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Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
Federal agents may have broken state laws after the Department of Homeland Security began surging personnel for what it called the Unlawful Voter Initiative, a federal whistleblower alleges.
NYTimes – US Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
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NYTimes – US Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
BBC Sport Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park, ending Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season. Erling Haaland scored Manchester City's goal.
NYTimes – US The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay around $800 million to approximately 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers, according to attorneys and the archdiocese. The settlement, reported on 24–25 October 2026, is one of the largest clergy abuse payouts in the United States and may allow the archdiocese to avoid bankruptcy. It follows an $880 million settlement by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2024.
Twelve people, including six children, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University, police said. At least 11 of the injured had gunshot wounds, and the youngest victim was 11. The shooting occurred hours after the university's homecoming game, and police said a fight broke out before the gunfire.
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