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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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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France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'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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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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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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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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“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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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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'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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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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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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"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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Polls open in north London by-election to replace Starmer

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Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spread

According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where they had been living, and was treated there.

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Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club

President Trump said he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where his successors can spend quiet weekends, describing it as "sort of a Camp David."

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Senegal and Morocco set for AFCON title rematch – in Swiss sports court

Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's players walked off the pitch to protest a penalty during the chaotic final roughly nine months ago.

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Far-right Vox sees election as its big chance to reshape Spain

The party is a strong position to push for ministerial jobs in a right-wing coalition.

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Tips and Linkers

Not as safe as they seem

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UN weather body says El Niño set to intensify and last until February 2027

This year's El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100% certain to last until February 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said in its monthly climate bulletin ‌on Thursday, with sea surface temperatures set to break records.

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Royal Navy serviceman arrested under National Security Act

Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, charged with obtaining information to benefit foreign power A member of the Royal Navy has been charged under Britain’s National Security Act with offences including obtaining information to benefit a foreign power. Teddy Young, 24, had arrested at his home address in Bedfordshire on 6 October after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London (CTPL). Continue reading...

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Burnham heads to Berlin in bid to win support from Merz for closer EU ties

Prime minister to hold talks after embarking on review of government’s European policy

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Oasis urges Nidec to seek a buyout and warns of delisting risk

The Japanese electric motor maker has been mired in turmoil after probes uncovered widespread fraud in its accounting and quality control.

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‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and Niles

From a breathless tango to a kiss that sent fans wild, the pair crafted a sensational seven-year TV crush. The real-life best friends talk first impressions, Casablanca moments – and having hot husbands

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LIVE: Protests over housing continue in Spain

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Croatian MEP faces party probe after friends and family joined EU-funded trip

The trip raises questions about how the European Parliament monitors spending by lawmakers.

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German spy suspect mixed with UK spooks... without ever being trusted

August Hanning had 'friendly' meetings with British intelligence officers – but there was always unease when it came to sharing information, say experts

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Texas execution first in US since Pike's botched lethal injection

Texas has executed seven people so far this year, up from five in both 2025 and 2024. A further two executions are scheduled to take place in the state in November.

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'Vital' major US and Australian-backed rare earths mine moves forward

After decades in development, a $1.8 billion rare earths mining project has finally seen ground broken in remote Central Australia.

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Michael Kosta Spots 1 Terrifying Thing About Trump's Recent Plague Comments

The “Daily Show” correspondent said when Trump starts learning new words, you may have a problem.

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LIVE: High school students in France keep up blockades at campuses

YouTube video by Reuters

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Below — Josh Hartnett stars in Netflix’s answer to Widow’s Bay

An isolated coastal town is terrorised by a mysterious monster in an entertaining show that suffers from bad timing

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Lochcarron locals rally round after house fire and Oktoberfest

Read to the end to watch a video of the Gamelan being set up at Poolewe Oktoberfest

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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

British police on Thursday said they had charged a member of the Royal ‌Navy with offences under the National Security Act for allegedly obtaining protected information and preparing to disclose it to benefit a foreign power.

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British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband

Foreign secretary says former consulate general will remain independent, operational ⁠and serving Palestinian people The foreign secretary, ⁠Ed Miliband, has said Britain’s consulate general ⁠building in ⁠East Jerusalem will not be closing but will ⁠be known as a UK mission, remaining independent, operational ⁠and serving Palestinian people. Israel had ordered the ‌British consulate ‌in East Jerusalem to close ‌on Thursday over the UK’s plans to impose sanctions on settlements in the West Bank. Continue reading...

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NT environmental regulator has 'low confidence' in plan for outback data centre

The Northern Territory's environmental regulator says it has a "low level of confidence" in the current plan for an outback data centre.

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Two more charged with murder over fatal house party attack

Two more men have been charged with murder over the death of a 21-year-old man at a house party south of Brisbane, bringing the total number of people charged to 11.

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Lithuania Pledges $16.8M to Help Ukraine Rebuild

Vilnius pledges fresh funding to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure and strengthen economic resilience, reaffirming its support for Kyiv’s victory.

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