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nytimes.com | 2 hrs. 7 min. ago

[$] She Was Punched After Heckling Trump. No One Has Been Charged.

Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. She knew the risk she was taking, but the violence that followed “was not right,” she said.

nypost.com | 3 hrs. 3 min. ago

Bay Area leaders go nuclear on 49ers owner Jed York about prostitution bust: ‘Give the money back. Open the file.’

The group’s demands extend beyond campaign cash. It wants to unseal the full arrest record.

abcnews.com | 4 hrs. 4 min. ago

AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 18 min. ago

Konaseema Centre for Migration to launch campaign against fake agents, agencies

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 4 hrs. 29 min. ago

Kamala Harris returns to campaign trail for US midterms amid speculation over 2028 presidential bid

theguardian.com | 5 hrs. 26 min. ago

Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data

Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaignersA banking lobby group has been accused of cherrypicking data and trying to mislead the British government by claiming a tax rise for banks at next week’s budget would leave London less competitive than rival financial hubs.UK Finance, which represents banks including Lloyds, JP Morgan and Revolut, commissions an annual report tallying up all the taxes shouldered by a large bank, including corporation tax, social security, VAT and bank-specific levies.

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nypost.com | 5 hrs. 39 min. ago

AOC stops by In-N-Out burger during California campaign trip

Campaigning for lefty candidates all over the country sure does work up an appetite, as AOC proved when she stopped by an In-N-Out burger stand in California.

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 58 min. ago

BJP to launch campaign in Dakshina Kannada to counter misinformation over SIR

It will be held between October 25 and November 30 as part of national campaign by the party

thehill.com | 6 hrs. 11 min. ago

Jennings: Ramaswamy's campaign tactics 'worst politics you could imagine'

Republican commentator Scott Jennings took a swipe at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) for using a controversial campaign ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. The ad, which Ramaswamy’s campaign is now spending $4 million to broadcast statewide, features Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, accusing Acton of being a “liar” her whole...

nytimes.com | 10 hrs. 26 min. ago

[$] Why Brazil’s Election Could Come Down to Crime

Ana Ionova examines how the Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is making crime and safety the center of his campaign, following a right-wing playbook from other Latin American countries.

nytimes.com | 10 hrs. 27 min. ago

[$] They Were Accused of Illegal Fishing. They Ended Up in ICE Detention.

In states like Florida, officers who hand out fishing citations and inspect produce have been deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, expanding the reach of President Trump’s deportation campaign.

scmp.com | 12 hrs. 12 min. ago

Israeli election campaign turns ugly with jibes, attacks against candidates

Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks against candidates, sometimes crossing red lines. Fuelled in part by a boom in AI-generated images flooding social media, candidates and activists are seeking to portray their opponents as weak, untrustworthy or damaging for the country as they play on stereotypes and fears to sway public opinion.

The electioneering has at times turned personal, with some candidates who...

mirror.co.uk | 13 hrs. 10 min. ago

Schoolgirls too scared to wear skirts demand ban on uniforms in porn

Students at The Cooper School are campaigning to ban school uniforms in pornography, arguing the depiction sexualises real schoolgirls and fuels street harassment.

kyivpost.com | 14 hrs. 35 min. ago

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 23, 2026

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on October 23, 2026.

abcnews.com | 14 hrs. 44 min. ago

Obama is set to campaign with Democrats in Ohio and Michigan as he ramps up midterm efforts

Barack Obama is set to campaign with Democrats running for the U.S. Senate in Ohio and Michigan

al-monitor.com | 16 hrs. 22 min. ago

As Israeli election nears, campaign turns ugly

Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks against candidates, sometimes crossing red lines. Fuelled in part by a boom in AI-generated images flooding social media, candidates and activists are seeking to portray their opponents as weak, untrustworthy or damaging for the country as they play on stereotypes and fears to sway public opinion.

theguardian.com | 16 hrs. 43 min. ago

Democrat James Talarico targets Elon Musk at rally: ‘Texas is not for sale’

The Senate candidate denounced opponent Ken Paxton, calling out corruption allegations and support from MuskJames Talarico, the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Texas, has taken aim at Elon Musk, warning that the tech mogul is trying to buy political influence and declaring: “Texas is not for sale.”Talarico held a campaign rally on Friday at the University of Texas at Austin, packing an auditorium at his alma mater with hundreds of students and other supporters, who cheered, whooped and waved campaign signs.

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dailymail.com | 16 hrs. 48 min. ago

RICHARD KAY: How 'the land of a hundred thousand welcomes' has become a sewer of anti-Semitism

Events have prompted the New York-based Anti-Defamation League, which campaigns against bigotry and racism, to warn that anti-Semitism in the country was a 'disaster waiting to happen'.

thehill.com | 17 hrs. 48 min. ago

Musk ups midterm spending in final stretch

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk ups his midterm spending in final stretch The tech mogul has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, after pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show. © Susan Walsh, Associated Press America PAC, which Musk launched...

theguardian.com | 18 hrs. 31 min. ago

Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK, Ofcom admits

Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’ as online regulator issues review of first nine months of new regimeLandmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners.The proportion of children being fed unsafe content that often left them frightened, confused and upset, was almost unchanged, according to an Ofcom review of the first nine months of supposedly strict requirements on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

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thestar.com | 18 hrs. 46 min. ago

Interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says he is committed to being premier

Interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says he is committed to being premier if elected. Doerkson called NDP leader David Eby's characterization of him as a Conservative Trojan horse "absurd" during a campaign stop in Eby's riding of Vancouver-Point Grey.…

ft.com | 19 hrs. 33 min. ago

Tory gamblers stood to make nearly £50,000 from insider information, court told

Former Conservative director of campaigning and two others made scores of bets on date of 2024 general election

nytimes.com | 20 hrs. ago

Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress

Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

nypost.com | 20 hrs. 26 min. ago

Hochul and Mamdani stump together — for 15 minutes — in first joint campaign appearance of NY governor’s race

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a brief 15-minute joint campaign appearance in Brooklyn to rally voters before Election Day.

nypost.com | 21 hrs. 45 min. ago

AOC’s ‘champagne communist’ campaign lives it up at luxury hotels, splurging nearly $50K on stays across US

Post analysis of Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign filings since April show around 45 hotel charges totaling $47,000 including bougie stays across the country totaling up to $5,000 in some instances.

smh.com.au | 22 hrs. 4 min. ago

Follow the money: Musk, mega-donors and the most expensive election ever

The Republicans have built up a huge cash reserve that they hope will rescue them in the final days of the midterm election campaign. But Democrats have their own financial advantages.

theguardian.com | 22 hrs. 32 min. ago

‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign

Government’s emergency planning advice has sparked sales of essentials but no panic stockpiling, say prepping shop ownersWhen the UK government launched its “Protect and Survive” public information campaign in 1980 on how to stay alive after a nuclear attack, it was met with a combination of scepticism, disbelief and derision.The advice included how to build a “fallout room” at home, how to whitewash windows to protect from a blast, and how to store a dead body for up to five days.

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nbcnews.com | 22 hrs. 44 min. ago

Disappointed primary voters weigh their choices: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.

dailymail.com | 23 hrs. 38 min. ago

Conservatives' campaign chief and his wife who admitted cheating at gambling by betting on date of 2024 General Election are spared jail

Anthony Lee used 'inside information' from a private meeting called by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to bet on the general election date months before it took place.

dailymail.com | 23 hrs. 39 min. ago

Piddington villagers who declared independence from Britain sue Home Office in fresh bid to block new asylum seeker camp

Campaigners in Piddington, Oxfordshire, claim the Home Office broke the law by ignoring the potential threat to wildlife posed by its plan to house 1,256 asylum seekers at an ex-MoD site.

thehill.com | 23 hrs. 41 min. ago

Acton's mother was convicted of theft, animal cruelty: What to know

A 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,...

ft.com | 1 days ago

Zuckerberg’s deal to stay in California cheered by wealth tax campaign

Supporters of the tax say many billionaires threatening to leave the state will not go

foxnews.com | 1 days ago

Cheap Android phones found with malware already installed

The Midnight Mimosa malware campaign hides inside cheap Android phone firmware, giving attackers powerful access before owners even turn devices on.

nbcnews.com | 1 days ago

Trump continues to stand by Ramaswamy ad with Amy Acton's estranged mother

While answering questions from NBC News, President Trump stood by Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign using an ad that features the estranged mother of his opponent, Democrat Amy Acton.

mirror.co.uk | 1 days ago

Reform 'newspaper' sent to millions features councillor who called for mosque ban and praised Tommy Robinson

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage’s party featured Councillor Phil Tierney in its campaign newspaper, despite his calls for all mosques to be shut and for Muslims to be banned from office

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

In 2017, J.J. Watt donated $100K for Hurricane Harvey relief, raised $41.6M to help Texas flood victims

In 2017, former NFL star J.J. Watt donated $100,000 to launch a fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas. Initially targeting $200,000, the campaign eventually raised $41.6 million by August 2018. The money helped rebuild more than 600 homes, restore over 420 childcare centres, distribute 26 million meals and provide healthcare to thousands.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Narayana’s family takes part in poll campaign in Nellore

The Minister’s wife and daughters campaign for alliance candidates across city divisions, highlighting development works and seeking votes for mayoral candidate Roop Kumar Yadav