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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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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

The former UN human rights commissioner was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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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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Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live

The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue reading...

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US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The court rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that 'history will judge this moment.'

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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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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Wins

Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

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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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UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live

Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments * Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 17 public executions are known to have been carried out in 2025 – six in Afghanistan and 11 in Iran. The Death Penalty Information Center says that 135 soldiers have been executed by the US military since 1916. Continue reading...

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Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview.

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EXCLUSIVE: Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

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Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach detained in Austria while on assignment

The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.

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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.

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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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Founder of Rybar, Russian war propaganda channel, detained in Montenegro

Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria Zvinchuk, and three other associates were detained in an operation by Montenegrin police and security service on the morning of Oct. 9, local media reported.

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Trauma endures in Paris suburb after police grenade shatters teenager's jaw: 'They maim a student, leave, and then what? How are we supposed to pick up the pieces?'

On September 28, 14-year-old Eden suffered a fractured jaw and lost most of his teeth after he was struck in the face by a tear-gas grenade fired at close range, just a few meters from his high school, where a protest was taking place. Students, teachers and parents spoke of their fear, anger and sense of helplessness.

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Pete Hegseth wants to livestream a snuff film

The Defense Secretary plans to telecast the military's first firing squad execution since 1945.

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Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

The Trump administration recently announced that it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. This invitation erodes the well-deserved isolation of Putin for his...

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Exclusive: House Democrats ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for records related to alleged pay-to-pay scheme

Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegatio...

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Hitler Mussolini wins local election

Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter 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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Drugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona's botched executions

Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona.

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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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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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Shop owners ramp up security due to rise in Pokémon card thefts

Almost $20,000 worth of Pokémon and other trading cards were allegedly stolen from one Adelaide business, the latest in a spate of thefts of the valuable collectibles.around the country.

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Art imitates art in Barbara Kingsolver’s new book – what to read, see and watch this week

From a book about a musician and an exhibition that demands your attention to classic art and two stories of corruption and lies.

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Breaking news. - Tsunami threat after 7.6-magnitude quake strikes Panama, USGS says

The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 7.6, as a tsunami threat notice was issued.

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Yayoi Kusama Museum new exhibit unveils a ‘ladder to heaven’

The Yayoi Kusama Museum opened a new exhibition on Oct. 8, the first one after Kusama’s death.

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Dental firm vVardis reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing

Dental firm vVardis on Friday revealed a more than threefold rise in first-half revenue in its filing for an initial public offering in the ‌US.

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Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with skyrocketing costs

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to release 300,000 tons of diesel immediately and millions more over the coming months.

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Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin, reversing years of pressure on Russia over Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets in an effort to cut fuel prices before November's midterm elections. The move marks a stunning change of policy after the US and its allies hit Russia with waves of sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Pitching in: Fundraising for Princess Margaret Hospital one goal at a time

John Brezina started out playing in road hockey tournaments that benefit the hospital as a hobby, but it is now his passion

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Drumcree parade banned by Northern Ireland Secretary after stand-off

NORTHERN Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has announced that he is to ban the Drumcree parade.

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Pennsylvania says GSK to invest more than $800 million in biopharma hub, create 300 jobs

GSK will invest more than $800 million to expand its Upper Merion, Pennsylvania site into a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing and research ‌hub, creating more than 300 jobs over the next five years, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's office said on Friday.

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What To Know About Turkish Businessman Turhan Mildon—Trump Attorney Alina Habba’s New Husband

Mildon wed Habba, a longtime Trump ally, at a September ceremony in New York City.

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Police looking into robbery of children captured on video

The Winnipeg Police Service said it is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show two children robbed while walking home from the library.

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Father's trust in childcare shattered by child's shocking injury

A Tamworth childcare centre has been ordered to shut for six months following "ongoing child safety risks", testing parents who rely on the sector.

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More WV residents approved for federal help after summer storms, flooding • West Virginia Watch

The federal government this week approved additional assistance for some West Virginia residents affected by severe storms and flooding.

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Chad Lowe shares message of hope following the death of his 13-year-old daughter

Chad Lowe posted a message about hope and spirituality on Instagram, following his 13-year-old daughter Fiona's death.

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Federal judge bars group from fencing off 1,400 acres of Colorado public land

The Free Land Holders Committee argued it had rights to swaths of U.S. Forest Service land near Mancos, citing historical documents

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Debate about Kansas law incentivizing data center construction charges up governor's race • Kansas Reflector

Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher share their perspectives about an intense Kansas debate over boundaries for the mega data centers popping up in Kansas.

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Port of Los Angeles sets September volume record, executive director says

The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the US for containers, set a volume record in September as holiday goods hit docks, ships were routed away from the drought-stricken Panama Canal ‌and importers picked the shortest route from China to reduce use of pricey fuel, Executive Director Gene Seroka said on Friday.

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Trump administration rebuffs Mamdani’s demand for ICE enforcement freeze after shooting

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If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA’s Political Gravestone

A new analysis by a Democratic data firm shows that Latino turnout in early voting is outpacing 2024—a presidential year. That could be a big problem for Trump and the GOP.

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Germany raises growth forecast in spite of Iran war concerns

Berlin anticipates GDP will expand by 1.3% this year and a similar rate in 2027.

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Time for term limits? Dems in majority could have familiar faces in key roles

Democrats hope to bring a new agenda to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party's legislative work for...

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Measles cases reach 4,080 for the year — the highest in decades • Kentucky Lantern

Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but al...

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Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Patrick Drahi has a weak hand in US creditor clash

Bondholders are suing the telecoms mogul, alleging he illegally shifted ‌key assets beyond their reach. His cable group Optimum has $6 bln in debt due next year, but not enough cash to repay it. With large losses looming anyway, creditors have reason not to accept a weak deal.

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Rare albino caribou calf photographed for what might be the first time in Alaska

Sightings like this are almost unheard of. The last record Fish and Game has is from 1976, when someone watched an albino calf from the Porcupine Herd through a spotting scope for about two minutes. No photos were taken.

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