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Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

"Ukraine needs secure, sovereign, and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls," ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said in a press release announcing the deal with Kyiv.

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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off

Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.

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Anna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals

“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in.

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.

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Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame

Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continu...

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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...

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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

The high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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Heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe in summer 2026, making it deadliest on record

A study conducted by two British institutions covering 854 urban areas found that the heatwaves of summer 2026 were far more lethal than those of 2003 or 2022.

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Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says

The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians.

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Democrats demand “unredacted log” of attendees at $TRUMP meme coin dinner

Senators seem to be signaling a probe of the president's crypto empire.

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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...

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Will Elon Musk be the October surprise?

The world's first trillionaire is also a disinformation super-spreader.

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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC that spliced together comments made by Trump during a rally on 6 January 2021, before the US Capitol riot. While the broadcast was not readily available to view in Florida, Trump’s team has argued that he was personally damaged by the broadcast under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Continue reading...

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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPS

A new report reveals that the U.S. Postal Service is threatening the integrity of mail-in voting in rural areas.

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AI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts Unprompted

Banks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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'Beyond the cost of living, what was at stake on October 17 was the unraveling of our democracy'

This day of protest reflects an anger that has built up through the last 10 years over the lack of listening from those in power, writes Le Monde economic journalist Aline Leclerc, in her column.

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Jared Kushner Blasts ‘Outrageous’ Vanity Fair Over Report On Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts

The report claims Kushner’s phone was hacked and showed transfers from multi-million-dollar slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

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'Protesting is no longer a right, but a risk we have to take': French protestors weigh whether to return to the streets

They took part in the nationwide protests on October 17 and remain stunned by the looting of shops, damage to public buildings and the large amounts of tear gas deployed against peaceful marches. Some will march again this Saturday. Others will not.

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New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there...

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Nine people are vying for five seats on the school board during the Nov. 3 election.

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Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ over ‘disturbing allegations’ against her father

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IMF names conditions under which Ukraine will get help with 2027 budget

The International Monetary Fund estimates the external financing Ukraine needs to carry out its 2027 state budget, the sources of which are not yet confirmed, at $30 billion to $35 billion, and that m...

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Rogers reports jump in free cash flow, flat revenue in third quarter

Also records lower new subscription numbers as it pursues sale of minority stake in sports holdings

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Netanyahu orders full closure of West Bank after deadly attack near Hebron

Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who the military said had launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize on the incident...

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Moscow elites pleased with US envoy Witkoff and far from agreeing to peace (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,702)

Starshield, the defense version of Starlink, seems to remain slow despite US assurances that it was fully back. And journalists from Russia reveal what is being discussed by Kremlin and US officials as they seek a deal on Ukraine.

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Ex-FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden probes

The US Justice Department has charged two former senior FBI officials with lying to Congress ‌about their knowledge of investigations into former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, according to court documents made public on Friday.

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Trump Administration Sues To Block Certification Of Alaska Senate Race — If Republican Loses

The administration claims another candidate with a similar name “threatens to mislead Alaskan citizens.”

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Kansas Was Supposed to Be Easy for Republicans. Then Tyson Brody Moved Back Home.

Could Tyson Brody’s research in Kansas get a Democrat elected for the first time in 94 years?

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Man accused in Citywest assualt case set to be deported after charges dropped

He had been charged with two counts of sexual assault but these no longer stand.

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Inside Marissa Roy's Bollywood-bumping, group-project bid to become L.A.'s city attorney

Critics say candidate Marissa Roy, 34, lacks the 'gravitas' to be L.A. city attorney. Supporters see a chance to turn the role into a progressive champion of Angelenos.

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More than 95% of US House races aren’t competitive. It pushes lawmakers toward ideological edges. | Arizona Mirror

Competitive House races 2026: Fewer than 5% are true toss-ups, leaving a small slice of voters to decide control

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White House claims Melania Trump secured ceasefire in Oleshky

Following direct talks with Moscow and Kyiv, US First Lady Melania Trump has established a localised ceasefire and safe passageway in Oleshky starting 29 October.

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Dems in Congress say they’re wary Trump won't accept results of election | Colorado Newsline

Some Democrats in Congress are preparing for the possibility that Trump will try to discredit unfavorable election results.

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Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire to evacuate Oleshky residents — Meduza

Russia and Ukraine will temporarily pause fighting to allow residents of Oleshky, a city in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region, to evacuate safely.

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Crossing the Big Water is a moving, many-voiced love letter - Chicago Reader

Stories of the African diaspora create a love letter through multinarrative and generational storytelling in MPAACT's new show.

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Trump deportees to Sierra Leone risk being forced home, rights group says

Amnesty International on Friday urged Sierra Leone to halt the expected repatriation of three people deported from the United States, saying they could face ‌serious human rights violations if returned to their home countries elsewhere in West Africa.

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Melania Trump secures ceasefire in Russian-occupied city of Oleshky

The agreement, due to take effect on 29 October, is intended to allow humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations in a city where residents have endured years of Russian occupation, severe food shortages and dangerous attempts to escape.

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Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race - The Boston Globe

The suit is kicks off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the US government and states over certifying an election where the president’s party is struggling.

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