Parker Posey reflects on her Southern upbringing and a career that began with acting studies and a role on the soap opera “As the World Turns.” She became a prominent actor in 1990s independent films and later earned an Emmy nomination for playing Victoria Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”
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Posey and her twin brother grew up in Monroe, Louisiana, and Laurel, Mississippi.
Her mother, Lynda, was a chef, and her late father, Chris, owned a car dealership.
Posey met the interviewer in 1985 while they were both 16 and studying at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
She studied acting at the State University of New York at Purchase before joining “As the World Turns.”
Posey’s first major film lead was in the 1995 movie “Party Girl.”
She appeared in independent films including “Clockwatchers,” “The Daytrippers,” “Waiting for Guffman,” and “Best in Show.”
Time magazine called Posey “The Queen of the Indies” in a 1997 article.
Posey received an Emmy nomination for her role as Victoria Ratliff in season three of “The White Lotus.”
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The war in Gaza has disrupted schooling and specialist support for children with hearing and visual impairments. Kenan al-Sabaa, 13, now attends a temporary learning space for only a few hours a week, while shortages of hearing-aid parts and batteries and the risk of attacks add to the barriers he faces.
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Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children’s Gaza City building was partly destroyed and became a shelter for displaced people.
Atfaluna later opened temporary learning spaces, but Kenan’s school operates three days a week for no more than two hours a day.
Kenan missed school during the first year of the war, and his father says he has fallen far behind in his studies.
Kenan’s hearing aid needs repairs, but replacement tubing, ear moulds, and batteries are unavailable, according to the article.
Fadel Kuraz of Atfaluna said field assessments indicate about 35,000 people developed total or partial hearing loss from explosions since October 2023, in addition to about 20,000 people registered with hearing disabilities before the war.
Kuraz said shortages of hearing aids and barriers to hearing tests and treatment limit support for children.
The article says electricity and communications outages make it harder for children to access visual learning materials.
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CBS’s “Sunday Morning” remembered notable people who died during the week. The segment included actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in film and television.
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The segment was titled “Passage: In memoriam.”
CBS’s “Sunday Morning” presented the remembrance.
Actor Tom Skerritt was among the people remembered.
Skerritt appeared in “Top Gun.”
Skerritt appeared in “Alien.”
Skerritt appeared in “Steel Magnolias.”
Skerritt starred in the television series “Picket Fences.”
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Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign in Orléans, where she is scheduled to give her first campaign speech to about 10,000 National Rally members. Police controlled traffic entering the city after thousands of people joined an anti-far-right demonstration there on Saturday.
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Marine Le Pen leads the far-right National Rally.
Le Pen is scheduled to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans.
The event is expected to draw about 10,000 party members.
Police controlled traffic entering Orléans on Sunday morning.
Thousands of protesters marched in Orléans on Saturday.
The protesters chanted anti-fascist slogans.
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Audi plans to invest $4 billion in its first U.S. factory, in Macon, Georgia, where it aims to build 200,000 SUVs a year and create 4,500 jobs. The plant would make the Q7, Q8 and Q9, shifting some production from Slovakia, as Volkswagen faces U.S. import tariffs and cuts jobs in Germany.
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Audi says the factory will be its first in the United States.
The planned investment is $4 billion.
Audi aims to produce 200,000 SUVs a year at the Georgia factory and create 4,500 jobs.
The plant is expected to build the Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs, with some production moving from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Volkswagen says U.S. tariffs have cost it as much as €5 billion a year, before accounting for lower sales.
Volkswagen has begun plans to cut as many as 100,000 jobs and close factories in Germany.
Audi chief executive Gernot Döllner announced the plan alongside President Donald Trump at a rally.
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Actress Parker Posey discusses her film and television career in an extended interview with CBS News correspondent Mo Rocca. The interview covers her work in “Party Girl,” “The White Lotus” and “Wild Horse Nine,” and her reputation as the “Queen of the Indies.”
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CBS News published the interview as a web exclusive.
Mo Rocca interviewed Parker Posey.
Posey discussed her movie and television career.
The article names “Party Girl,” “The White Lotus” and “Wild Horse Nine” as works in her career.
Posey was dubbed the “Queen of the Indies.”
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Serbia is holding a parliamentary election after months of student-led protests over corruption and government accountability. The student-led bloc is challenging President Aleksandar Vučić’s long-standing hold on power.
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The election is for Serbia’s parliament.
A student-led bloc is challenging Vučić’s political dominance.
Months of student-led anti-government protests preceded the vote.
The protests focused on corruption and accountability.
The article says voters are turning out in large numbers.
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Actress Parker Posey became a prominent star in 1990s independent films, earning the nickname “Queen of the Indies.” She recently received an Emmy nomination for “The White Lotus” and appears in Martin McDonagh’s film “Wild Horse Nine.”
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Posey broke out in independent films such as “Party Girl” in the 1990s.
She was dubbed “The Queen of the Indies.”
Posey received an Emmy nomination for “The White Lotus.”
She appears in Martin McDonagh’s film “Wild Horse Nine.”
Posey spoke with correspondent Mo Rocca, a former classmate from summer theater school.
The interview covered Posey’s Southern upbringing and how her parents inspired her acting.
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Faded advertisements known as ghost signs remain on brick walls across the United States, offering clues about past businesses and products. Artist Craig Winslow uses projection mapping to temporarily recreate old signs, while enthusiasts document them before demolition removes them.
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Marketing professor Ron Ladouceur searches for and studies ghost signs in Schenectady, New York.
Ladouceur said the golden era of ghost signs ran from about 1895 through the 1930s, alongside the rise of national advertising.
Many signs promoted brands and companies that no longer exist, and repeated layers of paint can make them hard to read.
Ghost signs are often lost when buildings are demolished.
Craig Winslow’s Light Capsules project uses projection mapping to recreate the appearance of old signs.
Winslow researches signs using archival images and old directories before projecting them.
In Portland, Oregon, Winslow identified five advertising layers on a warehouse wall, including signs for Montgomery Ward and Oregon Transfer Co.
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Andy Burnham called for an open discussion about whether the UK should consider restoring free movement with the EU. Some Labour ministers and MPs backed discussing closer ties, while others and politicians from the Conservatives and Reform UK opposed reopening the issue.
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Burnham said staying out of free movement should no longer be a red line in talks with the EU.
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner backed an open discussion, saying the government should consider what deal would be best for Britain.
Labour MP Stella Creasy said the debate should consider effects on supply chains and jobs for British citizens.
Some senior ministers support closer UK-EU ties that could involve joining the single market and accepting free movement.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned that closer EU ties would involve difficult trade-offs.
Some Labour MPs representing pro-Brexit constituencies are wary of revisiting free movement; Jonathan Hinder has urged the prime minister to rule it out.
Labour peer Richard Walker called restarting the debate a dangerous precedent and said it would not help young people who are out of work.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised Burnham’s proposal.
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Portuguese police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 31 people in total. The protests called for action on rising housing costs and opposed proposed changes that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases.
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Police moved into the Lisbon camp in Rossio Square shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and arrested 25 people.
Protesters had set up more than 100 tents in Lisbon after a march attended by thousands.
Police dismantled a camp of about 50 tents in Porto and arrested six people.
Police said the operation was proportionate, reported seven minor injuries across the two operations, and said those arrested in Lisbon were released and due in court Monday.
The activist group Casa para Viver said 60 people were hurt and called for a protest outside parliament on Tuesday.
Home prices in Portugal have more than doubled since 2017, while rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
The Bank of Portugal estimates the country is short 300,000 homes.
Protesters oppose a bill that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases; it passed its first parliamentary reading.
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A University of Surrey study found that people from some ethnic minority and deprived groups in England were less likely to receive a breast cancer diagnosis through routine screening and more likely to be diagnosed through urgent referrals or emergencies. People with learning disabilities also had longer waits for diagnosis and treatment, the analysis found.
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Researchers analyzed data on 86,564 people diagnosed with breast cancer between 2009 and 2019.
People from Black, Asian and mixed backgrounds, and people from deprived backgrounds, were up to 33% less likely to be diagnosed through screening.
These groups were up to 31% more likely to be diagnosed through an urgent suspected cancer referral and up to 37% more likely through an emergency presentation.
People with learning disabilities had an 18% longer time to diagnosis and waited 10% longer for treatment than people without learning disabilities.
The study was conducted by University of Surrey academics and funded by Breast Cancer Now.
Earlier research cited in the article found that one in three people from ethnic minority backgrounds needed three or more GP visits before a cancer diagnosis, compared with one in five people across England.
The article says young Black women are under-represented in clinical research and face higher rates of aggressive breast cancer, poorer care and mortality.
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Israelis are set to vote in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership at the center of the campaign. Polls give opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s party a lead, but he may need a coalition of several parties to form a government, and analysts say Netanyahu could still remain prime minister.
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Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on October 24, demanding accountability for failures related to the October 7 attacks and calling for a state commission of inquiry.
The election is Israel’s first parliamentary vote since the October 7 attacks.
Thirty-nine parties are running, though the campaign has largely focused on Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for more than three decades.
Netanyahu’s critics cite controversial changes affecting the judiciary, his corruption trial, and allegations that he failed to heed warnings before the October 7 attacks.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, leads the opposition challenge; his son was killed fighting Hamas after the Gaza war began.
Eisenkot left Netanyahu’s government in 2024, saying Netanyahu was prolonging the war and delaying a hostage deal to satisfy right-wing coalition partners.
Analyst Dahlia Scheindlin said Eisenkot’s proposed changes include establishing a state inquiry into October 7 and drafting ultra-Orthodox men into military service.
Polls show Eisenkot’s party ahead, but it would likely need to form a coalition with at least four other parties to govern.
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Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary in 1874, became famous for escape acts involving handcuffs, straitjackets and water tanks. Later, he exposed tricks used by fake spiritualist mediums. The article looks back on his life a century after his death and says the mystery surrounding it endures.
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Houdini’s family moved to Wisconsin when he was four.
As a teenager, he performed magic in sideshows and beer halls.
He took his stage name from French magician Houdin, adding an “i.”
His Metamorphosis Trunk act helped make him a sought-after performer.
Houdini became famous for escaping handcuffs and other restraints, as well as straitjackets and a water tank.
In 1904, Houdini bought a townhouse in Harlem, where he lived with his wife, mother and brother.
After World War I, Houdini worked to expose fraudulent spiritualist mediums.
The article says Houdini died 100 years before its publication, on Halloween, but the provided text does not explain the circumstances of his death.
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Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman urged Israelis to keep National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich out of the next government. He said their statements had harmed Israel’s international reputation, days before voters were due to go to the polls.
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Bill Ackman called for Israel’s next government to exclude Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Ackman also called for the next government to exclude Bezalel Smotrich.
Ben-Gvir serves as Israel’s national security minister.
Smotrich serves as Israel’s finance minister.
Ackman said the ministers had damaged Israel’s international reputation.
His appeal came days before Israeli voters were due to head to the polls.
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Leanne Gregory, 36, from Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, died in the Bahamas after entering the sea to help her two sons, who had been swept out by a current. Her husband, Nathan, said the family had taken the trip as an early celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary; the boys were rescued and returned home with him.
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The family was on holiday on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas.
Nathan Gregory said the boys had been snorkelling in shallow water before they got into difficulty.
Both parents entered the sea to try to help their sons, and Nathan said the incident lasted less than 10 minutes.
The boys were rescued from the water on Tuesday.
Police said Leanne was found unresponsive at the North Bimini Ferry Dock and later pronounced dead at a local medical clinic.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said an autopsy would be conducted and that foul play was not suspected.
The UK Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities and supporting the family.
A fundraiser had received nearly £9,000 in donations at the time of the report.
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The article page links to a CBS News Almanac segment about historical events associated with October 25. The supplied text does not describe the events covered in the segment.
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The segment is titled “Almanac: October 25.”
CBS News Sunday Morning is listed as the program presenting the segment.
The page labels the segment a look back at historical events on this date.
The page lists “The mystery of Houdini’s death” as a related video.
The supplied article text contains no details about the historical events discussed.
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Harry Houdini died at age 52 on Halloween, 100 years before this report. CBS correspondent David Pogue examines Houdini’s life, his efforts to expose fake mystics and the mystery surrounding his death.
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Houdini was known as an escape artist.
He died at age 52.
The report says Houdini died on Halloween, 100 years ago.
Houdini debunked séances and fake mystics.
CBS correspondent David Pogue examines the circumstances surrounding Houdini’s death.
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President Donald Trump said at a Georgia rally that he did not care about criticism of his remarks that the United States was making a “fortune” from higher oil prices. He said fuel prices would fall, while the national average for regular gasoline was about $4.29 per gallon on October 25, up from $3.06 a year earlier, according to AAA.
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Trump said advisers had warned him that boasting about financial gains from higher oil prices could draw criticism while drivers faced higher costs.
Trump said the U.S. was making hundreds of billions of dollars as oil and gas companies supplied oil from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana amid the Middle East conflict.
Trump said he expected gasoline prices to fall.
AAA put the national average price of regular gasoline at about $4.29 per gallon on October 25, down from about $4.49 a month earlier.
The AAA average for regular gasoline was about $1.23 per gallon higher than a year earlier; diesel averaged about $6.35 per gallon.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump's remarks in a post on X.
The article reported protests across the country over the Iran war and its effect on gas prices.
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As the midterms approach, the Trump administration is increasing its warnings about voter fraud and has not ruled out intervening in states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials asking them to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
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The midterm elections are less than two weeks away.
The Trump administration is stepping up warnings about voter fraud.
The administration has not ruled out weighing in on states’ election certification efforts.
The Justice Department reportedly sent letters to California election officials on Friday.
The letters directed officials to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
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