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Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

"Ukraine needs secure, sovereign, and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls," ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said in a press release announcing the deal with Kyiv.

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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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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off

Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.

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Anna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals

“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in.

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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...

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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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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr.

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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

The high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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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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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...

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Will Elon Musk be the October surprise?

The world's first trillionaire is also a disinformation super-spreader.

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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC that spliced together comments made by Trump during a rally on 6 January 2021, before the US Capitol riot. While the broadcast was not readily available to view in Florida, Trump’s team has argued that he was personally damaged by the broadcast under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Continue reading...

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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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Democrats demand “unredacted log” of attendees at $TRUMP meme coin dinner

Senators seem to be signaling a probe of the president's crypto empire.

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'Beyond the cost of living, what was at stake on October 17 was the unraveling of our democracy'

This day of protest reflects an anger that has built up through the last 10 years over the lack of listening from those in power, writes Le Monde economic journalist Aline Leclerc, in her column.

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AI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts Unprompted

Banks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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Jared Kushner Blasts ‘Outrageous’ Vanity Fair Over Report On Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts

The report claims Kushner’s phone was hacked and showed transfers from multi-million-dollar slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

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'Protesting is no longer a right, but a risk we have to take': French protestors weigh whether to return to the streets

They took part in the nationwide protests on October 17 and remain stunned by the looting of shops, damage to public buildings and the large amounts of tear gas deployed against peaceful marches. Some will march again this Saturday. Others will not.

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New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

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Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPS

A new report reveals that the U.S. Postal Service is threatening the integrity of mail-in voting in rural areas.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there...

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Analysis: Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals • Minnesota Reformer

The current Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts claims to have expelled nearly a million people through July of this year, but those include both voluntary returns and people turned around...

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Airbnb hosts can no longer ask guests to do dishes or strip bed under new rules

Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to do the dishes or strip the beds under new rules announced by the platform.

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The EU media connects Europe’s connectors – allow us to help

Outlets such as EUobserver do more than report on European affairs. They provide a space where different perspectives meet, complex policy debates become accessible and stakeholders can better understand the choices shaping the continent. In doing so, they can help connect the communities that make the European project work. This is also the thinking behind our initiative to develop a media product dedicated to the business community.

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Two new Gaelscoileanna buildings open in Monaghan

New school buildings for two new Gaelscoileanna in Monaghan have been officially opened by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

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Japanese prefectures showcase tourism and food culture in New York

The six were Toyama, Shizuoka, Mie and Nagano, as well as Miyagi in the country’s northeast and Chiba.

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Thousands turn out to support youth movement as snap election in Serbia looms

The political movement that could change Serbia

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Many Latinos are over Trump. The shift is especially striking in Texas

Latino voters are souring on the GOP, fueled by frustration over rising costs and the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement.

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Booker, Sewell join Figures rally in Montgomery as Election Day nears

Figures urged supporters to overcome a reshaped district, framing turnout as the answer to Republican redistricting before Nov. 3.

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A pair of big-name, Dubai-based PMs are out at ExodusPoint less than a year after joining

Macro investors, especially those focusing on European fixed-income markets, have been slammed in recent months.

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US monitors new Ebola cases

The virus, now in Kenya and Nigeria, continues to spread well beyond the initial site of the outbreak.

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The U.S. proposes a demilitarized zone in Donbas. Kyiv refuses to surrender territory. Putin insists it was Russia’s all along. — Meduza

The new U.S. peace plan calls for creating a demilitarized zone in Donbas, The Economist reported, citing Ukrainian officials. The plan also reportedly envisions Ukraine abandoning its bid to join…

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Gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, killing several people

Survivors say two masked gunmen began shooting as dozens attended a funeral procession.

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Melania Trump ‘secured ceasefire’ in Ukrainian city Oleshky: White House

No confirmation from Russia or Ukraine as White House says 'localised' ceasefire to take effect in Oleshky.

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Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus

Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in Uganda Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria’s first Ebola patient ⁠in more than a decade ⁠became infected, amid fears the outbreak could spread further after reaching a fourth African country. The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday the patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, had not travelled to the Democratic Republic of ⁠Congo, where the outbreak was first detected in mid-May before spreading to Uganda, Kenya and now Nigeria. The woman was believed to have contracted Ebola while travelling with her husband in Uganda, the ministry added. Continue reading...

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China opposes arms race in space, official document shows

China on Friday released a document detailing its official position on "space governance" that reaffirms its opposition to ‌the weaponisation of outer space and to a space arms race.

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A Woman in Our Neighborhood Claims There’s One Decoration “Too Scary” for Her Child

Prudie replies to readers’ comments and suggestions.

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I warned against buying this AI chip stock. Now I think it could nearly double

Cerebras has lost roughly 72% of its value since its peak, but contrarian tech investor Paul Meeks says its AI technology and massive backlog could fuel a comeback.

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Civilian cargo ship sinks off coast of Romania after Russian drone strike, authorities say

One person was confirmed dead and three others were missing from the 13-member crew, according to Romanian President Nicusor Dan.

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Democrats want Mullin in the hotseat in the next Congress

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Modern life is stuck in a sea of sameness. The pursuit of beauty is a necessary antidote | Brigid Delaney

Everything has become so frictionless and optimised, that concerted efforts must be made to turn back towards beauty and individuality – even if it has no explicit market value By the time it’s 5pm on a Friday, the headache and dry eyes have well and truly settled in. Maybe it’s a long day in front of your four screens while funnelling white noise through a large pair of headphones to cancel out the calls of your co-workers. Or maybe it’s the almost chemical wash of white fluorescent lights that shine from the low ceiling in your open-plan office, or the feeling of enclosure as you look out the window on to the reflective walls of other towers. To lift your spirits, you decide to treat yourself to a weekend at a beachside Airbnb. Continue reading...

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This World Series Proves That There’s More to Winning Than Money

The Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers are meeting in the Fall Classic despite their low payrolls. It’s a matchup that runs counter to MLB’s relentless quest to bring a salary cap to baseball.

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Dee Brock, Visionary Who Created the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Dies at 96

Before helping build PBS television courses for college students, she transformed sideline cheering into an entertainment empire.

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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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Victorians can now see a home’s reserve price before auction. What does this mean for buyers and sellers?

State’s new transparency laws aim to make property sales fairer in what could be a test case for the rest of the country * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Within days of Victoria requiring sellers to reveal their reserve prices before an auction, property agents started testing workarounds. Market participants say there is already a pivot toward open-ended expressions of interest campaigns that allow sellers to keep their reserve price hidden. There is also a noticeable shift away from auctions to private sales. Publish the reserve – the lowest price a seller is willing to accept – at least one week before an auction or fixed-date sale. (If the sale process is open-ended, a reserve doesn’t need to be made public.) Provide prospective buyers with additional market context, including nearby comparable sales. Publish property sale prices after a transaction is completed. Continue reading...

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Counting crows (and cockatoos, and kookaburras): BirdLife Australia’s Aussie bird count takes flight for 2026

With more than 3.7 million birds counted already, the annual bird survey is on track to beat last year’s record by the time it closes on Sunday 25 October * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Maths class looked more like owl-gebra for students at Cedars Christian College in Wollongong this week. With BirdLife Australia’s Aussie bird count under way, teacher Karen Jooste has blended birdwatching into the curriculum for her year 2s, using the count to learn about data collection, along with avian-themed narrative writing and lessons on biodiversity and conservation. Continue reading...

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