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Opinion | Obama’s Dangerous Mideast Words

Former President Barack Obama took aim at gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled down on an advertising campaign featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton.

CBS · 3 sources

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Top Stories 897 stories

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Business 101 stories

  1. Actor Tom Skerritt, star of 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93 - Reuters

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

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  2. Elon Musk reportedly invests about $1 billion in Skydance

    Yahoo · 6 outlets

  3. Trump says he may move White House press corps - Reuters

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  1. Bolsonaro and Lula face off in knife-edge Brazil election

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  2. Zuckerberg’s California tax move is a win for Meta — and for him

    FT · 7 outlets

  3. UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

    Bloomberg · 4 outlets

  4. St Petersburg endures biggest Ukrainian drone attack

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Sports 498 stories

  1. Bears lead Patriots 10-0

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  1. A week removed from embarrassing tie, where do Commanders go from here?

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  2. Pat Surtain II returns to Broncos practice

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Caleb Williams off Bears' injury report

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 362 stories

  1. How to watch The Pride of Britain Awards 2026 online for FREE

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 25 (game #1735)

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  1. Dark comedy ‘Where’s Wanda?’ season 2 premieres on Apple TV

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Apple releases iOS 27.2 RC for iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. iPhone Duo review: The future is foldable

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million accounts

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Microsoft says October updates didn’t actually fix VPN issues

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 174 stories

  1. Meghan Markle Feels 'Relief' Over Thomas Investigation, Friend Says

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Why Christina Applegate Is Not ‘Happy’ About No Longer Having MS

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Cole Sprouse Reacts to Dylan Sprouse Referring to Them as 'Children of Incest'

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Kaia Gerber Breaks Her Silence on Brother Presley's Sudden Death at 27

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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