Senate takes first step toward ending government shutdown
The Senate has taken the first procedural step to end the government shutdown after moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without guaranteed health care subsidies, with a vote to fund the government through January 30.
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election
President Trump has pardoned former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani and others who supported efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, continuing his attempts to rewrite the history of his election loss to Joe Biden.
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BBC leadership crisis as top executives resign over Trump speech editing controversy
BBC Director-General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a Trump speech, with allegations that edits were misleading and cut sections where Trump called for peaceful protest.
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Trump booed as first sitting president at NFL game since 1978
President Trump was booed by fans when he became the first sitting US president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978, marking a rare presidential appearance at a professional football game.
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MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for sports bettors
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges of taking bribes from sports bettors to throw specific types of pitches, allegedly helping gamblers win over $460,000 on in-game prop bets.
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Trump administration orders states to reverse full SNAP food benefit payments
The Trump administration has directed states to immediately undo actions providing full SNAP benefits for November, following a Supreme Court stay that temporarily blocked a lower court order requiring full payments to low-income families.
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Typhoon Fung-wong kills multiple people and displaces millions in Philippines
Typhoon Fung-wong has left at least four dead and displaced over 1.4 million people in the Philippines, causing widespread flooding and landslides while the country was still recovering from previous typhoon devastation.
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US absent from UN climate summit as world leaders warn time is running short
The United States is not playing an active role in COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil, with no high-level officials attending as world leaders warn that time is running short to address global warming and its effects.
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Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at age 84
Paul Tagliabue, who served as NFL commissioner for 17 years from 1989-2006 and helped bring labor peace and financial growth to the league, has died at age 84 from heart failure.
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Infant botulism outbreak linked to recalled baby formula in multiple states
Preliminary tests have found the germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula, with infant botulism cases reported in 10 US states leading to a nationwide formula recall.
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