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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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Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy

The vote was praised by rights groups, who add that 'there is still a lot to do' on LGBTQ rights.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AI models may soon self-replicate without access to data centers, Anthropic warns

Anthropic said on Monday its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things (IoT) devices, such as smart ‌ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes.

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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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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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Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’

Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatment Women with autoimmune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological or psychosomatic, and face much longer waits for a diagnosis and treatment, a study suggests. Hundreds of millions of people – about one in 10 globally – are affected by autoimmune conditions, which can cause a range of health issues including fatigue, muscle pain and rashes. 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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Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed'

The U.S. president's comments came after he unilaterally announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Oct. 11, causing confusion in Kyiv. According to a senior Ukrainian official, Ukrai...

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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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Hundreds of supermarkets in France hit by ‘unprecedented' cyberattack

Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in 'large-scale' cyberattack.

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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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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Anti-Troy Jackson Ad Runs in Oregon, Not Maine

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor running the ad in Oregon.

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Live updates: Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress, Trump heads to Alaska to support a GOP senate candidate, new AP-NORC poll findings.

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

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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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Brexit result 'not in dispute' despite PM's Russia meddling claim, MI5 chief says

The head of MI5 has said the result of the Brexit referendum "is not in dispute" after the prime minister said Russia had interfered in the 2016 vote.

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‘Dopamine Chamber’ by Fontaines D.C. Review: A Confident Rock Record

The Irish band takes a major step forward with its fifth LP, which ranges from sinister goth sounds and reflective ballads to hard-charging anthems.

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Shane Gillis’ SNL Joke About Women Wasn’t Just Offensive—It Was Atrocious for an Entirely Different Reason

If you’re going to insult an entire group of people in the name of “comedy,” at least make it funny?

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Recruiting firm’s memo about Brian Flores shows use of racial stereotypes, lawyers say

The memo was unsealed Tuesday as part of Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and multiple teams.

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Fire destroys St. Boniface housing unit

A six-unit housing development in St. Boniface was levelled by fire Tuesday.

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Suspension likely for Rams tackle Alaric Jackson for punching Bills’ Bradley Chubb after loss

A suspension appears likely after Rams star left tackle Alaric Jackson punched Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb after the Rams' overtime 'MNF' loss at SoFi Stadium.

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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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Police clash with Imran Khan supporters in northwestern Pakistan

Police fired tear gas and live rounds at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday as clashes erupted over ‌the suspension of his party's provincial government, party officials said, an account the provincial administration rejected.

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S.F. software company was sold for $1.3 billion. Now it’s cutting ‘large portion’ of its workers

Airtable is laying off a large portion of its pre-acquisition workforce less than two months after Bending Spoons completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of the San Francisco software company.

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James and Russo lead rout of Greece as England refind ruthless touch to progress

* Playoff semi-final second leg: England 5-0 Greece (agg 8-1) * Russo 3 75, James 16 34, Stanway 30; A mercurial Lauren James scored two and provided an assist in a thrilling four-goal first 45 minutes against Greece, as England put themselves two games away from securing their place at the World Cup. James’s double was matched by Alessia Russo, who scored either side of the break, and her Arsenal teammate Georgia Stanway was also on the scoresheet, with the Lionesses setting up a round two playoff phase double header against Ukraine in November and December. It was a clinical and slick statement from England, albeit against a team they should bypass with ease. Continue reading...

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Bank of America fined $1.2 billion over money-laundering violations

The action by the Treasury Department was announced less than a day before Bank of America reports quarterly earnings.

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Letters to the editor: Readers question Trump's Russian diesel deal and US sanctions policy

This week's letters come from readers questioning the Trump administration's decision to purchase Russian diesel fuel amid rising prices in the United States. An American reader argues the deal benefi...

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Don't let inflation bite — how to hedge with TIPS, commodities and infrastructure funds

TIPS are looking attractive but they aren't the only way to get inflation protection.

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BofA fined $1.2 billion by US government for failing to police suspicious activity

Bank of America has ‌been fined $1.21 billion by the US government for what it called widespread failures to properly police potential money laundering and other illicit activity at the nation's second-largest bank.

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Commentary: The true cost of mass deportation isn’t just the price tag

Cost of mass deportation: A formerly undocumented South Phoenix student weighs the dollars and the human toll

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Georgia decides: 2026 advanced voting updates

Regular updates from ACPC about the Nov. 3, 2026, general election throughout the advanced voting period in Georgia

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Bari Weiss’s Meddling Nearly Cost 60 Minutes Another Star Reporter

Lesley Stahl was furious after Weiss tried to influence a story on Israeli settler violence.

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Man pleads guilty to five sex assaults at, near HSC

A Winnipeg man previously found not criminally responsible for a violent assault on his father has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four women and a teen girl in and around the Health Sciences Centre last year.

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3 Montana ballot measures, explained

Montana voters will determine via initiative the future of nonpartisan state courts, corporate spending in politics and the ballot measure process itself.

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Ukraine elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2027-2029

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says Ukraine will focus on accountability for Russian human rights violations, protecting prisoners of war and securing the return of deported Ukrainian children during...

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COMMENTARY: Federal Circuit rejects PTAB's 'ministerial' requirement for prior art priority

Jonathan Bowser of Haynes Boone discusses the Federal Circuit's rejection of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's "ministerial" standard for determining when a prior art patent can claim an earlier filing date under the America Invents Act.

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S.F. traffic could be a mess this weekend. Here’s what drivers should know

San Francisco drivers who suffer lingering trauma from last month’s epic traffic jam in Golden Gate Park might consider lying low this weekend.

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Clavicular’s accuser drops sexual assault claims from civil lawsuit amid MA criminal rape case

The woman’s attorney said allegations in connection with a May 2025 incident were removed from a second amended complaint to avoid interfering with the Massachusetts criminal prosecution of the “looksmaxxing” influencer.

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Pope Leo Diagnosed with Lung Cancer

The 71-year-old pontiff underwent an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.

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Cornell bans fraternity parties for rest of academic year after alleged gang rape

Cornell University will ban parties and social events at fraternity houses until the end of the academic year, its president said on Tuesday, responding to the outcry over an alleged gang rape on campus in 2024.

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