‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts  —  The Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for threats, harassment and misinformation beginning next week  —  Elon Musk plans to reinstate nearly all previously banned Twitter accounts …

Russia rains missiles on recaptured Ukrainian city  —  Natalia Kristenko's dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight.  City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve her as they responded to a deadly barrage of attacks that shook Ukraine's southern city of Kherson.

E. Jean Carroll sues Donald Trump for alleged 1990s rape under New York Adult Survivors Act  —  The writer E. Jean Carroll sued Donald Trump for allegedly raping her in the 1990s just after midnight Thursday as a New York law took effect opening a window for sex assault victims to sue their alleged assailants.

Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers  —  Residents of some parts of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.

Mike Lindell Weighing Run Against GOP's Ronna McDaniel ‘If God Willing’  —  Prominent conspiracy theorist and pillow tycoon Mike Lindell is weighing up a challenge to Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel for leadership of the party following the GOP's underwhelming performance in the 2022 midterm elections.

Democrats battle over 2024 nomination calendar as Biden weighs options  —  New Hampshire and Nevada battle over first place, as Michigan and Minnesota angle to replace Iowa in the Democratic presidential process  —  New Hampshire's Republican governor considers Nevada's bid to become …

Jeffrey Epstein Accusers Sue Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan  —  Lawsuits claim banks facilitated sex trafficking and ignored red flags  —  Women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse are suing Deutsche Bank AG DB 1.62%increase; green up pointing triangle and JPMorgan Chase JPM 1.07%increase …

Over 20,000 died in western Europe's summer heatwaves, figures show  —  This year's temperatures would have been virtually impossible without climate crisis, scientists say  —  More than 20,000 people died across western Europe in this summer's heatwaves, in temperatures …

Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024  —  Before Election Day, anxiety mounted over potential chaos at the polls.  —  Election officials warned about poll watchers who had been steeped in conspiracy theories falsely claiming that then-President Donald Trump did not actually lose the 2020 election.

Russia's parliament passes law banning ‘gay’ and ‘pedophilia’ propaganda  —  Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a new law banning all forms of “gay propaganda,” as well as the “propaganda of pedophilia and sex change” among adults.  —  The bill passed unanimously …

Biden says he will try to move on gun control during lame-duck session  —  President Biden on Thursday said he would try to pass a bill banning assault rifles during the lame-duck session before the next Congress forms, despite long odds due to Republican opposition.