President Donald Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas after plans to switch to tele-rallies were announced Thursday. A source familiar with the matter said the rallies were rearranged for scheduling purposes.
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Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas.
The announcement reversing the switch to tele-rallies came after Thursday’s announcement of the change.
The planned switch had prompted speculation about why Trump was reducing his midterm travel schedule.
A source familiar with the matter attributed the rearrangement to scheduling purposes.
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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will investigate how London’s Metropolitan Police handled a 2019 letter containing allegations about Thomas Markle. The watchdog will examine why the force did not share the letter’s contents with other law enforcement agencies; the Met says it plans to make referrals to overseas authorities.
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The Met’s royal protection team received the handwritten letter from Thomas Markle’s first wife, Roslyn Loveless.
Officers gave the letter to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal office in January 2019.
Meghan said the letter contained troubling allegations and influenced her decision not to visit her father or let him meet her children.
The Met voluntarily referred itself to the IOPC, which said an investigation was required.
The IOPC will examine how the Met handled the information and why it was not passed to relevant UK or overseas authorities at the time.
The Met said it expected to refer the information to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies in the coming days.
Authorities in the Philippines are investigating separate allegations involving material reportedly found among Thomas Markle’s possessions.
Thomas Markle has denied the allegations, and his daughter Samantha has called them fake.
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France’s interior minister warned of a very high risk of public disorder during protests planned for the weekend and said about 70,000 police officers would be deployed. Demonstrations over the cost of living and inequality on October 17 escalated into some of the country’s worst rioting in years.
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The interior minister issued the warning on Thursday.
Authorities plan to deploy around 70,000 police officers this weekend.
The protests are linked to anger over rising living costs and inequality.
Nationwide demonstrations took place on October 17.
Those demonstrations escalated into severe rioting.
The report describes the weekend protests as a new wave of demonstrations.
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The article reports that British and French aircraft took part in their first joint airborne nuclear-strike exercise, Exercise Rummy, without U.S. forces. It presents the drill as evidence of closer defense cooperation between the two countries and argues that this shift could reduce America’s influence.
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British Typhoon aircraft escorted French Rafale fighters during Exercise Rummy.
The exercise was described as the first Anglo-French airborne nuclear-strike exercise.
The drill did not include American forces.
The UK said the exercise advanced British-French defense cooperation under the 2025 Northwood agreement.
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A Greek container ship sank after three drones struck it in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on October 28. The attack has raised concerns about risks to commercial shipping as Russia’s war against Ukraine continues.
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The ship was Greek and carried containers.
Three drones struck the ship.
The attack happened off the Bulgarian coast on Wednesday, October 28.
The article says the drones may have been of Russian origin.
The vessel sank after the strike.
The incident adds to concerns about threats to commercial shipping in the Black Sea.
A separate Ro-Ro cargo ship, the Lider Bordo Mavi, was shown after being hit in August.
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Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee called Justice Department allegations about recruiting a same-name challenger to Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan “nonsense.” The department is seeking to block Alaska from certifying the result if Sullivan loses, while federal and state investigations examine whether the challenger’s candidacy was part of an effort to confuse voters.
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The Justice Department’s lawsuit says two candidates named Dan Sullivan could cause voter confusion.
An amended court filing cited New York Times reporting that people aligned with Peltola recruited Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to run against the incumbent.
Peltola has denied involvement in recruiting the challenger; her former campaign manager reportedly said Peltola was aware of the effort.
Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC said they could not confirm or deny the challenger’s motives and rejected the allegation that they misled the court.
The Justice Department issued new grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony or records from several Democratic officials, according to reports cited in the article.
The Justice Department has not publicly identified the possible federal offenses under investigation.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered the state Department of Public Safety to investigate whether the alleged effort violated state law.
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Binance said it is investigating a potential security incident that it estimates affected about $6.3 billion. The company said user funds remain safe, some assets have been frozen, and deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended while it investigates.
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Binance said its initial investigation points to a potentially compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop and unauthorized withdrawal transactions.
The company said it found no evidence that wallet private keys were leaked and had not confirmed that funds were stolen.
Binance reported that about $3 billion in affected assets had been frozen on-chain.
Tether said it froze more than $1.5 billion in currency linked to the incident; Circle said it froze more than $800 million in coordination with law enforcement.
Binance temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while conducting security checks and working with law enforcement.
Bitcoin fell 3.2% Thursday evening to below $79,000.
Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder and former CEO, said the incident appeared to be a hack and that he expected user funds to be covered.
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A France 24 arts program reports on a contemporary reinterpretation of “The Phantom of the Opera” returning to French cinemas, starring Deva Cassel and Romain Duris. The episode also covers Halloween in York, a new art space on Île Seguin, an exhibition about Amílcar Cabral, and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj’s latest work.
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“The Phantom of the Opera” is returning to French cinemas in a contemporary reinterpretation.
Deva Cassel and Romain Duris star in the film.
The program reports that millions of visitors are expected in York for Halloween.
A new art space has opened on Paris’s Île Seguin, a former Renault factory site.
An exhibition in Paris revisits the ideas of agricultural engineer Amílcar Cabral, who was from Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
The episode looks at choreographer Angelin Preljocaj’s work, which draws on a generation’s anger.
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The Justice Department issued three subpoenas to Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder employees as part of its scrutiny of non-U.S. citizen voting in California. The employees were ordered to appear in court on Nov. 4. Earlier this month, the department sued California, according to the article.
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The Justice Department issued three subpoenas to California officials.
The subpoenas went to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder.
The subpoenas order the employees to appear in court on Nov. 4.
The subpoenas concern the department’s scrutiny of non-U.S. citizens voting in California.
The Associated Press reported the subpoenas.
The Justice Department sued California earlier this month.
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Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente faced calls to resign after a train crash in Toledo province killed 69 people on Wednesday. Puente ruled out stepping down on Friday; the crash was Spain’s second high-speed rail disaster this year.
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The crash occurred in Toledo province on Wednesday.
The crash killed 69 people.
Transport Minister Oscar Puente faced calls to resign.
Puente said on Friday that he would not step down.
The crash was Spain’s second high-speed rail disaster of the year.
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A humanitarian aid convoy with Russian and Ukrainian officials entered Oleshky, a besieged city in Ukraine. The article says the convoy entered after a localized ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump.
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The convoy carried humanitarian aid.
Russian and Ukrainian officials were in the convoy.
The convoy entered Oleshky.
The article describes Oleshky as besieged.
The convoy entered after a localized ceasefire.
The article says Melania Trump brokered the ceasefire.
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The UN human rights office said Israeli military operations are repeatedly displacing Palestinians into a shrinking area of Gaza and blocking many from returning to their homes. It warned that the destruction of civilian infrastructure and attacks on displacement sites raise concerns about ethnic cleansing.
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The OHCHR said Israeli forces have expanded westward beyond the Yellow Line over the past two weeks, prompting new displacement in Shujayea and parts of central Gaza.
The UN agency said Israeli forces appear to treat the Yellow Line as a kill zone, preventing Palestinians from returning to areas beyond it.
The OHCHR reported attacks on displacement camps in Shujayea and said it received a report of a drone strike on a tent at Shujayea junction.
Gaza’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing said a fire after the reported tent strike displaced 200 families, or about 800 people.
The OHCHR said Israel has stated an aim of expanding its military deployment area to 70 percent of Gaza.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported that at least 1,574 people had been killed and 5,687 wounded in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire began on October 11, 2025.
The ministry said Israeli attacks have killed at least 74,570 people and wounded 175,808 since October 2023.
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Christa Pike said she remains in physical pain and mental distress a month after Tennessee’s botched attempt to execute her. She is recovering in a Nashville prison infirmary, while Governor Bill Lee has paused executions pending an outside review.
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Pike made her first public comments since the failed execution in a statement released by her legal team.
She said pain in her body, throat, mind and soul has continued since the procedure.
On September 30, execution team members spent nearly an hour trying to establish an intravenous line before administering pentobarbital; Pike survived.
Pike was convicted of murdering classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, when Pike was 18.
After 10 days of intensive hospital treatment, Pike returned to the Debra Johnson rehabilitation center in Nashville.
Pike said she is largely isolated in the infirmary and that isolation adds to her distress.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered a pause on executions pending an outside review.
Lee said Pike’s death sentence is expected to remain in place unless courts rule otherwise.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that state police would take over sexual assault complaints at Cornell University. The move followed widespread outrage over the university’s handling of Jane Doe’s allegations of gang rape.
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Hochul announced the change on Thursday.
New York state police will take over sexual assault complaints at Cornell University.
The announcement followed widespread outrage over Cornell’s handling of Jane Doe’s allegations.
Jane Doe alleged that she was gang-raped.
Sexual assault complaints are typically investigated by campus police.
Hochul said she would do everything in her power to address the situation.
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A collision between two trains near Urda, Spain, killed at least 69 people and injured more than 100, according to the article. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said public trust in high-speed rail had been damaged and called for an investigation and safety measures; officials said a preliminary report found a chain of failures and actions led to the crash.
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The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday in Castilla-La Mancha, as two trains traveled from Madrid toward Andalucía.
The trains belonged to state-owned Renfe and private operator Iryo; the Renfe train struck the rear of the stopped Iryo train.
The article says the crash was Spain’s second deadly train collision this year; 46 people died in a collision near Adamuz nine months earlier.
A preliminary investigation report said the Renfe train was traveling between 160 and 200 kph when it hit the Iryo train.
Transport Minister Óscar Puente said the LZB signaling system had failed before the crash and that an Adif operator told the Renfe train to move at normal speed.
Puente said procedures call for a maximum speed of 40 kph in that situation so drivers can see hazards ahead.
Sánchez said the government would investigate the causes and seek measures to strengthen rail safety.
The article says victims included people from at least 23 foreign countries.
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Storms Austen and Boelo brought England its wettest week in two years, and October rainfall across England reached 111% of the long-term monthly average. But Wales and most of England remain in drought, and officials say recovery will require sustained above-average rain; the forecast shows no significant rain for at least a week.
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Rainfall over the past week ranged from 38 mm in central England to 87 mm in south-west England.
The Environment Agency moved north-west England from drought into recovery status after October rain.
Eleven reservoirs in England remain classified as exceptionally low.
Wimbleball Reservoir in Somerset and Ardingly Reservoir in West Sussex have less than 20% of their normal capacity.
Ardingly Reservoir rose by only 2% after the recent wet weather and is 19% full.
The Environment Agency says England needs at least 20% more rainfall than average over the next six months to be considered out of drought by spring.
High pressure is expected to bring settled weather, with no significant rain forecast for at least the next week.
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Protests are expected across France for a third consecutive Saturday as demonstrators oppose the high cost of living and call for more education funding. Police are preparing for possible unrest after earlier protests ended in rioting and looting in city centres.
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The planned demonstrations would be the third Saturday of protests in a row.
Protesters are objecting to the high cost of living.
Demonstrators are demanding better funding for education.
Earlier demonstrations ended in rioting and looting in city centres.
Police are preparing for possible unrest during the weekend protests.
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Christa Pike said she has remained in physical and emotional pain since surviving a lethal injection attempt in Tennessee on Sept. 30, 2026. In her first public statement since the procedure, she said she is trying to heal while seeking meaning in what happened.
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Pike, 50, received two doses of a lethal injection drug, survived, and was taken to a hospital.
Pike dictated her statement to her lawyers, who released it one month after the failed execution.
A witness reported hearing Pike snoring about an hour after the procedure began.
Pike was convicted in 1995 of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, her classmate, in a crime committed with help from her boyfriend and a friend.
The Death Penalty Information Center says Pike is the only person known to have survived a U.S. execution attempt after the drug was administered.
Tennessee's execution team also failed to establish an IV line for Tony Carruthers this year; the governor granted him a one-year reprieve.
A CBS News review found that Tennessee's lethal injection protocols grew more vague over time.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll reported that one-third of Americans supported a second attempt to execute Pike.
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After losing Brazil’s election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Flávio Bolsonaro went to the United States and briefly declared himself the country’s “true president-elect.” He changed the wording to call himself Brazil’s opposition leader less than an hour later, and Brazilian newspapers and commentators mocked the claim.
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Lula defeated Bolsonaro by 4.4 million votes, according to the article.
Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Tuesday, two days after the election loss.
On Wednesday, he posted a letter claiming he was Brazil’s “true president-elect” and alleging election fraud.
The letter compared Bolsonaro’s proposed opposition leadership from abroad to historical figures who led political causes from exile.
A revised version replaced “president-elect” with “leader of Brazil” about 58 minutes after the first post appeared.
The revised letter also replaced an outdated Brazilian coat of arms and the country’s former name, “United States of Brazil.”
The article says Trump administration officials reportedly urged Bolsonaro to change the wording to avoid a diplomatic dispute with Brazil.
Brazilian media figures and commentators criticized Bolsonaro’s actions and mocked his letter.
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CBS News correspondent Major Garrett gives political analysis during the final days of midterm campaigning. The segment focuses on Donald Trump and El-Sayed.
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The segment is titled “Midterms analysis on Trump, El-Sayed.”
Major Garrett provides the analysis.
The report covers the final days of midterm election campaigning.
CBS News lists the segment as a video.
The video is listed as 3 minutes and 8 seconds long.
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