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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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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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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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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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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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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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The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.

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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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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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Trump Is Still Airing Campaign Ads With Your Money by the Way

The president hasn’t stopped those taxpayer-funded advertisements, despite promising he would.

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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'

Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

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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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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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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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US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline

The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.

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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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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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Fear kept immigrants away from Medicaid. Now many can't come back.

Funding cuts have locked hundreds of thousands of patients who hesitated to renew amid ICE raids out of California's Medicaid program.

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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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"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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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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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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Germany’s ex-spymaster admits holding files but denies treason

August Hanning’s lawyer says his client was ‘in possession’ of confidential documents but never paid for them or passed them on to foreign powers

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Premarket: Global stocks decline as oil prices surge

Wall Street futures point to a lower open

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American Alliances Can Outlast Trump. But They Might Not Survive What Comes After Him.

After Trump, will America's friends still want to be our friends?

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El Niño to intensify before December peak - UN

El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950.

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Ukrainian agriculture urges EU to talk details, not panic, in future membership negotiations

We need "a substantive discussion about adaptation periods, the volumes of market access, and safeguard mechanisms," said Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.

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Dutch firm uses AI to help drone systems 'talk' on Ukraine's battlefield

A high-velocity drone launched at a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea roars through the clouds and intercepts a mock enemy target detected by radar and verified using artificial intelligence.

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Royal Navy service member accused of spying for foreign power

A 24 year old charged with offences is due in court on Wednesday

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Medical debt is crushing hospital patients in LA. Health officials may have a fix

In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can't pay.

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'Cool heads' needed to ensure RTÉ delivers, says Canney

Cool heads are needed to make sure RTÉ delivers on its commitments, following a €20m funding cut, Minister of State Seán Canney has said.

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Israel says British consulate in East Jerusalem 'ceasing operations'

British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.

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Gardaí investigating following report a firearm was discharged on Pearse Street

A garda spokesperson confirmed that no injuries were reported.

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Erling Haaland Conquered the World’s Biggest Sport. Then He Came For America.

Norway’s scoring machine on terrifying his opponents—and the surreal World Cup summer that turned him into much more than a soccer star.

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The Campaign to Save Rural Pay Phones, 52 Calls at a Time

Driven by nostalgia—and maybe the apocalypse—an army of ‘phone spotters’ is racing against the clock to save the U.K.’s remote red boxes.

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After a yearslong slump, China's real estate market may be set for a turnaround

A recovery in China's largest cities real estate markets could come as soon as next year, the S&P ratings agency said.

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I was on a Navy destroyer training for attacks – then a Russian warship appeared

Molly Blackall went on board HMS Dauntless, one of the Royal Navy’s most powerful warships, as it prepared for deployment

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Pakistan Says Middle East Oil Shock Is Accelerating EV Shift

Pakistan expects to reach its electric-vehicle adoption target ahead of schedule as surging oil prices make switching away from gasoline-powered cars increasingly attractive, according to a senior government official.

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Police fire tear gas at a barricaded high school in Paris as school protests show no sign of ending

Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas.

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News/Media Alliance Calls on DOJ and FTC to Investigate Google’s Spam Policies | News/Media Alliance

On October 7, the News/Media Alliance sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to request the agencies open an investigat...

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Ye Earned $20M From Canceled St. Petersburg Gigs, Kommersant Reports - The Moscow Times

Controversial American rapper Ye earned approximately $20 million from two canceled concerts in St.

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Goldman Sachs had its largest class of new private wealth advisors ever, even as AI can do more of the job

AI may soon be able to model a clients whole portfolio, but wealth advisors aren't going away. That's why Goldman is hiring more than ever.

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Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire

Syria may deploy troops to help Saudi Arabia fight Yemen's Houthis, a US official and a Syrian defence official said, as the Iran-aligned group steps up its missile and drone attacks on the kingdom, killing three people at Saudi airports this week.

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French school protests to continue, after prime minister ignores demands

Two-weeks long protests by French high-school students demanding better education conditions risk getting more heated due the French government's lack of response.

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University of Limerick calls on students to be 'responsible' as videos emerge of damage to house

Gardaí have launched an investigation into how University of Limerick students allegedly smashed up a house.

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The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’

It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?

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Treasury yields rise as Fed's Waller says more hikes needed, investors await 30-year auction

U.S. Treasury yields climbed higher on Thursday as investors eagerly awaited the long-dated bond auction later in the day, after strong sales of 10-year notes.

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