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The ad by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy features his Democratic rival's estranged mother, who she has not seen since her stepfather was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.
The ad by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy features his Democratic rival's estranged mother, who she has not seen since her stepfather was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.
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<p>Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novel</p><p>The publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/25/thelyson-orelien-goncourt-prize-france">who was removed from France’s most prestigious literary prize list</a> last month, has confirmed the author used artificial intelligence to help write his novel C’était ça ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die).</p><p>Orélien has denied allegations that he used AI on his breakthrough novel and, last week, Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal said it was standing by the 38-year-old writer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/22/canadian-publisher-boreal-ends-relationship-author-thelyson-orelien-over-ai">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Former reality star and wellness influencer stands accused of choking and assaulting wife at Noosa in Queensland</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Former reality television star Sam Wood will go to the Queensland supreme court seeking release from custody, more than two weeks after he was denied bail over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife.</p><p>Wood, a 46-year-old wellness influencer from Melbourne, was arrested at Noosa on 4 October on domestic violence allegations. <br> <br> He was refused bail by a Queensland court, after police detailed evidence about a similar incident from Victoria about three years ago, and argued that his behaviour was “escalating”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/sam-wood-bail-supreme-court-queensland-domestic-violence-arrest-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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<p>Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections</p><p>The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of near-daily attacks, with at least three people killed at an airport and oilfield on Wednesday evening.</p><p>Attacks on “civilian airports and other critical infrastructure” by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen were highlighted as the reason for the drawdown. State department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said: “The safety and security of department personnel and their families remain our highest priority.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/us-diplomats-told-to-leave-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-attacks">Continue reading...</a>