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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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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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Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy

The vote was praised by rights groups, who add that 'there is still a lot to do' on LGBTQ rights.

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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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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.

Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

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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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Angry at Trump's Russian diesel deal? Here's how you can help Ukraine bomb Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy weekend, undermining sanctions on Russia, blaming Ukraine for the war Russia started — again — and insisting that Russian refineries become drone-free zones. "W...

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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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Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

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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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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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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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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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Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own

DNA technology that didn’t exist when Gloria Kowalewicz, 8, was killed in 1960 led investigators to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., who was a homicide detective for the Chicago Police Department.

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed'

The U.S. president's comments came after he unilaterally announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Oct. 11, causing confusion in Kyiv. According to a senior Ukrainian official, Ukrai...

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Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’

Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment Women with autoimmune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic, and face much longer waits for a diagnosis and treatment, a study suggests. Hundreds of millions of people – about one in 10 globally – are affected by autoimmune conditions, which can cause a range of health issues including fatigue, muscle pain and rashes. Continue reading...

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Hundreds of supermarkets in France hit by ‘unprecedented' cyberattack

Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in 'large-scale' cyberattack.

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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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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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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Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Explained

Many cities and states are observing the day. President Trump has declared himself a supporter of Columbus Day.

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The fire broke out in the Birchwood area of Waterford City shortly after 5am on Tuesday. Ireland correspondent Stephen Murphy has the details.

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A decade ago, the international treaty that shapes what’s inside our cooling systems was amended to favour gases that contribute less to global warming.

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EXCLUSIVE: LSEG in talks to buy Permira's Octus financial data group for about $3.5 billion

The London Stock Exchange Group ‌is in talks with private equity firm Permira to acquire Octus for about $3.5 billion, the London-listed group said Tuesday, confirming a Reuters report.

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Good Villains Are Hard to Come By. This One’s Great.

A fascinating new novel pits a small Appalachian community against a very online foe.

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State Dept. funding delay imperils plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons

The Trump administration has paid only around 20 percent of the $90 million it owes the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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MAGA crowd pummels protester during Trump rally - and the internet wants her to sue

‘He’s a paid protester,’ Trump said. ‘They get paid by the lefties in order to destroy our country. They’re scum’

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Six Flags Magic Mountain shuts down second coaster amid safety concerns, rider death in Georgia

The closure comes after the park shut down X2, which had been the source of several lawsuits after riders complained of injuries.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle asked to resign as ambassador after reports she asked Trump donor to pay bill

Decision about US ambassador to Greece announced by White House after Trump and Rubio were reportedly furious over allegations * US politics live – latest updates Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to step down as US ambassador to Greece, after weeks of reports that she sought payment from a Trump donor in exchange for access to administration officials. The decision, announced by the White House on Tuesday morning, ends the diplomatic career of one of Trump’s longest-standing political allies. It came after Trump and Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, were reported to have grown furious over the allegations. Continue reading...

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The play that changed my life: ‘I was the badass queen in Titus Andronicus – we did it like A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Shakespeare’s bloody revenge-fest is full of horror and grotesquerie but the camaraderie of performing it with a youth theatre had an upbeat effect

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Cabinet of Curiosities | Megan Marz

A new book unpacks the history of Wikipedia and the numerous crises it faces in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked to resign after allegations of improper conduct, White House says - The Boston Globe

The requested departure comes after President Trump registered his unhappiness with reports about Guilfoyle’s alleged conduct.

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Utah’s ‘world’s longest art gallery’ could see 500 oil trucks a day. A new lawsuit aims to stop that.

Environmental groups are suing the federal government over plans to blast a “hydrocarbon highway” through a canyon full of cultural, archaeological and historical resources.

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Ukraine Disputes ‘Joint’ Peace Plan With Land, Pipeline and Sanctions Deals

Zelensky advisor says the four-point proposal reflects ideas from part of the American administration team, not an agreed US-European plan.

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Formula One to return to Africa as Rwanda race confirmed for 'early 2030s'

Formula One is set to return to Africa for the first time in more than three decades after Rwanda signed a 10-year deal to host the race.

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Citi profit tops estimates on higher investment banking, services and wealth revenue

Citigroup beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by stronger investment banking revenue and transactions with multinational companies as well as higher earnings from wealth management.

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

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Elon Musk No Longer A Trillionaire After SpaceX Stock Slides Tuesday

Musk’s net worth declined by about $23.8 billion on Tuesday morning after markets opened.

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Colorado Forum taps Kelly Flenniken to lead influential civic organization

The Colorado native becomes the Forum’s next president as civic and business icon Gail Klapper steps away after 37 years.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un showcases missile capable of reaching US

The report came a day after President Donald Trump said he might meet Kim during a planned trip to Asia.

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Zacharia gets off to bumpy start in brief, unusual first press briefing

Newly-minted press secretary lasts less than 15 minutes in awkward debut before the White House press corps

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