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Oct 23, 2026 · 4m

Summary

President Trump defends a controversial ad targeting Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, while the Supreme Court blocks New Hampshire from using student IDs for voter verification. El Salvador launches a military operation in Haiti to recover hostages, and Mark Zuckerberg supports a proposed California billionaire tax. Additionally, a new cancer vaccine shows promise for melanoma, astronomers propose a revised date for Van Gogh's "Starry Night," and New York City moves to ban horse carriage rides by 2028.

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