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'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged mother -- Her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy is airing the ad featuring her mother, whose husband was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.

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US actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93 -- The moustachioed star of several 20th Century hit films died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family says.

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Florida officer accused of stealing dead man's identity and moving into his home -- Authorities uncovered the plot when the man's heirs tried to sell the south Florida home, police say.

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New York bans horse-drawn carriages after 160 years over safety and abuse concerns -- As the council voted to banish the carriages, views in Central Park were divided over the 160-year-old tradition.

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Trump says NBA star LeBron James 'disrespected' US anthem -- The basketball star recently appeared to be practising a golf swing and basketball shots while the national anthem was performed.

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Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted -- Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

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Watch: 'It's part of the culture' - New York bans horse-drawn carriages after more than 160 years -- The BBC's Madeline Halpert spoke to city tourists, residents and horse carriage workers about the industry and their opinion on the ban.

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Prominent Virginia senator charged over allegations she ran criminal cannabis scheme -- Democratic Senator L Louise Lucas and six other people, including her family members, are accused of illegally distributing the drug.

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Weekly quiz: How long did Katie Zacharia last as White House press secretary? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit - Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021. 7 hrs ago - Culture

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L'Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skincare sales -- The beauty giant's CEO says the use of GLP-1s is "a very important phenomenon for us".

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Ilhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out -- The congresswoman said federal agents seized over a dozen items, including cell phones and notebooks, as part of a federal investigation.

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Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm -- Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.

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'Let's move on': Albertans react to referendum vote -- Preliminary referendum results show that more than two-thirds of Alberta voters support remaining part of Canada, easing concerns over national unity.

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US church on front line of battle against drug known as 'tranq' -- Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.

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Watch: 'A dollar on gas won't change our vote' - Iowans sticking with Trump -- The BBC's Sarah Smith travelled across the state ahead of the midterms, as the president faces political headwinds.

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Candlelit vigil held for Oregon school shooting victims -- The vigil comes after a teacher and children aged five, eight and 11, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, local police say.

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What's going on between Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store bird? -- The Since U Been Gone singer claims she was "looked at as if I couldn't afford" an item in the store.

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How likely is a merger of Tesla and SpaceX - and what would it mean for you? -- Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.

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Haitian migrants changed this US town - Trump's deportation drive is reshaping it again -- The president thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight with a false pet-eating claim - years later, it remains at the heart of the immigration debate.

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'Trash Island' or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute -- Trump said he has plans to turn a 106-year-old public golf course in Washington DC into a tournament-capable golf course for pros, but local golfers are not happy.

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Alberta's decisive decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump -- The overwhelming vote by Alberta to stay in Canada gives Mark Carney political capital to focus on remaking the country's economy, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.

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Huge setback for Alberta's separatist movement after decisive defeat -- Leaders of the movement for independence vow to push on but the margin of defeat could make that difficult.

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