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PoliticsOct 23AI could take your job. Here's how Congress wants to help workers.Sen. Ron Wyden on Friday introduced a bill that would double unemployment benefits to 52 weeks if the jobless rate jumps.CBS News
PoliticsOct 23Trump to lowers some Canada tariffs to help Maine lawmaker’s re-election bidThe Trump administration is expanding tariff exemptions to more Canadian products, a move that may help boost Republican US Senator Susan Collins’ re-election campaign in Maine. Collins announced in a statement on Friday that the exemptions would apply to certain paper, plastic, machinery and seaweed products, saying they would help the state’s rural and coastal economy, including the blueberry, potato, apple and seaweed industries. “Many of our farmers and growers rely on specialised equipment,...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 23Trump’s broken promises: economy, war and ICEMehdi Hasan debates ex-Trump adviser Steve Cortes on the economy, Trump’s immigration policies and Islamophobia.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 23U.S. designates helium a critical material, days after 60 Minutes reportThe designation makes more federal financing available for helium producers.CBS News
PoliticsOct 23Trump's executive order targets mortgage insurance, refinance costs. What it means for borrowersTrump's executive order on housing aims to lower mortgage costs. Here's what it means for homeowners and buyers.CNBC
PoliticsOct 23CHAOS INC.: Communists, Antifa, agitators in the red-green allianceThe Communist Youth of Greece backed French student protests, linking education demands to anti-austerity activism across Europe and beyond.Fox News World
PoliticsOct 23Brazil’s rapid election count puts spotlight on voting security ahead of US midtermsSen. Flávio Bolsonaro leads Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva heading into Brazil's runoff as the voting system his father attacked may hand him victory.Fox News World
PoliticsOct 23Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidateLuisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 23Acton’s mother was convicted of theft, animal cruelty: What to knowA GOP campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton (D) received blowback this week after it was revealed Acton’s mother stood by her husband after he was charged with sexually abusing Acton as a child. Court records show that the mother, Donna Arthur, has faced legal troubles of her own,…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23No local body polls in Amaravati capital region villages of Andhra PradeshElections in villages where land pooling is under way have been kept pending for the time being as the government is working on a separate governance framework for the mega capital cityThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 23Local body polls: 14 cases booked on the last day of nominations, says Andhra Pradesh DGP36 platoons of Andhra Pradesh Special Police have been deployed as part of election bandobustThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 23Child Labor in Brazil Fell From 2024 to 2025“Brazil had 1.499 million children and adolescents engaged in child labor in 2025, representing 4 percent of the population aged 5 to 17. The data come from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), released on Friday (Oct. 16) by Brazil’s statistics bureau IBGE. The survey also shows that child labor declined by 9.2 percent from […] The post Child Labor in Brazil Fell From 2024 to 2025 appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
PoliticsOct 23Animal rights senator supports death penalty for shark fin traffickingAndrea Padilla, del Partido Verde, afirmó que votaría una iniciativa de “pena capital”. La Fiscalía capturó a una persona con más de 4 mil aletas en Tumaco. The post Senadora animalista apoya pena de muerte por tráfico de aletas de tiburón appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 23DeSantis gifts Trump gold coin with engraved image of him ‘flipping the bird’Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) greeted President Trump as he arrived in Florida on Friday afternoon with a gift: a gold coin with an image of Trump holding up a middle finger. The coin bears Trump’s face and the inscription, “YOU MISSED B—–S.” Trump showed reporters the gift after receiving it. It is not clear…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23CHAOS INC.: Who's who in the global mayhem network? Communists, Antifa, agitators in the red-green alliance.The Communist Youth of Greece backed French student protests, linking education demands to anti-austerity activism across Europe and beyond.Fox News World
PoliticsOct 23Zelensky: Ukraine seeks strong ties with U.S. and partners, free of misunderstandingsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine seeks an open dialogue with the U.S. and other partners so that the world can better understand the situation in Ukraine and political leaders can make decisions that will bring peace closer.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 23CSR funds for sports development, better infrastructure on the anvil, says MinisterA minister announced that Corporate Social Responsibility funds are being considered for sports development and infrastructure improvements. This indicates a potential new initiative to enhance public facilities and activities.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 23"Four years to crush the narrative that was installed": Suárez in CamacolEn una conferencia, Carlos Suárez, el estratega del presidente, explicó el éxito de esa campaña. Anticipó el futuro comunicativo del gobierno. The post “Cuatro años para aplastar la narrativa que se instaló”: Suárez en Camacol appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 23MPSC paper ‘leak’: Fourth Commission official arrested, total arrests rise to 13The accused, identified as Rohit Kolatakke, an assistant section officer with the MPSC, allegedly obtained the confidential question set from Abhijit Lendve, an under-secretary with the commission, who was arrested earlier in the caseThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 23"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" guests for Oct. 25, 2026This week's guests include Attorney General Todd Blanche, GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, Democratic Rep. Jason Crow and Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa.CBS News
PoliticsOct 23Moscow court orders four critics to pay Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska 40 million rubles in defamation caseMoscow’s Tagansky District Court has ruled partly in Oleg Deripaska’s favor in his defamation lawsuit against Anti-Corruption Foundation investigators Maria Pevchikh and Sergey Yezhov, former Popular Politics host Irina Alleman, and human rights activist Olga Romanova, the businessman’s lawyer, Alexey Melnikov, told Interfax.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 23Trump on the Alaska election lawsuit: I’m the one that said, ‘do it’President Trump said Friday he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November.  DOJ filed the suit Thursday, claiming the existence of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan’s would make a win by Democrat…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23Trump says wind turbine part imports cause national security issue, but doesn’t impose tariffsThe Trump administration has determined that imports of wind turbine parts pose a national security threat, but it does not appear to be opting to tariff them. President Trump issued a memo Thursday saying “wind turbines and their components and subcomponents are being imported into the United States under such circumstances as to threaten to…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23Burnham defends the right of Falkland Islanders to exploit their resources before TrumpEl líder británico urgió al mandatario estadounidense a respaldar el derecho de los isleños a explotar recursos, en medio de tensiones legales.El diálogo también resaltó la colaboración energética entre ambos países, destacando proyectos clave en el sector nuclear y gasístico.Clarín