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Month: October 2022

Malaysia is braced for major floods. So why is it holding an election?

By Heather Chen, CNN The Malaysian government’s insistence on holding a snap general election next month during a monsoon season that’s expected to bring devastating floods risks putting politics above people’s lives, opposition lawmakers and political analysts say. Malaysia will head to the polls on November 19, the country’s election commission announced last week, following

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Fetterman, in debate with Oz, vows to ‘keep coming back up’

By MARC LEVY and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) โ€” Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman wouldnโ€™t commit to releasing his full medical records during a highly anticipated debate against Republican Mehmet Oz on Tuesday, speaking haltingly throughout the hourlong event more than five months after experiencing a stroke. Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s 53-year-old lieutenant governor, has

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LA police investigating if racist recording taped illegally

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) โ€” Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city councilmembersโ€™ racist remarks was made illegally, the police chief said Tuesday. The recording’s disclosure earlier this month unleashed a growing scandal in the nation’s second-largest city just weeks before Election Day. The councilmembers’

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Clorox recalls cleaning products that may contain bacteria

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) โ€” If youโ€™re thinking of wiping down your kitchen with that bottle of Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaner under your sink โ€” stop. It may contain bacteria that could cause serious illness in people with compromised immune systems. Oakland, California-based Clorox said Tuesday it has recalled its scented multi-surface cleaners and all-purpose cleaners. The

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