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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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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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Hayley Williams unleashes profanity-filled response to DHS telling her to ‘thank’ ICE

‘We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice,’ the DHS said

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Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

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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France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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The $1 Trillion Black Box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...

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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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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old Palestinian photographer, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the international news agency. The agency's news director, Phil Chetwynd, condemned the incident as a 'serious' and 'unacceptable' attack.

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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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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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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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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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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was assaulted by a group of settlers, who beat him with the butts of their guns, despite him being marked as press. He was assaulted in view of about a dozen armed Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

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Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles

Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.

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Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie

Death by drugs is brutal—and designed for political optics. Christa Pike's failed execution pulled back the curtain.

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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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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning 'On the Waterfront' Actress, Dead at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' has died at age 102.

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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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Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach

"The escorts of the illegal migrants, who were located on the Belarusian side, were armed, issued threats to (Latvian) soldiers, and also actively urged and drove the migrant group toward Latvia," Lat...

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US stocks rise to a record on expectations for companies to make even fatter profits

The U.S. stock market hit an all-time high as expectations rise for companies to keep making more money.

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Soldiers Wounded in Iran Say DOD Made Them Get Their Own Treatment

The service members were left to fend for themselves.

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High school students' movement: Protests grow and draw widespread support

Across France, high school students from all backgrounds, joined by many adults – parents, elected officials, union activists or ordinary citizens – marched to make their voices heard, mostly in a good-natured atmosphere.

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Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd.

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Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

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Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers

Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.

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Americans grow more pessimistic about their finances, New York Fed finds — expert warns of ‘tough choices’ ahead

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Woman sues after she was seriously hurt on mechanical genitals ride in Las Vegas bar

The woman said some of her injuries could be permanent

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Tillis says McConnell’s brain is ‘as sharp as it ever was’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) brain “is as sharp as it ever was” following the Kentucky Republican’s recent months-long absence from the upper chamber a…

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Kimmel says he'll report Trump to the FCC after Iran, San Diego comments

Jimmy Kimmel took to "Live!" to slam President Trump for suggesting Iran could "take out" U.S. cities, calling the comments "indefensible."

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NYC Families That Fled to Suburbs See Jersey Discount Disappear

For decades, the family playbook was simple: Keep the high-paying New York City job and move to the suburbs across the Hudson River, where a lower cost of living let parents stretch their paycheck. But these days, the New Jersey suburban discount for families is dwindling.

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Documentary critical of Israeli military draws protest at Mill Valley Film Festival

The most controversial documentary of the year made its Bay Area premiere, sparking a pro-Israel demonstration involving barricades that made organizers of the Mill Valley Film Festival nervous.

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Lawmakers seek $11M for Cyber Command after summer suicides

A letter obtained by the Banner shows Maryland lawmakers urging Congress to approve $11 million in funding to support the mental health of cyber operators after multiple suicides this summer at Fort Meade.

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Most Americans oppose Trump's taxpayer-funded ‘golden age' ads: Poll

Trump says he will pay for future ads, but the White House says taxpayers will not be reimbursed for past ones.

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Isaias could become a ‘significant hurricane’ on a path toward the Gulf Coast

A storm surge of 3 to 6 feet is possible as the storm tracks closer, particularly from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Florida's Big Bend.

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Consumer stocks have been hammered. Here are some opportunities among the casualties

Brand name consumer stocks have been in a slump. Wall Street sees opportunity to pick some up at bargain prices.

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Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules

The prize was awarded for work that produces one version of a mirror image molecule.

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Murder trial hears victim thought he was going to be shot

Two sisters who met a man a few hours before he was shot dead have told a murder trial that he got a fright when their car stopped near him on the road and told them he thought he was going to be shot...

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Diesel price jumps after IEA says no additional fuel will be released

Agency members say 100mn barrels promised by G7 will come from 400mn stock release agreed in March

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Czechia will not compete in Eurovision 2027 due to budget pressures

Czech Television said in a statement: "We won't see the Czech flag on stage next year,” citing ongoing financial pressures.

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Chet Hanks (sigh) explains himself after confronting Eric André at ComplexCon

Chet Hanks explains why he confronted Eric André at ComplexCon in Los Angeles over the weekend. He accused the comic of 'trashing me to the media after I outshined him on his own show!!'

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Evicted Spanish octogenarian Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, has died

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain, ‌has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday.

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Man arrested over sexual assault of woman in south Dublin 23 years ago during aggravated burglary

Assailant posing as a repairman forced his way into woman’s home in Kilmacud and bound her with plastic ties

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Pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain protests dies

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home triggered nationwide protests in Spain has died, a tenants' union said.

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Whatcom County man disemboweled by hippo on honeymoon: 'I'm not going to die here' | Cascadia Daily News

His wife punched animal with Sam McKee still in its maw. Grateful to be alive, he found therapy in charity

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Three years since October 7: Israelis tell Meduza how the worst terrorist attack in their country’s history changed them and the world around them — Meduza

The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, was one of the most horrific events in recent world history. Ahead of its third anniversary, Meduza spoke with residents of Israel, where the terrorist attack…

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The ballot question that explains why Mass. has so many ballot questions - The Boston Globe

Question 2 would give employees at the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state’s public defenders agency, the right to collectively bargain, a change supporters say they’ve spent years trying — and failing — to win in the Legislature.

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Lawyers seek to block Texas man’s execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike

Because the same drug used in her attempted execution — pentobarbital — would be used in Texas for Jamaal Howard, his attorneys argued that the drug poses the same risks.

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Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, dies

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Massive protests following Abascal's eviction spiralled into a political crisis, eventually leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election.

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College students competing in "America's Startup" contest use AI to start businesses from their dorms

Young entrepreneurs are tapping AI to launch a range of businesses, from analyzing your skin to helping wine growers analyze crop yields.

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Five cars set alight outside Melbourne homes in fourth night of firebombings

It brings the number of cars destroyed across the city this week to 11.

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