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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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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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Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...

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Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 9 that Russia had agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to the U.S. and global markets following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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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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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official

The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...

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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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Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice

The 85-year-old South African judge, who notably served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s, recently chaired the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, which determined that a 'genocide' was taking place in Gaza.

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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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Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted

A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.

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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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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica

Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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Hitler Mussolini wins local election

Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.

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FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned December 3 ‌military execution, which would be an unprecedented broadcast.

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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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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90

Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."

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How Donald Trump made America’s government dumber

DOGE was a huge missed opportunity

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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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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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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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Suicide, or murder? Trial begins for ex-Massachusetts cop charged with killing his pregnant lover | CNN

Former cop Matthew Farwell is charged with killing his pregnant lover, Sandra Birchmore, in 2021. Prosecutors told jurors Friday that he began meeting her for sex when she was 15. His attorney says Birchmore died by suicide.

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Southbound I-5 off-ramp at Alger to close Sunday night | Cascadia Daily News

Southbound I-5 will also be reduced to 1 lane near exit 240

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida with severe effects expected across several states

Governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida declared states of emergency as a downsized Fema faces first major test Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening, sweeping ashore from the northern Gulf of Mexico as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the center of the cyclone made landfall at 9.30pm ET as a category 2 hurricane. Continue reading...

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3 takeaways from Alaska’s gubernatorial Debate for the State

The four candidates to be Alaska’s next governor offered their visions for the state’s future at Alaska Public Media, Alaska’s News Source and KTOO’s Debate for the State on Thursday.

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Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say

When officers arrived, they found David Gonzalez, 32, in handcuffs, with a gunshot wound to his midsection, according to a Fresno Police statement.

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The Reporter Nicholas Lemann on California’s Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax

A measure to tax the ultra-wealthy in California is a bellwether progressive issue. Why are so many Democrats skeptical?

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Category 3 Hurricane Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, NHC says

Category 3 Hurricane Isaias made ‌landfall near Destin, Florida, the US National Hurricane Center ⁠said in its latest advisory on Friday.

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Mckenna Grace wore Katniss' wedding dress before 'Hunger Games' debut

Mckenna Grace talks about playing Maysilee Donner in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,' her new Crocs partnership and what fans can expect from Panem.

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ICE shooting of man in New York with child in his car sparks outrage

An investigation is underway after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a man in New York City Thursday. Federal authorities say 28-year-old Oscar Belgal attempted to ram officers with...

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Intercommunal clashes kill 71 people in South Sudan

Government security forces regain control of Rumbek town after outsiders attempted to seize the area.

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Analysis | Trump is trying last-minute ways to bring down prices

What happened under the Trump administration this week that you may have missed.

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The high risk of seeing double in Toronto’s mayoral race

Braeden Chow and Olivia Chow share a surname but are running very different campaigns

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'I feel sick': Uproar over plans for mega AI data centre

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14th review – Ava DuVernay’s galvanizing documentary is a remarkable achievement

New York film festival: the director has made a fascinating and troubling companion piece to her Netflix documentary 13th, which takes a fiery look at American injustice

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US, Ukrainian, European officials discuss ending Russia's war at Miami meeting

The meeting coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that Russia would supply millions of tons of diesel to the United States and global markets following a call with Russian Presiden...

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Denmark set to allow the return of 'physical force' to maintain order in schools

Since 1967, teachers could only physically intervene with students if their safety or that of others was at risk. Starting in August 2027, they will be allowed to 'hold a student, keep them in place, or take them to another room' if the student disrupts the class.

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Trump Whines About Nobel Prize Snub: 'Disgraceful And Embarrassing '

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Libya's military seizes narcotics after firefight with smugglers

Libya's military brigade seized more than 1.3 million narcotic pills after a firefight with smugglers in a southeastern town that injured three soldiers, ‌the military said on Friday.

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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes

International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...

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Steven Galloway testifies his book sales ‘cratered’ because of sexual-assault allegations

Former UBC professor faces first day of cross-examination at defamation trial at B.C. Supreme Court

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X + Y = K by Ciaran Carson: Excellent examination of reality in the context of art and war

Novel about modern Spiritualism mixes investigative journalism, ekphrastic essay and swampy detective fiction

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Column | This 1814 painting captures the moral gravity of public executions

As most countries know, dramatizing the absolute power of the state almost always humanizes the condemned.

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Privileged and proud: how nepo babies took fashion month by storm

From commanding the catwalks to acting as plus-ones for their famous parents, celebrity kids are bang on trend

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By not overextending itself vs. Braves, Dodgers' rotation primed for success vs. Brewers

The Dodgers have one of baseball's most formidable starting rotations, and they are in a strong position to be at their collective best against Milwaukee.

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Trump says Norway has indelible stain for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize

US ‌President Donald Trump complained bitterly on Friday that ⁠he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a disgraceful ‌and ⁠embarrassing decision that had left a ⁠stain on Norway, which hosts ⁠the Nobel committee.

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