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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Christian nationalism's grip on American faith is finally breaking

I helped build the religious right. After ICE killings, I saw what could replace it.

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Out of Sight in North Florida: Life inside Deportation Depot

Advocates say conditions at the former state prison mirror Alligator Alcatraz's worst.

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

Jim Bakker, along with his first 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.

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Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally

Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.

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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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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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No major gains projected for count of women in Congress after midterms | Colorado Newsline

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The number of women in the U.S. Senate is unlikely to increase and may decline following the November midterm elections.

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Commentary: As a Colorado coal mine closes, solar comes on | Colorado Newsline

One chapter ended and another began last week in Colorado’s transition from coal combustion to renewable generation of electricity.

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Trump’s ‘take out’ L.A. and San Diego quip lands with a thud for Steve Hilton

OPINION: Given that L.A. and San Diego are two of the largest cities in the state that Steve Hilton wants to govern, President Trump’s kill-em-all framing is a head-scratcher, Jack Ohman writes.

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Papua New Guinea, potentially unlocking about $189 million

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Papua New Guinea on reviews of its funding ‌facilities, potentially unlocking up to $189 million once approved by the fund's executive board.

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US resident conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack, officials say

A resident of Washington state has been charged with encouraging an 18-year-old to commit one of the worst school shootings in Canada's history by offering to live-stream it.

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Police probe man's death after body found at Maryborough

Police launch an investigation into the sudden death of a man found unresponsive on a street in Maryborough on the Fraser Coast.

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Nancy Southern sees Emera deal as a win-win for ATCO

Canadian Utilities merger with Emera will be the kind of pure-play business that analysts traditionally prefer

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Japan's real wages rise for eighth straight month in August

Japan's real wages rose 1.5% in August from a year earlier, marking the eighth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on ‌Wednesday, pointing to a continued recovery in wage growth.

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Why Darwin could become 'a major interconnection point' for global data

As data centres and fibre-optic cable networks proliferate, planning documents show two international subsea cables could soon dock in the Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay.

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Big Red Bash says 2027 will be the outback festival's last hurrah

The Big Red Bash has been a major event in outback Queensland for more than a decade, but organisers say next year will be the festival's final year.

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Susan Collins Blames Maine's Rising Living Costs On State Lawmakers

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High mortgage rates strand home sellers as buyer demand plummets

Homebuyers finally have the upper hand in the housing market, where soaring borrowing costs have cut into demand — but not supply.

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Christa Pike regains consciousness after botched Tennessee execution attempt

Convicted murderer Christa Pike regained consciousness and began speaking Tuesday after surviving a botched execution by lethal injection. Pike, the first woman the state of Tennessee has attempted to put to death in 200 years, remains hospitalised with severe injuries to both arms.

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Why the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads?

Patel has turned the bureau into a P.R. agency for Donald Trump.

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Washington resident conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack, officials say

Federal authorities say a 30-year-old from Washington state conspired with an 18-year-old to commit a February mass shooting at a school in Canada.

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Trump says he will speak with Putin about pneumonic plague

Washington increases pressure on Moscow to share more about the incident in which one person has died

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The Fairford mystery just got murkier. Britain is losing its grip

The US has been blunt about a Fairford 'plot'. The UK is simply not prepared to deal with the growing threat

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How October 7 changed Israel's defence, politics and society

Sky's Adam Parsons says the scars of war will take generations to heal

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FBI whistleblower alleges Trump ordered investigations of L.A.-area immigration protesters

A former FBI intelligence analyst has alleged that President Trump ordered the FBI to launch unconstitutional investigations into immigration enforcement protesters from the Los Angeles area.

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Anti-establishment demonstrations sweep across India

Critics of a voter roll review review argue the exercise is politically motivated and anti-democratic.

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Province takes aim at ER wait times by adding community-care capacity to free up hospital beds

The province is aiming to free up hospital beds and cut wait times by adding 103 community-based care spaces in Winnipeg for patients who need shelter or specialized supports in order to be discharged.

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US judge authorizes fund to subpoena New York Fed for documents related to Radiant World

A US judge ‌on Tuesday authorized an investment fund that filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against iron ore trader Radiant World to subpoena payments records ⁠from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Clearing House Interbank Payments System.

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Hershey adds new disclaimer on wrapper after Reese's pumpkin lawsuit

The newly printed disclaimer, located underneath the image of the jack-o-lantern face in the chocolate, reads, "Carving not on actual product."

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Schwarzenegger became governor through a recall. Democrats want to change the process

Democrats say the recall process has gotten out of hand and they want to drop the 'second question' to replace a politician.

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