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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hitler Mussolini wins local election

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

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Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted

A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.

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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

Trump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms

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Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley

A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer. Then I woke to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that America would have a public firing squad execution of murderer Nidal Hasan. Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist Continue reading...

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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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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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In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology

“To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?”

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FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned December 3 ‌military execution, which would be an unprecedented broadcast.

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How Donald Trump made America’s government dumber

DOGE was a huge missed opportunity

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Cualquier parte de Utah puede inundarse. Estos consejos pueden guiarlo a través de lo que debe hacer antes, durante y después de una inundación para protegerse a sí mismo, su hogar o negocio, a su fam...

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Dak Prescott wasn't happy with a man who called the Cowboys' loss to Tampa Bay 'embarrassing.' The QB didn't necessarily disagree with the assessment — he was miffed about something else.

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Utah flooding resource guide: What to do before, during and after a flood

It can flood anywhere in Utah. These tips can help guide you through what you should do before, during and after a flood to protect yourself, your home or business, your family and pets, and your belongings. SLT: (SLT)

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SpaceX is worth $2 trillion. So why hasn’t it paid this Bay Area chef the $70,000 it owes him?

A Bay Area restaurant owner says Elon Musk’s SpaceX owes him $70,000 for two dinners he catered in Palo Alto. “That’s not even a penny for them,” he said.

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Trump may backtrack on livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter • Kansas Reflector

President Donald Trump said both that he'd already 'absolutely' approved the livestream and that he would make a determination about whether it would happen.

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Canadian cyber executive charged in federal hacking case

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A Counterintuitive Way to Cheer Up When You’re Down

When you most need to get happier, try giving happiness away.

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Police save man who jumped into river to evade capture

Three police officers leap into the River Torrens to save a man struggling and calling for help after he fled patrols attending a fight on Hindley Street.

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Zelensky appoints former European integration minister Kachka as EU ambassador

During Kachka’s tenure overseeing EU integration, Ukraine opened its first two accession negotiation clusters — groups of policy areas in which candidates must meet EU requirements.

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Interpol operation seized 2,800 illegal firearms in Europe and Asia

An Interpol-coordinated operation conducted across 17 countries in Europe and Asia this summer allowed the seizure of 2,823 firearms and over 40,000 pieces of ammunition.

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Kimberley leaders hope jailing of 'evil' Broome bishop exposes more abusers

Community leaders in Western Australia's Kimberley region are urging locals to call out sex abusers, following the jailing of a Catholic cleric they call "an evil predator".

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Investigators say flydubai pilot's 'drift towards terrorism' started in Australia

A United Arab Emirates official says the man who allegedly tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv was reading extremist literature and following online content glorifying terrorist organisations while studying in Australia.

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The Queerest of Folk by Russell T Davies review – the groundbreaking screenwriter tells it like it is

From Coronation Street to It’s a Sin, Davies’ memoir of a career in TV is also a rallying cry for creativity

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Tom Cruise Was Going Full Tilt for His First Oscar. Then ‘Digger’ Flopped.

The satire earned only $8 million in the U.S. opening weekend, dampening the star’s best-actor prospects.

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This rooftop restaurant is part of a bold bet on downtown San Francisco’s future

This downtown San Francisco project represents a theory that companies will be attracted to “office resorts” — work spaces that come with the sort of amenities found in five-star hotels.

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In the Dark: Season 2

The investigative podcast In the Dark examines why Curtis Flowers, a Black man in Mississippi, was tried six times for the same crime, revealing a town divided by race and a conviction supported by questionable evidence.

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U.S. plan to livestream execution by firing squad draws bipartisan, international outrage

Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch a livestream of the execution, and expressed doubt that is 'actually going to happen.'

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Automation will affect 36 million jobs by 2035—these 10 occupations could be hit hardest, says new report

Automation could affect 36 million jobs by 2035, according to a recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute.

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Can't pronounce Isaias? Neither can DeSantis

Can't pronounce Hurricane Isaias? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's struggling, too. Here's how to say the storm's unusual name.

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Climbers scale St. Louis trees during international tree climbing competition

Nearly 100 arborists scaled trees in a St. Louis park during the International Tree Climbing Championship.

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Donald Trump’s untenable strategy for AI

The president’s desire to unleash the technology is running into political reality

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Judge extends temporary access to White House for news organizations Trump banned • Ohio Capital Journal

U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Kelly said at the end of a Thursday hearing he intends to issue his decision on a preliminary injunction in the press freedom case before…

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122,000 cases of Gatorade recalled over undeclared food dyes

The recall covers 28-ounce bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Gatorade Zero Lemon Lime, Gatorade Orange and Gatorade Zero Orange distributed in 37 states.

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Salem-Keizer proposes closure of 6 elementary schools, boundary changes

Oregon’s second-largest school district, Salem-Keizer, is recommending the closure of six elementary schools.

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A Republican attack ad misidentifies its Democratic target. Twice.

A GOP ad used a photo of Republican Myron Lizer instead of Democrat Jonathan Nez. Nez is challenging Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona).

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