Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to campaign in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday, one week before the midterm elections. He aims to support Republicans in competitive congressional races, including incumbent Rep. Tom Barrett’s race against Democrat Will Lawrence.
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Vance is returning to Michigan on Tuesday.
The visit is one week before the midterm elections.
Vance is expected to hold a rally in Howell, Michigan.
Republican Rep. Tom Barrett is running against Democrat Will Lawrence.
The article describes the House race as competitive.
The article says Vance’s visit aims to shore up Republican support in key congressional races.
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Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro missed a deadline to surrender his passport after a court revoked it, and reports said he may have gone to Argentina after losing the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Brazilian federal police are checking with Argentine authorities because they found no record of him crossing a regular immigration checkpoint; Bolsonaro has said he did not plan to leave Brazil.
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A Supreme Court justice revoked Flávio Bolsonaro’s passport in connection with a criminal investigation.
Bolsonaro missed an 11 a.m. deadline to hand his passport to federal police on Tuesday.
News outlets reported that Bolsonaro may have crossed into Argentina and considered traveling onward to the United States.
Bolsonaro posted a video saying he had never considered leaving Brazil.
Federal police are asking Argentine authorities whether they have a record of Bolsonaro entering the country.
Police are investigating Bolsonaro for possible involvement in an alleged money-laundering scheme involving betting companies.
The article says Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest and Eduardo Bolsonaro is living in the United States.
Political analysts quoted in the article said the family’s legal and political troubles could weaken its influence on Brazil’s right.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have traveled to Israel to vote in a closely watched national election. Many describe the vote as a civic duty or a chance to influence the country’s direction, though analysts say it is unclear how expatriates will vote.
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Ronnie Teram Gil-Ad spent about $3,000 to travel from the United States to Israel and planned to stay for 36 hours.
Yael Natra traveled from Toronto to vote, saying it was the first time in 20 years abroad that she felt compelled to take part in an Israeli election.
AID Coalition estimates that as many as 67,000 Israeli citizens have arrived from abroad to vote, based on surveys and registration data.
The organization estimates about half of the arriving voters came from the United States, with others coming from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
UnXeptable co-founder Offir Gutelzon helped organize flights for voters; the group says it aims to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The election is Israel’s first national vote since the Hamas attack and the start of the Gaza war three years ago.
The opposition bloc is led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who left Netanyahu’s government in 2024.
Turnout could reach 70% of Israel’s roughly 7.3 million registered voters, but parties will still need to form a governing coalition after the election.
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Utah mother Isabelle Fisher said her midwife cleared her to resume light weightlifting at 35 weeks after she had been placed on bed rest because of fetal growth restriction and concerns about blood flow through the umbilical cord. Scans later showed stronger blood flow, but a doctor cautioned that one improved measurement cannot show exercise caused the change; after the baby moved less and failed a non-stress test, her care team recommended delivery.
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Fisher said her daughter was measuring about four to five weeks behind because of intrauterine growth restriction, which she linked to a calcified placenta and poor umbilical-cord blood flow.
Fisher was placed on bed rest at 32 weeks and received twice-weekly monitoring, including non-stress tests and ultrasounds.
At 35 weeks, her midwife cleared her to return to the gym, focusing on upper-body exercises and avoiding excessive pelvic-floor strain.
Fisher said later ultrasounds showed stronger blood flow through the umbilical cord.
Maternal-fetal medicine specialist Jeffrey Chapa said Doppler measurements can vary and that an improved reading after exercise does not establish that exercise caused it.
At 36 weeks, Fisher's daughter moved less than usual and failed a non-stress test after passing nearly 15 earlier tests.
The care team recommended delivery because of concern that the placenta could no longer adequately support the baby.
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MovingPlace’s analysis of 1,559,739 interstate moves recorded from January through August found that Republican-leaning states gained residents overall, while Democratic-leaning states lost residents. Moves from Democratic-leaning to Republican-leaning states exceeded moves in the reverse direction by 86,626.
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Republican-leaning states recorded 707,681 arrivals and 605,071 departures, for a net gain of 102,610.
Democratic-leaning states recorded 498,751 arrivals and 624,577 departures, for a net loss of 125,826.
Florida gained 34,396 residents through interstate moves, and Texas gained 21,023.
California had the largest reported net loss, at 34,191, followed by New York at 29,171 and Illinois at 16,630.
Moves from Democratic-leaning to Republican-leaning states totaled 252,166, while moves in the opposite direction were 165,540.
Swing states recorded a net gain of 25,178 moves.
Fifteen of the 24 Republican-leaning states in the analysis had more arrivals than departures.
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Ford says buyers of its forthcoming Fathom electric pickup, priced below $30,000 and due next year, will be able to use it to power a home during outages. The truck has a built-in inverter, but owners will still need Ford’s Home Power Station and Home Backup Panel to use the vehicle-to-home system.
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Ford says every Fathom will be able to act as a backup battery for a home.
Unlike the system used with the F-150 Lightning, the Fathom has its power inverter built into the truck.
Owners will still need a Ford Home Power Station, which Ford says should cost about half as much as the $1,310 device used with the Lightning.
Ford says its newer Home Backup Panel should cost 60 percent less than the first-generation panel, which cost around $5,000.
The system can charge the truck when electricity is cheap and use its stored power for the home when rates are higher.
Ford is working with utilities in the United States and Canada on vehicle-to-grid pilot programs for the Fathom.
Ford says the system meets standards for chargers, grid connections, and communications.
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Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are pressing 10 major Affordable Care Act insurers about decisions to work with the Trump administration to end coverage for thousands of enrollees. The terminations were linked to alleged fraud, according to the article.
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Wyden is a Democratic senator from Oregon.
Sanders is an independent senator from Vermont.
The senators sent letters Monday to the CEOs of 10 major ACA insurers.
The letters ask about insurers’ decisions to work with the Trump administration.
The coverage terminations affect thousands of ACA enrollees.
The article describes the fraud as alleged.
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Texas Republican Daniel Wong faced criticism after his campaign shared an AI-generated video showing Black people endorsing him and describing help with jobs, food and bills. His campaign said a supporter made and sent the video, denied taking part in its production, and removed it after criticism; Newsweek said it could not verify whether the people depicted consented.
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Wong is seeking a full term as Fort Bend County judge in the November 3 election.
Wong was appointed interim county judge in April after former judge K.P. George was suspended following a felony money-laundering conviction, according to local reporting.
The video showed people praising Wong for helping them find jobs, get food and keep their electricity on.
Wong's communications director said a supporter sent the video and that the campaign did not plan or produce it.
The campaign said the video's creator told it that the people depicted had consented, but Newsweek did not independently verify that claim.
The video was removed from Wong's campaign accounts after viewers questioned its authenticity and noticed visual distortions and similarities between speakers' voices.
The Fort Bend County Republican Party also shared the video before deleting its posts.
Democratic opponent Dexter McCoy criticized the video, saying it falsely portrayed Black voters and their support for Wong.
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The article argues that U.S. health care often separates dental and medical care, which can leave relevant patient information unshared. It calls for better coordination between dentists and physicians, more integrated training, and greater emphasis on prevention in schools.
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The American Heart Association has reviewed evidence linking periodontal disease with cardiovascular disease, but researchers have not established that gum disease directly causes cardiovascular events or that treating it prevents them.
The article says medical and dental students are largely trained separately, and insurance and reimbursement systems can limit access to preventive dental care.
Some osteoporosis medications are associated with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, a condition involving damage to the jawbone.
The article notes that some medications can affect decisions about dental anesthesia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates emergency dental care leads to 34 million lost school hours each year.
The article cites an estimate of more than $45 billion in lost U.S. productivity associated with untreated dental disease, measured in 2015 dollars.
The article recommends that health professionals share relevant patient information and that schools teach oral health prevention.
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An Egyptian court convicted Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of operating an unlicensed website, fined her 3 million Egyptian pounds and ordered the independent news outlet closed. Her lawyers said she was taken into custody until she pays the fine. Rights groups criticized the verdict amid wider pressure on journalists in Egypt.
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The New Cairo Misdemeanours Court imposed the maximum penalty for the charge, according to the article.
Attalah had rejected the charge of operating a website without a licence.
Mada Masr has sought an operating licence from Egypt’s Supreme Media Regulatory Council since a 2018 media law took effect; its applications were rejected or left unanswered, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
Prosecutors had summoned Attalah for questioning over allegations of publishing false news and running an unlicensed website, and she was later released on bail before trial.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said the judge cleared the courtroom, denied defence requests and appointed a lawyer over Attalah’s objection.
Amnesty International described the verdict as a blow to press freedom and said Attalah had faced years of harassment and intimidation.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said 25 journalists were behind bars in Egypt.
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The Trump administration plans to loosen methane-emission regulations for the oil and gas sector, with a focus on low-producing, high-emitting wells. President Trump is expected to announce a proposed rollback at a Tuesday night rally in Texas, an administration official said.
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The planned changes would loosen rules on methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
The administration is particularly targeting regulations for low-producing, high-emitting wells.
President Trump is expected to announce a proposed rule.
The announcement is planned for a Tuesday night rally in Texas.
An administration official confirmed the plan.
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The article says Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reported election victory would protect Brazil’s continued participation in BRICS and ease concerns that the bloc could lose cohesion under his rival, Flávio Bolsonaro. Analysts cited in the article say the result may help BRICS pursue cooperation and a more multipolar global order, but it does not remove the members’ major differences or make the bloc a unified counterweight to the United States.
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The article reports that Lula won an unprecedented fourth term as Brazil’s president.
Lula helped create BRICS and has sought to expand the bloc’s role in global affairs.
Flávio Bolsonaro had links to Donald Trump and had called for reconsidering Brazil’s role in BRICS, according to the article.
Analysts said a Bolsonaro victory could have weakened BRICS cohesion or slowed cooperation on trade and financial reform.
BRICS makes decisions by consensus, so one member’s opposition can impede action, an analyst said.
Analysts cautioned that BRICS members have different economic interests and geopolitical goals.
The article says the election result may reassure emerging economies seeking more independence in international affairs.
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A temporary ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky appeared to hold as an evacuation of roughly 1,500 to 2,000 civilians was planned. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also spoke with Vladimir Putin about ending the war, while Russia continued attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.
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The Oleshky truce began at 3 a.m. Tuesday and was due to last until 11 p.m. Sunday, according to Ukrainian officials.
The planned evacuation was expected to begin Thursday or Friday, with buses taking residents to occupied Crimea and Russia.
Residents had been under blockade, with the last reported food delivery to stores in May.
Stubb and Støre described their call with Putin as “frank and substantive” and said major differences remained.
The leaders linked their call to expected Russia-Ukraine-U.S. talks in Abu Dhabi next month.
Russia attacked Kyiv overnight with drones and ballistic missiles, killing at least one person and injuring 15, according to the article.
The strikes hit a university campus, a bridge over the Dnipro and metro infrastructure; ten other regions also came under fire.
Zelenskyy said Stubb and Støre had briefed him on the call and welcomed European efforts to end the war.
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Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross discussed the 2026 midterm elections and said voters are motivated by economic frustration. Early voting has begun in some states.
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Ameshia Cross is a Democratic strategist.
Cross served as a communications adviser on Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.
The interview focused on the 2026 midterm elections.
Early voting is underway in some states.
The article headline attributes the link between voter motivation and economic frustration to Cross.
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Google DeepMind introduced Genie 4, a world model that generates interactive virtual environments in real time. The company says it improves on physics, human movement, and audio, but environments remain consistent for only a few minutes, and Google has not announced a release date or pricing for developer access.
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Genie 4 generates virtual environments frame by frame as users explore them.
DeepMind says Gemini 3.8 Flash helps Genie 4 interpret goals and keep simulations on track.
Users can change elements such as weather and camera position while a simulation runs.
DeepMind says Genie 4 better simulates physics, including aerodynamics and collisions, and produces more natural human movement.
Genie 4 is DeepMind’s first world model with built-in audio generation, including ambient sounds and interactive dialog.
DeepMind says its world models remain an active research project, and Genie 4 worlds retain consistency for only a couple of minutes.
Google plans to offer Genie 4 to developers through the Gemini API and AI Studio, but has not announced pricing or a release date.
Consumer access will roll out in phases through Google’s AI Ultra plans, which start at $100 per month.
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Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy drew criticism for a television advertisement featuring the mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton. Democrats and fellow Republicans condemned the ad, and critics compared its tactics to those of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
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Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio.
Ramaswamy released a television advertisement featuring the mother of Democratic candidate Dr. Amy Acton.
Dr. Amy Acton is Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponent in the Ohio gubernatorial race.
Democrats criticized the advertisement.
Fellow Republicans also criticized the advertisement.
Critics compared the ad’s tactics to those of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
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Sophia Bush says she will not silence herself to seem more appealing or easier to hire. The article title says she discusses the midterms and her new book, and explains why she will not say President Donald Trump’s name, but the provided excerpt does not give further details.
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Bush says speaking about politics is important to her.
She rejects silencing herself to seem more palatable or hirable.
The article title says Bush discusses the midterms.
The article title says Bush discusses her new book.
The article title says Bush explains why she will not say Trump’s name.
The provided article excerpt ends before giving more context.
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Voter turnout in Israel’s election reached 55.7%, the highest level in 53 years, according to the Central Elections Committee. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to stay in power amid opposition over his handling of the wars in Gaza and Iran.
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Israel held an election on Tuesday.
Turnout reached 55.7%, according to the Central Elections Committee.
The turnout was the highest in 53 years.
Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to remain prime minister.
Netanyahu is Israel’s longest-serving leader.
Opposition to Netanyahu includes criticism of his handling of the wars in Gaza and Iran.
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President Donald Trump defended renovations at the White House after former President Barack Obama mocked the changes during a campaign rally. Trump said the White House needed repairs and called the renovation spending small; both men were campaigning in battleground states ahead of Election Day.
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Trump said the White House should be clean, pristine and free of cracks in its columns.
Obama criticized the construction of a ballroom, a helipad on the South Lawn, changes to the Rose Garden and extensive gold decoration.
Obama compared the White House’s appearance to a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein.
Trump said the renovation spending was “peanuts” and that the White House was in better shape than when it was built in 1792.
Trump said the White House was in poor condition when he took office.
Obama made his remarks at a rally in Michigan for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Trump responded to Obama’s comments at a campaign rally in Mississippi.
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An opinion article examines a controversial advertisement circulated by Cenk Uygur on behalf of Rebellion PAC that linked Israel to economic hardship in Michigan. It says Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign denied involvement but initially did not explicitly condemn the ad’s message, and compares that response with El-Sayed’s earlier comments after an attack on Temple Israel.
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Cenk Uygur circulated the advertisement on behalf of Rebellion PAC.
El-Sayed’s campaign disavowed affiliation with the advertisement.
The campaign’s initial statement did not explicitly call the advertisement antisemitic or condemn its central accusation.
The article says there is no evidence that El-Sayed produced, approved, or knew about the ad before it aired.
El-Sayed has called Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide and advocated ending U.S. military aid to Israel, including defensive aid.
After the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, El-Sayed condemned the violence and later referred to the attacker’s family losses in Lebanon and said, “hurt people hurt people.”
El-Sayed later apologized to Michigan Jewish Democrats, saying his condemnation should have stood on its own.
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