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The month's top story

Opinion | How to Make Banks Less Safe

The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTFederal Union’s Demand to End Shutdown Fails to Sway Democrats ABCPressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely FOXGovernment shutdown knowledge: gaming out its potential end
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What dominated October

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Another Attorney General Fires Motley Rice

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump Appoints New Head of Immigration Courts

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 525 stories

  1. Arturo Gatti Jr., son of late boxing champion, dies at age 17

    ABC · 5 outlets

    A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is set to begin Wednesday

  2. Opinion | Trump’s Triumphal March

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. U.S. strikes 4 more alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing 14

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Trump Pushes for New Classes of Navy Warships

    CBS · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Daniel Naroditsky, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 29

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. What Voters Think of Trump’s White House Ballroom

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. 10/10: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Jeffries endorses Mamdani in NYC mayor's race

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | Trump’s Big Beautiful Gaza Peace Plan

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. Opinion | Jay Jones and ‘Full Accountability’

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight

    ABC · 3 outlets

Business 444 stories

  1. Government shutdown becomes 2nd longest in U.S. history

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Air traffic controllers are under increased stress because of the government shutdown, government and union officials said.

  2. The Trump Tracker: What the President Has Done So Far

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Senators announce deal on aviation safety legislation

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. Market Call - BNN Bloomberg

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  3. Global Markets Up After Powell Signals New Rate Cuts

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Largest federal worker union urges end to government shutdown

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Stock futures were little changed as investors await Fed rate decision: Live updates

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. These stocks are falling back to Earth as Trump and China play nice

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  7. Private Lenders Aren’t Out of the Doghouse Yet

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  8. CNBC Daily Open: Cooler-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation adds to market cheer

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. NASA unit JPL to lay off about 550 workers, citing restructure

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

Sports 388 stories

  1. Miami leads 10-0 after Darren Waller's TD

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. College football Week 8: Updates, top plays and takeaways

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. Jets to waive DL Leonard Taylor

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Agent: Hill's surgery went well, WR to play in '26

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Tua apologizes for comments: 'Made a mistake'

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Top candidates, transfers, recruits for LSU

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  5. Transfer rumors, news: Juventus eye move for Chelsea's Gusto

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  6. 💪 Latest NFL Power Rankings

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 372 stories

  1. Apple expanding AirPods production in India: report

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    The Apple Music subreddit has announced an AMA with Adam Silver, who has led the platform’s product development for nearly a decade. Here’s how to join in. more…

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, October 28 (game #1373)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Apple @ Work: CIOs say Apple is now mission critical for the enterprise

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. You should watch Adam Savage’s delightful review of the new M5 Apple Vision Pro

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. I tried Nespresso's festive new Cinnamon and Candied Tamarind coffee pods, and it's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. The MacBook Pro 14-inch M5 has fixed my biggest MacBook problem, and I’m never going back

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  6. How to watch Love Island Australia 2025 — it's *FREE*

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. Musicians, meet your (ethical) AI bandmates

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Leaked Apple iPad Pro M5 benchmark shows massive improvements

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. These are the best new MacBook deals right now: options starting at $599

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 351 stories

  1. Who Was Sam Rivers? What to Know About Limp Bizkit Bassist Who Died at 48

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Trapeze Artist Marina B Dead at 27 After She Fell During Circus Accident

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. RHOP’s Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon Break Silence on Wendy Osefo's Arrest

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Keith Urban Reacts to Fan Telling Him Her Name Is 'Nicole'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. King Charles Heckled Over Prince Andrew's Ties to the Late Jeffrey Epstein

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. 15 Celebrities Who Are Dating Influencers

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Are You More "SWAG" Or "SWAG II"?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. Brazilian Influencer, 23, Addresses Arrest for Alleged Drug Trafficking

    USMag · 1 outlets

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