The Senate is unlikely to consider a House-passed bill to make daylight saving time permanent before the end of the year. President Donald Trump has pressed for the change, but senators remain divided over its effects, including later winter sunrises in some areas.
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The bill would end the twice-yearly clock change by making daylight saving time permanent.
The Senate is unlikely to act on the bill before year’s end.
Daylight saving time ends early Sunday, when much of the country will turn clocks back one hour.
Supporters say permanent daylight saving time would provide more afternoon daylight.
Opponents warn that some commuters could face winter sunrises after 9 a.m.
Sen. Tom Cotton said Congress had previously adopted permanent daylight saving time and later repealed it after people experienced late winter sunrises.
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Victoria’s Court of Appeal is due to rule on Erin Patterson’s appeals, which seek a retrial or a change to her sentence. The three-judge panel heard arguments in August; Patterson is not expected to attend the decision in person.
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Patterson was sentenced to life in prison with a 33-year non-parole period for the murders of Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.
She was also convicted of attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, who survived after eating beef wellington containing death cap mushrooms.
Patterson’s lawyers raised seven grounds for appeal, including a challenge to jurors staying at the same hotel as police and prosecutors during deliberations.
The Court of Appeal heard arguments from Patterson’s legal team and prosecutors in August.
Justices Lesley Taylor, Stephen McLeish and Peter Kidd are to decide the appeals.
The court’s decision is scheduled for 10am, and Patterson is not expected to attend in person.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired top Pentagon general Brett Sylvia over allegations that Sylvia leaked classified information to journalists. The article provides no details about the alleged leaks or Sylvia’s response.
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Pete Hegseth is the defense secretary.
Hegseth fired Brett Sylvia, described as a top Pentagon general.
The stated reason was allegations that Sylvia leaked classified information to journalists.
The article does not describe the alleged leaks.
The article does not include a response from Sylvia.
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Chris Sununu, the former governor of New Hampshire and current president of Airlines for America, appeared on CBS News’ “The Takeout.” He discussed rising flight costs and the upcoming midterm elections; the article excerpt does not provide details about his views on airline regulation.
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Chris Sununu previously served as governor of New Hampshire.
Sununu is now president of Airlines for America.
Sununu appeared on CBS News’ program “The Takeout.”
The interview covered rising flight costs.
The interview also covered the upcoming midterm elections.
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DHS asked Icelandic hosting company FlokiNET to remove a site containing information about more than 40,000 department employees, citing risks of harassment and physical harm. FlokiNET said it refused, but the site’s registrar suspended the domain; the information later appeared under another domain.
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Cybersecurity firm ZeroFox sent FlokiNET a takedown request on behalf of DHS.
The site, icepi.cx, contained information about employees at agencies including ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
FlokiNET said the information had been compiled from a range of DHS agencies and defended public interest in identifying officials carrying out enforcement work.
The database was first published online by Distributed Denial of Secrets, which showcases leaked government data.
A hacker group calling itself the Department of Peace claimed responsibility for obtaining and sharing the DHS data.
Other groups copied the information to additional sites, making it unlikely to be fully removed from the internet.
The article says the Trump administration previously pressured technology companies to remove apps that tracked ICE agents.
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An internal Pentagon investigation report shared with Axios says Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia admitted to giving classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters over about a year. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Sylvia this week; the report says Sylvia provided his personal phone for examination and described contacts with reporters, including a meeting at an Arlington diner.
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The report says Sylvia’s alleged disclosures began as early as June 2025 and continued after media outlets lost access to the Pentagon.
According to the report, Sylvia used Signal to communicate with one reporter and met another reporter twice while the person was writing a book.
The report says Sylvia orally shared information about U.S. assistance to Ukraine at the diner, using notes he had made while reviewing a classified report.
A U.S. official told Axios that Sylvia acknowledged the misconduct on video after failing four polygraph tests.
The report says Sylvia believed he deleted an entire Signal message thread, including messages and calls, while trying to delete a message related to Iran.
A U.S. official said Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle’s office sought a Joint Staff statement supporting Sylvia, which was later retracted.
The Pentagon and Justice Department announced a task force in July to identify Pentagon leakers, and the Defense Department called for prioritizing prosecutions over unauthorized disclosures.
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ABC News examines health care issues and rising costs that voters are weighing in the 2026 midterm elections. Reporter Devin Dwyer covers the issues, and KFF’s Cynthia Cox discusses the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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The report focuses on health issues and rising costs on the midterm ballot.
ABC News reporter Devin Dwyer reports on issues voters are weighing.
Cynthia Cox discusses the Affordable Care Act.
Cox is senior vice president and director of KFF’s Program on the Affordable Care Act.
The report was published on October 29, 2026.
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CBS News examines data on the cost of living as affordability concerns influence some voters in the midterm elections. The report says President Trump touts the economy while many Americans say high costs remain a struggle.
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Rising living costs have been a factor for some midterm election voters.
President Trump has touted the economy.
Many Americans say they continue to struggle with high costs.
Kelly O'Grady presents the report.
The supplied article text does not include specific economic figures or data.
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Democratic congresswoman Suzan DelBene appeared on CBS News’ “The Takeout” to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. She explained why she believes voters should choose Democrats, but the article text does not give details of her arguments.
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Suzan DelBene is a Democratic congresswoman.
DelBene appeared on CBS News’ “The Takeout.”
The interview focused on the upcoming midterm elections.
DelBene urged voters to choose Democrats.
The article text does not describe her specific reasons.
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Student loan borrowers filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging the department has not applied expanded eligibility for closed-school loan discharges. The case concerns a January 2025 determination covering students from four school groups and institutions; the department has not yet responded in the article.
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The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The plaintiffs allege the department denied discharge applications despite a 2025 decision that expanded eligibility for some borrowers.
The January 2025 determination identified Career Education Corporation, Education Management Corporation, Education Corporation of America, and Bay State College as cases of exceptional circumstances.
The determination extended the period in which some former students could qualify beyond the standard eligibility window.
Closed School Discharge can cancel federal student loans when a borrower's school closes and the borrower cannot complete the program.
The complaint names Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Department of Education as defendants.
Kendrick Gaussoin, who attended the Brooks Institute, is the lead plaintiff and says his application was denied despite his claimed eligibility.
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The Pentagon reportedly removed Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia from his role on the Joint Staff after an investigation into alleged leaks of classified information. The department said it referred the matter to the Justice Department, while a colleague said Sylvia denied leaking information.
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Sylvia served as director for strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Staff.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed that the department took personnel action but did not name Sylvia.
The Pentagon said an Air Force Office of Special Investigations inquiry led to the action.
A senior Pentagon official told Reuters that Sylvia failed three polygraph tests about whether he had disclosed classified material.
A colleague told the Washington Post that Sylvia denied leaking classified information but had communicated with journalists.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in July that the Pentagon and Justice Department had formed a task force to investigate unauthorized disclosures to the press.
The Pentagon's media-access rules have drawn legal challenges, and three former Stars and Stripes journalists sued the department in August.
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Alaska is investigating Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign over a candidate who shares a name with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. President Donald Trump is campaigning for Darline Graham in South Carolina and has called Alaska’s ballot unfair.
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation involving Mary Peltola’s campaign.
The investigation concerns a candidate who shares a name with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
President Donald Trump is campaigning for Darline Graham in South Carolina.
Trump said Alaska’s ballot is “very unfair.”
CBS News coverage includes a lawyer discussing the two candidates named Dan Sullivan in Alaska.
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Alphabet shares fell nearly 13% on Thursday, and the company’s market value dropped by just over $500 billion after it reported that AI summaries were affecting search ad sales. Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft all reported large AI-related investments, while investors weighed those costs against the companies’ core businesses and cash flow.
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Alphabet’s market value fell from $3.97 trillion to $3.46 trillion.
Alphabet revenue rose 25% year over year to $127.6 billion, while profit fell 25%.
Alphabet reported negative free cash flow of more than $9 billion, which the article linked largely to AI investment.
Google said AI summaries in search affected the number of ads it sold during the quarter.
Google Cloud revenue grew 103% to nearly $31 billion.
Amazon shares fell 6% in after-hours trading after it reported quarterly sales growth of 11% to $201 billion and negative cash flow of $42 billion.
Microsoft shares fell less than 1%; its quarterly revenue grew 19% to $92.3 billion, and cloud revenue grew 30% to $63 billion.
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Families in Tunisia are seeking information about men who went to Russia for work or study and were then forcibly conscripted to fight in the war in Ukraine. The report also covers lingering fear in Tanzania a year after a controversial election and preparations for an Olympic event in Dakar, described as the first held on African soil.
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Some Tunisian men travelled to Russia for work or study.
The men were forcibly conscripted to fight in the war in Ukraine, according to the program description.
Their families in Tunisia are still seeking answers about their fate.
The report also discusses fear in Tanzania a year after a controversial election.
Dakar is preparing to host an Olympic event this weekend.
The program describes the Dakar event as the first Olympic event held on African soil.
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Reddit plans to test a login requirement in select markets outside the U.S. in Q4, CEO Steve Huffman said in a shareholder letter. The company says logged-in use could support ad targeting and user engagement as search referrals decline; it will use the tests to shape a possible global rollout.
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Huffman said Reddit is shifting toward a primarily logged-in experience.
Reddit plans to begin testing the login requirement in select non-U.S. markets in Q4.
Huffman said Reddit's search referral traffic fell meaningfully in Q3, with logged-out and web traffic taking the largest hit.
In October, search referrals declined by an average of more than 1 million per week, according to Huffman.
Huffman said continued referral declines could lead Q4 daily active unique users to fall by a low-double-digit percentage from a base of 130 million.
Reddit's average daily active unique users rose 12 percent year over year in Q3.
Reddit reported Q3 net income of $283 million on revenue of $895 million.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to welcome trick-or-treaters to the White House on Thursday evening for the annual Halloween celebration. The event follows Trump’s return from South Carolina, where he rallied support for Republicans ahead of next week’s midterm elections.
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump are hosting the White House Halloween celebration.
The event is scheduled for Thursday evening.
The celebration is an annual event.
Trump returned from South Carolina earlier that day.
Trump rallied support for Republicans in South Carolina.
The rally took place ahead of next week’s midterm elections.
The first couple is expected to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.
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A CNN/SSRS poll released Thursday found Democrats with narrow leads in the Kansas and Maine Senate races. Both leads were within the poll’s margin of error, with only a few days remaining before the election.
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CNN/SSRS released the survey on Thursday.
The poll found Democrats narrowly ahead in the Kansas Senate race.
The poll found Democrats narrowly ahead in the Maine Senate race.
Both Democratic leads were within the margin of error.
The election was only a few days away when the poll was released.
Both parties were spending millions on the races.
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Alaska’s governor requested an investigation into Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign. The New York Times reported that people aligned with the campaign were involved in recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who shares a name with Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Alaska’s governor requested an investigation into Peltola’s Senate campaign.
The New York Times reported that people aligned with Peltola’s campaign were involved in recruiting a candidate.
The recruited candidate was identified as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. shares a name with Alaska’s Republican incumbent senator.
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks and CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang discussed the report.
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A severe housing shortage in Ivory Coast has increased demand for land and created opportunities for fraudsters selling fake properties and plots that do not exist. The program also reports on the success of Kenyan women athletes and Addis Ababa’s plans to become a clean-energy hub in East Africa.
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Ivory Coast faces a severe housing shortage.
High demand for land in Ivory Coast has created opportunities for real estate fraud.
Fraudsters sell fake properties and plots that do not exist.
The program covers women athletes in Kenya, including athletes in track and boxing.
The program reports on Addis Ababa’s plans to become a clean-energy powerhouse in East Africa.
The report is an episode of France 24’s Across Africa, issued on October 29, 2026.
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U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper briefed President Donald Trump on the Iran conflict, including the naval blockade, efforts to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and economic pressure on Iran. The briefing came as regional mediators seek to restart U.S.-Iran negotiations, while Iranian officials say the U.S. must take several steps before talks resume.
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Two U.S. officials said Cooper briefed Trump on Thursday about the blockade and the state of the conflict.
Cooper also discussed a military operation to guide oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz and an economic pressure campaign coordinated with the Treasury Department.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff attended, according to the officials.
Qatar-led regional mediators are working to prevent a resumption of fighting after the U.S. midterm elections and promote negotiations, a regional source said.
Vice President JD Vance proposed restarting talks in a letter delivered to Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, according to the article.
A source said Trump and Vance discussed sending humanitarian goods to Iran; Trump later publicly supported the idea.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said the United States and Iran were close to an agreement to reduce tensions.
Iranian officials said the U.S. should lift the blockade, release frozen Iranian funds and allow Iran to sell oil before nuclear negotiations resume.
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