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Turkmenistan’s Ruling Duo Is Having a Family Feud. Will Their Regime Survive It?

Ex-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov remains interested in politics, but his son Serdar, Turkmenistan’s current president, is becoming increasingly independent and willing to break with his father’s legacy. If their covert rivalry goes too far, both risk losing power.

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Oct 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • carnegieendowment.org
Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisis

An academic, former minister and a compromise choice, Pula was voted in by parliament amid protests.

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Oct 7 • 7:40 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
NLR Chamber CEO to exit for Florida post

The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday (Oct. 6) that President and CEO Derrell Hartwick will depart the organization effective October 9, 2026. Hartwick has served more than...

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Oct 7 • 7:32 AM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
In first Maine Senate debate, Collins seeks to distance herself from Trump

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has distanced herself from President Donald Trump during her first Maine Senate debate with Democratic opponent Troy Jackson.

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Oct 7 • 7:32 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County and Henderson Behavioral Health Win Community Catalyst Award - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

Ty Richardson, Interim President & CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce; Vivian Demille, COO of Henderson Behavioral Health; Shari Thomas, Director of Youth & Family at Henderson […]

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Oct 7 • 7:12 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
Trump choosin' Texas in bid to save GOP majority in Congress

The president's visit to San Antonio is his 4th stop in Texas in 6 weeks. The visit fulfills a promise he made in August to help Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton win in November.

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Oct 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonchronicle.com
Trump’s LA and San Diego comments ‘dangerous, if not treasonous’, says Newsom

California governor critcizes president for ‘putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs’

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Oct 7 • 6:01 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Newsom Calls for 25th Amendment After Trump Imagines Iran Attacking California

The California governor and other critics say the President’s comments signal mental instability.

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Oct 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • time.com
Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate

The new survey shows the state’s Hispanic voters shifting away from President Donald Trump after Republicans made gains in 2024.

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Oct 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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As concerns over health costs mount, Trump tries cash

With the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing out cash. Last week, Trump pledged $90 to more t…

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Oct 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • thehill.com
Food Aid Enrollment Tanks After SNAP Rule Changes

It’s been more than a year since President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and SNAP enrollment is down more than 20% in Louisiana. Anti-hunger groups say far more people could lose access if states are required to cover more of the food program’s cost.

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Oct 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
EXCLUSIVE: VP Vance blames Alaska LNG pipeline uncertainty South Korean ‘political dynamics’

“It’s different because you have a president who delivers on his promises,” Vance said, moments before leaving on Air Force 2.

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Oct 7 • 1:06 AM EDT • Politics • alaskasnewssource.com
Trump’s ‘for you’ presidency became all about himself. It’s hurting the GOP

The ad that defined the 2024 election said “Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you.”

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Oct 7 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Takeaways: Trump and abortion rights take center stage in first Maine Senate debate

GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.

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Oct 6 • 9:52 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Local leaders react with shock at President Trump's comment regarding LA

Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum took to social media to condemn the president’s statement

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Oct 6 • 9:52 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Jim Phillips: ACC does not have ‘unanimity’ on Protect College Sports Act

With the Protect College Sports Act heading to the House of Representatives, the ACC has become a key part of the conversation. Four school presidents from the conference penned a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) requesting changes to the conference realignment provision last week. Speaking at ACC Tipoff on Tuesday, commissioner Jim Phillips […]

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Oct 6 • 9:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Takeaways from the Maine Senate debate between Susan Collins, Troy Jackson

The debate in a race for a critical Senate seat featured lots of talk about President Trump, high prices and the war in Iran.

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Oct 6 • 9:25 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Policy Before Politics

North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue wants to see action on the farm bill. “We have to find common[more]

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Oct 6 • 8:30 PM EDT • Politics • rrfn.com
Thom Tillis takes jabs at Trump’s cabinet

Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis says he stands by his book’s blunt criticism of Trump’s cabinet. ‘They didn’t pass their annual reviews,’ he says to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. He also urges the president to repay $10 million for taxpayer-funded ads.

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Abortion and Trump spotlighted in Maine Senate debate

GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.

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Oct 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Watch Robinhood's Kerbrat on Business Strategy, Crypto

Johann Kerbrat, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto and International at Robinhood, discusses the company's expansion plans and investment opportunities in the cryptocurrency market. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of the Token2049 conference in Singapore.

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Oct 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
FBI whistleblower alleges Trump ordered investigations of L.A.-area immigration protesters

A former FBI intelligence analyst has alleged that President Trump ordered the FBI to launch unconstitutional investigations into immigration enforcement protesters from the Los Angeles area.

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Oct 6 • 6:48 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
In Iceland, Rubio Dodges a Diplomatic Flap Over a Trump Map

President Trump had posted a map on his Truth Social account in September depicting Iceland as part of U.S. territory.

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Oct 6 • 6:42 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump Journeys to Where He Is Still Popular

Usually presidents hold rallies to get voters excited about an upcoming election. Last night in Nebraska, the roles felt reversed.

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Oct 6 • 6:36 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
WATCH: Gov. Wes Moore, GOP challenger Dan Cox face off in Maryland governor’s debate

Gov. Wes Moore, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is set to face a familiar GOP opponent, former state Del. Dan Cox, in a debate Tuesday, as he bids for a second term as Maryland’s chief executive.

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Oct 6 • 6:21 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Trump’s comment about Iran nuking Los Angeles and San Diego was incoherent, not malicious

President Donald Trump says many bizarre and even hateful things. But signaling he would allow Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego is not one of them.

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Oct 6 • 5:21 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
President Trump tries to address diesel costs with new executive order

On Monday, the president signed an executive order that he says will help farmers by easing the prices they pay for diesel fuel.

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Oct 6 • 5:06 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
President Trump tries to address diesel costs with new executive order

On Monday, the president signed an executive order that he says will help farmers by easing the prices they pay for diesel fuel.

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Oct 6 • 5:06 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
What did people who went to Trump’s Nebraska rally have to say?

While the perception of Republicans seems gloomy ahead of the midterms, thousands came to see and support President Donald Trump at his rally.

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Oct 6 • 4:51 PM EDT • Politics • nebraskaexaminer.com
Trump won't reimburse US for political ads, in fresh u-turn

US President Donald Trump will not reimburse taxpayers for political ads that have already aired, the White House said Tuesday in a fresh reversal on the controversial television spots.But on Tuesday ...

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Oct 6 • 4:16 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Exclusive: Bradford Health Services Taps First-Ever President

Alabama-based addiction treatment provider Bradford Health Services named Jason Langley as its inaugural president in a newly created role. Langley

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Oct 6 • 4:15 PM EDT • Health • bhbusiness.com
Exclusive: Bradford Health Services Taps First-Ever President

Alabama-based addiction treatment provider Bradford Health Services named Jason Langley as its inaugural president in a newly created role. Langley

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Oct 6 • 4:15 PM EDT • Business • bhbusiness.com
Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip there

The primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to visit and boost Sen. Darline Graham | Newsradio 1140 WRVA

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Oct 6 • 3:58 PM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Local Farms and Food Businesses Receive Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Help Make Metro Chicago Food System More Equitable - Cook County Department of Public Health

Today, Cook County Department of Public Health launched Building Healthier Communities 2030, suburban Cook County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. The plan was announced together with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Department of Public Health, community organizations, healthcare providers and cross-sector partners. Building Healthier Communities 2030 serves as both a collective vision and a practical roadmap that will guide public health efforts across suburban Cook County through 2030.The plan aligns with President Preckwinkle's Policy Roadmap and reflects a shared commitment to advancing health equity through coordinated, community-informed action.

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Oct 6 • 3:38 PM EDT • Business • cookcountypublichealth.org
Local Farms and Food Businesses Receive Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Help Make Metro Chicago Food System More Equitable - Cook County Department of Public Health

Today, Cook County Department of Public Health launched Building Healthier Communities 2030, suburban Cook County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. The plan was announced together with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Department of Public Health, community organizations, healthcare providers and cross-sector partners. Building Healthier Communities 2030 serves as both a collective vision and a practical roadmap that will guide public health efforts across suburban Cook County through 2030.The plan aligns with President Preckwinkle's Policy Roadmap and reflects a shared commitment to advancing health equity through coordinated, community-informed action.

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Oct 6 • 3:38 PM EDT • Health • cookcountypublichealth.org
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads

A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.

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Oct 6 • 3:36 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Lodging Dynamics names new SVP of business development

Hotel management company Lodging Dynamics has appointed Danny Dolce senior vice president of business development. | Danny Dolce will lead the expansion of Lodging Dynamics’ third-party management portfolio, focusing on luxury, premium-branded and full-service hotels in destination-driven markets.

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Oct 6 • 3:36 PM EDT • Business • hotelmanagement.net
Thune presses Trump for more funding toward battleground races red

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Monday revealed he is pressing President Donald Trump for more funding toward battleground races in the midterm elections, as Republicans fight to stave off losses in November. Thune said that he’s been emphasizing the question of resources for candidates during conversations with Trump and the president’s advisers, in […]

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Oct 6 • 3:35 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Inside Christina Zhu’s strategy for Walmart’s $24.6 billion China business

The president and CEO of Walmart China is No. 19 on Fortune's 2026 Most Powerful Women Asia list.

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Oct 6 • 3:03 PM EDT • Business • fortune.com
ASU national security expert explains missteps since 9/11 attacks

The war against terror immediately after the 9/11 attacks had clear goals that were quickly accomplished, but has been followed by many missteps in the 25 years since, according to an Arizona State University national security expert.Peter Bergen, a professor of practice at ASU, recently released the book, “All the President’s Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America's War on Terror.”

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Oct 6 • 2:52 PM EDT • Politics • news.asu.edu
Highmark Health Announces Leadership Transition

/PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Health announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Karen Hanlon as chief executive officer and president of Highmark...

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Oct 6 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
After taxpayer-funded ads glorifying Trump sparked backlash, he says his super PAC will pay instead

In a post on his social media site, President Donald Trump defended the ads, which cost at least $1.5 million in federal funds and have drawn intense criticism.

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Oct 6 • 1:20 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
East Dundee village president censured for partisan politics, ‘inappropriate’ comments

East Dundee Village President Dan Pearson was censured by the village board for inviting Republicans to give political speeches at Oktoberfest.

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Oct 6 • 12:55 PM EDT • Politics • chicagotribune.com
Susan Collins, a political survivor, tries to outrun Trump

In her bid for a sixth term representing Maine, Susan Collins has been beset by President Donald Trump weighing her down with constant controversy.

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Oct 6 • 12:12 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump's remark about letting Iran 'take out' LA, San Diego draws backlash

The president made the comment Monday night during a campaign rally in Nebraska

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Oct 6 • 12:10 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Autodesk names Diana Colella to lead architecture, engineering and construction business

/PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that Diana Colella has been named executive vice president of its architecture, engineering and...

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Oct 6 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
MS in AI in Business Starts Up at UMW Through Interdisciplinary and Industry-Spanning Courses

byThe new Master of Science in AI in Business is in its startup year at the University of Mary Washington, and the first-of-its-kind graduate program in Virginia is already attracting entrepreneurs and business owners, project managers and business analysts, account executive and directors, as well as engineers and vice presidents. The varied titles and career […]

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Oct 6 • 11:33 AM EDT • Business • umw.edu
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From Amoral Politics to Immoral Politics: The Influence of the Trump Administration

Azmi Bishara examines the impact of sustained exposure to the rhetoric and practices of US President Donald Trump’s administration on public moral values and ethical norms, in the United States and elsewhere, distinguishing between amoral politics and the justification of immoral political discourse and conduct.

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Oct 6 • 11:16 AM EDT • Politics • arabcenterdc.org
Phil Collins slams 'nasty' Trump, has idea for song 'Fat People with Guns'

Phil Collins called President Trump "nasty" and said it's a "scary time" in U.S. politics during an appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

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Oct 6 • 11:14 AM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Democrat Hickenlooper takes aim at Iran war in 1st general election ad

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper ties soaring fertilizer and fuel costs to what the Colorado Democrat calls President Donald Trump’s “illegal war” with Iran in the first general election TV ad, released on Tuesday by his campaign. In the 30-second spot, made available first to Colorado Politics, Hickenlooper links costs stemming from of the 31-week-old conflict […]

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Charm Security Appoints Dr. Elizabeth Huppert as Behavioral Science Director

Former JPMorgan Chase Vice President and Behavioral Scientist joins to advance behavioral science in agentic AI for fraud, scams, and cybercrime.NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Security today announced the appointment of Dr.

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California leaders slam Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ L.A. or San Diego

Officials in California condemned the president's comments as “dangerous,” after he told a Nebraska rally the war in Iran was a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe.”

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Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster

By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.

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Oct 6 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com
NAACP launches voter protection hub for midterm elections

The civil rights organization is stepping up efforts in response to President Donald Trump’s push to change voting rules.

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Oct 6 • 8:30 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump, politics and lawfare take center stage in Arizona's attorney general race

Four years ago, Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes won the office by less than 300 votes. Now, she’s hoping her track record taking on President Trump, fake electors and predatory businesses will earn her a second term in office.

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Trump says Iran can 'take out' LA or San Diego during political rally

President Donald Trump faces backlash for saying Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego as a 'small price to pay' during Nebraska rally. (Source: POOL)

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Trump says Iran can 'take out' LA or San Diego during political rally

President Donald Trump faces backlash for saying Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego as a 'small price to pay' during Nebraska rally. (Source: POOL)

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Trump draws backlash after he suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

Officials in California denounced comments made by President Donald Trump as “dangerous” on Monday after he appeared to suggest Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego – major cities in a state he has often criticized.

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Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads after backlash

President claims commercials were ‘positive promotion for our Great USA’ but says he will now cover their cost

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California governor condemns Trump's 'let 'em take Los Angeles' comments

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has lashed out at President Donald Trump for remarks to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska's farm belt suggesting

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Oct 6 • 5:50 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Dave McCormick dreams of strengthening science, but Trump is researchers’ worst nightmare

The Pennsylvania senator’s gentle advocacy for NIH funding has had little apparent impact on the president he wholeheartedly supports.

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Oct 6 • 5:50 AM EDT • Science • inquirer.com
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Analysis | With Kamala Harris, Democrats face a conundrum

There is considerable admiration for the former vice president, but also some reservations if she runs again.

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Oct 6 • 5:25 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump suggests Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego

President Donald Trump suggested Monday during a political rally in Nebraska that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, comments that drew condemnation.

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Oct 6 • 5:23 AM EDT • Politics • abcnews.com
Democrats are taking big chunks of GOP voters in key Senate races, polls show

President Donald Trump has never had worse poll numbers with his base than he does ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Oct 6 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty

Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president

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Oct 6 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
As federal grant cuts hit social sciences, McInnis ‘worried’ about funds

Yale’s federal funding declined by 1.5 percent in the last fiscal year, with cuts affecting social science fields — which the Trump administration has targeted. Yale President Maurie McInnis said last month that the government had been slow to disburse awards.

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Oct 6 • 1:48 AM EDT • Science • yaledailynews.com
Trump may be in political trouble. But Trump-style global populism isn’t

President Donald Trump might be in a political hole, but his brand of conservative populist nationalism is flourishing across the globe.

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Oct 6 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Northern Essex’s McCarthy Joins New Small Business Advisory Council

Michael McCarthy, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Northern Essex Community College, was recently appointed to the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center statewide Advisory Council, a new group of business, government, economic development and community leaders helping guide the future of small business support in the state. The Advisory Council was

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Vance says Alaska project will proceed after Trump warns Korea

Vice President JD Vance said an Alaska natural gas project with South Korea will move forward even as Seoul said its participation remains conditional on the venture being economically viable.

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Oct 5 • 10:49 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Trump reverses course on publicly funded TV political ads

President Donald Trump announced Monday night that taxpayers will no longer pick up the tab for political TV advertisements promoting himself and administration policies. Facing a public backlash from lawmakers of both parties, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site that he would in part use money raised by a super PAC, […]

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Oct 5 • 9:44 PM EDT • Politics • rollcall.com
Trump says Super Pac will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked outcry

President’s U-turn comes after Democrats and Republicans condemned use of tax dollars for pro-Trump ads

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Oct 5 • 9:04 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
After bipartisan criticism, Trump says taxpayers’ dollars will no longer be used for TV ads promoting him

The president said the ads, which the White House has defended, will be funded by him and his super PAC, MAGA Inc.

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Oct 5 • 8:42 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Trump takes midterms message to deep red Nebraska

President Donald Trump gave supporters a campaign-style speech in Nebraska in a continued effort to fire up the GOP base ahead of the midterms. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.

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Oct 5 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump says he will pay for campaign-style ads himself after backlash over taxpayer-funded effort

President Donald Trump said Monday he will no longer use taxpayer money to fund a series of promotional television ads, announcing that he will instead pay for them with funds raised for MAGA, Inc., the pro-Trump super PAC.

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Oct 5 • 7:22 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate candidate

President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his hand-picked GOP candidate, Sen. Darline Graham, over the finish line in the midterm election.

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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate nominee

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his handpicked GOP candidate,

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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate candidate

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his hand-picked GOP candidate,

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The Harvard Crimson (@theharvardcrimson)

24 likes, 0 comments - theharvardcrimson on October 5, 2026: "Caroline B. Kennedy ’80 introduced the Institute of Politics’ 60th anniversary forum Thursday, marking her first known public appearance at the Institute since she resigned from its Senior Advisory Committee more than six years ago. Kennedy — the daughter of President John F. Kennedy ’40, to whom the IOP is dedicated – stepped down as the committee’s honorary chair in 2020 amid concerns over the IOP’s diminished independence, declining programming, and tensions with Harvard Kennedy School leadership. Full story linked in bio. 🖋: Jen L. Phan and Mirei S. Saneyoshi 📷: Grace E. Yoon".

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Oct 5 • 6:15 PM EDT • Politics • instagram.com
Long & Foster taps RE/MAX exec as new CEO

Long & Foster Cos. announced that President and CEO Patrick Bain is stepping down and that it has tapped Daniel Dennis to succeed him.

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Oct 5 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Volkswagen exec starts in new CarMax C-suite role

Elizabeth Dirgins was named CarMax's inaugural chief digital and customer officer and executive vice president.

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Oct 5 • 4:40 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Rice: Southern Baptist pastors should be involved in the political process

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist pastors should “absolutely” be a part of the political process in order to press on issues that speak to theological and moral clarity, SBC President Willy Rice told Fox News in a weekend interview.

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CBS Sports Chief David Berson To Expand Portfolio As TNT Sports Chief Luis Silberwasser Exits

David Berson, who has led CBS Sports as president since 2024, will expand his portfolio after the close of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The exec will take responsibility for sports across Skydance, the soon-to-be-umbrella over CBS and TNT Sports and their respective parents, Paramount and WBD. The $111 billion merger is due to close …

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Oct 5 • 4:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ted Cruz Says JD Vance’s ‘Political Bomb-Throwing’ Shows He’s ‘Insecure’ Ahead of 2028 Election

While Vice President JD Vance might have been floated as a potential frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2028 election, Senator Ted Cruz is doing his part to keep the party’s...

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Oct 5 • 4:10 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Sen. Tillis says his vote for Hegseth was 'biggest regret of my career' in new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career” and that he also “should’ve stopped” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from becoming Health and Human Services secretary in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Oct 5 • 3:40 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Ted Cruz Says JD Vance Is ‘Feeling Insecure’ amid ‘Political Bomb-Throwing’ Ahead of 2028 GOP Primary

“In my experience, people engage in political bomb-throwing when they’re feeling insecure,” the Texas Republican said of the vice president over the weekend

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Obama to campaign with El-Sayed in Detroit as ex-president gets more involved in midterms

Obama is upping involvement in the midterm election. He taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks.

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Inaugural Delbert E. Day Lecture to be held Oct. 15

The first Delbert E. Day Lecture on Glass Science and Technology will be presented by Dr. Claudio Mazzali, vice president of global research at Corning, Inc. The title of his lecture will be “Precision at Scale: Navigating the Science-to-Factory Continuum that Reshapes Industries for Glass Manufacturing and Beyond.” The lecture will be held at 3:30...Continue Reading Inaugural Delbert E. Day Lecture to be held Oct. 15

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Warner Bros. Executive Gerhard Zeiler to Enter Politics in Austria

Gerhard Zeiler, president of international for Warner Bros. Discovery, has declared his intention to enter politics in Austria.

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Oct 5 • 1:02 PM EDT • Politics • variety.com
Entertainment Partners Names UK Boss For European Expansion

EXCLUSIVE: Production management and entertainment payroll firm Entertainment Partners (EP) has a new boss in Britain. Chris Gratton has today been named Executive Vice President and Managing Director...

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Oct 5 • 12:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Entertainment Partners Names UK Boss For European Expansion

Chris Gratton has been named Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Entertainment Partners' UK business.

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Oct 5 • 12:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
St. Louis Prehistoric Life Show brings free fossil fun to the Science Center

The inaugural St. Louis Prehistoric Life Show invites families to crack open rocks, identify fossils, meet paleontologists, and more.

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Oct 5 • 12:21 PM EDT • Science • stlmag.com
Trump is clearly trying to buy votes with taxpayer money

President Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to use taxpayer money and resources to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections.

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Oct 5 • 12:20 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
RWJBarnabas Health President and CEO Mark E. Manigan Named 2026 NJBIZ Executive Excellence Honoree

Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, has been named a 2026 Executive Excellence honoree by NJBIZ, recognizing his leadership and impact on New Jersey’s health care landscape. Mr. Manigan and the other honorees will be recognized by NJBIZ at an awards ceremony taking place today.

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Oct 5 • 12:10 PM EDT • Health • rwjbh.org
Concerns About Tinubu’s Health

As the next presidential election looms, anxiety about the Nigerian president’s physical condition is growing.

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Oct 5 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • cfr.org
Concerns About Tinubu’s Health

As the next presidential election looms, anxiety about the Nigerian president’s physical condition is growing.

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Philanthropy: Q+A with Gerun Riley

Gerun Riley is president of the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, a role she has held since 2016 after 13 years working for the Broads – who have given

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Oct 5 • 11:50 AM EDT • Business • labusinessjournal.com
Patrina Amato | 40 Under 40 2026

Patrina Amato, vice president of Servicing at United Wholesale Mortgage, is a 2026 Crain's Detroit Business 40 Under 40 honoree.

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Oct 5 • 11:40 AM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Philanthropy: Q+A with William Ahmanson

William Ahmanson is the president of the Ahmanson Foundation, which financier Howard F. Ahmanson and his wife, Dorothy Grannis Ahmanson, established in

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‘A five-alarm fire’ confronts President Trump in red-state October blitz

The midterm elections were just two days away the last time a sitting president visited Grand Island, the fourth-largest city in the middle of one of the nation’s most reliably Republican states.

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Oct 5 • 10:50 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
RWJBarnabas Health President and CEO Mark E. Manigan Named 2026 NJBIZ Executive Excellence Honoree

Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, has been named a 2026 Executive Excellence honoree by NJBIZ, recognizing his leadership and impact on New Jersey’s health care landscape.

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Oct 5 • 10:45 AM EDT • Health • newswise.com