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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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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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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...

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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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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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The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.

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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'

Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

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Trump Is Still Airing Campaign Ads With Your Money by the Way

The president hasn’t stopped those taxpayer-funded advertisements, despite promising he would.

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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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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say

Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.

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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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Why people don’t want to have children any more

Social contagion can help explain falling birth rates — and offers a way out of the demographic trap

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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...

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US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline

The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.

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Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack

The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including t...

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At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.

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Jeff Bezos Claims AI Could Allow For 3-Day Workweeks And One-Income Families

In an interview with Fox News, the Amazon founder said he disagreed with the assessment that AI will lead to large-scale job losses.

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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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3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks

On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.

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USS Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home to California Thursday, the Navy announced Friday, following a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war and intense scrutiny over ship conditions.

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World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF

Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity says

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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis * ‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died. News of her death came two weeks after Maricarmen, as she had come to be known across Spain, was evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than seven decades. Continue reading...

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Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club

President Trump said he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where his successors can spend quiet weekends, describing it as "sort of a Camp David."

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Protesters in Colombia rally against ties with Israel

Hundreds took to the streets of Bogota to protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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Two Latvian nationals arrested after trespassing on military base in England

This trespassing incident follows the incident that occurred near RAF Fairford military base in southwest England on September 27. 'There is nothing to suggest' at this stage that the two events are linked, according to British police.

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Christian Hernán De Restrepo creates new worlds with his designs

The Boston-based artist envisions life in Latin America if Spanish colonization had never happened with his project “A Él Mismo." It’s a love letter — to himself, his heritage and his family.

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Northern California bus crash that killed 6 was intentional, authorities say

The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a bus in Tehama County in January had planned to commit suicide, authorities said.

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OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled

AI giant recently told investors the key figure was approaching $50bn in September, far less than the $70bn that was widely reported

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Une primaire qui va laisser des traces?

Qui sortira vainqueur de la campagne express et des trois débats de la primaire organisée par le PS, Place publique et GRS? Près de 140 000 personnes sont appelées à voter vendredi et samedi. Ce c…

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UK-backed group issues private lenders' debt rework guide ahead of IMF World Bank meetings

The UK-government backed London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt published two guides on Thursday aimed at helping banks and other private lenders and export credit agencies navigate ‌sovereign debt restructurings.

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The Triumph of America’s Least Respected Governor

Kathy Hochul is finally getting some credit.

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EU diplomatic arm under fire for bowing to US over disinformation

The EU diplomatic service pulled its backing from a disinformation conference after US pressure, angering MEPs and NGOs who say it undermines the bloc's own defence of civil society.

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Transcript: Trump Polls Turn Brutal as Allies Panic: “Worse than 2006”

As Republicans start fearing they’re heading into George W. Bush 2006 territory, a leading forecaster explains how Trump’s low approval is expanding the map for Democrats in hidden ways.

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Garda forced to thumb a lift to emergency as electric patrol car can't be charged at his station

During the meeting Martin Daly, TD from Galway-Roscommon, spoke of an issue faced by his local garda in Ballygar, Co Galway.

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Ireland without four key players as they face Kazakhstan in World Cup playoff semi

Opponents’ lowly world ranking suggests it will be Carla Ward’s team facing either Poland or Belgium in final

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FAI tell Uefa about ‘challenging experiences’ for Irish team in games against Israel

Chief executive David Courell and president Paul Cooke spoke at annual gathering of Uefa leaders in Berlin

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Why Britain and Germany are deepening their security ties

In a dangerous world, Britain and Germany want to be seen as working, and walking, in lockstep. Both countries are facing hybrid threats, writes Georg von Harrach.

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Japan reckons with a spate of cyber attacks

Efforts to reinforce cyber-security are not keeping pace with threats

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AI pricing lawsuit against McDonald's raises new antitrust questions

A federal antitrust lawsuit against McDonald's this week claims the fast-food giant is using AI-powered tools to fix menu prices, marking the latest case to allege companies are relying on new technologies to collude and harm consumers.

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Martin Lewis shares seven ways to boost your state pension

Andy Burnham announced proposals to adjust the triple lock in order to build up a National Care Service

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Search warrants against former prince Andrew were unlawful, court finds

British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.

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Google launches Gemini AI workplace agent that can write code and run tasks, company says

The Gemini agent can write and run code, integrate into apps like Gmail, and help workers knock out everyday workplace tasks, Google said.

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‘Chaos and cruelty’: the kids trapped in Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign

Children are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find them

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Trump put CNN ‘on notice’ years ago when he called it ‘fake news,’ DOJ tells judge

The president can target ‘specific’ reporters and outlets at his ‘discretion,’ DOJ says during media ban legal battle

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Victor Montagliani eyes re-election at Concacaf that would rule out Fifa presidency run

Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has clarified his intentions to staff at the confederation after he was touted as a potential rival to Gianni Infantino at Fifa

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Hurricane Isaias Is Approaching the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Here’s How to Prepare.

Isaias strengthened into a hurricane late Wednesday night and is nearing the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Here are some preparedness tips.

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Aaron Sorkin Is Back With Another Facebook Movie. I Did Not “Like” It.

The Social Reckoning just wants to mansplain Facebook—and then object to any accusation of “mansplaining.”

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Reports of US meddling a ‘very serious matter’: defence minister

Leaders of Alberta’s separatist movement are reported to have discussed exchanging Alberta’s natural resources for US support of their cause. Minister of Defence David McGuinty says his government fin...

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Trump Accounts top 70 million as new stock-donation rules open door to 'mega donors,' official says

The Trump administration said new changes to Trump Accounts could pave the way for several multimillion-dollar donations.

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