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PoliticsOct 1'Exhausted' Afghan Refugees Get Extension At Camp In Qatar As US Congressmen Urge Action On Their CaseAfghan refugees being held at a camp in Qatar have been told it will be kept open for another nine months after a deadline for its closure passed, but they face continuing uncertainty over their fate amid an ongoing bar on entry to the United States.RFE/RL
PoliticsOct 1Napa wine, Mar-a-Lago and 730 blank workdays inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting lifeSince taking office in 2015, Paxton has left roughly 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and taken more than 275 out-of-state tripsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 1California Dems seek safeguards against election misinformationSens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla have written to top tech executives including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai.Politico Tech
PoliticsOct 1Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attemptChrista Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries. Pike's condition following the ordeal was not immediately known, and it was not clear what legal avenues her lawyers or the state might pursue ​next after she was ‌taken for medical treatment from the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 1House Democrats seek investigation into taxpayer-funded Trump adsSeeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsOct 1How Trump's signature issue fell off voters' radarImmigration — the issue that helped propel Donald Trump to the presidency and rally his supporters over the past decade — has become an afterthought for voters.Why it matters: It's another ominous sign for Trump and the GOP heading toward November. What was once a rallying cry for the party is losing salience with voters across the spectrum — and harsh crackdowns have even made it a liability among some Republicans."On net, Republicans win out as the more trusted party on only two topics, and it's border/immigration [and] crime and safety," said Avery James of Echelon Insights, a Republican poAxios
PoliticsOct 1Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injectionThe Tennessee governor has halted executions after an individual, Christa Gail Pike, reportedly survived a lethal injection.iowapublicradio.org · United States
PoliticsOct 1Inside the Supreme Court Protests Near John Roberts’s Maine HomeAfter decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.NYT US
PoliticsOct 1COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030.NPR News
PoliticsOct 1Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilitiesDisability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.NPR News
PoliticsOct 1Along U.S. Route 1, Maine voters worry about heating oil, gas and Canadian tariffsHome to both Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic candidate Troy Jackson, Maine's senate race has put rural Aroostook County in the spotlight.NPR News
PoliticsOct 1Republicans need Trump to turn out the base. Some candidates still don’t want him.Republicans are counting on Trump to energize the voters they need in November, even as some candidates fear his unpopularity could alienate the persuadable voters they also need to win.Politico
PoliticsOct 1Democrats’ mail-voting plans shift as officials work to reassure votersVoting groups and election officials continue to work to quell voters’ fears after Trump’s push to restrict the practice.Politico
PoliticsOct 1In this Pennsylvania city, both political parties seek the Latino voteLos republicanos lograron avances con los latinos en el último ciclo electoral, pero la economía y la frustración por la política migratoria de Donald Trump han corroído ese apoyo.NPR News
PoliticsOct 1Youth Congress-SFI violence: Keralam CM accuses CPI(M) of provoking clashes during protests against BJPWhy is CPI(M) getting distressed over protests against BJP, asks SatheesanThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 1TX Man Arrested For Alleged Plot To Attack State Capitol | WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98 . 7 FMwjbo.iheart.com · United States
PoliticsOct 1US govt new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking TrumpA new AI chatbot from the US government has reportedly ceased its efforts to debunk Trump. This highlights the intersection of technology and political discourse.vanguardngr.com · Nigeria
PoliticsOct 1Second state joins bid to uphold protest slogan banA second state has joined an effort to uphold a ban on a protest slogan, indicating a notable development in legal and political discourse regarding free speech.portnews.com.au · Australia
PoliticsOct 1US govt’s new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking TrumpUS President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a "damn good" AI chatbot, but it quickly drew attention for contradicting some of his contentious political claims. The post US govt’s new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 1‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute inmate after 2 lethal injectionsTennessee failed to execute Christa Pike, the lone woman on its death row as planned Wednesday, after injecting her with a lethal drug, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.NBC News
PoliticsOct 1George Soro nephew details ties to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El - Sayed at fundraiserfox4beaumont.com · United States
PoliticsOct 1Attack on Congress office in Keralam’s Kannur; windows, Indira Gandhi portrait damagedA Congress office in Kannur, Keralam, was attacked, resulting in damage to windows and an Indira Gandhi portrait. This indicates an act of political vandalism or violence in the region.The Hindu
PoliticsBreakingOct 1Attorney General of Bolivia, Roger Mariaca, was detained at Viru Viru Airport after his visa was revoked and he was accused of corruption by the United StatesEl Tiempo
PoliticsOct 1US can deport the leader of Wisconsin largest mosque on national security grounds , judge rulesA judge has ruled that the U.S. government can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque due to national security concerns. This decision has implications for immigration policy and religious community leadership.cbs58.com · United States