President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appearance and clothing while campaigning for him in a closely watched U.S. Senate race. Paxton has defended his casual clothing, and the article reports that polls showed Democrat James Talarico leading by 2 to 5 points.
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Trump made another joke about Paxton’s body at a rally in Lubbock, Texas.
Trump said Paxton might not dress well, look appealing, or give strong television interviews, while praising his record as attorney general.
Trump said Paxton’s suit did not look good during a September 2 event at the White House.
Paxton defended his clothing choices, saying Texas is relatively casual during the hot summer months.
Trump criticized Paxton’s appearance again during a Republican midterm convention speech in Dallas on September 9.
Paxton is running against Democrat James Talarico for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
The article says most polls showed Talarico leading Paxton by 2 to 5 points.
The article describes the contest as a major battleground in the fight for control of the Senate.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla exchanged shouts during the U.N. General Assembly’s annual debate on the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The assembly president suspended the meeting, then allowed Rodríguez Parrilla to raise a procedural objection before Waltz finished his speech and urged members to oppose a resolution scheduled for a vote Wednesday.
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Waltz criticized Cuba’s government in his remarks to the General Assembly.
Rodríguez Parrilla and members of the Cuban delegation shouted and gestured from the audience while Waltz spoke.
Waltz told the Cuban delegation, “This is America,” and said it could not silence him or his colleagues.
Rodríguez Parrilla approached the front of the hall, prompting Waltz to ask him to step back from the podium.
The assembly president suspended the meeting and gave Rodríguez Parrilla a chance to raise a point of order, limited to procedure.
Rodríguez Parrilla accused Waltz of “grossly lying” after returning to his seat.
Waltz urged the chamber to vote against the resolution under consideration on Wednesday.
After the incident, Rodríguez Parrilla criticized Waltz in a post on X.
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CBS News reports on research examining whether a prenatal supplement could affect a child’s IQ. Dr. Céline Gounder discussed the research on “CBS Mornings,” but the provided article text does not identify the supplement or describe the findings.
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The segment focuses on prenatal vitamins and children’s IQ.
Dr. Céline Gounder discussed the research on “CBS Mornings.”
The article teaser says the research links a prenatal supplement to a possible effect on IQ.
The provided text does not name the supplement.
The provided text does not give details about the study or its results.
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Chancellor John Healey announced a £100 payment for 20 million households in council tax bands A to D as part of a package to reduce energy costs. He said the government would fund the measures through higher taxes on banks, landlords and savers while maintaining its deficit-reduction plans.
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The £100 payment for eligible households is expected to cost £2.6 billion.
The government will extend a VAT cut on electricity bills until next July.
Healey cancelled planned fuel duty increases and said some energy levies would move to general taxation.
The gas standing charge is set to be abolished, potentially next year; the article says the change is expected to reduce bills for 60% of households, with heavier users covering the cost.
The government will double the additional levy on bank profits from 3% to 6% for 15 months starting in January.
The article reports a 2-percentage-point tax increase for landlords and savers.
The Office for Budget Responsibility lowered its growth forecast for next year to 1%, from 1.6% in the spring.
Healey said the government would keep its fiscal rule to balance current spending with tax receipts by 2029–30, with £15 billion of headroom.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew criticism after saying at a Michigan campaign event that Arabs do not produce science or literature and do not win major awards. The Associated Press reported that Arabs have won or been shortlisted for the awards he named, while several groups and Democratic Representative Hillary Scholten condemned his remarks.
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Kennedy made the comments at a Monday night event in Grand Rapids supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
Kennedy said Arabs do not win the Nobel, Fields or Wolf prizes and do not produce literature.
An Associated Press fact-check said Arabs have won or been shortlisted for all the awards Kennedy named.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations and Protect Our Care condemned Kennedy’s remarks.
Scholten said Kennedy should serve all Americans and called his claims demonstrably false.
Kennedy made the remarks while criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and amid attacks by Trump administration officials on Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
El-Sayed has repeatedly denied ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and disavowed the group at a Michigan town hall.
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Gene Simmons urged the music industry to learn how to use artificial intelligence, saying otherwise the technology could use them. He shared the view during an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill with Blake Burman” on Tuesday, where he was asked whether AI would be good or bad for music.
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Gene Simmons is known as a member of KISS.
Simmons discussed artificial intelligence and music on NewsNation’s “The Hill with Blake Burman.”
The interview took place on Tuesday.
Simmons urged people in the music industry to learn how to use AI.
The interviewer asked whether AI would be good or bad for music.
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A Florida mother was arrested as she got off a plane after leaving her four children, ages 9 to 14, at home while she traveled to Las Vegas for work. A part-time babysitter was with the children, according to the report.
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The mother traveled to Las Vegas on a work trip.
She left four children at home, ages 9 through 14.
A part-time babysitter was with the children.
Police arrested the mother as she was deboarding a plane.
The report does not give further details about the charges or the children’s condition.
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Chancellor John Healey began delivering his first Budget in Parliament on Wednesday. He said it was aimed at working people and businesses and was built on fiscal discipline to give Britain “breathing space.”
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John Healey began delivering his first Budget.
Healey spoke in Parliament on Wednesday.
He described the Budget as being for working people in Britain.
He said the Budget was also for British businesses, large and small.
Healey said the Budget was built on fiscal discipline.
He said the Budget would give Britain “breathing space.”
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A New York Times/Siena University poll found Democrat Peggy Flanagan leading Republican Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s Senate race. Fifty-four percent of respondents said they would vote for Flanagan, compared with 40 percent for Tafoya.
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The poll examined the Minnesota Senate race between Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya.
Flanagan is the Democratic candidate.
Tafoya is the Republican candidate.
Fifty-four percent of respondents said they would vote for Flanagan if the election were held that day.
Forty percent said they would vote for Tafoya.
The poll was conducted by The New York Times and Siena University.
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The article examines Canada’s Building Canada Strong Act, Bill C-39, introduced on September 21 by Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon. It says the bill would speed up approvals for major projects, shift some review powers to federal agencies responsible for promoting those sectors, and expand government authority over labour disputes, while reducing environmental and Indigenous protections.
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Bill C-39 is a 250-page omnibus bill introduced by Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon on September 21.
The bill would allow federal ministers to designate regions as being of national interest, extending an existing fast-track system for projects.
The bill shifts review or approval roles for energy and nuclear projects to the Canada Energy Regulator and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Under the amended framework described in the article, most pipelines would no longer require federal cabinet approval; an exception applies to projects needing more than 300 kilometres of new right of way.
The bill would add authority to end legal strikes to the Canada Labour Code.
The article says the bill sets a one-year timeline for decisions on projects and requires Indigenous communities to assess cumulative impacts early in the process.
The article reports that oil and gas companies had lobbied for faster project reviews and that 14 company leaders publicly called for changes to climate policies in March.
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The Samueli family is investing $5 billion to redevelop 110 acres around Anaheim’s Honda Center into OCVIBE, a mixed-use district planned to include housing, restaurants, hotels, offices, open space and entertainment venues. The project is part of a broader trend: Visit Anaheim estimates that $262 billion is being invested in 107 sports-anchored mixed-use developments that are open, under construction or planned.
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The Honda Center opened in 1993 and has long been surrounded by surface parking lots and industrial facilities.
The Samueli family bought the Anaheim Ducks in 2005 and began planning for the area’s redevelopment; the land-purchase process with the City of Anaheim began in November 2018.
OCVIBE will cover 110 acres around the Honda Center, with plans to replace 62 acres of surface parking with parking structures for 11,000 vehicles.
Plans call for 2,000 residential units, 36 restaurants, six bars, 168,000 square feet of office space, two hotels and 20 acres of open space.
The project will add a 5,000-seat concert hall alongside the 17,000-seat Honda Center.
Visit Anaheim says Disneyland draws 26.5 million visitors annually, who spend $6.8 billion per year in the city.
Visit Anaheim president Mike Waterman estimates that getting domestic visitors to stay one extra night could generate close to $1 billion in additional hotel occupancy revenue for Anaheim.
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The article reports new evidence in the 2011 murder case involving Michelle Parker and Dale Smith Jr., her former fiancée. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports on the developments, but the article provides no details about the evidence.
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Michelle Parker was murdered in 2011.
Dale Smith Jr., Parker’s former fiancée, is identified in the article as responsible for her murder.
The report says new evidence has emerged in the case.
Cristian Benavides reports for CBS News.
The article does not describe the new evidence.
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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds contacted Poundland’s owner, Gordon Brothers, for information as the retailer faces possible administration. Gordon Brothers rejected a bid from Martin Property Group, while sources say it may instead break up the chain and sell stores and stock. Poundland employs about 12,000 people, and suppliers have reportedly begun holding back deliveries.
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Gordon Brothers bought Poundland, which has about 600 stores, for £1 last summer.
Poundland also includes the 50-store Dealz chain in Ireland.
Martin Property Group made the only bid to acquire the group as a solvent business, but Gordon Brothers rejected it.
The bid was reportedly worth more than £15 million, with only part of the sum payable upfront; Gordon Brothers had taken on £30 million in debt with Poundland.
Sources said Gordon Brothers could appoint AlixPartners as administrator, potentially as early as Wednesday.
Three independent directors appointed to oversee a sale have resigned amid concerns about the move toward insolvency.
Poundland chief executive Barry Williams told staff that rejecting the Martin Property Group bid was “unexpected, unwanted and wholly avoidable.”
The government said the process was commercial and that the decision rests with Poundland’s owners.
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The article’s title says John Healey paid homage to his predecessor, Rachel Reeves. The page provides no further details about the remarks; it directs readers to live coverage of the Autumn Budget and says the video cannot be played.
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The article is titled “John Healey pays homage to predecessor Rachel Reeves.”
The page lists the article under Politics.
The page says it was published one minute ago.
The page directs readers to live coverage of the Autumn Budget.
The embedded video could not be played on the page.
The page lists HM Treasury, John Healey, the UK economy, UK taxes and Rachel Reeves as related topics.
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The article says rising costs, the war in Iran, alleged corruption in the White House, concerns about AI and jobs, and data centers’ energy use may lead Americans to demand major change. It does not describe voter trends outside the United States.
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The article cites rising gas prices and cost-of-living pressures.
It refers to a war in Iran.
It cites corruption in the White House as a concern.
It says AI poses a threat to the job market.
It says energy-hungry data centers are warming the planet.
The article suggests Americans may demand radical change.
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A federal judge will rule on a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to require California to separate mail ballots linked to suspected noncitizens. California officials say the lawsuit is a political stunt aimed at casting doubt on the state’s election process. Former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar discussed the case with CBS News.
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The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit concerning California mail ballots.
The lawsuit seeks to compel California to separate ballots associated with suspected noncitizens.
A federal judge is expected to rule on the lawsuit.
California officials have denounced the lawsuit as a political stunt.
Officials in California say the suit is intended to cast doubt on the state’s election process.
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar commented on the case in a CBS News segment.
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Tens of thousands of people have crossed from Ethiopia into Kenya to escape fighting between regional forces in Moyale. Many arrivals face hunger and limited medical care, while cuts to humanitarian aid threaten relief efforts.
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Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Kenya from Ethiopia.
The people are fleeing fighting in Moyale, Ethiopia.
The fighting involves regional forces.
Many arrivals face hunger.
Medical care is limited for people who arrive.
Cuts to humanitarian aid threaten relief efforts.
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A New York Times/Siena University poll found Sen. Darline Graham and Democratic challenger Annie Andrews tied at 48% among likely voters in South Carolina. The survey was released less than a week before Election Day.
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The poll showed Graham and Andrews each receiving 48% support among likely voters.
The survey was conducted by The New York Times and Siena University.
The race is for a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina.
The poll was released on Wednesday.
Election Day was less than a week away when the survey was released.
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A jury at Winchester Crown Court heard Joanne Young’s account of an alleged 2023 incident in which she said she discovered a stranger in the bedroom while she was blindfolded and restrained. Her former husband, Philip Young, has admitted multiple sexual offences against her, while four other men are on trial and deny the charges against them.
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Joanne Young told police she felt a hand on her wrist that she believed was not her husband’s, removed her blindfold and saw someone at the end of the bed.
She said she ran to the bathroom and locked herself inside after her husband told someone to “get down.”
Joanne said Philip Young later told her he had invited someone to watch them have sex; she said she had not agreed to this.
Philip Young has admitted 14 counts of voyeurism, 11 of rape, 11 of administering a substance with intent, and other sexual offences.
The article says Young published more than 500 intimate images and videos of his ex-wife and recorded her private acts without her consent between 2010 and 2024.
Four men jointly charged with Young are on trial and have pleaded not guilty to the offences listed against them.
A sixth defendant, Dean Hamilton, has admitted one charge of assault by penetration, two of sexual assault and one of rape.
Young and Hamilton are due to be sentenced after the trial, which is expected to last up to four weeks.
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