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The return of the Gruffalo

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Julia Donaldson's stories have been filling children's heads with wonder for decades. "When I've got a pencil in my hand, it's like an electric current," she said. "My brain can send the words down my arm onto the page."

Donaldson has sold more than 75 million books worldwide, and more in the U.K. than any other author this century. Asked how it has changed her life, she replied, "I wouldn't say it's really changed my life, except, you know, recently I was made a dame!"

Was it ever! In 1999, Donaldson created "The Gruffalo." The book about a monster outwitted by a clever mouse quickly became a modern classic, and was adapted to film.

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Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 11, 2026. SEC. MULLIN: As far- Margaret, as far as the information being released, FBI and HSI is going to do the investigation. Continue to do the investigation. When it's completed, we'll release all the information. MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay. There was that five-year-old you just mentioned. Given that rap sheet and how long you'd been monitoring, how come those officers didn't notice that a child was put in that car?

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ICE agent strikes man with vehicle during pursuit in Texas, officials say

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agent driving a vehicle struck a man on Saturday while trying to pursue him and someone else in the Houston area, according to authorities. The federal agency had been trying to pull over and arrest Jose Mendoza-Cervantes in north-west Harris county, Texas , when he and the victim, Miguel Parra-Hernandez, exited the vehicle, officials said. Surveillance footage showed the officer chase Parra-Hernandez and then hit him with his car. Parra-Hernandez suffered a broken leg and was taken to a hospital, the Harris county sheriff’s office said.