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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

motherjones.com782 pts6h agodiscuss

'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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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.

apnews.com665 pts2h agodiscuss

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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After decades of false starts, the 1914 Hotel Clark finally reopens in downtown L.A.

Since the 1990s, the Beaux-Arts hotel has been called 'zombie building' because of its idleness. But with the Olympics coming and changes happening downtown, its owner believes now is the time to welcome guests in again.

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Kansas manufacturing business responds to candidates’ conflicting accounts of tariff effects • Kansas Reflector

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall claimed during Wednesday night's debate that tariffs were helping Great Plains Manufacturing in Salina. The company's chief financial officer says that's not the case.

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I woke up to panicked text messages about the PHP attacks. As a cybersecurity expert, here are the 3 things I tell people to do right away.

A cybersecurity product manager explains why two PHP flaws sparked mass panic -- and shares 3 steps website owners can take to protect their sites.

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Federal election monitors will be on hand in Portland on Election Day

Multnomah County is one of a growing number of localities where the U.S. DOJ will send observers.

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We're Finally Getting the Affordable Housing Bill That Eric Adams Tried to Kill

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Chili's workers' lawsuit looks to strike New York state's lower wage for tipped workers

A lawsuit filed on Friday involving the pay practices of Chili's operator Brinker International is seeking to strike down New York state's lower minimum wage ‌for workers who earn tips, which it claims fuels the sexual and racial harassment of workers.

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Judge Orders Trump to Sit for Deposition in BBC Defamation Case

Lawyers for the BBC had accused the president of delaying his testimony in the case he brought.

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West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey issues subpoenas on environmental groups • West Virginia Watch

The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office subpoenaed at least six environmental groups, asking for records regarding climate change, in a move at least one advocated called a “fishing expedition…

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UN chief race enters decisive phase as new contender arrives

UAE’s star diplomat Lana Nusseibeh has entered the race for the UN secretary-general position, challenging front-runner Rebeca Grynspan at a decisive time for the global organisation's future. The UN chief race could now lead to the first ever female secretary-general.

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Trump DOJ Sues to Block Senate Race Results if Republican Loses

The Trump administration is already meddling in the midterm elections.

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Missile attack on Russia’s Oryol region may have targeted Proton, a factory producing military electronics, Ukrainian monitors say — Meduza

Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on Russia’s Oryol region. Preliminary reports from Ukrainian monitoring channels suggest the target was the Proton factory, which produces optoelectronic…

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Atlanta Falcons show off new profile pic on social media that some fans say resembles Nazi imagery

The NFC club said it doesn’t have a new logo but otherwise declined to comment on the look.

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Zuckerberg’s deal to stay in California cheered by wealth tax campaign

Supporters of the tax say many billionaires threatening to leave the state will not go

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DOJ charges 2 former FBI officials with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden probe

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The Armageddon Economy

Tech leaders have escape plans. What about everybody else?

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Mamdani on Trump, floods, and the fight over data centers.

On the latest “Stress Test”: He’s not on the ballot in November. He’s still picking winners—and picking fights.

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Are some protein powders better than others?

Pure whey is the way to go

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Blackstone Bet on Chips Drove a Debt Boom That’s Upending Credit

“What is a GPU?” Blackstone Inc. executives asked CoreWeave Inc.’s leadership. Also: “Is AI real?”

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Senator says planned Meta commercial terms update could harm US businesses

US Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, on Friday raised concerns about Facebook parent Meta Platforms' plan to update its commercial terms, saying it could harm businesses and creators.

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Dispute over Colorado's congressional seat arose in wake of 1876 election | Colorado Newsline

The Oct. 3, 1876, election had set the stage for a controversy that would engulf Colorado politics for the foreseeable future.

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Should you let a chatbot manage your money?

ChatGPT can give decent financial advice — to the people who need it the least.

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Fisheries, rising costs and schools dominate Southwestern Alaska House debate | Alaska Beacon

Four candidates are vying for an open seat to represent the Southwestern Alaska House District 37, one of the state’s largest rural districts where fisheries, skyrocketing costs of living, transportat...

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Worry hovers in air as Paris boards up for another weekend of protests

The French capital is in shock after the events of October 17. As the 'second act' of the protest movement is set to take place this Saturday, shopkeepers have boarded up their storefronts.

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As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subject

Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one issue – often the issue the source so happens to be most animated about – will decide the entire result. Tens of millions of Americans will go to the polls next month. Will they be galvanized by affordability? Maybe it’s Iran. Or healthcare? Taxes, perhaps. Or crime. Continue reading...

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US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran

Multinational ‘anti-war bloc’ uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis Foreign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warning a fresh outbreak of fighting would spread conflict and push oil prices even higher. The development of a new multinational “anti-war bloc” represents a challenge to the increasingly open plans by the US and Israel to relaunch strikes on Iran while talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme remain deadlocked. Continue reading...

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