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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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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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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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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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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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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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Angry at Trump's Russian diesel deal? Here's how you can help Ukraine bomb Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump had a busy weekend, undermining sanctions on Russia, blaming Ukraine for the war Russia started — again — and insisting that Russian refineries become drone-free zones. "W...

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

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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 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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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‘Unfinished business’: the people who want their AI chatbots to ‘live on’ after they die

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Trial could see white supremacist who killed 10 people in New York state store get the death penalty

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EXCLUSIVE: Behind AI industry's call for independent reviews, a fight over what gets made public

Anthropic and OpenAI have sought significant control over what outside evaluators can publish, concerned that findings could reveal trade secrets, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

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Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may soon hijack your smart TV or oven

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IMF flags risks to global economy from AI market correction, war and debt

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday flagged significant growth and financial stability risks from a potential ending of the AI investment boom, growing debt levels ‌and a prolonged Middle East conflict.

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Selma Blair involved in 2016 plane incident before recent flight arrest

Selma Blair's arrest after an alleged confrontation on a flight comes 10 years after a past plane incident – and involves other related controversies.

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Voices From a Vanished World

An irreplaceable archive of Yiddish civilization is under threat in wartime Kyiv.

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Citi’s Traders, Money-Movers Help Drive Bank Past Profit Target

Citigroup Inc.’s fixed-income traders handed in their best third quarter in at least a decade, beating analysts’ expectations and sending the bank’s revenue for the period to one of its highest levels ever.

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Barlow’s Research Roundup: CIBC analyst’s top picks in energy with third-quarter earnings imminent

Daily roundup of research and analysis from The Globe and Mail’s market strategist Scott Barlow

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Gordon Monson: Notre Dame vs. BYU. Does God have a rooting interest?

Notre Dame and BYU bring faith and football together Saturday in Provo, where history, belief and a big game collide.

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Abdul El-Sayed issues AI policy designed to rally progressives

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed unveiled a proposal to freeze development of advanced AI models and data centers

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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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Buckle up! It’s a changed world for the midterms. - The Boston Globe

An increasingly unpopular president has tried to change the rules for American democracy.

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Second Six Flags rollercoaster hit by tragedy as man dies in Georgia

‘The vehicle hit him, and then he flew back up again, and it hit him again,’ a witness says

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Ohio voters are deeply concerned about corruption, poll shows • Ohio Capital Journal

Yet another poll — this one in Ohio — shows that a huge majority of voters hate corruption and would vote for candidates who oppose it.

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Can NAD+ supplements help us age more healthily? Here’s what the science shows

The supplement industry has a new favourite molecule: NAD+. Scientists are interested too, but evidence of its anti-ageing benefits in humans remains limited.

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Bernstein downgrades AT&T on SpaceX foray into wireless

AT&T is likely to come under pressure as it faces increased competition from upstart SpaceX, per Bernstein.

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Iran has made ‘major shift’ to target UK military sites, says MI5 chief

Ken McCallum warns that both Tehran and Moscow are seeking to escalate hybrid warfare, with state threats quadrupling in a decade

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Burnham’s Your First Home scheme ‘could boost Bellway’s house output by 10%’

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Taiwan warns Europe of dangers of dependence on China

Taiwan's foreign minister warned the European Union that dependence on Chinese suppliers poses a risk to the bloc's freedom during a speech in Poland on Tuesday ahead of a summit in Brussels where trade with Beijing will ‌be high on the agenda.

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At 80, artist Lita Albuquerque is queen of the desert with two new shows

At 80, artist Lita Albuquerque is the subject of a significant museum survey in Palm Springs amid a convergence of projects affirming her influence.

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Europe must employ 'war-mode' production, Polish defence minister says

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Europe must accelerate the production of ammunition and weapons to match Russia’s pace, warning that failure to do so would negatively impact Europe.

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They Asked Me To Hold Her Until She Died. Today, She Turns 17.

“A small shape lay wrapped tightly in a faded hospital blanket. Wires slipped out from beneath the folds.”

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1 dead, others hurt at Six Flags Over Georgia as man fell from coaster, guests say

Officials confirmed a death at the park in Austell, just outside Atlanta.

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Will Accenture survive or thrive in the age of AI?

The technology consultancy seeks to calm jitters with an investor day this week

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