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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...

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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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Canadian writer Anne Carson awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in literature

The Canadian writer received the Swedish Academy's highest honor on Thursday, October 8. A master of textual deviation, Carson, who began as a classical philologist, blends poetry and popular culture, prose and verse, with both humor and erudition.

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Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’

Conservatives have trumpeted the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but researchers say the reasons for the decline are unclear.

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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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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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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say

Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.

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“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California

ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms.

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Why people don’t want to have children any more

Social contagion can help explain falling birth rates — and offers a way out of the demographic trap

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Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution

Hegseth said Nidal Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be."

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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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US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart

At this point, there appears to be no prospect of a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.

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Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukrainian frontline city

Two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks.

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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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At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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Trump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund it

Tech firms are giving big to a White House AI science program amid the destruction of institutions like the NIH.

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Jeff Bezos Claims AI Could Allow For 3-Day Workweeks And One-Income Families

In an interview with Fox News, the Amazon founder said he disagreed with the assessment that AI will lead to large-scale job losses.

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Lithuania calls for EU sanctions against Russian grain

Russia being able to trade grain while it blockades Ukraine from doing likewise "is an unacceptable situation," said Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius.

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Measles is surging in the US. These graphics show how bad it has gotten

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas, Utah, South Carolina and, now, Pennsylvania.

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How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic

A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.

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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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French astronaut Sophie Adenot back on Earth after 237 days aboard the ISS

The astronaut, who now holds the record for the longest European spaceflight, splashed down Thursday alongside her three crew mates.

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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim news for the climate.

Like Donald Trump, he favors maximizing profits for extractive industries, environment be damned.

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Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles

Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories

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Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct

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Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new US torture charges

The revised indictment includes several mentions of the involvement of Venezuela’s feared DGCIM military intelligence agency

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Tokyo walks away with two spots on 50 Best Bars list

Rankings continue to slip for the Japanese capital’s top bars as Hong Kong once again reclaims its status as the region’s cocktail capital.

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Indian shares likely to rebound after selloff, but oil surge may cap gains

Indian shares are poised for a higher open on Friday, with benchmark indexes likely to stage a technical rebound after a sharp selloff pushed them into oversold territory and to multi-year lows in the previous session.

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Oil Declines After Trump Says No Iran Attacks Before Midterms

Oil declined after President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran “at any time” before November’s midterm elections.

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Opinion | I Went to Uganda and Saw the Authoritarian Future

A crackdown in Uganda shows how new technologies, Chinese influence and America’s moral retreat are making the world safer for autocrats.

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Speaker Johnson says he doesn’t know what’s next for him if GOP loses House

The remarks prompted speculation the Republican leader might retire from politics if Democrats retake the chamber.

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AI startup touts new possibilities for video creators, but concerns remain

As AI continues to reshape arts and entertainment, it’s also creating a new type of producers and content providers. A Silicon Valley start-up founded by a YouTube co-founder could change video storyt...

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New York mayor will ask Trump to withdraw ICE after shooting

On Thursday afternoon, federal immigration agents shot a man in his car while a 5-year-old was present. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he plans on calling Trump and demanding an end to all ICE operations in New York City. ICE has been involved in several high-profile shootings this year, including the killing of two US citizens in Minneapolis.

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Between record debt and high school protests, France's situation draws global attention

The mobilization of French high school students has sparked major media coverage and political reactions in the United States, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Only a few countries, such as Germany – preoccupied with its own domestic political debates – have treated the issue with restraint.

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Trio who murdered man over $22k fake gun sale jailed

NSW Supreme Court Justice Peter Hammill jails three men over a gun deal payback murder in Newcastle in 2022.

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Influencer Sam Wood to lodge bail application on domestic violence charges

Fitness influencer Sam Wood will launch a new fight for bail in the Queensland's highest court after he was remanded in custody yesterday.

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Hegseth's plan to livestream firing squad execution a 'spectacle of cruelty'

US Defense Secretary says decision to shoot Fort Hood killer to death in public was a 'no brainer'

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Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back

The view from Indian engineer Tushar Shetty's Mumbai apartment captures a tension playing out around the world as the artificial intelligence boom fuels an unprecedented data-centre building spree.

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Prince Harry opens up about 'depression' after leaving UK - and describes feeling 'emotionally numb' after death of Diana

Prince Harry has revealed he "slipped into depression for about two weeks" after relocating to Canada in 2019.

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Doom Painting by AK Blakemore: A dense, finely crafted narrative of the Peasants’ Revolt

Author’s full-on, pitch-perfect retelling blends visceral brutality with pure poetry

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Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...

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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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Australian data centre operator pulls $5bn IPO

Nvidia-backed Firmus abandons plan to list in Sydney, blaming ‘recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions’

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How Moscow’s secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a Soviet-era pattern

The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how leaders in Moscow manage the...

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Pro-Russian hacker group targets Italian Foreign Ministry website

Checks are under way on the websites of Italian embassies and consulates abroad following a suspected similar cyberattack by pro-Russian hackers

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Anime is winning over a new generation of fans

Anime viewing is surging among younger audiences, with 79% of teen fans surveyed saying they’re watching more than a year ago.

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McLaren driver clocked allegedly doing 259km/h on WA highway

A 21-year-old man is charged after he was allegedly pinged travelling at 149 kilometres per hour above the speed limit while behind the wheel of a high-performance car in WA's South West.

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Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns

Oil prices fell on Friday as Middle East supply concerns eased somewhat after US President Donald Trump said the country will not attack Iran before US elections next month amid productive talks to end their ‌war that has disrupted the market.

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Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay is set to be sold

The oceanfront property housing the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay is set to be sold to a new owner following a dispute over millions of dollars in unpaid hotel taxes.

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