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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins

In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the...

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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

The former UN human rights commissioner was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death

“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

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Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live

The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue reading...

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US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The court rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that 'history will judge this moment.'

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DHS shoots New York man with five-year-old in car

Federal agents surrounded and fired into the man's vehicle, reportedly with a young child inside.

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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Wins

Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

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UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live

Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments * Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 17 public executions are known to have been carried out in 2025 – six in Afghanistan and 11 in Iran. The Death Penalty Information Center says that 135 soldiers have been executed by the US military since 1916. Continue reading...

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EXCLUSIVE: Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.

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Founder of Rybar, Russian war propaganda channel, detained in Montenegro

Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria Zvinchuk, and three other associates were detained in an operation by Montenegrin police and security service on the morning of Oct. 9, local media reported.

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Pete Hegseth wants to livestream a snuff film

The Defense Secretary plans to telecast the military's first firing squad execution since 1945.

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Trauma endures in Paris suburb after police grenade shatters teenager's jaw: 'They maim a student, leave, and then what? How are we supposed to pick up the pieces?'

On September 28, 14-year-old Eden suffered a fractured jaw and lost most of his teeth after he was struck in the face by a tear-gas grenade fired at close range, just a few meters from his high school, where a protest was taking place. Students, teachers and parents spoke of their fear, anger and sense of helplessness.

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Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

The Trump administration recently announced that it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. This invitation erodes the well-deserved isolation of Putin for his...

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Hitler Mussolini wins local election

Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.

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Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley

A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer. Then I woke to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that America would have a public firing squad execution of murderer Nidal Hasan. Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist Continue reading...

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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

Trump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

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Drugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona's botched executions

Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona.

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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy

The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.

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In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology

“To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?”

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Mullin says ICE didn’t know 5-year-old boy was in car when officer fired

Federal authorities said Oscar Belgal used his car to ram government vehicles and endanger officers.

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How Donald Trump made America’s government dumber

DOGE was a huge missed opportunity

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FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned December 3 ‌military execution, which would be an unprecedented broadcast.

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'Avatar: The Last Airbender' expands with new prequel series 'Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos'

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The world of successful TV franchise "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is expanding once again, with a new prequel series that will follow ‌the story of a rebellious teenager Avatar — a being who controls the elements.

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Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko granted temporary guardianship of her estate

Wladimir Klitschko appeared in virtual court on Thursday alongside 11-year-old daughter Kaya, who he shares alongside Panettiere. Kaya is the sole heir of the “Heroes” star’s estate, following the death of the actor Aug. 16.

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These 18 million households now rank as the richest in the U.S., new Fed data shows

The smallest age group in the U.S. is also the richest, with a 37% jump in net worth over the last three years — far higher than any other group.

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'FishTok' trend creates fishing boom among young Victorians

The state's peak recreational fishing body says an increase in young Victorians taking up fishing has been "incredible" but is questioning why the government cancelled a program that may have led to the uptake.

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Northern Ireland’s Drumcree parade banned

NI secretary Chris Bryant seeks to defuse tensions between Protestants and Catholics in the region

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WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies with New York's GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman

At a political moment where Republicans are hoping to capture centrists wary of an ascendent progressive left, Blakeman has instead embraced the president and his aggressive conservative tactics.

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Queen Camilla on the joy of reading despite king's laughter and her tears

Britain's Queen Camilla and King Charles spend their evenings reading before dinner, a quiet time which is interrupted by either his laughter or her tears, she told a documentary aimed at reversing the decline in reading for enjoyment ‌in the UK.

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The Courage of Clara Hughes | The Tyee

The six-time Olympian’s latest book is true feat of strength. A Tyee Q&A.

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The Time for Documentaries Is Now | The Tyee

From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes, must-see movies abound this fall.

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What Anne Carson Teaches Us | The Tyee

The Nobel Prize-winning Canadian poet shows how rigorous thinking can become an act of literary creation.

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Trump Sanctions ICC Hours After Losing Nobel Prize to Former Judge

The Trump administration announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court at quite the moment.

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Trump's diesel agreement with Putin accused of contradicting Russia sanctions law

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a searing statement that the U.S. easing sanctions on Moscow "plays into Russia's hands."

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With Isaias in the Gulf, 2 Pacific Storms Are Barreling Toward Mexico

Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel are both expected to make landfall in the coming days. Rachel could also affect Southern California.

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Preventing Youth Homelessness, One Youth at a Time | The Tyee

At Directions Youth Services, support begins with asking what we can learn together.

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Trump may backtrack on livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter | Alabama Reflector

Trump said both that he'd already 'absolutely' approved the livestream and that he would make a determination about whether it would happen.

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Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted

Unions tell government to fix ‘overbearing mess’ of inspection regime and its impact on staff wellbeing – or risk industrial action Tensions between England’s headteachers and Ofsted are developing into a crisis after school leadership unions said they had no confidence in the watchdog and would hold strike ballots unless “significant wellbeing issues” caused by Ofsted’s inspections regime were fixed. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), which includes senior leaders in many secondary schools, described Ofsted’s inspection system as “an overbearing mess” and urged the government to pause inspections to stop teachers leaving the profession. Continue reading...

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Sharp script worthy of legendary large-nosed lead at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac can pick his nose, but he didn’t get to choose it.

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Verstappen pips Russell to sprint pole at Singapore F1 grand prix

Australia's Oscar Piastri will start on the second row for the sprint race at the Singapore F1, with Max Verstappen taking pole.

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Six measles cases confirmed in southeast Minnesota

An adult who was likely infected during travels in multiple states brought measles to Fillmore County, one of Minnesota’s least-vaccinated counties.

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Cult of the Lamb video game team honours work of original composer

When Australian composer Narayana Johnson, better known as River Boy, died his team felt the loss deeply. They have since used the game expansion as a platform to honour his memory and work.

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SFUSD is overhauling how it assigns students to schools. Here’s what to know

San Francisco could look a lot more like the suburbs in the near future, with students automatically assigned to their neighborhood elementary schools.

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Cramer's lightning round: 'I'm going to say yes to Jazz Pharmaceuticals'

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

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How California’s insurance race became a race to the left

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View: AI’s uncertain opportunity for Africa

The absence of African languages from large language models has become a major concern for the continent’s policymakers and tech leaders.

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Don’t go the extra mile: is local food better for the environment?

Almost a third of global greenhouse gas emissions are connected to food production. Does where you buy your fruit and vegetables still matter? * Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint * Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Food miles – the distance between farm, factory and plate – gained prominence in the early 2000s. The idea was that longer, more complex supply chains caused higher emissions than food sourced closer to home. The simple solution? Buy locally grown and shop nearby. The intervening decades have underlined other environmental concerns with the modern food system, from the emissions associated with animal agriculture to the problems of food and packaging waste. Continue reading...

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Women with PMOS should get subsidised weight loss drugs, advocates say

With GLP-1s to treat the condition not specifically approved by the TGA, patients are being prescribed them off-label * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Women living with a chronic hormonal condition should have access to taxpayer-funded weight loss medications, advocates say. The Polyendrocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia (POSAA) is urging for GLP-1 drugs to be approved on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for people living with the condition. Continue reading...

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