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• Transforming how tea is bought and sold

  02-10-2015 04:02 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  CNN's Sumnima Udas treks through the hills and tea plantations of Darjeeling in North East India.
  
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• A Cheesecake Factory joke fuels Trump and Obama's back-and-forth before midterms

  27-10-2026 22:24 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  With a week to go until the 2026 midterm elections, you'd be forgiven for thinking that President Trump and former President Barack Obama were running against each other this year.While campaigning for Democrats in Ohio over the weekend, Obama mocked the various renovation projects that Trump has been overseeing at the White House, prompting a pointed response from the president and his administration."I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very focused on home renovations," Obama told the
  
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• Alex Pretti's family says the DOJ is stonewalling their efforts for justice

  27-10-2026 20:11 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Michael Pretti and Susan Pretti, parents of Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal immigration agents in January, listen during a news conference, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) - Ellen Schmidt/AP
  PROGRAMMING NOTE:  Susan and Michael Pretti join CNN’s Jake Tapper on The Lead at 5 p.m. Eastern
  The parents of Alex Pretti, a US citizen shot and killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January, are accusing the Department of Justice of violating their right
  
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• Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for U.S. after presidential election loss, sources say

  27-10-2026 19:43 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  By Ricardo Brito and Gram SlatterySAO PAULO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to comply with a ‌Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said.The US Embassy in Brazil did not immediately ‌respond to a request for comment. Bolsonaro's lawyer also did not respond.It was not immediately clear where Bolsonaro was heading, what time he would ​arrive or whet
  
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• Hate cleaning pine needles? These artificial Christmas trees are for you

  27-10-2026 19:29 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Artificial Christmas trees are reusable for 10 to 20 years if stored properly, experts say. Shoptop-rated options from Amazon, Target, Balsam Hill and more.
  
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• White House tempers its tough talk on Canada trade as inflation tops voter concerns

  27-10-2026 19:00 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Trump’s combative approach to Canada appears to be softening just days before midterm elections where tariff fueled inflation is a primary concern for voters.
  
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• Flávio Bolsonaro and family will be granted visas after Brazil election loss, U.S. official says

  27-10-2026 18:55 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a hotly contested race that bucked a trend of conservative electoral results in Latin America. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to visa privacy laws, said “the State Department will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family and allow them entry into th
  
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• Flavio Bolsonaro and family will be granted visas after Brazil election loss, U.S. official says

  27-10-2026 18:55 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a hotly contested race that bucked a trend of conservative electoral results in Latin America. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to visa privacy laws, said “the State Department will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family and allow them entry into th
  
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• Motorist led astray by GPS in Georgia stumbles upon house fire and saves sleeping family of 14

  27-10-2026 18:29 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  A large Georgia family survived flames that completely destroyed their house — thanks to a Good Samaritan who stumbled upon the blaze after his GPS took him a different way home.
  
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• Judge tosses new charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden case and criticizes DOJ

  27-10-2026 18:12 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Washington —  A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department's 11th hour attempt to file new criminal charges against two former FBI counterintelligence officials, saying prosecutors could not take that step without judicial review first.In a tense exchange, Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia expressed shock and anger at the Justice Department for filing an unsworn and unsigned superseding complaint against the two FBI o
  
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• The midterms are a week away. What do the latest polls say?

  27-10-2026 17:43 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  The 2026 midterm elections are just 7 days away. So where do things stand — nationwide — in the race to control Congress? Which party has a better chance of, you know, winning? To get a sense of that, it helps to geek out over some cold, hard data.The usual caveats apply, of course. Polls aren't predictions; they're momentary snapshots of public opinion. And they have been wrong before.Yet time is running out — and the stakes in November couldn't be higher, especially for President Trump,
  
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• Drybar’s Blowout Advent calendar is over 50% off right now

  27-10-2026 17:33 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Drybar’s House of Blowout Advent Calendar is currently 52% off, bringing it down to just $74 — it’s a great deal for hair care lovers and early holiday shoppers.
  
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• Are your favorite K-beauty products actually popular in Korea? Here’s what to know

  27-10-2026 17:30 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  American and Korean shoppers are buying different brands when it comes to K-beauty — I asked a dermatologist to find out why.
  
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• Supreme Court declines to restore judges' power to pause deportation cases

  27-10-2026 17:13 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  By Andrew ChungOct 27 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate the authority of immigration judges to temporarily postpone deportation cases, keeping in place an agreement between President Donald Trump's administration and Republican-governed Texas ‌that bars the once-common practice.The justices denied an emergency request by three US cities including Baltimore and an immigrant legal ‌advocacy group to halt for now the deal ending the practice, known as "administra
  
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• Israeli rivals accuse each other of election dirty tricks as votes are cast

  27-10-2026 16:46 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot next to his wife Sara at a polling station in Jerusalem - Pool via Reuters/Yonatan SindelIsrael attracted a record turnout for Tuesday’s crucial election, as Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot accused each other of dirty tricks.At 4pm in Israel (2pm UK time), voter turnout stood at 55.7 per cent, according to the country’s central elections committee – 8 per cent higher than at the same time of day during the 2022 election.It was the highest turnout at
  
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• Utah officials plan to close another 1970s homicide case linked to Ted Bundy

  27-10-2026 16:29 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah are holding a news conference Tuesday to pin another decades-old homicide on serial killer Ted Bundy.The Summit County sheriff and county attorney “will provide information regarding the investigation, the findings that led to this conclusion, and the decision to close the case,” the sheriff’s office said.The victim's name has not been released yet, though the local death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974 has long been listed as a cold ca
  
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• Utah authorities connect serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide

  27-10-2026 16:29 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of a Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, more than 50 years after her body was discovered by a hunter.Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing. He killed at least 30 women and girls in multiple states in the 1970s, and many more escaped or survived with injuries.The Summit County, Utah, prosecutor said investigators are satisfied that
  
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• Neil Young sues for the second time over Trump’s use of ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’

  27-10-2026 15:45 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Rock star Neil Young filed a $10 million lawsuit on Monday over President Donald Trump’s use of his song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at campaign events — the second time the artist has sued over Trump’s use of his music.
  
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• FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion as part of former Rep. Eric Swalwell investigation

  27-10-2026 15:43 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  April 2026 photo of former Rep. Eric Swalwell at a town hall meeting in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)The FBI Tuesday morning raided a mansion in Beverly Hills in connection with an investigation into former Congressman Eric Swalwell, sources told The Times.Swalwell, a Democrat from Dublin, dropped out of the California governor’s race and resigned from Congress in April after allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staffer and acted inappropriately with other young
  
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• Gas prices under Trump are now higher on average than during Biden's time in office

  27-10-2026 15:16 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  New data from the Energy Information Administration showed that gas prices since Jan. 20, 2025 have averaged $3.458 per gallon — the first time in President Trump's second term that overall average gas prices have surpassed the average seen during President Biden's four years in office.The weekly government data, released Tuesday, shows a reading of $4.269 per gallon for Oct. 26, which nudged up the average price under Trump — from Jan. 27, 2025 to this week. It has now surpassed the $3.455-
  
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• Photos show Ukraine's Starlink was down during fatal strike

  27-10-2026 14:54 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Kharkiv, Ukraine – Yulia Spichak, a 34 year-old makeup artist in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, dropped her son off at an English-language lesson on Oct. 19 and sat down in a nearby park to send a selfie to her sister, Alina. Seconds later, a Russian drone slammed into the park, killing Spichak and four others, including a 1-year-old girl.The attack came six days after Elon Musk's SpaceX throttled Ukraine's access to Starlink, which Ukraine has been using to coordinate its defenses against
  
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• Do you really need an exfoliating body wash in your shower routine? Here’s what derms say

  27-10-2026 14:38 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Exfoliating body washes help to remove extra dead skin cells that cause acne and dryness — I asked experts whether you actually need one in your routine.
  
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• DOJ files new charges against 2 ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden case

  27-10-2026 14:25 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Federal prosecutors filed new criminal charges on Tuesday against two ex-FBI counterintelligence officials, accusing them of obstructing a congressional proceeding and lying to lawmakers about their roles in the bureau's investigations of Hunter Biden.The unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint, filed early Tuesday morning, comes just hours before the defendants Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides are due to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C. for a preliminary hearing. At that hearin
  
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• Florida police called to youth soccer game after alleged dispute involving 3-year-old player

  27-10-2026 14:20 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  It was supposed to be a fun weekend soccer game for children.
  
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• Alan Dysert, ‘All My Children’ star, dies at 75

  27-10-2026 14:03 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Alan Dysert, the actor best known for his role in the television drama “All My Children,” has died, his wife said in a statement.
  
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• Skydance offers buyouts as Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery integration looms

  27-10-2026 13:42 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Skydance is the latest company to reduce its workforce.Getty Images
  Skydance is the latest company to reduce its workforce in the U.S. as it seeks to integrate Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
  The company has not disclosed how many employees of the company will be eligible for the "one-time offer."
  CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz said in a memo that "not everyone will see their future here, and we respect that."
  "Those who qualify will receive an individual communication with their person
  
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• Alexander brothers, ex-luxury real estate brokers, to be sentenced on federal sex trafficking charges

  27-10-2026 13:10 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Federal prosecutors are seeking life sentences for Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander.
  
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• Wartime election has fastest turnout since 1977 as Israelis pass judgment on Netanyahu

  27-10-2026 13:09 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  By Steven Scheer and Pesha MagidJERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Israelis surged to the polls at the fastest rate in nearly half a century on Tuesday to pass wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what voters described as the most consequential election in the nation's history.Long lines formed outside polling stations for the first election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, with ‌voters passionately engaged over the trauma of the country's deadliest day and the ens
  
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• Mao, memes and Mbappé: Chinese brands drop soccer star in fury over ‘dictator’ joke

  27-10-2026 12:54 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  He’s one of the world’s most popular athletes, but Kylian Mbappé is suddenly paying the penalty for being on the wrong side of China’s fervent nationalism.
  
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• No one won Monday's Powerball. Now $716 million is up for grabs.

  27-10-2026 12:41 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Someone could win an estimated $716 million in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers on Monday.The jackpot has gone for more than 30 drawings without a winner, since Aug. 12, when a single ticket sold in Illinois won $1.04 billion. Monday still produced a couple of big winners. Two tickets, one sold in Florida and one in Georgia, matched all five white balls and won $1 million each.What are the odds of winning Powerball?The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot a
  
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