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National
Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns
The recall covers certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Toyota said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others.
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Politics
Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House
Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.
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Business
In a setback for the wind industry, 2 large offshore projects are canceled in N.J.
The decision by the wind energy developer Orsted to cancel the two projects is raising new concern over the financial viability of the nascent offshore wind industry in the U.S.
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Politics
Former Vice President Mike Pence ends his presidential campaign
Pence becomes the first major candidate to leave a race that has been dominated by his former boss-turned-rival, Donald Trump.
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Politics
Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in his New York civil fraud trial
It was already expected the former president and sons Donald Jr. and Eric would testify. The timing became clear Friday, after Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that daughter Ivanka Trump also must appear.
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World
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a B-52 bomber, U.S. military says
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said.
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Education
Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison
Matiullah Wesa was arrested and spent 215 days in prison. He has been outspoken in his demands for girls to have the right to go to school. The Taliban bar girls from school beyond the sixth grade.
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National
U.S. Postal Service touts crackdown on postal crime with hundreds of arrests
Law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime, the Postal Service announced Wednesday.
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National
Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change
Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.
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National
Venezuelans become the largest nationality for illegal U.S. border crossings
Venezuelans replaced Mexicans for the first time on record, according to new figures that show September was the second-highest month for arrests of all nationalities.