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France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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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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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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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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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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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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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was assaulted by a group of settlers, who beat him with the butts of their guns, despite him being marked as press. He was assaulted in view of about a dozen armed Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

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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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Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie

Death by drugs is brutal—and designed for political optics. Christa Pike's failed execution pulled back the curtain.

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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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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning 'On the Waterfront' Actress, Dead at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' has died at age 102.

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Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach

"The escorts of the illegal migrants, who were located on the Belarusian side, were armed, issued threats to (Latvian) soldiers, and also actively urged and drove the migrant group toward Latvia," Lat...

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US stocks rise to a record on expectations for companies to make even fatter profits

The U.S. stock market hit an all-time high as expectations rise for companies to keep making more money.

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Soldiers Wounded in Iran Say DOD Made Them Get Their Own Treatment

The service members were left to fend for themselves.

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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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High school students' movement: Protests grow and draw widespread support

Across France, high school students from all backgrounds, joined by many adults – parents, elected officials, union activists or ordinary citizens – marched to make their voices heard, mostly in a good-natured atmosphere.

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Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

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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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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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Halfway there? Integration timeline is no clearer after Dáil committee

Mechanics of how the three organisations get there and when they’ll get there didn’t become any clearer on Wednesday

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OOPS! Email Snafu At Fault After Top Secret F-35 Parts Sent To China

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CU Board of Regents candidates answer questions on tuition, AI and federal oversight

On Nov. 3, Colorado voters in three congressional districts will select a representative for the University of Colorado Board of Regents.

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Brazil is having its Argentina moment. How to play it

Todd Gordon's way to play it is Petrobras (PBR), Brazil's state-controlled integrated oil major.

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What a Schnitzel Sandwich Teaches Us About Israeli Food

Israeli food isn’t the world’s only culinary melting pot, but it may be the most misunderstood.

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Stephen A. Smith embarrasses himself with Lane Johnson mental health ‘First Take’

Johnson, whose battles with his mental health have been well-chronicled, announced his NFL retirement four games into the season.

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Investors warn of AI bubble as tech stocks reach record highs

Gains for AI firms have overcome declines for financial, healthcare, and consumer-focused companies.

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A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message

A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later.

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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters | Alabama Reflector

The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups.

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US FCC to vote to ban all Chinese labs from testing US electronics

The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it will vote on October 29 to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use ‌in the US, widening a previous action targeting Beijing.

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Alaska's industrial development corporation could see big changes depending on next governor

Anchorage Press reporter Max Graham reached out to the four candidates for governor. Depending on who wins, he says there could be big changes to the state-owned corporation.

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Why shares are the new bricks and mortar

Household wealth is flowing from property to stocks

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A teen account shared suicidal thoughts with ChatGPT. New protections failed

Researchers tested ChatGPT’s new teen safety protections with teen profiles in crisis. They found gaps in parental alerts and other safeguards.

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US Senate candidates in 9 key races quiet about Social Security benefits cliff

WASHINGTON — Nearly all of the U.S. senators elected this year will be in office when Congress debates how to restructure Social Security to prevent an automatic drop-off in retirement benefits in 2032. Very few candidates in competitive races, however, have policy proposals on their campaign websites and many, when contacted by States Newsroom, declined to share details about which changes they’d support if elected.

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U.S. military restricts troops from leaving base in Japan after Marine is arrested in a killing

The Marine’s arrest has renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the island of Okinawa and the rise in military-related crime.

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Three Bay Area men convicted in S.F. Chinatown pickpocketing case

Three men from Vallejo were convicted of felony and misdemeanor theft charges after San Francisco prosecutors accused them of stealing thousands of dollars from people in Chinatown.

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Dalio Says We’re Nearing Point Where AI Bubble May Burst

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that artificial intelligence is a “classic bubble” that is nearing a bursting point thanks to rising interest rates and the need to turn wealth into cash.

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Buckwheat growers hope new markets can help it reach more tables

For Paige Hansen, changing the food system starts with changing the ingredients. After dealing with a dairy allergy in adulthood, Hansen developed an alternative milk using buckwheat, a gluten-free food ingredient popular among people with celiac disease.

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Stop telling kids they can do anything—what parents can say instead to raise successful kids, says psychologist

"Parents don’t even realize they’re relaying a false message," says psychologist Juli Fraga, who's spent 20+ years working with parents. What to say instead.

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The Irish Times view on public sector pay: time to sit down and talk

Negotiations rather than industrial action are the way forward

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Hegseth unveils Presidential Unit Citation to USS Abraham Lincoln crew after lengthy deployment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth presented the highest unit award, the Presidential Unit Citation, to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group crew on Wednesday upon the aircraft carrier’s return…

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How airlines could help contain Russian plague using lessons from past outbreaks

SARS, Ebola and covid highlighted role of plane travel in spreading — and tracking — outbreaks.

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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters • West Virginia Watch

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My Doctor Says I Have Fibroids. What Happens Next?

Here’s what experts say about how the noncancerous growths are treated.

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Air Force approves F-35 training at Klamath Falls base

After decades of F-15 pilot training, Kingsley Field is preparing for a new mission. Local leaders say the approval offers economic security for the region.

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