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‘Friday Night Lights’ Stars Hit The Field For James Talarico’s Smashmouth Attempt To Score Texas Senate Race Win

October 19, 2026

Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons and Adrianne Palicki appear in a campaign advert for Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, drawing on the football slogan from *Friday Night Lights*. The advert launches a final-state tour ahead of the 3 November election, as Talarico seeks to win a seat in a state that has not elected a…
Morocco’s first female prime minister caught between the king, clerics, and feminists

October 19, 2026

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has become Morocco’s first female prime minister, after her party won the most seats in September’s parliamentary election and formed a coalition. Her appointment is a historic step for women, but has revived debate about whether women should hold senior political office in a country where the king retains executive power…
Dueling Talarico and Paxton rallies take place in Texas as polls show a dead heat in crucial contest that could determine control of Senate

October 19, 2026

Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are holding competing rallies in Fort Worth with two weeks left before a closely watched Texas Senate election. Talarico has a narrow polling lead in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1993, making the race a potential factor in determining control of the Senate…
Neso energy bosses ‘keeping Government happy’ by sidelining concerns over energy blackouts, investigation finds

October 19, 2026

An independent investigation found that staff at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) felt their concerns about blackout risks were sidelined, partly because managers wanted to keep ministers, customers and regulators satisfied. It found a “culture of perceived non-response”, which discouraged some employees from raising concerns internally and helps explain why whistleblowers went outside the…
NHS faces ‘perfect storm’ this winter as doctors warn two-thirds of A&E’s are ‘unsafe’ and call for immediate action to ‘avert disaster’

October 19, 2026

Emergency medicine leaders warn that England’s emergency departments face a dangerous winter, with overcrowding, corridor care and high demand leaving many unable to cope. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine says current preparations are inadequate and calls for immediate action to reduce the risk to patients. In a survey of 163 doctors leading A&Es, 91…
Australian MP critically injured; Hastie condemns cartoon mocking Lambie

October 19, 2026

Helen Haines is in a critical condition after being struck by a car in Victoria. Andrew Hastie has condemned a cartoon mocking Jacqui Lambie, while a feature revisits three 1973 songs that give its author goosebumps.
Election nostradamus Nate Silver makes extreme prediction about Democrats’ chance to cinch power in the midterms

October 19, 2026

Nate Silver’s latest election model gives Democrats a 94 per cent chance of winning the House and a 75 per cent chance of taking the Senate in the US midterms. The forecast suggests Republicans face a difficult fight to retain control of Congress, but the probabilities are estimates rather than guarantees. Since early September, the…
CoreWeave’s $35bn debt raises concerns across the AI sector

October 19, 2026

CoreWeave’s borrowing costs and share price came under pressure, raising concerns that the debt financing behind the AI buildout could affect other companies too. The episode has renewed questions about an AI investment bubble, although a falling share price alone does not prove that the business is failing. As of its second-quarter results, CoreWeave owed…
Curfew imposed in parts of central Paris and other cities after rioting across France

October 19, 2026

French authorities have imposed overnight curfews and bans on unauthorised gatherings in parts of Paris and other cities after riots and looting spread across the country. The unrest, which began with students protesting school conditions, has widened to include concerns such as fuel prices, the cost of living and public services, putting pressure on the…
Man charged with threatening to kill Trump ahead of Kansas rally

October 19, 2026

Jaden J. Read, a 24-year-old from Clearwater, Kansas, was arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump ahead of Trump’s planned rally in Wichita. Prosecutors say Read posted threats on Facebook, including a claim that he would shoot Trump himself and had identified nearby rooftops; the case highlights the legal limits on threats…