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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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The EPA is quietly killing its web archive

Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.

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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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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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DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses

In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

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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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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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House Democrats are setting their political sights on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pushing for his removal as the first spoils from anticipated wins in the midterm election

Potential next House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries said the defense secretary’s removal is “one of the first things we’re going to do.”

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New Mexico utility regulators advance investigation into PNM electricity billing complaints • Source New Mexico

New Mexico utility regulators took a step toward investigating complaints that the state's largest electric provider overbilled residents.

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I Made the Elizabeth Holmes Eggs. I Have to Side With Billy on This One.

For Elizabeth’s version, I weakly turned the eggs in the bowl with the stunned limpness of someone facing a looming prison sentence.

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The Safe Internet Is Shrinking

An explosion of AI-powered hacks will reshape life online.

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Ex-Eminem employee, accused of stealing and selling rapper's unreleased work, pleads guilty

A former studio engineer for Eminem pleads guilty to a charge of criminal copyright infringement. Prosecutors accuse the man of stealing and selling the rapper's unreleased music.

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election chances analysed ahead of Israel election

We spoke to Dr Shany Mor, who served on Israel's National Security Council, and is now a senior researcher at the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre.

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Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead

A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market’s attention in the week ahead

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Star Grier still blazing trails in film

Work as long as Pam Grier, and you’ll have stories. And does Pam Grier ever have stories.

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Hedge Funds Log Widest Daily Drawdown Since Covid in Rout

Global hedge funds suffered one of their broadest declines since the Covid pandemic following the stock market selloff on Thursday, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s prime brokerage desk.

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Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska to toss out results if Republican loses

Attorney General Todd Blanche has declined to pledge DOJ’s independence from the White House and suggests he could file similar suits

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Trump looks like 'fish out of water' as onlookers spot 'glitchy' sign on face

Speaking to MAGA supporters at a midterm rally in Sioux City, the President Donald Trump's facial expression was likened to a 'fish out of water' for an odd reason

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In hunt for Starlink alternative, Ukraine partners with Nokia and satellite maker ICEYE

With SpaceX imposing speed limits on Starlink in Ukraine and hampering military operations, Kyiv is looking for alternatives.

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As flood risk rises, some communities question the idea of resilience

People are increasingly urged to become resilient to flooding. Yet many question whether this shifts responsibility from institutions to residents.

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Trump to lower Canada tariffs for certain agricultural goods, Collins says

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Trump Repeatedly Short-Circuits During Rally Speech

Donald Trump once again kept interrupting himself to make strange noises.

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U.S. airlines favor higher fares over fuller planes as fuel costs squeeze profits

Among major domestic carriers, passenger revenue rose nearly 18% in the third quarter from a year earlier, while passenger traffic was up less than 1%.

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The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Oct. 24

The Bestsellers Lists are compiled by The Globe and Mail from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData

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‘I’m the one’: Trump says he ordered Alaska elections lawsuit

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Charting a week in the West Bank with settler attacks, demolitions and roadblocks

Violent attacks from Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have been rising dramatically since October 7, eroding what little hope there is left for a future Palestinian state.

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Prosper Portland Board Finds Its Executive Director Followed All Agency Rules

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Leon Bridges reinvents his sound with new album, 'Happiness Anytime'

Since his 2015 debut album, Leon Bridges has transformed himself from a Sam Cooke-style crooner into a shape-shifting singer of all things from mambo to disco. His new album is called Happiness Anytime.

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Many feared trapped after multistorey building collapses in Kenya

Officials say building in Nairobi's Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use.

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Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaska

The lawsuit raises concerns the US administration may be looking to meddle in some of this midterm cycle’s races.

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Children being exploited by criminals to target Greater Manchester HMOs, police say

GMP fear vulnerable people being paid to attack buildings suspected of housing immigrants or refugees Vulnerable people, including children, are being recruited by criminals to damage houses suspected of being HMOs, police in Manchester believe. In recent weeks, dozens of properties have been targeted across Greater Manchester, mostly in Salford, but also in Stockport and Tameside. Continue reading...

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AmEx CEO says company to cut 5% of total workforce

American Express took a ‌restructuring charge in the third quarter for ⁠a plan expected to eliminate about 5% of its global workforce, ‌CEO ⁠Stephen Squeri told analysts on an ⁠post-earnings call on Friday.

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