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Democrats Clear 250 House Seats in Their Biggest Majority in Two Decades
The Democratic House majority surged past 250 seats on Thursday, the party biggest majority in nearly two decades after flipping seats across the country.
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Trump Hints Iran Strikes Could Resume After Midterms as US and Israel Draw Up Plans
President Donald Trump has signalled that a stalled American and Israeli plan to strike Iran could be revived after the midterm elections, telling
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US and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Iran Strikes After the Midterms, Reports Say
The United States and Israel have developed specific plans for renewed military strikes against Iran after the American midterm elections, according to reports, as…
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Pezeshkian Tells Pakistan’s Army Chief: No US Talks Until Iran’s Demands Are Met
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Pakistan’s army chief that Tehran will not enter talks with the United States until its demands are met,…
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Zelenskyy Floats US-China-Russia Trilateral Talks as Path to End Ukraine War
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has raised the prospect of trilateral talks involving the United States, China and Russia as a possible route to ending the…
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After the Sweep, the Iran Question Moves to the Front
The midterm sweep has pushed one foreign policy question ahead of the rest: whether Washington now chooses diplomacy with Iran or a return to strikes.
Politics
Justice Department Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski Over DHS Contracts
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski, the longtime Trump confidant who served as an unpaid special adviser
Business
Bank of England Faces Its Own Tight Call on Thursday
The Bank of England meets on Thursday with sticky inflation near 3 percent and weak growth pulling in opposite directions.
Technology
Eight US States Sue OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Endangers Children and Misleads Parents
Eight US states have sued OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of harming children and deceiving parents about the chatbot's safety and safeguards.
Sports
Ole Miss Routs Vanderbilt 52-17; Army Edges Tulane in Chaotic Week 6
Ole Miss crushed Vanderbilt 52-17 and Army edged Tulane 20-17 in a wild Saturday of college football.
Entertainment
The Social Reckoning Stumbles With 6 Million Dollar Opening Weekend
The Social Reckoning opened to about 6 million dollars, a soft start for the Facebook drama from Sony.
Health
Nigeria Ebola Case Genetically Linked to Kenya Strain, but Officials Say No Direct Transmission Proven
Nigeria says genomic analysis links its only confirmed Ebola case to the virus found in Kenya, while stressing that genetic relatedness alone does not prove direct transmission between patients.
Science
Study Suggests Animal Life May Have Begun 200 Million Years Earlier Than Thought
An Oxford-led study in Science Advances argues animals may have originated 800 to 700 million years ago — up to 200 million years earlier than fossil-based estimates.
