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Why some Texas Democrats are forecasting a “Hispanic hurricane” in midterms

Two years ago, President Trump made historic gains with Hispanic voters nationwide and won a majority of Texas Hispanics, upending conventional wisdom and setting back the Democratic Party’s hopes of making the state competitive. But now, Hispanics may be coming back.  They’re frustrated with the state of the economy and  concerned about the Trump administration’s…

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Botched executions came after multiple changes to Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol

Christa Pike’s failed execution in September has raised fresh questions about Tennessee’s lethal injection execution protocol, which is in its fourth iteration in the past two decades.  Pike’s was the second botched execution by Tennessee this year. She had been sentenced to death for her role in the 1995 torture and murder of her 19-year-old…

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First map of Mason-Dixon Line dividing North from South in U.S. decades before Civil War going up for auction

It’s perhaps the most consequential map in American history. And it could be yours. The hand-drawn chart of the Mason-Dixon Line that eventually divided the free from the slave states is going up for auction. Remounted on backing made of Japanese rice paper, the document will go on sale Thursday in a livestreamed event. “It’s…

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AI linked to 84% of ransomware attacks, new report finds

Cybercriminals exploited artificial intelligence in ransomware attacks experienced by 84% of surveyed victims, according to a sweeping new global cybersecurity report, while 44% reported that attackers exploited their own AI systems. The 2026 Ransomware Risk Report by cybersecurity firm Semperis polled 1,200 IT and security professionals across nine countries and eight industry sectors, revealing an…

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Obama raises more than $13 million for Democrats, urges voters to “turn hope into action” at ballot box in November

Washington — He still calls himself the “hope guy.” Former President Barack Obama, who ran on “hope and change,” is resurrecting his signature campaign slogan in a new series of digital ads for the Democratic National Committee that were viewed exclusively by CBS News.   “I’ll be honest with you: I never imagined some of…

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RFK Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump’s White House. It was Kennedy’s first time appearing at the Children’s Health Defense conference since he…

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