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France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned Tuesday of foreign interference in France's presidential election in spring 2027. He singled out US tech billionaire Elon Musk for using social network X to attempt to influence debate in European democracies.

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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says

Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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EU opens new talks in Ukraine membership bid

The European Union launched new negotiations with Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday, after MPs in Kyiv passed legislation protecting Hungarian-speaking minority rights.

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Katie Zacharia bombs first day as White House press secretary

She appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

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EU watchdog says smart glasses must clearly show when recording

Smart glasses, which resemble ordinary glasses but can capture images and interact with AI assistants, must give 'clear warnings' when they are recording, the European Union's data regulator said Tuesday. The statement comes amid an outcry over privacy violations.

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Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings.

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...

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Kyiv residential building struck by Russia as Ukraine says intelligence sharing from partners interrupted

Ukraine did not receive a warning of the attack from allies in the same way it usually does, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters.

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Did Trump’s New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer?

There is no evidence that Katie Zacharia was admitted to practice law in a single state or Washington, D.C.

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Meet the Man Behind Japan's Sex Toy Revolution

Koichi Matsumoto made "pleasure aids" so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name.

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Drone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe it

A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.

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Cornell can do a lot more than pause frat parties

The college is suspending Greek events after a sexual assault lawsuit. Other schools banned fraternities long ago.

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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned after allegations of improper conduct. The White House says Guilfoyle was asked to resign after coming under severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.

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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal

Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Pope Leo Prepares for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule

The Vatican has said that the pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering in the hospital.

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgery

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.

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New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.

Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, made plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both...

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Americans are voting in three weeks. It’s time to vote out the Trump enablers | Robert Reich

War profiteering, AI grift and tariff shenanigans spell defeat for Trump’s party

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for now

A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until…

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Trump Tries to Get Out of Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Backfires

Donald Trump sued the BBC—and the case keeps going downhill for him.

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I Bet like a Problem Gambler (On Purpose.) DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

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Pope Leo undergoes successful surgery to remove lung nodule, Vatican says

Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week, with all audiences canceled until October 20.

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Mamdani and City Council strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industry

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Miami tugboat captain sentenced in crash that killed 3 girls

A Miami tugboat captain was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a Biscayne Bay crash that killed three girls attending a sailing camp.

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Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe whether young men were at the controls

German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot. The incident took place in Cologne, where a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl’s buttocks and made thrusting movements.

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Councils that restrict harmful advertising won’t lose out on profits

Some councils are restricting advertising for carbon-intensive forms of consumption in publicly controlled spaces to avoid undermining health or environmental goals.

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Will a decade-long family feud cause this pioneering 45-year-old California winery to self-destruct?

A pioneering 45-year-old winery’s fate hangs in the balance as the result of a bitter, decade-long sibling feud that has spanned multiple lawsuits in California.

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Judge sides with 3 news outlets banned by White House, allowing access for now

WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Tuesday extended a block on a Trump administration ban of press passes for three news organizations, which will allow them to continue to enter the White House grounds while a legal challenge to the ban plays out.

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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle DOJ opioid prescription case

The lawsuit filed during the Biden administration accused CVS of filling illegitimate prescriptions for high doses of potent opioids that “fed dependence and addiction.”

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Driver killed in floods on Greek island of Rhodes

A 62-year-old man died on Wednesday after a torrent of water ‌swept his car onto a beach during a heavy rainstorm on the Greek island of Rhodes, authorities said.

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Greenland Denies Trump’s Claims The U.S. Will Begin ‘Massive’ Oil And Gas Drilling There

“We are very far away from ‘massive’ exploration,” Greenland deputy mining minister Jørgen Hammeken-Holm told CNN.

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He linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paper

Arrest of computer engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan has shocked tech figures in Saudi Arabia, where he is deeply connected

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People-pleasing: Why do we keep saying yes when we want to say no?

Psychotherapist Zainib Abdullah explains where the impulse to say “yes” to everything comes from and what it can cost us

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EU bets on diplomacy, not blocking statute, to protect ICC from Trump sanctions

The EU has six months of diplomacy to reverse US-imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, while shying away from triggering a rule that would protect Europeans.

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Russell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court told

Comedian faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women Russell Brand was a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator who used his celebrity status and force to rape and assault women, a court has heard. The 51-year-old comedian is alleged to have had an “insatiable desire” to get what he wanted and treated women as a means to an end, jurors were told. Continue reading...

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Tis the Cozy Games Season

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Opinion | It’s time for change in Alabama

Progress has been made, but there’s still so much more for us to do.

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Ask The Flytrap: My Partner Scolds Me About What I Eat

Sometimes I just want my comfort foods!

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Fed may now have to hike twice or increase by a half point in December, traders bet

Odds for an Oct. 28 quarter-point hike increased to 53.7% from just 22.1% a day ago.

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France’s Mélenchon sees Spain’s Sánchez as inspiration for fixing public finances

The leftist candidate also doubled down on a proposal to write off a chunk of the French debt.

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Gianni Infantino faces grilling at potentially ‘explosive’ Fifa council meeting

World Cup sell-off, Balogun and peace prize on agenda of Thursday’s meeting in Zurich

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Jailed Imran Khan's woes compound after Pakistan suspends his provincial government

A state of emergency declared in Imran Khan's main political stronghold is another setback for Pakistan's jailed former prime minister whose health is worsening ‌according to his family.

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Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

The Louvre Museum risks having to close its doors to the public unless lawmakers approve a major overhaul of the creaking and over-capacity institution, its head told a French newspaper on Wednesday.

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Inflation sizzled in September -- and Social Security benefits will get a boost

Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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Lufthansa to become new TAP shareholder, Portuguese government says

Lufthansa has won the race to privatise TAP. The prime minister announced that the airline's first privatisation phase has now been completed.

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Fort Rucker chosen as seat for Army drone autonomous weapons efforts

Army leaders said the Wiregrass post’s mix of aviation expertise and commercial technology make it ideal for testing unmanned aircraft systems.

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Russell Brand a 'ruthless, calculated sexual predator', court hears

A prosecutor describes Russell Brand as a "ruthless calculated and manipulative sexual predator" in her opening address at the British entertainer's rape trial.

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Hot inflation data adds to GOP midterm woes

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