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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ken Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s Company

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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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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Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center

The company was ordered to stop work, but it clear-cut anyway.

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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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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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Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

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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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2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop

Two ex-FBI officials have been charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop. One former FBI intelligence official specialized in foreign election interference.

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Inflexion sells majority stake in Celnor to Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Private equity firm Inflexion said on Friday it would sell a majority stake in British testing and ‌safety compliance company Celnor Group to Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

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Trump Says NFL ‘Could’ve Probably Postponed’ Paris Game As Protests Rock France

President Donald Trump suggested the NFL “could’ve probably postponed” the Pittsburgh Steelers-New Orleans Saints game scheduled for Sunday in Paris as protests rock France.

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Christina Ricci Takes Down MAGA Voter In Brutal Reply

“Miss Ricci is forever the GOAT,” one user wrote in response to the actor’s remarks.

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Not Every Amazon Sale Is A Good Deal. These Ones Are.

We scoured the web for the BEST discounts on Amazon this week.

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UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown

Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners. The proportion of children being fed unsafe content that often left them frightened, confused and upset, was almost unchanged, according to an Ofcom review of the first nine months of supposedly strict requirements on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Continue reading...

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Ukrainian commanders report first known aerial drone rescue of wounded soldier — Meduza

Ukraine’s armed forces have evacuated a wounded soldier from the front line by drone for the first time, Reuters reported. The news agency recounted the rescue of 49-year-old Kostiantyn Vlasenko…

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The Elizabeth Holmes bump is real

The new documentary "You Can See Everything" is fueling a fresh wave of fascination with the saga surrounding disgraced founder Elizabeth Holmes.

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Global Insight: The ‘cockroach’ protesters Modi cannot stamp out

Movement that began as an online satirical movement but has become a thorn in the side of the prime minister

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The ledger problem

Tokenisation doesn’t suspend the laws of finance

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Ukraine to end automatic 100% mobilization exemptions for critical industries, Prime Minister says

Companies will still be able to request higher exemption quotas if needed to maintain operations, while the government plans to introduce a new system allowing full exemptions for businesses that help...

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Vincent Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at Bayern training

Vincent Kompany was ‘undergoing thorough examinations’, Bayern Munich said, after their coach felt unwell during training ⁠on Friday

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Uber doubles down on ChatGPT for workers after last month's layoffs

Uber offers ChatGPT Work to 30,000 employees after layoffs. The AI tool assists with tasks like meeting briefs and data analysis.

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Vincent Kompany: Bayern coach taken to hospital after collapsing at training

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has been taken to hospital after collapsing at the club's training ground.

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Friday 10/23: ICE Out of The Bay Emergency Rally at Highland Hospital

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UK approves J&J's oral psoriasis pill

Britain's medicines regulator on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson's daily pill for adults and teenagers with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, a ‌skin condition causing red, scaly and often itchy or painful patches.

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Apple’s iPhone Duo Hits Stores in Face of Short Supply and High Demand

Apple Inc. has already shown there’s a strong appetite for its $2,000-and-up foldable iPhone Duo. Now it needs to meet that demand.

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Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at training

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany was taken to hospital today after collapsing at the training ground.

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BP, Louisiana agree to resolve Deepwater Horizon disputes

BP and the US state ‌of Louisiana on Friday agreed to resolve two ⁠long-running disputes tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including a single early ‌payment ⁠of about $350 million and the settlement of ⁠remaining coastal zone lawsuits involving ⁠the company.

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Hellebuyck becomes a Devil

Jets netminder heads to New Jersey in blockbuster trade

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Republican Mayor Physically Charges at Resident in Council Meeting

Matthew Bianchini said he would do it all over again too.

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Diagnostic uncertainty: why losing a diagnosis can be as difficult as receiving one

Being told you don’t have a serious disease is not always a relief. Research explains why: diagnoses shape how people experience and make sense of their suffering.

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Backers of billionaire tax plan to attack Newsom in early presidential primary states

The ad, funded by backers of the wealth tax, castigates Newsom for opposing Proposition 40, the ballot measure that would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires’ assets.

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Tommy Robinson guilty of harassment because this is not a vigilante world, jury told

Prosecution says Robinson ‘threatened people and acted like a bully’ towards Daily Mail journalists Tommy Robinson is guilty of harassing two journalists because we do not live in a “vigilante world”, jurors have been told, as the prosecution sought to use the far-right activist’s words against him. Robinson had posted a video in which he told Daily Mail journalists he would find them after they wrote about his alleged role influencing England’s 2024 riots. He told them he had obtained details of where they and their families lived and warned them to abide by “men’s rules”. Continue reading...

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View: Saudi crown prince grapples with the limits of his power

War, rising debt, and retrenched ambitions are testing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vision to reshape his kingdom, and the region.

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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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