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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

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Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

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French government suspends use of stun grenades at student protests after teen loses hand

France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.

Austin Davis, 26, has become a lifeline for some homeless families in the Phoenix area who’d otherwise wait months for shelter. His work has highlighted how the system to care for local families who a...

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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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The $1 Trillion Black Box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...

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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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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old Palestinian photographer, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the international news agency. The agency's news director, Phil Chetwynd, condemned the incident as a 'serious' and 'unacceptable' attack.

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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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Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 15 dead

Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.

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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids

Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

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Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles

Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.

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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

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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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Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support

The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.

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Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd.

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The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad

A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”

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The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago

The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.

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EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions

The list targets a wide range of defense industry players, from shipyards and aviation companies to electronics manufacturers, armored vehicle repair facilities, and aerospace companies.

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Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers

Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.

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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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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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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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Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers

Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.

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Battle Ground school levy activists try for a November win after 3 defeats

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US lobbies allies to cut ties to anti-disinformation conference over panel critical of Washington, sources say

The US State Department lobbied Canada and European allies to withdraw support for an anti-disinformation conference because it ‌included a panel examining Washington's role as an alleged information threat to Europe, according to three US officials familiar with the matter and correspondence reviewed by Reuters.

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Trump administration will have government lawyers representing unacompanied immigrant children

The announcement comes after the Trump administration cut ties with a nongovernmental organization that had managed 24,000 cases using a network of legal providers.

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Trump auto-enrolls 10s of millions in child investment accounts • West Virginia Watch

Every child in the United States with a valid Social Security number is now enrolled in a tax-advantaged investment account, titled a “Trump Account."

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Minnesota State will close Detroit Lakes campus that enrolls only 111 students

The other three Minnesota State community and technical campuses nearby, which are already merged into one college, will remain open.

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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure

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Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro could face new torture charges

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are being held in a New York prison on drug trafficking charges, with their trial expected to begin in June.

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New Skydance CEO Kreiz will be Ellison’s enforcer

Investors are warily eying Skydance’s freshly downgraded debt, and layoffs are coming.

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Passenger gunned down Culver City bus driver after he refused to pull over, prosecutors say

Jose Antonio Zayas has been charged with one count of murder in the fatal shooting of Culver City bus driver Bruce Rodriguez.

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DNC files lawsuit alleging Trump's taxpayer-funded ads are illegal propaganda

The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump’s administration for recent television advertisements that promoted his political message while costing taxpayers millions of...

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Mia Goth Reportedly Files For Divorce From Shia LaBeouf: Reports

The two actors have had an on-and-off relationship since they first met in 2012.

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Australia's ASIC halts fundraising by three ASCF private credit funds

Australia's corporate regulator issued an interim stop order against fundraising by three managed investment schemes offered by Australian Secure Capital Fund ‌Limited, or ASCF, on Thursday, citing concerns that disclosure documents provided to retail investors may be defective.

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One year later, here's what happened after EV tax credits died

President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress killed EV credits one year ago. Here's a look at what's happened in the industry since then.

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‘Evaluators’ are supposed to keep AI from killing us all. No pressure

California and dozens of countries want mandatory AI audits, conducted by AI evaluators. Lawmakers are still learning about the pitfalls.

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Unalaska's blueberry season was so poor, a beloved cooking contest allowed store-bought berries

A local naturalist and longtime berry picker says the island's worst seasons have all been in the last ten years.

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Oil Shipping Costs Reach Dizzying New Highs on Hormuz Snarls

The price of hiring supertankers to transport oil surged to a fresh high, adding huge costs to the petroleum supply chain.

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Tariffs drove up prices for consumer goods, study finds

Without them, prices would have declined slightly, researchers at the New York Fed found.

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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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Elephants Delicatessen Sells to Willamette Valley Hospitality Group

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Mount Vernon 2-year-old dies with fentanyl in his system; parents arrested | Cascadia Daily News

Couple suspected of first-degree manslaughter in son's death in September

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Trump approved Ohio disaster aid ahead of rally

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Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh detained by US immigration authorities

An award-winning filmmaker whose work has explored conflict in his native Kashmir has been detained by US immigration officials after ‌legally coming to the United States to study and later claiming asylum, his family and friends said on Wednesday.

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California, 16 states join forces to try to save the Roadless Rule

California is denouncing Trump’s plan to repeal the government’s “Roadless Rule” and allow road-building, logging and possibly oil-drilling on nearly 45 million acres of national forest...

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Dems Sue Trump To Halt Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads Praising Him

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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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PCs call for crackdown on property crime

A Progressive Conservative government would open a Crown prosecutor’s office dedicated to dealing with property crime.

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