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Pete Hegseth's firing squad livestream has fans in the defense industry

Co-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending "public and brutal" executions.

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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis,...

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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence

Trump's fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the elections.

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Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU

"The Kremlin must see that continued aggression will deepen its isolation. I ask you to take these proposals forward as an urgent priority," writes Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in a letter...

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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”

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Ukraine's EU accession bid advances with new chapter

Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in Kyiv's bid for membership.

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French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

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Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

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Angry at Trump's Russian diesel deal? Here's how you can help Ukraine bomb Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy weekend, undermining sanctions on Russia, blaming Ukraine for the war Russia started — again — and insisting that Russian refineries become drone-free zones. "W...

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A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

Freezers and cold-storage rooms at several hundred stores overheated overnight from October 11 to 12, causing tons of merchandise losses. The vulnerability, linked to software made by the Danish company Danfoss, has been identified. France’s cybercrime office has opened an investigation.

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Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund

Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.

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If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation

The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanitisan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep.

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Trump’s feds raid home of Ilhan Omar as part of criminal investigation

Raid comes as Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire for years

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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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How Ken Paxton Fabricated “Horsesh*t” Case Against a Texas Mosque

Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott charged a mosque with fraud despite multiple bureaucrats finding issues with their case.

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'Block, blunt and break': NATO top commander unveils defensive strategy in face of Russian threat

In a speech in Warsaw, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich insisted on the alliance's readiness, while downplaying the odds of an imminent conflict.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents, report says

The search was reportedly related to a criminal investigation.

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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk

The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.

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Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own

DNA technology that didn’t exist when Gloria Kowalewicz, 8, was killed in 1960 led investigators to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., who was a homicide detective for the Chicago Police Department.

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‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee

Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.

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Musk Bankrolls Republicans In Midterms As Biggest Donor—While Attacking Talarico

Musk has now given more than $276 million both directly and through his super PAC, the New York Times reports.

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GOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong Portland

The people of Portland, Oregon, were probably very confused about why they were being flooded with information about the Maine Senate race.

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Anti-Troy Jackson Ad Runs in Oregon, Not Maine

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor running the ad in Oregon.

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Hungary cuts anti-LGBTQ legislation from Orban-era law

Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to remove anti-LGBTQ provisions in a 2021 "child protection" law adopted under nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban.

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‘Our future is being stolen’: Greta Thunberg joins students protesting in Paris

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Opposition parties grilled the prime minister on Tuesday on not just her policies, but also her new farm minister’s election campaign in January.

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Cottage cheese, sunscreen and pimple popping: Strange Health is back for season two

The Strange Health podcast is back for season two, investigating cottage cheese, sunscreen scares, pimple popping and the health questions you want answered.

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To save democracy, you might want to go to church

The solution to some of American democracy’s biggest problems might be something old and controversial: More religion.

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Troubled Chatbot startup Character.AI files for bankruptcy -- and Disney is first in line for key assets

Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 to pursue a sale, while Disney offered $20 million for a licence to certain assets.

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Premarket: World stocks dip as chips slide, bonds rise

Wall Street futures point to a lower open

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Higher Farm Ketchup is tasty, ethical – and tomato-free

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Goldman and JPMorgan to report on trading slowdown as earnings season kicks off

Wall Street banks expected to report worst trading results of year following record second quarter

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Russian drone strikes educational building in Rivne, injures 20

Of the 20 injured, one is in critical condition, Oleksandr Koval, head of Rivne Oblast Military Administration, said on Oct. 13.

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I'm A Fresh Breath Fanatic. These Are The Products I Can't Live Without.

Bad breath is no match for these superstars.

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'I Have More Joy In My Life': See How This Mundane Kitchen Item Is Solving This 1 Gross Problem

You wouldn't think that so many people would get so excited about a sink strainer — until you read the reviews.

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Men’s Sweatpants From Amazon You’ll Want To Wear Constantly

You’ll wear these so often, they’ll become your new uniform.

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Trump census plan to cut noncitizens from 2030 count spurs critics toward legal fight

The Trump administration's proposal to exclude some noncitizens from the 2030 census prompts alarm for voting rights groups.

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I Regret To Inform You The Elemis Cleansing Balm Is Worth Every Penny

In the words of one reviewer: “I was somewhat hesitant to pay so much for this product, but I am so glad I took the chance and discovered a new favorite!”

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Europe's mass-market carmakers under 'enormous pressure', Volkswagen CEO says

Europe's mass-market car industry is under "enormous pressure" from Chinese competition and a changing market, Volkswagen's CEO Oliver Blume said on Tuesday, renewing calls for more flexible ‌regulation and incentives to support local manufacturing.

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From Congress to the courthouse: Races to watch on Nov. 3

The nation will be watching the balance of power in Congress. But New Orleans voters also have a long list of statewide and local races to watch.

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‘It’s not glamorous’: the volunteers counting flushed wet wipes on the banks of the Thames

A Thames21 charity citizen science project helps track plastic pollution in the capital’s river

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Reuters: Witkoff and Kushner told Kyiv that a diesel deal with Russia would help bring the Kremlin back to the negotiating table — Meduza

U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner tried to convince the Ukrainian delegation at a meeting in Miami that a diesel deal with Russia could help bring the Kremlin back to the…

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My Mom Ran Over a Key Part of My Daughter’s Halloween Art Project. Not This Again.

It's a symptom of a larger problem.

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Slate SoundBites for October 13, 2026

Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites!

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El-Sayed backs AI kill switch, safety agency

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GB Railfreight awarded long-term steel transport contract

GB Railfreight has been awarded a long-term contract to transport materials and steel products to and from 7 Steel UK’s Cardiff facilities. The contract runs for at least 11 years from October 2026. GBRf will move scrap to Cardiff, where the steelmaker produces steel from scrap using an electric arc furnace, and then deliver finished

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Nilekani Calls for India to Scrap Traditional Exam Papers

Nandan Nilekani, one of India’s most prominent technology leaders, said the country needs to do away with traditional question papers to combat leaks that have disrupted high-stakes exams taken by millions of students and job seekers.

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UnitedHealth Group tops estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs

UnitedHealth Group said it expects 2026 adjusted earnings of at least $20.50 per share, up from a previous outlook of $19.50 to $20.00 per share.

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