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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says

Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned Tuesday of foreign interference in France's presidential election in spring 2027. He singled out US tech billionaire Elon Musk for using social network X to attempt to influence debate in European democracies.

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EU opens new talks in Ukraine membership bid

The European Union launched new negotiations with Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday, after MPs in Kyiv passed legislation protecting Hungarian-speaking minority rights.

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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...

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Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings.

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

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'We ask for teachers, they send us police': This Paris suburb school has become a symbol of the protest movement

High school students, teachers and lawyers were joined by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday outside a high school in Saint-Denis, the largest suburb of Paris and one of the most underprivileged.

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Kyiv residential building struck by Russia as Ukraine says intelligence sharing from partners interrupted

Ukraine did not receive a warning of the attack from allies in the same way it usually does, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters.

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New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.

Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, made plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both...

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Cornell can do a lot more than pause frat parties

The college is suspending Greek events after a sexual assault lawsuit. Other schools banned fraternities long ago.

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Drone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe it

A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.

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Meet the Man Behind Japan's Sex Toy Revolution

Koichi Matsumoto made "pleasure aids" so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name.

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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...

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Zelensky arrives in UK as London vows to speed up anti-drone missile deliveries for Ukraine

The British government announced an air defense missile package worth 45 million pounds (around $60 million) for Ukraine, as the country faces an intensifying onslaught of Russian missiles and drones.

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for now

A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until…

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ICE sued for refusing to return detainees' papers and property

One plaintiff is jobless after his work authorization was taken. The agency also won't return his wedding ring.

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I Bet like a Problem Gambler (On Purpose.) DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal

Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Inflation Rose to 3.7% in September, Hotter Than Expected

Consumer prices were up 3.7% in September from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, hotter than August’s gain of 3.4%.

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgery

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.

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Starlink restrictions deprive Ukraine of effective defence against jet-powered Shahed drones

Starlink restrictions are affecting Ukrainian interceptors used against Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, depriving Ukraine of one of its few effective defence options.

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Ukraine Says New Starlink Speed Limit Is Disrupting Its Attacks

Drone attacks over Russian-occupied Ukraine were affected, military units and Kyiv officials said.

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Trump Tries to Get Out of Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Backfires

Donald Trump sued the BBC—and the case keeps going downhill for him.

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Pope Leo undergoes successful surgery to remove lung nodule, Vatican says

Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week, with all audiences canceled until October 20.

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A Big Newspaper Seemed to Menace Avi Lewis. Then, Media Crickets | The Tyee

Many saw a call to violence in the National Post article. Why isn’t that news?

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Commentary: Televising an execution wouldn’t be justice. It would be a snuff film dressed up as spectacle.

The push by Pete Hegsent to televise a firing squad abandons the pretense that state killing can be made to look humane

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Kansas Data Center Offers $1,000 a Year to Its Neighbors to Win Approval

One data center developer has a unique plan to squash pushback from community residents in Kansas: Give them $1,000 a year for the next decade.

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US lawmakers ask FAA to conduct review before allowing Amazon drone hub near Boston

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a new environmental review before allowing an Amazon Prime Air ‌drone delivery hub to be located about 30 miles (48.28 km) west of Boston.

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Pennsylvania woman stabbed young son and husband to death at Great Wolf Lodge water park, police say

Metallica Rose Harrison called police from Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, saying she wanted to die by suicide before officers arrived to find two bodies.

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Armagh’s Aimee Mackin named LGFA Player of the Month for September

All-Star nominee helped Shane O’Neills to maiden senior county title

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Build-it-yourself housing project was a huge success in 1970s Lewisham | Letters

Letters: John Banks on the driving force behind a pioneering self-build project in the London borough. Plus a letter from Jonathan Pearson

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Opinion | Mississippi Must Ban All Kratom Products

Delbert Hosemann writes about why he thinks it is time Mississippi bans the sale of kratom products.

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Can AI help ‘humanise’ museums? New report reminds us why art matters in a changing world

Paying attention to the creative and critical uses of AI is an urgent task for art museums today.

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The Next ‘It’ Apple Might Be 300 Years Old

Esopus Spitzenburg, Cornish Gilliflower, Hubbardston Nonesuch: Antique varieties, with names recalling Dickensian villains, are packed with fresh flavor and texture.

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Meta revealed as company behind controversial Mason County hyperscale data center • Kentucky Lantern

The technology company Meta will invest billions of dollars for a proposed Mason County hyperscale data center but will also receive a 40-year tax break on local property taxes, according to a tentati...

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German government in talks to buy 50% of KNDS, source says

The German government is in talks to acquire a 50% stake in Franco-German tank maker KNDS from its German owner families, a ‌person close to the matter said, after conditions for an initial public offering deteriorated this year.

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‘We don’t have any money’: Russian news outlet asks readers to help pay a 200,000-ruble fine for omitting a musician’s ‘foreign agent’ label — Meduza

The news outlet Takie Dela has been fined 200,000 rubles for publishing a quote from musician Boris Grebenshchikov without mentioning that Russia has designated him a “foreign agent,” the outlet…

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Inflation sizzled in September — and Social Security benefits will get a boost

Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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Kamala Harris Visiting Mississippi to Campaign With Scott Colom on Oct. 22

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Columbus, Mississippi, to campaign with U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom on Oct. 22.

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Why Ukraine is paying the price for Trump’s political fears

Domestic political survival and short-term economic pressures including the price of diesel are undermining America's support for Ukraine and strengthening Putin's position, writes Matt Frei.

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Hegseth's Remarks At Army Event Repeatedly Disrupted By Protesters: 'F**king War Criminal'

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Zelensky says he feels betrayed over Trump-Russia deal

"It's painful when President Trump chooses one ‌side, not our ⁠side," Zelensky said in an interview with British host Piers Morgan.

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The AI Boom Is Supercharging Wall Street’s Profits

Investment banking revenues are up, and wealth-management divisions are winning new AI millionaires as clients.

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My Husband Has an Unrealistic Expectation About Our 4-Year-Old’s Clothes. I Can’t Keep Up.

Kids will be kids!

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Students to compete in civics bee championship in nation’s capital, carried on C-SPAN • Ohio Capital Journal

Fifty-two middle school students hailing from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and American Samoa, will compete at the annual National Civics Bee Championship in the nation’s capital on Wednesday…

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Manchester City staff invited on government trade trip to India

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig invited City representative on trade trip organised by business secretary A club representative from Manchester City was invited on a government-backed trade delegation to India this week, despite the club being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League rules. Andy Burnham’s successor as Manchester mayor Bev Craig took a representative from the club to Delhi and Mumbai on a trip organised by business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, where she and other northern mayors have been promoting British trade and tourism. Continue reading...

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New UK sanctions powers will enable action against supporters of illegal Israeli settlements

Global human rights commitments adopted by government extends reach to enablers of unlawful activity The UK is expanding its sanctions powers to freeze assets and target entities enabling illegal Israeli settlements, obstructing humanitarian aid or unlawfully holding prisoners. The statutory instrument introducing the Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law sanctions adds three new grounds to the 2020 regime – serious violations of international humanitarian law, obstruction of humanitarian assistance and serious violations of the right to liberty and security of person. Continue reading...

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Mark Sanchez reaches settlement in civil lawsuit filed by truck driver he allegedly assaulted

Mark Sanchez has reached an agreement in principle to end the civil case against him filed by a truck driver who got into a physical altercation with the former USC and NFL quarterback.

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Search for missing pup in Yellowstone is under pressure as winter nears

A small dog named Luna has been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park since September. Despite being spotted frequently, the Jack Russell terrier has evaded capture.

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Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

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