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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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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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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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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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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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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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Trump ran on lowering prices. Now most Americans blame him for them.

An October poll also found that most blame Trump's policies for making affordability struggles worse.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.

Austin Davis, 26, has become a lifeline for some homeless families in the Phoenix area who’d otherwise wait months for shelter. His work has highlighted how the system to care for local families who a...

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California's mail ballot system excludes disabled voters, court rules

Requiring people with print disabilities to obtain assistance to vote "denies them meaningful access to the vote by mail program," a federal judge wrote.

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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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'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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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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France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country

More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.

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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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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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Stocks made a record high. Two big bearish trades point to skepticism

In the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), about an hour after the opening bell on Tuesday, someone traded a 100,000-lot put spread.

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The New Carrie Is Easily the Best Adaptation of Stephen King’s Book Since De Palma’s Movie

Mike Flanagan shows why he’s this century’s premier reinterpreter of the King of Horror.

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‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court

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Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal

It isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast There are unlikely to be many bigger moments in Australian action on the climate crisis this year than a judgment by the high court on Wednesday. In what is likely to prove a historic victory, the court sided with community members in the Hunter Valley to strike down a state regulator’s approval of a massive coalmine expansion that could have kept it operating until 2048. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

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Quaaludes Are Making a Comeback. Should They?

Thanks to The Wolf of Wall Street, underground chemists, and drug-taking connoisseurs, a small new generation is discovering Quaaludes.

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'I Guess if the Drugs Don’t Work, They’ll Just Shoot Me in the Head'

After a botched execution in Tennessee, Texas is set to kill Jamaal Howard, who has so many mental health problems and intellectual disabilities that he doesn't understand how he will be killed.

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Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman says the real AI arms race is about controlling your brain

Andrew Huberman says OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic will become biotech firms racing to read and alter the human brain.

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Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice

It took 27 years after the end of hostilities in Kosovo to bring the leader of the KLA to book for his war crimes.

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Only connect: two composers who put humans at the heart of their music, and the conductor who didn’t

This week, from Reich to Kendall and Celibidache, three musicians who prove there is no such thing as “pure music”, whether we’re talking about a technique, a mode of musical expression or a musician’s legacy.

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Palestinian killed in Israeli settler attack during olive harvest, officials say

A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli settler attack while Palestinians were harvesting olives near the village ‌of Burqa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

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You don't need as much willpower as you think—the most successful people use this instead, says expert

"The secret isn't having more willpower. It's needing less of it," says Ben Meer. The key is setting your "chosen constraints." Here's how to do it.

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Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf course into the new Camp David

The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.

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Abortion foes plan to push pill restrictions in the states

As they await a federal decision on a potential nationwide ban on telehealth abortions, anti-abortion activists plan to push more states to require women to visit a doctor’s office, get an ultrasound or wait before they can get abortion pills.Under its current guidelines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not require in-person visits, ultrasounds or waiting periods for women seeking abortion pills. Nevertheless, 10 states without total abortion bans still require them.

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Why secondhand shopping is booming for Americans

A new eBay report finds 76% of Americans shopped secondhand this year to save money and find unique items.

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Why Garmin’s CEO Is Flying High

The company hit $7.2 billion in sales last year across fitness, outdoor, marine, automotive and aviation. CEO Cliff Pemble, its sixth employee hired in 1989, has been there for the whole ride.

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Would you pass the world’s toughest exam?

Thirty million Indians want a job on the railways, but first they must pass a fiendish general-knowledge test

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Fuel industry warns truck stops not to sell red dye diesel after Trump lifts restrictions

“We do not expect most reputable diesel retailers and fuel marketers to do this,” said several industry groups. “There’s limited upside.”

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Will surging mortgage rates cool San Francisco’s real estate boom?

Mortgage rates have surged above the attention-grabbing 7% threshold. Will it cool off San Francisco’s red-hot housing market?

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Republican Senate Candidate Urges End To Trump Trade War: 'Canada Is Not Our Enemy'

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A former Buddhist monk who founded a Thai AIDS hospice has been convicted of embezzlement

A former Buddhist monk in Thailand has been convicted of misusing donations meant for a hospice he established for people with HIV/AIDS and given the maximum term of 50 years in prison.

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House Democrat Introduces Bill To Preserve Trump’s ‘Propaganda’ In Smithsonian Museum

A House Democrat introduced a bill that would direct the Smithsonian to preserve banners bearing President Donald Trump’s face that hang outside federal agency buildings for display in an exhibit on Trump’s “authoritarian narcissism.”

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Kyiv’s AI Auto-Guns Provide ‘Last-Level’ Protection, Defense Advisor Says

With limited numbers and limited range, a presidential advisor cautioned that the new gun turrets should not be seen as comprehensive protection for the whole city.

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Weston family buys British retailer Boots for $8.9-billion with Fairfax backing

Wittington Investments acquiring the drug store chain from U.S. private equity fund Sycamore Partners

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In this vast stretch of northern Minnesota, shifting politics make every vote count

A state Senate rematch and a closely watched House race has a once-reliable DFL stronghold in northeastern Minnesota at the center of the fight for control of the Legislature.

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Mikel Arteta extends Arsenal contract until 2030

Arteta's previous contract had been due to expire in the summer of 2027.

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