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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...

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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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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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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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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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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'

Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

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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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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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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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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say

Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.

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Why people don’t want to have children any more

Social contagion can help explain falling birth rates — and offers a way out of the demographic trap

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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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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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US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline

The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.

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Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack

The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including t...

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US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart

At this point, there appears to be no prospect of a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.

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Jeff Bezos Claims AI Could Allow For 3-Day Workweeks And One-Income Families

In an interview with Fox News, the Amazon founder said he disagreed with the assessment that AI will lead to large-scale job losses.

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3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks

On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.

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World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF

Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity says

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Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles

Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories

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Measles is surging in the US. These graphics show how bad it has gotten

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas, Utah, South Carolina and, now, Pennsylvania.

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Syrian general accused of atrocities is protected by U.S. and Lebanon, NPR and BBC find

A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has found.

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Protesters in Colombia rally against ties with Israel

Hundreds took to the streets of Bogota to protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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Appeals court says Atlanta family cannot take the government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid

A federal appeals court has ruled that an Atlanta family cannot take the federal government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid on their home in 2017.

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Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models

More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns ‌on Thursday about Alphabet's Google unit acquiring defunct carrier Spirit Airlines' internal ⁠data for $10 million to train artificial intelligence sys...

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Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Campaign Signs

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running for a seat in the U.S. House, filed a report with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

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Russian missile strike on apartment building in Pryluky, northern Ukraine, kills 22 people, including five children — Meduza

The search and rescue operation has ended at the site of a strike on a five-story apartment building in Pryluky, in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region. A Russian Kh-101 missile partially destroyed the…

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How Lime's CEO turned the electric scooter company into a sustainable business and took it public

Lime CEO Wayne Ting tells BI's Katie Roof that transforming Lime was "not sexy" and "a game of inches."

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Meet UCLA receiver Semaj Morgan, who started a foundation at age 17 to help others

Semaj Morgan said he loves the feeling of helping others, inspiring him to ask his parents to help start a foundation at age 17 in his native Detroit.

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An evening with the editor-in-chief of Cascadia Daily News | Cascadia Daily News

Whatcom and Skagit County residents have the opportunity to meet the new editor-in-chief at Cascadia Daily News on Oct. 21. Jonathan Martin joined the hyper...

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Stephen Jarislowsky dies at 101

Billionaire investor founded one of Canada’s largest asset management firms and was a champion of corporate governance and shareholder rights

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‘Historic’ grant will help West Virginia State University build Agriculture Complex • West Virginia Watch

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University has received a $26.5 million federal grant that will help the school build a new, 40,000 square foot Agriculture Complex.

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US adds torture charges to case against former Venezuelan president

New York federal prosecutors allege Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores conspired to commit torture of American citizens

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Judo: Grigalashvili claims fourth world title as Kaju reigns again

Haruka Kaju extended her unbeaten World Judo Tour run to 40 contests, defending her -63kg world title against Kerem Primo. At -81kg, Tato Grigalashvili defeated home favourite Zelim Tckaev to claim his fourth world title and return to the top of the podium.

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France struggles to reassure financial markets as Asian investors fuel distrust

The French economy minister traveled to London on Thursday to try to reassure City stakeholders about France's financial trajectory. Some foreign investors have chosen to sell their French bonds.

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JD Vance Announces Investigation Into Nine Top Universities

The Trump administration has launched a probe into nine universities—including Ivy League schools.

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US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate hits 7.40%, likely to further erode housing demand

The average rate on the popular US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surged to a near three-year high this week, and could increase further as concerns over inflation boost Treasury yields.

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Chipotle Shares Rise On Report Of Potential Starbucks Acquisition

Starbucks reportedly considered a takeover of the fast casual burrito chain, according to a report in the Financial Times.

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Renewed push to trial pet-friendly train, metro carriages in NSW

More than 6,500 people have signed a petition in support of the two-year trial, which would require pet owners to keep their dogs on a lead or in an approved carrier if riding in designated animal-friendly carriages.

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Three horses en route to Equestrian Canada event killed in B.C. highway crash

REVELSTOKE – Three horses being transported to an Equestrian Canada event in Langley, B.C., have been killed in a crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior.

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Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections

Our business, labor and consumer rights reporters will answer your questions in a live Q&A on Thursday 15 October

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China wants teenagers to read a classic English novel

Officials see “Jane Eyre” as promoting the right kind of love

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MMG accuses EU antitrust regulators of ignoring evidence backing Anglo American deal

Hong Kong-listed mining and metals company MMG accused EU antitrust regulators on Thursday of ignoring evidence that its bid for Anglo American's Brazilian nickel business would not divert ‌supplies from Europe to China.

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Would the Griffins approve of Canberra's proposed waterfront stadium?

A waterfront stadium was part of the original plan for Canberra, but a historian says a new proposed venue could "knock out parts" of the architects' legacy.

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Amount of people barred from working with children in Qld nearly doubles

The government says thousands of additional blue card refusals mean a strong system, but legal academics warn it could have unintended impacts.

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Food inflation has been tame recently. That might not last

Farm input costs, which can foreshadow food price inflation, soared in the second quarter compared with the previous year

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Treasury yields are 'really, really high,' but can come down soon, Bessent's new adviser says

The comments from David Zervos come after the 10-year and 30-year yields marched to 24-year highs in recent days.

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Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man wrongfully convicted after being tried for the same killings 6 times, dies at 56

One of Curtis Flowers' attorneys called his case "unprecedented in the history of the American legal system."

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These stocks reporting next week have a track record of earnings beats and share gains

CNBC Pro screened data from Bespoke Investment Group to find companies that have a solid history of beating earnings estimates and seeing shares rise.

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