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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors

Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

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RFK is gloating that his changes to HHS are permanent

“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was.”

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Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concerns

Regulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with environmental laws. Officials are investigating whether trees and soil were cleared before the company carried out an impact study.

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At least 10 arrested at Arizona-Mexico border as 250-year-old cottonwood tree cut down for wall

Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border in the tiny town of Lochiel. The tree was the last of an old grove estimated to be up to 250 years old.

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Discovery of 11 bodies in Johannesburg exposes scale of violence against women

Since July, the bodies of women found either naked or half-naked and brutally beaten have been discovered on the outskirts of the South African capital. Although the theory of a serial predator has faded, the grim reality of widespread daily violence against women in the country has become undeniable.

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ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons

OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.

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California officials condemn Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

State and local officials called the president’s remarks “deranged” and “irresponsible.”

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South Korea shipping fuel to Russia via sanctioned vessels, media reports

Potentially undermining sanctions, over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, from South Korean ports were loaded onto sanctioned Russian tankers, based on analysis of port records and ship-tracking ...

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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...

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Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican

In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.

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Epstein Whistleblower Simon Andriesz Dies After Exposing Lutnick Ties—What To Know

Lutnick denied to Congress that he had any knowledge of him and Epstein being invested in the same company.

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Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims

Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.

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US DAFs Donate Millions to Groups Linked to India’s Far-Right

Donor-advised funds allow individuals and foundations to give money to charities while remaining anonymous.

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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason

August Hanning, who ran Germany's Federal Intelligence Service between 1998 and 2005, is suspected of charges including 'attempted treason' and 'espionage,' according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Tuesday.

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US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar

Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said the US Department of Defense denied him access to a key US military base in ‌Qatar during a visit to the Middle East, describing it as part of a US government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.

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Sen. Tillis says his vote for Hegseth was 'biggest regret of my career' in new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career” and that he also “should’ve stopped...

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Trump Draws Backlash For Saying ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ Or ‘San Diego’ During Iran War Remarks

Democratic leaders and lawmakers from California called out Trump’s remarks and accused him of “inviting an attack” on U.S. soil.

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Jim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86

Jim Bakker, who along with his then-wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful “The PTL Club” TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died.

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Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.

ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...

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What is ‘Herod's Pool', and why is Israel developing it in the West Bank?

Israel is developing a reservoir on land in the occupied West Bank, with water syphoned off from Palestinians.

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Is Hollywood finally turning on tech oligarchs?

A new wave of films by directors like Aaron Sorkin and Luca Guadagnino takes on Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Elizabeth Holmes, and "shapeshifter" Sam Altman.

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JD Vance Says Trump’s Weird Midterm Ads Are “Not Partisan”

Donald Trump has used taxpayer money to fund a series of ads touting himself and attacking Democrats.

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Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Moscow Oblast in mass attack near Russia's capital

Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow Oblast in a mass attack as air defenses in the region are engaged, monitoring channels reported overnight on Oct. 6.

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New York Gov. Hochul Issues State Of Emergency Over Measles Cases

New York has confirmed 101 cases in the state, excluding New York City, as of Oct. 3

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Tracking absentee ballots. Reassuring voters. Getting it right. Here’s what it takes to run elections in Montana.

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New Mexico behavioral health committee meets goal of approving all 13 regional health plans • Source New Mexico

The committee overseeing New Mexico's efforts to rebuild behavioral health infrastructure hit a milestone by approving all 13 regional plans.

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Newsom Says State To Monitor Threats After Trump Says Iran Can Hit Democrat-Led Cities

“They can take out a city,” the president said. “Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.”

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Student contribution fees permanently cut by €150 in Budget 2027

Budget 2027 also includes a €56m increase in special educational needs support, including 2,339 more special needs assistants

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'A small price to pay': Trump suggests Iran could 'take out' American cities at rally

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Trump’s suggestion that Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego draws Republican rebuke

Congressional candidate Jim Desmond says he ‘served to protect Americans, not write off American cities’

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Being a fit teen could lower depression risk later in life

Being fit as a teenager may help protect against depression in adulthood, a new study suggests.

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Subscribers are up, but growth is down. Here’s what worker-owned Hell Gate is trying next.

"To the extent that we contemplated the possibility that we'd even still exist [four years later], I don't think any of us thought we'd ever want to leave."

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First rabid raccoon case in L.A. County in more than 50 years sparks warning

County officials have detected rabies in a raccoon, the first case since 1973.

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Liberals poised to unveil next steps for MAID access

Government plans to vote against a private member’s bill that would restrict access based on a mental disorder

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Charges after Monash Freeway aggravated burglary arrests

Five males arrested in a dramatic police operation on Melbourne's Monash Freeway yesterday will appear in court today.

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Kostecki loses engineer to bike accident as he goes for Bathurst record

Supercars star Brodie Kostecki can surpass Australian motor racing legends Peter Brock and Allan Moffat with a Bathurst record this weekend, but will do it without the support of his engineer.

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Pain, anger and the search for answers on October 7 anniversary

Israelis are still trying to contend with the October 7 attacks as the country heads to the polls.

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EPA air chief leaves agency after overseeing Trump regulatory rollback

The Environmental Protection Agency official who has overseen some of the Trump administration's most consequential efforts to roll back climate and ‌air pollution regulations resigned effective last week, the agency said on Tuesday.

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Germany arrests former intelligence chief in espionage case

August Hanning is accused of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state. It could be the worst breach at the German foreign intelligence agency since the Cold War’s end.

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Young voters favor Democrats across Arizona races, but many haven't been reached

Young Arizona voters poll: A YouGov survey found strong Democratic leads, but turnout remains an open question

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HIV treatment has transformed lives in the UK, but stigma lingers

Effective treatment means people with HIV can live long lives and cannot sexually transmit the virus when undetectable, yet stigma persists.

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ASOS customers got an ominous notification this morning. Here's what the retailer is telling users.

Customers posted screenshots of a notification that declared "ASOS HACKED." The retailer said some basic personal info may have been accessed.

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'They're Here': Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller's Documentary Depicts the Terror and Truth of ICE Resistance - Racket

'Cinema has the potential to communicate a situation like this uniquely,' Poitras says.

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Portland Developer Jeff Swickard Gives Kotek $100,000

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US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments

A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ‌handpicked appointees from serving on it.

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘General Hospital’ soap opera star, dies at 62

Kelker-Kelly played actor and reality star Lisa Rinna’s love interest in “Days of Our Lives.” Rinna said in her memoir that they “hated each other.”

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'The French government's condescension toward high school students shows a refusal to take them seriously as citizens'

Before attempting to open dialogue, the French government handled the current high school student protests as if they were urban riots, sociologist Vincent Tiberj observes in an interview.

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California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested

Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang, who had at least 25 children via surrogates, were arrested at their home in Arcadia, California.

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Socialist streamer Hasan Piker among the many praising LDS leader’s sermon decrying gambling

A Latter-day Saint apostle decried gambling. Some in the world gave him a standing ovation; others are shrugging their shoulders.

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UTAS debts mounting after CBD move 'turned sour', economist says

The University of Tasmania's finances face twin problems of large debts and little revenue coming in, an economist who fronted a parliamentary inquiry says.

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