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Olivia Rodrigo retaliates with contest after Trump admin used song in ICE deportation video
The singer said after DHS's video promoting deportations was released in November of 2025 that she is "really sad to be in a country that thinks that’s OK."
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Texas land office says they blocked covert Chinese attempt to lease mineral assets
Texas' land commissioner says that her office caught a Chinese company masquerading as an American company to purchase a mineral land lease, as the state escalates efforts to break China's rare earth mineral monopoly
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Jersey Mike's unseats Chick-fil-A as America's highest-rated fast food chain: report
This was the first year the American Customer Satisfaction Index included the New Jersey-based sandwich chain, which filed for an initial public offering in July, and it edged out Chick-fil-A by a single point.
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Federal action sought on paying college athletes
Pennsylvania legislature presses Congress to set standard of “Name Image Likeness (NIL) politics across all states and universities.”
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Tennis star Rafael Nadal announces retirement
Nadal plans to play in the Davis Cup in Malaga from Nov. 19-21 before officially retiring.
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Jobless claims highest since August 2023, new data shows
Filings for unemployment benefits went up to 258,000 for the week ending Oct. 5, which represents the most claims since Aug. 5, 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Four people confirmed dead in Florida's St. Lucie County amid Hurricane Milton
The storm has resulted in roughly three million people having no power and widespread flooding.
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Florida county reports multiple fatalities after tornado crashes through senior community
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson did not indicate how many people had died, but said search and rescue operations are currently underway at the Spanish Lakes Country Club.
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More than one million Floridians lose power due to Hurricane Milton
Poweroutage.us reported that 1.4 million homes and businesses were without power at the time of publishing, and the number is only expected to rise as Hurricane Milton moves across Florida.
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DeSantis vows accountability for dog owners who leave pets tied up outside ahead of hurricane
"It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm," DeSantis posted to X. "FL will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable."
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Hurricane Milton downgraded to Category 2 storm, brings tornados and record rainfall
The storm began the day as a potentially devastating Category 5 hurricane, but lowered to a Category 4 on Wednesday afternoon, before downgrading to a Category 3 storm at 4 p.m. Eastern.
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Gov. Brian Kemp extends Helene emergency, southeast Georgia braces for Milton
Governor left a statewide moratorium on the gas tax in place for the duration of the emergency.
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Forecasters downgrade Hurricane Milton to a Category 3 storm
The hurricane now has sustained winds of 125 mph, which puts it in the Category 3 zone which ranges from 111-129 mph. The storm started as a Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday morning, but spent most of the day as Category 4.