The Pentagon selected Poland to host a maintenance center for Lockheed Martin’s Patriot interceptor missiles. The department said the center will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services.
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The Pentagon announced the selection on Tuesday.
Poland will host the new facility.
The center will support Lockheed Martin’s Patriot interceptor missiles.
The facility will provide maintenance services.
The facility will provide repair services.
The facility will provide overhaul services.
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King Charles III began a nine-day tour of the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda, acknowledging past suffering and injustice linked to slavery. The tour includes discussions about reparations, climate threats to island nations, and a Commonwealth summit; Charles did not issue a formal apology.
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Charles began the tour in the Bahamas on Tuesday.
At a youth rally, Charles said it was right to acknowledge past suffering and injustice.
Charles is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer.
He will visit Guyana before joining Queen Camilla in Antigua and Barbuda for a Commonwealth leaders’ summit.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said reparations for slavery will be discussed at the summit.
Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali described recognition of slavery’s harms as a first step and called for an apology.
Jamaica filed a petition in a London appeals court last month to advance its push for reparations.
The tour will also address climate threats facing low-lying islands.
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Progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings in federal court in Washington, D.C. The 38-page complaint accuses Jennings of falsely saying Piker advocated lynching Black Americans after showing an edited video of Piker’s remarks.
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Piker filed the lawsuit on Tuesday.
The complaint is 38 pages long.
The case was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.
The lawsuit centers on an Aug. 11 episode of “The Scott Jennings…”
Piker accuses Jennings of falsely claiming that he advocated lynching Black Americans.
The complaint says Jennings aired an edited video of Piker’s remarks.
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Donald Trump said Venezuela could one day become a U.S. state while promoting an oil agreement with the country’s interim government. He pointed to a tanker he said carried one million barrels of Venezuelan oil and claimed the deal would provide billions of barrels, as critics questioned the lack of progress toward democratic elections.
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Trump made the remarks at a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Trump said the tanker off the Texas coast carried one million barrels of oil from Venezuela.
Trump said the oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim government could cover billions of barrels.
Trump claimed the oil was being provided to the United States at no cost to U.S. taxpayers.
The article says U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and took him to New York to face criminal charges.
The article says Venezuela has held no elections since Maduro was detained.
The article links rising U.S. fuel prices to the war with Iran and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Exit polls from Israel’s legislative election project 50 seats for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and 52 for the opposition bloc, short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Arab-led parties are projected to win 18 seats, and negotiations may take weeks or months as President Isaac Herzog selects a candidate to try to form a government.
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The exit polls were released by major Israeli television networks on Tuesday.
The opposition bloc is led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party.
The Arab-led parties are projected to win 18 seats and could influence coalition negotiations.
Gideon Saar, a Likud member and foreign minister, said it was premature for the opposition to celebrate.
The article says the final vote tally is expected on November 4.
After the tally, President Isaac Herzog will consult party leaders and nominate the person he believes has the best chance of forming a government.
The candidate initially has 28 days to form a coalition, and the president can grant a 14-day extension.
A new government must pass a parliamentary confidence vote; abstentions could allow it to win with fewer than 61 votes.
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A Bournemouth University study found that women with autism reported more severe menopause symptoms, higher levels of depression and anxiety, and lower quality of life than women without autism. The researchers suggested that feeling less in control of menopause and understanding it less clearly may help explain the difference, but the study did not establish a cause.
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The study included 476 women with autism and 425 women without autism, all aged 40 to 60.
Researchers followed participants for five weeks and used standardized self-report measures.
Women with autism reported more severe menopause symptoms throughout the study period.
The autistic participants also reported higher levels of depression and anxiety and, overall, poorer quality of life.
Women with autism reported feeling less in control of menopause and having a less clear understanding of it.
The study was published in the journal Autism in Adulthood on October 27.
Study lead Eunhee Kim said higher rates of physical and mental health conditions among autistic people may have several contributing factors.
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Ahead of Wednesday’s UK Budget, Plaid Cymru ministers are seeking more funding for Welsh railways and public services. The Budget’s spending decisions in England could lead to additional funding for devolved services in Wales, while people interviewed in Swansea said rising living costs and energy bills were major concerns.
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Welsh Finance Minister Elin Jones asked Chancellor John Healey to bring forward £1bn of the £14bn promised for long-term rail funding in Wales.
Jones also called for extra funding to help the Welsh government set its 2027–28 budget, which faces a real-terms cut in day-to-day spending.
Labour MP Nia Griffith called for greater Welsh government borrowing flexibility for investment projects.
Spending increases in England on services such as healthcare, schools and roads could lead to additional funding for Wales.
Shoppers and traders at Swansea Market identified the cost of living and energy costs as key concerns ahead of the Budget.
Typical energy bills are forecast to rise by 16% in January, according to the article.
Healey has announced plans to remove import taxes on heating oil and described planned cost-of-living measures as “everyday fixes.”
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich celebrated at his campaign headquarters after exit polls suggested support for his far-right party had declined. He had called for a full-scale war in the Occupied West Bank.
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Bezalel Smotrich is Israel's finance minister.
Smotrich celebrated at his campaign headquarters.
Exit polls suggested support for Smotrich's party had declined.
The article describes Smotrich's party as far-right.
Smotrich had called for a full-scale war in the Occupied West Bank.
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Three brothers, including two luxury real estate brokers, were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for running a sex trafficking ring. The ring victimized dozens of women.
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A court sentenced each of the three brothers to 30 years in prison.
Two of the brothers worked as luxury real estate brokers.
The brothers were convicted in connection with a sex trafficking ring.
The ring victimized dozens of women.
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Israeli exit polls showed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp, 52 seats to 50, but neither side appeared to have a clear route to a majority. Turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades, while final results and coalition negotiations remained uncertain.
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Israel’s three major television networks’ exit polls gave Eisenkot’s bloc 52 seats and Netanyahu’s Likud-led camp 50 in the 120-seat Knesset.
The exit polls assigned 18 seats to Arab parties not aligned with either bloc.
Eisenkot has largely ruled out forming a government with the Arab parties, making it harder for his bloc to reach a majority.
The Central Elections Committee reported voter turnout of 77.7%, about seven percentage points above the 2022 election.
Some Israeli media outlets, including Channel 14, projected that Netanyahu’s parties could win 60 seats.
The election was Israel’s first since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and the wars that followed in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Final results could take days, and smaller parties could influence coalition negotiations.
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People celebrated in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe after Israeli media exit polls projected a combined 18 Knesset seats for the Joint Arab List and United Arab List. The projection could mark a significant gain for Arab political representation in Israel.
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Celebrations took place in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe.
Israeli media exit polls projected the Joint Arab List and United Arab List would win a combined 18 Knesset seats.
The result was a projection, not a confirmed final seat count.
The projected result could mark a significant moment for Arab political representation in Israel.
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Projections from Israel’s election show opposition parties winning more seats than the coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but no bloc has enough seats to form a majority. The result could lead to a change in government, though negotiations may take weeks.
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Israelis voted in the country’s first election since the Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza.
Voter turnout reached a record level, according to the article.
Projections give opposition parties more seats than Netanyahu’s coalition.
Netanyahu’s opponents do not have enough seats to form a majority on their own.
The result is expected to lead to weeks of negotiations over forming a government.
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The UK government has advised households to keep three days’ worth of emergency supplies, including water and tinned food. Low-income parents and an expert say the advice may be hard to follow without spare money, while one mother also worries that the suggested food would not suit her autistic son’s needs.
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The guidance recommends supplies such as bottled water, tinned food, baby food, torches and phone-charging packs.
The government says households do not need to buy everything at once.
Samantha Richards, a full-time worker who relies on Universal Credit and her son’s disability allowance, says buying supplies could cut into her childcare budget for the school holidays.
Richards says her autistic son relies on foods that need refrigeration and may not eat tinned food.
Richards plans to prioritise water and says she already has torches and blankets at home.
University of Glasgow professor Ruth Patrick says the guidance may seem insulting to households facing poverty; she cited an estimate of 14 million households in poverty across the UK.
Ana, founder of UK Preppers Club on Facebook, says the government should give practical advice for emergencies such as a loss of running water.
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With one week remaining before Election Day, Democrats are emphasizing the economy and the cost of everyday necessities in their final campaign push. President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas, where Democrats see a chance to make gains despite the state’s long-standing Republican lean.
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Election Day is one week away.
Democrats are focusing their final campaign push on the economy and affordability.
Voters have pointed to the cost of everyday necessities.
President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas.
Republicans have long counted on Texas.
Democrats see an opportunity to make gains in Texas.
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President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas again as midterms approach. CBS News describes the race between Republican Ken Paxton and James Talarico as tight and examines whether Texas could turn blue.
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Trump is campaigning in Texas again.
The article focuses on whether Texas could turn blue in the midterms.
The race between Republican Ken Paxton and James Talarico is described as tight.
CBS News' Anthony Salvanto discusses the race.
Texas Tribune reporter Kayla Guo joins CBS News' The Daily Report.
A CBS News listing says this is Trump's third trip to Texas this month.
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Exit polls project that Palestinian parties will win 17 to 18 seats in Israel’s Knesset, up from 10, potentially giving them a larger role in forming the next government. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot may need their support to secure a majority, while negotiations could prove difficult and leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in office as a caretaker government during a lengthy process.
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Exit polls give Eisenkot’s opposition bloc a narrow lead over Netanyahu’s governing coalition and its supporters.
Netanyahu’s Likud party could still emerge as the largest single party.
Projected Palestinian party representation rises to 17 to 18 seats, from 10 in the previous Knesset.
The Joint List is projected to win at least 10 seats, while Ra’am is projected to win seven.
Eisenkot has set four conditions for talks with the Joint List, including recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and condemnation of Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas has said his priority is to remove Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir from power.
If no candidate forms a government within six weeks, Israel’s president can ask another candidate to try.
A minority government supported through informal, issue-by-issue agreements could be unstable and lead to another election.
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A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Tuesday found Democrats leading by eight points among likely voters. The lead rises to 13 points when independents are included, and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro discussed the results with PBS News’ Geoff Bennett.
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PBS News, NPR and Marist released the poll on Tuesday.
The poll found Democrats ahead by eight points among likely voters.
The Democratic lead was 13 points when independents were included.
Geoff Bennett discussed the poll results with NPR’s Domenico Montanaro.
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A Washington grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House staffer who testified to a House committee about Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, according to two people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors’ allegations were not immediately clear; Republican lawmakers had accused Hutchinson of lying under oath about her testimony.
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The grand jury rejected prosecutors’ request for an indictment against Hutchinson, the Associated Press reported.
The two people who described the decision spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
Hutchinson served as a special assistant to Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff.
In 2022, Hutchinson testified that Trump tried to go to the Capitol and declined to intervene as the violence unfolded.
Trump denied parts of Hutchinson’s account and criticized her publicly.
Hutchinson said people in Trump’s circle offered her job opportunities and financial help while she cooperated with the House committee.
The House impeached Trump in 2021 over his conduct related to the Capitol attack, and the Senate acquitted him.
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The State Department said it will provide U.S. visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family after his loss in Brazil’s election. In other news, President Trump said the East Potomac Golf Course will close for renovations despite a judge’s order blocking major changes, while a humanitarian truce took effect in Oleshky and a ceasefire was holding.
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The State Department said it will provide U.S. visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family.
Flavio Bolsonaro lost in Brazil’s election.
President Trump said the East Potomac Golf Course will close for renovations.
A judge’s order blocks major changes to the East Potomac Golf Course.
A humanitarian truce took effect in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
A ceasefire was holding in Oleshky.
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A federal grand jury declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to two people familiar with the matter. Hutchinson gave testimony to a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; her testimony was disputed.
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The Justice Department did not secure an indictment against Hutchinson.
Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press about the grand jury decision.
Hutchinson is a former White House staffer.
She testified before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
The article describes her testimony as disputed.
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