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Top Democrats are pushing their members to donate more money to the party’s official campaign arm to fight the significant fundraising advantage held by GOP-aligned groups ahead of Election Day.The National Republican Congressional Committee, the chief campaign arm of the House GOP, started October with $92.3 million on hand compared to only $59.2 million for Democrats. That edge, combined with a recent Fox News poll showing Republicans have overtaken Democrats on the generic congressional ballot among likely voters, has Democrats scrambling to come up with more money.This week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urged members to pay…

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he took steps to prevent children from getting gender therapy out of his “duty to protect minors.”The Republican signed a bill this month that prohibits the University of Oklahoma Medical Center from using COVID relief funds to bankroll gender reassignment treatment for children. Stitt also called on the state legislature to pass a statewide ban when it reconvenes in February. “We have a duty to protect minors from a lot of things: we don’t let them drink, we don’t let them get tattoos,” Sitt told Fox News. “Their brains aren’t fully developed.” “This is…

Americans have an insatiable appetite for fast food.Credit — or blame, as the case may be — entrepreneur Billy Ingram. The Colorado native founded the world’s first burger chain, White Castle, in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921. He is widely considered the father of fast food — recognized as its creator by industry media as early as 1957, before most modern fast-food brands were even born.The United States today has about 190,000 fast-food eateries, according to restaurant industry sources. But only one was the first.MEET THE AMERICAN WHO INVENTED THE CRASH TEST DUMMY, A LIFE-SAVING INNOVATION”White Castle’s rise to cult status was…

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The parents of rising rugby league star Liam Hampson have released a heartfelt tribute and thank you to the community in the aftermath of their son’s death.Hampson, 24, played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup and was reported missing in Barcelona on Tuesday while on a trip around Europe with Gold Coast Titans’ AJ Brimson and Broncos stars Jordan Riki and Jesse Arthars.The aspiring footballer was last seen by his friends at the popular Sala Apolo nightclub about 4:30am on Tuesday but he was still missing about 30 hours later.Managers from the nightclub believe Hampson “got lost” going…

Fae Church and her family popped into The University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge for a quick visit with her family when she began breastfeeding one of her children discreetly, only to be told off by a member of staff A mum was left “utterly humiliated” after she was told off for breastfeeding at a museum. Fae Church had been trying to breastfeed her three-month-old son at The University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge on Saturday, October 15, when a member of staff told her off. They reportedly told the mum “it’s not ok because no food and drink are…

A damaged military vehicle is seen after the withdrawal of Russian forces in Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Sept. 13, 2022.Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesAs Russian authorities continue a mass evacuation of civilians from occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine, defense analysts believe that the movement of people is setting the scene for Moscow to withdraw its troops from a significant part of the region.Up to 60,000 civilians are expected to be evacuated in the next few days from the western part of the Kherson region, on the right-hand side of the Dnipro River, to the eastern bank…

Good morning. For a change of pace, nothing about the UK today, despite yesterday’s big news. The pound and gilts are relatively calm, and there are better FT people to cover the politics. In particular, I suggest you have a look at Stephen Bush’s Inside Politics newsletter (one-click sign up here). Email me: robert.armstrong@ft.com.Goldman makes a lot of money, and maybe you should own itMaking fun of Goldman Sachs is one of life’s simple pleasures. Everyone who works there makes a ton of money and acts all important, but what is the point of them? The investment banking and securities…

San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Nearly two years after hurricanes Eta and Iota pummelled northern Honduras, flooding entire neighbourhoods and causing widespread devastation, 40-year-old Marlen Oliva has fled her home again this month as Hurricane Julia swept through. Oliva, who sought refuge at a government shelter in San Pedro Sula, said her family was still struggling to recover from the financial hit of the previous storms when Julia arrived. To support their five children, Oliva and her construction-worker husband had attempted to migrate to the United States last year, but they were deported after reaching southern Mexico. “Things are just…

TOKYO: Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian couples and single women. For decades, anonymous sperm donation has existed in a legal grey zone in Japan, with no law explicitly prohibiting it, but no framework to govern it either. Legislation expected to be presented this year would regulate the procedure, including protecting the rights of children to know their biological parents and capping recipients from a single donor. But a draft seen by AFP shows the law would only authorise the process for legally…