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Dallas painter jailed since June dies in Laredo ICE cell, Texas’ seventh ICE custody death this year, as daughter says staff withheld his medication.
Medical examiner, not ICE, told family
Source: The Texas Tribune
October 18, 2026Details
Trump says East Potomac golf course closes Nov. 15 for championship rebuild, two days after Justice Department told federal judge it was preliminary.
Rendering erases Ohio Drive, cherry grove
Source: The Washington Post [gift link]
October 18, 2026Details
AP finds racial slurs and Nazi sympathies on the fan forum Trump-endorsed Nevada House candidate O’Donnell runs and taps for campaign cash.
GOP just cut spending in race
Source: The Associated Press
October 18, 2026Details
Ambassador to Israel Huckabee calls West Bank settlers’ beating of an American photojournalist “terror,” as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls it “alleged.”
Yesh Din: 94% of probes uncharged
Source: The Guardian
October 18, 2026Details
Illinois erases $1.4 billion in medical debt for 694,000 residents from a $10 million budget, mailing letters instead of making them apply.
Erased some debt for 22% of Kankakee County households
Source: WBEZ Chicago
October 18, 2026Details
Trump endorses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu nine days before Israel votes, as Netanyahu says their partnership will eliminate the Iranian threat within two years.
Endorsement withheld months over strategic differences
Source: CBS News
October 18, 2026Details
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