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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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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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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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‘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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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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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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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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‘Because I Said So’ – Trump Insists Russia, Ukraine Agreed to Ceasefire

The US president insists Kyiv and Moscow accepted his ceasefire proposal even as Russian strikes continue and neither side confirms an agreement.

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A 6.1 earthquake jolts southern Panama after Friday’s destructive tremors

A preliminary magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit southern Panama Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage.

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Sunak Says Trump Is a ‘Symptom’ of Breakdown in Global Order

The US-led global order “is over” and the world has entered a period of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday.

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Food makers turn to plant-based alternatives as seafood prices rise

One company in Hyogo Prefecture began offering a plant-based product to substitute Akashi brand octopus after prices for it skyrocketed.

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Those other battles of Hastings | Letters

Letters: In response to a report that rare footage of a 1966 re-enactment has been found, Sue Jenkins recalls her own that year. Plus a letter from Bryn Hughes

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CNBC Daily Open: 'Boring' trumps disorder and volatility

Some warning lights are flashing on the global economy dashboard.

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How Europe plans to squeeze out Starlink

European players are banding together to put the brakes on the U.S. giant’s dominance over satellite connectivity.

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Russian Missiles Kill 3 and Injure 15 in Kharkiv as Strike Collapses Entrance of 4-Story Apartment Block

A rescue worker was among the wounded as crews searched the rubble and battled fires across two city districts.

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Poll: Spaniards say Ceuta crisis could spark armed conflict with Morocco

In a POLITICO poll, three in four people in Spain said Morocco poses a genuine threat to their country’s territorial integrity.

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Australian voters back AI copyright changes — if creators get paid

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Second wave of early prison releases under way in England and Wales

About 2,000 criminals are being freed this month to ease overcrowding, while probation union moves towards strike The second wave of early prison releases takes place throughout Tuesday, with hundreds of offenders walking out across England and Wales under the government’s controversial plan to ease overcrowding. About 2,000 criminals, including domestic abusers and violent offenders, are being freed this month, with another 3,000 to follow in stages over the next year. The total was reduced from 6,000 after an intervention by Andy Burnham. Continue reading...

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Actor Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight to New York

Blair had major roles in films including Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde.

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The AI trade is splitting into two worlds, Goldman Sachs says

China is no longer just supplying the AI boom. It's building an AI ecosystem that could rival the US-led one.

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LVMH shares indicated lower as China weakness weighs on sales

Shares in LVMH were indicated to open lower ‌on Tuesday after the luxury group missed third-quarter sales expectations, as weakening ⁠Chinese consumer sentiment weighed on its key division, home to brands Louis Vuitton and Dior.

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How Michael Woodford made modern macro relevant to central bankers

Nobel expectations

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Honeybee's stinger continues to pump venom once detached from body, new footage shows – video

Using a clear gel that mimics human skin as a target, researchers from Macquarie University detached the stingers and then filmed them in action pumping venom

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DNA and vehicle-tracking help French investigators recover stolen Renoirs

DNA left on a protective painting cover helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover what they suspected were preparations for another art heist, a French prosecutor said Monday.

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The return of the prodigal son? Why speculation is rising over Josh Frydenberg’s future

The spectre of a leadership alternative is hardly helpful for Angus Taylor. But would Frydenberg do a better job? A reasonable query for Liberals at this point is: if Josh Frydenberg is the answer, what is the question? There was a whiff of weariness in some corners of parliament this week, as the former treasurer and deputy Liberal leader happily stoked another round of “Josh for Canberra” speculation. With more rumoured comebacks than Oasis, Frydenberg’s latest foray into the national political arena saw him bouncing around TV, radio and podcast interviews to promote his new book, and pointedly refuse to rule out trying to rejoin the parliament. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy’s Trump dilemma: Fight back or fold?

Defying the U.S. president risks costing Ukraine vital military support. But giving in could prove even more dangerous.

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French navy boards Russian 'shadow fleet' ship in Indian Ocean

The ship, the DF Peak, flies a Benin flag and is on the European Union's sanctions list.

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Remember the disabled adults who need social care | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the need to consider disabled people of working age when reforming the care system

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NEWSLETTER: Modi's three-pronged challenge

Troubles are said to come in threes. For Narendra Modi, now in his 13th year in power, that may be more than a figure of speech.

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Second energy provider announces winter price freeze on electricity and gas

The announcement from PrepayPower comes just months after the supplier increased its prices.

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Poll shows public revulsion on caged hens ahead of EU-ban deadline

In a poll of 25,080 adults across 25 EU member states, 75 percent of Europeans indicated support for a hen-cage ban by 2035.

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