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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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Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

"Ukraine needs secure, sovereign, and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls," ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said in a press release announcing the deal with Kyiv.

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Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off

Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.

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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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Anna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals

“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in.

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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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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...

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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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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

The high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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Democrats demand “unredacted log” of attendees at $TRUMP meme coin dinner

Senators seem to be signaling a probe of the president's crypto empire.

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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...

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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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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPS

A new report reveals that the U.S. Postal Service is threatening the integrity of mail-in voting in rural areas.

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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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AI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts Unprompted

Banks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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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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'Beyond the cost of living, what was at stake on October 17 was the unraveling of our democracy'

This day of protest reflects an anger that has built up through the last 10 years over the lack of listening from those in power, writes Le Monde economic journalist Aline Leclerc, in her column.

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Jared Kushner Blasts ‘Outrageous’ Vanity Fair Over Report On Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts

The report claims Kushner’s phone was hacked and showed transfers from multi-million-dollar slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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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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Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

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New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

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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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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there...

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Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in the West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead

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Wells Fargo, Intuit latest companies to object to their shares being tokenized, document shows

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GOP Candidate Joked About Pushing Pelosi Out Of Plane And Hanging U.S. Military Leaders

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski highlighted a litany of troubling past “jokes” from Republican Georgia Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins.

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Jimmy Fallon Savagely Sounds Off On That Weird Noise Trump Made

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How Should Democrats Talk About Identity in Hiring?

Those committed to the fight for equal opportunity in hiring should reconsider DEI language, but not the principle that everyone should get a fair shot.

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Gulf faces economic contraction nearly as acute as COVID shock

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How Israeli settlers wearing keffiyehs are attacking West Bank olive groves

The olive harvest officially began in the West Bank on October 15, 2026, and it has coincided with an uptick in violence towards Palestinians carried out by both Israeli settlers and soldiers. Meanwhile, the settlers and soldiers have been using social media to promote an aesthetic, Instagram-friendly and nationalistic view of these harvests.

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Qatar deal to buy U.S. natural gas shows how Iran war has redrawn global energy markets

The Iran war is transforming global energy markets and benefiting U.S. companies, especially liquified natural gas exporters.

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Police investigate after body found at Sehome Hill Arboretum | Cascadia Daily News

Incident isn't being investigated as a homicide by Bellingham police

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Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights • West Virginia Watch

The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, appealing a lawsuit against suspected noncitizen voters in California and suing Alaska over its U.S.…

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Goldman Sachs sees AI-fueled layoffs displacing nearly 10% of workers in the coming years

Goldman Sachs said a recession could accelerate companies' adoption of AI and deepen AI-related job losses.

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Palmer Luckey is launching a genetically engineered war dog startup

The Anduril billionaire's latest plan: a dog with "advanced cybernetic Augments, software, and battlefield situational awareness."

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‘Foreign policy is the economy’: How Iran war is shaping US midterm vote

Democrats are framing the conflict as an affordability issue to criticise Republican candidates backed by Trump.

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Brazil’s right has already changed the balance of power

Bolsonaro’s party has strengthened its position in Congress, posing a formidable challenge to another Lula presidency.

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Reform braces for Farage standards verdict over undeclared £5m gift

Party insiders say they expect initial verdict to be against leader and are preparing to appeal against adverse findings Nigel Farage’s Reform is braced for a negative report from the standards commissioner over his failure to declare a £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, and plans to appeal against any adverse findings. The party is on tenterhooks over the report, with multiple Reform insiders saying they are readying for a fightback through the appeals process and fully expect the initial verdict to find against him. Continue reading...

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Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights | Arkansas Advocate

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Coca-Cola’s Costa Coffee Purchase Joins List of Troubled Consumer Deals

Coke says its “total beverage company strategy” is still in place despite the challenges.

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These 18 cities remain affordable for today's median homebuyers

Only 18 U.S. cities are considered affordable for median earners. Here's where they are and what to do if your city didn't make the list.

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Why the new progressive Democrats in Congress might unite with the old Dems, for now • Ohio Capital Journal

This story was originally published on NewsFromTheStates.com, part of States Newsroom.

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Pedestrian killed by MTA bus on I-295 in Anne Arundel County

A 37-year-old man has died after he was struck by an MTA bus on I-295 in Anne Arundel County on Friday, Maryland State Police said in a news release.

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Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police force

Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley

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Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has resigned

Hunter Foster quit the Senatobia Police Department just days after the state called the fatal shooting a “justified” use of force.

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Midterm polls that caught our eye this week show Democratic gains among voters

The president’s approval rating is at another record low, and Americans who are likely to vote prefer Democrats, surveys show.

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‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign

Government’s emergency planning advice has sparked sales of essentials but no panic stockpiling, say prepping shop owners When the UK government launched its “Protect and Survive” public information campaign in 1980 on how to survive a nuclear attack, it was met with a combination of scepticism, disbelief and derision. The advice included how to build a “fallout room” at home, how to whitewash windows to protect from a blast, and how to store a dead body for up to five days. Continue reading...

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