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Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft

A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced pla...

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Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame

Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continu...

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Heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe in summer 2026, making it deadliest on record

A study conducted by two British institutions covering 854 urban areas found that the heatwaves of summer 2026 were far more lethal than those of 2003 or 2022.

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Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says

The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians.

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Ken Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s Company

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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The EPA is quietly killing its web archive

Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.

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Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center

The company was ordered to stop work, but it clear-cut anyway.

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US Senator Blumenthal opens probe into Ukraine Starshield restrictions

"This decision to limit critical technology for a key ally... (puts) Ukrainian forces at risk and their people in peril," Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote in a letter addressed to U.S. Defense Secreta...

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Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X: 'Science gives us hope. Today, in Bunia DRC, the first participants were vaccinated in a new Ebola vaccine trial called Tumaini, which means 'hope' in Swahili.'

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Melania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine, White House says

Residents of the southern Ukrainian town have reported a deepening food crisis.

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Todd Blanche swears arrest of Virginia Democrat isn’t “political payback”

Trust me, bro.

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ICE wants robot dogs. Boston Dynamics' workers urge company to 'cancel the sale'

Dozens of employees at Boston Dynamics have petitioned the company to stop the sale of its robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Moldova expels Russian diplomat after Russian Geran drone falls near family homes

'Russia's war keeps putting Moldovan lives at risk,' President Maia Sandu said, calling it Russia's 'latest dangerous act.'

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DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses

In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

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2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop

Two ex-FBI officials have been charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop. One former FBI intelligence official specialized in foreign election interference.

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Jet Fuel Hits $206 A Barrel, Highest Price Since Iran War Began

The price of jet fuel has crossed the $200-a-barrel mark, the highest this year with no maximum in sight.

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A candidate said Iowans don’t ride bikes. The state has a famous bike tour.

The state’s 900,000 cyclists say people do indeed ride in Iowa, which each summer hosts the world’s largest, longest-running citizen bike tour.

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Jared Kushner Threatens to Sue Over Damning Phone Hack Report

A bombshell report exposed Kushner’s close financial ties to foreign governments.

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Ukraine Says Starlink Isn’t Working, Despite Trump’s Promise to Restore It

Soldiers and government officials say connections continued to fail if drones fly at high speeds.

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A D.C. park was made 'for the pleasure of the people.' Trump's plan would change that

Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D.C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback.

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Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

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Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say

The Trump administration has suggested that state prosecutors don’t have jurisdiction to investigate federal officers, while Minnesota officials have said they don’t trust the federal government to in...

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Pegasus spyware founder urges governments to trust his tech and ditch US AI

Former NSO Group boss Shalev Hulio seeks to reinvent himself as a champion of sovereign AI and national security

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This puzzle’s theme is simple in concept, but solving it might take a bit of persistence and lateral thinking

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Years of conflict splits voters in former Netanyahu stronghold

Israelis are headed to an election that will have a profound impact on the country after years of conflict and social upheaval. But can Benjamin Netanyahu survive?

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France is in revolt. But the real storm is yet to come

As disorder engulfs Paris and Marine Le Pen waits in the wings, the country is running out of money, patience and answers

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Amelia Earhart and the allure of an unsolved mystery

The search for the daring aviatrix is almost a century old and remains the ultimate treasure hunt

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Tasmanian football club coach charged with rape

A former Tasmania football club coach has been charged with three counts of rape, and the club's president has resigned.

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The young are conformists in denial

The reassuringly bourgeois values behind a rebellious generation

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Israel raids towns, detains dozens of Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Israeli military raid targets at least 15 towns in the northern West Bank, including Nablus and Jenin.

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Rahm Emanuel Is “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Democrats’ Midterm Prospects

The former Chicago mayor thinks that the Democrats can flip Senate seats in Iowa and Texas, but he credits Republican infighting more than his own party’s message.

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Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat

Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon dismantled 80 ‘propaganda cells' operating under new names at 30 universities.

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JetBlue creditors working with restructuring adviser PJT Partners, WSJ reports

A senior creditors group for JetBlue Airways is working with restructuring ‌adviser PJT Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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EU Looks Beyond Cars for Next Round of China Trade Talks

The European Union is advancing plans to protect more sectors from surging Chinese imports, which the bloc’s trade chief warned may create a record deficit this year.

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For This Week's Open Thread, How Do You Use Mass Transit? - Racket

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

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Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

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El Salvador sends special forces to search for troops missing in Haiti

Four aviation technicians, part of the U.N.-backed, U.S.-supported Gang Suppression Force, have been missing since a gang ambush Sunday.

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Treasury proposes rule to curb high-tech investments in China and other adversaries

The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countr...

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Gunmen open fire at a Christian church in Jordan, killing at least seven

Officials said the shooting, during a funeral at an Orthodox church, was a terrorist act motivated by extremist ideology.

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Charlie Kirk case continues to stretch on as judge pushes trial date decision

The defense and prosecution have vastly different ideas on how long the trial for Charlie Kirk’s murder should take. As a result, the judge has yet to schedule a date.

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Father who stopped Oregon school shooting describes how he killed gunman and his guilt over those who died

A father has described how he shot the gunman who killed four people at his daughter's school in Oregon and the guilt he feels about the "ones that I didn't save".

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Brewers withstand Rays' comeback attempt to win 3-2 in Game 1 of World Series

Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series.

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Football Daily | Mourinho is ready for his clásico return – stock up on popcorn, folks!

In today’s Football Daily: anticipating mischief on Sunday night

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Suspect arrested as fire engulfs Nazi guest house 'Eagle's Nest', German police say

German police said they had detained a suspect ⁠after fire broke out at a historic mountain guest house known as the "Eagle's Nest" that was a used as a retreat for Nazi ‌officials.

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Opinion | Why Trump’s 2024 Voters Are Turning on Him

Sarah Longwell has conducted hundreds of focus groups with Trump voters, and many of them are feeling betrayed.

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Former Port Adelaide AFL player Daniel Stewart dies at 37

Port Adelaide AFL club will pay tribute to former Power forward Daniel Stewart at the first home game of 2027 after his sudden death at the age of 37.

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BC Premier’s Anti-Trump Election Bet Risks Becoming a Historic Mistake

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