Southern and eastern Spain, including cities such as Murcia, Malaga and Valencia, were hit by intense rainfall beginning on Oct. 29, accumulating to a month’s worth of rain. As the rainfall built up, it escalated from a calm storm to flash floods that swept everything in its path.
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Former President Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election over Vice President Kamala Harris, setting him to become the 47th president of the United States. Only needing 270 electoral votes to become president, as of Nov. 6, Trump obtained 292 electoral votes as compared to Harris’ 226, according to the Associated Press.
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Officials are investigating two incidents in which two ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire, destroying or damaging hundreds of ballots.
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With election day quickly approaching on Nov. 5, Americans are getting a head start on shaping the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. More than 41 million Americans have already cast their ballots in the November election, either by mail or through early in-person voting, according to The Associated Press.
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NASA has recently released a new $5 billion mission to explore Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. The Europa Clipper mission aims to ascertain whether its underground ocean is suitable for life. The spacecraft launched on Oct. 14 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The BRICS organization, an acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, hosted the annual BRICS summit from Oct. 22 to 24 with several global leaders, including Xi Jinping of China and Narendra Modi of India.
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As the presidential election draws closer, the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump has captivated the entire nation. Polls show Harris and Trump undergoing an intense battle as they fight for the popular vote.
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North Carolina’s Republican nominee for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, sued CNN for defamation on Oct. 15 after a report exposed racial and sexual comments allegedly authored by him on a pornography site.
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Khaliifah ibn Rayfrod Daniels, also known as Marcellus Williams, was executed by the state of Missouri on Sept. 24 for the 1988 murder of Felicia Gayle, despite concerns citing his potential innocence. Williams died by lethal injection Tuesday evening at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correction Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He was 55 years old.
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During the span of 13 days, Florida faced two deadly hurricanes back to back. Both Helene and Milton left irreversible damage to infrastructure and Floridians. Hurricane Milton made landfall on Oct 9. as a Category 3 hurricane after being downgraded from a Category 5. In anticipation of the disaster, Florida officials declared a state of emergency for 5.9 million individuals in 11 counties, according to Al Jazeera.
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Recently, a mini-moon 2024-PT5 was discovered by a group called Asteroid Terrestrial Impact-Last Alert System (ATLAS). This moon entered Earth’s orbit on Sept. 29 and is expected to remain until Nov. 5.
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The Good News Lion is the Nation & World section’s biweekly news segment, highlighting positive news in the country and around the world. The theme of this article is raising awareness.
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Attorneys general from 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok, accusing the social media platform of deliberately designing features that have “addicted” young people and contributing to a youth mental health crisis.
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Claudia Sheinbaum, the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City, emerged victorious as she took the Mexican presidential office on Oct. 1, becoming the country’s 66th president and the first woman to lead the nation in its 200-year history.
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