President Donald Trump says redevelopment of East Potomac Park and renovation of its public golf course will proceed as scheduled. A federal judge has ordered a halt to future work at the site.
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The project involves East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.
The plan includes renovating the public golf course at the park.
A federal judge ordered future work at the site to stop.
Trump said he would carry out the plan on schedule despite the order.
Trump made the statement in a Truth Social post late Monday.
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A Marist Poll conducted with NPR and PBS News found Democrats leading Republicans by eight percentage points among voters in the final week before the midterm elections. The survey reported support of 52% for Democrats and 44% for Republicans; 52% of independents said they preferred Democrats.
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The survey was released Tuesday.
Marist conducted the poll with NPR and PBS News.
Voters favored Democrats over Republicans by 52% to 44%.
The reported Democratic advantage was eight percentage points.
Among independents, 52% said they preferred Democrats.
The article says another 39% but does not identify their response in the provided text.
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The Texas agriculture commissioner, a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, said rising costs, data centers and frustration in farm country could hurt Republicans at the ballot box. The article excerpt does not provide further details about the commissioner’s comments or the costs involved.
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The speaker is the Texas agriculture commissioner.
The commissioner is described as a longtime Trump supporter.
The commissioner warned that rising costs could hurt Republicans electorally.
The commissioner pointed to data centers as a potential concern for voters.
The commissioner cited frustration in farm country as a possible factor in Republican election results.
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Russia struck Kyiv multiple times on Monday night, hours before a humanitarian ceasefire took effect in Oleshky. The truce aims to bring aid into the city and allow civilians to leave; the United States says Melania Trump helped broker it.
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Russia struck Kyiv multiple times on Monday night.
A humanitarian ceasefire took effect in Oleshky hours after the strikes.
The ceasefire aims to bring humanitarian aid into Oleshky.
The truce also aims to let civilians leave the city.
The United States says Melania Trump brokered the ceasefire.
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The article invites Americans of voting age to describe which issues will shape their choices in the 3 November midterm elections. Voters will decide control of Congress and choose governors in 36 states.
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The midterm elections are scheduled for 3 November.
The elections will determine control of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Voters will also elect governors in 36 states.
An October New York Times/Siena College poll reported that President Donald Trump had a 36% approval rating.
The article says respondents expressed frustration with Trump’s handling of the economy, the cost of living and the Iran war.
The Guardian asks readers to share their views through an online form, anonymously if they wish.
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University of Sheffield scientists recreated the Lycurgus Cup’s green-to-red color shift in a modern glass sculpture. The effect comes from gold and silver nanoparticles embedded in the glass, which change how it interacts with light.
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The Lycurgus Cup dates to around 400 CE and depicts King Lycurgus of Thrace.
The cup looks green in reflected light and deep red when light passes through it from behind.
Scientists identified nanoparticles in the glass as the source of its color shifts in 2007.
Roman artisans produced the nanoparticles by adding materials containing gold and silver to the glass mixture.
University of Sheffield researchers Lisa Hollands and Caroline Jackson developed a repeatable method for recreating the effect.
The researchers tested different furnaces, ingredients, and oxygen levels while developing their method.
Dutch researchers had reproduced the color effect in a 3D-printable nanocomposite in 2020, but had not established a consistent glassmaking recipe.
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Israel held its first parliamentary election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza. Voters are deciding whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in office; the article says results are awaited.
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The election took place on Tuesday.
It was Israel’s first parliamentary election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
The attacks sparked Israel’s war in Gaza.
The election will determine whether Benjamin Netanyahu remains prime minister.
The article says Netanyahu was trailing in polls ahead of the election.
CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman reported on the election.
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A new Maine poll shows Democrat Troy Jackson leading Republican Susan Collins in a close U.S. Senate race. President Donald Trump is campaigning for Republican candidates, while musician John Legend has campaigned for Democrats in Ohio.
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The poll shows Troy Jackson ahead of Susan Collins in Maine's Senate race.
The article describes the Senate race as tight.
Donald Trump is supporting Republican candidates with campaign stops across the United States.
John Legend campaigned for Democrats in Ohio.
CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang and Portland Press Herald politics reporter Billy Kobin discussed the race.
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The article argues that U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court undermine justice. It says the United States is imposing costs on people or institutions seeking to uphold international law.
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The article concerns U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
The title says the sanctions undermine justice.
The article says the United States is imposing costs on others.
It links those costs to attempts to uphold international law.
The article frames the U.S. actions as more than a refusal to uphold international law.
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The Netherlands will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, the public broadcaster NPO said, citing public sensitivities around Israel’s participation. NPO had previously said it would handle the country’s entry after broadcaster AVROTROS announced a boycott, but it later reversed that decision; Dutch public channels will still air the contest.
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NPO announced the withdrawal after consulting the board of broadcasters.
NPO media director Jurre Bosman said Israel’s participation causes discussion and division in Dutch society.
AVROTROS said in August that the contest could no longer be considered neutral and would not take part.
NPO said last month that it would take responsibility for the Dutch entry, then changed course on Tuesday.
NPO executive chairman Jet de Ranitz said the contest would still be broadcast on Dutch public channels.
The Netherlands also boycotted the 2026 contest, along with Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia.
Ireland has announced it will also skip the 2027 contest, while Czech broadcaster cited spending cuts for its withdrawal.
Bulgaria will host Eurovision 2027 in Burgas after Bulgarian singer Dara won the 2026 contest in Vienna.
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Newly released police body-camera footage shows a Florida family being asked to leave a soccer tournament after league officials called police. The report identifies the family as two parents and their 3-year-old child but does not provide further details about the dispute.
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Police released body-camera footage of the incident.
The incident took place at a soccer tournament in Florida.
The child involved was 3 years old.
Two parents and their child were asked to leave the tournament.
League officials called the police.
The article does not explain why the family was asked to leave.
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Chris Packham and environmental groups are urging the UK chancellor to reduce a planned £24bn in government support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and protect funding for household heat pumps and other measures. They say CCS projects are costly and uncertain, while supporters argue the technology could cut emissions from industries that are difficult to decarbonise.
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Packham called CCS a “tech fairytale” and said the planned public spending exceeds the combined plans of the US, EU, Norway and Japan.
The government’s £24bn CCS support plan backs projects developed by major oil companies, including BP and Equinor.
The appeal comes as the government reportedly plans to reduce grants for households replacing gas boilers with electric heat pumps.
Heating buildings produces around one-fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the article.
CCS aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions and pipe them into underground storage.
Some CCS projects have worked, but other high-cost projects have stalled or delivered less carbon savings than expected.
Work has begun on the East Coast Cluster near Teesside and Humberside and the HyNet Cluster near Merseyside and north Wales.
A second phase of government support includes £200m for the Acorn project in Aberdeenshire, alongside £80m from the Scottish government.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow during the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, according to Iranian state media. The leaders discussed bilateral political, economic and energy cooperation; Qatar also said it was supporting mediation efforts to help resolve tensions involving Iran and the United States.
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The meeting took place on the sidelines of an energy forum in Moscow.
Iranian state media said the leaders reviewed relations between Tehran and Doha.
They discussed expanding political and economic ties and cooperation in energy.
The report did not mention whether the leaders discussed the US-Israel war on Iran.
The article says Iranian strikes have targeted sites across the region, including in Qatar.
Qatar has been involved in mediation efforts to end the war, according to the article.
A Qatari foreign ministry spokesman called on Iran to stop threatening Gulf states.
The spokesman said a Qatari delegation visited Tehran to support mediation and help pave the way for a resolution with the United States.
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Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump’s White House renovations at a campaign rally in Ohio, comparing the gold-heavy decor to a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein. Trump defended the work and criticized Obama, while the White House posted a mock restaurant menu listing the administration’s claimed accomplishments.
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Obama made the remarks while campaigning for Ohio Democrats, including Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton.
Obama criticized Trump’s plans for a ballroom, changes to the Rose Garden and gold decorations at the White House.
Trump said the White House had been in poor condition and that he had repaired it with skilled artisans.
Trump called Obama a “lousy president” in response to the Cheesecake Factory comparison.
The White House’s official X account posted a mock Cheesecake Factory menu featuring administration talking points.
The menu graphic included claims about private-sector job creation and eliminating federal taxes on tips and overtime.
The dispute unfolded as both parties campaigned ahead of the November midterm elections, when control of Congress was at stake.
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Former Sen. Joe Manchin said the political atmosphere points to a possible “complete tsunami” in the November midterm elections. Republicans are projected to lose their House majority, according to the article.
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Joe Manchin is a former senator from West Virginia.
Manchin made the comment while answering a question from Blake Burman.
He described the midterm outlook as a possible “complete tsunami.”
The elections are scheduled for November.
Republicans are projected to lose their majority in the House.
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Federal prosecutors filed new criminal charges against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, accusing them of making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. The allegations concern their 2023 testimony about the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and its work related to Hunter Biden; both defendants were due in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
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Prosecutors filed the superseding criminal complaint early Tuesday in federal court in Washington, D.C.
The complaint alleges Floris and Benavides knowingly made materially false statements to a congressional committee and sought to impede its investigation.
The charges concern testimony Floris gave on July 19, 2023, and Benavides gave on September 28, 2023.
The testimony addressed the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and an operation called Round River, which gathered informant reporting that included information about Hunter Biden.
Floris served as the task force’s deputy assistant director from mid-2019 through mid-2022.
Benavides served as a task force section chief from mid-2019 through the 2020 election.
Floris’s lawyers criticized the filing as unsigned and unsworn and said they would raise it at the hearing.
The article reports that the charges were filed shortly before the midterm elections and notes concerns raised by former prosecutors and federal officials about the timing.
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The Court of Appeal increased the prison terms of Klevi and Nivalda Pirjani, who were convicted over the death of their three-month-old son, Miguel. The court said their original sentences were unduly lenient, citing repeated assaults and the fatal attack.
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Klevi Pirjani’s minimum prison term rose from 19 years to 21 years and six months.
Nivalda Pirjani’s minimum prison term rose from 15 years to 17 years and nine months.
Miguel was 13 weeks old when he was taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in November 2024 with severe head injuries.
He died five days after being admitted.
Medical findings showed Miguel had 41 bone fractures from at least four separate incidents.
The Attorney General referred the original sentences to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.
The court said the parents subjected Miguel to routine assaults that grew more severe.
The parents were unable to establish which of them inflicted the fatal injuries.
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Researchers found that heart-related hospitalizations increased after marijuana legalization. The study links legalization to the increase and raises questions about cannabis and cardiovascular health, but the article gives no details about the study or its findings.
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Researchers reported an increase in heart-related hospitalizations after marijuana legalization.
The article describes a link between legalization and hospitalizations, not proof that legalization caused the increase.
The study raises questions about cannabis and cardiovascular health.
The article does not state how many hospitalizations occurred.
The article does not identify where or when the study took place.
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Iranians are watching Israel’s legislative election and the November 3 U.S. midterms amid concern that attacks could resume after a June memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran reduced fighting. Residents quoted in the article say they fear further strikes, civilian harm, and economic hardship from U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade.
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Israel held a legislative election on October 27, 2026, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to remain in power.
The U.S. midterm elections are scheduled for November 3, 2026.
The article says U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran declined after Washington and Tehran reached a memorandum of understanding in June.
Some commentators cited in the article believe the United States and Israel could restart the war after the elections.
Two Tehran residents quoted by Al Jazeera said they expect continued conflict and want stability and peace.
The article says the United States has maintained a naval blockade of Iran’s southern ports since July, disrupting oil exports and trade.
President Donald Trump has threatened further strikes on Iranian infrastructure if hostilities resume.
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A mounted Nanotyrannus skeleton nicknamed “Jodi” is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York, with a minimum price of $6 million and an expected sale price of up to $9 million. The sale comes amid debate over whether privately owned fossils may become less accessible to researchers and the public.
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“Jodi” is about 10 feet (3 metres) tall and includes roughly 191 fossil-bone elements.
Researchers confirmed last year that Nanotyrannus is a genus distinct from Tyrannosaurus rex.
The skeleton was found on Jodi Pierson’s land in Montana and excavated by commercial palaeontologist Clayton Phipps.
Sotheby’s says the specimen is one of only three Nanotyrannus skeletons known to science.
Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus rex lived during the same period, about 67 million years ago.
The fossil was first exhibited as a juvenile T. rex at a London art fair in 2023.
Some palaeontologists warn that private sales could limit public access and scientific study of fossils.
Sotheby’s previously sold a T. rex skeleton called “Gus” for $50.1 million in July.
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