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As Houthi missiles strike Aden, residents stockpile food and prepare escape plans, fearing a return to all-out war.
As Houthi missiles strike Aden, residents stockpile food and prepare escape plans, fearing a return to all-out war.
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<p>Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordability</p><p>As <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans">Republicans</a> fight to maintain their narrow majority in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">Congress</a>, they face a unique challenge in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska">Alaska</a> – not from a Democrat, but from an independent commercial fisher and first-time candidate running to flip the state’s lone <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives">House</a> seat.</p><p>Bill Hill, who is an Alaska Native and has worked in education and construction, has positioned himself as a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/19/democrats-labor-union-congress-candidates-midterm-elections">working-class</a> candidate who will fight to make life more affordable for people like himself and his family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/bill-hill-alaska-congressional-race">Continue reading...</a>
<p>US citizen Leo, who has clashed with Donald Trump over several issues, submitted his vote by post in Chicago</p><p>Pope Leo has voted in the US midterm elections – the first time a pontiff is known to have cast a ballot in any political election at any time in history.</p><p>Leo, who has clashed with the US president, Donald Trump, over several issues, submitted his vote by post in Chicago, where he was born, the Vatican said on Friday. Leo became the first American leader of the Catholic church last year after the death of Pope Francis.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/pope-leo-votes-us-midterms-first-political-ballot-pontiff">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Some experts express concern about ‘lack of transparency’ as agency removes warnings on three estrogen patches</p><p>Three more patches for treating menopause will no longer carry black-box warnings about cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and dementia, officials at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday.</p><p>The FDA did not convene an advisory committee and offered few details on the scientific basis for the decision in the press briefing. The news follows the removal of black-box warnings from six menopause treatments in February, as patients across the US struggle with shortages of the patches.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/fda-remove-warnings-menopause-treatments">Continue reading...</a>
The decision marks a sharp reversal after the US president said he didn't feel like he had to hold the events.