While driving down an East Texas country road I spotted this scene. The autumn trees and the late afternoon sun made these golden bales of hay shine just a little bit more. Fortunately I had my camera with me. (c) James Q. Eddy Jr.
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  • At the GOP debate in Miami, five Republicans sparred over top issues include the Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine, China, abortion and Social Security. Here's what you need to know.
  • The population of the United States has officially reached 300 million. According to government calculations, America reached the milestone at 7:46 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The United States is only the third country in the world to reach 300 million people.
  • President Biden hosts the new British prime minister at the White House. They’ll discuss whether to let Ukraine launch western weapons into Russia. If they do, Russia says it will respond accordingly.
  • The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers antigovernment group, Stewart Rhodes, and four others go on trial Tuesday on charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
  • A growing number of companies say it's a way to keep workers. Critics call it another leg up for families that can already afford counseling.
  • A Federal Jury in Boston found John Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics, and four other executives guilty of bribing doctors to boost sales of Subsys, a highly addictive fentanyl sublingual spray.
  • The Labor Department issued a glowing jobs report Friday. Despite low unemployment and the strongest wage growth in nearly a decade, the economy has not been a top campaign focus for the president.
  • The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has postponed its latest public hearing because of Hurricane Ian. The session had been set for Wednesday afternoon.
  • Presidential candidates are weighing in on how to address the subprime mortgage crisis. Hillary Clinton is calling for a freeze on adjustable mortgage rates. Barack Obama wants to eliminate predatory lending. And Mitt Romney wants the FHA to help more homeowners. But that's just one of the economic issues addressed by the candidates.
  • The teams the experts most expected to advance survive three rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. It's rare for four No. 1 seeds to be alive so deep into the tournament. But Florida, Kansas, Ohio State and North Carolina play on.
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