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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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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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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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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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'We ask for teachers, they send us police': This Paris suburb school has become a symbol of the protest movement

High school students, teachers and lawyers were joined by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday outside a high school in Saint-Denis, the largest suburb of Paris and one of the most underprivileged.

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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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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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Editorial: Donald Trump is helping Russia win the war

It's already been said many times that the U.S., under President Donald Trump, was turning its back on Ukraine. But the past few days show something worse than abandonment: Trump is now actively help...

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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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Russian strikes on Ukraine energy sites leave 600,000 without power, says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian ballistic missile strike had 'targeted' Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite an energy ceasefire announced by Trump.

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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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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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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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Ukraine Says New Starlink Speed Limit Is Disrupting Its Attacks

Drone attacks over Russian-occupied Ukraine were affected, military units and Kyiv officials said.

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Inflation Rose to 3.7% in September, Hotter Than Expected

Consumer prices were up 3.7% in September from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, hotter than August’s gain of 3.4%.

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ICE sued for refusing to return detainees' papers and property

One plaintiff is jobless after his work authorization was taken. The agency also won't return his wedding ring.

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

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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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Starlink restrictions deprive Ukraine of effective defence against jet-powered Shahed drones

Starlink restrictions are affecting Ukrainian interceptors used against Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, depriving Ukraine of one of its few effective defence options.

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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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Here's what's on House Democrats' agenda if they sweep to power in midterm elections

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats will be united on reinstating Affordable Care Act tax breaks, reversing Republican Medicaid cuts, holding votes against the Iran war and undoing Presid...

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The EPA is about to hand oil and gas companies a huge methane-related gift

Rolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”

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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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A Big Newspaper Seemed to Menace Avi Lewis. Then, Media Crickets | The Tyee

Many saw a call to violence in the National Post article. Why isn’t that news?

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The Houthis are trying to increase their leverage against Saudi Arabia while the kingdom is reportedly finding it harder to defend against attacks. It presents a "huge problem" in the conflict.

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A combination leaf blower and mulching vac can be convenient, but a safety lapse on Ego’s latest model disqualifies it from a recommendation.

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Mont Blanc rises by almost two metres, now standing at 4,807.47 metres

An altitude that "is close to the historical value" measured at the end of the 19th century, but still not enough to draw conclusions about the effects of global warming.

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A record-breaking El Niño is still developing – likely bringing a cold winter to the UK

Seasonal forecasts suggest a wet and stormy autumn followed by a colder, calmer winter.

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Justice Dept. demands California prove citizenship for lists of voters or withhold ballots

The U.S. Department of Justice has given California election officials 48 hours to prove the U.S. citizenship of voters it's flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

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Racial employment gap widened among new US lawyers, study finds

Longstanding racial gaps in US entry-level lawyer employment increased for 2025 graduates, with white law graduates securing jobs at a higher rate than their Black, Hispanic and Asian classmates, new data show.

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CoreWeave’s Bonds Turn Distressed, Drawing ‘Yikes’ From Musk

CoreWeave Inc.’s bonds have plunged to levels that typically indicate distress, in a swift move that has caught the attention of Silicon Valley leaders including Chamath Palihapitiya and Elon Musk.

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Grocery Outlet is taking over a shuttered Oakland Walgreens. Here's when it opens

A former Walgreens near Oakland’s Lake Merritt is getting a new tenant: Grocery Outlet, which plans to open a supermarket at the site next week, with gift cards worth up to $500 for early...

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Waterford murders: €20k drug debt behind attack, family member believes

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Zelensky says ‘people will die’ because of Starlink decision

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned there could be dire consequences after his government reported that its air defense mechanisms had been mired by unannounced limitations on SpaceX sate…

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Alleged Chinese spies targeted former premier and AFP commander via LinkedIn

The same alleged Chinese spying network at the centre of Australia's first conviction for reckless foreign interference approached more than 100 people linked to Australia, including a former state premier, a police commander and several federal government officials.

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Doug Ford warns Trump's tariff war with Canada is here to stay

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Chicago-France improvised-music exchange the Bridge taps into the city's diverse venues for its final iteration - Chicago Reader

The Bridge has been connecting improvising musicians from France with their midwestern counterparts since 2013.

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OpenAI says it's 'very concerned' that its trade secrets could help Apple's push into AI-enabled devices

In a legal filing, OpenAI said that in June a former employee sent hundreds of confidential files to themselves before returning to Apple.

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Student arrested after loaded firearm found at Woodlawn High School

A loaded gun was recovered at Woodlawn High School following a “verbal altercation” between two students on Wednesday, school officials said.

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In a world of underripe produce shipped from thousands of miles away... celebrate what we have here.

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AI-powered stock funds bet bots can pick stocks faster and better than humans

A handful of fund managers are betting that exchange traded funds run by AI stock-picking models can crunch data quicker and make better investment decisions than humans, even as many people remain wary or even fearful of artificial intelligence.

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