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Today’s Breaking News LIVE Updates, October 12, 2026: President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered on Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end.

US District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition that challenged the ads, including the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, who challenged the ads as an illegal misuse of funds. She told the administration to cancel any remaining ads, including any set to air Sunday night, in granting a temporary restraining order.

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12 Oct 2026 07:27 AM (IST) US: Wildfire north of Los Angeles prompts evacuation order for parts of Santa Clarita A fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles prompted authorities to order an evacuation for some parts of the city of Santa Clarita on Sunday. Authorities said the Bike fire had burned 172 acres (67 hectares) by Sunday evening. It was 12 per cent contained.

US: Wildfire north of Los Angeles prompts evacuation order for parts of Santa Clarita

A fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles prompted authorities to order an evacuation for some parts of the city of Santa Clarita on Sunday. Authorities said the Bike fire had burned 172 acres (67 hectares) by Sunday evening. It was 12 per cent contained.

12 Oct 2026 06:47 AM (IST) Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean. The hurricane’s center swirled parallel to the coast, closing in on the Puerto Vallarta area, where its most damaging winds and rain were expected to hit around midnight and continue through Monday morning. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it’s not clear if it will make landfall, which could enable it to maintain its dangerous strength, sustaining winds of 140 mph (220 kph). That’s not good news for people in and around Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination in the........

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