Audi plans to invest $4 billion in its first U.S. factory, in Macon, Georgia, where it aims to build 200,000 SUVs a year and create 4,500 jobs. The plant would make the Q7, Q8 and Q9, shifting some production from Slovakia, as Volkswagen faces U.S. import tariffs and cuts jobs in Germany.
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Audi says the factory will be its first in the United States.
The planned investment is $4 billion.
Audi aims to produce 200,000 SUVs a year at the Georgia factory and create 4,500 jobs.
The plant is expected to build the Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs, with some production moving from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Volkswagen says U.S. tariffs have cost it as much as €5 billion a year, before accounting for lower sales.
Volkswagen has begun plans to cut as many as 100,000 jobs and close factories in Germany.
Audi chief executive Gernot Döllner announced the plan alongside President Donald Trump at a rally.
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The war in Gaza has disrupted schooling and specialist support for children with hearing and visual impairments. Kenan al-Sabaa, 13, now attends a temporary learning space for only a few hours a week, while shortages of hearing-aid parts and batteries and the risk of attacks add to the barriers he faces.
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Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children’s Gaza City building was partly destroyed and became a shelter for displaced people.
Atfaluna later opened temporary learning spaces, but Kenan’s school operates three days a week for no more than two hours a day.
Kenan missed school during the first year of the war, and his father says he has fallen far behind in his studies.
Kenan’s hearing aid needs repairs, but replacement tubing, ear moulds, and batteries are unavailable, according to the article.
Fadel Kuraz of Atfaluna said field assessments indicate about 35,000 people developed total or partial hearing loss from explosions since October 2023, in addition to about 20,000 people registered with hearing disabilities before the war.
Kuraz said shortages of hearing aids and barriers to hearing tests and treatment limit support for children.
The article says electricity and communications outages make it harder for children to access visual learning materials.
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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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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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Identical twin doctors Travan and Travis Jasper serve as co-directors of the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. They say a hospital visit when they were 12 inspired them to pursue medicine and turn a difficult experience into a career helping others.
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Travan and Travis Jasper are identical twins.
The brothers co-direct the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
A hospital visit when they were 12 helped motivate them to pursue medicine.
CBS correspondent Steve Hartman interviewed the twins about their path from poverty to becoming doctors.
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Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign in Orléans, where she is scheduled to give her first campaign speech to about 10,000 National Rally members. Police controlled traffic entering the city after thousands of people joined an anti-far-right demonstration there on Saturday.
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Marine Le Pen leads the far-right National Rally.
Le Pen is scheduled to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans.
The event is expected to draw about 10,000 party members.
Police controlled traffic entering Orléans on Sunday morning.
Thousands of protesters marched in Orléans on Saturday.
The protesters chanted anti-fascist slogans.
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The Tower of London’s ravens are cared for by a dedicated Ravenmaster. Legend says the monarchy and the Tower will fall if the ravens leave; the birds are also a popular draw for tourists.
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A legend links the ravens’ presence at the Tower of London to the survival of the British monarchy and the Tower itself.
The Tower keeps the ravens at the site.
The ravens are well fed.
The birds attract tourists.
CBS correspondent Seth Doane meets the Ravenmaster, who is responsible for the ravens’ care.
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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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Serbia is holding a parliamentary election after months of student-led protests over corruption and government accountability. The student-led bloc is challenging President Aleksandar Vučić’s long-standing hold on power.
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The election is for Serbia’s parliament.
A student-led bloc is challenging Vučić’s political dominance.
Months of student-led anti-government protests preceded the vote.
The protests focused on corruption and accountability.
The article says voters are turning out in large numbers.
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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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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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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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Parker Posey reflects on her Southern upbringing and a career that began with acting studies and a role on the soap opera “As the World Turns.” She became a prominent actor in 1990s independent films and later earned an Emmy nomination for playing Victoria Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”
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Posey and her twin brother grew up in Monroe, Louisiana, and Laurel, Mississippi.
Her mother, Lynda, was a chef, and her late father, Chris, owned a car dealership.
Posey met the interviewer in 1985 while they were both 16 and studying at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
She studied acting at the State University of New York at Purchase before joining “As the World Turns.”
Posey’s first major film lead was in the 1995 movie “Party Girl.”
She appeared in independent films including “Clockwatchers,” “The Daytrippers,” “Waiting for Guffman,” and “Best in Show.”
Time magazine called Posey “The Queen of the Indies” in a 1997 article.
Posey received an Emmy nomination for her role as Victoria Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”
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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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CBS’s “Sunday Morning” remembered notable people who died during the week. The segment included actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in film and television.
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The segment was titled “Passage: In memoriam.”
CBS’s “Sunday Morning” presented the remembrance.
Actor Tom Skerritt was among the people remembered.
Skerritt appeared in “Top Gun.”
Skerritt appeared in “Alien.”
Skerritt appeared in “Steel Magnolias.”
Skerritt starred in the television series “Picket Fences.”
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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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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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