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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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'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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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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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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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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US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart

At this point, there appears to be no prospect of a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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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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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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Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles

Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories

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Measles is surging in the US. These graphics show how bad it has gotten

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas, Utah, South Carolina and, now, Pennsylvania.

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Syrian general accused of atrocities is protected by U.S. and Lebanon, NPR and BBC find

A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has found.

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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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The attacks raise concerns that AI may be turbo-charging hacking efforts.

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Hegseth ridiculed after failing to keep up with his own troops on training exercise

Jimmy Kimmel dubbed Hegseth ‘our secretary of war and styling mousse’ after footage emerged of the military workout

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H-1B visas aren't suspended. Here's what Vance is really targeting

"We want people to invest in the United States of America," Vance said.

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Strengthening Families Means Supporting Their Caregivers

Dear Editor, In American Samoa, we speak often of the importance of family. But honoring families must mean more than praising their love and sacrifice. It must also mean listening to those who provide...

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens as US Gulf Coast prepares for landfall

Hurricane Isaias strengthened on Thursday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in Alabama as forecasters warned of life-threatening storm surges, tornadoes and flooding.

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Former OpenAI, Cognition Staffers Want AI Agents Running Businesses

A group of former employees from some of the fastest-growing artificial intelligence firms, including OpenAI and Cognition AI Inc., are starting a new company to create AI agents that can help run a business, joining a crowded field of services using the technology to streamline work. Hone is set to announce Thursday that it has raised a $60 million seed round to develop AI agents that essentially serve as professional staffers, fielding long-running tasks over the course of weeks or even mo

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Travis Kelce shares 'best news' amid romantic birthday with Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce shared details of his 37th birthday celebration with wife Taylor Swift – and how a Chiefs victory made the occasion even sweeter.

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As early in-person voting approaches, North Carolina election officials seek to ease fears

Beaufort County Board of Elections Director Kellie Hopkins has been involved in North Carolina elections for 28 years. She’s learned firsthand that you can’t procrastinate.“Election preparation started months ago,” Hopkins said in a Wednesday briefing on election procedures hosted by Keep Our Republic, a nonpartisan civic education organization.

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Industriales become first Cuban baseball team to wear a private sponsor logo

Cuba's flagship baseball team, Industriales, has debuted a jersey with a private sponsor's logo. This marks a significant shift in a country that long rejected professional sports and advertising.

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French astronaut Sophie Adenot back on Earth after 237 days aboard the ISS

The astronaut, who now holds the record for the longest European spaceflight, splashed down Thursday alongside her three crew mates.

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Angel Island burn: Weather data showed smoke could be trapped hours before Air District let crews light fire

Conditions on the day of the very smoky Angel Island prescribed burn were not ideal for starting a fire, public data and forecasts suggest.

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Zelensky sends delegation to meet Trump envoys as he hints at secret US-Russia economic talks

"Meetings are expected to take place over two days... we are counting on a European team to join our negotiating group," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Compromise of secret intel informant triggered probe of CIA officer, sources say

As authorities investigated David Rush on suspicion of compromising a secret source, they uncovered more wrongdoing, officials said. He was eventually fired.

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Why retirees are going back to work

After decades of working, many retirees plan to ride off into the sunset and finally enjoy some free time and leisure activities. But for some retirees, the numbers just don’t work out.

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Southwest DC is getting a radical new arts space

The Revada Arts Center will be home to a theater company, film house, and “anti-opera” collective.

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A busted-down door, an FBI search and a one-way ticket to China: Feds ask if accused Chinese agent had help

Fatai Miao, a Chinese-born California construction entrepreneur, is believed to be the man who accompanied accused Chinese agent Wanying Zhang to surveil the Taiwanese president's son.

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South Africa vs Australia Test series, everything you need to know

Australia heads back to South Africa for a three-Test series for the first time since 2018 and the infamous Sandpapergate series. Here's everything you need to know.

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Dublin 4 residents oppose new embassy in Ballsbridge due to fear of ‘protests’

Plans to convert 80 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge into an embassy have stalled due to appeal

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O’Callaghan dismisses claims of Garda ‘resignation crisis’

Jim O’Callaghan and Garda Representative Association clash over recruitment and retention of Garda members

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Zelensky has a message for Washington: Don’t call peace impossible while refusing to put more pressure on Putin — Meduza

Meduza presents statements about the war in Ukraine by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an October 8 interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, as well as the response from Ukrainian…

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It Was a Controversial Bestseller, a Miniseries, and a Hit Movie. Now, After 23 Years, It Finally Has a Sequel.

Audrey Niffenegger’s Life Out of Order is … challenging, let’s say.

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Trump’s Latest Midterms Tantrum Goes Too Far for Fox News

Donald Trump freaked out over Fox News interviewing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

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Souplantation will return to Orange County in 2027. 'There is a god'

The buffet chain with a cult following will return to Orange County after nearly seven years of closure. More locations could follow.

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QB Raiola to start with Moore ruled out of No. 13 Oregon's game against No. 21 UCLA

Backup quarterback Dylan Raiola takes the field Saturday when the Ducks host unbeaten UCLA. The portal transfer from Nebraska shined in his last performance against USC, throwing for 289 yards and two touchdowns.

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5 House districts where Republicans are looking to turn the tables as Democrats eye big midterm wins

Here's a look at places where a cash bump and prime issues might help the party hold their own on election night.

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