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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water

The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.

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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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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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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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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants

It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.

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LeBron’s Polymarket deal may not break NBA rules, but it raises uncomfortable questions

LeBron James will make nearly four times as much promoting a prediction market as he will for playing basketball.

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Norway proposes temporary ban on smart glasses amid privacy fears

The push comes amid growing ethical and privacy concerns around the new devices, which have been marketed by technology giants such as Meta.

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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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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for optogenetics work

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the prize for their work that helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviors like learning, fear, addiction and movement.

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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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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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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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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...

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Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests

Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years. A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated ⁠and understaffed schools ‌had his hand ‌blown off on ‌Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch ‌said. Continue reading...

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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026: One American and two Germans honored for technique activating neurons with light

By inserting certain proteins into the membrane of nerve cells, the three laureates, Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, succeeded in switching neurons 'on' or 'off' at will. The technique has a dual purpose: Unlocking the secrets of the brain and developing innovative treatments.

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'It was humiliating' — ex-US Army Secretary says Washington lags behind Ukraine in war innovations

"When you would see what Ukraine's budget was and how small it was relative to ours and how, despite that, they had better weapons of war, it was a wake-up call," former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Drisco...

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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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New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says

President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.

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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike

It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them.

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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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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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France’s Appetite for ‘Magic Money’ Has Turned Into a Debt Bomb

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LIVE: Protest in France over school conditions

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Germany's AfD bids to take helm of state parliament in Saxon-Anhalt

The outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to lead the state government in December.

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2 Killed in Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow - The Moscow Times

A massive Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region overnight killed two people and ignited a fire at a major fuel depot overnight, authorities said, and media reported Tuesday.

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Netherlands to help Ukraine with F-16 maintenance, parts and ammunition

The Netherlands will help Ukraine with maintenance, spare parts and ammunition for F-16 fighter jets as part of efforts to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said on X ...

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said on Tuesday the patient, a Kenyan citizen, arrived in the country Saturday from Congo via Uganda and was isolated and treated at Nairobi Hospital.

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How Ukrainian AI-guided robotic turrets down Russian jet drones with shrapnel clouds

Robotic AI turrets destroy Russian jet drones on their final approach by creating shrapnel clouds, Air Force reserve officer and defense industry expert Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi told NV on Oct. 6. ...

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Mehmet Oz Gets An Unexpected Price Fact-Check From Laura Ingraham, Of All People

“Where are you shopping?”

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Goldman: Diesel prices set to stay high through 2027 as refineries struggle to meet demand

Goldman Sachs says tight refinery capacity could keep diesel prices elevated through 2027, with high margins needed to curb demand and rebuild inventories.

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Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday as fighting with Yemen's Houthis escalates

Saudi Arabia's airports in Jazan and Najran were targeted in ‌two attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing limited damage, the Saudi aviation authority said, as hostilities between the kingdom and Yemen's ⁠Iran-backed Houthis escalated.

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Ken Paxton’s secret weapon: Ted Cruz

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John Thune has money on his mind

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The FOI Files: How laws on family reunification were tweaked to make them more difficult to waive

Records from the Department of Justice show how they made it harder for immigration officials to waive the rules in exceptional humanitarian circumstances.

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Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: China polishes a potent weapon for EU car wars

Beijing is phasing out generous ‌export tax rebates for batteries and solar products. Extending that to electric vehicles could help to reduce tensions with Brussels. Carmakers' profit margins would shrink but big brands like $102 bln BYD can ⁠pass on costs to customers.

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Inheritance tax thresholds to increase across all categories

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris have expressed strong views on the inheritance tax system, dubbing it unfair in recent years

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Mistral CEO says new AI model beats Chinese ones in some areas

French AI company Mistral's newest model outperforms Chinese models on cybersecurity, CEO Arthur Mensch told a conference in ‌Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, adding the product would be unveiled later in the day.

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RAF Fairford incident shines light on US allies being potential targets

Mystery still surrounds what happened near UK RAF base Fairford but analysts warn US allies may face seeing their bases targeted.

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Zach Merrett staying 'open-minded' after high-profile AFL move to Hawks

With his long-awaited move to Hawthorn finally done, Zach Merrett says he has "no preconceived ideas" as to what role he will play for Sam Mitchell's Hawks.

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Genmab Shares Climb After Positive Study Results for Blood-Cancer Drug

The Danish company said the Epkinly drug helped extend the time patients with a common type of lymphoma lived.

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Von der Leyen warns against EU budget cuts

Commission president dismissed Germany’s calls for big savings, arguing that they would undermine EU-wide priorities.

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PODCAST: How financial markets became even more manic

The notion that stocks and bonds follow a rational path has been widely debunked. But are idiosyncrasies becoming more visible? In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen and Alex Edmans, author of ‘The Madness of Markets’, debate how the rules of investing have changed.

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Who is in charge of the budget?

The ‘Burnham Bounce’ is extending Labour’s lead in the polls – so are the Conservatives anywhere near ready to challenge? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack th

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Why endometriosis pain can continue after treatment

Removing endometriosis does not always relieve pelvic pain. Other conditions and increased sensitivity in the nervous system may help explain why.

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Badenoch denies ‘British Iron Dome’ plan – after Tories use phrase in press release

Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system * UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has denied she compared a new air defence system proposed by the party to Israel’s Iron Dome, despite using the term in her press release and a newspaper article. The Conservative leader said the party’s proposed “Britannia Shield” would not be comparable to the missile defence system in Israel, which is primarily designed to counter short-range attacks. Continue reading...

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Lawmakers Set to Elect Germany’s 1st Far-Right Statehouse Speaker Since 1945

After winning a state election last month, the AfD is now on the cusp of being the first far-right party to oversee a state Parliament since the Nazi era.

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Russians hit hospital in Kryvyi Rih, injuring two, including medical personnel

Russians struck a hospital, injuring a man and a woman in Kryvyi Rih on 6 October.

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