Actress Parker Posey became a prominent star in 1990s independent films, earning the nickname “Queen of the Indies.” She recently received an Emmy nomination for “The White Lotus” and appears in Martin McDonagh’s film “Wild Horse Nine.”
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Posey broke out in independent films such as “Party Girl” in the 1990s.
She was dubbed “The Queen of the Indies.”
Posey received an Emmy nomination for “The White Lotus.”
She appears in Martin McDonagh’s film “Wild Horse Nine.”
Posey spoke with correspondent Mo Rocca, a former classmate from summer theater school.
The interview covered Posey’s Southern upbringing and how her parents inspired her acting.
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Faded advertisements known as ghost signs remain on brick walls across the United States, offering clues about past businesses and products. Artist Craig Winslow uses projection mapping to temporarily recreate old signs, while enthusiasts document them before demolition removes them.
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Marketing professor Ron Ladouceur searches for and studies ghost signs in Schenectady, New York.
Ladouceur said the golden era of ghost signs ran from about 1895 through the 1930s, alongside the rise of national advertising.
Many signs promoted brands and companies that no longer exist, and repeated layers of paint can make them hard to read.
Ghost signs are often lost when buildings are demolished.
Craig Winslow’s Light Capsules project uses projection mapping to recreate the appearance of old signs.
Winslow researches signs using archival images and old directories before projecting them.
In Portland, Oregon, Winslow identified five advertising layers on a warehouse wall, including signs for Montgomery Ward and Oregon Transfer Co.
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Andy Burnham called for an open discussion about whether the UK should consider restoring free movement with the EU. Some Labour ministers and MPs backed discussing closer ties, while others and politicians from the Conservatives and Reform UK opposed reopening the issue.
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Burnham said staying out of free movement should no longer be a red line in talks with the EU.
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner backed an open discussion, saying the government should consider what deal would be best for Britain.
Labour MP Stella Creasy said the debate should consider effects on supply chains and jobs for British citizens.
Some senior ministers support closer UK-EU ties that could involve joining the single market and accepting free movement.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned that closer EU ties would involve difficult trade-offs.
Some Labour MPs representing pro-Brexit constituencies are wary of revisiting free movement; Jonathan Hinder has urged the prime minister to rule it out.
Labour peer Richard Walker called restarting the debate a dangerous precedent and said it would not help young people who are out of work.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised Burnham’s proposal.
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Portuguese police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 31 people in total. The protests called for action on rising housing costs and opposed proposed changes that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases.
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Police moved into the Lisbon camp in Rossio Square shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and arrested 25 people.
Protesters had set up more than 100 tents in Lisbon after a march attended by thousands.
Police dismantled a camp of about 50 tents in Porto and arrested six people.
Police said the operation was proportionate, reported seven minor injuries across the two operations, and said those arrested in Lisbon were released and due in court Monday.
The activist group Casa para Viver said 60 people were hurt and called for a protest outside parliament on Tuesday.
Home prices in Portugal have more than doubled since 2017, while rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
The Bank of Portugal estimates the country is short 300,000 homes.
Protesters oppose a bill that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases; it passed its first parliamentary reading.
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A University of Surrey study found that people from some ethnic minority and deprived groups in England were less likely to receive a breast cancer diagnosis through routine screening and more likely to be diagnosed through urgent referrals or emergencies. People with learning disabilities also had longer waits for diagnosis and treatment, the analysis found.
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Researchers analyzed data on 86,564 people diagnosed with breast cancer between 2009 and 2019.
People from Black, Asian and mixed backgrounds, and people from deprived backgrounds, were up to 33% less likely to be diagnosed through screening.
These groups were up to 31% more likely to be diagnosed through an urgent suspected cancer referral and up to 37% more likely through an emergency presentation.
People with learning disabilities had an 18% longer time to diagnosis and waited 10% longer for treatment than people without learning disabilities.
The study was conducted by University of Surrey academics and funded by Breast Cancer Now.
Earlier research cited in the article found that one in three people from ethnic minority backgrounds needed three or more GP visits before a cancer diagnosis, compared with one in five people across England.
The article says young Black women are under-represented in clinical research and face higher rates of aggressive breast cancer, poorer care and mortality.
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Israelis are set to vote in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership at the center of the campaign. Polls give opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s party a lead, but he may need a coalition of several parties to form a government, and analysts say Netanyahu could still remain prime minister.
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Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on October 24, demanding accountability for failures related to the October 7 attacks and calling for a state commission of inquiry.
The election is Israel’s first parliamentary vote since the October 7 attacks.
Thirty-nine parties are running, though the campaign has largely focused on Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for more than three decades.
Netanyahu’s critics cite controversial changes affecting the judiciary, his corruption trial, and allegations that he failed to heed warnings before the October 7 attacks.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, leads the opposition challenge; his son was killed fighting Hamas after the Gaza war began.
Eisenkot left Netanyahu’s government in 2024, saying Netanyahu was prolonging the war and delaying a hostage deal to satisfy right-wing coalition partners.
Analyst Dahlia Scheindlin said Eisenkot’s proposed changes include establishing a state inquiry into October 7 and drafting ultra-Orthodox men into military service.
Polls show Eisenkot’s party ahead, but it would likely need to form a coalition with at least four other parties to govern.
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Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary in 1874, became famous for escape acts involving handcuffs, straitjackets and water tanks. Later, he exposed tricks used by fake spiritualist mediums. The article looks back on his life a century after his death and says the mystery surrounding it endures.
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Houdini’s family moved to Wisconsin when he was four.
As a teenager, he performed magic in sideshows and beer halls.
He took his stage name from French magician Houdin, adding an “i.”
His Metamorphosis Trunk act helped make him a sought-after performer.
Houdini became famous for escaping handcuffs and other restraints, as well as straitjackets and a water tank.
In 1904, Houdini bought a townhouse in Harlem, where he lived with his wife, mother and brother.
After World War I, Houdini worked to expose fraudulent spiritualist mediums.
The article says Houdini died 100 years before its publication, on Halloween, but the provided text does not explain the circumstances of his death.
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Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman urged Israelis to keep National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich out of the next government. He said their statements had harmed Israel’s international reputation, days before voters were due to go to the polls.
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Bill Ackman called for Israel’s next government to exclude Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Ackman also called for the next government to exclude Bezalel Smotrich.
Ben-Gvir serves as Israel’s national security minister.
Smotrich serves as Israel’s finance minister.
Ackman said the ministers had damaged Israel’s international reputation.
His appeal came days before Israeli voters were due to head to the polls.
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Leanne Gregory, 36, from Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, died in the Bahamas after entering the sea to help her two sons, who had been swept out by a current. Her husband, Nathan, said the family had taken the trip as an early celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary; the boys were rescued and returned home with him.
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The family was on holiday on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas.
Nathan Gregory said the boys had been snorkelling in shallow water before they got into difficulty.
Both parents entered the sea to try to help their sons, and Nathan said the incident lasted less than 10 minutes.
The boys were rescued from the water on Tuesday.
Police said Leanne was found unresponsive at the North Bimini Ferry Dock and later pronounced dead at a local medical clinic.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said an autopsy would be conducted and that foul play was not suspected.
The UK Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities and supporting the family.
A fundraiser had received nearly £9,000 in donations at the time of the report.
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The article page links to a CBS News Almanac segment about historical events associated with October 25. The supplied text does not describe the events covered in the segment.
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The segment is titled “Almanac: October 25.”
CBS News Sunday Morning is listed as the program presenting the segment.
The page labels the segment a look back at historical events on this date.
The page lists “The mystery of Houdini’s death” as a related video.
The supplied article text contains no details about the historical events discussed.
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Harry Houdini died at age 52 on Halloween, 100 years before this report. CBS correspondent David Pogue examines Houdini’s life, his efforts to expose fake mystics and the mystery surrounding his death.
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Houdini was known as an escape artist.
He died at age 52.
The report says Houdini died on Halloween, 100 years ago.
Houdini debunked séances and fake mystics.
CBS correspondent David Pogue examines the circumstances surrounding Houdini’s death.
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President Donald Trump said at a Georgia rally that he did not care about criticism of his remarks that the United States was making a “fortune” from higher oil prices. He said fuel prices would fall, while the national average for regular gasoline was about $4.29 per gallon on October 25, up from $3.06 a year earlier, according to AAA.
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Trump said advisers had warned him that boasting about financial gains from higher oil prices could draw criticism while drivers faced higher costs.
Trump said the U.S. was making hundreds of billions of dollars as oil and gas companies supplied oil from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana amid the Middle East conflict.
Trump said he expected gasoline prices to fall.
AAA put the national average price of regular gasoline at about $4.29 per gallon on October 25, down from about $4.49 a month earlier.
The AAA average for regular gasoline was about $1.23 per gallon higher than a year earlier; diesel averaged about $6.35 per gallon.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump's remarks in a post on X.
The article reported protests across the country over the Iran war and its effect on gas prices.
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As the midterms approach, the Trump administration is increasing its warnings about voter fraud and has not ruled out intervening in states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials asking them to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
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The midterm elections are less than two weeks away.
The Trump administration is stepping up warnings about voter fraud.
The administration has not ruled out weighing in on states’ election certification efforts.
The Justice Department reportedly sent letters to California election officials on Friday.
The letters directed officials to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
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The article describes a wave of politically sensitive Justice Department actions in the weeks before the midterms, including lawsuits over election procedures, searches and criminal charges. The DOJ says it is enforcing the law impartially, while the article notes disputes over its authority and the timing of its actions.
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The DOJ sued in Alaska to delay certification of the U.S. Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses, pending an investigation into whether votes for another candidate named Dan J. Sullivan affected the outcome.
Alaska's Supreme Court ruled that Dan J. Sullivan Jr. could appear on the ballot, and the state's ranked-choice system lets voters rank both candidates.
Mary Peltola's campaign and national Democrats have sought to join the Alaska lawsuit and oppose delaying certification.
The DOJ sued California over more than 20,000 ballots it says may have been cast by noncitizens and later demanded that counties segregate flagged ballots within 48 hours.
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home on Oct. 12 and seized her cellphone as part of an investigation into possible immigration fraud; Omar's office or response is not detailed in the article.
A federal indictment accused Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas of helping operate an illegal marijuana enterprise; Lucas denies wrongdoing.
Two former senior FBI officials were charged on Oct. 23 with lying to Congress about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigation.
The DOJ has an unwritten practice of heightened caution before elections, but its written rules prohibit timing investigations or charges to influence elections.
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President Donald Trump said Barack Obama’s rally in Detroit was “empty” while speaking at a rally in Perry, Georgia. Photos and videos showed a packed gym and an overflow audience, and local outlet Michigan Bridge reported that more than 4,300 people attended.
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Obama visited Michigan to support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson.
Trump made the “empty” remark at his rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
Social media photos and videos appeared to show a packed gym at Cass Technical High School, where Obama spoke.
A photo shared online also appeared to show a full overflow auditorium.
Michigan Bridge reported that more than 4,300 people attended Obama’s rally.
Obama described the November midterm elections as a potential “circuit breaker” and a chance to rein in actions by the Trump administration.
The article notes Trump’s past claims about crowd sizes, including his 2017 claim that his inauguration drew about 1.5 million people.
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Democrats retain a lead in the House race, with the CBS News model estimating they are on pace for 229 seats, though Republicans still have a narrow path to keep control. Voters report more concern about economic outcomes under Republicans, while many say opposition to President Donald Trump or the other party motivates their vote more than support for a party’s plans.
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The CBS News House model estimates Democrats are on pace to win 229 seats.
The model’s possible outcomes extend into the 230s, but Republicans still have a narrow path to hold the House majority.
The Democratic lead has remained steady in recent weeks rather than growing.
More voters expect gas prices to rise if Republicans win than if Democrats win; few expect prices to fall under either party.
Most voters do not think either party will make them financially better off, but relatively more expect to do better under Democrats.
More than seven in 10 voters backing Democrats say they are voting to oppose President Donald Trump.
Most voters who back Republicans say they are voting to support Trump, though this motivation is less common than opposition to Trump among Democratic voters.
The article says voters who are undecided about voting or only probably plan to vote tend to lean more Republican.
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Jack Ross, a former Conservative candidate and Turning Point UK chief executive, was suspended by the party after an Al Jazeera investigation filmed him discussing violence for hire. The article reports that Ross worked as a junior social media consultant in Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s office in 2025; Scottish police said they would review the documentary.
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Al Jazeera filmed Ross apparently discussing brokering a violent group’s services and listing acts that could be carried out for payment.
Scottish police said they would review the Al Jazeera documentary.
The Conservative Party is investigating Ross and suspended him after the footage emerged.
Sources close to Badenoch said Ross worked as a junior external social media consultant in her office in 2025.
A Conservative staffer told the article that Ross visited the office and that some staff were uncomfortable with his presence.
Ross became chief executive of Turning Point UK in 2021 and later became involved in British right-wing politics.
The article says Turning Point UK shifted from a campus-focused group toward street protests after Nick Tenconi became its chief operating officer.
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The article compares El Salvador’s emergency rule under Nayib Bukele with President Donald Trump’s crackdowns in U.S. cities. The author argues that Bukele built authoritarian control through incremental steps and warns that Trump’s actions and his threat to declare a national emergency could follow a similar path.
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El Salvador has been under a state of emergency since March 2022, after gangs killed 87 people over one weekend.
The article says about 100,000 people, or roughly 2% of El Salvador’s adult population, have been jailed under the emergency measures.
Local rights groups cited in the article estimate that at least half of those jailed are probably not gang members.
Bukele met Trump at the White House on April 14, 2025, and described El Salvador as the safest country in the Western Hemisphere.
The article says Bukele’s government suspended key civil liberties and that he bypassed constitutional term limits.
The author compares Trump’s federal crackdowns on Democratic-leaning U.S. cities with tactics used under Bukele.
Representative Jim McGovern told the Guardian that masked agents and opaque detention networks reminded him of accounts from families in El Salvador.
The article says Trump has not ruled out declaring a national emergency as the midterm elections approach.
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Shasta County strongly backed Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, when the Great Depression had left many residents desperate for work. Nearly a century later, the Northern California county has become a stronghold for Donald Trump, whose supporters there have backed him in three presidential elections and include officials who promoted false claims about stolen elections.
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Shasta County was founded in 1850 during California’s gold rush.
In 1931, reports described widespread hardship and people struggling to find work in Shasta County and elsewhere in California.
Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Redding, the Shasta County seat, during his 1932 presidential campaign.
More than 72% of Shasta County voters backed Roosevelt in 1932.
About two-thirds of Shasta County voters supported Donald Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The article describes Shasta County as a center of the election-denial movement.
Some Shasta County officials promoted false claims that elections had been stolen.
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A 32-year-old runner describes developing fatigue, a pelvic lump, bloating, vomiting, and abdominal pain after completing an ultramarathon in March 2026. After doctors initially suggested constipation, she requested blood tests and a CT scan in the emergency room; the scan revealed an approximately 10-centimeter mass on her left ovary, and doctors said she needed a referral to a surgical gynecologist.
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She says she ran 15 to 20 miles each week and also worked out at a gym.
She completed an ultramarathon in March 2026 and began experiencing severe fatigue by May.
In July, she noticed a lump protruding from the lower left side of her pelvic area.
A doctor told her the lump was likely related to her colon and suggested taking a laxative.
Her symptoms later worsened to include bloating, vomiting, inability to keep food down, abdominal pain, brain fog, and dizziness.
She went to the emergency room the day before the annual 5K race she organizes for suicide awareness and prevention.
Blood tests showed an elevated CA 125 level, a measurement of a cancer-associated antigen.
A CT scan found a mass of about 10 centimeters on her left ovary.
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