A Bournemouth University study found that women with autism reported more severe menopause symptoms, higher levels of depression and anxiety, and lower quality of life than women without autism. The researchers suggested that feeling less in control of menopause and understanding it less clearly may help explain the difference, but the study did not establish a cause.
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The study included 476 women with autism and 425 women without autism, all aged 40 to 60.
Researchers followed participants for five weeks and used standardized self-report measures.
Women with autism reported more severe menopause symptoms throughout the study period.
The autistic participants also reported higher levels of depression and anxiety and, overall, poorer quality of life.
Women with autism reported feeling less in control of menopause and having a less clear understanding of it.
The study was published in the journal Autism in Adulthood on October 27.
Study lead Eunhee Kim said higher rates of physical and mental health conditions among autistic people may have several contributing factors.
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Ahead of Wednesday’s UK Budget, Plaid Cymru ministers are seeking more funding for Welsh railways and public services. The Budget’s spending decisions in England could lead to additional funding for devolved services in Wales, while people interviewed in Swansea said rising living costs and energy bills were major concerns.
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Welsh Finance Minister Elin Jones asked Chancellor John Healey to bring forward £1bn of the £14bn promised for long-term rail funding in Wales.
Jones also called for extra funding to help the Welsh government set its 2027–28 budget, which faces a real-terms cut in day-to-day spending.
Labour MP Nia Griffith called for greater Welsh government borrowing flexibility for investment projects.
Spending increases in England on services such as healthcare, schools and roads could lead to additional funding for Wales.
Shoppers and traders at Swansea Market identified the cost of living and energy costs as key concerns ahead of the Budget.
Typical energy bills are forecast to rise by 16% in January, according to the article.
Healey has announced plans to remove import taxes on heating oil and described planned cost-of-living measures as “everyday fixes.”
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich celebrated at his campaign headquarters after exit polls suggested support for his far-right party had declined. He had called for a full-scale war in the Occupied West Bank.
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Bezalel Smotrich is Israel's finance minister.
Smotrich celebrated at his campaign headquarters.
Exit polls suggested support for Smotrich's party had declined.
The article describes Smotrich's party as far-right.
Smotrich had called for a full-scale war in the Occupied West Bank.
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Three brothers, including two luxury real estate brokers, were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for running a sex trafficking ring. The ring victimized dozens of women.
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A court sentenced each of the three brothers to 30 years in prison.
Two of the brothers worked as luxury real estate brokers.
The brothers were convicted in connection with a sex trafficking ring.
The ring victimized dozens of women.
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Israeli exit polls showed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp, 52 seats to 50, but neither side appeared to have a clear route to a majority. Turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades, while final results and coalition negotiations remained uncertain.
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Israel’s three major television networks’ exit polls gave Eisenkot’s bloc 52 seats and Netanyahu’s Likud-led camp 50 in the 120-seat Knesset.
The exit polls assigned 18 seats to Arab parties not aligned with either bloc.
Eisenkot has largely ruled out forming a government with the Arab parties, making it harder for his bloc to reach a majority.
The Central Elections Committee reported voter turnout of 77.7%, about seven percentage points above the 2022 election.
Some Israeli media outlets, including Channel 14, projected that Netanyahu’s parties could win 60 seats.
The election was Israel’s first since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and the wars that followed in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Final results could take days, and smaller parties could influence coalition negotiations.
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People celebrated in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe after Israeli media exit polls projected a combined 18 Knesset seats for the Joint Arab List and United Arab List. The projection could mark a significant gain for Arab political representation in Israel.
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Celebrations took place in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe.
Israeli media exit polls projected the Joint Arab List and United Arab List would win a combined 18 Knesset seats.
The result was a projection, not a confirmed final seat count.
The projected result could mark a significant moment for Arab political representation in Israel.
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Projections from Israel’s election show opposition parties winning more seats than the coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but no bloc has enough seats to form a majority. The result could lead to a change in government, though negotiations may take weeks.
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Israelis voted in the country’s first election since the Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza.
Voter turnout reached a record level, according to the article.
Projections give opposition parties more seats than Netanyahu’s coalition.
Netanyahu’s opponents do not have enough seats to form a majority on their own.
The result is expected to lead to weeks of negotiations over forming a government.
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The UK government has advised households to keep three days’ worth of emergency supplies, including water and tinned food. Low-income parents and an expert say the advice may be hard to follow without spare money, while one mother also worries that the suggested food would not suit her autistic son’s needs.
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The guidance recommends supplies such as bottled water, tinned food, baby food, torches and phone-charging packs.
The government says households do not need to buy everything at once.
Samantha Richards, a full-time worker who relies on Universal Credit and her son’s disability allowance, says buying supplies could cut into her childcare budget for the school holidays.
Richards says her autistic son relies on foods that need refrigeration and may not eat tinned food.
Richards plans to prioritise water and says she already has torches and blankets at home.
University of Glasgow professor Ruth Patrick says the guidance may seem insulting to households facing poverty; she cited an estimate of 14 million households in poverty across the UK.
Ana, founder of UK Preppers Club on Facebook, says the government should give practical advice for emergencies such as a loss of running water.
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With one week remaining before Election Day, Democrats are emphasizing the economy and the cost of everyday necessities in their final campaign push. President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas, where Democrats see a chance to make gains despite the state’s long-standing Republican lean.
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Election Day is one week away.
Democrats are focusing their final campaign push on the economy and affordability.
Voters have pointed to the cost of everyday necessities.
President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas.
Republicans have long counted on Texas.
Democrats see an opportunity to make gains in Texas.
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President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas again as midterms approach. CBS News describes the race between Republican Ken Paxton and James Talarico as tight and examines whether Texas could turn blue.
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Trump is campaigning in Texas again.
The article focuses on whether Texas could turn blue in the midterms.
The race between Republican Ken Paxton and James Talarico is described as tight.
CBS News' Anthony Salvanto discusses the race.
Texas Tribune reporter Kayla Guo joins CBS News' The Daily Report.
A CBS News listing says this is Trump's third trip to Texas this month.
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Exit polls project that Palestinian parties will win 17 to 18 seats in Israel’s Knesset, up from 10, potentially giving them a larger role in forming the next government. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot may need their support to secure a majority, while negotiations could prove difficult and leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in office as a caretaker government during a lengthy process.
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Exit polls give Eisenkot’s opposition bloc a narrow lead over Netanyahu’s governing coalition and its supporters.
Netanyahu’s Likud party could still emerge as the largest single party.
Projected Palestinian party representation rises to 17 to 18 seats, from 10 in the previous Knesset.
The Joint List is projected to win at least 10 seats, while Ra’am is projected to win seven.
Eisenkot has set four conditions for talks with the Joint List, including recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and condemnation of Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas has said his priority is to remove Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir from power.
If no candidate forms a government within six weeks, Israel’s president can ask another candidate to try.
A minority government supported through informal, issue-by-issue agreements could be unstable and lead to another election.
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A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Tuesday found Democrats leading by eight points among likely voters. The lead rises to 13 points when independents are included, and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro discussed the results with PBS News’ Geoff Bennett.
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PBS News, NPR and Marist released the poll on Tuesday.
The poll found Democrats ahead by eight points among likely voters.
The Democratic lead was 13 points when independents were included.
Geoff Bennett discussed the poll results with NPR’s Domenico Montanaro.
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A Washington grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House staffer who testified to a House committee about Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, according to two people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors’ allegations were not immediately clear; Republican lawmakers had accused Hutchinson of lying under oath about her testimony.
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The grand jury rejected prosecutors’ request for an indictment against Hutchinson, the Associated Press reported.
The two people who described the decision spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
Hutchinson served as a special assistant to Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff.
In 2022, Hutchinson testified that Trump tried to go to the Capitol and declined to intervene as the violence unfolded.
Trump denied parts of Hutchinson’s account and criticized her publicly.
Hutchinson said people in Trump’s circle offered her job opportunities and financial help while she cooperated with the House committee.
The House impeached Trump in 2021 over his conduct related to the Capitol attack, and the Senate acquitted him.
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The State Department said it will provide U.S. visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family after his loss in Brazil’s election. In other news, President Trump said the East Potomac Golf Course will close for renovations despite a judge’s order blocking major changes, while a humanitarian truce took effect in Oleshky and a ceasefire was holding.
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The State Department said it will provide U.S. visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family.
Flavio Bolsonaro lost in Brazil’s election.
President Trump said the East Potomac Golf Course will close for renovations.
A judge’s order blocks major changes to the East Potomac Golf Course.
A humanitarian truce took effect in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
A ceasefire was holding in Oleshky.
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A federal grand jury declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to two people familiar with the matter. Hutchinson gave testimony to a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; her testimony was disputed.
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The Justice Department did not secure an indictment against Hutchinson.
Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press about the grand jury decision.
Hutchinson is a former White House staffer.
She testified before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
The article describes her testimony as disputed.
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Apple announced M6 updates to the iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro. Both add N1 wireless chips for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, while keeping the same exterior design as their predecessors.
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The iMac comes with either a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, or a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, depending on the Thunderbolt-port configuration.
The two-port iMac supports up to 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage; the four-port model supports up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage.
The MacBook Pro has a 12-core CPU and GPU, supports up to 32GB of memory and 4TB of storage, and has no Ethernet port.
Apple says the M6 iMac can deliver up to 40% faster CPU performance than the M4 model, along with up to double graphics performance and nearly five times faster on-device AI.
Apple says the M6 MacBook Pro offers up to 30% faster graphics and up to double the Neural Engine performance compared with the previous M5 model.
The iMac starts at $1,499 for the two-port version and $1,699 for the four-port version; the MacBook Pro starts at $1,999.
Pre-orders begin October 28, and the computers ship November 6.
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FBI agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion as part of an investigation involving Eric Swalwell, according to CBS News. Swalwell left California’s governor’s race in April and gave up his seat in Congress after a former staffer and three other women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct.
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FBI agents raided a mansion in Beverly Hills.
The search was part of an investigation involving Eric Swalwell.
The mansion was described in the article title as belonging to a billionaire.
Swalwell is a former California representative.
He dropped out of the California governor’s race in April.
He gave up his seat in Congress.
A former staffer and three other women made sexual assault and misconduct allegations against Swalwell.
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The article examines Georgia’s efforts to rebuild trust in elections after Donald Trump made false claims about the state’s role in the 2020 election. It reports that the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to challenge election integrity and assert more control over how elections are run.
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Georgia has been at the center of debates over election integrity since the 2020 election.
Trump made false claims about Georgia’s role in the 2020 election.
The Trump administration has increased efforts to challenge the integrity of elections.
The administration is seeking greater control over how elections are conducted.
The article focuses on Georgia’s efforts to restore confidence in voting.
Liz Landers reported the story in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.
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UK Chancellor John Healey is due to present his first budget on Wednesday amid global market turmoil and rising living costs. He is expected to offer limited, targeted help for households while delaying major tax and spending decisions, and to outline longer-term energy and regional devolution plans.
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Healey said conflicts abroad are pushing up energy prices and adding pressure on families, businesses and public finances.
The government plans to keep to its self-imposed fiscal rules, limiting the scope for large spending measures.
The budget is expected to include temporary support for poorer families ahead of a forecast rise in typical energy bills in January.
Healey is expected to cancel a planned fuel-duty increase and change the carers’ allowance earnings rules.
The government is expected to announce energy-market reforms intended to reduce household bills over time.
The budget is expected to provide an initial investment in defence industries, while a timetable for reaching defence spending of 3% of national income by 2030 may wait until next year’s spending review.
The budget is expected to set out a roadmap for giving local leaders more control over tax revenues.
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Israel’s Joint Arab List celebrated after exit polls projected that the Arab bloc could win as many as 18 seats in parliament. Record turnout among Arab voters raised hopes that the bloc could influence the next government; a former lawmaker said, “Ben-Gvir is out.”
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Exit polls projected up to 18 parliamentary seats for the Arab bloc.
Israel’s Joint Arab List celebrated the projections.
The article described turnout among Arab voters as record-high.
The turnout fueled optimism about the bloc’s role in forming the next government.
A former lawmaker declared, “Ben-Gvir is out.”
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