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Pete Hegseth's firing squad livestream has fans in the defense industry

Co-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending "public and brutal" executions.

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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis,...

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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence

Trump's fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the elections.

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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”

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Ukraine's EU accession bid advances with new chapter

Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in Kyiv's bid for membership.

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Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy

The vote was praised by rights groups, who add that 'there is still a lot to do' on LGBTQ rights.

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French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

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Angry at Trump's Russian diesel deal? Here's how you can help Ukraine bomb Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy weekend, undermining sanctions on Russia, blaming Ukraine for the war Russia started — again — and insisting that Russian refineries become drone-free zones. "W...

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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.

Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

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A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

Freezers and cold-storage rooms at several hundred stores overheated overnight from October 11 to 12, causing tons of merchandise losses. The vulnerability, linked to software made by the Danish company Danfoss, has been identified. France’s cybercrime office has opened an investigation.

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Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

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Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund

Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.

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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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How Ken Paxton Fabricated “Horsesh*t” Case Against a Texas Mosque

Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott charged a mosque with fraud despite multiple bureaucrats finding issues with their case.

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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk

The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.

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Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own

DNA technology that didn’t exist when Gloria Kowalewicz, 8, was killed in 1960 led investigators to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., who was a homicide detective for the Chicago Police Department.

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Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed'

The U.S. president's comments came after he unilaterally announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Oct. 11, causing confusion in Kyiv. According to a senior Ukrainian official, Ukrai...

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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Hundreds of supermarkets in France hit by ‘unprecedented' cyberattack

Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in 'large-scale' cyberattack.

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‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee

Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’

Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment Women with autoimmune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic, and face much longer waits for a diagnosis and treatment, a study suggests. Hundreds of millions of people – about one in 10 globally – are affected by autoimmune conditions, which can cause a range of health issues including fatigue, muscle pain and rashes. Continue reading...

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GOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong Portland

The people of Portland, Oregon, were probably very confused about why they were being flooded with information about the Maine Senate race.

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Anti-Troy Jackson Ad Runs in Oregon, Not Maine

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor running the ad in Oregon.

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JPMorgan Chase fell short of quarterly profit estimates for the first time in nearly three years as market volatility and an uncertain economic outlook dampened dealmaking and reduced bond market trading activity in recent months.

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The company said it closed nine rides “out of an abundance of caution,” as local police launched an investigation into the incident.

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Russia pounds Ukrainian cities, spares energy targets for first time since Trump 'ceasefire'

Russia hammered Ukrainian cities and transport links overnight into Tuesday, killing at least four people in the city of Kharkiv, while appearing to spare energy facilities for the first time since US President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" at the weekend. It was not clear whether Moscow had deliberately avoided targeting power plants.

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French school shooting suspect linked to online group that glorifies mass killers

A 14-year-old pupil suspected of shooting and wounding a headmaster and teacher near Marseille may have been involved in an online network associated with the glorification of mass killers known as the True Crime Community, prompting France’s anti-terror prosecutor to take over the case.

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Russian drones strike university in Ukraine’s Rivne, injuring 20 — Meduza

Russian drones struck the Rivne region in western Ukraine on the morning of October 13, hitting the city of Rivne.

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Thousands of homeowners face adjustable-rate mortgage resets — and much higher payments

Adjustable-rate mortgages with low introductory interest rates are facing their first adjustment at a time when rates are much higher, according to new data.

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Sundance ticket packages go on sale Thursday. Here’s what to know before you buy.

There are many ways to get a seat at movie during the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Most require a bit of planning and persistence.

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Burnham to prioritise trade and migration at UK-EU summit, after accusing Russia of meddling in Brexit referendum

The UK-EU "status quo is not good enough for Britain", claimed the British prime minister after accusing Russia of meddling in the Brexit referendum.

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J&J beats earnings estimates, eyes mid-2027 hip and knee unit spinoff

Johnson & Johnson reported a slightly higher-than-expected profit on Tuesday driven by strong sales of immune disease treatment Tremfya, and said it plans ‌to spin off its hips and knees business next year.

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Why a wave of ‘cockroach’ protesters are defying India’s bid to stamp out their movement

Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of India’s election chief over the removal of 130 million names from voter lists, which they say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.

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Netflix spent big on Ben Affleck’s AI company. After Animals, they might wonder why

Ben Affleck won’t say exactly how he used AI on his critically-panned new Netflix thriller. But thanks to sloppy editing and one unintentionally hilarious scene, he may have accidentally undermined his own technology, writes Kevin E G Perry

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‘They were casting out demons’: Scottish manager recalls attending exorcism with Gordon Brown to sign a player

Craig Levein said the politician brought him to a church where they were "casting out demons" to meet with defender Marvin Andrews.

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‘A Different World’ Returns to a Changed Black College Landscape

Nearly four decades after the original series debuted, its sequel reflects new obstacles facing HBCUs, including federal budget cuts and ICE on campus.

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Apple releases HomeView smart home hub with screen as showcase for Siri AI

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ESPN explains why BYU-Notre Dame earned a ‘College GameDay’ visit to Provo for Saturday’s top-10 matchup.

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Top shareholders in INWIT may buy the 29% they don't own, Reuters reported. A contract dispute with key tenants of the $7 bln mobile phone-mast operator has knocked nearly 30% off the shares in the past year. Even so, any deal looks like a risky bet on a clean resolution.

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Opinion | The truly disgusting attacks on children in Alabama

Alabama politicians spend a lot of time attacking transgender people, and trans kids, while barely uttering a word about the real monsters

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Anger vs profit: Should you sell your U.S. stocks?

Canadians are ditching their US stocks. Should you join them?

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How Jennie and Kevin Parker's Chance Encounter Led to One of the Year's Biggest Hits

Jennie of Blackpink and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala sit for Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians issue to talk “Dracula,” loving Rihanna and fate

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WATCH LIVE: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing

Zacharia is a conservative commentator and had been a communications adviser to the media company that President Donald Trump owns and operates his social media site.

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Minister Patrick O'Donovan takes ill at EU Presidency event and is taken by ambulance to hospital

The minister has struggled with his health in recent months.

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Blackstone’s Gray, Fed’s Waller See Warning From France’s Stress

Blackstone Inc. President Jon Gray and Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said the fiscal strains in France are a worrying sign for governments that have been spending heavily, but those risks are less pressing in the US thanks to its much higher growth.

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More planning and more math, not work, can boost retirement prosperity

Americans are delaying retirement due to money fears, but experts warn working longer can also trigger unexpected costs. The real answer is planning.

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