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10/28/26
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Kathleen Kennedy, the veteran producer behind "Star Wars" and "Jurassic Park," will lead the creative team for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics' opening and closing ceremonies.
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James Rainey (via Los Angeles Times)
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10/28/26
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“This pumpkin is the most astounding pumpkin I’ve ever seen."
The post Chicken finger king debuts world-record jack-o-lantern in Salem appeared first on Boston.com.
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Elizabeth Mehler (via Boston.com - Local News)
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10/28/26
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Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets is recalling its organic mung bean products due to the potential presence of glass in its 2-pound bulk bags.
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NewsNation (via KSN-TV)
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10/28/26
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Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the enduring “Sí, se puede!” rallying cry, has …
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Associated Press (via Las Vegas Sun)
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10/28/26
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Huerta co-founded several organizations to support Texas farmworkers. She was also an ardent advocate for women and immigrant's rights.
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Colleen DeGuzman (via Texas Tribune)
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10/28/26
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A Kennesaw man is dead, Cobb Police report, after a car crash occurred along Barrett Parkway Tuesday, near the intersection of Crater Lake Drive.
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Staff Reports (via MDJ)
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10/28/26
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The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, to discuss the financial implications of potentially deconsolidating the City of Baton Rouge from East Baton …
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Michael Scheidt (via BRProud.com)
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10/28/26
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Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over spoiler candidate controversy
President Donald Trump is calling for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting a …
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Becky Bohrher And Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press (via KSAT San Antonio)
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10/28/26
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Three brothers convicted of exploiting their access to wealth and high society to drug and rape women were sentenced to decades in prison.
The post Alexander brothers get decades in prison for sex …
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Reuters Connect (via The Daily Record)
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10/28/26
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WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - A beachfront home caught fire late Tuesday evening, leaving one family displaced. According to the South Walton Fire District, the fire occurred around 9:20 p.m. near the …
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Safwaan Pullen (via mypanhandle.com)
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10/28/26
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Dozens of participants in the Binational Half Marathon reportedly returned from the race to find their cars had been towed.
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Alex Wigglesworth (via Los Angeles Times)
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10/28/26
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Juan Xavier Armstrong, 47, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting his younger brother, 41-year-old Michael Armstrong, in Virginia Beach on April 8. …
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Dana Hazzard (via WAVY)
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10/28/26
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A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world's most expensive fossils.
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Associated Press (via WCCB Charlotte)
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10/28/26
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A head-on collision along Interstate 40 in Smith County Saturday morning left two adults and one child injured, according to officials.
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Colleen Guerry (via WKRN News 2)
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10/28/26
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President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month on Wednesday, while former President Barack …
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Associated Press (via Las Vegas Sun)
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10/28/26
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The unexpectedly competitive U.S. House race in southern Minnesota is awash in attack ads as outside groups spend millions.
The post Trump, national Democrats making big last-minute ad buys in …
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Ana Radelat and Brian Arola (via MinnPost)
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10/28/26
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- When it comes to Kern County, Bakersfield City Councilwoman and Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur said she's as local as it gets. Kaur, who represents Ward 7, said her parents …
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Jacob Clark (via KGET)
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10/28/26
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The three siblings used their wealth and influence to lure and sexually assault women for more than a decade. Eleven of the victims spoke on Tuesday before the brothers were sentenced.
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Debra Kamin and Kate Christobek (via The New York Times - Region)
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10/28/26
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Funcionarios locales destacaron las contribuciones de Huerta, quien cofundó el sindicato Trabajadores Agrícolas Unidos para mejorar las condiciones laborales en los campos agrícolas del país y …
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AP Noticias (via The Nevada Independent)
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10/28/26
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