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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea

Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.

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Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia

The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.

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Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones

The package was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a joint press conference in Kyiv.

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Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories

The French health authorities reported that 8,124 deaths were related to the extreme heatwaves between late May and late August in France. Le Monde spoke to the friends and families of 11 of the victims to find out about the lives behind those numbers.

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Pro-Europe Latvian PM wins poll dominated by Russia, social worries

Andris Kulbergs' United List party won 42 seats in the 100-seat parliament, but Latvia's parliamentary election also saw gains for populist parties, boosted by support from Latvia's Russian-speaking minority.

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Reports of a lethal virus outbreak in Russia follow the death of a researcher

Several hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined.

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Latter-day Saints women turn away from scandal-plagued Republican candidate in Arizona

Arizona Republican candidate for Congress Mark Lamb has been accused of sexual misconduct while sheriff. His controversy is turning many voters away as Democrats see an opportunity in the red seat.

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He Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him Out

Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon.

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Germany's Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities

The German chancellor was visiting Kyiv as Moscow has intensified attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

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How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault

The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.

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Latvia's pro-Ukraine party wins parliamentary election by wide margin

"I congratulate Andris Kulbergs on his convincing victory in the parliamentary elections in Latvia ... Ukraine deeply appreciates Latvia's unwavering friendship and support," President Volodymyr Zelen...

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Trump Citing Executive Privilege In Kennedy Center Case, Democrat Claims

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, alleged in a court filing the Kennedy Center is withholding “core financial documents” and information about Trump’s threats to demolish the venue in court.

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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House

If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.

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Brazil heads to runoff election after Bolsonaro, Lula fail to garner majority vote

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy.

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Inside the DC 'Power to the People' festival headlined by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen and other music legends delivered a powerful message at the “Power to the People” protest festival in Maryland.

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US removes B-1 bombers from UK base amid security concerns

The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after several men were arrested there on ‌suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday.

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Britain's Green Party votes to class Zionism as a form of racism

Britain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a ‌form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as "a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism".

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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats

The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.

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Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Rebrand To ‘SpaceXSI’ After Trump Pushes ‘Super Intelligence’ Name Change

Elon Musk said he would rename his SpaceXAI company to “SpaceXSI” after President Donald Trump pushed for artificial intelligence to rebrand as “super intelligence.”

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Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar

Trump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engagement with artificial intelligence.

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Trump’s appearance in Ohio underscores all the reasons the GOP is unpopular

Will the president's steadfast support of data centers cost Ohio Republicans a victory?

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Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism

Motion that has alarmed some Jewish members is passed by 1,022 votes to 813 at party’s annual conference in Brighton * UK politics live – latest updates The Greens have formally adopted a policy which equates Zionism with racism, a move that will dismay the bulk of the party’s MPs and that has alarmed some Jewish members. A vote at the party’s annual conference on Brighton about whether to back a motion which calls for Zionism, the movement for a Jewish state, to be “treated as any other form of racism”, saw it passed by 1,022 votes to 813. Continue reading...

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Live updates: Polls close in Brazil as voters weigh in on the country’s next president

Polls have closed in Brazil as voters select a new president. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term against his rival, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro.

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Quiz: Where Could You Open a Private School? — ProPublica

Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.

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Trump Launches Bizarre Sunday Posting Spree—From 'Crumbling' Kennedy Center To Greenland Memes

In a Sunday afternoon social media blitz, President Donald Trump fired off 23 Truth Social posts in less than an hour, targeting the “grotesque” Kennedy Center and praising Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Daily Open: Who's steering oil now?

Much for investors to digest as markets kick off another trading week as all U.S. bombers left a U.K. base over suspected terror attack, and more tankers were struck near Iran.

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Taiwan foreign minister visits US for opening of new Arizona office

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung is visiting the US state of Arizona for the opening of a new de facto consulate in ‌Phoenix, his office said on Sunday.

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Suncor sells stakes in three Canadian East Coast oil projects for up to $1.5-billion

Sales of stakes in Terra Nova, White Rose and West White Rose to Ithaca Energy PLC marks a major pullback from a region where Suncor has been active for decades

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Bolsonaro leads Lula as nail-biter Brazil vote goes to a run-off

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election in a suprise result that defied opinion poll projections. If Bolsonaro triumphs in the October 25 run-off election, Brazil will be the latest Latin American country to swing to the right.

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‘Gabby F—ing Williams’ is here: Valkyries star seizes WNBA spotlight in win over Aces

Gabby Williams scored a game-high 25 points, played shutdown defense and was the best player on the floor Sunday in a Game 1 semifinal win over the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces.

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Breaking: Bolsonaro defies expectations in Brazil presidential vote to face Lula in run-off

Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's election, which will go to a run-off in three weeks.

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They survived World War II and lost decades, but not 2026. Japan's century-old businesses are disappearing at a record pace

Japan’s century-old businesses face mounting pressures from rising costs, labor shortages, a shrinking market and succession challenges.

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Tom Cruise movie Digger bombs at box office, Verity takes top spot

Movie star Tom Cruise suffers one of the worst debuts of his career with his new movie Digger.

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Auction clearance rate sinks to three-month low as property market slows

Australia's auction clearance rate has slumped to a three-month low, while new data shows the number of unsold homes has surged by more than 20 per cent in the past year.

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Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cuts oil prices to Asia

Saudi Arabia has unexpectedly cut November crude oil prices for Asia while it ‌raised those for northwest Europe and the Mediterranean regions, a pricing document showed on Monday.

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Dolly Parton’s spirit reverberates through Hardly Strictly festival in song and style

Multiple acts channeled the late Dolly Parton by covering her songs at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival over the weekend, while festivalgoers honored her through their outfits.

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Trump sets off on midterm blitz – are his trademark rallies a liability for Republicans?

Rallies have been mainstay of president’s brand but even some in his own party fear voters are sick of the sight of him

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Gillian Anderson responds to backlash after telling ‘distracting’ fans to stop sitting in front row

The actor, who is performing on the West End, was filmed telling theatre fans ‘you can’t come 20 times and sit in the front row, it’ll drive me mad’ Gillian Anderson has come under fire after the actor was filmed telling a group of fans that they were “distracting” her by repeatedly sitting in the front row while she performs in London’s West End. The Sex Education and X-Files star was filmed outside the Soho Place theatre where she’s performing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, telling a group of fans: “You guys cannot sit in the front row. I do not care; you cannot sit in the front row. It’s so distracting.” Continue reading...

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U.S. consumer spending is on the rise despite frustrations with persistent inflation and gloomy views about the economy

Spending is rising because prices are climbing and Americans are buying more stuff.

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Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into airport, Israeli media reports

The flydubai co-pilot allegedly tells investigators he intended to continue flying normally before crashing into the main airport in Israel.

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Hospitals in Irkutsk impose quarantines after an employee at an anti-plague institute dies. Russia’s public health agency says she died of pneumonia and the epidemiological situation remains ‘stable.’ — Meduza

Several hospitals in Irkutsk had imposed three-week quarantines, the news outlet People of Baikal reported on October 4. City Clinical Hospitals No. 1, No. 3, and No. 10 and the Ivano-Matreninskaya…

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Georgia block party shooting kills two, injures dozens

A shooting early on Sunday at a Georgia block party left two people ‌dead and almost three dozen injured, some critically, local and state officials said.

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Ed Sheeran's newest opening act praises Macklemore amid tour drama

The Fray's ex-lead singer, Isaac Slade, defended Macklemore, who was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour, while calling for "common ground" in Gaza.

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The 4chan-coded ideology behind Elon Musk's war on normies

Musk thinks autism makes him superhuman. Just don't call it that.

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How ketamine, kratom and other drugs are changing Cornell and other schools

Recreational use of dangerous substances has led to calls for widely available overdose-reversal medication and drug-testing strips.

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Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates

Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders also call for talks to end the civil war in Sudan.

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FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled son of Taiwanese president

Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

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Brazil Elections Head to Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro Son

Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor his top challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, won a majority of votes in the first round. But for now, Mr. Bolsonaro is leading the race.

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Americans are facing a multifront squeeze from rising gas, electricity and diesel prices. And many voters say energy prices are top of mind as they head to the ballot box in November.

Many say energy prices are top of mind as they head to the ballot box in November.

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