Unions suspended a planned strike at London’s V&A museums for 29 and 30 October after management made an improved pay offer. The suspension allows talks facilitated by Acas, a UK workplace conciliation service, to continue; the offer’s details have not been disclosed.
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Members of the Prospect and PCS unions had voted to strike over pay and working conditions.
The planned walkout could have closed the V&A’s main galleries in South Kensington and its East London sites.
The unions are seeking a 4% pay rise for staff earning above the living wage and for the V&A to become an accredited London living-wage employer within 12 months.
The unions also want time-and-a-half pay for bank holiday work and changes to working conditions, including heatwave measures and food at East London sites.
The London living wage is £15.45 per hour.
The V&A says all its staff receive at least the London living wage, but some outsourced contractors do not.
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The article says that Donald Trump's religious-right collaborators and enablers have damaged Christian witness. The supplied text gives no examples or further details supporting that claim.
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The article's title is “The power of faith meets the corruption of power.”
The article focuses on Donald Trump and the religious right.
The article describes some religious-right figures as Trump's collaborators and enablers.
The article claims their actions have damaged Christian witness.
The supplied text does not identify specific people or actions.
The supplied text does not provide evidence or examples for its claim.
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Protests continued in France over the weekend, with demonstrators taking to the streets. CBS News correspondent Leigh Kiniry reported on the demonstrations.
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Demonstrators took to the streets in France.
The protests continued over the weekend.
CBS News aired a report on the protests.
Leigh Kiniry reported on the demonstrations.
The video report was about 1 minute and 35 seconds long.
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AmiLynne Carroll argues that people should treat resilience as a way to survive hardship, not as a lasting identity or life goal. She says praise for enduring adversity can make people feel unable to seek help or choose a new direction, and calls for support that helps them decide what they want after a difficult experience.
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Carroll says resilience can become a label that makes people feel they must keep enduring hardship.
She describes “borrowed beliefs” as ideas people adopt about themselves from influential people in their lives.
Carroll says survival alone does not tell someone who they want to become.
She cites the World Health Organization’s estimate that depression and anxiety lead to 12 billion lost workdays globally each year.
The WHO identifies excessive workloads, limited support and job insecurity as risks to mental health.
Carroll says her experiences include quadriplegia and a stroke in 2022.
The article gives examples of workers and caregivers whose established roles can make it harder to recognize their own needs or ambitions.
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Newsweek reports that a 2013 Father’s Day post attributed to Representative Ilhan Omar, referring to her father as “Nur Said,” is no longer available at its original URL; the outlet says it has not established when or why it was removed. The post has drawn renewed attention amid scrutiny of Omar’s marriage and immigration history, allegations she denies and that the article says remain unproven.
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An online archive shows a June 2013 post from Omar’s X account wishing her father, “Nur Said,” a happy Father’s Day.
The post is no longer available at its original URL, and Newsweek says it has not determined when or why it was removed.
A recent federal court filing identified Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”
Omar told reporters, “My name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”
Omar has denied allegations that her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was her brother or that their marriage was fraudulent.
The Congressional Black Caucus identified Omar’s father as Nur Omar Mohamed in a statement after his death in 2020.
Newsweek reported that federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home on October 12; a source close to the matter said investigators also obtained a DNA sample.
President Donald Trump called for Omar to resign, but the article notes that the court filing alone does not establish his claim that she used a fraudulent identity.
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Japanese prosecutors indicted U.S. Marine Devin Jacob Ballard in connection with the alleged murder and robbery of Anna Yagi in Naha, Okinawa, on 3 October. The case has prompted protests and renewed calls for action over crimes involving U.S. military personnel in Okinawa.
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Ballard, 20, was stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Prosecutors allege Ballard strangled Yagi, 39, with a telephone cord and took her backpack and wallet.
Ballard was arrested on suspicion of killing Yagi at a hotel in Naha.
Media reports said Ballard denied the allegations, while investigators told Japanese news outlets that some of his statements suggested involvement.
Security footage reportedly shows a man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with Yagi and leaving alone with her belongings.
About 55,000 U.S. service members are stationed in Japan, with Okinawa hosting the largest concentration.
Around 100 people protested in Naha and Tokyo earlier this month.
Okinawa Governor Genta Koja and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for measures to prevent similar incidents; Takaichi said Japan had lodged a strong protest with the United States.
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Serbia’s student-led movement won a parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vucic’s long rule and prompting celebrations. The movement has not yet named its leaders and faces a range of challenges ahead.
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The student-led movement won Serbia’s parliamentary election.
The result ended Aleksandar Vucic’s long rule.
Mass celebrations followed the election result.
The movement’s leaders have not yet been named.
The article says the incoming movement faces a long list of issues.
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Tony Dokoupil introduced his new podcast, “Great Question with Tony Dokoupil,” ahead of its Monday evening launch. Its first episode features a conversation with cultural critic Malcolm Gladwell about gun violence.
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The podcast is titled “Great Question with Tony Dokoupil.”
The show launches Monday evening.
Tony Dokoupil gave an inside look at the new podcast.
The first episode features cultural critic Malcolm Gladwell.
The opening conversation focuses on gun violence.
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President Donald Trump said Norway “sucks” after he was not selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norway-based committee chose Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge, instead.
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Trump made the remark on Sunday.
Trump was not selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
The prize selection committee is based in Norway.
The committee honored Navi Pillay instead of Trump.
Pillay is a former International Criminal Court judge.
Trump said he had told the first lady he would get the Nobel Prize in two weeks; the article excerpt ends before his statement is complete.
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Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss preventing renewed conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. The talks also addressed regional security arrangements and Iran’s possible role in a security pact, amid rising military tensions and efforts by Qatar to negotiate terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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The delegations included Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın.
The officials were expected to discuss Iran’s influence over Houthi attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
The meeting followed a defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Mecca in August.
Iran has advocated a regional security pact that includes Iran and reduces reliance on the United States.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the meeting could support broader regional security cooperation.
The article reports continued US military buildup and says Qatari mediators were in Tehran discussing terms for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The article says Iran has attacked US bases and energy infrastructure in Gulf states in response to US-Israeli operations.
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President Donald Trump criticized comedian Bill Maher in a Truth Social post on Sunday. Trump called Maher a “coward who is afraid to tell the truth” and said Maher’s HBO show, “Real Time,” was no longer “hot.”
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Trump made the comments in a Truth Social post on Sunday.
Trump called Maher a “coward who is afraid to tell the truth.”
Trump also called Maher a “complete and total loser.”
Trump said Maher’s HBO show, “Real Time,” was not “hot” anymore.
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A woman who faked pregnancies to deceive several men, including former “Bachelor” star Clayton Echard, was sentenced to 30 days in jail. The report does not provide further details about the sentence or the case.
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The woman faked multiple pregnancies.
Clayton Echard was among the men she deceived.
A court sentenced her to 30 days in jail.
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As Israel approaches an election, immigrants who moved there from the United States and Italy express sharply different views about Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s political direction. One recent immigrant supports Netanyahu, citing his experience and ties with Washington, while another wants a change in government because of the human and economic costs of recent years and what he sees as an unequal military burden.
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A Maariv poll published October 23 projected 48 seats for Netanyahu’s coalition parties and 54 for the main opposition bloc.
Neither bloc reached the 61 seats needed for a majority in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, according to the poll.
A September Israel Democracy Institute survey found that foreign affairs and security were the top electoral concerns among Jewish respondents identifying with the right.
The survey found that economic concerns led among centrists, while religion-and-state issues ranked first among respondents on the left.
Jen Aziz, 36, moved from New York to Israel this summer and said she plans to vote for Netanyahu.
Aziz said Netanyahu’s relationship with the United States and joint military operations against Iran’s nuclear facilities influenced her support.
Isaac Levy, 32, moved from Milan to Israel in 2012 and wants a change of government.
Levy cited recent human and economic costs and criticized what he described as an unequal distribution of military responsibilities.
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The article compares student-led protests in several countries and says their chances of political success differ. It describes Serbia’s student movement as having defeated the party of Aleksandar Vučić, while protests in Albania and France face different political obstacles and have produced limited or early concessions.
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The article says Serbia’s student movement protested for nearly two years before winning a parliamentary victory.
The article says the movement has no conventional leader or governing experience, and that its ability to govern is uncertain.
In Albania, protests began over a luxury resort development and expanded to include concerns about alleged corruption, unemployment and education.
Albanian protesters are demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation and a transitional government.
Rama’s Socialist Party won 83 of Albania’s 140 parliamentary seats in May 2025, according to the article.
In France, school blockades and demonstrations have focused on teacher shortages, school conditions and the university admissions system.
France’s Interior Ministry counted 410,000 participants in a recent demonstration, while unions estimated as many as 800,000.
The French government pledged to deploy about 3,000 substitute teachers, and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu planned to meet student representatives.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election, while Bolsonaro sought to have the result annulled. The article also reports Israeli forces sealing off parts of Hebron and displacing residents, and Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola sustaining minor injuries in a car crash.
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Lula won Brazil’s presidential election, which the article describes as his fourth term.
Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede and cited extended voting hours in seeking to annul the result.
The article says international leaders were recognizing Lula’s victory.
Israeli forces sealed off Hebron after a gun attack at a military checkpoint that killed two Israeli soldiers.
Hebron’s municipality said 370 families, nearly 2,000 people, had been displaced; the Israeli army said residents left voluntarily.
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a car crash while traveling to a campaign stop.
Peltola’s family and the occupant of the other vehicle were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Justice Department defended a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses.
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A Pennsylvania bill that would create a two-year window for survivors of childhood sexual assault to file lawsuits has stalled in the state Senate. The proposal would amend the state constitution, but it must pass two consecutive legislative sessions with identical language, and the current legislative session ends on November 30.
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The state House passed the proposed amendment in June, but the Senate did not take it up.
Republican senators tried to tie the measure to a separate proposal to expand voter identification requirements, which many Democrats oppose.
Pennsylvania requires constitutional amendments to pass in two consecutive legislative sessions with identical wording before voters can consider them.
The current version of the bill is set to expire when the legislative session ends on November 30.
Supporters have sought a lookback window since at least 2018, after a report found that more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania had abused at least 1,000 children.
Pennsylvania's former governor, Tom Wolf, said administrative failures in 2021 prevented voters from considering the measure in a statewide referendum.
Similar laws in other states have allowed survivors to file lawsuits after normal legal deadlines expired.
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A recent CBS News poll examined the motivations of people who may vote for Democrats in the midterm elections. The report says most are motivated by opposition to President Donald Trump and Republican policies; CBS News’ Anthony Salvanto discussed the findings.
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The poll focused on people who may vote for Democrats in the midterm elections.
The report says most of those voters want to stop President Donald Trump and Republican policies.
CBS News’ Anthony Salvanto discussed the poll data.
The article does not provide specific poll percentages or other detailed results.
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The article says businesses may be founded to advance a cause, but the cause alone may not keep them financially viable. It distinguishes a business’s mission from its ability to pay its bills.
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The article discusses businesses founded to advance a cause.
It says starting a business for that purpose is acceptable.
It cautions against expecting the cause itself to keep the business operating.
The title frames the topic around businesses described as “woke.”
The article focuses on the financial viability of cause-driven businesses.
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Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority staff warned that Woodside Energy’s proposed Browse gas project could cause serious or irreversible harm to Scott Reef, including risks to endangered turtles, whales and coral. The state and federal assessments are ongoing, and environment ministers will make the final approval decisions.
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A 2023 draft letter prepared for the Western Australian EPA board criticized Woodside’s plans to protect marine life and manage oil-spill risks.
The EPA told Woodside in February 2024 that its preliminary view was to reject the project.
Browse is about 300 kilometres off the Kimberley coast, and Scott Reef supports more than 1,500 species.
Woodside plans to drill more than 50 wells and send gas through a 1,000-kilometre pipeline to the North West Shelf processing plant.
Woodside added explosive-driven shear rams to its plans, saying they could help seal a leaking well within seconds; a company spokesperson said a backup capping stack could stop oil flow within 16 days.
EPA staff warned that a leak lasting 13 days could cause irreversible consequences for Scott Reef.
The draft letter said seabed subsidence could threaten Sandy Islet, where about 1,000 endangered green turtles breed each year, and described a plan to add sand to the islet as high risk.
Woodside needs approval from state and federal environmental authorities; environment ministers hold the final decision-making power.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats would seek to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if they win control of the House in the November midterm elections. He said Democrats would act if President Donald Trump does not remove Hegseth first.
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Jeffries is the House minority leader and represents New York.
Jeffries made the remarks in an interview with MS NOW.
He said Democrats would act against Hegseth if they take the House majority.
Jeffries said Trump could remove Hegseth before Democrats act.
The article says Democrats currently have zeroed in on Hegseth, but the excerpt does not complete that point.
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