Tina Peters, a former Colorado election official, was convicted of crimes related to a breach of voting-system security. She served less than two years in prison and says she acted to expose flaws in the system. The report says President Donald Trump has taken steps on her behalf.
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Peters was a Colorado election official.
She was convicted of crimes related to breaching voting-system security.
She served less than two years in prison.
Peters says she was trying to show flaws in the voting system.
The article says President Donald Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths for Peters.
CBS News promoted a 60 Minutes report about Peters.
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Former President Barack Obama criticized the Trump administration at a Saturday rally in Ohio for Democratic midterm candidates Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton. He also addressed a controversial attack ad by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that featured Acton’s estranged mother.
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Obama spoke at a rally in Ohio on Saturday.
The rally supported Democratic midterm candidates Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton.
Brown is a former U.S. senator.
Acton is running for governor.
Obama criticized the Trump administration.
Obama addressed an attack ad by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
The ad featured Acton’s estranged mother.
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Nearly 1,000 people were arrested after protests over living costs and school conditions across France on Saturday. Demonstrations were largely peaceful before clashes broke out in several cities, where police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds.
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France’s interior ministry estimated that 410,000 people took part in the protests; unions put the total at about 800,000.
Authorities deployed 70,000 police officers and imposed restrictions in several cities.
Clashes followed a march in Paris, where some protesters threw projectiles and masked youths smashed car dealership windows.
In Marseille, protesters set rubbish bins and street barricades on fire.
In Bordeaux, some protesters removed boards from a building to use in a barricade.
Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd in Lyon after the local prefecture had designated the area off-limits.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said two people were seriously injured, one in Toulouse and one in Clermont-Ferrand.
Nuñez said nearly 1,000 people had been arrested and that the number was expected to rise.
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Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthis reported attacks in Aden, Saudi Arabia and other parts of Yemen on Saturday. Claims about casualties and military operations remain unverified, while the Houthis disputed Saudi claims about their targets.
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Yemen’s Transport Ministry said two ballistic missiles targeted Aden International Airport, which it described as the fourth such attack that month.
Yemeni authorities said the coastguard headquarters and another building in Aden were also hit.
The Houthis said they targeted al-Nasr camp and Aden’s naval military base.
Yemen’s army said a Houthi missile malfunctioned and killed three people at a family home in Houthi-held Sanaa on Friday.
Saudi Arabia’s civil defence said it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched toward Mecca and Medina and warned that shrapnel could fall.
The Houthis denied targeting Mecca and Medina, saying their targets were three Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and an airbase.
Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said Saudi-led coalition air strikes killed civilians in Sanaa and Hodeidah; the report could not be verified, and Riyadh did not comment.
A Yemeni army spokesman claimed government forces carried out more than 700 operations and disabled military vehicles in the preceding 24 hours; the figures could not be independently verified.
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A train collided with a crane that had fallen onto railway tracks in São Paulo, Brazil. After the impact, crane wreckage fell into a street with traffic and pedestrians; the crane operator was injured.
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A crane fell onto railway tracks in São Paulo, Brazil.
A train collided with the crane.
The collision sent crane wreckage into a street.
The street had traffic and pedestrians.
The crane operator was injured.
Video showed the collision.
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Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on October 24 against the rising cost of living. Clashes in Paris and other cities led police to use tear gas and arrest nearly 1,000 people, while Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the marches went better than demonstrations a week earlier.
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Authorities and the CGT union estimated turnout nationwide at between 410,000 and 800,000.
Estimates for the main Paris march ranged from 110,000 to 250,000 people.
Authorities deployed 70,000 security forces across France.
Police used tear gas in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes.
Nuñez said two people were seriously injured, one in Toulouse and one in Clermont-Ferrand.
The previous week's unrest included vandalism of public buildings, looting at hundreds of shops and 2,700 arrests.
The government imposed partial curfews in some areas and directed police to keep protesters away from city centres.
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The U.S. military has prepared options for possible strikes against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections. U.S. Central Command says it is ready to conduct follow-up strikes if the White House authorizes them; the headline says Tehran has threatened aggressive retaliation.
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U.S. military planners have drawn up options for possible attacks on Iran.
The possible attacks could take place after the U.S. midterm elections.
The conflict described in the article has lasted more than eight months.
U.S. Central Command oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Central Command has plans for follow-up strikes against Iran.
The White House would need to authorize the strikes.
The headline says Tehran has threatened aggressive retaliation.
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Bakeries across Gaza are struggling to find flour to make bread as families face dwindling food supplies. Aid agencies say a lack of funds is limiting their ability to provide basic assistance.
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Bakeries across Gaza are struggling to obtain flour.
The flour shortage is affecting bakeries’ ability to make bread.
Families are queuing for dwindling food supplies.
Aid agencies are unable to provide basic assistance because of a lack of funds.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor issued a warning about famine.
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An Ohio sheriff is investigating three men after protester Blake Miley was tackled and punched at a Donald Trump rally in Youngstown. No one has been charged, and investigators are waiting for Miley’s medical records to assess possible misdemeanor or felony charges.
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Miley, 29, said she stood during Trump’s speech, displayed a shirt reading “RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES,” and shouted “Fascist, fascist!”
Video reviewed by the sheriff shows Miley being struck in the face during the confrontation.
Sheriff Jerry Greene said investigators identified three suspected participants; authorities believe one delivered the punch.
A New Jersey resident reportedly wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post that he and two friends subdued Miley and threw her to the concrete.
The sheriff said deputies’ body-camera footage showed they were moving through the crowd and did not see the punch.
Miley said she was treated at a hospital for cuts to her face and bruising on her arms.
Trump called Miley “scum” and “low-class” from the stage, referred to her using male pronouns, and alleged she had been paid; she denied the allegation.
The sheriff’s office received hundreds of calls and messages about the incident, including abusive communications.
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Protests against the Albanian government entered their 12th day, with demonstrators and police clashing in the capital, Tirana. Police used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets after Prime Minister Edi Rama warned of strong action to quell the unrest.
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The protests were on their 12th day.
The demonstrations were against the Albanian government.
Clashes took place in Tirana, Albania’s capital.
Protesters and police fought running battles.
Police used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets.
Prime Minister Edi Rama warned he would take strong action to quell the unrest.
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The Trump administration has increased warnings about voter fraud ahead of the midterm elections. The Justice Department reportedly sent California election officials letters asking them to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls, and has not ruled out involvement in state election certification efforts.
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The midterm elections are less than two weeks away.
The Trump administration is warning about voter fraud.
The Justice Department reportedly sent letters to California election officials on Friday.
The letters directed officials to identify potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
The administration has not ruled out weighing in on states’ election certification efforts.
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After two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting near Hebron, Israel launched a broad military operation and lockdown across the occupied West Bank. The article examines Palestinian accusations of collective punishment and asks whether far-right politicians are using the response to promote annexation and tougher policies ahead of Israel’s election.
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Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting near Hebron on Friday morning.
Israel responded with a military operation and lockdown across the occupied West Bank.
The article says entire communities were placed under lockdown, families were forced from their homes, and buildings were demolished.
Palestinians accused Israel of collective punishment.
Far-right politicians were described as using the attack to push for annexation and tougher policies toward Palestinians.
The article asks whether the crackdown could affect Israel’s election, which was days away.
Guests included political analyst Xavier Abu Eid, journalist Amnon Lord, and Chatham House fellow Yossi Mekelberg.
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Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton criticized Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy at a Cleveland rally, saying his campaign used her childhood trauma in an advertisement featuring her estranged mother. The ad disputes Acton’s account of her upbringing; court records and reporting cited in the article support key parts of her account, while Ramaswamy’s campaign accused Acton of lying and avoiding voters.
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Acton and Ramaswamy are running to succeed term-limited Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.
Acton said she and her brother experienced abuse, neglect, frequent moves and a period living in a tent during winter.
Ramaswamy’s 60-second ad features Acton’s estranged birth mother, Donna Arthur, disputing Acton’s account of her childhood.
Arthur calls Acton a liar and disputes that she lived in a tent as a child.
Police and court records cited by the Associated Press say Arthur lost custody after her husband was charged with raping Acton when Acton was 12.
Acton’s stepfather pleaded not guilty, and the case did not go to trial after he left the area while free on bond.
The article says the ad first circulated online without a sponsorship disclosure; the Associated Press reported such a disclosure would be required for television airing.
Ramaswamy’s campaign said Acton had made false claims about him and his family and had avoided debates and voters.
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Former president Barack Obama is scheduled to rally in Detroit for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on the first day of Michigan’s in-person early voting. The event is 10 days before Election Day, as El-Sayed seeks support in a competitive Senate race.
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El-Sayed is a doctor and former Wayne County health director.
His campaign supports Medicare for All and says it does not accept corporate PAC money.
El-Sayed has opposed U.S. military aid to Israel and criticized Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
The article says AIPAC and allied groups spent a record $30 million opposing El-Sayed, citing AdImpact.
Obama phoned El-Sayed after the primary, and Kamala Harris campaigned with him the previous month.
Hundreds of people gathered outside Cass Technical High School before the rally.
Detroit’s population is more than three-quarters Black, and Obama remains popular there, according to the article.
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Former President Barack Obama endorsed Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly and Senate candidate Angie Nixon less than two weeks before the midterm elections. Both candidates shared videos of Obama supporting their campaigns on X on Saturday morning.
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Obama endorsed David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor.
Obama endorsed Angie Nixon, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The endorsements came less than two weeks before the midterm elections.
Jolly and Nixon shared videos of Obama on X on Saturday morning.
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Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran conflict at a campaign rally in Cleveland. Obama said the administration had abandoned diplomacy and called its leaders “not serious people,” while citing reported U.S. deaths, injuries, attacks on bases and allies, and depleted missile supplies.
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Obama spoke at a Cleveland rally alongside Ohio Democratic candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown.
Obama said the original rationale for the Iran conflict was to stop Iran’s nuclear program and argued diplomacy had done so during his presidency.
Obama criticized Trump for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear agreement and later starting the conflict.
Obama said Americans had been killed, hundreds of service members wounded, and U.S. missile stocks reduced.
Obama mocked Hegseth’s focus on service members’ testosterone levels and appearance.
Hegseth announced in July that active-duty service members aged 30 and older would receive annual screenings for testosterone deficiency.
Trump described the conflict as a “military exercise” at an October 16 rally and had previously called it “small potatoes.”
The Pentagon reported 21 U.S. service members killed and 865 wounded in connection with operations against Iran.
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President Donald Trump returned to Georgia for a rally supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson. Recent polls cited in the article show Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff leading Collins, while Jackson and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms are in a close race for governor.
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Trump’s rally in Perry was scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday.
The rally was Trump’s second Georgia appearance in eight days.
Mike Collins is challenging Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff.
Republican Rick Jackson is running against former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor.
A Quantus Insights poll conducted October 15–17 showed Ossoff leading Collins 52% to 45%.
An InsiderAdvantage poll conducted October 12–13 showed Jackson leading Bottoms 49% to 47%.
A later Quantus Insights poll showed Jackson leading Bottoms 48% to 47%.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is term-limited and is leaving office.
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Thousands of people protested in cities across Europe on Saturday over issues including education, corruption, war, pensions and housing. In Italy, authorities deployed extra security after violence and looting the previous weekend; Milan’s march ended peacefully, while brief clashes occurred in Rome and Turin.
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Demonstrations took place in Italian cities including Milan, Rome and Turin, as well as Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.
Italy sent an additional 500 soldiers to Milan, adding to hundreds already stationed there and about 5,000 police and other security personnel.
Milan’s march ended peacefully outside the Milan Polytechnic, more than 3 kilometers from the city center.
Police detained several minors in Milan as a preventive measure, according to local media.
Authorities said they were investigating a 30-year-old freelance journalist described as a suspected organizer of the Oct. 17 movement.
Police said violence and looting the previous weekend involved about 2,000 young protesters; officers arrested 45 people, including 34 minors, over two days.
A group of about 30 far-right activists briefly appeared at the Milan protest and chanted anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim slogans, police said.
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Six Flags plans to add seatbelts to the Goliath rollercoaster at its Georgia park before it reopens. The move follows the death of 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, who fell from the ride; state authorities are investigating.
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Kariem was thrown from his seat and struck the ride’s other cars as he fell.
The Goliath descends 165 feet, followed by a second drop of 180 feet.
Six Flags temporarily closed Goliath and eight rides at five other parks after the incident.
CEO John Reilly said seatbelts will also be added to coasters with similar restraints, but Six Flags has not listed which rides are affected.
Six Flags commissioned an independent review of safety procedures for all its attractions.
Six Flags faces a lawsuit over alleged injuries on its X2 ride at Magic Mountain.
Six Flags permanently closed X2 in September.
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Chinese officials urged the U.S. Treasury on Saturday to reconsider a proposed rule that would further limit U.S. investment in China’s technology industry. They said the proposed restrictions could disrupt trade relations between the two countries.
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The Treasury Department proposed the rule on Thursday.
The proposal would expand existing restrictions under the Outbound Investment Security Program.
The existing program covers U.S. investments in certain technology areas, including hypersonic systems and quantum technology.
Chinese officials said the proposed rule could disrupt trade relations between China and the United States.
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