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Afghan man charged over Election Day terrorist plot "in the name of ISIS"

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice Building on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Updated Oct 8, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Elon Musk bankrolls outgunned House GOP campaigns

Oct 8, 2024 - World

Netanyahu blocks defense minister's U.S. trip to discuss possible Iran attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023

U.S. border cities' homicide rates stay lower than nation's

From an aerial view police detain a man near the U.S.-Mexico border on September 17, 2024 in El Paso, Texas.

Harris: "Not a thing" she'd have done differently than Biden

US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is pictured in studio at ABC during a break during the recording of the show "The View" in New York on October 8, 2024.
Oct 8, 2024 - Economy

Long-term interest rates move up after rate cut

FEMA chief issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation

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Mega Millions more than doubles lottery ticket price

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TikTok users rely on content creators for news

"You are going to die": Tampa mayor warns against ignoring Milton evacuation orders

People evacuate from St. Petersburg, Florida and the Tampa area ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Updated Oct 8, 2024 - Energy & Climate

Milton to remain "extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall" in Florida

Infrared satellite image of Hurricane Milton at Category 5 intensity on Monday afternoon.

Double disaster: Hurricane Milton terrorizes Helene-battered South

A member of the Florida Army National Guard walks down the street during debris removal in the Pass-A-Grille section of St. Petersburg ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall.

Scoop: Woodward's "War" reveals new Biden backstory

Cover of Bob Woodward's forthcoming book, "War"
Oct 8, 2024 - World

Scoop: White House loses trust in Israeli government as Middle East spirals

US President Joe Biden (L), sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023,

Scoop: Massive Harris ad buy launches wild spending month

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Oct 8, 2024 - Business

Silicon Valley's political muscles

Illustration of a cursor holding a ballot

"The Apprentice": the film Trump doesn't want you to see

Maria Bakalova (as Ivana) and Sebastian Stan (as Trump) in The Apprentice. Photograph: Pief Weyman

DeSantis and Harris accuse each other of "political games" over storm calls

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 26, 2024 as Hurricane Helene was set to slam into the Florida coast as a "catastrophic" Category 4 storm.

Trump says Gaza "could be better than Monaco" once it's rebuilt

 Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, attends an Oct. 7th remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club on October 07, 2024 in Doral, Florida.

Voters should "watch" Trump rallies after he bailed on "60 Minutes," Harris says

Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris pauses while speaking during a campaign rally at the Expo at World Market Center on September 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tim Walz grilled on past misstatements

CBS News hosts a vice-presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz moderated by Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

Senate GOP freshmen plot major leaps in 2026

Katie Britt (C L), of Alabama; and Eric Schmitt (C R), of Missouri, walk to the office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the US Capitol
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