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Taylor Swift, photographed during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022.

Taylor Swift becomes first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100

Swift surpasses Drake's feat from September 2021 when he captured nine of the top 10 spots on the Hot 100 chart.

Cargo ships loaded with grain in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul on Monday. Ships left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease a global food crisis.

An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out

Countries are scrambling to salvage a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, after Russia said it pulled out indefinitely, a decision that risks worsening global hunger.

North Carolina fields competitive Senate race despite lack of national attention

A historic Democratic nominee and a Trump Republican face off in a race that is not garnering the same national attention as some, but has the same power to tilt the balance of power in the Senate.

Rita Ward, left, and Johnny Pelayo compare their tattoos as they wait to purchase lottery tickets for the Powerball lottery at the Blue Bird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

Powerball prize soars to $1.2 billion after no winners were found on Monday

There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, meaning the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot.

Mourners in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul pay tribute Monday to the victims of a deadly crowd crush that took place during Halloween celebrations Saturday night.

After Seoul's Halloween tragedy, South Koreans are searching for answers

As the police launch an investigation, the country is mourning the victims of Saturday night's deadly stampede in Itaewon. Eyewitnesses are lamenting the lack of crowd control measures.

Norbie Kumagai tells everyone he knows to vote “no” on Proposition 29, a proposition that would require dialysis centers to have a doctor, nurse or physical assistant on site, because he's worried it would shutter his West Sacramento clinic.

Proposition 29: California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure

Proposition 29 would require clinics to have a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant present at every clinic while patients are being treated.

The Treasury's website kept crashing as investors scrambled to buy government bonds.

The bond that broke the internet

US Treasury bonds are known as a super safe, super boring place to put your money. But the Series I Savings Bond got so popular last week, the surge in demand crashed the Treasury's website

A Russian warship launches a cruise missile at a target in Ukraine on Monday. A massive barrage of Russian strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend.

Ukraine war updates: Russia drops grain deal, claiming drones hit its ships (Oct. 31)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Horror author R.L. Stine sits next to a skeleton in his home in New York City. Stine's mega-popular kids book series <em>Goosebumps</em> turns 30 this year.

'Goosebumps' is turning 30 — the scariest part is how old that makes you

R.L. Stine's mega-popular series has spawned TV shows, movies and many, many books. A humor writer who stumbled into horror, Stine says its been a thrill to scare so many generations of kids.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from a modified truck during a campaign event in Hadera, Israel, on Oct. 6. Israel will hold a national election Tuesday, after its coalition government collapsed in June.

Will the far right rise to power in Israel's election? Here's what to know

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to stage a comeback. He has allied with far-right politicians in a quest to subdue the Arab community and take greater control of the justice system.

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