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Pete Hegseth's firing squad livestream has fans in the defense industry

Co-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending "public and brutal" executions.

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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis,...

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Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy

The vote was praised by rights groups, who add that 'there is still a lot to do' on LGBTQ rights.

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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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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.

Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

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EU watchdog says smart glasses must clearly show when recording

Smart glasses, which resemble ordinary glasses but can capture images and interact with AI assistants, must give 'clear warnings' when they are recording, the European Union's data regulator said Tuesday. The statement comes amid an outcry over privacy violations.

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French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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Katie Zacharia bombs first day as White House press secretary

She appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

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AI models may soon self-replicate without access to data centers, Anthropic warns

Anthropic said on Monday its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things (IoT) devices, such as smart ‌ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes.

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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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The uncomfortable truth about consent education

College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.

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Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’

Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment Women with autoimmune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic, and face much longer waits for a diagnosis and treatment, a study suggests. Hundreds of millions of people – about one in 10 globally – are affected by autoimmune conditions, which can cause a range of health issues including fatigue, muscle pain and rashes. Continue reading...

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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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Did Trump’s New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer?

There is no evidence that Katie Zacharia was admitted to practice law in a single state or Washington, D.C.

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Kyiv stopped attacking Russia's oil refineries, Moscow continues pounding Ukraine's energy grid, Zelensky says

"Ukraine has not carried out strikes on Russian oil refineries or the energy sector in general for the two days since the American president announced an energy ceasefire. But Russia did not heed," Pr...

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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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Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.

Turns out, Elon Musk’s pimply minions didn’t actually want to cut government spending. They wanted to get a piece of it for themselves.

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Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule, a procedure that will determine if the lesion is malignant.

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned after allegations of improper conduct. The White House says Guilfoyle was asked to resign after coming under severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.

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Pope Leo Prepares for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule

The Vatican has said that the pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering in the hospital.

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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Hundreds of supermarkets in France hit by ‘unprecedented' cyberattack

Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in 'large-scale' cyberattack.

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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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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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Court overturns heritage order that stalled $1b NSW gold mine

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World’s largest majority-Muslim country to force companies to explain how products from clothes to toilet paper are permissible under Islam

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Cornell has also appointed former US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to conduct a "comprehensive independent review" of the university's response to the rape allegations.

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Trying to save her job, Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed the incriminating texts were AI-generated. Inside her final days as ambassador

To save her job, she claimed the incriminating texts were AI generated; Trump grew annoyed with the damaging revelations.

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How to avoid military conscription and pressure to sign an army contract in Russia — Meduza

In September 2022, Grigory Sverdlin, the former director of Nochlezhka, an organization that helps homeless people, launched Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”). The project helps Russians avoid mobilization…

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What we know about Selma Blair’s flight disturbance, arrest and assault charges | CNN

Actress Selma Blair faces assault charges after a disturbance on a plane that left multiple people injured late Sunday night.

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Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon's security risk branding

Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the AI company as a national security supply ‌chain risk over a dispute about safety guardrails on its technology.

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Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery

Tuesday's surgery to remove a mass on Pope Leo's lung was the first major procedure of his papacy.

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The secret sauce to keeping KY election problems to a minimum

Being an election official isn’t easy these days. In recent years, local election officials across the country, including poll workers, have faced an increase in threats and harassment.

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Trump Faces Growing GOP Revolt Over His Russian Diesel Deal

President Donald Trump confronts growing opposition within his own party to his deal with Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s exports of diesel, reached just weeks after he signed a law authorizing stiff sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil.

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At Alcatraz sunrise ceremony, tribes call out Newsom’s vetoes

Thousands marked Indigenous Peoples Day at dawn on Alcatraz. Organizers criticized Newsom’s vetoes of three tribal bills.

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New W.H. press secretary held many legal roles but is not licensed to practice law in the U.S.

The California State Bar said that it “has no record of” press secretary Katie Zacharia “having been licensed to practice law in California.”

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Decorated San Francisco police officer and her daughter killed by her husband in suspected murder-suicide

So far, investigators have not determined why former police Sgt. Kevin Mannix killed his wife, Ann Mannix, a former deputy chief, and their 24-year-old daughter.

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Arsenic-laced well water plagues Malheur County mobile home parks

State health warnings haven’t led to solutions for predominately Hispanic communities in Eastern Oregon.

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Confusion delayed aid to Christa Pike after botched execution, 911 calls show

Emergency responders were not let into the Tennessee prison for at least a half-hour after an initial emergency call.

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12 Senators—Half of Them Republican—Tell Trump to End Russia Deal Now

“This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies,” the senators warned.

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Joni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years of Living in the U.S.

On Tuesday, she announced the news of her U.S. citizenship on social media with a video and a photo of herself at the ceremony.

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The Conservatives’ ‘better tomorrow’ only includes rich people | Letters

Letters: Terry Peach responds to Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech, while Penelope Turton writes on her promise to cut inheritance tax

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The World Cup was bad for some businesses in Los Angeles

A hotel-association study finds the tournament delivered the weakest boost of any recent mega-event, with workers’ hours cut and short-term rentals pulling ahead.

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In first visit to Ceuta, Spain's king asks for 'good faith' from Morocco after migration crisis

Tensions have risen in the Spanish city in North Africa since about 80,000 migrants crossed its border in July.

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Kyiv power plant hit by Russian missile without warning from allies

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that a Russian ballistic missile struck a Kyiv power plant without advance warning from Western allies, killing at least two people and wounding around 20. The attack came days after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, raising questions over efforts to halt strikes on critical infrastructure.

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Drive-by shooting at house in Melbourne's western suburbs

Police say offenders fired multiple shots at a house and car in Caroline Springs before fleeing the scene overnight.

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'Stranded patients' in NSW hospitals prompts call for change

New South Wales must think outside the box to stop the number of "stranded" aged care patients in hospitals from getting out of control, says the state's productivity commissioner.

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Pope diagnosed with lung cancer: What we know

NBC correspondent Claudio Lavanga explains what we know after the Pope was diagnosed with lung cancer.

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Big UK firms focus on cost-cutting as inflation bites, Deloitte survey shows

Large British companies expect inflation and interest rates to rise over the next year and are focussing increasingly on cost-cutting, a survey published Deloitte showed on ‌Wednesday, two weeks before finance minister John Healey's first budget.

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