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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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Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview.

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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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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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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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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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Trump agrees diesel supply deal with Russia in move condemned by Ukraine

‘Gifts to Putin will not bring peace ‌or ‌any benefit to the civilised world,’ says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

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AI agents repurposed a University of Toronto link-sharing tool to communicate with each other

The University of Toronto learned earlier this month that a tool it uses to make web links easier to share had been repurposed by artificial-intelligence agents from OpenAI to communicate with one another, apparently unbeknownst to their human creators.

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Putin Downplayed Immediate Ukraine Talks Resumption in Phone Call With Trump, Kremlin Says - The Moscow Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S.

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President Donald Trump cancels trip to Georgia-Alabama game ahead of Hurricane Isaias | Arkansas Advocate

Trump canceled plans to see the University of Alabama and University of Georgia football game as Hurricane Isaias strengthened

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Judge added to Skagit County Superior Court for first time in 2 decades | Cascadia Daily News

Governor appoints Haley Wolcott Sebens to new post

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India's TCS senior staff will miss out on variable pay for September quarter, memo shows

Senior staff at India's Tata Consultancy Services will miss out on quarterly bonuses after the company failed to meet performance targets, according to an internal memo seen ‌by Reuters, the first time in at least two years all variable pay was withheld for some workers.

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Trump hits International Criminal Court with sanctions after Nobel goes to former judge

The sanctions are aimed at cutting the ICC off from the global financial system and include threats of punishment for countries that do business with the court.

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David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf

Arizona Land Reserve, which the Nevada Republican listed as one of his biggest assets on his financial disclosure, cut $50,000 checks to conservative groups that endorsed him.

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Zelenskyy accuses Trump of ‘smokescreen’ oil deal amid talks to end Ukraine war

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Kalshi probes suspicious trades tied to Trump press secretary pick, WSJ reports

Prediction market Kalshi has launched ‌an investigation into a series of suspicious trades on ⁠their platform about the selection of US President Donald Trump's new White House press ‌secretary ⁠Katie Zacharia, the Wall Street Journal reported ⁠on Friday, citing a Kalshi spokesperson.

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Why OpenAI’s revenue numbers really matter

Vague figures may lay the groundwork for inflated valuations when much-hyped companies finally go public

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Does Canada punish murder too harshly?

British Columbia is considering bringing back the faint-hope clause for first-degree murder, which would allow convicted murderers the chance to apply for early parole after 15 years instead of 25.

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Exclusive | Kalshi Probes Bets on Trump’s Pick for New White House Press Secretary

The prediction market is examining a series of trades that correctly predicted the appointment of Katie Zacharia, who wasn’t previously seen as a front-runner.

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Yellowstone wolves struggle to produce pups, again, but don’t blame disease this time - WyoFile

Despite a continued lull in adding new wolves to the national park’s population, there are no ‘biological red flags’ that have biologists concerned.

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Checks and Balance newsletter: Plans to livestream an execution in America

John Prideaux, our executive editor, argues that making a spectacle of a Muslim gunman’s death is a deliberate political choice

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

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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Federal government sues Denver over law enforcement mask ban

The Justice Department says states and cities don’t have the power to regulate the federal government. Denver says the law is constitutional.

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Landlords will face fines for breaching confidentiality

Change aims to protect tenants who break leases because of domestic violence

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Trump administration sues Denver over law enforcement mask ban | Colorado Newsline

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday sued Denver over a city law that bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks.

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Public Execution Won’t Have the Effect Trump Intends

Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s death would only credit the Fort Hood shooter’s argument that this country is barbarous.

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After debating a firing in public, Corporation Commission voted to hide the record

Corporation Commission open meeting: Regulators voted to redact a public meeting after the fact, which experts call a legal violation

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Ariel goes from listener to caller at Mattel

The firm’s first activist-style letter, joined by another investor, puts pressure on new CEO Roger Lynch as Authentic Brands shows interest.

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Training AI robots, one chore at a time

In the past few years, researchers have found that first-person video is a crucial ingredient to training general-purpose robots to work in factories and warehouses, or vacuum floors and load dishwashers in homes. Globe reporter Joe Castaldo tried making one of these videos using an online platform that collects and pays for them.

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Netflix plans substantial layoffs, sources say

Netflix plans to lay off employees, according to sources familiar with the streaming company's plans. The cuts come after investors have expressed concerns over user engagement. The stock has declined 43% compared to a year ago.

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US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman

The United States lifted on Friday sanctions on the daughter of a Myanmar businessman accused of supporting the country's military, according ‌to the US Treasury Department's website, after she filed a suit seeking removal from the blacklist.

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