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Rishi Sunak waves after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest at the Conservative party Headquarters in London on Oct. 24, 2022.

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Rishi Sunak will be Britain's next prime minister after Liz Truss' resignation

Tiffany Smiley, Evan McMullin, Mike Franken, Joe O'Dea.

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2022 Election

Senate wild cards: Five sleeper races that could surprise in 2022

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Aug. 20, 2022 in Patriot Park, outside of Moscow, Russia.

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims fuel fears Putin is planning his own escalation in Ukraine

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Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg, and Donald, Jr. at Trump Tower in New York

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Donald Trump

Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial begins

Mail-in and early in-person votes cast.

Tracking early voting

Over 7 million people have already voted in the midterms. See our state-by-state count.

Image: Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the State Department on Oct. 13, 2022, in Washington.

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National Security

Garland to hold news conference on 'significant national security cases'

Ron DeSantis, Charlie Crist.

2022 Election

Florida's Hispanic voters back DeSantis over Crist, support Martha's Vineyard migrant flights

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Jan. 6 panel will not rule out taking live testimony from Trump, Cheney says

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Student debt relief 'moving full speed ahead' despite GOP-led lawsuits, education secretary says

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The midterm elections may be set to make LGBTQ history

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Ethan Crumbley in court on Oct. 24, 2022.

Guns in America

Michigan school shooter, 16, pleads guilty to killing four classmates

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Courtesy Jackie Foschi and Jenesee Beaudoin

U.S. news

America's cars and trucks are getting bigger, and so are their front blind zones. Children are paying the price.

Kanye West on Oct. 21, 2022 in Los Angeles.

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U.S. news

Fears of rising antisemitism after 'Kanye is right' banner hung over L.A. freeway

Former Minneapolis policeman J. Alexander Kueng in Minneapolis on June 29, 2020.

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U.S. news

Former Minneapolis officer cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

education

Test scores dropped to lowest levels in decades during pandemic, according to nationwide exam

U.S. news

Missing Michigan family of 4 found safe in Wisconsin after 'abnormal' disappearance

U.S. news

Nearly 100 Cuban migrants returned to homeland amid continued flight

Abortion rights demonstrators protest during the Women's Wave March

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Wendy Davis: The dangerously hypocritical logic behind America's next big abortion battle

K Pop Band BTS Visits "Today" Show

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BTS not seeking a military exemption speaks volumes

Taylor Swift.

Beth Garrabrant

The Easter Eggs we'll find in Taylor Swift's new album say more about us than her

Julia Roberts and George Clooney in "Ticket To Paradise."

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Julia Roberts and George Clooney prove an unshakable truth about Hollywood rom-coms

Dwayne Johnson in "Black Adam."

'Black Adam' is a wooden CGI fest embodying everything wrong with superhero films

Image: Kevin Spacey leaves United Sates District Court for the Southern District of New York on Oct. 20, 2022.

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Kevin Spacey trial wrongly put #MeToo on the stand

World news

A damaged Korean Air plane on Monday after it overshot the runway at an airport in Cebu, the Philippines.

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World

Korean Air plane overshoots runway, closing Philippine airport

Image: Lula and Bolsonaro Debate Face to Face Ahead of Historic Run-off

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Latino

Bolsonaro versus Lula: Ahead of Brazil's high-stakes elections, here's what to know

TV screen shows a file image of South Korean navy vessels during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.

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World

Koreas exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions

World

They suppress protests in Iran. Demonstrators shout at them to 'get lost.' Who are the Basij?

World

Chinese leader Xi Jinping extends his authoritarian rule with a historic third term

World

They suppress protests in Iran. Demonstrators shout at them to 'get lost.' Who are the Basij?

World

Chinese leader Xi Jinping extends his authoritarian rule with a historic third term

Climate activists throw mashed potatoes on a Monet painting at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany, on Oct. 23, 2022.

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Culture Matters

Protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet worth $110 million

Health

A medical technician administers a COVID-19 test to a man out of a testing truck

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Coronavirus

Omicron subvariants pose a new threat to people with immune deficiencies

Image: Doctors put on protective equipment as they prepare to visit a patient who was in contact with an Ebola victim, in the isolation section of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital in Entebbe, Uganda on Oct. 20, 2022.

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Ebola Virus Outbreak

Uganda's Ebola outbreak sees a worrisome increase in infections after spike in cases over the weekend

Students at Stafford High School in Virginia.

U.S. news

Half of Virginia high school out sick due to flu-like, gastrointestinal symptoms in mystery outbreak

Health news

The world is running out of helium. Here's why doctors are worried.

Health news

Monkeypox emergency orders are set to expire after weeks of cases dropping drastically

Health news

The world is running out of helium. Here's why doctors are worried.

Health news

Monkeypox emergency orders are set to expire after weeks of cases dropping drastically

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Wynonna Judd speaks to Hoda Kotb on NBC News' "TODAY" on Oct. 24, 2022.

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Culture Matters

Wynonna Judd says she’s ‘between hell and hallelujah’ as she grieves her mom’s death

Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry on Jan. 23, 1995 in Century City, Calif.

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Culture Matters

Matthew Perry recalls ‘scary’ confrontation with Jennifer Aniston over his addiction

Climate activists throw mashed potatoes on a Monet painting at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany, on Oct. 23, 2022.

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Culture Matters

Protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet worth $110 million

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'White Lives Matter' T-shirts were handed out on Los Angeles’ skid row. One woman decided to give unhoused people an alternative option.

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Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' album release prompts more Tay-spiracies on social media

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'White Lives Matter' T-shirts were handed out on Los Angeles’ skid row. One woman decided to give unhoused people an alternative option.

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Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' album release prompts more Tay-spiracies on social media

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Photo composite of Hudson Foschi and Briley Beaudoin.

Courtesy Jackie Foschi / Courtesy Jenesse Beaudoin

U.S. news

America's cars and trucks are getting bigger, and so are their front blind zones. Children are paying the price.

Google's Bay View campus

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Elections

Republican committee sues Google over email spam filters

Student loan debt activists rally outside the White House

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Consumer

The federal government won't tax your student loan forgiveness but these 7 states may

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

FBI warns Iranian hackers active ahead of the U.S. midterms

Internet

Twitter tells staff not to believe 'rumors' about imminent layoffs under Elon Musk

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

FBI warns Iranian hackers active ahead of the U.S. midterms

Internet

Twitter tells staff not to believe 'rumors' about imminent layoffs under Elon Musk

Science

A medical technician administers a COVID-19 test to a man out of a testing truck

Anthony Behar / Sipa via AP file

Coronavirus

Omicron subvariants pose a new threat to people with immune deficiencies

A man walks through flood waters to his apartment in Fort Myers

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Hurricane Ian

In Ian’s wake, Florida communities are being plagued by hordes of mosquitoes

Health news

The world is running out of helium. Here's why doctors are worried.

Environment

Widespread drought expected to persist across the West this winter

Space

NASA's Webb Telescope captures a fresh view of the famed star-forming region Pillars of Creation

Environment

Widespread drought expected to persist across the West this winter

Space

NASA's Webb Telescope captures a fresh view of the famed star-forming region Pillars of Creation

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