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Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically
Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump
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Fire at Quaker Oats plant in Iowa under investigation after massive explosion
The area where the fire broke out wasn’t heavily populated, officials said
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Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuries
An apparent explosion has caused a fire at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company touts as the largest milling facility in the world
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Miami rolls in its first game as No. 1 team, No. 6 Indiana hangs on in OT and No. 8 Texas Tech loses
Miami had no problem passing its first test as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 and No. 18 LSU, No. 23 SMU and No. 24 Northwestern also cruised to easy wins in the early window of college football games
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Players in WNBA Finals tuning out President Trump, other outside noise, say their focus on the games
Players in the WNBA Finals say they are focused on the upcoming game and not President Trump’s comments about the national anthem
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Trump’s justice department sues to block Senate race certification in Alaska if Republican loses – live
Preliminary lawsuit claims there could be ‘voter confusion’ about the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, which could influence the race’s outcome in favor of the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola
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Through pioneers and slow progress, America's relationship to women's sports continues to evolve
Women’s sports are gaining momentum across the U.S., with athletes and fans celebrating historic TV ratings and wins for equal opportunities and pay
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Trump’s plan to make the midterms all about him is backfiring, poll finds
Democratic voters are more motivated to vote against the president in the Nov. 3 elections than Republicans are to turn out in support of him, the poll found
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Trump-backed candidate makes pivot after calling out JD Vance over Ramaswamy ad
‘I never called the VP ridiculous,’ Ashley Hinson wrote. ‘What’s ridiculous is the media’s characterization of his comments and of mine’
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Trump drops jaws with support for Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘moral dumpster fire’ attack ad
President Trump has heaped praise onto the ad, even claiming: ‘I only wish I could have had an ad like that against somebody’
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Kaitlan Collins tears into Trump’s defense of Vivek Ramaswamy attack ad
CNN star questions President Donald Trump’s decision to go to bat for advert in which Democrat Amy Acton is accused by her own mother, whom she has not spoken to in 48 years, of lying about her traumatic past
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Video. Trump says he has the right to seek a third presidential term
Video. US President Donald Trump has again suggested he could run for a third term in 2028, arguing that the 2020 election was stolen despite the US Constitution's two-term limit.
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Ukraine war live: Trump claims Kyiv’s Starlink access has been restored
Ukrainian military sources say they are yet to see any change in satellite internet speeds
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Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad – as it happened
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Trump mocks Michigan’s progressive and calls him a ‘jihadist’
Trump went after Abdul El-Sayed, James Talarico and Ilhan Omar at his rally in Sioux City, Iowa, as he stumps for Republicans ahead of November’s midterms
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Trump blocked me from the press pool today — but he can’t silence me
White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg explains why he won’t be covering Donald Trump’s Sioux City rally tonight — after the president attacked him in a very personal way and then had him disinvited from Air Force One — and why Team Trump’s efforts to bully him won’t stop his reporting
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March Madness is bigger for 2027. It's unclear exactly how that will look in terms of who gets bids
March Madness has grown to 76 teams for the men's and women's tournaments
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Through pioneers and slow progress, America's relationship to women's sports continues to evolve
Women’s sports are gaining momentum across the U.S., with athletes and fans celebrating historic TV ratings and wins for equal opportunities and pay
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White House demands Politico retracts articles and apologize to Trump: report
Counsel to the President William Scharf accuses outlet of publishing ‘series of demonstrably false and defamatory articles in an apparent effort to manufacture a narrative of dysfunction and infighting’
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Trump kicks The Independent from Air Force One after Oval Office meltdown
White House’s sudden change to traveling press pool comes 24 hours after the president repeatedly berated correspondent Andrew Feinberg in the Oval Office
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GOP strategists begging Trump to stay in White House and not campaign: report
President Donald Trump’s presence in the field not universally popular, with some GOP operatives wishing he would keep a lower profile this midterms cycle
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Trump’s approval rating drops to 36% two weeks before midterms, poll finds
Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of economy and cost of living, says poll in new low recorded by NY Times/Siena
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Three dormant US nuclear reactors are being restarted to power AI data centers
The US wants to re-open several former nuclear plants
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Trump can’t stop talking about GOP senator’s body while campaigning in North Carolina
“He’s like a piece of steel. I said, ‘This guy’s a monster!’” Trump exclaimed
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Trump compares hecklers at North Carolina rally to rioters in Paris
Trump also went on a bizarre tangent about his daughter-in-law Lara Trump’s body while in Greenville Tuesday night
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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms – as it happened
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ADL condemns Trump’s antisemitic slur but fails to mention him by name
Anti-Defamation League post decries ‘shylock’ slur but does not explain that president used it at Kansas rally on Monday
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South Carolina is No. 1 in women's preseason AP Top 25, followed by UConn and USC
South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll
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What polling predicts will happen at the US midterm elections
An Economist/YouGov survey from October 12 showed 48% of respondents were more pessimistic about their futures compared with ten years ago
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The Farmers’ Almanac forecast for this Thanksgiving. Here’s what to know
‘It does not look like a major nationwide storm will dominate the week’
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US restarts three shut-down nuclear reactors to feed AI data centers — 2.25 GW coming online with backing from Microsoft and Google
Doc Brown would be abuzz and alight with joy.
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Trump slams Zelenskyy amid Russia sanctions rift and says ‘somebody else’ should negotiate for Ukraine - live
President facing criticism for his move to waive sanctions for Russia as a new poll by Reuters shows only 31% of Americans approve of his performance in office
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Trump heads to Kansas amid farmers' concerns over a costly harvest season
Economic struggles are becoming a significant political issue for Republicans in states long considered party strongholds
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Trump hit by brutal midterm poll as Asian Americans sour on economy
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults are expressing growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as the Nov. 3 midterm elections draw near, according to a poll from AP-NORC and AAPI Data, giving Democrats a notable advantage on key issues such as healthcare and the economy.
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All the races that will decide control of the US Senate
Voter frustration over rising prices and the war in Iran, alongside the unpopularity of President Donald Trump, has made several contests competitive at November's midterm elections
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Some conservative states aren’t using Medicaid hardship exemption – for political reasons
States like Missouri and Iowa are choosing to not take up exemption designed to help low-income people keep coverage during hardship
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Katie Zacharia mercilessly mocked online or only lasting a week with Trump
Everyone was making the same jokes about Katie Zacharia, while MAGA pundits defended her
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US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers
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Woman who registered dog to vote gets collared with billboard bill
Laura Lee Yourex, 64, originally faced five felony counts, but prosecutors dropped the charges after she fulfilled the terms of a plea agreement
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Watch: Will disenchanted Iowa Republicans reject Trump in the midterms?
The BBC's Sarah Smith travelled across the state ahead of the midterms, as the president faces political headwinds.
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Trump admits ‘I have some very severe problems’ in Biden-like ramble
Trump’s latest lengthy soliloquy in the Rose Garden evoked memories of the last octogenarian to occupy the Oval Office. Andrew Feinberg explains why
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States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults
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Trump hit by brutal midterm poll as voters turn against his economy and Iran war
A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad
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Whalefall review: Worth watching for the bits inside a sperm whale
Based on Daniel Kraus’s novel, this film about a diver swallowed by a sperm whale is terrifically gruesome – and far too sentimental, says Bethan Ackerley
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Republicans turn America’s love of meat into bizarre midterm election battleground
As Democrats and Republicans argue over high prices and the Iran war, they're also having a food fight over who's the most red-blooded carnivore
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State lawsuits accuse OpenAI of ignoring its own safety warnings for profit: 'All these harms were foreseeable and avoidable'
Several US states have sued the company, alleging that ChatGPT is harming the public.
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US coach who recorded young gymnasts undressing is sentenced to 90 years in prison
A former youth gymnastics coach has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for secretly videotaping young female students undressing and using the bathroom at a Mississippi gym
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House Republicans are secretly admitting that they will lose the majority: report
With the midterm elections right around the corner, Donald Trump has been stumping for Republican candidates — while struggling with his own record-low approval numbers
