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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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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

independent.co.uk860 pts18h agodiscuss

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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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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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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‘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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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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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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All railway lines in areas affected by Kumamoto quake in July back in service

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Train services on a section of the Hisatsu Orange Railway line in Kumamoto Prefecture resumed Tuesday, 77 days after the July 28 earthquake.

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South Korea soccer players’ boasts spark rethink of military service exemptions

Athletes have previously spoken cautiously about the exemptions, long a sensitive subject in a country where most young men are required to serve.

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Protests greet arrival of Donald Trump for an Ohio event that is greatly reduced in scale and intensity from mega-rallies two years ago

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Trump Says He Does Not Believe Russia and China Are Helping Iran

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that Russia and China might be helping Iran in its war with the US, adding that the two countries would have “too much to lose” in aiding the Islamic Republic.

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Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade

Cuban energy minister denies link to fuel shipments intercepted by US, says oil imports by private firms insufficient.

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Is Wikipedia ‘deeply biased’? Sandi Toksvig says it is – so she’s backing a rival

Just 19% of the online encyclopedia’s biographies are of women. Is this because it’s edited by ‘mostly white, middle-aged, European men’, as the comedian claims?

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Merz Demands Russia Accept Energy Ceasefire After Zelensky Talks

Germany’s chancellor urges Moscow to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as Berlin and Kyiv coordinate further security talks.

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Kristi Noem Tries Trolling Kacey Musgraves Over James Talarico, Receives A Brutal Reply

The Texas-born country star hit Noem with a damning one-line reminder.

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Fatalities reported at scene of fire in Waterford city

Emergency services are at the scene of a fire at a domestic residence in Waterford city.

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Visa gets Beijing's green light for bank card business after 40 years of working with China

The incremental approval comes as the U.S. and Chinese presidents are due to meet for a third time this year next month.

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Russia is copying cruise missile tech onto its $50,000 drones to deal with Ukraine's jamming

Ukrainian intelligence says the Susanin system helps Geran-4s and Geran-5s use cameras to navigate the skies without a radio or satellite system.

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Ming Dynasty statue unearthed in WA back in Chinese hands

A small Buddha statue discovered by prospectors in Shark Bay is officially returned to Chinese officials in an emotional ceremony.

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Public-sector strike by more than 300,000 workers set to go ahead

First stoppage on Wednesday by more than 300,000 workers appears almost inevitable

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Economics Nobel: how this year’s winners helped to smooth the cycle of economic peaks and troughs

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were announced as this year’s winners.

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Russia attacks Ukraine with ballistic missiles, Banderol drone missiles and 108 drones: air defences downs 88 UAVs

Russia launched five ballistic missiles, nine drone missiles and 108 drones from the evening of 12 October. Ukrainian air defences reported impacts at 17 locations and fallen debris at seven others.

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IMF warns of 'elevated' AI risk to world financial system

The IMF has warned of "elevated" risks faced by the global financial system, with potential perils including an AI-related market correction and cyber threats that could have "severe" consequences.

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Prison staff would not need to consider prisoners' human rights under bill

Corrections staff would not have to act compatibly with human rights in their dealings with prisoners under a Queensland bill.

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Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations.

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Selling a home? Think documents before decor

A lick of paint can seduce a buyer, but having planning consents to hand will take the deal over the line

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How a Canadian TV Show May Have Helped Foil the FlyDubai Terrorist Attack

The documentary series “Air Crash Investigations” has attracted a cult following by obsessively dissecting historic plane crashes. Then a fan of the show found himself aboard a hijacked plane headed for Israel.

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Landowners should look to regenerative agriculture for their future

As traditional subsidies recede, large estates are turning to diversification and more sustainable farming

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Britain needs to keep deficit reduction on track, IMF says

Britain needs to ensure it sticks to its deficit ‌reduction plans as government borrowing soars elsewhere, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday, just over two weeks before finance minister John Healey delivers his first annual budget.

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Same-sex couple sue over Slovakia’s refusal to register marriage

Case of couple who wed legally in Austria exposes clash between EU court ruling and national restrictions A same-sex couple are suing authorities in Slovakia for refusing to register their Austrian marriage, testing whether a landmark EU court ruling can turn recognition abroad into legal security at home. Their fight exposes a clash between European obligations and national restrictions – and what that means for LGBTQ+ people living under Robert Fico’s populist-nationalist government. Continue reading...

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Coastal erosion in England has claimed at least 183 homes in past 16 years

Exclusive: Homes demolished along east coast after being deemed too vulnerable to live in, figures reveal

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The pest I’ll never forget: the relentless pigeon who stared and stared and ruined my spring

A living room encounter with a toast-loving pigeon proved a big mistake. It led to weeks of drawn curtains and crawling around on the floor to avoid its eerie and unerring gaze

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