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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

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Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'

Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.

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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

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French government suspends use of stun grenades at student protests after teen loses hand

France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.

Austin Davis, 26, has become a lifeline for some homeless families in the Phoenix area who’d otherwise wait months for shelter. His work has highlighted how the system to care for local families who a...

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Elon Musk Loses $21 Billion In A Morning As SpaceX Shares Slip

Elon Musk lost $21 billion on Wednesday morning as SpaceX shares fell 2% after reports that the company plans to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia.

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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old Palestinian photographer, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the international news agency. The agency's news director, Phil Chetwynd, condemned the incident as a 'serious' and 'unacceptable' attack.

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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

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Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 15 dead

Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.

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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids

Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

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“Honey please I need you to get this done for me.” How Kimberly Guilfoyle pressed a MAGA ally to transfer $100,000 to her Amex account.

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

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Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support

The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.

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Trump Is Still Airing Campaign Ads With Your Money by the Way

The president hasn’t stopped those taxpayer-funded advertisements, despite promising he would.

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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...

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EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions

The list targets a wide range of defense industry players, from shipyards and aviation companies to electronics manufacturers, armored vehicle repair facilities, and aerospace companies.

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The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad

A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”

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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.

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The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago

The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.

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Martin Soto went out for diapers. He came home eight months later.

The asylum seeker, who led a hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE facility, was released with an ankle monitor late Tuesday.

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Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers

Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.

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House Democrat Introduces Bill To Preserve Trump’s ‘Propaganda’ In Smithsonian Museum

A House Democrat introduced a bill that would direct the Smithsonian to preserve banners bearing President Donald Trump’s face that hang outside federal agency buildings for display in an exhibit on Trump’s “authoritarian narcissism.”

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USS Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns home to California Thursday, the Navy announced Friday, following a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war and intense scrutiny over ship conditions.

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Japan considers having nuclear-powered-sub study in security documents

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Ellisons Invest About $17 Billion in Warner Bros. Takeover

David Ellison and his family invested approximately $17 billion to complete Paramount Skydance Corp.’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to public filings.

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Trump Clarifies ‘Let Them Hit Los Angeles’ Iran War Comment—Says He Won’t ‘Let That Happen’

Trump’s earlier comments about Iran potentially striking cities in California drew strong backlash from Democratic leaders from the state, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Valkyries fend off Aces’ comeback, head to Las Vegas up 2-0 after Veronica Burton’s clutch three

The Golden State Valkyries built a big early lead and then outlasted an Aces comeback to win 83-81 to secure a 2-0 series advantage over the defending WNBA champs before heading to Las Vegas.

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Russell T Davies: ‘I keep a kitchen knife by the front door’

Queer as Folk writer and Doctor Who showrunner has written a memoir about his career. It’s ‘a nice moment to take stock’, he says

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Patrick Freyne: In The Real Rooneys on Disney+, everything is white. The rich do not fear stains

Wayne’s role is to sit near Coleen, looking confused. Her role is to sit near Wayne, looking disappointed

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How is the U.S. military responding to the Okinawa murder?

The incident has threatened to reignite simmering anger in Okinawa — home to the bulk of U.S. forces stationed in Japan.

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Big investors ‘bottom fish’ in Eurozone bond markets after France sell-off

Fears of a blow-up similar to the Eurozone debt crisis have been overdone, asset managers say

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Oil majors look beyond Middle East war in pursuit of region’s vast reserves

Western groups look to new investment opportunities despite the chaos and heightened risks caused by the conflict with Iran

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How a trillion-dollar hedge fund borrowing spree became Wall Street’s cash cow

Banks’ trading businesses are booming, but post-crisis regulation means it is no longer them placing the bets

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Malaysia PM says he will do whatever possible to ensure Myanmar's acceptance in regional community

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government would do "whatever possible" to work with Myanmar and ensure the war-torn nation can be fully re-integrated into the Southeast Asian ASEAN ‌bloc, following a meeting with Myanmar's military-backed leader Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday.

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Real men don’t do climate change

Research on the gender differences in how people think about global warming suggests campaigns and communications may need a rethink

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How many U’s in Stuuuuuuu…?

Goaltender quickly taking on folk hero status with Jets hot start

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The Uprising review: Paul Greengrass’s touch seems to have left him. And no sign of Robin Hood

There are several clumsy moments in this puzzling take on the Peasants’ Revolt

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Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill review – This scrappy film’s Irish director is as plucky as her heroine

Zoe Kavanagh has fashioned an imaginative supernatural franchise from a microbudget

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Saudi Arabia says 3 dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks

An Egyptian and an Algerian national were killed at Abha airport and a Sudanese national was killed at the airport in Riyadh, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said in a statement, with 36 people wounded in the attacks.

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US NHC says Isaias has become a hurricane

The US National Hurricane Center ‌said in its latest advisory on Wednesday that ⁠Isaias has strengthened into a hurricane.

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Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia government

President floats firing Chris LaCivita and James Blair over any ‘conflict’ after reports of work in Republika Srpska

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The Spy Crisis That Threatens to Defang Germany’s Top Intelligence Agency

The arrest of the BND’s former head complicates a planned overhaul of Berlin’s foreign intelligence service.

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Ben Affleck's AI expertise is going viral again -- and it's surprisingly legit

Ben Affleck showed off his AI skills this week where he said he can write in Python and dished on neural networks. It wasn't the first time.

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‘AI should give us more room for the human’: What can we learn from the office superusers?

Leaders who have gone all-in on new tech tools describe how they are reimagining their working lives

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Event guide: Angine de Poitrine, Gilbert O’Sullivan and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

October 10th-16th highlights: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way

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We want to give our nephew €10,000 – will he have to pay tax?

The level of capital acquisitions tax depends on the relationship between the beneficiary and the person making the gift

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Minister misses the target with increase in Help to Buy tax break

Little point in offering first-time buyers greater tax relief unless there are properties they can buy

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Woman loses medical negligence claim over partially amputated leg

A NSW woman loses a medical negligence claim over the amputation of part of her left leg.

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Isaias becomes first hurricane of 2026 Atlantic season, threatens northern Gulf Coast. See maps, forecast path.

Hurricane Isaias developed late Wednesday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026. Its development this late in the year tied a historical record.

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