A bust of Robert F. Kennedy was stolen from outside the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The company that manages the stadium, Events DC, confirmed the theft and reported it to the police.
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The stolen item was a bust, which is a sculpture showing someone’s head and shoulders.
The bust represented Robert F. Kennedy, a former U.S. Attorney General.
It was located in a publicly accessible area outside the stadium named after him.
The stadium is in Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital.
Events DC is the company responsible for managing the stadium.
Events DC officially announced the theft.
Law enforcement authorities have been notified about the stolen bust.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has opened a new clinic at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study people who have health problems after vaccination. HHS is also considering a program to pay doctors who report these vaccine-related injuries.
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The clinic is located at the NIH headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
It focuses on patients who have health issues after getting vaccinated.
The clinic opened earlier this week.
HHS is thinking about creating a payment program for doctors who report vaccine injuries.
The goal is to better understand and address possible vaccine-related health problems.
This initiative is part of HHS’s wider effort to study vaccine safety.
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A Texas jury awarded Alek Schott $76 after he sued Bexar County and its sheriff for an unjust traffic stop based on automated license plate reader (ALPR) data. Schott was stopped and searched for over an hour, but no illegal activity was found, and the stated reason for the stop was later admitted as false.
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Alek Schott was stopped by police in Bexar County, Texas, after a tip from a law enforcement WhatsApp group based on ALPR data.
The official reason for the stop was “lane drifting,” but the deputy admitted this was not true.
Police suspected Schott of smuggling because of a short trip pattern flagged by the ALPR system.
Schott was detained for 76 minutes while officers conducted a search that found no evidence of illegal activity.
The drug detection dog indicated the truck had drugs, but the dog’s handler was seen signaling the dog, raising doubts about the alert.
Schott sued Bexar County claiming the stop was unconstitutional and won a symbolic $76 award, one dollar for each minute detained.
The Institute for Justice helped Schott and plans to push for limits on using traffic stops as a way to conduct warrantless searches.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office did not comment on the case but promotes its use of surveillance cameras.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that if Democrats win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, they will start investigations into corruption claims involving President Trump, his family, and associates. Jeffries promised to hold those he calls "crooks" accountable for financial benefits they gained during the start of President Trump’s second term.
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Hakeem Jeffries is the House Minority Leader and a Democrat from New York.
Jeffries said Democrats plan to investigate corruption if they win the House next month.
The investigations would focus on President Trump, his family, and people connected to him.
The claims involve financial gains during President Trump’s early second term.
Jeffries used the term “Trump cartel” to describe the group benefiting financially.
This announcement is a campaign promise ahead of the midterm elections.
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The daughter of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Katie Wiles, shared a photo on social media that appears to show her holding a rifle near a leader from Republika Srpska, a region in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Republika Srpska is governed by a political party that supports Russia.
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Susie Wiles is the White House Chief of Staff.
Her daughter, Katie Wiles, works as a partner at Continental Strategy.
Katie Wiles posted a photo online holding a rifle.
The photo shows her next to Željko Budimir, a political leader in Republika Srpska.
Republika Srpska is a self-governing part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The political group leading Republika Srpska has pro-Russian views.
Republika Srpska has its own government within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a new program to study and support people who report health issues after vaccination. This includes a new NIH clinic, plans to pay doctors for reporting vaccine injuries to a federal system, improvements to the reporting system, and adding vaccine injury information to electronic health records.
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A new clinic at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) opened on October 5 to study and care for patients with health problems after vaccination.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, attended the clinic’s ribbon-cutting with Trump administration officials, though this was not publicly announced at the time.
The program proposes paying doctors to report possible vaccine injuries to VAERS, a federal vaccine safety monitoring system.
VAERS accepts reports from anyone but most reports are not confirmed as linked to vaccines after review by the CDC.
The federal government plans to improve VAERS by making it easier to use, including mobile access for healthcare providers.
Nearly $1 million was awarded to SPN Solutions Inc. to help develop the upgraded VAERS system.
Vaccine injury data will be added to electronic health records through federal health IT standards, to give doctors fuller patient information.
The initiative aims to better listen to patients reporting vaccine injuries and use data to improve vaccine safety.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to its homeport in San Diego after a nearly 10-month deployment in the Middle East. The ship's return marks the end of one of its longest recent missions.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
It deployed to the Middle East for about 10 months.
The carrier docked back in San Diego Bay on Thursday.
The deployment was one of the longest for the ship recently.
Retired Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett provided analysis on the return.
The news was reported by CBS News reporters Eleanor Watson and Carter Evans.
The article includes related news topics but focuses on the ship's return.
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Chief Justice John Roberts paused a deadline that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to decide on a Democratic challenge about cheaper TV ad rates for party committees before the midterm elections. The FCC was ordered by a lower court to make a ruling by Friday, but the deadline is now on hold.
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Chief Justice John Roberts stopped a court deadline for the FCC.
The deadline was for the FCC to rule on a dispute brought by Democrats.
The challenge involves cheaper TV ads rates offered to party committees.
These cheaper rates are used ahead of midterm elections.
A lower court had set the deadline for the FCC to decide by Friday.
The halt means the FCC won’t have to meet that Friday deadline immediately.
The issue relates to how political advertising is priced on television.
The Trump administration was involved in the case before the halt.
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Eric Deters, a former candidate for Congress from Kentucky and supporter of President Donald Trump, was reported to have exchanged texts with U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle about helping her pay a $100,000 credit card bill. This information was shared by The Wall Street Journal following a news report about these financial discussions.
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Eric Deters ran for Congress in Kentucky in the past.
He is known as a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
Kimberly Guilfoyle is the U.S. Ambassador to Greece.
Guilfoyle reportedly owed $100,000 on her American Express credit card.
Text messages between Deters and Guilfoyle discussed paying this debt.
The story came from a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Guilfoyle is the ex-wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The case has brought public attention to the private financial issue.
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The Justice Department is considering criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to President Trump’s White House chief of staff, for allegedly lying to Congress. Hutchinson gave important testimony about the January 6 Capitol attack, and the investigation is unusual because it is being handled by the civil rights division.
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Cassidy Hutchinson worked closely with Mark Meadows, President Trump’s chief of staff.
She testified that President Trump tried to join supporters at the Capitol on January 6 and did not want to return to the White House that day.
Prosecutors are looking into whether Hutchinson lied to Congress during her testimony.
The Justice Department’s civil rights division is leading the investigation, which is rare for this type of case.
Hutchinson disclosed she was under investigation in a different unrelated legal case.
This is part of a broader pattern where the Justice Department under President Trump has charged his political opponents.
Past charges against figures like James Comey were dismissed because of legal problems with the prosecutors.
The Justice Department has also charged groups and people like the Southern Poverty Law Center and journalist Don Lemon.
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President Donald Trump awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, the highest science honor in the U.S. This event came a little over a year after their public disagreements but now shows a renewed friendly connection.
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President Trump gave Elon Musk the National Medal of Science.
The medal is the highest recognition for science in the United States.
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Trump and Musk had a public feud about a year ago.
The medal ceremony signaled their improved relationship.
The event took place on a Thursday.
The award recognizes contributions to science and technology.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to its home port in San Diego after a 10-month deployment as part of Operation Epic Fury. The ship and crew faced challenges such as long time at sea without a port stop, morale issues, and visible wear on the ship's exterior, but officials praised the crew’s work and resilience.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln spent 321 days at sea, including 264 days without a port stop.
The carrier was part of Operation Epic Fury near Iran, where it conducted 40 days of combat operations.
During deployment, the crew launched 450 Tomahawk missiles, flew 3,693 combat flights, sank 64 Iranian warships, and defended against drones and missile attacks.
The ship showed visible signs of wear like rust and missing paint near the waterline when it made a stop in Thailand.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the crew before their return and conveyed President Donald Trump’s thanks for their service.
Local officials including San Diego’s mayor welcomed the crew home and acknowledged the long separation from families.
Some media coverage focused on problems like low morale and incidents aboard, but military leaders rejected those claims as unfair.
The ship was cleaned during its port visit in Thailand to improve its appearance for the homecoming.
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A new video shows the moments right after a 6-year-old boy shot a teacher in Virginia. The footage was released by CBS News as part of their report on the incident.
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A 6-year-old boy shot a teacher in Virginia.
Video footage capturing the moments right after the shooting has been released.
CBS News reporter Shanelle Kaul covered the story.
The video is part of a news report shared recently.
The incident took place in a school setting.
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Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was tried six times for the same murder case by the same prosecutor, has died at 56. His convictions were repeatedly overturned due to legal problems including racial bias in jury selection, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in 2019, leading to his release after 23 years in jail.
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Curtis Flowers was tried six times for a 1996 quadruple murder in Winona, Mississippi.
The same prosecutor, Doug Evans, handled all six trials.
Flowers was convicted four times and had three convictions overturned on appeal.
The murder weapon was never found, and there was no DNA or fingerprints linking Flowers to the crime.
Reporters found that the prosecutor excluded Black jurors at a high rate; most jurors were White and all voted to convict.
In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Flowers’ constitutional rights were violated due to racial discrimination in jury selection.
Flowers was released from prison in 2019 after spending 23 years in jail.
Curtis Flowers died at home in Mississippi in 2024; no cause of death was reported.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded strongly to questions from reporters about allegations involving Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Marco Rubio is the U.S. Secretary of State.
Kimberly Guilfoyle is the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
Reporters asked Rubio about allegations made against Guilfoyle.
Rubio reacted strongly to these questions.
The event was covered by CBS News.
No specific details about the allegations were provided in the article.
The article also briefly mentions other unrelated news topics.
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A 14-year-old boy in Chicago was paralyzed from the chest down after being hit by a stray bullet during a shooting. The shooter, 19-year-old Muhammad Sayadul Boshar, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and other crimes.
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The shooting happened in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood on a Friday afternoon.
Boshar was aiming at a former soccer teammate but missed, and a bullet hit the 14-year-old boy instead.
The boy was struck in the back; the bullet lodged in his spine, causing paralysis from the chest down.
The victim was about a block and a half away, unlocking a Lime scooter at the time of the shooting.
Boshar fired five or six shots at a car with the intended target inside, who had a 3-year-old child with him.
Boshar and the victim’s target had past conflicts, including threats via phone and social media.
After a short manhunt, Boshar was arrested and has been charged but has not yet entered a plea.
The paralyzed boy is in serious but stable condition at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott currently leads his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, in a recent poll, despite earlier surveys showing Hinojosa ahead. Meanwhile, the Texas U.S. Senate race remains tied between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. Both statewide races are competitive, with voter turnout expected to be a key factor.
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A UMass Lowell/YouGov poll shows Abbott leading Hinojosa 48% to 44%, with a margin of error of ±4.5%.
Two earlier polls gave Hinojosa a slight lead, but those leads were within their margins of error.
Abbott wins more support from independent voters (26%) than Ken Paxton (18%) in the Senate race, which is currently tied at 45%-45%.
Hinojosa leads among younger voters, women, Black voters, Hispanic voters, and college graduates.
Abbott performs better among older voters, white voters, men, and those without a college degree.
Abbott’s job approval rating recently dropped from 56% to 52%.
Turnout by younger and Hispanic voters, who tend to vote less in midterms, could affect the election outcome.
Abbott’s campaign has more resources to keep advertising through the final weeks before the election.
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ICE, the government agency that enforces immigration laws, is investigating people who assist Americans with registering to vote. This raises questions about the agency’s role and its focus on voter registration.
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ICE is a U.S. government agency responsible for immigration enforcement.
ICE is now looking into individuals or groups who help Americans register to vote.
Voter registration is the process by which people sign up to be allowed to vote in elections.
The investigation is unusual because ICE typically focuses on immigration issues, not elections.
The details of how or why ICE began this investigation have not been fully explained.
This action could affect people or organizations that assist others with voter registration.
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Residents of Menasha, Wisconsin, had been waiting for disaster relief from FEMA since July. President Donald Trump approved nearly $18 million in aid to help those affected.
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People in Menasha, Wisconsin, waited months for FEMA disaster relief.
The delay lasted from July until approval in late October.
President Donald Trump authorized almost $18 million in financial aid.
The aid is intended to help residents recover from a disaster.
The news was reported by CBS News and covered by Dr. Jon LaPook.
FEMA is the government agency responsible for disaster assistance.
This approval aims to support the community’s recovery efforts.
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A new poll shows many Republicans in Iowa and Ohio blame President Donald Trump’s policies for higher living costs. These two states are important for the 2026 midterm elections, where both have close Senate and governor races.
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About half of Republicans in Iowa (50%) and Ohio (49%) say Trump’s policies have increased the cost of living.
Iowa and Ohio are key states that will influence control of the U.S. House and Senate in the midterms.
Both states voted for Trump in all three of his presidential elections but were battlegrounds in earlier years.
Democrats see economic dissatisfaction in these states as a chance to win back voters.
President Trump’s approval ratings have dropped during his second term, which could affect Republican election chances.
Economic concerns are now more important to voters than cultural issues in these elections.
Key races include Iowa’s Senate contest between Ashley Hinson (R) and Josh Turek (D) and Ohio’s Senate race between Jon Husted (R) and Sherrod Brown (D).
Most voters in Iowa (74%) and Ohio (76%) believe Trump’s policies raised costs, and many think tariffs and gas price increases have hurt them personally.
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