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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins

In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the...

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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

The former UN human rights commissioner was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death

“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

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Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live

The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue reading...

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US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The court rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that 'history will judge this moment.'

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DHS shoots New York man with five-year-old in car

Federal agents surrounded and fired into the man's vehicle, reportedly with a young child inside.

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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Wins

Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”

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UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live

Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments * Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 17 public executions are known to have been carried out in 2025 – six in Afghanistan and 11 in Iran. The Death Penalty Information Center says that 135 soldiers have been executed by the US military since 1916. Continue reading...

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Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview.

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EXCLUSIVE: Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

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Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach detained in Austria while on assignment

The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.

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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.

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Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event

Officials clarified execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be livestreamed Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year. Officials later clarified the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported. In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the Pentagon secretary said the firing squad would carry out the sentence at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1pm on Thursday, 3 December. This would be the first US military execution in more than 60 years. Continue reading...

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Founder of Rybar, Russian war propaganda channel, detained in Montenegro

Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria Zvinchuk, and three other associates were detained in an operation by Montenegrin police and security service on the morning of Oct. 9, local media reported.

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Pete Hegseth wants to livestream a snuff film

The Defense Secretary plans to telecast the military's first firing squad execution since 1945.

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Trauma endures in Paris suburb after police grenade shatters teenager's jaw: 'They maim a student, leave, and then what? How are we supposed to pick up the pieces?'

On September 28, 14-year-old Eden suffered a fractured jaw and lost most of his teeth after he was struck in the face by a tear-gas grenade fired at close range, just a few meters from his high school, where a protest was taking place. Students, teachers and parents spoke of their fear, anger and sense of helplessness.

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Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

The Trump administration recently announced that it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. This invitation erodes the well-deserved isolation of Putin for his...

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Exclusive: House Democrats ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for records related to alleged pay-to-pay scheme

Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegatio...

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Hitler Mussolini wins local election

Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.

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Drugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona's botched executions

Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

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Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Nidal Hasan’s execution should be watched by everyone.

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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy

The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.

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Ukraine strikes Russian tech giant Yandex’s data centers for a second straight day as new peace talks involving Kyiv, the U.S., and Europe get underway in Miami — Meduza

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Kaluga region overnight into October 9, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said. He said Ukrainian forces struck infrastructure in Kaluga but gave no further details. Nine…

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President Donald Trump cancels Tuscaloosa trip ahead of Hurricane Isaias | Alabama Reflector

Trump canceled plans to see the University of Alabama and University of Georgia football game as Hurricane Isaias strengthened

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Gordon Monson: Latter-day Saints who don’t ‘know’ their church is true can believe God is OK with that

Tribune columnist Gordon Monson has his doubts about spiritual certainty. He is happy to walk by faith.

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Opinion | Intelligence Isn’t Power

The computer scientist Arvind Narayanan explains that just because A.I. is intelligent doesn’t necessarily mean it’s powerful.

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The rightwing rapper taking on Pedro Sánchez in Spain

Angie Corine’s Vox-inspired satire has made her a symbol of the vitriol directed at the prime minister during the election

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COPE, ABC Clash Over Chinatown Voting Offer | The Tyee

Critics allege a shopping centre manager promised seniors food if they voted for A Better City Vancouver.

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The Québec Election Result Is Worse Than You Think | The Tyee

How this Parti Québecois is poised to put Carney and Canada in a bind.

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Ocasio-Cortez will stump for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate race

The matchup will test the strength of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing — and the congresswoman’s potential 2028 chances — in a battleground state.

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Does no party affiliation help a candidate's chances in a local election? | Cascadia Daily News

In one of the few partisan county races, a Whatcom County candidate is taking a political leap of faith

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New York Plans Stronger Sports Betting Regulation to Curb Gambling Addiction

The New York State Gaming Commission announced plans to require online sportsbooks to beef up user protections. The move follows reporting by ProPublica and others that raised questions about how apps...

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JD Vance casts doubt on Pentagon’s plan to livestream execution

Split reveals an emerging schism in the Republican Party over plan to broadcast killing of Fort Hood shooter

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Trump says US to import Russian diesel, reversing pressure on Moscow

President Donald Trump said the US will begin importing significant amounts of diesel from Russia following an agreement reached with Vladimir Putin.

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The SEC Just Opened the Floodgates to Fraud

The Trump administration has transformed the Securities and Exchange Commission into an instrument of financial sector chicanery.

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France arrests at least five over €9 million theft from Renoir Museum

The suspects are believed to include the two alleged burglars, who reportedly broke into the museum at dawn by cutting through a fence.

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How Amazon drives up prices at other stores

California is accusing Amazon of a price-fixing scheme that pushes wholesale vendors to raise prices at competing stores like Target and Walmart.

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Revolut aims to become global tech company beyond banking, CEO says

Revolut plans to move beyond financial services and develop a broader suite of technology products, Chief Executive Nik Storonsky said on Friday, as Europe's most valuable startup ‌pushes deeper into global markets.

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West Coast’s largest ship parade launches weekend of S.F. Fleet Week activities

Hundreds of spectators lined the waterfront for the Parade of Ships, featuring a mix of U.S. Navy cruisers, amphibious assault vessels and Coast Guard cutters

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Vance suggests Nidal Hasan’s execution won’t be livestreamed, contradicting Hegseth

The defense secretary had said on Thursday that the convicted Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad would be livestreamed for the public.

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Latest in the 'Divergent' universe finds a different Tris

Veronica Roth's latest, The Sixth Faction, takes us back to the beginning, where Beatrice Prior has a choice to make. This time, she chooses another path.

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Livestream execution plans split Trump administration with vice president vowing not to watch

Plans to stream the firing squad execution of Hasan have provoked outrage globally, while JD Vance has questioned whether the plan will go ahead

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Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

The inquiry will include a hearing at the White House Nov. 5, President Donald Trump said in a written memo, that Cook “shall” attend to answer questions from the committee.

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'Parasitic twinning' could explain calf born with two extra legs

A calf has made a full recovery after surgery to remove two legs growing from her head.

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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Into Israeli Airport, U.A.E. Says

The Emirati attorney general provided the first official timeline of Hamam al-Hammami’s travels before the attacker joined the Dubai airline.

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Nvidia's head of corporate communications has left after roughly four months

Anna Soellner has left Nvidia after roughly four months as head of corporate communications. She joined the AI chip giant from Reddit.

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Here's what to know about flu, COVID-19 and RSV this respiratory virus season

TORONTO – Respiratory virus specialists say Canadians should get their flu shot as soon as it becomes available in their area this fall.

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