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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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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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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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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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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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The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.

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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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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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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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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'

Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

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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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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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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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US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline

The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.

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Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack

The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including t...

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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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Fear kept immigrants away from Medicaid. Now many can't come back.

Funding cuts have locked hundreds of thousands of patients who hesitated to renew amid ICE raids out of California's Medicaid program.

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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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"The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms": How America Turned on Data Centers

► For more, visit Mother Jones: America is hopelessly divided along party lines. That's a stubborn fact, we're told, and the polling bears it out: Democrats dislike…

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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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3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks

On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.

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Where TIFF’s big-bet market goes from here

The challenge will be finding the identity of the market, how it’s useful to those who it should be useful to, market head Charles Tremblay says

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Argenx Shares Plunge After Autoimmune-Disease Trial Halt

The stock was down 18%, wiping out year-to-date gains after the biotech stopped a late-stage clinical trial of its Vyvgart drug due to lack of efficacy.

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Naked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament

The creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policies

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Flu season didn't start when or where it was expected. Get your shot now, health officials say

Flu activity began rising in September, ahead of its typical early-November start, said Dr. Dawn Terashita with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

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NFL tells Supreme Court prediction markets are gambling and should be regulated by the states

In an amicus brief supporting New Jersey regulators in their battle against Kalshi, the NFL argues sports prediction contracts are effectively gambling

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Republican megadonors dominate 2026 midterm election as crypto and AI money surges, CNBC analysis finds

Fourteen of the 20 biggest donor groups CNBC analyzed are Republican-aligned as crypto, AI and betting money reshapes 2026 midterm spending.

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Nobel prize in literature 2026 live: winner to be announced shortly

Bookies’ favourites include Canadian poet Anne Carson, Chinese experimental writer Can Xue and Japanese writer Haruki Murakami Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese experimental writer Can Xue are the bookies’ favourites this year, with Ladbrokes listing their odds of taking the top gong at 10/1 each. Just behind them are Haruki Murakami (14/1), Gerald Murnane (16/1) and Thomas Pynchon (16/1). At longer odds are Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Jamaica Kincaid. But could the Swedish Academy surprise us? Continue reading...

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Dozens killed in Russian strike on buses in Ukraine's Kramatorsk as Kyiv targets data centre

At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on two buses in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk in the eastern Donetsk region on Thursday. Earlier, a drone hit a data centre belonging to Russian technology company Yandex, causing a fire.

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PepsiCo earnings top estimates, but company lowers full-year forecast

Pepsi's North American business continues to lag behind its international markets.

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BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours

The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.

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CNBC's Financial Advisor 100: Best financial advisors, top firms for 2026 ranked

CNBC's Financial Advisor 100 ranks the best financial advisors and top firms for 2026. Here's how to pick the best financial planner for you and your family.

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Will bonds blow up?

A government-debt crisis is looming

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Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Samsung's AI riches lag Nvidia's money machine

South Korea's $1.3 trln chip giant is set to earn $282 bln in operating profit this year, more than Nvidia. ⁠But Samsung's commodity memory business, hefty capital spending and rising pressure to boost shareholder returns will keep its valuation multiple far below its US peer.

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Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season

The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday that the hurricane was on track to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. It's expected to bring heavy rains and potentially flash flooding.

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LIVE: Protest in Paris demanding better school conditions

YouTube video by Reuters

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The Democrats have the midterms in their sights, but they need more than ‘Trump is terrible’

Trump may be in trouble, so Republicans face an uphill battle in November, but simply attacking the president won’t be enough to win back disillusioned voters.

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The Mini Crossword: Thursday, October 8, 2026

The New York Liberty mascot Ellie and the kid-lit character Horton, for two: nine letters.

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AI data-center boom ignites bidding war for critical TDK unit

The winning bidder for TDK’s magnetic-heads business would be able to expand in-house capabilities in the $23 billion hard-drive market.

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India’s Cockroach Party Leader Carries Gen Z’s Demands. They Are Many.

Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, India’s youth say they now want to save democracy.

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Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map

Both parties are spending heavily in roughly 60 House districts — where Trump won by an average of nine points in 2024 — that could be key to deciding control of the chamber, an NPR analysis finds.

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‘We’re at a tipping point’: EU prepares its toughest weapon yet against China

As lay-offs spread across parts of Europe’s industrial heartland, Brussels believes Beijing’s export surplus can no longer be absorbed by the single market

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Kingspan hit with €40 million EU fine for misleading data on Slovenian deal

Irish building materials maker Kingspan was fined €40 million ($44.74 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information during an investigation into its ‌abandoned acquisition of a Slovenian rival, EU antitrust regulators said on Thursday.

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Kanye West received $20 million for canceled St. Petersburg concerts and is unlikely to return it, Kommersant reports — Meduza

Rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, received about $20 million for two canceled concerts in St. Petersburg, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing sources familiar with the situation.

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Hearst UK appoints Natasha Banjo as General Manager, Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness

Hearst UK has appointed Natasha Banjo to the newly created role of General Manager, Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness.

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This Jelly Bra Is 'Hands Down The BEST Bra I've Ever Worn' — And It Starts At $20

“On my mother’s grave, I swear, this particular jelly bra actually does what it says... I promise.”

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