A senior U.S. State Department official told CBS News that the United States will issue visas to Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family. The report says Bolsonaro faces corruption charges in Brazil; it does not provide details about the charges or the visas.
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A senior State Department official said the United States will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro.
The visas will also be issued to Bolsonaro’s family.
Flávio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian senator.
The report says Bolsonaro faces corruption charges in Brazil.
CBS News reported the information from a senior State Department official.
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UK newspapers focus on Chancellor John Healey’s upcoming Budget, which reports say may include help with energy bills and funding for infrastructure and other projects. Other front-page stories cover Israel’s election, King Charles’s remarks about slavery in the Bahamas, and several domestic and sports stories.
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The Budget is scheduled to be delivered at lunchtime on Wednesday.
The Guardian reports that Healey is expected to make limited changes and postpone major tax and spending decisions until next year.
The Times says the Budget will scrap green levies on energy bills.
The Financial Times reports that £20.4 billion in additional capital will support the state’s business lender and infrastructure bank over five years.
The i Paper says lower-income households are expected to receive extra help with energy bills.
The Daily Mail reports that £5.5 billion has been set aside to support a 3.5% increase in benefits for about 10 million people.
The Independent reports that Israel held a record-turnout election, the first since the October 7 attacks, and says Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future is uncertain.
The Daily Telegraph reports that King Charles described slavery as a source of great suffering during his visit to the Bahamas.
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New South Wales will abandon rules requiring cafes to offer mugs or glasses to dine-in customers and take part in a reusable-cup scheme. The government reversed course after criticism from businesses and media, but other rules on reusable cups and recyclable takeaway cups will remain.
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The rules would have required cafes to offer mugs or glasses to dine-in customers from 2028.
Businesses that did not join a reusable-cup scheme could have faced fines of up to $110,000.
Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said the government would repeal the mug-and-glass rules and the potential fine.
Customers will still be able to bring their own clean reusable cups, and businesses must accept them.
A requirement for single-use takeaway cups to be recyclable by 2028 will remain.
The government has asked the NSW Environment Protection Authority to clarify that it will not proceed with the rules being dropped.
The legislation will not be repealed until after the March 2027 election.
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Australia’s annual headline inflation rate rose to 4.3% in the year to September, while underlying inflation reached 3.6%. The figures have strengthened expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise its cash rate at its next meeting on 3 November.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the inflation figures on Wednesday.
Headline inflation reached 4.3% annually to September.
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s preferred underlying inflation measure was 3.6%.
The RBA’s inflation target is 2.5%.
The cash rate is 4.6%, its highest level in 15 years.
Most economists expect the RBA to raise the cash rate at its 3 November meeting.
The article says everyday costs are rising while unemployment is also increasing.
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President Donald Trump announced a proposal to loosen methane rules for the oil and gas sector at a rally in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday night. The rally was his second campaign stop in Texas that day, where he sought to support Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign.
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Trump announced plans to loosen methane regulations affecting oil and gas production.
He made the announcement at a rally in Lubbock, Texas.
The rally was his second campaign stop in Texas that day.
Trump aimed to support Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign.
Paxton is the Texas attorney general and a Republican.
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Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot said millions of Israelis had voted for change and were tired of what he called Benjamin Netanyahu’s lies. In his first public comments after polls closed, Eisenkot warned Netanyahu against using Israel’s security for political interests.
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Gadi Eisenkot is an Israeli opposition leader.
Eisenkot said millions of Israelis voted for change.
He said voters were tired of what he called Netanyahu’s lies.
Eisenkot made the comments after polls closed.
He warned Benjamin Netanyahu not to use Israel’s security for political interests.
Netanyahu is described in the article as Eisenkot’s rival.
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U.S. envoy Mike Waltz clashed with Cuba’s delegation at UN headquarters in New York during a vote on the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Waltz repeatedly told the Cuban team, “This is America.”
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The confrontation took place at UN headquarters in New York.
The clash occurred during a vote on the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba.
U.S. envoy Mike Waltz repeatedly told Cuba’s UN team, “This is America.”
The article says the United States has imposed a fuel blockade on Cuba since January.
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A California appeals court upheld Danny Masterson’s rape convictions and 30-year prison sentence, rejecting his arguments that the trial judge was biased against Scientology and that other trial rulings were improper. His lawyers said they plan to appeal to the California Supreme Court.
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Masterson was convicted in 2023 of raping two women in 2003.
A separate charge involving a third woman and an alleged 2001 rape was quashed.
A three-judge appeals panel found no evidence that the trial judge showed bias against Scientology.
The panel said evidence about Scientology was admitted to address the case and did not violate the First Amendment.
The panel also rejected Masterson’s arguments about the statute of limitations, evidence and adequacy of his defense.
Prosecutors argued that the women delayed reporting the assaults because they feared consequences under Scientology rules.
Masterson’s lawyers called the ruling unfortunate and said they would appeal to the California Supreme Court.
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A group of mothers known as “mombies” performs a Halloween flash mob to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to raise money for breast cancer. The group has nearly doubled in size since 2016 and holds two shows after weeks of rehearsals.
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The performers are mothers who dress as zombies for the annual event.
The group performs to Michael Jackson’s song “Thriller.”
The flash mob raises money for breast cancer.
The group has nearly doubled in size since 2016.
Participants rehearse for weeks before the performances.
The group holds two shows.
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A woman inside a pickup truck at a gas station in Round Rock, Texas, quietly asked a stranger for help. Police took her partner into custody on suspicion of kidnapping, according to the report.
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The incident took place at a gas station in Round Rock, Texas.
A pickup truck pulled in to get gas.
A woman was inside the truck.
The woman quietly asked a stranger for help.
Police took the woman's partner into custody.
The report describes the suspected crime as kidnapping.
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Republicans see a difficult path to holding their Senate majority, with party operatives citing Democratic enthusiasm and low Republican turnout as major risks. They identify several competitive races, including Ohio, Kansas, Alaska, Michigan, Iowa and Maine, while noting that delayed results in Maine or Alaska could leave control of the Senate unsettled.
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Republican operatives say they struggle to identify a path to more than 51 Senate seats.
Alex Castellanos said Republican and independent voters who feel ignored may stay home.
Republicans view Iowa as improving for their party, while they see Ohio as slipping and are increasingly pessimistic about Alaska and Kansas.
Sen. Roger Marshall’s position in Kansas may have improved, but Republicans are unsure whether he can hold his seat.
Republicans see Michigan as competitive but say their prospects depend on strong support among Black voters.
Chuck Schumer sees multiple paths for Democrats to reach 51 Senate seats.
If Ohio, Kansas and Alaska are competitive losses for Republicans, two of those states flipping could leave the Senate tied 50-50 before other close races are counted.
Maine and Alaska may face delayed election results because pollsters have difficulty reaching voters, potentially postponing the determination of Senate control.
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Israelis voted in an election that could remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office. The result could also affect Israel’s approach to the war with Iran and the Gaza Strip, as well as its relationship with the United States.
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Israel held a national election on Tuesday.
The election could end Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure as prime minister.
The vote could shape Israel’s policies toward the war with Iran and the Gaza Strip.
The election could affect Israel’s relationship with the United States.
Exit polls showed no clear winner.
Voter turnout was higher than in recent decades.
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A Florida mother was arrested after police accused her of leaving her four children home alone while she traveled to Las Vegas for work. The report did not provide further details about the children or the charges.
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Police accused the mother of leaving her four children at home without an adult.
The mother traveled to Las Vegas for work, according to the report.
The mother was arrested in Florida.
The article did not identify the mother or provide her age.
The article did not state how long the children were left alone.
The article did not specify the charges against the mother.
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A Florida mother was arrested after allegedly leaving her four children home alone while she traveled to Las Vegas for work, according to police. The article does not provide further details about the children or the arrest.
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The woman is from Florida.
She has four children.
Police say she allegedly left the children home alone.
She traveled to Las Vegas for work.
The mother was arrested.
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President Donald Trump held two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday, one week before the midterm elections. The rallies came as James Talarico and Ken Paxton also held competing events in the state.
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Trump held two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday.
The midterm elections were one week away, according to the article.
Trump was campaigning to try to prevent Democrats from winning in Texas.
James Talarico and Ken Paxton held dueling rallies in Texas.
CBS correspondent Nancy Cordes reported from Lubbock, where Trump was campaigning.
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A 2026 Lancet Countdown report, led by University College London with the World Health Organization, says climate-related health harms are growing and accelerating. It estimates that heat was linked to more than 540,000 deaths per year on average from 2016 through 2023, and that heat-related productivity losses cost the world more than $1 trillion in potential income in 2025.
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The report draws on findings from 146 researchers at more than 100 institutions in over 30 countries.
Researchers estimated that heat was linked to more than 540,000 deaths per year on average from 2016 through 2023.
The report attributes 68% of those heat-related deaths to climate change.
In 2023, heat was linked to an estimated 710,000 deaths, with more than 71% attributed to climate change, according to the report.
The report estimates that nearly 3 million deaths from 2016 to 2023 could be connected to climate change.
Reduced productivity from heat caused more than $1 trillion in potential global income losses in 2025, the third year in a row losses exceeded that amount.
The pace at which land experienced extreme drought rose by about 700% in 2016–2025 compared with the decade before the Paris Agreement.
The share of land affected by very extreme rainfall rose from 14.8% in 2006–2015 to 17.2% in 2016–2025.
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France’s Senate approved a bill that could make people financially liable for damage linked to demonstrations, including through the seizure of some benefits. The bill now goes to the National Assembly, while critics say its provisions could affect peaceful protesters and weaken the right to protest.
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The Senate passed the bill by 229 votes to 105.
The bill would allow fines of up to €10,000 for damage caused during demonstrations.
It would impose joint liability on people found to have knowingly joined a group formed to commit vandalism.
The bill also covers people who continue taking part in a gathering likely to disrupt public order after two police dispersal warnings.
Welfare and housing assistance could be seized to help pay for damages; senators expanded the list to include additional benefits.
The legislation was drafted after riots following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final victory over Arsenal in May.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the government needed to respond to damage and violence reported on October 17.
The National Assembly must debate and vote on the bill.
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Record-setting king tides flooded neighborhoods and closed roads in parts of California and Florida. Waves battered coastal homes in Southern California, while strong offshore winds washed out shoreline areas in Southern Florida.
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King tides set records along both coasts.
Flooding affected neighborhoods in California and Florida.
Several roadways closed because of the high tides.
Waves battered homes near the water in Southern California.
Strong offshore winds washed out parts of the shoreline in Southern Florida.
Carter Evans reported on the flooding, and Rob Marciano provided the forecast.
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King Charles said he will discuss slavery’s legacy with Commonwealth leaders at a summit in Antigua and Barbuda during his nine-day Caribbean tour. Caribbean reparations advocates welcomed recognition of slavery’s harms but said the king should offer a formal apology and address reparations.
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Charles arrived in the Bahamas and attended a youth rally at Clifford Park, where the country gained independence from Britain in 1973.
The king said the legacy of slavery would be discussed at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting next week.
The Bahamas National Reparations Committee said Charles’s remarks did not meet its call for a full, formal apology and action to remedy past wrongs.
Committee chair Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean described the king’s comments as hollow platitudes while saying she valued his effort to connect with Bahamian culture.
Caribbean Community Reparations Commission chair Hilary Beckles said reparations efforts should begin with remorse.
Charles is due to visit Guyana before traveling to Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth summit.
The article says the British government has not advised Charles to apologize or offer reparations.
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A parliamentary watchdog warned that Sizewell C could cost up to £47.7bn and expose UK taxpayers and energy customers to major financial risks. The government says the project is progressing and could save £2bn a year across the energy system once it operates.
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The Public Accounts Committee said construction overruns could require an extra £9.8bn before 2040, with a further £12bn in costs over the plant’s 60-year operating life.
The government owns 44.9% of Sizewell C, EDF holds 12.5%, Centrica 15%, La Caisse 20%, and Amber Infrastructure 7.6%.
The government took a larger stake after buying out Chinese state nuclear developer CGN, citing national security concerns.
The watchdog said public funds and energy customers could bear multibillion-pound overruns, while private investors would need to contribute only £30m more.
The project is projected to cost between £40.5bn and £47.7bn, with construction due to finish between 2039 and 2043.
The committee asked the government to provide its cost scenario analysis within three months and report on development every six months.
The government said investors have incentives to complete construction cheaply and quickly, and that more than 2,000 workers are already on site.
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