More than 43 million Americans have voted early
More than 43 million Americans had voted early by Oct. 29, nearly 10 million more than at this point in 2022, an AP analysis found.
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Justice Department subpoenas Los Angeles election officials after losing ballot bid
The 9th Circuit rejected a Justice Department bid on Oct. 26 to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots it flagged as possible noncitizen votes. The department has since sent grand jury subpoenas to Los Angeles election officials (Oct. 29).
Read more →November Visa Bulletin moves India EB-3 forward three weeks
The November Visa Bulletin moves the India EB-3 final action date forward three weeks, to Jan. 22, 2014. EB-1 and EB-2 for India do not move.
Read more →Texas agriculture department to cut grants to businesses employing H-1B workers
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Oct. 30 that his department will stop awarding eligible state grants to businesses that employ H-1B workers.
Read more →Supreme Court declines to restore immigration judges' power to pause deportation cases
The Supreme Court on Oct. 27 declined to restore immigration judges' power to pause deportation cases.
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Qatari mediators return to Tehran as Trump keeps strike threat open
Qatari mediators returned to Tehran to push a US-Iran deal as President Trump kept open his threat to resume strikes. A tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Oct. 29.
Read more →Israel's final count leaves both blocs short of a majority
With all votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, the opposition 48 and Arab parties 19, leaving both short of the 61 needed to govern. Police said they found no evidence for Likud's claim that the vote was "stolen." Results go to President Isaac Herzog on Nov. 4.
Read more →Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February
Christine Lagarde said Oct. 29 she will step down as president of the European Central Bank on Feb. 7, 2027, months before her term ends. No successor has been named.
Read more →Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term on Oct. 25 with 51.8% of the vote, after trailing Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round.
Read more →Patrick Stewart dies at 86
Patrick Stewart, who played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films, died Oct. 28 at 86 at his home in Los Angeles, his family said.
Read more →Rubio opens G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta; group photo scrapped
Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 30. The US canceled the group photo after European ministers objected to posing with Russia's Sergei Lavrov. India's S. Jaishankar is attending. G20 leaders meet in Miami in December.
Read more →North Korea fires about 10 short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Oct. 29, South Korea's military said.
Read more →Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo kills at least 68
A high-speed train hit a stopped train near Urda, in Toledo province, on Oct. 28, killing at least 68 people, officials said. Investigators are focused on the signaling system and the control center.
Read more →Vučić concedes Serbia's snap election to student-led list
President Aleksandar Vučić conceded that his party lost the Oct. 25 snap election to a student-led list.
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Cyclone Arnab kills at least seven in Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone Arnab, which made landfall near Kakinada on Oct. 28, killed at least seven people in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said Oct. 30. His preliminary damage estimate is Rs 4,600 crore.
Read more →Bhutan glacial lake burst puts Sankosh River on red alert
The Shintaphu glacial lake in Bhutan burst on Oct. 29, putting the Sankosh River on red alert in West Bengal and Assam. More than 10,000 people were moved in Alipurduar. The flow eased slightly on Oct. 30, and no casualties have been reported.
Read more →India's crude basket hits its highest level since 2012
India's crude basket is averaging about $120 a barrel in October, the highest since 2012. Fuel retailers are losing about Rs 20 a litre on diesel.
Read more →UN defers Bangladesh and Nepal graduation from least developed country status
The UN General Assembly deferred both countries' graduation from least developed country status by three years, to Nov. 24, 2029, keeping their duty-free access to major markets until then (Oct. 30).
Read more →ITBP chief says face-offs with Chinese troops continue in Arunachal
The head of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police said Oct. 27 that face-offs with Chinese troops continue at several points in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Pirelli's 2027 calendar, its first centered on India, launches in New Delhi
The 2027 Pirelli calendar, its first centered on India, launched in New Delhi on Oct. 23. Padma Lakshmi, Freida Pinto, Anoushka Shankar and Rupi Kaur are among the nine women photographed.
Read more →Ramayana premieres at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles
Nitesh Tiwari's "Ramayana," with Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, premiered at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles on Oct. 27. It opens worldwide Nov. 5.
Read more →Isha Ambani named co-chair of the Met's Friends of the Costume Institute
Isha Ambani was named a co-chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Friends of the Costume Institute on Oct. 29.
Read more →More than 500 dancers march in a Diwali parade at Magic Kingdom
More than 500 dancers from 25 studios marched in a Diwali parade at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom on Oct. 23.
Read more →USPS prints 20 million Diwali Forever stamps
The Postal Service printed 20 million of its new Diwali Forever stamps, crediting Indian American advocacy.
Read more →Apple promotes Rajesh Ambati to vice president of engineering
Rajesh Ambati, at Apple since 2009, was promoted to vice president of engineering.
Read more →Franck Muller releases a 108-piece Ram Lalla watch
Franck Muller released a Vanguard Ram Lalla watch, limited to 108 pieces, at Rs 31.25 lakh.
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