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A campaign rally doubled as a jobs announcement nine days before the midterms. A Florida homecoming ended in gunfire, a billionaire admitted restricting a war zone’s internet, and two countries vote today with their futures on the line. Milwaukee, meanwhile, keeps refusing to lose.

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At a Perry campaign rally Saturday, President Trump announced Audi will build a Georgia plant near Macon, a $4.2 billion project making 200,000 cars a year. Trump credited his tariffs, while Audi chairman Gernot Döllner said the plant would build the brand's biggest, most premium SUVs.

Audi said its first Georgia plant would create about 4,500 jobs, with construction starting in 2027 and production in the early 2030s. The news landed days before the Nov. 3 midterms, as Republican Rep. Mike Collins challenges Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

At least 12 people, including six children, were hurt Saturday in a shooting near Florida A&M's football stadium during homecoming weekend. Eleven victims suffered gunshot wounds and at least three were seriously hurt after gunfire erupted in a crowded area following a game, police said.

Police said a fight broke out before the shooting, and Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters no arrests had been made. Florida A&M said the shooting happened near its Tallahassee campus, stressing that the campus itself remained safe.

Reversing earlier denials, Elon Musk said SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink internet service, accusing Kyiv's military of using it for offensive drone strikes. Musk wrote that the "loophole was closed last week," insisting SpaceX had done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth.

His posts followed President Trump saying he had told Musk to "put it back," as Ukrainian officials said the problems appeared resolved. Musk denied causing a simultaneous Starshield problem, saying the military-grade system is run by the U.S. government: "What they decide to do is up to them."

Brazilians are choosing between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's neck-and-neck presidential runoff vote, a contest deciding whether Latin America's most populous country pivots right behind a Trump ally.

Serbia's parliamentary election opened Sunday as a showdown between Vucic's ruling party and a student movement that led protests against him for almost two years, with the polls near even.

Gunmen on motorcycles stormed a village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday, killing at least 10 people in a four-hour rampage, while witnesses put the toll closer to 20.

An Arcadia, California, couple faces conspiracy charges after prosecutors described their surrogacy mansion holding 14 young children as a "house of horrors," though both deny wrongdoing.

A Texas man drew 51 months in federal prison for a $3.1 million Ponzi scheme that promised investors "zero-risk" profits from promoting NBA preseason basketball games over 11 years.

Oregon cattle ranchers say this year is tough as diesel prices near record highs pile onto drought and fire damage, while calf prices still haven't kept pace with inflation.

Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport reopened two terminals for domestic and international flights Sunday, weeks after Houthi strikes killed 17, even as Saudi forces downed another missile and drone.

SAG-AFTRA's board extended Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's contract through 2032 and added CEO to his title, keeping him in charge through studio talks before the current contract expires in 2030.

Netflix celebrated ten years in Korea at a Seoul fan festival on Saturday, where co-CEO Ted Sarandos previewed "Tantara" and a second season of "All of Us Are Dead."

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Archaeologists believe they solved a Roman farming mystery in Littleport, England, concluding shallow parallel trenches were for marling, a technique for making marginal land grow more wheat.

The Isle of Man's pioneering UNESCO Biosphere status faces review, as a new State of the Biosphere report flags sewage discharges and struggling seabirds ahead of a decision next summer.

Bee-friendly bus stops could soon appear in Peterborough, England, where the council plans wildflower living roofs on 34 shelters as mini-gardens meant to boost biodiversity in the city.

Milwaukee climbed out of a 4-0 hole to stun the Rays in Game 2, winning 5-4 as Sal Frelick homered and Cooper Pratt's go-ahead single sealed a 2-0 Series lead.

Former USC running back Bryan Jackson helped Wisconsin upset No. 16 USC 24-7, scoring a first-half touchdown against his old team for the Badgers' second win over a ranked opponent.

Nikita Kucherov became Tampa Bay's all-time points leader with an assist against the Utah Mammoth, reaching 1,138 career points to pass Steven Stamkos as teammates spilled onto the ice.

Nikola Jokic told the booing Nuggets fans they're not welcome at games anymore, after scoring 35 as Denver erased a 23-point deficit to beat New Orleans 141-135 in overtime.

Jay-Z wrapped his yearlong "Jay-Z 30" celebration with the second of two SoFi shows, bringing out Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg for a medley including "Nuthin' But a G Thang."

Derry's Halloween festival turns 40 this week, with tens of thousands expected in Londonderry for what organizers call Europe's largest Halloween festival, which gets underway on Wednesday.

Cambridge students are swapping posters for real art, borrowing framed works from Kettle's Yard gallery for a £20 fee, including Ai Weiwei pieces, through a scheme running almost 70 years.

What it is: Western cattle ranchers are being squeezed from every side, with diesel prices hovering near record highs on top of persistent drought and record-size wildfires. The pain persists even as beef prices at the supermarket are way up.

The detail: In Oregon's Harney County, rancher Katie Baltzor said wildfires forced her family to bring cattle down from mountain pastures in July instead of September. Burned grazing allotments can stay off-limits for a couple of years. Drought also shrank her hay meadows, and each tractor fill-up now costs about $300, so the family raked hay into piles rather than baling it to save diesel. They have also switched to gas pickups.

Why it matters: Higher grocery prices are not landing in ranchers' pockets the way shoppers might assume. Baltzor said calf prices still have not kept up with inflation, while fuel and parts costs keep rising.

Ranchers also hold back young heifers to rebuild herds, and a heifer takes about two years before producing a calf, which makes expansion a slow bet.

What to watch: Next year's rain and snow matter most. Without them, ranchers lose irrigation water and must buy hay, often trucked long distances in diesel-burning rigs. Baltzor said every ranch has its own break point, depending on its vehicle, cattle and land loans.

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Jeremy Clarkson's pub hosted more than 250 Labradors at its second Red Fox Labrador gathering, drawing 600-plus people to what its organizer says began as a bit of a joke.

A 79-year-old British train driver has finally retired after 64 years on the railway, a career that began at age 15 cleaning engines when steam trains were still running.

A York engineering student invented a plastic screen that stops rats chewing through signal cables, and Network Rail has already installed it at two signal boxes in the Leeds area.

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War (1854) · Former Interior Secretary Albert Fall becomes the first Cabinet member convicted of a crime (1929) · Japan deploys its first kamikaze unit at Leyte Gulf (1944) · U.S. troops invade Grenada (1983) · Sen. Paul Wellstone dies in a Minnesota plane crash (2002)

"Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die." — Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Charge of the Light Brigade"

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