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Santa Clara County Pitches Measure A Sales Tax to Backstop Hospitals Before Nov. 4 Vote

County leaders portray the general‑fund tax as a hospital lifeline after Trump‑era Medicaid cuts.

Sheinbaum Marks First Year With Zócalo Rally, Vows 'Good' U.S. Trade Deal and Unveils Tech Push

Morocco's Youth-Led Protests Enter Ninth Night as Officials Signal Dialogue

Peter Mutharika Sworn In as Malawi President, Vows Corruption Crackdown

Study Finds U.S. Lost 298 Surgical Hospitals From 2010 to 2020, Shrinking Access in Vulnerable Areas

Tunisia Court Sentences Man to Death Over Facebook Posts Criticizing President

New Mexico Ends Two-Day Special Session, Sends Five Bills to Soften Federal Cuts

Eurozone Inflation Rebounds to 2.2% in September as Energy Drag Fades

Madagascar Protests Persist After Rajoelina Dissolves Government

Global Citizen Festival Delivers Clean-Energy Push and Amazon Funding as 60,000 Fill Central Park

Pope León XIV Condemns Global Inequality at Catechists’ Jubilee, Sets Nov. 1 for Newman’s Doctor of the Church Title

Leningrad Region Methanol Poisonings Rise to 25 as Investigators Detain Three

After Deadly Unrest Over Power Cuts, Madagascar Extends Curfews and Ousts Energy Minister

Georgia’s Medicaid Work-Requirement Program Extended Through 2026 With Eased Reporting

11 Dead, 10 in ICU After Methanol-Laced Street Liquor in Barranquilla

Timor-Leste Parliament Votes to Scrap Lifetime Pensions

UN Finance Summit and G20 Ministers Push Overhaul to Unlock SDG Financing

Judge Blocks USDA SNAP Data Push as Kansas Faces Funding Freeze

Cardi B Replaces The Weeknd for Global Citizen Festival in NYC on Sept. 27

USDA Ends Annual Hunger Report, Puts Food-Security Researchers on Leave