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Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft

A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced pla...

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Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame

Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continu...

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Heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe in summer 2026, making it deadliest on record

A study conducted by two British institutions covering 854 urban areas found that the heatwaves of summer 2026 were far more lethal than those of 2003 or 2022.

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Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says

The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians.

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Ken Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s Company

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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US Senator Blumenthal opens probe into Ukraine Starshield restrictions

"This decision to limit critical technology for a key ally... (puts) Ukrainian forces at risk and their people in peril," Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote in a letter addressed to U.S. Defense Secreta...

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Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center

The company was ordered to stop work, but it clear-cut anyway.

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The EPA is quietly killing its web archive

Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.

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Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

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Meet the Trump-Backed Candidates Drowning in Scandal

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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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Melania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine, White House says

Residents of the southern Ukrainian town have reported a deepening food crisis.

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DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses

In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

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Moldova expels Russian diplomat after Russian Geran drone falls near family homes

'Russia's war keeps putting Moldovan lives at risk,' President Maia Sandu said, calling it Russia's 'latest dangerous act.'

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2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop

Two ex-FBI officials have been charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop. One former FBI intelligence official specialized in foreign election interference.

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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X: 'Science gives us hope. Today, in Bunia DRC, the first participants were vaccinated in a new Ebola vaccine trial called Tumaini, which means 'hope' in Swahili.'

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Palmer Luckey is launching a genetically engineered war dog startup

The Anduril billionaire's latest plan: a dog with "advanced cybernetic Augments, software, and battlefield situational awareness."

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Jet Fuel Hits $206 A Barrel, Highest Price Since Iran War Began

The price of jet fuel has crossed the $200-a-barrel mark, the highest this year with no maximum in sight.

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ICE wants robot dogs. Boston Dynamics' workers urge company to 'cancel the sale'

Dozens of employees at Boston Dynamics have petitioned the company to stop the sale of its robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Ukraine Says Starlink Isn’t Working, Despite Trump’s Promise to Restore It

Soldiers and government officials say connections continued to fail if drones fly at high speeds.

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Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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A D.C. park was made 'for the pleasure of the people.' Trump's plan would change that

Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D.C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback.

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Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

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Amid Trump's assaults on DEI, how one university is elevating Black students

As many colleges roll back or eliminate such programs, Sacramento State has expanded its offerings for students of color.

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Rescuers are searching for survivors after a magnitude-7 earthquake left 16 people dead in China's Tibet.

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Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, one dead and 500 injured

Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing power, as it continues to weaken and ‌head north towards the Chinese coast.

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Russian Hill mansion with unusual history listed for $25 million

A six-story mansion perched atop Russian Hill — with panoramic views, a turbulent love story and a reported stint as an opium den — is on the market for $25 million.

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Trump says he ordered suit to block Alaska Senate results if GOP loses

President Trump is making a final push to help Republicans maintain control of Congress as some of the most closely watched races remain competitive. But the battle for the Senate is also playing out in court. In Alaska, the Trump administration sued to...

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How drone footage tells story of Oleshky in Ukraine

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Free noodles lure Fremantle locals into a chat about ditching gas

An advocacy group for electric home conversion sets up a free noodle bar in Fremantle to prove that giving up gas does not mean giving up your wok.

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Soul-folk star Allison Russell, ‘a real light beam,’ shone at Toronto’s Concert Hall

Russell’s vibrant sound and danceable messaging soothes one moment and revives the next

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Jared Kushner Threatens to Sue Over Damning Phone Hack Report

A bombshell report exposed Kushner’s close financial ties to foreign governments.

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New public kayak dock coming to Fairhaven | Cascadia Daily News

The 140-foot-long dock and pocket beach will be ready for use in early 2027

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USC offensive line transforms into one of 6-1 Trojans' biggest assets

The USC offensive line has only allowed 29 pressures this season, but the group will be tested by elite Wisconsin pass rusher Sebastian Cheeks on Saturday.

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Owner of dogs that attacked man to face harsher state penalties

A 37-year-old man was left with serious injuries after being attacked by two dogs in Chermside in Brisbane's north last Friday.

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Pauline Hanson's right-hand man weighs up Capricornia run

With One Nation support surging, national director James Ashby is considering entering the race for a seat that could become a major political battleground.

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Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack

Independent MP now serious but stable, according to update from Melbourne’s Alfred hospital Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Independent MP Helen Haines’s condition has been downgraded to serious but stable after she lost both legs following an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria on Monday afternoon. The Alfred hospital in Melbourne provided an update on Haines’s condition on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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Republican campaign operatives worry that a series of damaging stories have contributed to voter concerns about alleged government corruption less than two weeks before the midterm elections

Democrats have spent $182 million this year highlighting corruption as an issue in House and Senate races.

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Watch 'The Com: Online, Sadistic and Deadly' on the Sky News app and website.

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How governments worldwide are shaping what AI can say about politics

Some governments use legitimate AI concerns as a pretext to control political discussion, particularly chatbot responses about those in power.

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These basic math problems once stumped the world’s smartest AI models. Can you solve them?

These basic problems stumped AI only a few years ago. Can you solve them?

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Despite Reports, Reading Is Alive and Well

In “The New Age of Reading,” the staff writer Nathan Heller says that news of the demise of reading is greatly exaggerated. He lays out his case to David Remnick.

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West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey issues subpoenas on environmental groups

The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office subpoenaed at least six environmental groups, asking for records regarding climate change, in a move at least one advocated called a “fishing expedition intended to stifle our collective voice.”

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What Investors Want to Know About Trump and the Midterm Elections

Looking at historical returns offers some clues.

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Podcaster Ethan Klein breaks silence after wife Hila accuses him of affair

Ethan Klein uploaded his first public statement regarding the accusations levied against by his wife Hila Klein, alleging that he had an affair.

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Opinion | Why the fate of California's wealth tax could be decided well after the election

Prop. 40 faces a gauntlet to succeed, including surviving two poison-pill propositions. Then it will probably be challenged in court.

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Trump’s immigration crackdown disrupts U.S. food supply, agriculture leaders say

Recent ICE raids have rocked rural America, delaying meat shipments in Kansas, threatening poultry production in Pennsylvania and affecting farmworkers in California, industry leaders say.

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