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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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Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'

Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.

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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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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

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France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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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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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

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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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“Honey please I need you to get this done for me.” How Kimberly Guilfoyle pressed a MAGA ally to transfer $100,000 to her Amex account.

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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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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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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EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions

The list targets a wide range of defense industry players, from shipyards and aviation companies to electronics manufacturers, armored vehicle repair facilities, and aerospace companies.

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The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad

A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”

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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.

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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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Martin Soto went out for diapers. He came home eight months later.

The asylum seeker, who led a hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE facility, was released with an ankle monitor late Tuesday.

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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...

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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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House Democrat Introduces Bill To Preserve Trump’s ‘Propaganda’ In Smithsonian Museum

A House Democrat introduced a bill that would direct the Smithsonian to preserve banners bearing President Donald Trump’s face that hang outside federal agency buildings for display in an exhibit on Trump’s “authoritarian narcissism.”

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"The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms": How America Turned on Data Centers

► For more, visit Mother Jones: America is hopelessly divided along party lines. That's a stubborn fact, we're told, and the polling bears it out: Democrats dislike…

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USS Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home to California Thursday, the Navy announced Friday, following a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war and intense scrutiny over ship conditions.

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French and Japanese scientists win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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A sore right knee -- the same knee he underwent surgery on for a torn ACL and meniscus in October 2025 -- kept New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers out of practice Wednesday.

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Opinion | Putin’s Desperate, Dangerous Game in Europe

Vladimir Putin wants Europe to turn off its support to Ukraine, and he’s becoming more blatant in his warnings.

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Israeli and Palestinian fathers partner to bridge divides 3 years after Oct. 7

Three years after Oct. 7, two fathers are reaching across the gulf that divides Israelis and Palestinians. Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, who was shot, kidnapped and held hosta...

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US bars Fiji-based man over corruption tied to China

The State Department has accused the man of paying bribes to Fijian citizens to advance Chinese interests.

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CCTV of Lamarre-Condon shows alleged killer's movements hours after deaths

A NSW court has released more CCTV compilations showing the movements of accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon following the deaths of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

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USS Abraham Lincoln Set To Dock In California On Thursday After Grueling Deployment

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Candidates in crucial Colorado congressional district trade barbs over voting records | Colorado Newsline

The two candidates running to represent Colorado’s most competitive congressional district met Wednesday for their only debate.

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Domestic violence advocates raise concerns over expansion of police powers

The changes would grant the police the power to issue a three-year on-the-spot protection order, an expansion of the 12-month directions that came into effect in January.

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Riot police tear gas French mayor in student demonstrations

Bally Bagayoko says he told police to stop as they "charged" at students demonstrating over poor education conditions.

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Trump says he is not keen on a deal with Iran as U.S. reportedly prepares for 'massive bombing'

Trump said he no longer wants to reach a deal with Iran amid reports that U.S. military are preparing for possible strikes against the Islamic state.

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Here's the secret to Anthropic success, according to an early investor

Matt Murphy of Menlo Ventures credits Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for his unique charm. The AI startup could go public at a $2 trillion valuation.

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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Riyadh airport with ballistic missile

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said on ‌Thursday it had attacked King Khalid International Airport in the ⁠Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile.

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Japan considers having nuclear-powered-sub study in security documents

The move comes as proponents argue that the introduction of such vessels is essential for maintaining Japan’s deterrence and response capabilities.

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Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack

The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including t...

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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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'The Social Reckoning' by Aaron Sorkin dives into the toxic effects of Facebook and Instagram

The film – billed as a sequel to David Fincher’s excellent 'The Social Network,' about the creation of Facebook – fails to convince, either in its performances or its screenplay.

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Kansas state tax revenue tops estimate by 6.1% in first quarter of budget year • Kansas Reflector

Kansas tax collections in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 wildly exceeds the official projection by $147 million on $2.57 billion in actual receipts.

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Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after waking from botched execution, says lawyer – video

Lawyers for Tennessee prisoner say she is severely unwell, and ‘angry and confused about everything right now’

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Citizen sleuth tracks down bike after theft from home

An Adelaide woman who had two bikes stolen found one within hours after conducting her own investigation, with a man now arrested on theft and other charges.

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EU hopefuls fear new safeguard plans could create second-class members

EU candidate countries fear safeguards designed to prevent democratic backsliding, like a planned 15-year probation period, could create second-class membership and be used to exert political pressure.

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