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Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'

Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.

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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

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Elon Musk Loses $21 Billion In A Morning As SpaceX Shares Slip

Elon Musk lost $21 billion on Wednesday morning as SpaceX shares fell 2% after reports that the company plans to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia.

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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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The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.

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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'

Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

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Trump Is Still Airing Campaign Ads With Your Money by the Way

The president hasn’t stopped those taxpayer-funded advertisements, despite promising he would.

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Martin Soto went out for diapers. He came home eight months later.

The asylum seeker, who led a hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE facility, was released with an ankle monitor late Tuesday.

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“Honey please I need you to get this done for me.” How Kimberly Guilfoyle pressed a MAGA ally to transfer $100,000 to her Amex account.

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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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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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...

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US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline

The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.

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Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack

The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including t...

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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.

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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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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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"The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms": How America Turned on Data Centers

► For more, visit Mother Jones: America is hopelessly divided along party lines. That's a stubborn fact, we're told, and the polling bears it out: Democrats dislike…

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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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House Democrat Introduces Bill To Preserve Trump’s ‘Propaganda’ In Smithsonian Museum

A House Democrat introduced a bill that would direct the Smithsonian to preserve banners bearing President Donald Trump’s face that hang outside federal agency buildings for display in an exhibit on Trump’s “authoritarian narcissism.”

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USS Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home to California Thursday, the Navy announced Friday, following a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war and intense scrutiny over ship conditions.

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3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks

On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.

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MAGA Candidate Brags About Physically Abusing His Wife

Victor Marx said it was to teach her a lesson, and that she was “fake crying” afterwards.

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Naval Group steps up Europe push as defence spending rises

French warship builder Naval Group is stepping up efforts to capitalise on Europe's higher defence spending, betting its ability to deliver frigates quickly will give ‌it an edge over European rivals, executives said.

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PSNI to begin sending letters to people suspected of committing offences at Portadown protest

A number of high-profile politicians, including Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, have attended the demonstration.

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Anxiety ripples across 3M’s customer service rep teams as company signals layoffs

A newly elevated division executive told hundreds of employees Wednesday one hub will remain in the Philippines, but offered little clarity about positions based elsewhere.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Thames Valley Police agreed warrants to raid two properties were unlawful

A High Court judge has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Thames Valley Police have agreed that search warrants that allowed officers to raid two of his properties earlier this year were unlawful.

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Trump reportedly asked Xi to meet with Takaichi

The Chinese leader was not receptive to the proposal, according to the report.

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EasyJet doubles winter flight cuts amid rising costs

Budget airline to scale back capacity by a further 700,000 seats to save on expensive fuel

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Play Catalogues: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Can you sort the items into the correct order?

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How Midvale Main Street transformed from a ‘ghost town’ to a ‘community hub’

New businesses, vibrancy and events are drawing people back to an area residents said once looked like a "ghost town."

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EU agency Frontex told Libyans where to find migrant boat with children, then watched them run it over

The 19 June incident saw the Libyans once again attacking people fleeing the country on boats after having first been informed of their location by Frontex, an EU agency based in Warsaw.

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Dozens protest in Tokyo after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa

Dozens of protesters lined up in front of Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a US Marine was accused of killing a woman in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, many holding signs decrying crimes by US service members.

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Gen Z Is Making Out—A Lot. That's a Bad Thing.

For a generation having less sex, making out is the opening act and the headliner at once.

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Northern Ireland sitcom Give My Head Peace is axed by the BBC after 30 years

Comedy panel show The Blame Game is also to be cancelled as part of cost-cutting.

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Opinion | Stop voting for a color and vote for the best person

Don't vote for red or blue. Be smarter than that. Vote for the candidate in every race who has the best ideas and policies.

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On the Road in Trump’s wartime economy: 3,000 miles, $7 diesel and a nation divided

Fuel prices are higher than ever because of Trump’s war on Iran. Some motorists feeling that pain at the pump are reluctant to blame the president, while others are ready to vent. Andrew Feinberg and economist Rahat Hossen report on how $7 diesel tests loyalty and strains livelihoods as they crisscross the country

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Alabbar advances $18 billion Syria projects

Alabbar said he would prioritize using Syrian contractors and sourcing supplies locally for the projects.

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Options traders start calling bottom on bond rout after 'bullet bid' 10-year auction

Calling a bottom in the nonstop U.S. Treasury bond sell-off might seem crazy, but a handful of options traders look increasingly willing to do it.

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Opinion: Roger Marshall keeps punching himself in the face. Kansans raise a bemused eyebrow. • Kansas Reflector

Opinion editor Clay Wirestone writes: Visualize a clenched fist, fingers tight and knuckles braced, pulled back to strike.Visualize that fist taking an unexpected turn, avoiding an opponent and instea...

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The Best “Final Girls” in Horror History: A Playboy Ranking

We asked Reddit to weigh in on their favorite final girls. Here's what they said.

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FBI arrests teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Mall of America

According to the DOJ, the teen sent messages in July 2026 discussing his intent to carry out a mass-casualty shooting attack at the Mall of America.

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Why California could ban a popular feature for high-end kitchen remodels

A proposed California rule would ban engineered quartz countertops after hundreds of workers developed silicosis, a deadly and incurable lung disease.

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The NFL’s $192 Million Bet on Flag Football Is Paying Off With Teen Girls

The sport has seen unprecedented growth since the pandemic. Next up: The Olympics and a college campus near you.

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The Biggest Source of Inequality That No One Talks About

Progressives are focused on the wrong tax loophole.

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Inside Trump’s push to bring Christopher Columbus to the White House

A statue of the explorer installed at the White House has a long back story, and the president is banking on it resonating with Italian American voters.

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Alabama Arise sets roadmap for 2027 legislative priorities

The advocacy group will push grocery tax repeal, a $15-an-hour minimum wage and county authority over data center safeguards.

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Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes

Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issued new warnings it would block routes that it has not authorized, sources said.

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