The Bank of Japan kept rates unchanged and said underlying inflation had met its 2% target for the first time since the target was set in 2013.

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After nearly a year in exile, opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela and called for elections next year, describing the country’s transition towards democracy as “irreversible”. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez also said elections would be held but gave no date; Machado said it was illogical for Rodríguez’s government to oversee the transition.

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Trump said Thursday he was canceling weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, where he had planned to campaign for GOP candidates in competitive races, and would hold numerous telerallies instead.

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Donald Trump has cancelled scheduled rallies in Iowa and Kansas. The Republican National Committee says it will replace them with televised events reaching nearly 20 states. Trump’s Friday rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, remains scheduled to proceed.

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Trump has called off his last rallies ahead of the US midterms and plans to take part in other campaign events by phone. Throughout October, he has maintained an exhausting schedule of near-daily rallies to support Republicans.

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In a statement following Stewart’s death, McKellen said Stewart openly showed his feelings, making him someone to rely on, admire and, in McKellen’s case, love.

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As tributes pour in for Patrick Stewart, World News Tonight revisits his interview with Diane Sawyer, in which he described theater as a safe space and a home.

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Patrick Stewart, the science-fiction star known for playing Professor X in the “X-Men” films and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in the “Star Trek” franchise, has died at 86, a spokesperson said. The spokesperson described his passage as “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.”

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British actor Patrick Stewart, famed for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” films, has died in Los Angeles at 86. His spokesperson said he had been living with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Stewart also had a long career on stage, including 14 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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British actor and director Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” has died at 86. An official statement said he had experienced a brief period with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. He was also a longtime member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Hollywood is remembering beloved actor Patrick Stewart, known for his roles in “Star Trek” and the “X-Men” films, after news of his death.

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The Justice Department filed an amended lawsuit alleging Democratic operatives recruited a candidate with the same name as Republican Senator Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. It seeks to prevent Alaska from certifying the Senate results if Sullivan narrowly loses. Mary Peltola’s campaign denies involvement, and the case has prompted concerns about federal interference in elections.

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Binance said on Thursday that a security breach affected an estimated $6.3 billion in assets, potentially making it the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. The exchange said it had recovered or frozen about $3 billion, while Bitcoin and other digital currencies fell after the incident.

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Security researchers believe North Korea’s Lazarus Group was likely behind Thursday’s nearly $6 billion hack of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange.

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Binance says a hack drained about US$6.3 billion from its wallet and has pledged to cover all losses. At that scale, it would be the largest recorded crypto theft. The exchange says it suspended deposits and withdrawals while carrying out security checks.

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Binance said on X that it had temporarily suspended all deposits and withdrawals after a reported hacker attack, while it checks security, freezes funds and works with law enforcement. The company said it would cover all losses. It put frozen funds at about $3 billion, up from an earlier reported $2.5 billion.

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Binance has temporarily suspended withdrawals after an apparent hack. Tether and Circle froze billions of dollars’ worth of their coins as the world’s largest crypto exchange investigated the security issue.

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Binance said it was investigating a potential security breach and halted trading in some products. Crypto companies froze about $2.5 billion in response. Binance said user funds were safe, but did not disclose whether any cryptocurrency had been stolen. Bitcoin fell 3.2% Thursday evening, slipping below $79,000.

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Bitcoin fell below $77,000 and BNB lost 7.1%. Binance Co-CEO Yi He pledged that the exchange would cover all user losses resulting from the hack.

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A judge is weighing whether New York Attorney General Letitia James should be removed from the investigation of an alleged sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity house. The judge questioned why all defendants had not filed the petition; Gillio Lopes’s lawyers said they expect the other six to join.

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The dispute centers on who should oversee the investigation. In court, lawyers for one of seven former Cornell fraternity members facing a high-profile sexual-assault suit said Letitia James was not a viable choice for the prosecutor’s role.

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The Justice Department is stepping up its criminal investigation involving an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, issuing a batch of new grand jury subpoenas, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into an effort to recruit candidates for the Senate race, including a person whose name matches that of the sitting senator.

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Three people died when two helicopters collided midair near an airport in northwest Oregon, according to the Yamhill County sheriff.

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The FAA said two helicopters collided in mid-air Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon.

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Bayer prevailed in a US trial on Thursday involving claims by three women that Roundup caused their cancers.

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Elias Antonio “Tony” Saca, El Salvador’s former president who was imprisoned for corruption, was released on Thursday, his lawyer said.

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The death toll from the train collision in Spain has risen. New video shows an urgent effort to help the wounded, while newly released audio appears to capture the moments leading up to the crash.

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When his train stopped, Sebastian Herrero thought a fallen overhead line was to blame, a problem that has increasingly affected Spain’s high-speed rail network in recent years.

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After Spain’s deadly high-speed train crash, railway expert Francisco Badea rejects explanations that reduce such disasters to an isolated human mistake. He says modern rail systems have multiple safeguards and that this kind of accident should never happen.

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