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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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued new guidance on using GLP-1 drugs during pregnancy. The CBS segment features Dr. Rachel Pessah-Pollack discussing the guidance, but the provided article text does not include its specific recommendations.
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The guidance comes from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
The guidance addresses GLP-1 drug use during pregnancy.
Dr. Rachel Pessah-Pollack discussed the guidance in a CBS News segment.
The provided article text does not state the guidance's specific recommendations.
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Public records and statements cited in the article trace Ilhan Omar’s marriages from her 2009 civil marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi through later marriages to Ahmed Abdisalan Hirisi and Tim Mynett. The article says the records and tax filings have renewed scrutiny amid a federal immigration-records investigation, but do not establish claims that Elmi was Omar’s brother or that their marriage involved fraud.
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Omar has said she and Hirisi sought a marriage license in 2002 but did not complete a civil marriage; they later married in their Muslim faith tradition.
Hennepin County records show Omar legally married Elmi on February 12, 2009.
Omar has said she and Elmi separated in 2011 in their faith tradition, but their civil divorce was not completed until December 2017.
Omar and Hirisi reconciled in 2012 and had a third child while Omar was still legally married to Elmi.
Omar and Hirisi filed joint federal tax returns in 2014 and 2015; a Minnesota campaign-finance board report said an issue with her returns needed correction, while her campaign said the filings complied with tax law.
Omar legally married Hirisi in January 2018, after her divorce from Elmi, and filed for divorce in 2019; the divorce was finalized in November 2019.
Omar married political consultant Tim Mynett on March 16, 2020, according to official documents.
The article reports that federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home on October 12 and that a court filing used the name “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election with 51.79% of the vote, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, who received 48.21%. Lula’s victory gives him a fourth term, running until 2030; Bolsonaro has called for the result to be annulled, but legal experts cited in the article said that outcome is unlikely.
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Lula won 51.79% of the vote, compared with Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.21%.
The candidates were separated by about 4.4 million votes.
Bolsonaro won the first round on 4 October with 47% of the vote, while Lula received 45%.
Lula is the first Brazilian president since the return to civilian rule in 1985 to win after losing the first round.
Voting was extended by two hours following requests from both campaigns, citing transport problems and heavy rain.
Supreme Court President Kassio Nunes Marques said the extension did not affect the count or electoral process.
Bolsonaro refused to recognize the result and called for it to be annulled; legal experts said annulment was unlikely.
Lula’s fourth term will last until 2030.
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Economists say France’s protests over schools and living costs offer Australia a warning about rising public spending and debt. They argue that Australia has more room to borrow than France, but should address budget pressures and improve productivity before its finances become more strained.
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Hundreds of thousands of people marched in French cities to protest underfunded schools, staffing shortages, poor infrastructure and cost-of-living pressures.
French fuel prices rose 36% this year, about three times the increase in Australia, according to the article.
France has not balanced its budget since 1974, and its public debt is nearly 120% of gross domestic product, based on International Monetary Fund data.
Australia’s public debt is 53% of gross domestic product, up from just under 10% two decades earlier.
French public spending equals 58% of the economy, compared with 40% in Australia.
Economists cited in the article said Australia should improve productivity and have an honest discussion about the limits of government spending.
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