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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Explained

Many cities and states are observing the day. President Trump has declared himself a supporter of Columbus Day.

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US home sales rose in September, but slowed from a year earlier as mortgage rates, prices rose

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in September from the previous month, but slowed compared to a year ago, the latest sign the housing market remains stalled as rising mortgage rates and home prices discourage prospective homebuyers.

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UK police arrest three suspected of involvement in insider dealing ring

Three people have been arrested in Britain on suspicion of being ‌involved in a criminal insider dealing and money laundering plot, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday.

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Oil facility near Yemen capital Sanaa hit by Saudi Arabia, Houthis say

Houthi media reported an attack ‌by Saudi Arabia on ⁠the ‌Yemen Oil Company ⁠in Sanaa on Tuesday, which came ‌shortly after the ‌Saudi-led coalition ordered the evacuation of the facility ahead of a military operation. The Iran-backed rebels had warned that they would target Riyadh's airport and other sites in the country if Saudi Arabia followed through on its threat.

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Lights, bells and liability: Europe’s privacy regulators crack down on smart glasses

Smart glasses firms could be forced to build in flashing lights, audio alerts to abide by EU privacy law.

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Swing-district Democrats keep focus on high prices

Controversies arpimd the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and foreign lobbying aren’t steering Democrats away from talk of affordability.

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Rent price-fixing, mayor salary on Bellingham ballot | Cascadia Daily News

Voters in city will see two charter amendments, one initiative

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LIVE: DOJ, UK, Meta discuss West Africa online-scam investigation

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Police investigate man's fatal fall off Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

Authorities and Six Flags did not identify the ride associated with the man's death, but local TV stations showed video of passengers being evacuated from the Goliath roller coaster.

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Before His Oscars and Emmy, Michael Douglas Was ‘Mobil Man of the Month’

The film star on his volatile father, actor Kirk Douglas, overcoming stage fright and his estate in Spain.

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Family and sexual violence rates against Australian children rise sharply as researchers warn of ‘manosphere’

Study authors say increase cannot be attributed to any one factor and list income inequality and growing awareness as other likely reasons * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The sexual assault of Australian children has accelerated sharply since the pandemic, surprising researchers who expected rates to have fallen but instead found attacks on boys had risen 15.7%. Researchers expected rates to have dropped in line with other countries around the world and warn the troubling findings show an urgent need to prevent the suffering of children. Continue reading...

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HR org SHRM found liable in a second workplace discrimination suit over the past year

A jury found SHRM liable for failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Virginia Human Rights Act.

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Prison botched the 911 call to get emergency help for Christa Pike

Records show a disjointed response from agencies involved in the execution as they began seeking emergency medical care.

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Trump immigration policies could turn away much-needed foreign doctors, critics say

As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States.Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad. But they make up an even larger proportion of physicians in many specialties, including internal medicine (41%), endocrinology (46%) and geriatrics (52%).

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Haitian-Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien denies using AI to write hit debut novel

The book was withdrawn from the shortlist for France's Goncourt prize after tests with AI detector Pangram indicated a 100% probability it contained computer-generated text.

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French anti-terrorism prosecutor takes over investigation into school shooting

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has taken over an investigation into a school shooting after an initial ‌probe found the 14-year-old suspect appeared to belong to a group called the True Crime Community.

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Some who have taken hyped, unregulated peptides have regrets

As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to loosen access to peptides, people who have taken the experimental substances report migraines, eye pain and fatigue.

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Toronto Targets Top Academics With New Fund as US Goes After Elite Colleges

The University of Toronto’s president says there has rarely been such a good time for her institution to recruit top professors and promising students from US colleges. Now she has more money to go after them.

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Von der Leyen pledges more cash for Egypt and Libya regimes to keep Sudanese genocide victims out of Europe

They fled genocide in Sudan to find persecution in Egypt so they moved on to Libya, but von der Leyen aims to pay Cairo and Tripoli to keep Sudanese refugees out of Fortress EU.

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Trump picks fight with GOP senators over Russia diesel deal

President Trump is picking a fight with Senate Republicans right before the midterm elections with his surprise deal to allow Russia to export diesel to the United States. Four Republican senators …

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Deadly Houthi attacks in Yemen's Taiz as government forces advance in Marib

Government forces engage in intense clashes as Houthi shelling targets residential areas and hospitals in Taiz.

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Anthropic to disclose new revenue numbers as AI lab financials become central to tech trade

Anthropic will release updated financials to a group of investors gathering at its headquarters this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Poundstretcher-owner withdraws rescue bid for rival Poundland

The owner of Poundstretcher has withdrawn its takeover bid for rival Poundland and is instead targeting an offer for hundreds of its stores – a move which will fuel fears of an imminent insolvency filing.

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Enzo Maresca says he would describe Manchester City as ‘cheats’ if he was a United fan

Manager claims City fans suffering more than players who can focus on games

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Forced Underground, Russia’s Feminists Find New Ways to Keep Working - The Moscow Times

Oksana, a feminist campaigner from the Chelyabinsk region in the Ural Mountains, expected life for Russian women “to get worse and worse” after President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale war on Uk...

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EU expands migration cooperation with eastern Libya through new funding

The European Union has signed an additional €25 million ($29 million) in funding to expand migration cooperation into eastern Libya, according to a letter from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ‌to EU leaders seen by Reuters.

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