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Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser

As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...

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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.

Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

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The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...

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Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026, WSJ reports

AI startup Anthropic recorded a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of this year, including $72 billion in ‌accounting charges, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a draft initial public offering prospectus.

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As Trump turns toward Russia, Zelensky drops his restraint

President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent much of the past two years trying to win over Donald Trump. Flattery, constant meetings, and carefully calibrated concessions have become hallmarks of his dealin...

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United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.

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US Democratic congressional nominee Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank

Brad Lander, an ally of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ‌who is running for the US Congress next month, was among 90 individuals detained by Israeli authorities in ⁠the occupied West Bank on Tuesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers harvesting olives, according to Rabbis for Human rights, an Israeli rights group.

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Voters are furious about corruption

Public anger could finally make a difference at the polls.

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Private contractors are set to cash in as millions of Americans lose health care

Implementing Trump’s "big, beautiful" Medicaid cuts will be a windfall for firms like Deloitte.

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Things Russia has done to Ukraine that Trump thinks are 'fine'

From the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Russian forces have inflicted countless atrocities against Ukraine.

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An artful move to call out Ron DeSantis' hostility toward climate action

This statue of the Florida governor was cast in gallium, which melts at 85.6 degrees F.

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Exclusive: FEMA chief tells states to prepare to handle disasters on their own

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Polish parliament votes to liberalize abortion access

Two bills to liberalize abortion laws, backed by pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk's governing coalition, were voted through on October 20, though conservative-nationalist President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto them.

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Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-born

Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."

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Zelensky confirms ballistic missile early warning systems operational after skipped alerts

"This is very important for our people, as we can know when a Russian ballistic missile is incoming. Therefore, this morning began with positive signals from the American side," President Volodymyr Ze...

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Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election

Brazil's left-wing president says he will release bank, tax, and phone records if right-wing rival will do the same.

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US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

Advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but Ukraine’s president says: ‘Now it works’ The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv about Russian missile strikes, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after a meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House. “Now it works. It’s great,” he said, saying the US move would save lives. Continue reading...

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World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says

Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body

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Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds (Gift Article)

Likely voters favored Democratic candidates over Republicans by 11 percentage points in their congressional district, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

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Macron slams 'stupid' comments about France riots by world leaders

'There was foreign manipulation of information which led to unacceptable and even stupid comments by many, including foreign leaders,' the French president told reporters in Doha after a trip to the Gulf.

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WSJ: Elon Musk personally ordered Starlink restrictions for Ukraine

Elon Musk ordered limits on the speed at which Ukrainian military equipment could connect to Starlink, rendering some Ukrainian attack and interceptor drones almost useless, according to The Wall Stre...

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US congressional candidate Brad Lander freed after West Bank detention

Lander says dozens remain in Israeli custody after being detained while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives.

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Trump Falls Asleep After Declaring He’s Going to Crack Down on Fraud

Donald Trump announced a tip line where people can call in what they suspect is fraud in exchange for a financial reward—and then promptly dozed off.

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New Mexico sues Epstein attorney and accountant, accuses them of hiding sex trafficking operation

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant.

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South Africa revives fuel levy cuts as stronger finances create room for relief

South Africa will reintroduce temporary fuel levy cuts for two months from November, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said ‌on Wednesday, in a 10 billion rand ($609 million) effort to ease cost-of-living pressures.

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A pregnant mom let her 5-year-old stay outside to collect goose feathers – and was placed on the child abuse and neglect registry

Child neglect statutes are intended to protect children. But some of them are so broadly written that they can end up harming families seeking to instill independence in their kids.

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Merz Urges Trump to Invite South Africa to G-20 Summit in Miami

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision not to invite South Africa to the Group of 20 in Miami in December.

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Florida Bar places employee on leave over 'morally reprehensible' comments to Miami football player

The Florida Bar says it has placed an employee on administrative leave amid an investigation into online comments that were sent to a Miami football player after the Hurricanes beat Florida State last weekend.

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The outcome of Maine’s US Senate race may not be known for weeks. Here’s why.

The winner of Maine’s U.S. Senate seat might not be known for days or weeks after the Nov. 3 election. That’s because the odds favor a ranked-choice runoff. “We think there’s a huge likelihood that it’s going to happen,” Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told Maine Morning Star.

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US Park Police spend $343,000 on mobile surveillance cameras in Washington DC

Cameras reportedly set up near site for Trump’s proposed arch, Arlington Memorial Bridge and reflecting pool The US Park Police are spending $343,000 to lease mobile surveillance cameras from a company that also supplies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), federal contract records show. The deal comes as Donald Trump has insisted that vandals damaged the reflecting pool, one of Washington’s best-known landmarks – charges that have since been dismissed. The Department of the Interior, which oversees the Park Police, awarded the lease to the Utah-based company LiveView Technologies (LVT) on 14 September, on a fully obligated government contract that runs through the end of February. The records do not say how many camera trailers are covered. Continue reading...

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Former Foreigner star Lou Gramm plans to retire from touring at 76

Foreigner's Lou Gramm, 76, plans to retire from touring at the end of 2026, saying he wants more time with family.

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Dementia is common for older adults living alone but many are not diagnosed, UCSF study finds

A team of UCSF scientists who interviewed more than 100 older adults found that roughly a third of them showed signs of mild cognitive impairment and were not diagnosed.

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I Grieved The Loss Of My Younger Self. Then I Realized Something I Never Could Have At 25.

“The shock is not that these changes have occurred. The shock is that they happened while I was busy living.”

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‘There are no people’: Springfield, Ohio, faces loss of Haitian residents

The city’s economy has taken a hit as Haitian immigrants sequester in their homes or leave after the Trump administration canceled their temporary protected status.

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Pentagon’s Afghanistan withdrawal review expected to condemn military leaders

More than a dozen current and former senior officers were interviewed as part of the review but not some of the Biden administration’s top political leaders.

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CVC explores bid for Verisure just 1 year after IPO

Shares in Swedish-listed security group trading 30% below their price at flotation

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Arizona Faces Its First Tornado Watch in 15 Years as Rare Storms Blow Through

“Very unusual” weather is expected to last through Thursday, a meteorologist said.

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Italy’s buffalo mozzarella production grinds to a halt in truckers’ strike

Highway blockades lead to major disruptions in country’s south

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May We Feed the King — a feast for the senses in a medieval court

Rebecca Perry’s Booker-shortlisted novel plays thrillingly with fact and historical fiction in this artful re-creation of the Middle Ages

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A woman was arrested while protesting data centers at a Utah County meeting. Here’s how it unfolded.

A woman was removed from a Utah County Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday night, and thrown on the lobby floor by sheriff's deputies. The exchange was captured on video.

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COVID inquiry: four ways to improve support for people with intellectual disabilities

Researchers who advised the Covid inquiry explain why protecting people with intellectual disabilities requires planning beyond care homes.

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Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook users

The fallout from Facebook's infamous data scandal is far from over.

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Cybersecurity agency prepares alert for Canadian organizations on programming vulnerability

Developers of open-source programming language PHP disclosed vulnerabilities on Wednesday, prompting many websites to be taken offline ahead of a fix

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The 'ice maiden' rumours that show Trump's White House is cracking

Whispers that the President could replace his Chief of Staff point to something larger: a worsening crisis amid fast-growing tensions among senior officials in the White House

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Members of Congress from both parties are calling for the SpaceX chief to testify under oath

Members of Congress from both parties are calling for the SpaceX chief to testify under oath.

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This Nifty $8 Tool Is A Godsend For One Of The Most Frustrating Part Of Aging

“I loved this so much I ordered one for my 87-year-old mother.”

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Relatives express ‘deep gratitude’ to rescue crews after retired couple’s deaths in fire

Married couple in their 70s died in blaze at dormer bungalow in Raheen, Co Cork

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Florida lawyer referred for possible discipline over filing that judges called 'AI slop'

A Florida appeals court on Wednesday referred a lawyer to the Florida bar for possible professional discipline after finding her filings in a case bore hallmarks of generative AI output that the panel of judges called “AI slop.”

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Macron blasts ‘stupid’ claims by Trump and others blaming Muslim migrants for French riots

The French President pushed back at foreign leaders “using our country for their own political campaigns,” saying that some remarks about the riots were “as unacceptable as they are stupid.”

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