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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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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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

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US threatens to cut intel sharing with Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm

The Kyiv Independent had learned that the Trump administration had threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials s...

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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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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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'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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Maps show how Israel's ‘Yellow Line' keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza

A year into a 'ceasefire', Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest.

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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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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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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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‘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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Alan Eustace: The ‘Liveline effect’ will be crucial to the resolution of the public sector strikes

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France braces for fresh nationwide student demonstrations

Demonstrations in France supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks are to take place, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.

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'Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte dies at age 34, officials say

Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White on nearly every episode of the five seasons of the AMC show.

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Wealth tax on richest would hit 1.5% of households - ESRI

A study has found that limiting a wealth tax to the very richest in society would only capture 1.5% of households, according to a paper by the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Department...

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AI could self-replicate on commercial devices - Anthropic

Anthropic has said its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial ⁠devices like smart ovens and android TVs.

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Up to eight people hurt in supermarket stabbing in South Korea's Incheon, media reports say

Up to eight ‌people have been injured in a ⁠stabbing incident at a supermarket in the South Korean city ‌of ⁠Incheon, with one person suffering cardiac ⁠arrest, media reports said ⁠on Tuesday.

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Democrats condemn federal search of Ilhan Omar home

US President Donald Trump has been accused of 'abusing his power' after the Washington home of Democrat Ilhan Omar was searched by US federal agents.

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At a glance: Impact of tomorrow's public sector strike

Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan explains the impact of tomorrow's public sector strike.

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Annual asking price inflation for homes slows - report

Annual asking price inflation for homes has slowed to its softest pace in over three years, according to a new housing report.

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NYPD to play gardaí in Gaelic football match in Monaghan

Officers from the New York Police Department will take on gardaí in a Gaelic football match in Monaghan this afternoon.

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PrepayPower to freeze energy prices for winter

PrepayPower has announced it is freezing electricity and gas prices for customers this winter.

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Pope to be admitted to hospital for lung operation

Pope Leo XIV is due to be admitted to hospital in Rome for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, an operation experts say is generally low-risk.

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CSG enters space sector as largest shareholder in Canada's MDA Space

Czech arms maker CSG said on Tuesday it ‌had acquired a 9.5% stake in Canada's MDA Space, becoming the satellite and ⁠space technology company's largest shareholder.

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1 Dead, Several Injured In Six Flags Georgia Roller Coaster Incident—9 Rides Shut Across 6 Parks

Authorities have not said what caused the death, but the incident purportedly occurred on board Six Flags Georgia’s Goliath rollercoaster.

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Dying Queensland man wins record $1.9m payment after developing asbestosis

A Queensland grandfather has won a record compensation payment after developing asbestosis from his work as a plumber.

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Government to discuss health-led plan to tackle drug use

The new National Drugs Strategy for the next five years will be published after it has been approved by the Cabinet.

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Govt to hear of strike impact on economy, smaller firms

Government ministers are to hear warnings of the impact of tomorrow's public sector strike on the wider economy, particularly smaller businesses, as parents are forced to take leave to look after chil...

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Breaking Bad co-stars pay tribute to actor RJ Mitte, who has died at the age of 34

Mitte used his platform to advocate for disability rights from his experience of living with cerebral palsy.

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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Being Muslim After 9/11 review – other journalists wouldn’t dare to air this

Mobeen Azhar isn’t afraid to tackle hard topics in a brilliant documentary about the rise of Islamophobia – even when it involves hearing criticism about his own decisions

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EXCLUSIVE: Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say

Banking regulators are stepping up efforts to contain growing AI risks, six people familiar with the matter said, with some pointing to the potential for cyberattacks on banks or rogue agents undermining global financial stability.

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South Korea goes on missile manoeuvres amid tensions with Washington

Seoul’s test launch of hypersonic missile is a hedge against US betrayal after Washington restricts intelligence sharing

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Informa’s trade show bet has a vulnerability — geopolitics

The FTSE 100 company has grown rapidly after focusing on live events under Stephen Carter but is being affected by the Iran war

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Trump’s loan to a US defence start-up adds to Apollo’s war chest too

The question is why, if Wolfspeed’s prospects are so enticing, other private sector capital providers weren’t racing to provide funding too

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Taoiseach to chair new Cabinet AI committee on regulation and impact of technology

Plans for new committee come as AI summit takes place in RDS as part of EU presidency

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All railway lines in areas affected by Kumamoto quake in July back in service

Train services on a section of the Hisatsu Orange Railway line in Kumamoto Prefecture resumed Tuesday, 77 days after the July 28 earthquake.

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