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U.S. military uses laser to shoot down 3 cartel drones at southern border, Pentagon says -- The U.S. military this week used a laser to shoot down three drones along the U.S.-Mexico border that were allegedly operated by drug cartels, the Pentagon said.

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El-Sayed says he's spoken with Jeremy Moss after Hasan Piker's comments -- Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in Michigan's U.S. Senate race, says now is the time for Democrats to work together ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

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Cyclospora outbreak tied to 3 more states, FDA says -- U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.

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Closing arguments in trial of man accused in Tupac's murder expected Monday -- Both sides have rested in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who prosecutors allege orchestrated the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.

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Marine One's warning calls before mishap went unheard by air traffic controllers -- The NTSB said tower recordings show controllers never heard Marine One's Aug. 4 calls warning it was preparing to take off, though separate recordings confirm the calls were made.

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Dolly Parton offered to try experimental drugs if "no hope" in her cancer battle -- "She told me recently that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future," Stella Parton said in a Facebook post.

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Toronto mayor calls tariff fight "unnecessary" -- Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told CBS News that around 5,000 jobs in Toronto's textile, clothing and leather manufacturing industries could be affected, which "means the price of Americans buying things, the cost will go up."

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Judge considers Kennedy Center board's push to put Trump's name back on building -- The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted earlier this month to add inscriptions recognizing President Trump to the building's facade.

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Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Hegseth and Pentagon spokesperson -- The plaintiffs say the Trump administration is trying to fire them as a part of its "extraordinary censorship efforts."

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OpenAI, Anthropic warn AI cyberattacks could surge in coming months -- Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.

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Netflix offers extended pre-launch look at Grand Theft Auto 6 -- The latest GTA game is scheduled to drop on Nov. 19, more than 13 years after the last installment was released.

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Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" -- The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

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UEFA preparing criminal complaint against FIFA leader Gianni Infantino -- UEFA said it is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA's Gianni Infantino over possible financial mismanagement related to his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

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Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's trial as jury weighs the case -- Lindsay Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children and said she was suffering form postpartum psychosis. A jury is deliberating.

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Fed's Cook responds to Trump firing threat, calls attacks "unfounded and untrue" -- A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she "has never committed mortgage fraud or any intentional wrongdoing."

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