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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...

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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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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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Canadian writer Anne Carson awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in literature

The Canadian writer received the Swedish Academy's highest honor on Thursday, October 8. A master of textual deviation, Carson, who began as a classical philologist, blends poetry and popular culture, prose and verse, with both humor and erudition.

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Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’

Conservatives have trumpeted the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but researchers say the reasons for the decline are unclear.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan 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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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say

Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.

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“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California

ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms.

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Why people don’t want to have children any more

Social contagion can help explain falling birth rates — and offers a way out of the demographic trap

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Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution

Hegseth said Nidal Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be."

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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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Trump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund it

Tech firms are giving big to a White House AI science program amid the destruction of institutions like the NIH.

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US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart

At this point, there appears to be no prospect of a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.

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Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukrainian frontline city

Two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks.

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Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event

Officials clarified execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be livestreamed Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year. Officials later clarified the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported. In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the Pentagon secretary said the firing squad would carry out the sentence at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1pm on Thursday, 3 December. This would be the first US military execution in more than 60 years. Continue reading...

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At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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Jeff Bezos Claims AI Could Allow For 3-Day Workweeks And One-Income Families

In an interview with Fox News, the Amazon founder said he disagreed with the assessment that AI will lead to large-scale job losses.

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Measles is surging in the US. These graphics show how bad it has gotten

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas, Utah, South Carolina and, now, Pennsylvania.

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Lithuania calls for EU sanctions against Russian grain

Russia being able to trade grain while it blockades Ukraine from doing likewise "is an unacceptable situation," said Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius.

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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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How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic

A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.

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Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Nidal Hasan’s execution should be watched by everyone.

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French astronaut Sophie Adenot back on Earth after 237 days aboard the ISS

The astronaut, who now holds the record for the longest European spaceflight, splashed down Thursday alongside her three crew mates.

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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim news for the climate.

Like Donald Trump, he favors maximizing profits for extractive industries, environment be damned.

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China to resume October fuel exports after a brief halt, four trade sources say

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China is set to resume ‌October refined fuel exports after a brief halt during its Golden ⁠Week holiday, four trade sources said on Friday.

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South Korean and Japanese companies are racing to strengthen cyber defences after a wave of attacks that cybersecurity experts say are highlighting how AI may be lowering the bar for criminals ‌with limited technical skills.

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US Moves to Reassure Taiwan as Trump-Xi Ties Stall Big Arms Deal

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Long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay

The reunion followed an emotional rollercoaster for families who described crying and losing sleep after hearing reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew during the d...

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Barcelona team develops AI that detects ageing in blood stem cells

ChromAgeNet has decoded chromatin architecture, the 3D organisation of DNA in the nucleus, distinguishing young from aged blood stem cells and opening new paths for cell rejuvenation.

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Country diary: A passing osprey needs to eat – but the local terns won’t let it | Claire Stares

Chichester harbour, Hampshire: I witness a battle of wills as this magnificent raptor attempts to fuel up on sea bass, before it heads south on migration

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What the Furor Over “Fjord” Is Missing

In Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning drama, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, a family of conservative Christian immigrants in Norway collide with the progressive values of the European welfare state.

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‘Old-timey fascism was kept secret. Now you don’t have to hide it’: Martin McDonagh, John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on Wild Horse Nine

McDonagh’s latest film has Malkovich and Rockwell shooting the breeze as CIA agents in 1973 on Easter Island. They discuss grandchildren, swimming with turtles and who shot JFK

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US announces effort to disrupt hacking infrastructure run by China's Integrity Tech Group

US officials say they are seizing seven internet domains in a new effort to disrupt hackers working with Chinese IT firm Integrity Technology Group.

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In ‘Always Lalisa,’ K-pop superstar Lisa comes of age and embarks on a new career in acting

The documentary “Always Lalisa” captures a pivotal year in the life of Lisa, following the K-pop superstar as she takes a break from Blackpink to record and launch her first solo album, 2025’s “Alter Ego.”

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Israel kills or wounds Palestinian every 90 minutes in Gaza since ceasefire

Islamic Relief calls for global action as deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza continue and humanitarian conditions worsen.

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'The news is not always bad': Three things that made Jayne Secker smile this week

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Recognition for young dad who saved drowning daughter

A Perth father has won a Royal Life Saving Bravery Award after saving his toddler from drowning in a backyard pool in Broome.

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What to know before the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival

The Tokyo International Film Festival is back for its 39th edition, offering moviegoers a chance to voyage across space and time without leaving the capital.

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ICE Agent Shoots Man In New York—Mamdani, Hochul Say 5-Year-Old Was In Car

New York officials claimed the man was with a five-year-old child in his car while an ICE agent shot at him, although the child is physically unharmed.

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Famous Italian winery loses 30,000 bottles worth €5mn in heist

Antinori says it hopes to ‘protect the market’ by alerting potential buyers

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Some much-needed American optimism on Europe

Siloed national markets, anti-competitive culture and low investment have stunted growth — but the opportunity is there

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US 10-year Treasury yields risk hitting 6% for first time since 2000, Pimco says

Bond giant’s investment chief warns that further sharp rise in borrowing costs is ‘feasible’ as market participants are forced to unwind losing bets

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Five ways to tell if market trouble lies ahead

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New York City man shot in car with child present by ICE agents, mayor says

ICE agents shot and wounded a man in a Bronx car with a 5-year-old inside during a targeted immigration operation, officials said.

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Eswatini king pledges to strengthen 'enduring friendship' with Taiwan

Eswatini's king pledged on Friday ‌to strengthen his country's "enduring friendship" with Taiwan, during a return visit to Taipei after President Lai Ching-te's trip to the southern African nation in May that China tried to block.

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‘I only ever heard Jeremy speak in Mark Zuckerberg’s voice until his last day of shooting’

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Lethal Katie Hannon dismantles the budget and dismisses Jack Chambers

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