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Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft

A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced pla...

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Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame

Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continu...

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Heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe in summer 2026, making it deadliest on record

A study conducted by two British institutions covering 854 urban areas found that the heatwaves of summer 2026 were far more lethal than those of 2003 or 2022.

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Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says

The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians.

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Ken Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s Company

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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US Senator Blumenthal opens probe into Ukraine Starshield restrictions

"This decision to limit critical technology for a key ally... (puts) Ukrainian forces at risk and their people in peril," Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote in a letter addressed to U.S. Defense Secreta...

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Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center

The company was ordered to stop work, but it clear-cut anyway.

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The EPA is quietly killing its web archive

Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.

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Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

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Meet the Trump-Backed Candidates Drowning in Scandal

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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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Melania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine, White House says

Residents of the southern Ukrainian town have reported a deepening food crisis.

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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X: 'Science gives us hope. Today, in Bunia DRC, the first participants were vaccinated in a new Ebola vaccine trial called Tumaini, which means 'hope' in Swahili.'

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DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses

In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

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Moldova expels Russian diplomat after Russian Geran drone falls near family homes

'Russia's war keeps putting Moldovan lives at risk,' President Maia Sandu said, calling it Russia's 'latest dangerous act.'

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Todd Blanche swears arrest of Virginia Democrat isn’t “political payback”

Trust me, bro.

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2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop

Two ex-FBI officials have been charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop. One former FBI intelligence official specialized in foreign election interference.

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Jet Fuel Hits $206 A Barrel, Highest Price Since Iran War Began

The price of jet fuel has crossed the $200-a-barrel mark, the highest this year with no maximum in sight.

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ICE wants robot dogs. Boston Dynamics' workers urge company to 'cancel the sale'

Dozens of employees at Boston Dynamics have petitioned the company to stop the sale of its robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Ukraine Says Starlink Isn’t Working, Despite Trump’s Promise to Restore It

Soldiers and government officials say connections continued to fail if drones fly at high speeds.

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Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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A D.C. park was made 'for the pleasure of the people.' Trump's plan would change that

Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D.C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback.

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A candidate said Iowans don’t ride bikes. The state has a famous bike tour.

The state’s 900,000 cyclists say people do indeed ride in Iowa, which each summer hosts the world’s largest, longest-running citizen bike tour.

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Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

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Thousands of leaked documents reveal how Germany’s far-right party has been trying to win over Trump advisers.

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Pentagon designates China-backed campus cultural centers a threat to US national security

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth alleges Confucius Institutes operating in disguise on US university campuses The ⁠US defense department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses ⁠known as Confucius ⁠Institutes as a threat to US national security, defense secretary Pete ⁠Hegseth said on Friday. Washington has long accused Confucius Institutes of being Chinese propaganda ⁠tools and has taken steps to crack down on them. Continue reading...

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UK government sets out $800 million of AI security funding

Britain's government set out around £600 million ($800 million)of funding on Saturday largely geared towards defending against health and security threats from artificial intelligence.

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Commentary: As a kid, this World Series starter rooted for the Astros. Then he learned they cheated.

Brewers World Series pitcher Logan Henderson grew up cheering for the Astros, but he reluctantly concedes their cheating scandal alters the 2017 title.

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David Eby’s surprise B.C. election culminates in narrow race between NDP, Conservatives

Timing of NDP Leader’s decision has become a frequent issue for him throughout the campaign

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'There's babies in there': Oregon father describes stopping school shooter

Kaylub Giamanco is the father who stopped a school shooter in Bend, Oregon, a week ago. The teen gunman entered the school and killed three students and a teacher before Giamanco stopped him. In a new...

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2 killed in Peninsula freeway wreck that involved a flying car tire

Two people were killed in a multivehicle wreck on Interstate 280 in Los Altos. Five vehicles were involved in the collision which ejected one driver from their vehicle, authorities said.

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Moody's holds France's credit rating steady despite budget and political uncertainty

Defying the forecasts of many economists, the American credit rating agency maintained France's sovereign debt rating at Aa3 on Friday, setting itself apart from the harsher assessments of France's creditworthiness by S&P and Fitch.

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The 1st night of Quyana brought ovations, tears and a surprise proposal

14 dance groups are performing over the two Quyana nights during the AFN convention in Anchorage.

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Is the Bank of Canada about to make a big mistake?

Markets increasingly think the central bank will nudge rates up at its next meeting

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Trump Refuses to Explain Starlink Shutoff as Ukraine Says He’s Lying

Ukraine is still struggling with Starlink access, and Donald Trump doesn’t seem to care.

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Red Roses suffer back-to-back defeats for first time in a decade as Canada make statement

* WXV: Canada 31-22 England * England beaten in Ottawa for third loss in past 74 matches History-makers, era-enders, giant-slayers. Last Friday’s breaking of England’s unbeaten run was a statement 31-22 win for Canada but backing it up to deal the Red Roses their first consecutive loss in a decade sends a formidable message to the rest of world rugby. Some may view it as too early to call but Canada are serious contenders for the World Cup trophy in 2029, especially if they progress at the same rate that their performances have improved in just a year from that World Cup final loss to England in 2025. On a cold Ottawa night, the Canadians played with freedom and pace to down England once again. The captain Sophie de Goede laid bare why she is the reigning world player of the year with a hat-trick and some excellent defensive work and Julie Omokhuale also stood out among a good team performance. Continue reading...

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Syrians protest Israel’s incursions near occupied Golan Heights

Syrians are protesting Israel’s occupation of parts of the country’s south, near the occupied Golan Heights.

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Argentinian judge drops fraud investigation into Milei over crypto scandal

President Javier Milei’s role in cryptocurrency launch does not translate into a fraudulent scheme, judge says.

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Mom speaks out after son found alive in Arizona hospital's morgue

An Arizona mom is seeking answers after her toddler was pronounced dead after a near-drowning, then found breathing hours later in a hospital morgue.

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NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years

NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.

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UCLA star Wayne Knight never lost faith in himself amid a long journey to Westwood

Wayne Knight is among the breakout stars on the 6-0 UCLA football team, but his journey to success with the No. 9 Bruins was far from easy.

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Most US House races aren’t competitive. What does that mean for how lawmakers govern? • Ohio Capital Journal

Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which…

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Susan Collins Really Is a Political Unicorn

Susan Collins isn’t so much a US senator as she is a political unicorn.

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Trump rolls back some Canada tariffs as midterm election approaches

The Trump administration is rolling back a slate of tariffs on Canadian products that disproportionately hurt residents in Maine and some other northern states.

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North Korea has opened up bridges to Russia and China – in which direction will it go?

Kim Jong-un has opened the borders to both his key allies in Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, but for different reasons For more than a decade, local Chinese residents pilloried it as nothing more than an empty bridge that led to a North Korean vegetable patch on the other side. Fast forward 12 years and dozens of trucks are now traversing the bridge linking China to North Korea, boosting trade for the reclusive regime. But it has also triggered concern that it could intensify a struggle for influence over the North between Beijing and the region’s other major power, Russia. Continue reading...

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Gordon Monson: Hey, Pat McAfee, here are other Bible and Book of Mormon football verses to quote

Thus saith Gordon Monson: The Holy Scriptures are filled with football-related verses.

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Argentine judge dismisses case against Milei over alleged crypto scam

Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister were accused of promoting a suspected cryptocurrency scam that resulted in at least $100 million in losses for investors. In a ruling reviewed by Agence France-Presse (AFP), the judge wrote that investor losses and the rise and fall in the currency's price were insufficient to establish fraud.

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Embattled Greens senator Jordon Steele-John confirms leave from parliament after allegations against him made public

WA politician says he considered attending Senate estimates virtually but was told it would be ‘unacceptable’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Jordon Steele-John has confirmed he will not attend parliament next week as the embattled Greens senator releases a letter detailing the allegations against him. After days of confusion following historical complaints about alleged misconduct were publicly aired in the media, Steele-John posted a statement to social media late Friday night. Continue reading...

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A Very Suspicious Indictment of Two Former FBI Officials

The timing of the charges and the puzzling substance of the allegations raise questions about the integrity of the prosecutorial work.

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