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• Argentina starts talks with hedge fund holdouts

  02-02-2016 04:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Argentina's new government began negotiations with hedge fund creditors Monday, amid reports it wants them to write off up to a quarter of their bonds to settle a long-running dispute. Finance Secretary Luis Caputo arrived Monday morning at the New York offices of the US court-appointed mediator Daniel Pollack in a fresh effort to end a debt battle rooted in the country's $100 billion default in 2001. Business newspaper El Cronista meanwhile reported that the reduction sought would be about 25 p
  
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• Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are on the verge of retaking the House

  11-10-2026 22:10 via cbsnews.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed growing confidence that his party will regain control of the House in November, as he visited two battleground districts in recent days to help Democratic candidates unseat Republican incumbents.Jeffries campaigned Friday in New Jersey's competitive 7th Congressional District alongside Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett, a Navy veteran seeking to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. The following day, he traveled to Pennsylvania's 1st Congression
  
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• Fugitive accused of bribing Maduro allies faces a Miami judge this week

  11-10-2026 21:36 via cbsnews.com
  
  A businessman wanted for years in the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody.Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and State Department had been offering a reward of up to $10 millio
  
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• ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say

  11-10-2026 21:16 via abcnews.com
  
  A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday, Texas law enforcement officials and ICE said.Maj. Anthony McConnell of the Harris County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigation Bureau told reporters that around 7:20 a.m. local time, law enforcement officers were called to Clay Road near Highway 6 just outside Houston after the unidentified ICE agent called 911 for an ambula
  
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• Newsom typically relishes battling Trump — except on undocumented students

  11-10-2026 20:00 via politico.com
  Gavin Newsom has rarely shied away from a fight with Donald Trump, especially over immigration.He didn’t hesitate last year to sign into law a ban on federal immigration agents wearing masks in the state. And when he put his name on a package of legislation this year further clamping down on immigration enforcement, he said he was doing so to “push back on Trump’s Orwellian immigrant tactics.”But when it came to a bill that would have required the state’s public uni
  
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• Brian Fitzpatrick won by 13 points in 2024. Now, Democrats smell blood in the water.

  11-10-2026 19:56 via politico.com
  YARDLEY, Pennsylvania — Republican Brian Fitzpatrick sailed to reelection in Pennsylvania’s first congressional district two years ago. But now, with just over three weeks to go until Election Day and public opinion continuing to sour on Donald Trump’s presidency, Democrats smell blood in the water.Their optimism that Fitzpatrick’s Democratic opponent, Bucks County commissioner Bob Harvie, can defeat the five-term incumbent was on display on Saturday afternoon, as Democra
  
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• Russia strikes power plant in Ukraine hours after Trump announces energy ceasefire

  11-10-2026 19:55 via abcnews.com
  
  Russia has attacked a power plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv despite President Donald Trump’s statement earlier Sunday that both sides had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," according to Ukrainian officials.A local official told ABC News the thermal power plant CHP-5 was struck at least twice, causing a fire. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a statement confirmed Russia had attacked the plant, as well as another in Kyiv, saying it had taken place after Trump's announcement.Serg
  
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• DHS secretary Mullin defends planned livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution

  11-10-2026 19:41 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday defended the Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution of an ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, while saying that he doesn't see an "elevated risk" to U.S. security amid criticism. "I think people need to understand, if you attack America, we will come after you and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime," Mullin said on "Face the Nation with Ma
  
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• 6 senators call for White House to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

  11-10-2026 19:33 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump's administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call. He said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the American and global market,
  
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• U.K. PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

  11-10-2026 18:57 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  By Andrew MacAskillLONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and ‌Germany about Moscow-backed efforts to influence their politics.Burnham, who took over as Britain's ‌leader in July and said last month that Britain could consider rejoining the European Union in the future, ​is the first British prime minister to say openly there was evidence of Russian interference in the referendum
  
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• Pregnant woman was days away from giving birth when she was killed in Pa. shooting

  11-10-2026 18:52 via people.com
  Angelina Stone (right).
  Credit: gofundmeNEED TO KNOWAngelina Stone was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania on Friday, Oct. 9A family friend said that Stone was just days from giving birthInvestigators believe that the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the incident, during which two children also diedA pregnant woman was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania. Angelina Stone and her loved ones were identified as victims o
  
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• Pregnant woman was days away from giving birth when she was killed in PA shooting

  11-10-2026 18:52 via people.com
  Angelina Stone (right).
  Credit: gofundmeNEED TO KNOWAngelina Stone was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania on Friday, Oct. 9A family friend said that Stone was just days from giving birthInvestigators believe that the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the incident, during which two children also diedA pregnant woman was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania. Angelina Stone and her loved ones were identified as victims o
  
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• He shares a name with a Cornell rape suspect. Strangers started hunting him down.

  11-10-2026 18:36 via washingtonpost.com
  The messages told him he should “rot in hell” and be thrown in jail. His friends and family received a barrage of menacing threats. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.Strangers found his cellphone number and peppered his phone with abusive texts. His face was plastered across angry videos online. Even TMZ called him. The messengers had wrongly concluded that the man was one of the seven Chi Phi fraternity memb
  
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• World Bank chief warns diesel, fertilizer and El Niño pressures are building at once

  11-10-2026 17:24 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  
  By Andrea ShalalBANGKOK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest-ever energy supply shock and rising interest rates that together pose daunting risks to already-sluggish global economic growth.The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and its inflationary impact, will dominate the agenda and sideline conversations during the annual meetings of the International
  
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• Deadly storm Isaias moves north with flash flooding and tornadoes possible

  11-10-2026 17:24 via usatoday.com
  Deadly storm Isaias is forecast to bring heavy rains, potential flash flooding and possible tornadoes along its path Sunday, Oct. 11, as the former hurricane makes its way through the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.
  The storm came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, late on Oct. 9, tearing down trees and snapping power lines. At least four people have been reported killed in the storm, two each in Alabama and Florida, authorities said.
  The storm is now a post-tropical cy
  
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• Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, but Zelensky says it's news to him

  11-10-2026 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an “energy ceasefire” as part of the ongoing conflict. There was no immediate confirmation from Moscow, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said this “was news for me.”Trump made a similar announcement a month ago, only for the two sides to continue their aerial attacks on each other’s energy facilities.“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the W
  
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• Trump admin. reportedly weighing whether to remove U.S. ambassador Guilfoyle from role

  11-10-2026 16:16 via thehill.com
  The Trump administration is reportedly weighing whether to remove U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle from her role as new allegations emerge that wealthy Greek businessmen paid for her luxury travel while she used her diplomatic position to lobby their business interests.
  According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, senior Trump administration officials are discussing Guilfoyle’s future and a decision from President Trump is expected soon. 
  During January’s
  
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• Isaias moves north after deadly landfall as forecasters warn of flash flooding

  11-10-2026 14:53 via yahoo.com
  Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of Isaias moved north, where widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was expected across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.Heavy rainfall was expected to be the “primary hazard” as the storm moves north, said Philippe Papin, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Parts of the southeastern U.S. and mid-Atlantic could
  
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• Abbas delays Palestinian elections again, making more than two decades without vote

  11-10-2026 14:22 via foxnews.com
  
  More than two decades after being elected to what was supposed to be a four-year term, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has once again postponed elections, extending a nearly 20-year wait for voters to choose a new legislature.Abbas issued a decree Friday pushing Palestinian Legislative Council elections from next month to Sept. 11, 2027, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Presidential elections, which have not been held since Abbas' 2005 victory, are also sched
  
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• Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's on board.

  11-10-2026 13:25 via yahoo.com
  PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, holding a handheld mic and wearing his signature V-neck black shirt, slowly shook his head as a woman at his town hall described how she burned through her savings after undergoing emergency brain surgery.“I’m really sorry for your experience, and I hope that you’re on the mend,” said El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, after outlining proposals for guaranteed health care and paid leave.Later that
  
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• Pope Leo announces tumor on lung, surgery planned in 'next few days'

  11-10-2026 13:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he will undergo surgery to remove a small nodule from his lung, revealing the unexpected health concern to thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square following his traditional Angelus prayer.The 71-year-old pontiff said doctors discovered the nodule at a "very early stage" and recommended its removal. The surgery is scheduled for the coming days, with the pope expected to remain hospitalized for approximately one week, according to Vatican spokesman M
  
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• One month into the NFL season, referees are the biggest story

  11-10-2026 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rare public suspensions, numerous flags and rescinded fines have made those who set and enforce the rules as much of a discussion topic as the NFL’s more visible stars.
  
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• Pope Leo to undergo surgery after doctors discover growth on his lung

  11-10-2026 12:45 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small ‌growth on his lung during a recent ‌health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to ​remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff's tenure.Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was "well-contained" ‌and caught at ⁠an early stage."Recently, during some medical examinations, doctors found a localized no
  
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• Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung

  11-10-2026 12:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he will undergo surgery to remove an early-stage nodule on his lung.
  
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• Next steps in the Cornell sexual assault case — and the challenges that lie ahead

  11-10-2026 12:30 via cnn.com
  
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped Attorney General Letitia James (right) to be the special prosecutor in the Cornell University sexual assault case. They attended a press conference on October 2 in New York. - NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx/AP
  When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James to take over the investigation into an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University, she asked for a “fresh and thorough” review of all the evidence.
  And there is a
  
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• Major attack on Saudi airport kills 12 and leads Trump to weigh joining fight

  11-10-2026 12:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The deadliest attack on a Gulf Arab state since the start of the Iran war raised new questions Sunday about whether the United States might be about to join another conflict in the region.
  
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• Talking Shop with Angie Katsanevas from ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’

  11-10-2026 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Angie Katsanevas shares her favorite Kérastase hair care and travel must-haves from Skims, SkinCeuticals and more.
  
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• Italy’s school veil ban exposes Europe’s assimilation fight as expert warns US could be next

  11-10-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In what it called a "Schools Decree," the Italian government announced last month that no student may cover their face in class, no classroom may exceed 30% foreign-born pupils and parents who skip mandatory Italian lessons could face fines of up to $1,120.The decree, which takes effect next summer, is framed as a push for "integration," but it raises the question of whether a Western democracy can force assimilation, or is it already too late?Nile Gardiner, director of The Heritage Foundation's
  
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• Inside Israel's plot to kill Hezbollah chief as Netanyahu warned Biden aide would 'jump out of his skin'

  11-10-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As Israel prepared to assassinate Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in September 2024, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his senior defense officials disagreed over whether to notify the Biden administration ahead of the operation, fearing Washington could try to stop the mission, according to Wall Street Journal editorial writer Elliot Kaufman and a second source familiar with the deliberations."140%, they won't approve of the mission," Netanyahu told senior Israeli defense officials, accor
  
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• Arizona's GOP keeps embracing election deniers who lose. It could happen again.

  11-10-2026 12:00 via yahoo.com
  Election Day 2020 was fast approaching, and Alexander Kolodin wanted a spot inside the Arizona Republican Party's war room.Kolodin, an attorney who had lost a GOP primary for the state Senate that summer, was seen as something of a gadfly by some in the state GOP and hardly seen at all by others. But the Republicans running the show allowed him into an auxiliary war room on another floor of the hotel, distanced from the real action, one party leader recalled. People there "could say they were in
  
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