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Flames, explosions reported amid large Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg

Eyewitness footage taken by St. Petersburg residents show what appears to be Ukrainian drones flying through the air and the city's air defense systems at work.

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Do You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.

The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.

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Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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America Has a Police Shortage

Many Americans have decided that their country’s problem is that it has too many police officers. In fact, it has too few.

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Abdul El-Sayed flipped the script on a bigoted gotcha attempt

The Senate candidate made quick work of a town hall attendee's insistence that he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.

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She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...

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US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says

"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute over 'act of terror' against American photographer

Heidi Levine had been covering Palestinians' annual harvest of olives, which has been repeatedly disrupted by Israeli settlers. Settlers beat her and stole her passport, telephone, wallet and equipment, according to witnesses. She was taken to the hospital with broken vertebrae, and is now in moderate condition.

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Romanian F-16s down two jet-powered drones after airspace incursion

The two drones were jet-powered, belonging to the Geran-family of attack drones frequently used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, according to Romania's Defense Ministry. The Ministry did not sp...

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Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died

One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

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Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds

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Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV's discharge on Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, ended a stretch of uncertainty that shook the Vatican and the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, less than two years into the Chicago-born pope's papacy.

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Canada's prime minister says 'serious incident' caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that a "serious incident" has caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta.

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Trump plows forward with plan to build the golf course of his dreams in DC

Regardless of how much it costs or how much is lost.

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On the campaign trail with Gabriel Zucman, the economist who wants to tax California's billionaires

The 39-year-old French-American Berkeley professor is campaigning to have voters approve, in a November 3 referendum, a measure that would temporarily impose a 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires living in the state. Some of his colleagues consider that his activism has begun to overshadow his scientific approach.

lemonde.fr709 pts18h agodiscuss

Why we just can’t quit the site formerly known as Twitter

By some measures Elon Musk’s $44bn purchase of the platform now called X has already paid for itself

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Key player in false Talarico rumor has history of online posts invoking Nazi Germany

Ryan Amacher, who played role in bid to damage campaign, has also made antisemitic and racist posts on social media

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Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate

"She said that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had no idea who it was,” Jackson said.

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Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election

The president praised the embattled prime minister for his endurance, saying any other candidate would be the “wrong Leader.”

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Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.

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Rioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest

Rioters have clashed with police, looted stores and set fires in Milan’s main square in a protest against wars and rising living costs.

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New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote

With midterm elections approaching, organizers of the demonstrations known for their anti-Trump sentiment are urging people to vote early.

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Zelenskyy says Starlink restrictions for Ukraine came from US government

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated on NBC's Meet the Press that the signal to impose speed limits on Starlink terminals came from the US government.

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US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions

Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies

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Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations

President Donald Trump says he plans to close a historic golf course in the nation's capital for 15 months and redevelop it despite an ongoing court challenge to his renovation plans.

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Bodycam footage shows aftermath of fatal crash following Howard County police pursuit

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released police body-worn camera footage from a deadly crash following a police pursuit that ended near the Howard and Anne Arundel county line on Sept. 6.

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Lender says it won’t relax construction loan standards for condo developers hit by sales downturn

Developers need at least 70% of units sold before lenders will finance projects

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Australia’s Boland damages South Africa in brief respite from rain

* Just 12.2 overs possible on first day of second Test * Bowler seizes his opportunity with two wickets If there is a theme to Scott Boland’s Test career, it’s making the most of limited opportunity. Finding a way into the team in 2021 when it seemed that chance had passed him by, remaining fourth in line for three spots, playing at the whim of absence, yet in those moments becoming a wrecking force, causing rashes of wickets, taking first-over strikes, threatening hat-tricks and once making good. So began the second Test in Gqeberha, another match he wasn’t supposed to play, on a day that didn’t get 13 overs bowled, yet there he was. Making the score 20 for two. Squeezing into the game through the tiniest gap, like Eugene Tooms escaping from a cell. Continue reading...

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How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?

People may think of soil as just dirt, but it is anything but inert. Beneath your feet, a vast network of mycorrhizal fungi is hard at work, trading minerals with plant roots. This trading system helps enrich the soil, and it sequesters 13 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide each year roughly equivalent to one-third of the world’s fossil-fuel emissions. Scientists know that these fungi… Source ]]>

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He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art

Benchmarks are the rulers of AI, in both senses of the word. As measuring sticks, they work according to an extremely simple logic: If you want to know what an AI model can do, devise a standardized test to gauge it. But AI benchmarks can also dominate the behavior of the entire field. In 1987, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s first benchmark on automatic speech-to-text… Source ]]>

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Man United show fight but familiar flaws remain in Leeds draw

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick took heart from his team's resilience in ‌Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Leeds United, but his description of the result as a "step forward" underlined how far expectations have fallen during a difficult spell for the club.

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'I want this war end' — Trump defends pro-Russian policies in scathing diatribe against Zelensky

"His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead."

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Eagles lose edge Nolan Smith to concussion

Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith exited the team's home game against the Carolina ‌Panthers with a concussion and will not return, the team announced Sunday.

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Macron Voices ‘Anger And Shame’ As Violent Protests Roil France: What To Know

Hundreds of thousands of people joined protests in France on Saturday, leading to arrests, arson and injuries.

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Brighton winger's long-range goal conjures decades-old memories of Beckham

Diego Gomez lights up the Premier League with one of its most spectacular goals as Brighton & Hove Albion continues a fantastic start to the season.

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Violent protests rock France ahead of spring presidential elections

Some 2,000 protesters arrested and more than 600 police officers and firefighters injured

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‘Anger and shame’: Macron denounces France’s nationwide rioting, looting

President Macron promises to increase security, but stops short of announcing a state of emergency or curfew.

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Fire engulfs Albania’s Supreme Court as protests enter fifth day

Offices at the Supreme Court in Tirana were set ablaze as anti-government protests continue.

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Woman dies after being swept away by river as torrential rains batter Spain

A woman died after she was swept away trying to cross a river in torrential rain in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday, bringing to five the death toll from heavy rain ‌and flooding over the past 15 days.

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Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story

Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writers The Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had flagged it as almost completely AI-generated. Kundizeza’s story The Blue Fighter was announced as the winner of the prestigious Caine prize for African writers on 6 October. Five days later, The Atlantic published an article by the author and journalist Vauhini Vara titled: “Yet Another Literary prize winner Seems to Be AI.” Continue reading...

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Catholic priest killed by falling cross during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador

A Roman Catholic priest officiating an evening mass in southwestern Ecuador died after being struck by a cross while the ceremony was being broadcast live.

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LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested

At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports Mass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a new report. More than 320 individuals have been arrested and detained on allegations of “acts against nature” since February, according to HIV Justice Network, an organisation quoted in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. Among these, at least 84 were charged with “voluntary HIV transmission”, solely on the basis of their HIV status. Continue reading...

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Cindy Crawford, Kaia Gerber break silence on Presley Gerber's death at 27

Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber shared emotional tributes nearly a month after the death of Presley Gerber, who died at age 27 on Sept. 20.

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Trump approves emergency declarations for Guam, CNMI in response to Champi

President Donald Trump has approved emergency declarations for both Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in response to Super Typhoon Champi.

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Here’s how the No Kings day of action urged early voting

With the general election just 16 days away and early voting underway in dozens of states, people across the nation took to the streets Saturday to urge their friends and neighbors to get out and vote.

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Hilarious quips and ‘100,000-volt’ energy: the hypemen (and women) redefining Afrobeats music

Style of emceeing based on high-octane, ad-libbed vocals has flourished thanks to its unique way of captivating crowds For the 2015 freshmen cohort of the history degree programme at the University of Lagos, their classmate’s first-semester presentation was so captivating that they began calling him Toby Shang, after the 16th-century Chinese dynasty he had focused on. His crowd engagement that day had been harnessed from his high school days as a ginger-man (energiser) in a three-man band and as a private tutor. By his final year at university, his viral catchphrases and infectious energy had resulted in a hit song, Shedibalabala. Today, he is one of the self-acclaimed “evangelists and pioneers” in the Afrobeats sub-genre some are now calling Afrohype or lamba. Continue reading...

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Kotek says focus is on families after Bend school shooting

The Oregon governor told NPR it’s too soon to debate gun laws after a 16-year-old killed three students and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary.

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More members and money — and more fractures: The uncertain future of Erika Kirk’s Turning Point USA

The 19th spoke with student leaders who launched Turning Point USA chapters after Charlie Kirk’s death. Some described a renewed energy among young conservatives, while others described a more chaotic and divided landscape.

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Why buying a house feels so painful now — and your parents may not understand

A 7 percent mortgage is historically normal. But this isn’t a normal housing market.

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There’s a hidden world behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar that hasn’t changed in centuries | CNN

Inside Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, hidden centuries-old workshops keep traditional craftsmanship alive as artisans collaborate to transform a rare stones into exquisite jewelry.

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