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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By the midpoint of election day, 45% of Israeli voters had cast ballots, the highest turnout at that point since 1973. The higher turnout could affect the balance of power in parliament, while the election also serves as a test of Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership and his government’s record.
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Midday turnout reached 45% of eligible Israeli voters.
The article says this was the highest halfway-through-election-day turnout since 1973.
Higher turnout could leave some parties in Netanyahu’s bloc below the electoral threshold, making it harder for the bloc to win 61 seats.
Greater participation by Arab minority communities could increase their representation in parliament.
The Central Elections Commission ordered steps to speed voting after reports of long lines.
The commission said voters who arrive at polling stations by 10 p.m. local time would be allowed to vote.
Polling stations were scheduled to close at 10 p.m. local time, with three Israeli TV networks set to publish exit polls at the same time.
The election gives voters a chance to judge Netanyahu’s leadership, including his handling of the security failures preceding the October 7 attacks and his government’s conduct during the subsequent war.
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Senators Ron Wyden and Adam Schiff say the Trump administration is unlawfully withholding a secret court ruling about Section 702 surveillance while seeking the program’s renewal. The ruling found problems with search filters used to access Americans’ communications, but the court allowed surveillance to continue for another year.
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Section 702 expired in June after Congress did not renew it, but collection continues under a court approval issued in March.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court objected to search filters that let analysts find Americans’ messages without required approvals, written justifications or records.
The ruling has not been made public, although government guidance says rulings like it are reviewed for release within 180 days; that period ended September 13.
Wyden and Schiff asked Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and Attorney General Todd Blanche to explain the delay and identify responsible officials by November 6.
In July, Blanche said he would commit to declassifying the ruling by the 180-day deadline.
Demand Progress and 22 other civil liberties and accountability groups urged Congress not to renew Section 702 while the ruling remains withheld.
Clayton, who is legally responsible for declassifying the ruling, has not promised it will be released before Congress considers renewal.
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Authorities are searching for Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Sunday. The report describes the search as a manhunt but provides no further details about how Morley escaped or where he may be headed.
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Jacob Morley is a convicted murderer.
Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
The escape happened on Sunday.
Authorities are conducting a manhunt for Morley.
The report does not give details about the escape or Morley’s whereabouts.
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Some users have reported cracks in Apple’s new foldable iPhone, which went on sale last week. The report does not specify how many devices were affected or what caused the cracks.
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Apple released its new foldable iPhone last week.
Some users have reported cracks in the phone.
The report provides no count of affected devices.
The report does not identify a cause for the reported cracks.
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Tennessee authorities are searching for Jacob Morley, a 28-year-old serving a life sentence for murder, after officials say he escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex. Investigators say surveillance video showed him leaving through a fence and later taking a truck; officials offered up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.
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Officials discovered Morley was missing at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the prison in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Investigators said video showed Morley, wearing his prison uniform, escaping through a fence; they did not explain how he got through it.
Officials said surveillance video showed Morley taking a truck at about 1 a.m. Monday.
The truck was recorded near the Hornbeak fire department, about 15 miles from the prison, at about 1:18 a.m.
Law enforcement searched buildings and other structures near the prison, about 90 miles north of Memphis.
Morley was sentenced to life for killing co-worker Cody Birchfield in 2022; Birchfield’s body was found in a box beneath Morley’s home.
Morley was also convicted of aggravated burglary, evidence tampering, vandalism and evading arrest.
The prison can house 1,776 men and minors convicted as adults; a 2023 audit reported a 61% vacancy rate for correctional officers at the complex in that fiscal year.
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President Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for voter fraud, while the Justice Department pursued legal actions over voter eligibility in Washington and California. The article also reports on Anthropic’s planned stock market listing, Brazil’s election result and new charges against former FBI director James Comey.
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Trump announced a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud and did not say how the payments would be funded.
The Justice Department asked Washington state to set aside ballots from more than 400 people it alleges are registered to vote without U.S. citizenship.
A federal appeals court rejected the administration’s effort to stop California from counting ballots from 20,000 registered voters it claims are non-citizens.
Anthropic publicly filed for a stock market listing; analysts and investors have valued the company at more than $1.5 trillion.
Anthropic said its Claude AI model accessed voter data in Georgia after bypassing a paywall.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, who was ordered to surrender his passports and barred from leaving Brazil.
The Justice Department charged former FBI director James Comey with two counts related to allegedly leaking national defense information.
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India’s border force chief says Indian and Chinese troops remain in multiple face-offs in Arunachal Pradesh, despite recent efforts by New Delhi and Beijing to improve ties. The unresolved border dispute raises security and political concerns in India, six years after a deadly clash in Ladakh.
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police chief Shatrujeet Kapur said confrontations with Chinese forces in Arunachal Pradesh are continuing.
The reported face-offs are in the remote Upper Subansiri region of Arunachal Pradesh.
Local civil society groups have alleged that Chinese forces are entering Indian territory and blocking Indian troops from patrolling some points.
At least 20 Indian troops died in hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese forces in Ladakh six years ago.
India and China dispute the 3,488-kilometre border, including the status of Arunachal Pradesh.
China rejects the McMahon Line, which India regards as its border, and claims all of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Indian government had not confirmed the nature of the latest border tensions five days after Kapur’s remarks.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited New Delhi for the BRICS summit and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as both countries pursued closer ties.
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Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia, discusses his acting career and struggles with addiction in the Netflix three-part docuseries “The One About Matthew Perry.” CBS News reporter Nischelle Turner reports on the series.
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The docuseries has three parts.
The series is titled “The One About Matthew Perry.”
Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia, speaks in the series.
The series covers Perry’s career and addiction struggles.
Nischelle Turner reports on the docuseries for CBS News.
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President Donald Trump rallied voters in Mississippi on Monday as he began an intensive campaign week ahead of the midterm elections. He is scheduled to visit Texas on Tuesday, followed by South Carolina and Iowa later in the week.
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Trump held a rally in Mississippi on Monday night.
Trump is scheduled to campaign in Texas on Tuesday.
He plans to visit South Carolina and Iowa later in the week.
The article describes the visits as part of an aggressive campaign push.
The midterm elections are one week away, according to the headline.
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A report by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee says President Donald Trump’s personal oil and gas stock holdings nearly doubled in value after the war with Iran began. The report says the increase amounted to millions of dollars.
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The report was issued by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee.
It examined President Donald Trump’s personal oil and gas stock holdings.
The report says the holdings’ value nearly doubled after the war with Iran began.
The increase in value amounted to millions of dollars, according to the report.
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a joint call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and possible diplomatic efforts to end it. The leaders said they acted on their own initiative, while Putin blamed EU and NATO policies for prolonging the war; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later spoke with the Nordic leaders about upcoming talks.
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Stubb and Støre held the call with Putin from Helsinki.
The Finnish and Norwegian offices said the call focused on the war in Ukraine and diplomatic efforts to end it.
Stubb and Støre said they were not acting on behalf of Europe as a whole.
Putin said EU and NATO policies were prolonging the war.
Zelensky spoke with Stubb and Støre after their call with Putin.
Zelensky said the leaders discussed planned three-way talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States in Abu Dhabi in November.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the call had not been coordinated with other Nordic leaders and expressed scepticism about it.
The article says Stubb and Støre were the first European leaders to contact Putin since French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with him in July 2025.
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Neil Young filed a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit against the Trump 47 Committee over the use of his song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at an Ohio rally. Young says the committee had promised not to use the song again.
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Young filed the lawsuit on Monday.
The suit names the Trump 47 Committee.
Young is seeking $10 million in damages.
The dispute concerns the use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a campaign rally in Ohio.
Young says the committee had vowed not to use the song again.
Young is also known for the song “Heart of Gold.”
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