The Kennedy Center plans to honor playwright David Mamet, songwriter Paul Anka, composer David Foster, actor Andy Garcia and country singer Barbara Mandrell. This year’s ceremony will take place off-site amid a legal dispute over renovations and adding President Donald Trump’s name to the institution.
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David Mamet is among the planned Kennedy Center honorees.
Songwriter Paul Anka is among the planned honorees.
Composer David Foster is among the planned honorees.
Actor Andy Garcia is among the planned honorees.
Country music singer Barbara Mandrell is among the planned honorees.
The Honors ceremony will be held off-site this year.
The off-site ceremony comes amid a legal battle over renovations and adding Trump’s name to the performing arts institution.
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ACA marketplace open enrollment begins Sunday in most states and runs through Jan. 15. For 2027, premiums are expected to rise, some financial assistance and coverage options will be limited, and new eligibility and enrollment checks may reduce enrollment.
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KFF estimates the average price of marketplace health insurance will rise 13% in 2027.
Rising health care costs and hospital market concentration are among the factors cited for premium increases.
People who do not qualify for subsidies may be especially affected by higher prices.
About 19.2 million people were enrolled in ACA marketplace plans as of February, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Enhanced subsidies expanded enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic; Republicans opposed extending them, and 1.2 million fewer people signed up for coverage in the exchanges.
New rules beginning in 2027 will limit tax credits for some lawfully present immigrants, which could leave an additional 1 million people uninsured over time.
In September, Vice President JD Vance and other administration officials said they planned to remove 760,000 enrollees, alleging fraudulent or nonexistent enrollment.
The administration said removing enrollees and canceling subsidy payments would save $2.2 billion.
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Multiple people were killed or injured in a shooting near Moss Landing State Beach in California, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after midnight on Monday along Jetty Road; the investigation is ongoing.
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The Monterey County Sheriff's Office reported the shooting.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight Monday, Nov. 2, along Jetty Road in Moss Landing.
Authorities said multiple people were killed and injured but did not release a count.
Jetty Road and Moss Landing State Beach were closed after the shooting.
The sheriff's office said there was no active threat to the Moss Landing community.
Authorities said they were withholding further information because of the active investigation.
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Representative Eugene Vindman introduced the proposed Data Center Oversight Act, which would require data center operators to report their power and water use and other details to the Energy Information Administration. The bill aims to give communities information about data centers’ local effects; it would allow fines of up to $1 million per day for missing, incomplete, or misleading reports.
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The bill would require the Energy Information Administration, part of the Department of Energy, to collect and publish information about existing and proposed data centers.
Operators would report ownership, energy and water use, and costs that could be passed on to utility customers.
Companies would also report whether owners signed nondisclosure agreements with public officials and whether union workers helped build the facilities.
The proposed reports would state whether a data center is within 1,000 feet of a school, national park, hospital, or home.
Companies could face fines of up to $1 million per day for failing to report, submitting incomplete reports, or providing misleading information.
Vindman also introduced the Make Data Centers Pay Act in October, which would require medium- and large-sized data centers to cover the added electricity costs of serving them.
The article says residents and environmental groups opposed a large data center development planned for Prince William County, Virginia, and the plans were abandoned.
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New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan discussed election security in an interview with CBS News 24/7 ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. The headline quotes Scanlan saying, “We’re ready for tomorrow.”
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David Scanlan is New Hampshire’s secretary of state.
Scanlan discussed election security in a CBS News 24/7 interview.
The interview took place ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The headline quotes Scanlan saying, “We’re ready for tomorrow.”
The video segment is listed as 4 minutes and 49 seconds long.
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Prosecutors signaled that Massachusetts intends to retry Lindsay Clancy in connection with the deaths of her three children. CBS News reported on the potential retrial, but the article provides no details about the court schedule or prosecutors’ specific plans.
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Prosecutors signaled that the state plans to retry Lindsay Clancy.
The case concerns the deaths of Clancy’s three children.
The case is in Massachusetts.
CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reported on the potential retrial.
The article does not state when a retrial might begin.
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The article reports that Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers and faced criticism from Democrats. It says the endorsement came days before an election that could affect the balance of power in the Senate.
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The headline says Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers.
The headline describes Democrats as criticizing Stevens after the endorsement.
The article says Stevens is entitled to disagree with El-Sayed.
The article characterizes El-Sayed as the party’s nominee.
The article says the election is days away.
The article says the election could decide the balance of power in the Senate.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed 1.9 million Americans had been unemployed for at least 27 weeks in September, equal to 27.1 percent of all unemployed people. A MyPerfectResume report said long-term unemployment rose 68 percent from 2023, while September unemployment was 4.2 percent and employers added 29,000 jobs. The article said economic concerns could affect voters ahead of the midterms and cited polling that found more people disapproved than approved of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy.
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The BLS counted 1.9 million people unemployed for at least 27 weeks in September.
Long-term unemployed people made up 27.1 percent of all unemployed Americans in September, according to the BLS.
MyPerfectResume reported that long-term unemployment rose from about 1.1 million in 2023 to 1.9 million, a 68 percent increase.
MyPerfectResume said the share of unemployed people out of work for at least 27 weeks grew from 19 percent in 2023 to 26 percent.
The overall unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in September, with 7.1 million people unemployed, according to the BLS.
Employers added 29,000 jobs in September, and the article described hiring as weak while layoffs remained below pre-pandemic levels.
A Pew Research Center survey found 84 percent of registered voters considered the economy very important to their vote.
A RealClearPolling average for October 9–30 found 32.9 percent approved of Trump’s handling of the economy and 64.7 percent disapproved.
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A hacked emergency alert app sent Ukrainians false warnings of nuclear strikes, chemical attacks and street fighting on Sunday night. Ukraine’s Air Force said the app had been compromised and that there was no radiation threat; the incident caused unease but many people quickly doubted the alerts and shared jokes about them.
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The false alerts appeared on Sunday night and included warnings of nuclear strikes, chemical attacks and combat in Kyiv.
Ukraine’s Air Force said the alert app had been compromised and clarified that there was no radiation threat.
The Air Force issued its initial statement within 15 minutes, but more than an hour passed before it sent all-clear messages.
Some alerts were written in Russian, and one included a link to a Telegram channel apparently associated with a hacker group.
Cybersecurity expert Yevhen Baliutov said the incident appeared to be a Russian hack, but the article noted that the informal wording could point to hacktivists not formally directed by either government.
Baliutov said people who clicked the Telegram link could face further disinformation, phishing attempts or data breaches.
Several Ukrainian apps provide air-raid notifications using the same data as the official government-backed app.
Residents described initial fear and stress, but said many people soon questioned the warnings and discussed the incident in group chats.
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, settled claims that it designed its platform to be addictive for young users. The agreement, announced Monday, ended a closely watched trial two days before opening arguments in Los Angeles.
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The claims alleged that Snapchat was intentionally designed to be addictive for young users.
Snap reached a settlement with plaintiffs identified as “S.J.” and “K.D.B.”
The settlement ended the bellwether trial, a test case that could inform other lawsuits.
The parties announced the settlement two days before opening arguments were scheduled to begin in Los Angeles.
The article says Meta reached similar settlements the previous month.
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Palestinian-led parties won 15% of the vote in Israel’s election, complicating efforts to form a government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc received the most support but had not secured enough Knesset seats to form a coalition, leaving leaders to consider partnering with non-Zionist parties or facing political gridlock.
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Palestinian-led parties won 15% of the vote.
Netanyahu’s bloc received the most support among voters.
Netanyahu’s bloc did not have enough Knesset seats to form a coalition at the time described.
Israel’s leadership faced a choice between partnering with non-Zionist parties and accepting political gridlock.
Ofer Cassif is a member of one of the Palestinian-led parties.
Cassif said Israel’s future should involve Jewish-Palestinian partnership rather than exclusion.
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The average U.S. price of regular petrol fell to $4.17 per gallon on Monday, but remained well above its level a year earlier as midterm voters focused on living costs. Oil prices also fell amid diplomatic efforts to end the war involving Iran, while diesel remained above $6 per gallon.
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AAA reported an average regular petrol price of $4.17 per gallon on Monday, down 12 cents from a week earlier and 23 cents from a month earlier.
Regular petrol averaged $3.04 per gallon a year earlier and $2.98 on February 28, when the United States and Israel first struck Iran, according to the article.
Diesel averaged $6.29 per gallon, down 6 cents from the previous week; it had earlier reached a peak of $6.53.
A Financial Times analysis of federal data found that the average petrol price during President Donald Trump’s second term was set to exceed $3.46 per gallon, a record for a presidential administration.
Oil prices fell about 6 percent on Monday as diplomatic efforts continued after in-person talks in Qatar over the weekend.
An AP-NORC poll found that 78 percent of Republicans and 89 percent of Democrats said Congress should prioritize cost-of-living issues.
In midday trading, ConocoPhillips shares were down 3.7 percent, Chevron 2.3 percent and ExxonMobil 3.3 percent; major U.S. stock indexes were higher.
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Apple is reportedly developing a mobile home robot, code-named J595, for FaceTime calls and smart-home tasks such as turning on lights when someone enters a room. The company may launch it in 2027 for $1,000 or more, though delays could push the release to 2028.
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Apple CEO John Ternus is backing the home robot project, according to The Information.
The robot may be called HomeView Ultra, following Apple’s reported HomeView stationary smart display.
Early prototypes appeared in 2018 and received approval to continue from then-CEO Tim Cook.
Apple reportedly has about 10 robotics specialists working on the project and a software team of around 300.
The robot is intended to move around the home and support FaceTime calls and automatic lighting.
The Information also reports that Apple is pursuing a separate project to develop robots for household tasks such as folding clothes.
The article says Apple’s reported robot features and customer demand remain uncertain.
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Alaska voters are weighing in on two candidates named Dan Sullivan who appear on their ballots this year. Voters interviewed by CBS News said the ballot makes clear which candidate is which.
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Two candidates named Dan Sullivan are on Alaska voters’ ballots this year.
CBS News reporter Taurean Small reported on voters’ views.
Voters interviewed said the ballot clearly distinguishes the candidates.
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At least 15 people were killed and 90 injured in shootings across 11 states over Halloween weekend, according to the article. The incidents occurred in places including nightlife districts, near college campuses, at parties and around a football event; investigations continued in several locations.
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A shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in a Fairfield, California, mall killed a pregnant 31-year-old woman and injured six men; no arrests had been made.
Three shootings in Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood killed four people and injured 15 within about 75 minutes; police said a suspect remained at large.
Six people were shot near the University of Delaware campus in Newark; five remained hospitalized, including one student.
Two shootings outside Birmingham’s Legion Field after the Magic City Classic killed one person and injured eight.
A shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, house party killed a 19-year-old University of Colorado student and wounded another student.
A shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington-Normal killed a 19-year-old woman and wounded seven others.
In Jacksonville, Florida, shootings at two Halloween parties killed a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man and injured 11 others.
The article also reported shootings in Indiana, Arkansas and Michigan, but the provided text ends before giving the full Michigan account.
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In an op-ed, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain says the 119th Congress focused on reducing federal authority. She points to regulatory repeals, tax extensions and border security measures as examples.
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Lisa McClain is the House Republican Conference chairwoman.
McClain argues that the 119th Congress focused on reducing federal authority.
The op-ed says Congress pursued regulatory repeals.
The op-ed says Congress pursued tax extensions.
The op-ed says Congress pursued border security measures.
McClain describes the regulatory repeals as record-breaking.
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At least 24 people were killed when Russian bombs struck a humanitarian aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said. Rescue crews continued searching the rubble, while officials reported that Russian drone attacks repeatedly interrupted their work.
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At least nine aerial bombs, each weighing 3,000 kilograms, hit the village on Monday, according to regional head Mykhailo Semikin.
Ukraine’s state emergencies service said the dead included two rescuers and four police officers.
Five people were injured, and 27 were initially reported missing.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the first strike hit a school used for humanitarian purposes and a second hit a place where people were sheltering.
Semikin said people remained under the rubble as rescue teams searched the site.
The Russian military had not publicly commented on the attack at the time of the report.
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Social media has amplified fears of societal collapse and prompted some people to stock up on supplies. Researcher Michael Mills says modern prepping often reflects broad uncertainty about threats such as disasters, conflict, and emerging technology, while basic emergency readiness differs from preparing for months-long disruptions.
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Mills, a University of Kent researcher, has studied doomsday prepping for more than a decade.
Modern preppers worry about a range of risks, including terrorism, climate disasters, geopolitical threats, and emerging technologies.
Viral posts have urged people to stock up on food and water, echoing advice from some governments and warnings from former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
President Trump said Americans do not need to stock up and described the United States as strong and well prepared.
Tucker Carlson alleged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing Trump to renew attacks on Iran after the midterms; the article notes Carlson has made similar predictions before.
A reported Pentagon plan would prepare U.S. military bases to operate without outside support for at least 90 days.
Mills said political uncertainty can heighten doomsday concerns, especially around major elections.
Mills distinguishes ordinary emergency readiness from prepping for disruptions that could last weeks or months.
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The article says Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers and withdrew support from Abdul El-Sayed. It reports that Democrats criticized Stevens over the move.
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Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers.
Stevens dropped her support for Abdul El-Sayed.
The article says Democrats denounced Stevens.
The article does not provide further details about the endorsement or the people involved.
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President Donald Trump’s administration announced more than $15 billion in payments, loans and other initiatives for agricultural producers in the weeks before the midterm elections. The aid is intended to offset high fuel and fertilizer costs, but farmers and analysts described the measures as temporary and said they do not resolve the broader causes of rising costs.
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The USDA plans an $8 billion one-time payment program for farmers facing higher diesel prices; it has not said when payments will be made.
The USDA also plans $13.8 billion in safety-net payments for eligible producers for the 2025 crop year.
At least $5 billion in guaranteed loans was announced for ranchers and fishermen.
Other announced funding includes $1.8 billion for conservation participants, $573 million for fertilizer manufacturing projects and $57 million to expand meat processing.
The USDA said it would buy up to $472.5 million in agricultural commodities for producers and charitable programs.
AAA reported that diesel averaged $6.32 per gallon on Friday, about 70% higher than a year earlier.
The article says higher fertilizer and fuel costs, tariffs and trade tensions have made it harder for farmers to turn a profit.
Farm management specialist Gregg Ibendahl said the payments could help cover this year’s costs but would not address broader price pressures.
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