U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes opened an inquiry into whether Justice and Interior Department officials or lawyers misled the court or violated ethics rules in a case over plans to renovate East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. Reyes will conduct the inquiry with help from a special master she has not yet appointed, and stressed that she has made no finding of misconduct.
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The case was brought by a local preservation league and two golfers challenging the administration's plans for the public golf course.
Reyes will examine whether a court notice about tree removals was filed in bad faith.
The inquiry will consider whether government lawyers directed National Park Service officials to omit or include information in declarations to the court.
Reyes will also examine Justice Department lawyers' statements about plans to renovate or close the course.
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward told the court that the administration planned to close East Potomac Park by Nov. 15.
Trump announced on Oct. 18 that the Interior Department and golf course architect Tom Fazio had developed a plan for a new course.
Reyes gave the Justice Department five days to object to her plan to appoint a special master.
Earlier in the week, Reyes barred the administration from cutting down trees at the course while the case continues.
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Rep. Ro Khanna endorsed three Democrats challenging fellow California House Democrats: Angela Gonzales-Torres, Eric Jones and Mai Vang. Khanna said he supports a new generation of leaders; the incumbents’ campaigns defended their records and criticized the challengers or their backers.
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Gonzales-Torres is challenging Rep. Jimmy Gomez.
Venture capitalist Eric Jones is challenging Rep. Mike Thompson.
Sacramento City Council member Mai Vang is challenging Rep. Doris Matsui.
Khanna said Vang would support taxing billionaires and Medicare for All and speak out about Gaza.
Khanna had previously endorsed Thompson this election cycle, then said he decided to back Jones because it was time for new leaders.
Gomez is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations of sexual misconduct; he has said his actions were consensual and denied breaking House rules.
The campaigns for Gomez, Thompson and Matsui said their candidates have support from local groups and voters.
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A video shows baby loons playing with their mothers. The article directs viewers to “Inside the Enchanted Waterways,” which features the loons and other animals and is available on Disney+.
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The video features baby loons playing with their mothers.
The article’s title describes the video as a look at baby loons with their moms.
The article was published on October 30, 2026.
The article points viewers to “Inside the Enchanted Waterways.”
The program features baby loons and other animals.
“Inside the Enchanted Waterways” is available on Disney+.
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The Iowa Farmers Union endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek over Republican Representative Ashley Hinson, citing farmers’ concerns about Trump-era tariffs and unpredictable policy. Union president Aaron Lehman also criticized changes to President Donald Trump’s planned Iowa rally, which the White House later said was back on for Sunday.
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Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman announced the group’s endorsement of Josh Turek at a Friday press conference.
Ashley Hinson, a U.S. representative and Republican Senate candidate, has Trump’s endorsement; the Iowa Farm Bureau has also endorsed her.
Lehman said tariff policies and policy uncertainty have harmed Iowa farmers.
Trump’s planned Sunday rally in Dubuque was reported canceled, then put back on the schedule.
A White House source said the rallies in Iowa and Kansas were rearranged to accommodate additional tele-rallies.
The Senate race is for the seat held by retiring Republican Senator Joni Ernst.
Polls cited in the article showed a close race, with some giving Turek a narrow lead and others giving Hinson a narrow lead.
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Researchers identified Teghaza 001, a Martian meteorite found in Mali’s Sahara in 2022, as a rock that formed at least 4.1 billion years ago. Its mineral structure and dating results indicate that it cooled slowly inside Mars’s crust, making it a rare sample of the planet’s ancient crust.
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Teghaza 001 is the third known genuinely ancient Martian meteorite, according to the article.
The meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in Mali in 2022.
Eight stones weighing just under 800 grams in total were acquired by a private collector, who sent a sample to the University of New Mexico for classification.
Researchers found that the rock consists mostly of feldspar, with darker pyroxene crystals.
The rock’s relatively large crystals suggest it cooled slowly.
The research team estimated that Teghaza 001 cooled at roughly 0.01 degrees Celsius per year and solidified from magma within Mars’s crust.
Zircon grains dated the rock to about 4.11 billion years, and phosphate minerals and rubidium-strontium dating produced similar ages.
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Navy airman Nicholas McKelvey, 19, jumped overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 3, 255 days into the carrier group’s deployment. He is speaking publicly after what the article describes as punishment for the incident.
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McKelvey was one of eight sailors who attempted suicide by jumping overboard during the deployment.
He was 19 when he jumped.
The incident occurred on Aug. 3.
The ship had been deployed for 255 days at the time.
The article says McKelvey was effectively punished after the incident.
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G20 foreign ministers began two days of meetings in Atlanta after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled their traditional group photo because European officials objected to appearing with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Rubio called for unity on global economic and security challenges, but the ministers faced deep divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, U.S. tariffs and tensions in the South China Sea.
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The G20 foreign ministers’ meetings opened in Atlanta on Friday and were scheduled to last two days.
Rubio canceled the group photo after several European officials threatened to boycott it or walk out.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the gathering.
The United Kingdom said it would not hold direct bilateral engagement with Russian ministers because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called canceling the photo the right decision.
Rubio cited disruptions to energy and food supplies, trade and freedom of navigation as challenges facing the world.
The Atlanta meeting is intended to prepare for a G20 leaders’ summit hosted by President Donald Trump at his Miami golf club in December.
The article said it was unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the December summit.
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Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola said she knew of no ballot candidates other than herself and incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, and denied wanting to confuse voters. Her remarks followed a New York Times report alleging that her campaign and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee aides helped recruit another candidate named Dan J. Sullivan; a former staffer told the Times that Peltola was aware but not directly involved.
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Peltola made her comments at a campaign rally in Juneau on Thursday.
Peltola said she was not interested in tricking voters and believed she could beat Dan Sullivan.
The New York Times reported that Peltola campaign staff and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee aides played a role in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan.
Former Peltola staffer Elisa Rios told the Times that Peltola was not directly involved but was aware of the reported recruitment effort.
Peltola's campaign previously told ABC News it had no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.
Alaska courts found nothing illegal about Dan J. Sullivan's candidacy, while noting that the effort might not have been entirely in good faith.
The ballot lists the incumbent as Dan S. Sullivan, a Republican, and Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. as unaffiliated.
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At Winchester Crown Court, four men are on trial over alleged sexual offences against Joanne Young, whom prosecutors say her former husband drugged and made available to other men. Two defendants told police they believed the encounters were consensual; both deny the charges they face, and the trial is continuing.
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Philip Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of drugging and sexually abusing his former wife over a number of years.
Prosecutors say Philip Young advertised Joanne Young online and allowed other men to abuse her.
Connor Sanderson-Doyle, 32, denies sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching over an alleged incident in June 2016.
Sanderson-Doyle told police he found Joanne Young tied and blindfolded and thought he had her consent; he said he did not know she was drugged.
Norman Macksoni, 48, denies rape over an alleged incident in February 2017 and told police Joanne Young seemed coherent and the encounter was consensual.
Richard Wilkins, 62, denies rape and assault by penetration.
Mohammed Hassan, 38, denies sexual touching.
Joanne Young has waived her legal right to anonymity.
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A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to give immigration advocacy groups its list of about 20,000 people it suspects of voting in California while not citizens. The plaintiffs say they want to check whether their members or clients appear on the list and assess whether the administration’s efforts could deter eligible voters from voting.
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Chief Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg issued the order at a Friday hearing.
The Justice Department must provide the list by 5 p.m. Friday.
The list includes approximately 20,000 people suspected of being noncitizens who voted in California.
The recipients are attorneys for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles and a California voter.
The federal government has sought to identify suspected noncitizens on state voter rolls and send their information to local election officials for review.
The plaintiffs say they want to determine whether CHIRLA members or clients are on the list.
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Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told jurors at Southwark Crown Court that six women who accuse Russell Brand of sexual offences came forward independently and had no desire for publicity or financial gain. Brand denies all charges, and his barrister is due to give the defence closing speech on Monday.
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Brand faces seven charges involving six women, concerning alleged offences between 1999 and 2009.
The charges include three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Brand has pleaded not guilty to every charge.
The prosecutor said the 2023 Dispatches documentary did not prompt the women to invent or reshape their accounts.
Karmy-Jones told jurors that the women described similar behaviour and gave specific details about their allegations.
The judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, gave the jury legal directions and said it would consider opposing arguments.
Defence barrister Ian Winter KC is scheduled to deliver his closing speech on Monday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a drone exhibition showcasing the country’s latest military technology. He called for “absolute superiority” in drone capabilities and measures to advance unmanned aircraft development.
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Kim Jong Un visited a drone exhibition in North Korea.
The exhibition showcased North Korea’s latest military technology.
Kim called for “absolute superiority” in drone capabilities.
Kim called for measures to boost unmanned aircraft development.
The article focuses on North Korea’s efforts to develop drone technology.
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A France 24 report examines growing divisions within Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition as the 2026 midterm elections approach. It says disagreements over the Iran war, fuel prices, the Epstein files, foreign policy and the economy are testing the movement, while Trump remains its central figure and is trying to keep supporters united.
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The report was published on October 30, 2026.
The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are approaching.
The article identifies the war in Iran, rising fuel prices and the Epstein files as sources of tension among Trump supporters.
MAGA factions disagree over foreign policy, the economy and the meaning of “America First.”
The report says Trump remains the central figure holding the political coalition together.
Journalist Stella Elgersma presents the report on divisions in MAGA and Trump’s efforts to rally supporters.
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James Comey’s lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration’s third attempt to prosecute him over an alleged disclosure of national defense information. They argued that the Justice Department waited too long to bring the charges. Judge Trevor McFadden is considering the request.
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Comey’s lawyers argued that the charges should be dismissed because prosecutors waited too long to bring them.
The prosecution concerns an alleged disclosure of national defense information.
This is the Trump administration’s third attempt to prosecute Comey, according to the article.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden is weighing the dismissal request.
McFadden was appointed by President Donald Trump.
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Ian Thomas, chief executive of the City of London Corporation, has been named the UK’s most influential Black Briton in the 2027 Black Powerlist. The list recognises influential people of African and Caribbean heritage; Thomas is the first Black person to lead the Corporation in its more than 900-year history.
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Thomas oversees about 5,000 staff and responsibilities that include the City of London Police, open spaces and advocacy for the UK’s financial and professional services sector.
He took up the chief executive role in 2022 after seven interviews and an election.
Thomas was born in Sheffield to parents who moved there from Jamaica as part of the Windrush generation.
Before joining the Corporation, he led the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and oversaw a £1.2 billion regeneration programme.
Thomas received a CBE in the 2019 New Year Honours for his work transforming children’s services in Rotherham.
Comfort Ero, president and chief executive of the International Crisis Group, ranks second on the 2027 list.
Sir Lenny Henry received a Lifetime Achievement award for co-founding Comic Relief, which has raised more than £1.6 billion since 1985.
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The Federal Register listed 4,574 people who lost U.S. citizenship or long-term permanent resident status in the first three quarters of 2026. The total puts the year on pace to exceed the 2016 figure of 5,411, though it may remain below the 2020 record of 6,707; the list records when officials were notified, not necessarily when a person changed status.
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The register listed 1,331 names from July through September 2026.
The first-quarter total was 1,462, and the second-quarter total was 1,781.
An analysis cited in the article found an annual average of 452 names from 2000 through 2008.
The article says expatriation figures began rising after Congress passed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in 2010; the law took effect in 2014.
FATCA requires certain foreign financial institutions and other entities to report information about U.S. account holders’ foreign assets.
The Federal Register list also includes certain long-term residents who end their U.S. residency.
The article says some people may not appear on the list, so it may not capture every person who renounces U.S. citizenship.
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Scotland and Wales’s first ministers said decisions about devolving powers within their countries belong to their own parliaments. They discussed local employment and reindustrialisation powers with Andy Burnham, amid disagreement over whether English-style regional devolution should be extended across the UK.
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John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth said further devolution within Scotland and Wales is for their parliaments to decide.
Wes Streeting criticised the Scottish government for not transferring more of its powers to local government.
Burnham said he wanted all four UK nations to advance at a similar pace on devolution.
The article said budget measures would give mayors in England more control over tax revenues.
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill missed the summit after a political dispute between Sinn Féin and the DUP.
Ap Iorwerth said Wales’s Senedd should decide whether to devolve more powers within Wales.
The Welsh government said Burnham’s first budget amounted to a real-terms funding cut for Wales.
Lee Waters argued that England’s mayoral model does not fit Wales’s different political geography.
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Harris County prosecutors charged ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales with aggravated assault, alleging he intentionally hit Miguel Parra Hernandez with an unmarked car in Houston on Oct. 10. Morales was not in custody when prosecutors announced the charge, and ICE disputes the allegation and the county’s authority to investigate him.
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Prosecutors charged Morales with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Prosecutors say Parra Hernandez, 48, was running away when Morales’s vehicle struck him.
Parra Hernandez was later taken into custody with a broken leg.
District Attorney Sean Teare said surveillance video contradicts ICE’s account of the incident.
Body-camera footage played by Teare shows Morales saying, “I was coming in and I hit him with the car.”
Morales was not in custody Friday, and Teare said a warrant would be issued for his arrest.
ICE called the charge a political stunt and said the allegations that Morales intentionally hit Parra Hernandez were false.
ICE said the operation targeted Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, but a Houston immigrant rights group said his daughter reported that he died in 2017.
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More than 6.3 million Texans had voted early by Wednesday, ahead of Friday’s final day of early voting in the Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton. Turnout was 50 percent higher than at the same point in 2022, though early voting remained close to 2018 levels, and the race was described as a toss-up.
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More than 43 million Americans had voted early nationwide, nearly 10 million more than at the comparable point four years earlier.
Harris County recorded 862,700 early votes by Wednesday, up from 564,500 at the same point in 2022.
Texas had a record 19 million registered voters, 7.7 percent more than before the 2022 midterm election.
By the tenth day of early voting, 31.4 percent of registered Texas voters had cast ballots in person, compared with 22.36 percent on the matching day in 2022.
After seven days, 23.4 percent of registered voters had voted, slightly below the 24.3 percent recorded at that point in 2018.
During the first week, voters with a history of Democratic primaries accounted for 35 percent of early ballots, compared with 33 percent for voters with a history of Republican primaries.
Hispanic voters made up 18 percent of early voters through the preceding Sunday.
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U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes has opened an investigation into whether the Trump administration misled her in a legal dispute over President Donald Trump’s plans to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. The investigation emerged during a Friday hearing that the article describes as another tense clash between Reyes and the Justice Department.
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Judge Ana Reyes is overseeing the legal dispute.
Reyes opened an investigation into potential misconduct by the Justice Department.
The inquiry concerns whether the Trump administration lied to the judge.
The case involves President Trump’s plans to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links.
The dispute is ongoing.
A Friday hearing included another clash between Reyes and the Justice Department.
The article says the Justice Department repeatedly took issue with matters discussed at the hearing, but the provided text does not specify them.
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