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France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned Tuesday of foreign interference in France's presidential election in spring 2027. He singled out US tech billionaire Elon Musk for using social network X to attempt to influence debate in European democracies.

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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says

Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.

Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

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EU opens new talks in Ukraine membership bid

The European Union launched new negotiations with Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday, after MPs in Kyiv passed legislation protecting Hungarian-speaking minority rights.

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Katie Zacharia bombs first day as White House press secretary

She appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

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EU watchdog says smart glasses must clearly show when recording

Smart glasses, which resemble ordinary glasses but can capture images and interact with AI assistants, must give 'clear warnings' when they are recording, the European Union's data regulator said Tuesday. The statement comes amid an outcry over privacy violations.

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Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings.

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

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The uncomfortable truth about consent education

College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.

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Kyiv residential building struck by Russia as Ukraine says intelligence sharing from partners interrupted

Ukraine did not receive a warning of the attack from allies in the same way it usually does, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters.

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Did Trump’s New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer?

There is no evidence that Katie Zacharia was admitted to practice law in a single state or Washington, D.C.

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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Meet the Man Behind Japan's Sex Toy Revolution

Koichi Matsumoto made "pleasure aids" so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name.

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...

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Kyiv stopped attacking Russia's oil refineries, Moscow continues pounding Ukraine's energy grid, Zelensky says

"Ukraine has not carried out strikes on Russian oil refineries or the energy sector in general for the two days since the American president announced an energy ceasefire. But Russia did not heed," Pr...

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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Why Did DOGE Exist? Now We Know.

Turns out, Elon Musk’s pimply minions didn’t actually want to cut government spending. They wanted to get a piece of it for themselves.

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Drone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe it

A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned after allegations of improper conduct. The White House says Guilfoyle was asked to resign after coming under severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.

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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal

Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Pope Leo Prepares for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule

The Vatican has said that the pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering in the hospital.

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgery

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.

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Trump Tries to Get Out of Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Backfires

Donald Trump sued the BBC—and the case keeps going downhill for him.

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Pope Leo undergoes successful surgery to remove lung nodule, Vatican says

Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week, with all audiences canceled until October 20.

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Mamdani and City Council strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industry

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Americans are voting in three weeks. It’s time to vote out the Trump enablers | Robert Reich

War profiteering, AI grift and tariff shenanigans spell defeat for Trump’s party

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Russia arrests Japanese journalist for alleged espionage

The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist is accused of collecting information on Moscow's defence capabilities for Tokyo.

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India's wholesale inflation rises faster than expected at 11.4% in September

India's annual wholesale inflation accelerated at a faster-than-expected 11.39% in September, government ‌data showed on Wednesday, driven by a surge in oil prices amid persistent energy disruptions from the Iran war.

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Pope Leo’s Cancer Surgery Draws Outpouring From World Leaders

The pontiff’s illness also prompted calls for people to seek medical treatment and early cancer screenings.

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Delta's business-class revamp: New seats, menus, plates and more Porsches

Delta is upgrading its top-tier Delta One cabin with new suites for its largest A350 plane, starting next year.

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Healey demands early refunds from utilities as winter, and election, near

With the temperature dropping and election rhetoric heating up, Gov. Maura Healey wants utility companies to fast-track refunds that are not legally due to Massachusetts ratepayers until late spring.

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UK government apologises for past burials of stillborn babies in mass graves

Yvette Cooper acknowledges ‘unthinkable pain’ caused by practice between 1930s and 1980s after campaign by Wirral woman and others The health secretary, Yvette Cooper, has issued a “profound apology” for the “unthinkable pain” caused to parents whose stillborn babies were buried in mass graves. Parents spent decades not knowing where their babies were buried, owing to a practice in which stillborn babies taken away from mothers at hospital and buried in communal graves. Continue reading...

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Even more borrowers choose riskier mortgages, as higher interest rates crush affordability

Interest rates on mortgages continue to rise, leaving some buyers to choose riskier, adjustable-rate mortgages to find savings.

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Ukraine says SpaceX limits Starlink operations, disrupting military

The satellite internet terminals are vital for guiding Ukraine's longer-range drone strikes.

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Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades

Inside the Market’s roundup of some of today’s key analyst actions

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Why Is Trump Sharing So Many Videos of Animals Maiming Humans?

The president of the United States keeps posting violent videos.

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Users start reporting outages in Sberbank services after Ukrainian drone attack on company’s data center — Meduza

The number of users reporting outages in Sberbank’s services has sharply increased in Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Novosibirsk region, and other regions, according to data from the monitoring sites…

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‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams

Congress calls for Match Group and others to do more to help victims like Mary, who lost $100,000 to app scammer

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LIVE: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes questions in parliament

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Who should we leave our pensions to?

Inheritance tax rules are changing next year — but you need to balance tax efficiency with fairness

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US ambassador no more: the steep rise and sudden fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle

Donald Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece

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How brands like Goodwipes and Mars use a mix of AI and old-school tactics to discover creators

At a CMO Insider roundtable, marketers shared the tools they're using to discover new creator talent.

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Mark Zuckerberg Versus the Pint of Guinness

The Meta boss becomes a viral meme after taking an awkward sip of the famed Irish stout.

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'Abbott Is Struggling': Ken Paxton Gripes About Texas GOP and Campaign Woes in New Leaked Audio

Ken Paxton gripes about Texas Republicans and his own Senate campaign woes in new audio obtained by Rolling Stone.

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Aramco's Dhahran HQ suffered extensive damage in Tuesday's attack, sources say

Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive ‌damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge ⁠of the matter told Reuters.

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Al Pacino inspired 'The Kominsky Method' – and then nearly killed the Netflix show

Chuck Lorre reveals how Al Pacino inspired his hit Netflix comedy "The Kominsky Method" – then nearly killed the series before cameras even rolled.

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Ex-Baltimore school board member racked up contracts, connections before FBI search

After FBI agents searched his Baltimore County office on Sept. 30, Mujahid Muhammad’s influence has begun to waver.

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What’s fueling inflation? Fuel.

The final CPI report before the midterms is expected to reflect soaring energy costs compounded by higher airfares, pricier iPhones and rising car prices.

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Russia Hits Ukraine Energy Plants in a Blow to Trump

Russia said it attacked Ukrainian electricity plants in a “massive strike” overnight, further undermining US President Donald Trump’s claim of an energy truce between the two warring countries.

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Comer’s latest oversight target: ‘Activist’ jurors in D.C. courts

The House Oversight Committee chair said the panel launched an investigation into “politicized jury nullification initiatives by left-wing activist groups” in D.C.

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