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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘A brave new world’ for Bisons volleyball

Herd of rookie and sophomore talent ushers in new era of women’s team

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Trump names commentator Katie Zacharia of his media company as next White House press secretary - The Boston Globe

In naming Zacharia, the president described her as “a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Erik Prince's forces suffer battlefield loss in Congo, former UFC fighter among wounded, sources say

Blackwater founder Erik Prince's forces suffered a major battlefield loss in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-September when enemy forces ambushed them, killing and wounding at least 20 people, including a popular former UFC fighter, sources close to the government and his company said.

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Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade

Prospect of contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road has led to a two-week standoff in Portadown The Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, has announced he will ban the contentious Drumcree parade. Bryant said it had not been possible to find accommodation between the Orange Order and the nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. The standoff between the two sides has lasted almost two weeks. Continue reading...

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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack in Israel inspired by 9/11

The Omani co-pilot was previously barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.

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Mental health WorkCover claims in Qld double in five years

Data from WorkCover’s annual report shows 4,110 mental injury claims were accepted in the last financial year marking a 108 per cent increase from 1,974 claims in 2021-2022.

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Sam Wood's fall from fitness influencer to alleged DV offender

The 46-year-old former Bachelor remains behind bars, charged with strangling his wife during a family holiday.

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Britain's Northern Ireland minister says blocked parade cannot go ahead

Britain's Northern Ireland minister on Friday overturned a decision by ‌authorities to allow a contentious Protestant parade from passing through a Catholic area following a two-week standoff ⁠that has raised tensions in the region.

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The hazy OpenAI growth metric driving Wall Street

Revelations that the AI giant’s annualised revenues were $20bn less than previously reported triggered volatility in US stocks

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Poor discipline costly for Connacht in Glasgow defeat

High penalty count and two yellow cards spell destruction for Connacht at Scotstoun

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There’s a Reason Pete Hegseth Chose the Fort Hood Shooter for His Grotesque Publicity Stunt

A brutal public execution will not bring honor to the American military or to this country.

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Zambia agrees health deal with US after resolving dispute

Africa’s second largest copper producer got better terms than its neighbors, and still has a minerals deal to settle with Washington.

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Why Does Gavin Newsom Keep Helping the Oligarchs?

In opposing the California wealth tax and helping push through the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, the governor is doing the bidding of billionaires.

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Man fined $10k for illegal dump that left $3m clean-up bill

The illegal dump in Melbourne's outer north prompted a significant clean-up effort, leading to criticism that environmental laws are failing to deter illegal dumping.

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Russian couple's home targeted in Melbourne arson attack

Two cars at the Balwyn North home of Inessa Shishkina and Alexei Shishkin have been among multiple firebombing targets across Melbourne this week.

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Klobuchar, Demuth highlight public safety plans amid high-profile violence in Twin Cities • Minnesota Reformer

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth used dueling press conferences to highlight their plans if elected Minnesota’s next governor to strengthen law enforcement and en...

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Céline Dion takes a tumble, but goes on

Céline Dion slipped in front of live audiences while performing 'Dans un Autre monde' during her Paris residency on Oct. 7. But the French Canadian singer quickly got back up and signaled to fans that she was A-OK by flashing a thumbs-up.

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The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

As most of the political world focuses on next month's midterm elections, the shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out in public view.

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TKO offers $2 billion for Service Properties Trust's hotel portfolio

Hospitality investment firm TKO LLC said on Friday it had submitted a $2 billion all-cash ‌offer to acquire the hospitality portfolio of Service Properties Trust, in a deal that would provide the real estate investment trust with liquidity to reduce debt.

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Princess Kate embraces fall fashion with plaid skirt in Belfast

Princess Kate and Prince William, the Prince and Princess of Wales, made their seventh joint visit to Northern Ireland.

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Professional sumo-wrestling comes to America

Meet the people betting Americans will swoon over Japan’s ancient pastime

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American public rejects lifting the Roadless Rule, Alaska timber industry in favor

99% of online public comments oppose a Roadless Rule rescission. The timber industry said it probably won't open up much of the Tongass National Forest to logging.

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Yosemite rangers just cleaned Half Dome. Here's what they found

People who hike Half Dome's famous cables drop and lose all kinds of stuff. So each year, rangers and volunteers plan a day to go and remove it.

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Black Flag Brewing Co. faces uncertain future in Columbia

Columbia’s Black Flag Brewing Co. will close next month if a sale falls through.

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Hiring US-to-China Oil Tanker Costs More Than Launching a Space Rocket

For a sign of just how extraordinary oil shipping costs have become, consider this: It’s now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to launch a rocket into space.

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