI-detected flaws in PHP, a programming language used by many websites, disrupted government sites and led the National Security Agency to urge organizations to install fixes.
It says some major banks found unauthorized AI agents in customer accounts.
The article cites Goldman Sachs’ estimate that debt could fund about one-third of Big Tech’s AI spending this year.
It reports that Meta’s earnings disclosure about funding AI investment unsettled investors, despite strong earnings.
The article warns that rapid AI improvement could disrupt industries and jobs and prompt calls for limits on AI development.
It says U.S. embassies in the Middle East reduced staffing amid increased threats and describes a possible expansion of the Iran war as a risk to oil supplies and prices.
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Actress Parker Posey became a prominent star in 1990s independent films, earning the nickname “Queen of the Indies.” She recently received an Emmy nomination for “The White Lotus” and appears in Martin McDonagh’s film “Wild Horse Nine.”
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Posey broke out in independent films such as “Party Girl” in the 1990s.
She was dubbed “The Queen of the Indies.”
Posey received an Emmy nomination for “The White Lotus.”
She appears in Martin McDonagh’s film “Wild Horse Nine.”
Posey spoke with correspondent Mo Rocca, a former classmate from summer theater school.
The interview covered Posey’s Southern upbringing and how her parents inspired her acting.
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A photo roundup published on October 25, 2026, highlights protests in France and Albania, Brazil’s presidential election campaign, and wildfires in Indonesia. It also includes images from events in Ukraine, Israel and Germany during the previous week.
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French students and trade unionists protested over the cost of living and fuel prices on October 24.
Supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva demonstrated outside Meta’s headquarters in São Paulo on October 19.
A man tried to extinguish a peatland fire in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, on October 22.
A Russian missile strike left a crater in a residential area of Kyiv on October 21.
A campaign billboard for Israel’s Democrats party was displayed in Tel Aviv on October 19.
A building known as the Eagle’s Nest in the Bavarian Alps caught fire on October 24.
Police used a water cannon against a student protester during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on October 24.
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Brazilian voters are choosing between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a closely contested presidential runoff. The campaign focused on security and the cost of living, while Flavio Bolsonaro pledged to pardon his father if elected.
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About 158 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in the runoff.
Flavio Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote and Lula 45% in the October 4 first round.
Lula is seeking a fourth, non-consecutive presidential term.
Flavio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Flavio Bolsonaro said his first act as president would be to pardon his father, who is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for his role in a 2022 attempted coup.
Lula’s campaign promoted a WhatsApp channel called “Lula’s Army,” which the article says had 8.5 million subscribers.
Both candidates held campaign events on Saturday, the day before voting began.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain should discuss whether to return to the EU’s freedom-of-movement rules as part of a broader reset in relations with Brussels. He said migration has changed since Brexit and that discussions should also consider data sharing and other forms of cooperation.
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Burnham raised the possibility of discussing freedom of movement for workers between the UK and EU.
He said the pre-Brexit arrival of EU workers posed challenges, but described migration patterns at the time as different from those today.
Burnham said freedom of movement should be considered alongside data sharing and cooperation on migration, including participation in Eurodac, an EU database used for migration-related information.
The article reports that UK long-term net migration fell to 171,000 in 2025, from 331,000 in 2024, citing the Office for National Statistics.
Immigration was a major issue in the 2016 Brexit referendum, in which UK voters narrowly chose to leave the EU.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, called Burnham’s remarks a “total betrayal of Brexit Britain.”
Burnham said at the Labour Party conference that Brexit had done “more harm than good” and urged consideration of the UK’s long-term relationship with the EU.
The article says Burnham was due to meet senior EU officials at a summit on November 20.
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President Donald Trump announced an Audi factory in Georgia during a campaign rally on Saturday. He described the project as a major auto manufacturing investment, less than a week before November’s midterm elections.
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Trump made the announcement at a campaign rally in Georgia.
The announcement took place on Saturday.
Trump said Audi had committed to invest in Georgia.
The project involves a new Audi factory and auto manufacturing.
The announcement came almost a week before November’s midterm elections.
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Algeria’s upper house unanimously approved a proposal to deploy troops to Niger. The lower house still needs to vote; Algeria’s constitution requires approval by a two-thirds majority in both chambers before the president can send military units abroad.
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The Council of the Nation, Algeria’s upper house, held an emergency session on Sunday and approved the deployment unanimously.
The People’s National Assembly, the lower house, was expected to hold a separate vote later that evening.
If both chambers approve the deployment, it would be Algeria’s first military mission outside its borders since the 1973 October War, also known as the Yom Kippur War.
The troops are expected to help secure oil facilities in Niger.
Niger’s Defence Minister, General Salifou Modi, visited Algeria last week and met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and army Chief of Staff General Said Chanegriha.
Algeria and Niger signed a military cooperation protocol during Modi’s visit, but they did not make its details public.
Tebboune said Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger in late August to help counter an attempted coup; Algeria’s Defence Ministry said four Su-30 jets were sent.
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Researchers warn that AI tools used to predict crime hotspots can reinforce discrimination when they rely on police data shaped by past bias. They call for stronger human oversight and checks on the data, while one AI researcher says modern systems can account for historical bias but still need meaningful human control.
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The article describes an essay by British science writer Adrian Dredge that won the 2026 Young Science Writer Award.
Researchers say biased historical police data can skew predictions about where crime will occur.
More patrols in predicted hotspots can lead police to record more crime there, reinforcing future predictions.
Dr Carolyn McKay of the University of Sydney Law School calls for human oversight and scrutiny of policing systems and their data.
Sarah Brayne’s research on the Los Angeles Police Department found that crime data favored incidents in public places and reflected disproportionate police attention to Black neighbourhoods.
Brayne says predictive systems can help shape the events they forecast, creating a feedback loop.
Dr Dimitrios Kollias of Queen Mary University of London says modern AI can combine information in new ways, but its decisions still need to remain safe, reliable, and under human control.
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Faded advertisements known as ghost signs remain on brick walls across the United States, offering clues about past businesses and products. Artist Craig Winslow uses projection mapping to temporarily recreate old signs, while enthusiasts document them before demolition removes them.
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Marketing professor Ron Ladouceur searches for and studies ghost signs in Schenectady, New York.
Ladouceur said the golden era of ghost signs ran from about 1895 through the 1930s, alongside the rise of national advertising.
Many signs promoted brands and companies that no longer exist, and repeated layers of paint can make them hard to read.
Ghost signs are often lost when buildings are demolished.
Craig Winslow’s Light Capsules project uses projection mapping to recreate the appearance of old signs.
Winslow researches signs using archival images and old directories before projecting them.
In Portland, Oregon, Winslow identified five advertising layers on a warehouse wall, including signs for Montgomery Ward and Oregon Transfer Co.
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