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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after a stroke
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke, his office said Sunday. Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said he experienced arm numbness Saturday at his son’s hockey game and was transferred to Johns Hopkins. Murphy is awake, alert and responding well to treatment; Herwitt said doctors were encouraged and she was optimistic about his full recovery.
Reporting: New Haven Register, ABC News, CNBC, Reuters, Politico, NBC Connecticut, wtnh.com
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Dallas police report four dead and about 15 injured in Halloween shootings
Four people were killed and about 15 injured in three separate shootings in Dallas' Deep Ellum entertainment district overnight on Halloween, Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said. Investigators were working at three locations and had not determined whether the incidents were connected; Comeaux said police had no information indicating a link. Police asked the public to share videos and photos.
Reporting: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, ABC30 Fresno, CNN, The Guardian
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Israel killed at least eight people in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least eight people in Gaza, including a child, hospital officials and the Hamas-run interior ministry reported. Three people died in Gaza City, including the child; the ministry said five police officers were killed in Khan Younis. Israel’s military said it struck militants; the BBC said strikes continued almost daily during the ceasefire.
Reporting: BBC News, Associated Press
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Iran’s supreme leader warned of an unrestricted response to any US or Israeli attack
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Saturday that any US or Israeli attack would prompt an “immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response,” and ordered commanders to update Iran’s target list to include US and Israeli assets. On Sunday, an IRGC spokesman said it was identifying new targets and planning operations in new geographic theaters, amid US warnings of renewed strikes.
Reporting: Asharq Al-Awsat, Euronews, The Korea Herald, Straight Arrow News, NewsCord, Israel Hayom, newindianexpress.com
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Iranian negotiators are in Doha for a third day of talks with Qatari mediators
Iranian negotiators were in Doha on Sunday for a third consecutive day of talks with Qatari mediators, seeking to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, Reuters reported, citing an official briefed on the discussions. Qatari mediators maintained regular contact with Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Donald Trump had not decided whether to launch new strikes and preferred diplomacy.
Reporting: Internazionale (with Reuters), Forth, Iran International
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A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election certification
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, ruling that the federal government lacks authority to bring it, NPR reported. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation and indicated certification could depend on its outcome, NPR said.
Reporting: KTVN 2 News Nevada, MS NOW, The Independent, National Public Radio, The Guardian
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Judge Darrin P. Gayles dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation case
A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its report on a suggestive letter bearing Trump’s name in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday album. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles found Trump failed to plausibly show the Journal acted with actual malice, dismissed the case with prejudice and called the suit “grasping at straws.”
Reporting: Anadolu Agency, CNN, CNBC, Boston Herald, CBS News, BBC News, The Washington Post, Associated Press
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Iranian army spokesman warned a new war with the United States could last longer
Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia warned on Nov. 1 that any new war with the United States could last longer than the previous conflict and said Donald Trump would not control how it ended. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump had not decided on new attacks and that Washington remained open to diplomacy.
Reporting: SBS News (South Korea), Le Monde, RTÉ News, Vietnam.vn, The Straits Times, thejournal.ie
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Russia cut power to hundreds of thousands of households in four Ukrainian regions
Russian strikes hit power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions overnight, cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of households, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy said Russia sought to exploit a deficit of ballistic-missile interceptors and that Ukraine hit the Kamensky plant. Separately, Nizhny Novgorod Governor Gleb Nikitin reported significant damage to an unidentified industrial facility from a Ukrainian drone attack.
Reporting: The Economic Times, Internazionale (with Reuters), CNBC, NBC News (with Reuters), Reuters
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Fairfield police continue searching for gunman who killed Constance Hages and wounded six others
Fairfield police were still searching Sunday for the gunman who killed 31-year-old Constance Hages and wounded six men, ages 16 to 43, at a Spirit Halloween store. Hages’s family told investigators she was pregnant. Three injured men remained in critical condition, while two had been released from hospital. Police believe it was a targeted incident involving one suspect.
Reporting: New York Post, KCRA 3 Sacramento, ktvu.com, fox13seattle.com, nbcbayarea.com
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ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales plans to surrender Monday over Houston SUV assault charges
ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales, charged with aggravated assault after striking construction worker Miguel Parra Hernandez with his SUV in Houston, plans to turn himself in Monday, attorney David Lindenmuth told The Associated Press. Parra Hernandez told deputies Morales “threw the car” at him, an incident report said; ICE said Parra Hernandez ran in front of Morales’ car.
Reporting: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Associated Press
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Donald Trump said he may veto bills if Democrats win Congress in midterm elections
Donald Trump said he may veto bills and negotiate with Democrats if they take control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterms. “I guess I’ll become Mr. Veto,” he told the New York Post, saying he would initially block legislation before making deals. Times Now said a veto override requires two-thirds support in both chambers, which Democrats are unlikely to secure.
Reporting: Bloomberg, Times Now, New York Post
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The Trump administration plans to deport Afghans held in the U.S. via Pakistan
The Trump administration plans to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. to Afghanistan via Pakistan, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. Immigrant rights organizations warn deportees could face Taliban retaliation. Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire called the plan “reprehensible” and urged Congress to stand against it.
Reporting: Killeen Daily Herald, gjsentinel.com, manilatimes.net
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Donald Trump prepared to hold campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas
Donald Trump scheduled Sunday rallies in Iowa and Kansas, two days before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. Republicans are fighting to hold Senate seats in both states, where races are competitive. Al Jazeera reported Trump had initially canceled the appearances before reversing course Friday. Reuters/Ipsos polling put his rural approval at 45% in October.
Reporting: Devdiscourse (with Reuters), Suara Garut, AL.com, Al Jazeera, sanluisobispo.com (with Reuters)
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Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens backed Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in Michigan
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, two days before Michigan’s election. Stevens, who lost the primary to El-Sayed, had said days earlier she would vote for him. The endorsement followed a dispute over an outside ad that Stevens called antisemitic, and she appeared with Rogers at a Detroit church.
Reporting: Haaretz, Politico, NBC News, CNBC, crainsdetroit.com
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Birmingham police report one killed, eight wounded in shooting outside Legion Field
A shooting near Legion Field after Saturday’s Magic City Classic killed one person and wounded eight, police said. Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said it happened near vendors on Graymont Avenue after most fans had left. Police spokesperson De’Rell Freeman said one person was detained for questioning and multiple weapons were found and secured. Circumstances remain unclear.
Reporting: CBS News, The National Desk, ESPN, NBC News (with Associated Press), LiveNOW from FOX, ABC7 Los Angeles, aldailynews.com
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Russia detained a teenager over suspected attack plans at a Moscow museum
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it detained a minor suspected of planning a terrorist attack at Moscow’s Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve after receiving information from the United States. The U.S. Embassy had warned of a “credible threat of a mass casualty event” at the site. The FSB thanked the American side; Russia’s Investigative Committee is considering legal or procedural action.
Reporting: Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, The Moscow Times, The Jerusalem Post, The Times of India, lbc.co.uk
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Oleshky evacuees returned to Ukraine during a temporary truce
Residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky crossed into Ukraine during a temporary truce and reunited with family members at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, the Daily Mail reported. An estimated 2,000 people remained in Oleshky when the truce took hold. Russia’s human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova said some evacuees who chose Russian-occupied territory were taken to a temporary shelter in Simferopol.
Reporting: The Guardian, Daily Mail
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Masked demonstrators looted Frankfurt shops during violent youth-led protests
Masked demonstrators looted shops in Frankfurt as youth-led protests in Germany turned violent. Police arrested a suspect and seized two weapons after a gun store was looted. Clashes and disturbances were also reported in Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart and Berlin, alongside the unrest in Frankfurt.
Reporting: Devdiscourse, Scripps News, Malay Mail, Moneycontrol, The Times of India, News.Az
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Hundreds of thousands marched across France for a third weekend over living costs and education
Hundreds of thousands marched across France for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, with clashes and tear gas reported in Paris and elsewhere. Reports on arrests differed: ABC News (Australia) said French authorities arrested more than 560 people, while NewsCord reported at least 290 protesters arrested. Youth-led rallies also took place in Germany and Portugal.
Reporting: NewsCord, ABC News (Australia)
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Prime Minister Donald Tusk vows to press ahead with Poland tribunal overhaul
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government would press ahead to restore Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal’s independence despite protests over its president’s suspension. Hundreds protested again; the government said suspension was necessary, while opposition critics called it a “coup d’état.” President Karol Nawrocki turned back his plane en route to Senegal and said he helped the suspended president enter the tribunal.
Reporting: AOL, The Guardian
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Portuguese police cleared housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto
Portuguese police cleared housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto early Sunday, arresting 13 people and leaving dozens injured, AFP reported. Officers used shields and batons, while France 24 said riot police with dogs took part. Police said some protesters threw bottles, fireworks and paint, and that they seized 69 tents in Lisbon and 30 in Porto.
Reporting: Deutsche Welle, France 24 (with Agence France-Presse)
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Netanyahu weighs unity government with Eisenkot
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a unity government with Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot, with guarantees from Donald Trump and President Isaac Herzog, Kan reported. Daily Beirut said Eisenkot set four conditions. Times of Israel reported United Torah Judaism figures were considering backing an Eisenkot-led minority government without formally joining it.
Reporting: The New Arab, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Daily Beirut
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Thousands marched through New Delhi demanding Indian election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign
Thousands of protesters joined a “Save Democracy” march in New Delhi on Sunday, led by Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions that opposition parties say favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. France 24 reported the changes removed more than 130 million names from voter rolls.
Reporting: Al Jazeera, The Lufkin Daily News, Reuters, ABC News, France 24, charlotteobserver.com (with Reuters)
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G20 foreign ministers ended a meeting in Atlanta without a joint communiqué
G20 foreign ministers ended two days of talks in Atlanta without a joint communiqué or agreement on major issues. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who chaired the meeting, released a chairman’s statement listing priorities including energy and food security, but it did not mention any agreements. Discussions included geopolitical tensions, energy security and supply chains.
Reporting: Devdiscourse, arabtimesonline.com, vovworld.vn
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Seven core OPEC+ producers agreed to keep oil production targets unchanged for December
Seven core OPEC+ producers agreed Sunday to keep December production targets unchanged, maintaining September’s required levels at a combined roughly 31 million barrels per day, The National reported. The outlet said most members are producing below target amid the Iran-US war, while Brent traded above $117 a barrel. All 21 group members are due to meet Nov. 29.
Reporting: The National, Bloomberg, UA News
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump discussed a possible trade pact
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday he had a “good” conversation with Donald Trump about a potential Canada-U.S. trade deal, and that negotiators would work in the coming weeks toward an agreement. No terms have been announced; the countries have discussed possible U.S. tariff relief on Canadian steel and automobiles. Canada walked away from talks in August.
Reporting: News18, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, PBS News (with Associated Press), CityNews, Global News
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The ACA marketplace opened enrollment for 2027 health coverage
Open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act coverage began Nov. 1, with shoppers facing higher premiums and fewer options. HealthCare.gov enrollment runs through Dec. 15 for coverage beginning next year, and through Jan. 15 for policies starting Feb. 1, the Florida Phoenix reported. KFF Health News said the individual out-of-pocket maximum will rise 13% to $12,000 in 2027.
Reporting: National Public Radio, NBC10 Philadelphia, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, floridaphoenix.com, whig.com
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Louisiana officials urged residents to avoid tap water in nasal rinses following rare infections
Louisiana residents are being urged to take precautions with tap water after 10 rare Acanthamoeba infections were reported in the state since 2024. Both people with serious infections reported having used tap water in nasal irrigation systems. Drinking tap water does not risk Acanthamoeba infection, but using it for nasal rinses or contact-lens care is dangerous.
Reporting: foxweather.com
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