FBI agents searched a California home as part of an investigation involving Rep. Eric Swalwell, according to the article. The search came a week before the midterm elections and followed news that the Justice Department was seeking information in another matter, adding to a series of law enforcement actions with political implications.
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FBI agents searched a California home on Tuesday.
The search was part of an investigation involving Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat.
The search took place one week before the midterm elections.
The article says the Justice Department had sought information in another matter the previous day.
The article characterizes the recent law enforcement actions as having political implications.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries strongly criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but stopped short of endorsing his removal through impeachment. The article describes Jeffries’s position as a careful approach by Democratic leaders balancing competing interests.
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Hakeem Jeffries is the House minority leader and represents New York.
Jeffries denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in strong terms.
Jeffries did not endorse Hegseth’s forced removal.
The article characterizes Jeffries’s approach as careful.
The article says Democratic leaders are balancing competing interests as they consider their approach to impeachment.
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The Justice Department has released more than 3 million pages related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. A CBS News report examines questions about whether some material, including pages, may be missing from the released files, but the article text does not identify specific missing pages.
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The Justice Department has released more than 3 million pages related to the Epstein investigation.
Questions remain about what material may have been left out of the release.
The report focuses on clues about pages that may be missing from the files.
CBS News correspondent Nicole Sganga reports on the issue.
The article text does not specify which pages may be missing or why.
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Israel’s benchmark Tel Aviv 125 index fell as much as 3.5% in early trading after election exit polls showed no clear winner. With more than 76% of votes counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition was projected to win 54 seats and the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot 47, short of the 61 seats needed for a majority.
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The election is for seats in Israel’s 26th Knesset, its unicameral parliament.
Israeli media reported the seat projections as of 09:30 GMT, with more than 76% of votes counted.
Israel’s GDP grew 2.9% in 2025 and 3.2% in the first half of 2026, according to government figures.
The Bank of Israel raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 5.6%, from 4%.
The central bank forecast GDP growth of 7.5% for 2027.
The Bank of Israel cited increased production by Israeli firms overseas when raising its 2026 forecast.
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Chancellor John Healey is expected to keep the annual cash Isa allowance at £20,000, reversing a plan to reduce it to £12,000 from April. He is expected to encourage investment in shares through education rather than by limiting tax-free cash savings.
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Rachel Reeves had planned to cut the annual cash Isa allowance from £20,000 to £12,000 from April.
Cash Isas do not charge tax on interest, while Isas also shield income and capital gains from tax.
Banks and building societies rely on customer deposits to help fund loans.
Finance executives warned that reducing the allowance could discourage saving and raise mortgage rates.
Quilter’s Jo Harris backed keeping the £20,000 limit and suggested adding an investment-only allowance.
IG Group executive Michael Healy said keeping cash Isas could limit the flow of money into UK businesses.
The Treasury declined to comment on the reported reversal.
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Former Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he is unsure whether the Budget will fix the UK’s major problems. The BBC article points readers to its coverage of the UK Budget.
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Jeremy Hunt is identified as a former Conservative chancellor.
Hunt is unsure whether the Budget will fix major problems.
The article concerns the UK Budget.
The BBC page links to its Budget coverage.
The page lists HM Treasury, the UK economy, UK taxes and UK government spending as related topics.
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Explorer Ash Dykes completed a 500-mile kayak journey down the Congo Basin in Africa. ABC News’ Danny New interviewed him about the paddle, during which he traveled alongside monkeys and hippos.
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Ash Dykes completed a 500-mile kayak journey.
The route followed the Congo Basin in Africa.
Dykes encountered monkeys and hippos during the paddle.
ABC News’ Danny New interviewed Dykes about the journey.
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Two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province, killing at least 10 people according to government sources cited by El País. Many people were injured, and a regional government spokesperson warned the death toll could rise; authorities had not determined the cause or injury count.
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The collision occurred Wednesday morning in Toledo province, in central Spain.
Spain’s rail infrastructure authority suspended train services between Madrid and Andalucía after what it described as a rear-end collision.
Government sources told El País that at least 10 people had died.
A Castilla-La Mancha government spokesperson said the death toll would almost certainly rise.
The cause of the collision and the number of injured people had not been determined.
The trains were believed to be Iryo 7076, carrying 146 passengers and a baby, and AVE 2080, carrying 397 passengers.
A 2013 train derailment near Santiago de Compostela killed 80 people.
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Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city, has been cut off since early October after its two land routes closed, disrupting supplies and work. The United Nations reported that available food and fuel prices had more than doubled, water production had fallen by half, and families were struggling to afford food, water and cooking fuel.
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Taiz has about 1 million residents, within Yemen’s population of roughly 43 million.
The Houthis took al-Turbah by October 4, cutting the main Taiz-Al-Turbah-Aden Road.
Government-aligned forces closed the eastern al-Houban crossing on October 3, citing attempted Houthi incursions.
The United Nations warned on October 20 that road closures and insecurity were blocking vital supplies.
Prices for food and fuel still available in Taiz had more than doubled, according to the article.
Taiz’s water production had fallen by half, and the cost of tanker-delivered water had roughly tripled, according to UN officials.
Yousef Farhan lost his cucumber-selling income after shelling and the siege forced the school where he worked to close.
Families in Taiz reported relying on limited foods, cooking with firewood and facing disruptions to children’s schooling.
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Israel’s election has raised questions about the country’s economic outlook. The report says the high cost of living and rising defense spending are adding financial pressure on households.
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Israel has one of the highest costs of living in the region, according to the report.
Defense spending in Israel continues to rise.
Households face growing financial pressure.
The report links uncertainty about the economy to the aftermath of Israel’s elections.
Caitlin Brown reported the video for France 24.
The video was issued on October 28, 2026.
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Two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, according to Spanish state media and other reports. Officials warned the death toll could rise, and rail traffic was suspended while the incident was addressed.
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Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the incident happened Wednesday morning in Toledo province.
The collision involved an Iryo train and an AVE train, according to an ADIF spokesperson.
The trains were travelling on the Madrid-Seville route.
Spanish state media and other reports said at least 10 people had died.
Castilla-La Mancha government spokesperson Esther Padilla said the number of deaths was expected to increase.
Rail traffic was suspended, according to ADIF.
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President Donald Trump and Texas State Representative James Talarico held competing rallies in Lubbock, Texas. Reports put attendance at roughly 4,000 at each event, though Talarico’s figure was not independently confirmed and the venue’s stated capacity was lower.
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Talarico said 4,000 people attended his rally at the Fiesta Center.
The Fiesta Center ballroom holds up to 2,600 people, and local officials reportedly planned to expand capacity to 3,000.
A Texas Tribune report said the line for Talarico’s event stretched several city blocks.
Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
An Amarillo Tribune reporter estimated that about 4,000 people attended Trump and Paxton’s rally.
The civic center’s exhibit hall has a listed maximum capacity of 4,914.
Trump carried Lubbock County by 40 points in 2024, and the county has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964.
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Israel’s Central Elections Committee is still counting ballots. With more than 60% counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp is narrowly ahead of the opposition but has not secured a clear majority, so the result remains uncertain.
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More than 60% of ballots had been tallied when the report was issued.
Netanyahu’s camp was narrowly ahead of the opposition in partial results.
The reported results did not give either side a clear majority.
The Central Elections Committee continued to count votes.
The partial results could change as counting continues.
The two leading candidates for prime minister traded criticism in speeches after polls closed.
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The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has caused 10,091 reported cases and 4,891 deaths across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya, with a case also confirmed in Nigeria. Africa CDC director general Jean Kaseya warned that the outbreak could spread beyond Africa and urged countries to strengthen screening, testing and treatment preparedness.
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The outbreak is the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s history.
The outbreak was declared in Ituri province on 15 May, but virus sequencing indicates it began in February.
Of 10,091 reported cases, 10,060 occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 4,887 people died.
Uganda and Kenya each reported two deaths.
Nigeria confirmed a case in Abuja in a woman who had arrived from Uganda; France also confirmed a case in a doctor who had returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatment, and vaccine trials are under way.
The response has faced shortages of protective equipment, unpaid health worker wages, conflict, mistrust, misinformation and cuts to global aid.
Kaseya called for cross-border cooperation and screening and testing at entry and exit points.
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At least 10 people died when two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday morning, according to Spanish media. Rail service between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia was suspended, and local officials said passengers were injured and emergency preparations were underway.
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ADIF, Spain’s rail system operator, said the crash happened Wednesday morning in Toledo province.
Spanish media reported that at least 10 people died.
TVE reported that the trains were traveling in the same direction and that one struck the rear of the other.
The collision reportedly knocked two train cars off the track.
Rail service between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia was suspended.
The mayor of Urda said civil protection authorities asked the town to prepare a sports pavilion for passengers.
Castilla-La Mancha regional president Emiliano García-Page said he was heading to the crash site.
The article says 45 people died in a separate train crash in southern Spain in January.
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Two high-speed trains collided on the Madrid–Seville line in Toledo province, central Spain, on Wednesday morning. Authorities confirmed at least 10 deaths and said the toll could rise; emergency services were assisting those affected.
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Spain’s rail infrastructure authority said services between Madrid and Andalucía were suspended after a rear-end collision.
Castilla-La Mancha government spokesperson Esther Padilla confirmed at least 10 deaths.
Spain’s state broadcaster reported that one train struck the back of another and knocked two carriages off the track.
The rail operator Adif said the collision occurred on the line from Madrid to Seville.
The mayor of Urda said emergency services asked him to prepare a sports hall for injured people.
Spain’s main political parties suspended planned activities for the day.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was in contact with the transport minister and the Castilla-La Mancha regional president.
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Some Democrats are courting voters who support the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement by promoting food safety, healthier school meals and limits on harmful chemicals. Polling cited in the article suggests many voters support these policies, including some Trump voters, though vaccine-related views within MAHA remain a point of disagreement with Democrats.
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The Center for American Progress released a proposal on healthier foods and reducing exposure to harmful chemicals.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed proposed banning certain pesticides and improving school meals.
House Democrats’ health care working group included a section titled “Reclaiming MAHA and Protecting American Families.”
Sen. Cory Booker has supported some food policies advanced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and backed legislation on pesticide-related company liability.
Center for American Progress polling found that 37% of Trump voters were open to voting for a Democrat whose platform addressed core MAHA issues.
Annenberg Public Policy Center polling found that 80% of respondents supported labeling ultra-processed foods, 79% supported removing them from school lunches, and 76% supported removing artificial dyes from food.
Trump health adviser and MAHA advocate Calley Means resigned last week, reportedly citing the slow pace of food-related policy changes.
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Israeli right-wing leaders made statements about Arab voters, alleged election fraud and possible Jewish settlements in Gaza as votes were counted. With no camp projected to win a parliamentary majority, Arab-led parties could influence coalition talks.
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would preserve settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and declared that Jewish settlements would be established in Gaza.
Israel dismantled its settlements in Gaza in 2005.
Smotrich claimed, without providing figures, that turnout was unusually high in Arab communities and left-wing areas.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Arab voters were turning out in large numbers and said an opposition victory would threaten Israel’s Jewish character.
Netanyahu accused three senior Ra’am figures of trying to steal the election; police confirmed arrests of three people suspected of voter bribery, but the article gave no indication they held senior Ra’am positions.
Likud minister Miri Regev also alleged on X that people were trying to steal the election, without providing evidence.
With about 55 percent of ballots counted, Netanyahu’s right-wing and religious bloc was projected to have 56 of the parliament’s 120 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority.
Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas said he had received approaches from both Likud and the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot.
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Two trains collided Wednesday morning in Spain’s Toledo province, according to rail operator ADIF. Urda’s mayor said some passengers were injured, and civil protection officials asked the town to prepare a sports pavilion to assist passengers.
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ADIF said the collision happened Wednesday morning in Toledo province.
The incident involved two trains.
Urda mayor Manuel Galan told Spanish state broadcaster TVE that passengers were injured.
Civil protection authorities asked Urda’s town hall to prepare a sports pavilion for passengers.
The article did not report how many people were injured or describe the cause of the collision.
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The article page contains only a headline and limited publication details. It says the government will decide who receives help and who pays, but provides no further information about the decision.
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The headline is “Government to decide who to help and who picks up the tab.”
The page links to live coverage of the Budget.
The article is labeled as politics coverage.
The page lists HM Treasury, John Healey, the UK economy, UK taxes, and UK government spending as related topics.
The video could not be played from the page content provided.
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