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• Man dies in detention at immigration removal centre near Gatwick airport

  28-10-2024 23:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Death of 26-year-old at Brook House comes a year after Albanian man died there after attempting suicideA man has died in detention at an immigration removal centre near Gatwick airport, Serco confirmed.The security company, which manages and operates the Brook House detention centre in West Sussex, said a 26-year-old man died on Sunday. The Home Office said their condolences are with the man’s family and friends. Continue reading...
  
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• Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

  28-10-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’The budget will revive a “broken but not beaten” NHS, Labour ministers have said, with billions of pounds of funding to be announced in an effort to cut record waiting lists.The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said measures to be announced on Wednesday would “end the neglect” of the health service, delivering more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machin
  
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• Iran executes German-Iranian dissident after years in captivity

  28-10-2024 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Berlin warns of ‘serious consequences’ for ‘inhumane regime’ after 69-year-old Jamshid Sharmahd put to deathIran has executed a 69-year-old German-Iranian political scientist after years in captivity, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond.Berlin warned of “serious consequences” for Iran’s “inhumane regime” after Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death on Monday, while a Norway-based human rights group labelled the execution the “extrajudicia
  
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• Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

  28-10-2024 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Far-right activist sentenced over false claims about refugee and ordered to pay costs of £80,350.82The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.He was told that “nobody is above the law” by a judge who said the “flagrant” breaches had been done in a “sophisticated” way to ensure the false claims would achieve “maximum co
  
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• Outcry over Trump’s hint at ‘little secret’ with House Republicans

  28-10-2024 21:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Critics condemn ‘sinister’ remark that suggests potential Trump-Mike Johnson plot to settle contested electionUS elections 2024 – live updatesDonald Trump faced mounting suspicion of hatching a plot to steal next week’s presidential election as Democrats and commentators focused on his references to a “little secret” at Sunday night’s tumultuous Madison Square Garden rally.The allusions initially attracted little notice amid the angry backlash provoked b
  
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• Anita Hill empathizes with ‘irritatingly familiar’ insults against Harris in op-ed

  28-10-2024 21:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Professor who was impugned for allegations against Clarence Thomas says the sexist, racist remarks ‘must sting’Anita Hill, former clerk to US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, has said “racist, misogynist and sexist insults” aimed at Kamala Harris “must sting”.In a New York Times opinion piece published Monday, the Brandeis University professor who was famously brought before Thomas’s confirmation hearings only to have her sexual harassment allegati
  
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• Iran reportedly executes California man amid ongoing execution spree: 'Murdered by the regime'

  28-10-2024 20:58 via foxnews.com
  
  The Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday reportedly executed the journalist Jamshid Sharmahd, who was a resident of California and a sharp critic of the regime in Tehran, according to The Associated Press.The Iranian regime’s judiciary Mizan website announced that the 69-year-old Sharmahd was killed on Monday morning.Sharmahd’s daughter, Gazelle, who lives in California, previously told Fox News Digital the Iranian regime is "scapegoating an innocent man" over bombing allegations, and
  
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• Inmate Steve Bannon reportedly hangs with the white guys and teaches civics

  28-10-2024 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Former Trump White House aide set to be released after serving four months for contempt of CongressSteve Bannon, former White House chief strategist under the Trump administration, is set to be released from prison on Tuesday and details have emerged of his life behind bars, in which he gravitated to hanging out with other white prisoners.The news website Notus posted an investigation in which it corresponded with several of Bannon’s fellow inmates at a prison in Connecticut. Continue read
  
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• Early ballots burned in suspected attacks in Washington and Oregon

  28-10-2024 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of ballots damaged in fires that police believe are linked and vehicle involved has reportedly been identifiedUS politics live – latest updatesHundreds of early ballots cast for the US presidential election have been burned in two suspected attacks in Washington and Oregon, exacerbating tensions ahead of next Tuesday’s knife-edge contest.Police said Monday that the fires in the two states were believed to be connected and that a vehicle involved had been identified, accordin
  
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• ‘We acted late’: Spain’s Sumar party apologises amid sexual assault claims

  28-10-2024 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Leader of coalition Yolanda Díaz defends party but apologises over delay in action over MP Íñigo ErrejónThe leader of Spain’s leftwing Sumar alliance, the junior partner in the country’s ruling, socialist-led coalition, has apologised for its delay in dealing with a senior MP whose resignation last week amid allegations of sexual assault has severely damaged the government’s progressive and feminist image.Yolanda Díaz, who serves as a deputy p
  
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• Therapy-speak and 80s hairstyles: will Harris’s Brené Brown sit-down swing white female voters?

  28-10-2024 20:48 via theguardian.com
  
  The Democrat’s cozy chat with the vulnerability expert was largely apolitical – which could play well with a key demographicIn the quest to win over white female voters – 53% of whom showed up for Donald Trump in 2020 – Kamala Harris made her case on a podcast hosted by one of their beloved avatars, the vulnerability researcher Brené Brown. The episode, released on Monday, was a mostly fluffy discussion about leadership, trauma and the notion of voting as agency in
  
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• Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days

  28-10-2024 20:42 via theguardian.com
  Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli stateMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIsrael’s parliament has voted to ban the UN relief and works agency (Unrwa) from the country within 90 days, in defiance of US and other international pressure to maintain the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to the country’s Palestinian population.In a 92-10 vote late on Monday, the Knesset banned the agency, which oper
  
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• 9 congressional sleeper races to watch on Election Night

  28-10-2024 20:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is dominating the 2024 debate, but control of both chambers of Congress is also very much up for grabs — and a series of fluid races may produce surprises on election night.
  
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• Mike Amesbury urged to resign as MP after ‘bridge row’ altercation

  28-10-2024 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Witness reportedly says Runcorn and Helsby MP and second man were arguing about temporary bridge closureThe Labour MP who punched a constituent in the early hours of Saturday morning has been urged to resign, as it was reported that the pair rowed over the closure of a local bridge.Mike Amesbury was suspended from the party over the weekend and has had the whip withdrawn after videos emerged of the altercation in Frodsham, in his constituency in Cheshire. Continue reading...
  
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• Lindsay Hoyle criticises chancellor Rachel Reeves for early disclosure of budget details – UK politics live

  28-10-2024 20:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Speaker of the House of Commons says it is ‘evident’ Reeves made significant policy announcements in the media, rather than parliamentJeremy Corbyn and the independent alliance of MPs have issued a letter ahead of the budget with five things they are asking Chancellor Rachel Reeves to implement.Saying “We have the means to end poverty, we just need the political will”, Corbyn listed five priorities:Scrap the two-child benefits capReverse cuts to winter fuelTax wealthProte
  
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• Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against contested election results

  28-10-2024 19:53 via theguardian.com
  Mood among protesters is one of deflation as some say Georgian Dream has already wonThousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in the capital of Tbilisi to rally against the results of a contested weekend parliamentary election in which the increasingly anti-western governing party was declared victorious amid reports of irregularities and voter intimidation.The demonstration outside the parliament in the city centre was organised by the country’s pro-western opposition, which has re
  
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• Bolivian minister accuses Evo Morales of ‘staged’ assassination attempt

  28-10-2024 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Interior minister ridicules ex-president’s claim that government tried to kill him by firing shots at his carBolivia’s government has accused former president Evo Morales of staging an attempt on his own life, saying that the shots fired at his car on Sunday came after he tried to run a police checkpoint.“Mr Morales, nobody believes the theater you have staged,” the interior minister, Eduardo del Castillo, told a news conference. Continue reading...
  
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• Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment

  28-10-2024 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local partsIndonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple’s failure to meet local investment regulations, according to its industry ministry.South-east Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population with more than 100 million people under the age of 30, but Apple still does not have an official store in the country, forcing those who want
  
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• Pro-Putin party wins contested election as Georgia drifts further from US, Europe

  28-10-2024 18:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Georgia’s pro-Western president is calling on his nation's citizens to take to the streets and protest the disputed outcome of recent parliamentary elections which she considered a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Georgia borders with Russia."As the last independent institution, I cannot recognize these elections – it would legitimize Russia’s takeover of Georgia. Our ancestors endured too much for us to surrender our European future," Georgian President Salome Zourabi
  
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• Egyptian president proposes new cease-fire truce as CIA chief in Mideast for talks

  28-10-2024 18:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is pushing Israel and Hamas to agree to a two-day cease-fire in a move to get hostages released amid top international talks on the conflict in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday.Neither side appears to have agreed to any temporary cease-fire deal or hostage release despite the limited proposal that was pushed for the freeing of four Israelis – abducted by Hamas over a year ago – and some Palestinian prisoners, though the exact number remains unclear, repo
  
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• Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions

  28-10-2024 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’Sally Rooney, Arundhati Roy and Rachel Kushner are among more than 1,000 writers and publishing professionals who have signed a letter pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions that “are complicit or have remained silent observers of the overwhelming oppression of Palestinians”.Signatories to the pledge s
  
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• Portuguese far-right leader criticised over police shooting comments

  28-10-2024 18:12 via theguardian.com
  Complaint filed against André Ventura and two Chega colleagues for statements about fatal shooting of black manFormer politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal complaint against the leader of the far-right Chega party over “false or biased” statements made after a fatal police shooting of a black man.For the past week, Portugal has been reeling from the death of Odair Moniz, a 43-year-old chef originally from Cape Verde. An official police s
  
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• Gérard Depardieu sexual assault trial postponed after actor’s no-show

  28-10-2024 18:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Paris trial rescheduled for March 2025 after 75-year-old actor fails to appear in court, pleading ill healthThe trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges was postponed until next year after the actor failed to appear in court on Monday, saying he was unwell.His lawyer Jérémie Assous had said the 75-year-old was “extremely affected” by ill health and that he had asked for the proceedings to be delayed until he could attend in person. Continue reading...
  
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• Israeli prison staff accused of assaulting Marwan Barghouti

  28-10-2024 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Prominent Palestinian detainee, a former high-ranking member of Fatah party, attacked in his cell, say rights groupsMiddle East crisis – live updatesPalestinian prisoner rights organisations have accused Israeli prison authorities of “brutally assaulting” Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody.Prison staff assaulted Barghouti in his solitary confinement cell at Megiddo prison in northern Israel on 9 September, the Palestinian Commission of
  
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• London conference hears UK and Israeli criticism of conduct of Gaza war

  28-10-2024 17:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Speakers at event call for commitment to a two-state solution and urge Labour government to do moreMiddle East crisis – live updatesCriticism of the Israeli government and calls for tolerance and a commitment to a two-state solution were the major themes of an event in London on Sunday organised by the left-leaning Israeli newspaper Haaretz.The conference, titled Israel After October 7th: Allied or Alone?, featured speakers from across Israeli and UK politics, academia and media. It served
  
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• WATCH: Penguin who could barely walk gets life-saving surgery

  28-10-2024 16:19
  
  An endangered baby African penguin named Iggie is now “thriving,” according to veterinarians at the California Academy of Sciences.
  
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• Hedgehogs ‘near threatened’ on red list after 30% decline over past decade

  28-10-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The mammals were once common across Europe but urban development has pushed them towards extinctionHedgehogs are now listed as “near threatened” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list after a decline in numbers of at least 30% over the past decade across much of their range.While hedgehogs were once common across Europe, and were until now listed as of “least concern” on the red list, they are being pushed towards extinction by urban develo
  
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• Diverse sexuality reported by more than one in 10 Australian high school students

  28-10-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Authors of study that found 12% of year 8 pupils identify as gay, bisexual, pansexual or asexual say results highlight ‘urgent need’ for support servicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than one in 10 Australian teenagers identify as gay, bisexual, pansexual or asexual, a survey of high school students has found.Researchers surveyed 6,388 year 8 students between 2019 and 2021, finding that 12% of the
  
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• NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed to help Russia in war against Ukraine

  28-10-2024 15:47 via foxnews.com
  
  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops have been sent to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, representing the "growing desperation" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Rutte told reporters that increasing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea "is a threat" to Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security."Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the K
  
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• Uruguay presidential election heads to runoff with center-left candidate in lead

  28-10-2024 15:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Yamandú Orsi came out ahead of two conservative rivals as voters rejected a controversial pension reform planUruguay is heading for a tight presidential election runoff next month after a center-left candidate came out ahead of two candidates who split the conservative vote in Sunday’s first round.Voters also rejected a controversial pension reform plan in one of two plebiscites. Continue reading...
  
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• Iran vows response to Israel attack with 'all available tools'

  28-10-2024 15:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran is vowing on Monday to "use all available tools" in response to Israel’s strategic airstrikes against the country despite a warning from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to stand down or pay a "heavy price." "[Iran] will use all available tools to deliver a definite and effective response to the Zionist regime," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei declared during a televised news conference, according to Reuters. Israeli air force jets struck 20 targets acro
  
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• Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate

  28-10-2024 15:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimationSudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence, looting and arson during eight days of attacks on villages south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.The UN said there were reports of “gross human rights abuses” linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group, which has escalated attacks on civilians in el-Gezira state since the area’s key commander was reported
  
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• Whitehaven Coal faces rare shareholder action over mining plans and CEO’s $7m bonus

  28-10-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian miner paying ‘massive bonuses’ for ‘steamrolling ahead with an outdated and unacceptably risky coal growth strategy’, activists sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s biggest coal producers, faces a rare “second strike” from shareholders this week as climate activists seek to draw attention to the miner’s plans to ramp up volu
  
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• Elections for Victoria’s upper house could be overhauled under proposals to stamp out ‘preference whispering’

  28-10-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Labor-led inquiry considering six possible options, including adopting Senate system and changing quotasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Labor-led inquiry is considering a huge overhaul of Victorian parliament’s upper house in an effort to stamp out the practice of “preference whispering” and bring it into line with other Australian jurisdictions.The electoral matters committee, chaired by the Lab
  
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• Abandoning Bass Strait oil and gas structures would breach international law, expert warns

  28-10-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Australia must insist on full removal when ExxonMobil decommissions offshoreproject, Wilderness Society saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn international law expert has warned that abandoning oil and gas infrastructure in Bass Strait would breach Australia’s obligations under international law, if ExxonMobil pursues this plan in decommissioning its Gippsland offshore project.Prof Donald Rothwell, who specia
  
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• Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad

  28-10-2024 13:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdownsThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a senate inquiry into drug killings under his leadership that he kept a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals while serving as a mayor.The 79-year-old, making his first public appearance on Monday since his term ended in 2022, said he offered “no apologies, no excuses” for h
  
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• Israel’s targeted response against Iran sends new warnings to regime about IDF's capabilities, experts say

  28-10-2024 11:42 via foxnews.com
  
  In its largest operation ever conducted in Iran, Israel carried out a strategic airstrike on Oct. 26, marking a significant escalation in the conflict between the two countries. The airstrikes targeted critical military infrastructure, delivering both a symbolic and tactical blow to Iran’s strategic capabilities."We showed them we could reach any point in Iran. We neutralized air defenses and flew over them, hitting exactly what we wanted without detection," Ram Ben-Barak, former deputy di
  
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• ‘Needle in a haystack’: how a six-day search for a missing woman in rugged Kosciuszko ended in relief

  28-10-2024 09:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Lovisa Sjoberg had suffered a snake bite, dehydration and a rolled ankle in the days she spent lost in the Snowy Mountains – and was ‘pretty fortunate’ to be aliveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The alarm was raised by a car hire company.Lovisa Sjoberg, known as Kiki, had hired a grey Mitsubishi Outlander and driven it out to the Kosciuszko national park, where she was known to go hiking and take photographs of brumbies. Continue reading...
  
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• China’s kindergarten numbers shrink as policymakers struggle to arrest falling birthrate

  28-10-2024 07:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Various measures designed to encourage people to have more children have had limited successThe number of kindergartens in China fell by more than 5% last year, the second year in a row that preschool institutions were in decline, reflecting the country’s falling birthrate.In 2023, there were 274,400 kindergartens across China, down from 289,200 in 2022, according to a Ministry of Education statistical bulletin published last week. Continue reading...
  
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• Japan election: voters have issued ‘severe judgment’, PM says after ruling coalition loses majority

  28-10-2024 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic party must try to find a third coalition partner after bruising election result creates political turmoilJapan’s political future was shrouded in uncertainty on Monday after voters punished the ruling coalition over rising prices and a funding scandal, paving the way for days of wrangling as party leaders try to form a government.The Liberal Democratic party (LDP) and its longtime junior coalition partner Komeito failed to secure a majority in the
  
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• Dwyane Wade statue unveiled in Miami as fans contend it looks nothing like him

  28-10-2024 03:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a statue outside the arena.
  
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• Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally overshadowed by his allies’ crude and racist remarks

  28-10-2024 03:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump's New York rally was designed to mark the start of his closing argument in the final days of the 2024 campaign, but was overshadowed by other speakers.
  
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• Commanders defeat Bears on wild 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown on final play

  28-10-2024 01:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jayden Daniels' final heave propelled Washington past Caleb Williams and Chicago.
  
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• Trump rallies at Madison Square Garden as campaign enters final sprint

  28-10-2024 00:10 via nbcnews.com
  Former President Donald Trump held a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City as the general election campaign enters its final sprint, with Election Day just nine days away. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports.
  
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• Middle East crisis live: two more Palestinian journalists reportedly killed in Gaza; deadly Tel Aviv crash investigated as terrorist attack

  28-10-2024 00:10 via theguardian.com
  
  One killed and at least 29 injured after truck hits bus stop in Israel; protesters shout ‘shame on you’ as Israeli PM speaks at memorial ceremony for victims of Hamas attackSee all our Middle East coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has commented on Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, which the IDF said targeted missile factories and other sites near Tehran and western Iran on Saturday morning.In a speech, Netanyahu said:The air force attacked throughout Iran. We hit har
  
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• One dead, dozens injured after suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv

  28-10-2024 00:02 via nbcnews.com
  Israel’s emergency services are treating dozens of casualties after a truck rammed into a bus as it was dropping off passengers at a bus stop near the Glilot military base north of Tel Aviv on Sunday morning. A 72-year-old man died of his injuries after he was taken to a nearby hospital. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports from the scene.
  
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• McDonald’s says beef patties not responsible for E. Coli illnesses

  28-10-2024 00:02 via nbcnews.com
  McDonald’s announced on Sunday that its beef patties are not responsible for the E. Coli outbreak linked to the company’s quarter pounders. It comes after the outbreak made at least 75 people sick, including at least 22 who were hospitalized and one person who died. NBC News’ Maura Barrett has the details.
  
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• McDonald's Quarter Pounder beef patties not the source of E. coli outbreak, company says

  28-10-2024 00:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  No E. coli was detected in samples of beef patties used in McDonald's Quarter Pounders that have been linked to a deadly outbreak, a company spokesperson said Sunday, citing tests by the Colorado Agriculture Department.
  
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