Federal authorities have increased FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office resources in Alaska for parallel criminal and civil investigations into allegations that political operatives recruited a Senate candidate with the same name as Republican Senator Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. Investigators have not determined whether a crime occurred, and U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman said he is leading the local effort.
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Authorities had investigated the matter for several months before recent reporting prompted an expanded response.
The allegations involve Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a retired teacher who shares a name with the incumbent senator.
Alaska election officials had ruled that Sullivan Jr. filed to mislead voters, but a Superior Court judge reversed that decision.
The Alaska Supreme Court allowed Sullivan Jr. to remain on the ballot.
The New York Times reported that operatives aligned with Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola allegedly sought to recruit candidates, including Sullivan Jr., to divide support for the incumbent.
Heyman declined to name possible crimes or investigative targets and said authorities had not concluded that a crime occurred.
The Justice Department is pursuing a separate civil case concerning ballot preservation and whether voters were misled.
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U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan is weighing whether to halt President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery. At a hearing, she questioned the administration’s claim that the arch could serve a national security role and said she would rule quickly on whether construction can proceed.
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Three Vietnam War veterans and a historic preservationist sued over the proposed arch.
The plaintiffs argue that Congress did not explicitly authorize the project and that it would affect their visits to Arlington National Cemetery.
The Justice Department has asked Chutkan to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the plaintiffs have not shown sufficient harm to sue.
The administration says the arch could serve both as a monument and as a military asset.
Assistant Attorney General Robert Stander said he could not explain in court how the arch would be used for national security.
Chutkan questioned possible security uses, including storing ammunition or drones at a popular tourist site near the flight path to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The administration hopes to obtain approval from a federal review panel on November 5, which could allow construction to begin if the judge does not block it.
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A Bangkok court sentenced Thai human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa to two years and eight months in prison for violating the country’s lèse-majesté law, which covers perceived insults against the monarchy. The sentence brings the total imposed on him across 14 cases to more than 34 years; two case verdicts are still pending.
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Nampa, 42, called for public scrutiny of Thailand’s monarchy at a Harry Potter-themed protest in Bangkok in 2020.
A court issued the latest sentence on Friday, according to the article.
Thailand’s Article 112 sets prison terms of three to 15 years for defaming, insulting or threatening the king, queen, heir-apparent or regent.
The article says 294 people, including 20 under 18, have been prosecuted under the law during the past six years.
Dozens of people charged under the law remain on trial, and many are denied bail, the article reports.
Nampa has been held in Bangkok Remand Prison for three years and has written letters to his children from his cell.
Two verdicts in Nampa’s cases are still pending.
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The Trump administration approved a proposed sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, subject to congressional review. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that deliveries could take years and urged the United States and European allies to provide missiles from existing stockpiles in the meantime.
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The State Department said the sale would improve Ukraine’s air and missile defenses.
Congress must review the proposed sale.
The State Department did not say when the missiles could be delivered.
Zelensky said deliveries might not begin for several years.
Zelensky proposed that allies lend Ukraine missiles from their current stockpiles and replace them later.
Ukraine’s allies would fund the purchase; the United States would not use its own funds.
Ukraine has said its supplies of Patriot interceptor missiles were dwindling.
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Polish police entered the grounds of the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw after demonstrators gathered to protest the suspension of its head, Bogdan Swieczkowski. The suspension is part of a wider dispute over judges’ appointments and the court’s independence.
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Police said they entered the court grounds after objects were thrown at officers.
Police detained three people over what they described as dangerous projectiles.
Swieczkowski was suspended after blocking judges elected by the current parliamentary majority from taking up their duties.
Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said he had asked for Swieczkowski’s and his deputy’s immunity to be lifted over their conduct.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said restoring the rule of law was the government’s duty.
President Karol Nawrocki said he was returning to Poland from a trip to Senegal after the suspension was announced.
Nawrocki has refused to swear in three of six judges nominated by parliament.
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Retired Michigan teacher Stephen Hubbard said he did not believe he would be freed from a Russian prison until guards gave him new clothes and escorted him to a car. He was released on 21 October after more than four years in custody and met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday.
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Hubbard, 74, said he had repeatedly heard that he would be released but did not trust those assurances.
Russia accused Hubbard of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine; his legal team denied the accusation and said he took part in no military activity.
Hubbard said he began to believe he was free when he was taken from the prison and driven from Moscow toward St Petersburg.
Trump said he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Hubbard and that the United States did not have to release anyone in return.
Trump described Hubbard as someone he wanted to bring back during their meeting in the Oval Office.
The White House allowed a limited group of journalists to attend the meeting, including mainly photographers and a television crew.
The article says observers viewed the release as potentially benefiting Russia’s efforts to influence Trump’s position on the war in Ukraine and as a diplomatic gain for Trump before the 3 November midterm elections.
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Hundreds of residents left the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky on Friday during a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire. The ceasefire was brokered by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump; some residents reportedly stayed despite a lack of power and water.
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Hundreds of Oleshky residents were evacuated on Friday.
The city is under Russian occupation.
Residents had four hours to leave during the ceasefire.
The ceasefire was brokered by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump.
Some residents stayed in the city.
The area lacked power and water.
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CBS News featured Zach Donnini, VoteHub’s head of data science, discussing numbers in key midterm races. The segment appeared on “The Takeout” ahead of the midterms.
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The article focuses on numbers in key midterm races.
The headline says the midterms are four days away.
The segment description says the midterms are a couple of days away.
Zach Donnini joined “The Takeout” to discuss the latest numbers.
Donnini is identified as VoteHub’s head of data science.
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A Harris County grand jury indicted ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over an October 10 incident in Texas. Prosecutors say Morales struck and ran over Miguel Parra-Hernandez during a pursuit, causing serious injuries; ICE disputes the allegations and says local officials lack authority to investigate federal officers acting in their duties.
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Morales was indicted on a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Prosecutors say Morales pursued a vehicle driven by 48-year-old Miguel Parra-Hernandez on October 10.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare says Parra-Hernandez and another person fled on foot before Morales drove into him.
Parra-Hernandez suffered fractures in both legs and a hip injury and remained hospitalized, according to Teare.
Teare said Parra-Hernandez had no criminal record and was not subject to a deportation order.
Prosecutors said ICE was allegedly pursuing Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who they said had been dead for nine years.
ICE called the allegations reckless and false and described the indictment as a political stunt.
If convicted, Morales could face between two and 20 years in prison, according to Teare.
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AI tools helped cybersecurity experts uncover long-hidden flaws in PHP, a widely used open-source programming language. Experts warn that AI may reveal vulnerabilities faster than the volunteer-run groups and foundations that maintain much of the world’s digital infrastructure can fix them.
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Authorities urged website administrators to apply emergency updates after researchers found PHP vulnerabilities known as PHP2Shell.
The flaws had been in PHP code for more than a decade, according to the article.
PHP runs about 70 percent of the world’s websites, and sites such as Facebook and Wikipedia were built using it.
The PHP Foundation, launched in 2021 to coordinate PHP development, operates on a limited budget.
Many widely used digital tools and systems rely on open-source software maintained by nonprofits and volunteers.
Experts say advanced AI models can probe security defenses in ways that were previously too complicated for humans.
Google reported finding more than 1,000 security bugs in a Chrome update, more than in its previous 24 updates combined.
Open-source software foundations say they lack the resources to address vulnerabilities at the pace AI is uncovering them.
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A trend called “brain stacking” encourages Gen Z to spend less time scrolling on their phones by turning to activities such as reading books and doing puzzles. Mashable digital culture editor Crystal Bell discussed the trend on CBS News’ “The Daily Report.”
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The trend is called “brain stacking.”
It encourages Gen Z to spend less time on their phones.
Books and puzzles are among the activities highlighted as alternatives to scrolling.
Crystal Bell is Mashable’s digital culture editor.
Bell discussed the trend on CBS News’ “The Daily Report.”
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Democrats on Capitol Hill had mixed reactions to Israel’s election results. They welcomed high voter turnout and declining support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the shape of the next governing coalition remained uncertain.
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The article says Israel held elections this week.
Democrats on Capitol Hill expressed mixed emotions about the results.
Lawmakers welcomed the high voter turnout.
They noted declining support for conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Retired Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu’s leading opponent, could influence the next governing coalition.
The article excerpt does not say what coalition will form.
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Democratic lawmakers asked ICE to explain missing records on miscarriages and other pregnancy-related outcomes among people held in its custody. ICE records cited by The Guardian show 18 miscarriages in the first nine months of the Trump administration, but no miscarriage data from October 2025 through June 2026.
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Representatives Brittany Pettersen, Joyce Beatty and Robin Kelly sent a letter to ICE acting director David Venturella.
The letter was cosigned by 64 other representatives.
The lawmakers asked ICE to explain whether it had tried to recover missing data and why it detains pregnant immigrants.
A 2021 ICE directive says the agency should avoid detaining pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants unless release is barred by law or exceptional circumstances apply.
The directive also requires ICE to monitor and document the health of pregnant people in its custody and assess whether continued detention is medically advisable.
ICE internal documents attributed the missing miscarriage data to a change in medical billing providers in October and delays in processing medical claims.
DHS first said ICE tracked miscarriages in monthly reports, then confirmed it had no data for October 2025 through June 2026.
The DHS spokesperson denied that pregnant detainees were receiving inadequate care.
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A federal judge in Washington, DC, ordered a formal ethics inquiry into whether government lawyers misled the court about plans to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. A special master will examine whether officials withheld information or made misleading statements, but the inquiry will not decide whether they committed misconduct.
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Judge Ana Reyes said she would appoint a special master to review the government lawyers’ conduct.
Reyes questioned Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. for more than two hours at a hearing on Friday.
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the golf course would close for 15 months starting November 15 for redevelopment.
More than 400 trees were removed from the golf course earlier this month.
Reyes extended an injunction barring further irreversible changes to the site.
The Justice Department told the court that the National Park Service would submit golf course architect Tom Fazio’s design to the National Capital Planning Commission.
The DC Preservation League filed a lawsuit in February, arguing that redevelopment could violate environmental protections and harm a historically significant public space.
A separate lawsuit challenges the proposed construction of a 75-metre memorial arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
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The provided article text does not describe Angie Nixon’s positions or how Florida voters are reacting to them. It instead says President Donald Trump is campaigning in Florida and that CBS News rates the state’s closely watched Senate race as likely Republican.
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The article title concerns Democrat Angie Nixon and Florida voters’ reactions to her progressive stances.
The provided content gives no details about Nixon’s stances.
The provided content gives no accounts or findings about voters’ reactions to Nixon.
The text says President Donald Trump is campaigning in Florida.
CBS News rates Florida’s closely watched Senate race as likely Republican.
CBS News contributor Marc Caputo is identified as reporting on the Senate race.
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to remove three taxpayer-funded ads from government websites and cancel planned distribution through third parties while a lawsuit proceeds. The judge said the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their claims about those ads, but declined to order the removal of several others and said she could revisit the decision.
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U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ordered the removal of ads titled "$5,000 to Americans," "Every Democrat Voted Against No Tax on Tips," and "Cost of Socialism."
The order covers official government websites and social media platforms, including YouTube and Instagram.
The government must cancel planned distribution or airing through authorized third parties, including the super PAC MAGA Inc.
The plaintiffs, including the watchdog group Common Cause, had sought removal of at least 13 ads.
Rochon declined to order the removal of several other ads and said she could revisit the issue after hearing more evidence.
The White House defended the ads as public service announcements and criticized the ruling.
Rochon said the plaintiffs could suffer harm if the three ads stayed up while the case proceeded.
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Actress Selma Blair apologized in an Instagram video weeks after her arrest following an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. She said she takes the matter seriously and did not intend to hurt or frighten anyone.
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Blair was arrested after an alleged incident on an Oct. 11 flight.
She was charged with assault.
Blair pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault.
She was released on bond.
In her video, Blair apologized to people she said she disappointed, hurt, frightened or alarmed.
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Candidates across the country are making final campaign stops with the weekend remaining before Election Day. President Donald Trump is campaigning in Florida and is scheduled to travel to Iowa and Kansas after changing plans to hold rallies he had initially canceled.
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Candidates nationwide are making their final campaign stops before Election Day.
The article says early voting is surging.
The weekend is the last stretch before Election Day.
President Donald Trump is in Florida for campaign events.
Trump is scheduled to travel to Iowa and Kansas.
The Iowa and Kansas rallies were a last-minute change after Trump initially canceled them.
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The cost of caring for an elderly loved one has risen 60% since 2021, according to an AARP study cited by CBS News. The study found that the increase outpaced inflation.
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AARP conducted the study.
The cost of elder care rose 60% since 2021.
Elder care costs increased faster than inflation.
The report concerns the cost of caring for an elderly loved one.
CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo reported on the study.
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Binance says it is working to recover $6 billion in assets taken by hackers in what the article calls the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history. The exchange halted withdrawals, and the theft has raised questions about cryptocurrency security and who carried it out.
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Binance is described as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Hackers took $6 billion in assets, according to the article.
Binance says it is working to recover the funds.
The exchange halted withdrawals.
The heist has prompted questions about cryptocurrency security.
The article discusses the incident in an interview with Geoff White, author of “The Lazarus Heist.”
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