Israelis are scheduled to vote on Tuesday. The article says several candidates hope to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the provided text does not name them or give further details.
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Israeli voters are scheduled to head to the polls on Tuesday.
Benjamin Netanyahu is identified as Israel’s prime minister.
Several candidates are seeking to unseat Netanyahu.
The article describes the candidates as frontrunners.
The provided article text does not identify any candidates.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff with 51.79% of valid votes, reversing a first-round deficit of about 2.2 million votes to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The article attributes Lula’s comeback to renewed grassroots organizing, youth mobilization and a shift toward digital campaigning.
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Lula received 64.26 million votes, or 51.79% of valid ballots; Bolsonaro received 59.83 million, or 48.21%.
In the October 4 first round, Bolsonaro won 47.03% and Lula won 45.16%.
Runoff turnout was 80.8%, up from 78.92% in the first round.
Young supporters organized online and mobilized in person after Bolsonaro led the first round.
Lula’s campaign shifted toward digital outreach and grassroots organizing after the first round.
Bolsonaro refused to concede and called for the runoff result to be annulled after voting was extended by two hours.
Both campaigns had requested the extension, citing transport disruptions and severe weather.
A professor quoted in the article said Bolsonaro’s legal arguments appeared weak, in part because his own campaign had requested the extension.
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Voter roll-off occurs when fewer people vote in races lower on the ballot than in major contests at the top. The article says this gap is a normal feature of elections and asks whether it could affect this year’s outcome.
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Voter roll-off is the difference in votes cast between top-of-ticket and lower-ballot races.
Top-of-ticket races typically receive slightly more votes than races lower on the ballot.
The article raises the possibility that voter roll-off could influence who wins this year’s election.
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Jacinda Ardern will join the University of Sydney this month as a lecturer and mentor, focusing on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust. The role includes guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring, but is not full time.
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Ardern will be based in the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health.
Her work will also examine global health challenges, equity, inclusion and wellbeing.
Ardern said she has focused on leadership since leaving office and on supporting leaders who can address global challenges.
University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott said students would learn from Ardern’s experience in public leadership and service.
Ardern retired from politics in January 2023 after more than five years as New Zealand prime minister and Labour Party leader.
She led New Zealand through the Christchurch terrorist attack, the Whakaari volcanic eruption and the Covid pandemic.
Ardern, her husband Clarke Gayford and their daughter moved to Sydney earlier this year and bought a home in the northern beaches for $5.3 million.
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Pakistan has partially resumed cargo movement at the Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan crossings with Iran after suspending traffic on October 17 over security concerns. Officials say some Pakistani exports and Iranian goods already loaded before the closure are moving, while Iran says Pakistan’s import paperwork changes are preventing new cargo shipments.
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Pakistan suspended cargo traffic at the Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan crossings on October 17, citing security risks.
Trade partially resumed over the weekend, according to the president of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Border officials cleared consignments dated October 16 or earlier, goods truck association officials said.
Pakistani exports crossing into Iran included rice, potatoes, bananas and retail goods.
Trucks loaded in Iran before the suspension, including some carrying liquefied petroleum gas, were entering Pakistan slowly.
Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam said changes to Pakistan’s E-Form import procedure were preventing traders from dispatching cargo to Pakistan.
Pakistan said the suspension was prompted by worsening security in Balochistan; gunmen attacked trucks near the Gabd crossing on Thursday.
The Pakistani military said operations around Gabd and Gwadar killed 10 attackers; one civilian also died.
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The UK government is considering incentives for carmakers to install vehicle-to-grid technology as part of a review of its zero-emission vehicle mandate. The technology lets electric cars send electricity to the grid or a home, but campaign groups warn that credits for installing it could let manufacturers sell more petrol cars without meeting EV targets.
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Vehicle-to-grid technology can charge cars when electricity is cheap and return power to the grid when demand is high.
The government consultation proposed giving carmakers credits for selling cars with bidirectional charging; those credits could offset missed zero-emission vehicle targets.
The government is preparing to reduce electric-vehicle sales targets under the mandate.
Environmental groups estimate proposed changes to the mandate could lead to an additional 147 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2050.
New AutoMotive said manufacturers should receive credits only when drivers actually use the technology.
The Electric Vehicle Association England said few UK drivers currently use vehicle-to-grid or storage technology and questioned whether it has been tested at scale.
The National Energy System Operator estimates vehicle-to-grid cars could provide 1.2 gigawatts of on-demand power by 2030.
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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning for Medicare for All in Michigan as support for the proposal grows among some Democratic candidates and voters. The article says the Trump administration’s health care cuts and high medical costs are adding urgency to the debate, while replacing private insurance with a government-run system still faces political and financial hurdles.
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El-Sayed held a campaign event in Escanaba, in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula.
El-Sayed’s campaign emphasizes reducing money in politics, putting money in people’s pockets, and establishing Medicare for All.
Democratic Senate candidates Troy Jackson in Maine and Angie Nixon in Florida have also backed Medicare for All; Senator Chris Van Hollen added it to his platform last December.
An October Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that two-thirds of Americans support Medicare for All.
The proposals described would make the federal government the nation’s health insurer through a single-payer system.
The article says the Republican-led One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to cause 17 million people to lose health insurance.
The article says the Trump administration’s health care cuts include $1 trillion in reductions, primarily to Medicaid.
The article identifies the replacement of private insurance and opposition to expanded government as major political hurdles for Medicare for All.
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Mitch Lawrence argues that security compliance rules have not kept pace with changing technologies and threats, and that meeting a checklist does not necessarily protect an organization. He calls for regular reviews of security standards that use threat information and technical expertise and weigh protection against cost.
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The article is an opinion piece by Mitch Lawrence.
The EPA reported in May 2024 that more than 70 percent of the community water systems it had inspected since September 2023 did not fully meet federal risk-assessment and emergency-planning requirements.
The EPA also identified cybersecurity weaknesses at some inspected water systems, including default passwords that had not been changed and shared staff logins.
Lawrence says emerging and changing technologies include artificial intelligence, drones, 5G, encryption, and quantum computing.
Lawrence argues that security programs can focus too much on meeting formal standards rather than reducing actual risks.
He says rigid requirements may impose costs on small contractors that are not suited to their specific risks.
Lawrence recommends reviewing standards more often, using threat intelligence and technical and operational security experts, and assessing both effectiveness and cost.
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Mitch McConnell warned that President Donald Trump’s latest effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war is certain to fail. McConnell said an approach that coddles Russian President Vladimir Putin and limits aid to Ukraine will not succeed.
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Mitch McConnell is a Republican senator from Kentucky and former Senate GOP leader.
McConnell criticized President Trump’s efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
McConnell said Trump’s approach coddles Russian President Vladimir Putin.
McConnell said limiting assistance to Kyiv will undermine the effort.
McConnell had been largely quiet on the war after Ukraine lost full access to satellite-based services.
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The article says Democrats have rarely turned perceptions of corruption in the opposing party into an electoral advantage. It attributes this difficulty to voters often viewing both parties, and politics itself, as corrupt.
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The article discusses whether corruption can help Democrats win elections.
It says it has seldom been easy for one party to benefit electorally from perceived corruption in the other party.
The article frames the claim in terms of American political history.
It says voters tend to see both major parties as corrupt.
It also says voters tend to view politics itself as corrupt.
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President Donald Trump plans to visit Mississippi to campaign for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, eight days before the midterm elections. Democrats see some opportunity in the reliably Republican state, and the Senate Majority PAC, which supports Democrats, announced a $1.2 million television ad buy there.
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Trump is scheduled to campaign in Mississippi for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
The visit comes eight days before the midterm elections.
Mississippi is described in the article as a reliably Republican state.
Democrats see a limited opportunity in the state.
The Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC announced plans to spend $1.2 million on television advertising in Mississippi.
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Medicare open enrollment has begun, and the article outlines changes beneficiaries may need to consider for 2027. It flags GLP-1 drug prices and higher deductibles as factors that could affect seniors’ costs, but the provided text gives no further details.
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The article focuses on Medicare beneficiaries and the 2027 plan year.
It says Medicare open enrollment has begun.
It identifies GLP-1 drug prices as a possible cost factor.
It identifies higher deductibles as a possible cost factor.
The article says several changes could affect seniors’ wallets.
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A CBS News investigation found that online sports betting companies gave perks to customers who lost large sums while limiting how much winning customers could collect. The report describes a disparity in how platforms treated losing and winning bettors.
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CBS News investigated online sports betting platforms.
The investigation found that some platforms rewarded customers who lost large sums of money.
Reported perks for losing customers included lavish benefits.
The investigation found that platforms capped payouts or winnings for some customers who won.
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Debris from intercepted Houthi-fired missiles damaged buildings and vehicles in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi state TV. The Saudi-led coalition later struck Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, reportedly destroying ballistic missile launchers.
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Saudi state TV showed damage to buildings and vehicles in Khamis Mushait.
The damage came from debris falling after Saudi forces intercepted Houthi-fired missiles.
The Saudi-led coalition later carried out strikes in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital.
The strikes reportedly destroyed ballistic missile launchers.
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Japanese prosecutors charged U.S. Marine Devin Jacob Ballard with murdering and robbing Anna Yagi in Okinawa. Ballard reportedly denies the charges; her death has prompted protests and new restrictions on U.S. military personnel stationed on the island.
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Ballard, 20, is assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa.
Prosecutors charged him with fatally strangling Yagi, 39, at a hotel and stealing a backpack containing a wallet.
Yagi was found dead in Naha, Okinawa’s capital, and Ballard was arrested on October 4.
Japanese media reported that surveillance footage showed a man entering a room with a woman and later leaving with her belongings.
Yagi’s killing prompted protests in Okinawa and Tokyo, as well as a curfew and alcohol ban for U.S. military members in Okinawa.
Most of the 54,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan are based in Okinawa.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported about 6,000 arrests of U.S. military personnel in Okinawa since 1972, including 80 in 2024.
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Mike Rogers, a Republican running for Michigan’s open Senate seat, said Sunday that he never called his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, a “terrorist.” Rogers discussed President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric toward El-Sayed in an NBC News interview with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker.
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Rogers is a former U.S. representative.
Rogers is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat.
Abdul El-Sayed is Rogers’s Democratic opponent.
Rogers said he never called El-Sayed a “terrorist.”
Rogers spoke about Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric toward El-Sayed.
Kristen Welker interviewed Rogers on NBC News’s “Meet the Press.”
Welker asked Rogers whether he agreed with Trump in calling El-Sayed something; the provided article text cuts off before completing the question.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said France would maintain public order without declaring a state of emergency, though he said one could be considered if conditions worsen. During a visit to Marseille, he promised government measures to address student protests and concerns about the cost of living, and warned that planned demonstrations could become risky.
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Macron said public order was being maintained without a state of emergency.
He said a state of emergency was not ruled out if conditions deteriorated.
Macron described the unrest as linked to high school protests and the high cost of living.
He said Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu would announce measures in response to protesters’ demands.
Lecornu was scheduled to meet with high school student unions and hold a news conference later Monday.
Macron warned that protests planned for the following Saturday could become risky, and said routes would stay outside city centres.
Macron said social media had helped mobilize people during unrest on October 17, when criminal acts, attacks and looting occurred.
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Sports betting companies may restrict the bets of successful customers while offering perks to frequent losers, drawing scrutiny from lawmakers and state regulators. Massachusetts found that winning bettors tended to face lower limits while losing bettors received higher ones, and it now requires companies to explain restrictions to affected customers.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to major betting platforms about perks offered to frequent losers, saying the rewards could distract them from losses and encourage more betting.
Professional bettor Mike Manning said DraftKings capped his bets at $25 and BetMGM reduced his maximum wager from $1,000–$5,000 to $5.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigated betting limits after sports gambling launched in the state in 2023.
The commission found a pattern in which companies lowered limits for winning gamblers and raised limits for losing gamblers.
The commission reported that 0.64% of Massachusetts betting accounts had been restricted.
Massachusetts became the first state to require betting companies to notify customers of restrictions and explain the reasons.
A DraftKings betting ticket shared with CBS News showed a maximum wager of 49 cents on the NBA Cup.
A New Jersey attorney said limiting is legal unless it discriminates against customers based on protected traits such as race or religion.
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Israelis are set to vote on Tuesday, October 27, in the country’s first national election since the October 7, 2023 attacks. The election is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, and some Israeli citizens living abroad have flown home to vote because they cannot vote overseas.
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The election is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
It is the first Israeli national election since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
Israeli citizens living abroad cannot vote in the election from overseas.
Some expatriate Israeli citizens have flown to Israel to participate.
The article was issued on October 26, 2026.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One and at a Michigan rally on October 25, 2026, where she endorsed him and urged voters to support Republican candidates. Her recent involvement with the administration also includes judging a Small Business Administration pitch competition that premiered October 20.
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Minaj traveled with Trump to Michigan aboard Air Force One and shared footage of the trip on social media.
At a rally in Port Huron, Minaj said she would continue to support Trump and urged voters to back Republican candidates.
Trump introduced Minaj as the “queen of rap” and made a remark about her appearance at the rally.
White House Communications Director Steve Cheung joked on social media that Minaj could be the next White House press secretary.
Minaj served as a judge for the Small Business Administration’s Million Dollar Pitch competition.
The competition featured five small-business finalists pitching their ideas in Washington, D.C., and premiered October 20, 2026.
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