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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

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Hayley Williams unleashes profanity-filled response to DHS telling her to ‘thank’ ICE

‘We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice,’ the DHS said

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Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

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The $1 Trillion Black Box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...

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French government suspends use of stun grenades at student protests after teen loses hand

France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.

Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...

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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old Palestinian photographer, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the international news agency. The agency's news director, Phil Chetwynd, condemned the incident as a 'serious' and 'unacceptable' attack.

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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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Elon Musk Loses $21 Billion In A Morning As SpaceX Shares Slip

Elon Musk lost $21 billion on Wednesday morning as SpaceX shares fell 2% after reports that the company plans to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia.

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Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 15 dead

Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.

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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was assaulted by a group of settlers, who beat him with the butts of their guns, despite him being marked as press. He was assaulted in view of about a dozen armed Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids

Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

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Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles

Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.

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Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie

Death by drugs is brutal—and designed for political optics. Christa Pike's failed execution pulled back the curtain.

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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

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Russia Needs to Tell the Truth About a Plague Death

After an apparent lab accident in Siberia, Moscow is reverting to its old Soviet ways.

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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning 'On the Waterfront' Actress, Dead at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' has died at age 102.

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Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support

The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.

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Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach

"The escorts of the illegal migrants, who were located on the Belarusian side, were armed, issued threats to (Latvian) soldiers, and also actively urged and drove the migrant group toward Latvia," Lat...

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US stocks rise to a record on expectations for companies to make even fatter profits

The U.S. stock market hit an all-time high as expectations rise for companies to keep making more money.

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Soldiers Wounded in Iran Say DOD Made Them Get Their Own Treatment

The service members were left to fend for themselves.

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Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd.

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High school students' movement: Protests grow and draw widespread support

Across France, high school students from all backgrounds, joined by many adults – parents, elected officials, union activists or ordinary citizens – marched to make their voices heard, mostly in a good-natured atmosphere.

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Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

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Trump claims world’s lowest drug prices. TrumpRx discounts a ‘mixed bag,’ report shows.

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Rubio warns Europe faces ‘inflection point’

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‘We need the truth’: Calls for public inquiry into Creeslough tragedy on fourth anniversary

Áine Flanagan, who lost her partner Robert and daughter Shauna in the blast, said families ‘deserve answers’

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Jon Rahm to end LIV Golf involvement due to ‘unacceptable terms’ on offer

The Spanish golfer is reported to be owed up to $150 million from the remainder of his contract

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Chrysler Building taken over as New York luxury office market booms

New owners to pay $235mn and plan an upgrade for the landmark suffering from low occupancy and disrepair

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SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree

Leap in credit default swaps tracking Elon Musk’s aerospace group follows an FT report that it is seeking to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips

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A 194-year-old tortoise, world's oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life

The world's oldest-known terrestrial animal, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Jonathan and estimated to be about 194 years old, may owe his extraordinary longevity to a combination of genetic traits and an ability to keep key cellular systems functioning in a more youthful way, according to scientists.

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Elon Musk Accuses Unnamed ‘Oligarchs’ Of Blocking Starlink's India Launch

Musk called the alleged blockade a crime against Indians.

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DIY fertilizer is a blessing as farmers face steep prices due to the Iran war

It's hard enough being a small-scale farmer. Then the Iran war drove up fertilizer prices. So farmers are using a traditional Asian recipe to make their own. They call it a "labor of love."

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Topix’s largest-ever overhaul to cull hundreds of Japan stocks

According Japan Exchange Group, there are 683 companies earmarked for removal under tougher Topix inclusion rules.

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The major problems with the Man City appeal and the ‘magic bullet’ they need

Man City have decided to appeal against the guilty verdict in their Premier League financial breaches case but Miguel Delaney explains why they face an uphill struggle and provides a timeline of what comes next

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Trump’s diesel order exposes White House limits to counter surging fuel prices

President Trump's order comes amid mounting political pressure to take action on surging diesel prices, with the midterm elections only a month away.

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Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to hit US Gulf coast as hurricane early Saturday

Tropical Storm Isaias formed ‌in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before slamming into the southern US coast early on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Whistle-Blower Says I.R.S. Leaked His Tax Records in Retaliation

Brian J. Visalli, a veteran investigator of tax fraud, said in a lawsuit that the agency had sent his personal and tax information to federal prosecutors.

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Russia says it's open to a Trump-Putin call as questions mount over plague lab death

Russia says it's open to a Trump-Putin phone call as concern and questions mount over a woman's death of "pneumonia of unknown origin."

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Jonathan the giant tortoise, 194, offers up insight into secrets of longevity

DNA analysis of oldest living land animal reveal patterns on genes that appear to protect functioning of mitochondria The ancient quest to extend human lifespan has received a boost after scientists analysed the genetic code of the world’s oldest living land animal, a giant tortoise called Jonathan. The tortoise, which lives in the grounds of Plantation House, the official residence of the governor of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, is believed to be 194 years old, making him a contemporary of Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin. Continue reading...

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Iran threatens pre-emptive strikes as US questions who runs Tehran

Iran's army spokesman said Tehran's forces were prepared to strike first "should circumstances require it," while IRGC officials claimed tighter control of Hormuz, and Washington publicly pondered how much authority Pezeshkian and Araghchi actually wielded.

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Russia carried out sabotage against Danish defense firms, intelligence says

Josefine Christensen, an analyst at the Danish national security and intelligence service (PET), said Russia was increasingly focusing on targets directly connected to Western military support for Ukr...

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Fed officials see another hike coming, but no sign as to when, minutes show

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its Sept. 15-16 policy meeting.

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Tory inheritance tax pledge: do the sums add up?

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says if her party wins the next election she will cut the number of families paying the levy

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Kouri Richins ordered to pay $55 million to dead husband’s family in wrongful death lawsuit

Convicted killer Kouri Richins has been ordered to pay over $55 million to the family of the husband she was convicted of murdering.

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CDC sees low plague risk, monitors Siberia arrivals after worker death, director says

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Erica Schwartz said on Wednesday the ‌risk to the US from an unconfirmed pneumonic plague case in Siberia was extremely low, but the agency was prepared to monitor and screen travelers.

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The most shocking part of Trump’s comments is what our reaction says about us

Listening to the president at a rally these days is a mix of deja vu and word salad, but his decade-long project of division remains abnormal and dangerous

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The student revolt shaking France

School gates have become picket lines across France, as students protest against the government and severe underfunding in public education, writes Amelia Jenne from Paris.

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No Gaza peace three years after Oct. 7

President Trump’s Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan at a recent meeting, but the goals remain out of reach.

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‘Go speak to people in the banlieue’: who leads France’s student protests?

Government acknowledges country faces a ‘serious moment’ as the IMF warns it to get its house in order

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