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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens' civil rights in the rural, poor, majority-Black city located about 65 miles (100 kilometers) north of the state's capital. Police targeted Black people for arrests, made arrests for low-level offenses to generate money

Ukraine's Zelenskiy blasts US-Russian diesel deal, welcomes bigger European role in peace process

SoftBank weighs $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, Bloomberg News reports

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Brazil may offer credit lines to ease impact of tax, labor reforms, minister says

Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Friday that specific credit lines could be unveiled by the government for companies affected by a consumer tax reform and the end of the six-day work schedule, which take effect next year.In an interview with Band TV, Durigan added that the lines would aim to boost training, innovation, and productivity in the country.• Durigan spoke two days after Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the country's workweek from six days to five.• The new rule will take effect by the end of next year after a 14-month transition, whil

US appeals court blocks class actions over Tesla's self-driving claims

Lebanon opens investigation into Syrian militia leader's abduction and transfer to Syria

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US annual budget gap hits nearly $2 trillion, largest in 5 years

The US budget deficit rose by $217 billion to nearly $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, fueled in part by tariff refunds and record spending to service the nation's more than $40 trillion in debt, marking the largest budget shortfall in five years, Treasury Department figures showed on Friday.Continued increases in spending for social benefits programs like Social Security and Medicare and a $48 billion jump in defense spending also factored into the increase.The $1.99 trillion deficit for the year ended September 30, the first full budget year of President Donald Trump's second term, was u

Vandalism threatens nearly $1 billion Metrocenter Mall redevelopment in Jackson

Mexico limits tariffs break to established local carmakers

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‘Far too close for comfort’: An under-the-radar Senate race embodies Democrats’ midterm worries

An open Senate seat in Minnesota.A massive GOP spending advantage in almost every battleground.A lingering sense of unease that polling could be underestimating Republican support.With many Democrats awash in optimism, those are just some of the potential obstacles facing the party as it seeks to deliver on expectations of reshaping the political order in Washington.More than a dozen Democratic campaign managers, strategists and party officials told CNN that a massive spending disparity with Republican forces is their top worry heading into the closing two weeks of the campaign. While Democrat

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‘You should be ashamed of yourself’: Heated Senate debates in Alaska and Maine become personal

��s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become.In Maine, Democratic nominee Troy Jackson told GOP Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” after she suggested a protester was one of his supporters. And in Alaska, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan questioned Democratic opponent Mary Peltola’s “character” while citing allegations she mistreated staff.“I think that Alaskans have had it up to here with the lying and dishonesty,” Peltola said during another exchange. “Dan, you should be ashamed of yourself.”The races are unfolding thousands of

Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by community member

Exclusive: US considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran, sources say

Trump admin silent as Russia hits American businesses with ‘drones and missiles’ in Ukraine

As President Donald Trump and his administration have ratcheted up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, citing harm to American consumers, they have remained silent on recent Russian strikes on US businesses in Ukraine.Russia has escalated its attacks on facilities tied to American corporations – and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine writ large – over the past several months.According to Andy Hunder, the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Russian missiles and drones have damaged facilities belonging to some of America’s most notable brands, inc

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James Talarico has Democrats dreaming big after decades of dashed hopes in Texas

Democrats have been dreaming big in Texas for decades, awash in optimism that this could finally be the year to win a US Senate seat.For the first time, lifelong Republican Pete Nodecker is joining them, planning to cast his ballot for James Talarico when early voting begins here next week.“I’m rather disillusioned with the Republican Party,” said Nodecker, 81, a retired restaurant supplier. “The Republican Party has been hijacked. They’re not the Republican Party that I was a member of for all my life.”In the final three weeks of the fall campaign, Talarico is seeking to build a c

Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

Trump says US still sharing intel, even as Ukraine reports attacks with no warnings

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Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say

A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people in Erie, Pennsylvania, including a pregnant woman and two children, then apparently shot himself to death, authorities said on Saturday at a press conference where they revealed details of the previous evening's shooting. The shooter, who has yet to be identified, died of an apparent self-inflicted wound before officers arrived on the scene, said Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah."Some scenes stay with you long after you leave them. This is one of those tragic scenes," Lorah said.Police have yet to establish a motive, Lorah said. He said eight of the

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

A man officials described as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico was injured Saturday after being struck by a vehicle driven by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while fleeing on foot during an enforcement operation near Houston.An ICE spokesperson said Miguel Parra-Hernandez, the man who was struck, “ran in front of an ICE vehicle” after he and another undocumented immigrant identified as Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, the target of the operation, exited the vehicle they were in and began to flee on foot while federal agents attempted to conduct a vehicle stop.Surveillance footage of

Two cargo ships sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran ramps up attacks in run-up to midterms

Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question

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Ukraine says Starlink restriction disrupting military as Musk claims US controls those systems

Ukrainian authorities say Starlink has restricted some military internet services, disrupting operations amid an escalating dispute with the Trump administration.Ukrainian authorities said they were caught off-guard by restrictions on the military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, called Starshield.Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government and any limits on its speed or usage are up to the US military and president, SpaceX CEO Musk said on his social media platform X, adding that Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX and is limited to ci

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Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying

Russia said on Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage and accused Tokyo of using media correspondents to gather intelligence, marking a new low in bilateral relations that have worsened sharply in recent months.Russia's Foreign Ministry identified the journalist as Yuki Imai and the FSB security agency said he worked for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, which is a regional newspaper for Japan's northern island.He was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region the day before he planned to leave the country, the FSB said without specifying the date. It accused h

Atlanta Dream to host Finals Games 3 and 4 in much larger arena after days-long drama

Michael Jordan jersey sets $14 million record for basketball memorabilia, auction house says

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Musk contributed more than $150 million to bolster GOP in Texas Senate race, filings show

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Alaska's Sullivan and Peltola clash over Iran and high prices in testy Senate debate

Alaska’s major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices during a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber

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Wholesale inflation surged in September, keeping affordability in focus ahead of the midterms

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Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

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Wholesale inflation reaches levels last seen in 2022

Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections

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Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

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Republicans are playing defense — and it’s costing them

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High gasoline prices expected to boost US consumer inflation in September

US consumer prices likely surged in September, driven by rising gasoline and food costs, and adding to a string of unfavorable developments for President Donald Trump

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ECB President Christine Lagarde signals no intervention in France’s fiscal crisis

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls