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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water

The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.

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Russian Plague Lab Researcher Dies As Nearly 200 Monitored—Here’s What We Know

Russian officials said a researcher working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after contracting “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”

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LeBron’s Polymarket deal may not break NBA rules, but it raises uncomfortable questions

LeBron James will make nearly four times as much promoting a prediction market as he will for playing basketball.

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for optogenetics work

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the prize for their work that helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviors like learning, fear, addiction and movement.

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At least 10 arrested at Arizona-Mexico border as 250-year-old cottonwood tree cut down for wall

Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border in the tiny town of Lochiel. The tree was the last of an old grove estimated to be up to 250 years old.

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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants

It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.

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Persistent drought puts pressure on France's drinking water networks

Water reserves supplying distribution systems across France remain under strain due to a significant rainfall deficit.

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Norway to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places

Norway's government said on Monday it plans to propose a temporary ban on the use of AI glasses in selected places, saying it is concerned ‌people could be photographed, filmed or audio-recorded without their knowledge.

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Polish man who provided Famine relief to be honoured

A plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today.

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RFK is gloating that his changes to HHS are permanent

“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was.”

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ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons

OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.

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Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican

In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.

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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...

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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...

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Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests

Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years. A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated ⁠and understaffed schools ‌had his hand ‌blown off on ‌Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch ‌said. Continue reading...

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Norway proposes temporary ban on smart glasses amid privacy fears

The push comes amid growing ethical and privacy concerns around the new devices, which have been marketed by technology giants such as Meta.

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Sen. Tillis says his vote for Hegseth was 'biggest regret of my career' in new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career” and that he also “should’ve stopped...

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'It was humiliating' — ex-US Army Secretary says Washington lags behind Ukraine in war innovations

"When you would see what Ukraine's budget was and how small it was relative to ours and how, despite that, they had better weapons of war, it was a wake-up call," former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Drisco...

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US removes bombers from British airbase involved in suspicious incident

Police were called to the Fairford military base in southwest England on September 27 after a local farmer reported a group of men with several vans engaged in 'suspicious' activity. Investigators did not find any explosives in the vans, but 'a quantity of petrol was recovered.'

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Epstein Whistleblower Simon Andriesz Dies After Exposing Lutnick Ties—What To Know

Lutnick denied to Congress that he had any knowledge of him and Epstein being invested in the same company.

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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike

It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them.

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New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says

President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.

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What to know about a Russian lab worker's death and speculation about pneumonic plague

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The Sears parking lot, free parking for runners in past years, started towing this year.

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Romanian president signs law regulating bear population cull

In recent years Romania has increasingly seen bears wandering into towns and villages, and the number of bear attacks has risen sharply.

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The president said he would use private funds to pay for ads promoting himself and his policies.

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, the former daytime drama actor who played Bo Brady on 'Days Of Our Lives,' died Saturday after reportedly complaining of chest pain. He was 62.

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Trump says he will use Maga Inc to pay for taxpayer-funded ads

US president reverses course after defending television spots that ran during National Football League games and ‘Saturday Night Live’

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A Finnish metal band riffs on dark fantasy manga ‘Berserk’

Finland-based metal band Beast in Black has found a well of inspiration in Kentaro Miura’s classic manga “Berserk.”

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US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million

A federal judge on Monday blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to leave the US after receiving final deportation orders.

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What is South Australia's identity without its festivals?

Festivals that once held a treasured place in South Australia's arts calendar are falling away, and artists are questioning whether SA still wants to be "The Festival State".

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Republicans are binding their Senate hopes on New Hampshire’s John E. Sununu, thinking they can turn the Granite State red with a familiar political family name

Democrats have momentum, but Republicans think they can turn the Granite State red and hold onto a Senate majority.

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Trump Foe Thom Tillis Gets Grilled About All The Times The President Made Him Fold

The hosts of “The View” wouldn’t let Tillis rewrite history.

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No arrests after Georgia block party shooting as police pursue who killed 2 and injured dozens

Whoever opened fire at a sprawling block party in rural southern Georgia over the weekend, killing two people and leaving nearly three dozen others injured, remained at large Monday as authorities off...

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We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI-generated political ads this year – it’s weird

Almost 170 ads and $80 million in spending and only 31% with a disclaimer: Here’s what researchers found when they tracked AI in this year’s campaign ads.

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Sahel states launch Russia-backed TV station

Tafouk TV signed a cooperation agreement with the parent company of Moscow’s broadcaster RT to jointly cover events, reports RFI.

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Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and Czechia — Meduza

The number of Russian citizens holding valid residence permits in EU countries rose by nearly 105,000, or 14%, from 772,000 at the end of 2021 to 877,000 at the end of 2025. The Volna project…

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Trump signs order to expand access to tax-exempt diesel

US President ‌Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to ⁠expand access to tax-exempt diesel.

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Usha Vance appears to stumble while deboarding helicopter with infant

Usha Vance appeared to miss a step and almost tripped as she disembarked the helicopter at Joint Base Andrews while holding baby Alec Neel Vance.

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Two people die in separate San Jose traffic crashes

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday and a pedestrian struck last month died Friday, police said.

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Nevada Health Link plans will see double-digit rate increases … again

Healthcare costs are continuing to rise.Nevadans who get insurance through Nevada Health Link, the state-based Affordable Care Act marketplace, can expect to see an average rate increase of 17% for 2027 coverage. The Nevada Division of Insurance announced the approval of the rate increases last week.

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FlyDubai Hijacking Turns Into Flashpoint in Israeli Election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to seize the opportunity to associate himself with the heroics of Israelis who helped stop a FlyDubai co-pilot from crashing a plane bound for Tel Aviv.

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Hundreds march in Baltimore for justice after 12-year-old’s killing

Khloe Ishway’s family and community members called for justice at Leon Day Park Monday as police continued searching for a suspect in the shooting that killed the 12-year-old.

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After bipartisan criticism, Trump says taxpayers’ dollars will no longer be used for TV ads promoting him

The president said the ads, which the White House has defended, will be funded by him and his super PAC, MAGA Inc.

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No Prime? No problem. Six actually great sales on products we already love

As Amazon takes a second stab at Prime Day, live on 6 and 7 October, plenty of other brands are lining up for your dollars with their own competitive sales

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OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’

Representative to acknowledge company has ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need changing * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast OpenAI will use an appearance before a parliamentary committee to apologise again to Australia about the hack on Medicare last month, on the same day media and entertainment organisations argue weakening Australian copyright law for AI model training would leave artists as “roadkill”. Ahead of an appearance before the joint parliamentary committee hearing on artificial intelligence in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI released its opening statement in which the company apologises for its AI agents attacking a number of Australian government websites in June. The multibillion-dollar company notified the government via an email to a public-facing address three months after the breach. Continue reading...

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Police allegedly destroyed $37,000 of hemp. The Georgia Supreme Court just upended 60 years of precedent.

The ruling has major implications for property owners when the government destroys their possessions in the exercise of "police power."

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