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Pete Hegseth's firing squad livestream has fans in the defense industry

Co-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending "public and brutal" executions.

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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis,...

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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence

Trump's fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the elections.

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Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU

"The Kremlin must see that continued aggression will deepen its isolation. I ask you to take these proposals forward as an urgent priority," writes Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in a letter...

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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”

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Ukraine's EU accession bid advances with new chapter

Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in Kyiv's bid for membership.

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French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

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Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

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A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

Freezers and cold-storage rooms at several hundred stores overheated overnight from October 11 to 12, causing tons of merchandise losses. The vulnerability, linked to software made by the Danish company Danfoss, has been identified. France’s cybercrime office has opened an investigation.

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US threatens to cut intel sharing with Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm

The Kyiv Independent had learned that the Trump administration had threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials s...

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Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund

Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.

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If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation

The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanitisan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep.

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Trump’s feds raid home of Ilhan Omar as part of criminal investigation

Raid comes as Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire for years

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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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How Ken Paxton Fabricated “Horsesh*t” Case Against a Texas Mosque

Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott charged a mosque with fraud despite multiple bureaucrats finding issues with their case.

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'Block, blunt and break': NATO top commander unveils defensive strategy in face of Russian threat

In a speech in Warsaw, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich insisted on the alliance's readiness, while downplaying the odds of an imminent conflict.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents, report says

The search was reportedly related to a criminal investigation.

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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk

The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.

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Maps show how Israel's ‘Yellow Line' keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza

A year into a 'ceasefire', Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest.

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Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own

DNA technology that didn’t exist when Gloria Kowalewicz, 8, was killed in 1960 led investigators to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., who was a homicide detective for the Chicago Police Department.

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‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee

Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.

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Musk Bankrolls Republicans In Midterms As Biggest Donor—While Attacking Talarico

Musk has now given more than $276 million both directly and through his super PAC, the New York Times reports.

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GOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong Portland

The people of Portland, Oregon, were probably very confused about why they were being flooded with information about the Maine Senate race.

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Andy Burnham will take Britain back into European Union, Neil Kinnock claims – UK politics live

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Trump's plan to import Russian diesel at Ukraine's expense sparks controversy in Washington

Lawmakers in Washington, including Republicans, criticized the president's approach to Russian oil imports, with midterms fast approaching.

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Germans among those airlifted to safety as storms kill five in Mexico

Heavy rain and strong winds have caused serious damage in Baja California and Guerrero, where authorities seek six missing and deploy thousands of rescue workers amid further flood risk.

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Republicans doubt their big lame-duck ambitions pan out

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Democrats say Trump’s trade deals were corrupt. They’re gearing up to investigate.

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Pro-Trump Network Airs Surprisingly Blunt Anti-Trump Message From His Own Rally

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Russia Reportedly Hits Dnipro With Guided Bombs, Wounding 64-Year-Old Man in Possible Escalation

If confirmed, the attack could mark a new escalation, as a previous strike initially blamed on guided bombs involved a Hrom-1 missile.

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Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus review – the zany follow-up to Lessons in Chemistry

This offbeat tale of machinations at an eccentric poetry magazine in 80s New York is laugh-out-loud funny – and a paean to the power of poetry

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In charts: How one of the world's biggest economies got trapped by debt

France opens debate on its 2027 budget as high deficits, rising debt and student protests intensify pressure on lawmakers.

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Former commander-in-chief Syrskyi explains why he sent troops to Kursk operation instead of defending Pokrovsk

Oleksandr Syrskyi, former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, considers the Kursk operation a successful manoeuvre and says that Russia had concentrated a force of nearly 100,000 troops...

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One killed and several hurt as 'man falls from a rollercoaster'

'Devastating' incident at theme park in the US.

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'Absolutely unacceptable' — Commercial vessel hit by drones near Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, says Prime Minister Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev called the attacks "absolutely unacceptable" and said Bulgaria had informed its permanent representatives to NATO and the European Union.

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Cyber attack on French supermarket fridges raises alarm over food security

Hackers disrupt refrigeration systems and spoil food at several hundred stores

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Google to spend $5m to improve forecasting of extreme weather events in Ireland

Plan includes creation of weather station network at Irish schools

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PODCAST: The fragile undersea cables that connect the world

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Quebec businesses brace for renewed sovereignty debate

Business leaders warn a potential referendum could threaten investment, worsen labour shortages and hurt the province’s economy

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Czech intelligence chief warns of possible Russian attacks on NATO countries, drawing PM's criticism

Russia could intensify hybrid attacks on NATO countries supporting Ukraine in the coming months, including sabotage or limited military operations, Czech intelligence chief Michal Koudelka warned, acc...

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No sign U.S. is cutting off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine

There is currently no indication that the U.S. is acting on threats to cut off Ukraine’s access to U.S. intelligence and weapons under the PURL program (Prioritized Ukraine Requirement List), Politico...

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Mauritius temporarily closes schools after night of unrest over police shooting

Mauritius closed schools in some parts of the country on Tuesday, the Ministry of Education said, following ‌a night of unrest that began when a police officer shot a young woman.

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Rich-World Bond Selloff Puts Advanced Economies in IMF Spotlight

The fund is no stranger to debt distress, but this week the warning lights are flashing for developed economies.

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The secret to a happy long-term relationship may not be what you expect

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Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices

Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.

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Drone attack sinks ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, PM says

Two ships were hit in the attack, including the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, which sustained damage.

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