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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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After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft

A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced pla...

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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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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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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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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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'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.

lemonde.fr693 pts20h agodiscuss

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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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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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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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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World’s 6 Richest Lose $130 Billion On Thursday As AI Spending Fears Sink Tech Stocks

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Michael Dell and Mark Zuckerberg lost a combined 12-figure sum on Thursday.

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Trump team files lawsuit to block certification of Alaska Senate race

Many in both parties believe the midterm fight could come down to Alaska, where Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola

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U.S. to drop 50% tariffs on nine Canadian product categories, Maine senator says

Move comes less than two weeks before midterm elections in which Susan Collins is in a tough fight to keep her seat

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Something To Cheer About: Dallas Cowboys Agree To Recognize Cheerleaders’ Unionization After Years-Long Pay Dispute

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Live Q&A: How the economy, inflation and tariffs could shape midterm elections and determine control of Congress and Trump’s agenda

Join a real-time written chat with two of WSJ’s reporters on Tuesday Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET. WSJ subscribers can submit their questions at any time in the comments space.

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BBC profiles Russian exile who says his surveillance network tracked General Staff officer Fanil Sarvarov before his assassination in Moscow — Meduza

In December 2025, Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff’s Operational Training Directorate, was killed in a car bombing in Moscow. A Russian man who left…

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Ohio could decide control of the Senate. Its rural voters might decide the winner

Ohio has been a reliably red state for several elections but it's competitive this year. If Democrats want to prevail, they'll have to win people who have backed Republicans, like rural voters.

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Manitoba to focus and children — and adults — in revamped autism plan

Province backtracks after backlash

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Execution staff warned IV site might have ‘blown’ during Christa Pike’s execution attempt

The IV team went through about 10 needles and tried several IV sites on both arms, Pike’s attorney wrote in a court document.

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Kentucky house hunter discovers deceased body in a vacant home

In an exclusive interview, a homebuyer shares vivid details of finding a dead man during a house tour.

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'Full picture' missing from Kumanjayi Little Baby review, advocates say

First Nations advocates say the Webb review into Kumanjayi Little Baby's case does not capture the "full picture" of health, housing and justice failures. Now they're urging the NT government to work with them.

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‘Self-Portrait, Age 23’: Rembrandt’s Personal, Painterly Revelations

On display in a fresh setting at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Dutch master’s 1629 work captivates us with its sense of inward exploration.

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Trump Crashes Out After Discovering Ilhan Omar Has a Maiden Name

Donald Trump, whose three wives have all taken his last name, claimed this was further proof of fraud by the Democratic congresswoman.

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The Obscure Rule Helping to Supercharge Retail Trading

Retail trading in investments like stocks and options is hitting record levels — a frenzy unleashed in large part by a recent rule change that made day trading far easier for small investors.

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A D.C. park was made 'for the pleasure of the people.' Trump's plan would change that

Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D.C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback.

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Inside Austria's network of Ukrainian fugitives, Russian elites, and political connections

The detention of two Ukrainian journalists in Austria earlier this month while reporting on an investigation has highlighted deeper systemic concerns. Mykhailo Tkach and Yaroslav Bondarenko were inve...

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Next week brings major risks for the stock market, just as the AI trade keeps faltering

The latest group of megacap earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting and a key inflation report are all on deck.

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Developers to Pay $160 Million for Palm Beach Mansion They Plan to Tear Down

Todd Michael Glaser says he and a partner will raze the existing house and could build two separate homes on the site

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Young Indonesians say they feel 'complicit' in voting for Prabowo

As Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto marks two years in office, public discontent is growing over the government’s handling of disasters and the high cost of living. This week, students and civil society members took to the streets.

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Apple is set to take back the market-cap crown from Nvidia. Upcoming earnings may push it over the top

Apple stock is trading near record highs and closing in on Nvidia's market cap. Portfolio manager Jeff Kilburg explains what's driving the rally and why he thinks the momentum could continue.

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Mark Zuckerberg keeps coming out on top

From his AI gambles paying off to a winning bet on his own importance to the company, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is riding high.

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Epstein-linked billionaire Glenn Dubin stepped down from Mount Sinai board earlier this year

It’s the latest development for the renowned New York hospital plagued by revelations related to the late sex offender

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Most Voters Believe the Midterm Elections Will Be Accurate, Poll Finds

But about half expressed concerns that Republicans could try to overturn the results, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar fires back after Trump accuses her of using an alias

The president accused the Minnesota lawmaker of using a “fake name,” which Omar strongly denied.

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'Music is medicine': RAYE wins Mercury Prize 2026

British jazz and soul artist RAYE beat competition from heavyweights including Paul McCartney, Florence + The Machine and favourite Olivia Dean. The Mercury Prize honours the best album released by a British or Irish artist each year.

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RS-25 Engine Tests at NASA Stennis

NASA/Danny Nowlin Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21, 2026. The hot fire test lasted for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with a 111% power level. For each Artemis mission, four RS-25 engines produce up to 2 million pounds of combined thrust to help launch the SLS rocket. Prior to use, all RS-25 engines are proven flightworthy at NASA Stennis. While this developmental engine will not be used in flight, the hot fire test provides NASA and NASA’s prime engine contractor L3Harris Technologies with the capability to capture critical data to improve engine performance and reliability. Image credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin

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