Israelis are voting in the country’s first national election since the October 7, 2023, attacks. Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said the election’s outcome is unlikely to change the wars involving Iran and Gaza.
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Israel is holding its first national election since the October 7, 2023, attacks.
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren discussed Israel’s political landscape.
Oren said the election results are unlikely to change the wars involving Iran and Gaza.
The article does not report the election results.
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A remark by Barack Obama comparing the White House’s gold decor to a Cheesecake Factory opened a political spat between Republicans and Democrats. The exchange came during a campaign stop in Cleveland as the competitive midterm election cycle neared its end.
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Obama made the remark at a campaign stop in Cleveland.
He said the White House looked as if Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory, with gold everywhere.
The comment sparked a dispute between Republicans and Democrats.
The article describes the exchange as taking place near the end of a competitive midterm election cycle.
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Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered outside a polling station in Jerusalem as he voted on Tuesday. The election is Israel’s first since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, and is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu.
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Benjamin Netanyahu voted in Israel’s election on Tuesday.
Netanyahu supporters gathered outside the polling station where he voted.
The report was filed from Jerusalem.
This is Israel’s first national election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
The election is seen as a referendum on Netanyahu.
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ICE arrested Samuel Sey, a Ghana-born Christian blogger and podcaster who lives in Ohio, at Columbus airport on October 21. DHS says he overstayed his authorized admission and has no pending applications; Sey’s family says he entered legally and was working with a lawyer to obtain permanent status.
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Sey has lived in the United States since 2022, according to the article.
A DHS spokesperson said Sey accepted voluntary departure and would remain in ICE custody until he is removed from the United States.
Sey’s wife said the family is trying to understand what went wrong with his immigration process.
His wife said he had been working with a lawyer to obtain permanent legal status.
Sey is the author of the blog SlowToWrite and co-hosts the podcast The Narrative.
Sey has publicly supported ICE and criticized illegal immigration.
Sey was being held for ICE at Butler County Jail, according to the article.
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The article focuses on how beauty businesses are contributing to high streets, with Wolverhampton as its location. The supplied text does not include the video or details about the businesses involved.
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The article is titled “How the beauty industry is boosting High Streets.”
The article is associated with Wolverhampton.
The article discusses hairdressers and beauty salons.
The page lists UK high streets as a related topic.
The supplied article text contains a video player, but no transcript or further reporting.
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Human rights advocates and performers have asked UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reconsider the refusal of a visitor visa for Judith Clark, a 77-year-old former member of the Weather Underground. Clark planned to speak about rehabilitation at a Royal Shakespeare Company event and attend her daughter’s book launch; she was convicted in connection with a 1981 attempted armored-truck robbery in which three people were killed, served 37 years, and was released in 2019.
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The Home Office refused Clark’s visa application last week.
Clark was invited to speak about rehabilitation and restorative justice after a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Julius Caesar in Stratford-upon-Avon.
She also hoped to attend the 5 November UK launch of her daughter Harriet Clark’s novel, The Hill.
Lawyer Helena Kennedy, actor Harriet Walter and theatre director Phyllida Lloyd urged the Home Office to reconsider the decision.
Clark was convicted in 1983 for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 attempted Brinks armored-truck robbery that killed a security guard and two police officers.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo commuted Clark’s sentence in 2017; she was paroled in 2019 after serving 37 years.
During her imprisonment, Clark helped establish an AIDS support group, programs for mothers, a service-dog effort and a college education program.
Clark became director of the Survivors Justice Project in 2025, an organization that seeks legal relief for survivors of domestic violence facing prison sentences.
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President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas for gubernatorial candidate Ken Paxton. The article’s headline says Trump also reacted to a comment by Barack Obama about the Cheesecake Factory, but the provided text gives no details of his response.
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Trump is campaigning for Ken Paxton in Texas.
Paxton is identified as a Texas gubernatorial candidate.
The headline says Trump is traveling to Texas to support Paxton.
The headline says Trump reacted to a comment by Barack Obama about the Cheesecake Factory.
The provided article text does not describe what Trump said in response.
CBS News correspondent Ed O’Keefe is listed as providing analysis.
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The article raises a question about how much government power would be needed to prevent people from secretly developing prohibited AI. The provided text does not explain the article’s argument or offer further details.
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The article focuses on government oversight of AI development.
It asks how a government could prevent secret development of prohibited AI.
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The Ballon d’Or ceremony in London called attention to French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is serving a seven-year sentence in Algeria. Gleizes was arrested while reporting on a football club in the Kabylie region; Algerian authorities accused him of supporting terrorism, while press freedom group RSF says his contacts were part of his journalism.
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Presenters Kate Scott and Thierry Henry dedicated the ceremony to Gleizes and displayed the hashtag “#FreeGleize.”
Gleizes, 37, writes for French magazines So Foot and Society and covers African football.
He travelled to Algeria in May 2024 to report on Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, a football club based in Tizi Ouzou.
Algeria designated the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie a terrorist organisation in 2021.
Authorities accused Gleizes of possessing publications deemed harmful to national security and of contacting a club official associated with the movement.
At his appeal hearing, Gleizes said he had made mistakes and should have entered Algeria on a journalist visa instead of a tourist visa.
RSF announced a solidarity football match for 11 November, which it said would mark Gleizes’s 500th day in detention.
Gleizes’s case unfolded amid strained relations between France and Algeria, including diplomatic expulsions and disagreements over Western Sahara.
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DJ John Summit spoke with CBS’s Anthony Mason about leaving accounting for a career in music. He discussed challenges during the career change and how he manages his demanding schedule.
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John Summit previously worked as an accountant.
Summit discussed his move from accounting to DJing.
He spoke with CBS correspondent Anthony Mason.
Summit described struggles during his career transition.
The interview also covered how he handles his busy schedule.
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Prosecutors told Winchester Crown Court that Philip Young drugged and raped his then-wife, Joanne Young, and advertised her online to strangers without her consent. Four men are on trial for alleged sexual offences against her; they deny the charges. Philip Young has admitted multiple offences, and the trial is expected to last up to four weeks.
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The four defendants are Norman Macksoni, Richard Wilkins, Connor Sanderson-Doyle and Mohammed Hassan.
The defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges including rape, sexual assault and assault by penetration.
Prosecutors said Philip Young advertised his wife on Craigslist, Grindr and swinging websites.
Joanne Young told police that she had believed she and her husband had a monogamous sex life.
Philip Young admitted 11 counts of rape, 14 counts of voyeurism and other sexual offences against his ex-wife.
The court was told that Philip Young published more than 500 intimate images and videos of his ex-wife without her consent.
A sixth defendant, Dean Hamilton, has admitted charges including rape and sexual assault; he and Philip Young will be sentenced after the trial.
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Political commentator Bill O’Reilly predicted that the United States could see protests like those reported in France and elsewhere in Europe in recent weeks, but on a larger scale. He made the remark during an appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” where host Leland Vittert asked him about his concerns.
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O’Reilly said the United States could experience protests similar to recent demonstrations in France and other parts of Europe.
He described the potential protests as happening “on steroids.”
O’Reilly made the prediction on Monday.
The conversation aired on NewsNation’s “On Balance.”
Host Leland Vittert asked O’Reilly about appearing concerned.
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The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are scheduled for Nov. 3, with closely contested House, Senate and governor races that could affect the balance of power in Congress and President Donald Trump's agenda. Trump is campaigning in Texas, where the Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico is described as neck and neck.
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, one week after the article's Oct. 27 update.
Thirty-five Senate seats are up for election.
The Senate contests in Michigan, Texas, Alaska and other states could help determine which party controls the chamber next year.
Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Lubbock and Corpus Christi, Texas.
Paxton and Talarico are both scheduled to speak at a rally in Lubbock.
More than 20% of registered voters in Texas had voted early, according to the article.
AdImpact reported $11.21 billion in ad spending and reservations for the 2025–2026 election cycle, exceeding the $11.20 billion recorded for the full 2023–2024 cycle.
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In a CBS Mornings segment in the “Never Too Late” series, 68-year-old Melinda Chan-Wong talks about joining a troupe of cabaret dancers. The segment focuses on her reasons for pursuing cabaret dancing later in life.
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Melinda Chan-Wong is 68 years old.
Chan-Wong joined a troupe of cabaret dancers.
She explains why she joined the troupe in the segment.
The segment is part of CBS Mornings’ “Never Too Late” series.
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The iPhone Duo is Apple’s $1,999-and-up foldable phone, with a nearly invisible screen crease and a design that works like an iPad when unfolded. The reviewer found it technically impressive and useful as a small tablet, but said its folded form feels cramped, takes time to learn, and is less enjoyable than a standard iPhone.
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The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable iPhone, according to the article.
The phone costs at least $1,999.
When unfolded, the Duo works in portrait or landscape orientation, regardless of which end is up.
Its screen crease is difficult to notice during use, the reviewer said.
The folded phone is shorter and wider than Apple’s other phones.
The Duo has a Touch ID sensor mounted in a button, which the reviewer initially had trouble locating.
The reviewer said the phone required a few days of adjustment to use comfortably.
The reviewer found the Duo better as a small iPad than as an iPhone.
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Patricia Irvine is calling for justice after her husband was fatally shot in an alleged road-rage incident on the upper deck of New York’s George Washington Bridge. The report was published on October 27, 2026.
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The woman identified in the report is Patricia Irvine.
Irvine’s husband was fatally shot.
The shooting was described as an alleged road-rage incident.
The shooting took place on the upper deck of the George Washington Bridge in New York.
The report says Irvine is demanding justice.
The report was published on October 27, 2026.
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Kevin Hassett, director of President Donald Trump’s National Economic Council, said the affordability crisis is a “myth,” citing rising inflation-adjusted household consumption and higher aggregate income and spending. Economists quoted by Newsweek countered that aggregate figures can hide strain on many households, pointing to falling inflation-adjusted wages, high borrowing costs and the concentration of consumer spending among wealthier Americans.
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Hassett said inflation-adjusted consumption per household has increased by about $5,000 since Trump took office.
The article reports that the national average price of regular gasoline was $4.27 per gallon, up from about $3 before the Iran war began in late February.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest report cited in the article put September inflation at 3.7%, up from 3.4% in August.
In September, nominal hourly earnings rose 0.1% while prices rose 0.6%, amounting to a decline in inflation-adjusted pay for the month.
The article says consumer prices rose about 6.1% since January 2025, while aggregate personal income rose 7.3% to $27.6 trillion and spending rose 9.3% to $22.3 trillion.
Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi said aggregate spending figures obscure difficulties for many households, including falling real wages, low savings and rising borrowing costs.
Research cited from Moody’s found that the top 10% of U.S. earners account for roughly half of consumer spending.
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Jennifer Shuford, the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer, plans to resign after six months in the role, according to an agency email obtained by The Guardian. She said she is leaving to spend more time with her family and is expected to depart on November 12, after the midterm elections.
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Donald Trump appointed Shuford in April as part of a four-person senior leadership team.
Shuford serves as the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer.
The CDC director, Dr. Erica Schwartz, sent Shuford’s statement by email.
Shuford thanked Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the opportunity to help lead the CDC.
The appointments were intended to stabilize the agency after former CDC director Susan Monarez left less than a month into the job.
Monarez publicly described Kennedy’s directives as “unscientific.”
Shuford is expected to leave on November 12, after the midterm elections.
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A France 24 program examines the Chinese Communist Party’s plenum and what its closed-door discussions may reveal about President Xi Jinping’s hold on power. The program also focuses on Xi’s ongoing anti-corruption drive and features analysis from Jean-François Di Méglio of the Asia Centre think tank.
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The program was published on October 27, 2026.
It discusses a plenum meeting of the Chinese Communist Party.
The meeting’s discussions take place behind closed doors.
The program focuses on Xi Jinping’s grip on power.
The program addresses Xi’s anti-corruption drive.
Jean-François Di Méglio of the Asia Centre think tank provides analysis.
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Mary Peltola, Alaska’s Democratic Senate nominee, asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s lawsuit concerning the state’s Senate election. The filing prompted the judge to expedite the case.
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The Justice Department filed the lawsuit the previous week.
The lawsuit concerns Alaska’s Senate election.
The Justice Department’s claim involves a candidate whose name matches that of incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican.
Peltola is Alaska’s Democratic Senate nominee.
A federal judge expedited the case after Peltola requested dismissal.
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