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Month: October 2025

North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump

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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s legislature formally began redrawing the state’s congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Republicans gain another U.S. House seat under President Donald Trump’s push to retain his party’s grip on Congress next year. The state Senate gave initial approval along

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Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of a US strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

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By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime in the South American nation, a government official

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Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum

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Sanae Takaichi celebrates in Tokyo after winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election on October 4.

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader

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By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men. Takaichi steps into the role as Japan faces mounting economic

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‘He’s not going to pass’: Thune says controversial Trump nominee for whistleblower office won’t be confirmed

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By Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel is dead on arrival in the Senate, per Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who declared Monday night that “he’s not going to pass” after Politico reported on racist text messages allegedly sent by Ingrassia to

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Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden on Monday completed a round of radiation therapy treatment for the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office, a spokesperson said. Biden had been receiving treatment at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia, said aide Kelly Scully. The

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Tablets of Tylenol are pictured in Brooklyn

Tylenol’s maker pushes back against possible label change linking pain reliever’s use in pregnancy to autism

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CNN, POOL, SCILINE By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Kenvue, the American company that makes Tylenol, says the US Food and Drug Administration should not make proposed changes to the product’s safety label to reflect research about a possible connection between its use in pregnancy and diagnoses of autism or ADHD in children. Kenvue says

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The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals deal Monday at the White House, making good on U.S. interest in Australia’s rich rare-earth resources as a potential counterpoint to China’s new minerals export restrictions. The two leaders described the agreement as an $8.5 billion deal between

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