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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water

The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.

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Russian Plague Lab Researcher Dies As Nearly 200 Monitored—Here’s What We Know

Russian officials said a researcher working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after contracting “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”

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Brazil heads to runoff election after Bolsonaro, Lula fail to garner majority vote

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy.

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LeBron’s Polymarket deal may not break NBA rules, but it raises uncomfortable questions

LeBron James will make nearly four times as much promoting a prediction market as he will for playing basketball.

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for optogenetics work

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the prize for their work that helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviors like learning, fear, addiction and movement.

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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants

It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.

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Persistent drought puts pressure on France's drinking water networks

Water reserves supplying distribution systems across France remain under strain due to a significant rainfall deficit.

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Polish man who provided Famine relief to be honoured

A plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today.

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Dozens detained at authorized Communist Party rally after chants of 'Down with the Tsar'

The event had been authorized by Moscow authorities, but detentions reportedly intensified as the rally was ending and participants shifted toward more directly anti-Kremlin slogans.

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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...

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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

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Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests

Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years. A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated ⁠and understaffed schools ‌had his hand ‌blown off on ‌Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch ‌said. Continue reading...

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RFK is gloating that his changes to HHS are permanent

“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was.”

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US removes bombers from British airbase involved in suspicious incident

Police were called to the Fairford military base in southwest England on September 27 after a local farmer reported a group of men with several vans engaged in 'suspicious' activity. Investigators did not find any explosives in the vans, but 'a quantity of petrol was recovered.'

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'It was humiliating' — ex-US Army Secretary says Washington lags behind Ukraine in war innovations

"When you would see what Ukraine's budget was and how small it was relative to ours and how, despite that, they had better weapons of war, it was a wake-up call," former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Drisco...

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Quiz: Where Could You Open a Private School? — ProPublica

Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.

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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike

It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them.

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Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

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New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says

President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.

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Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material

Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total AI-generated child sexual abuse material is proliferating online, with the amount of illegal material investigated this year already exceeding the total for 2025. Analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation have found more photorealistic child sexual abuse material in the first half of 2026 than for the whole of the prior year. The UK-based IWF, which monitors abuse material globally, said it had assessed 6,310 AI images that met the legal definition of child sexual abuse, 40% higher than last year’s total of more than 4,500. Continue reading...

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ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons

OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.

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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News

A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.

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Norway to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places

Norway's government said on Monday it plans to propose a temporary ban on the use of AI glasses in selected places, saying it is concerned ‌people could be photographed, filmed or audio-recorded without their knowledge.

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The Supreme Court officially began its new term on Monday morning with oral argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County.

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Next Artemis mission on track for 2027, but anything can happen, astronaut says

The next mission under NASA's Artemis moon program could still launch next summer as planned, but "anything can happen" given the remaining development work for the two lunar landers needed for ‌the mission, one of the Artemis III astronauts told Reuters.

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Is ‘bad’ cholesterol actually good? Cardiologists set the record straight

Online misinformation about cholesterol-lowering medications and the role LDL, or low-density lipoproteins, play in heart disease is growing.

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8 Key Findings From the Times/Siena Polls

Democrats are competitive in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas and even Kansas as they try to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans. Here’s a look at why.

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Turkey and Pakistan pledge to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia

Under a new mutual defense pact, the two countries will support their ally, following weeks of Houthi attacks.

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Your Alaska voter guide: Compare candidates and their positions

We've teamed up with the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Beacon and KTOO to help you compare candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and state Legislature.

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We Have a New Contender for Dumbest Political Move of the Century

Sometimes, Trump’s terrible policies also make for terrible politics.

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Record sheep prices can't save saleyard despite $1 lease offer

Despite record sheep prices the Jerilderie saleyard will be decommissioned after Murrumbidgee Council failed to find anyone to take over its 20-year lease offered for just $1 per year.

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Exclusive: Private-credit worries spur Fed review

The Fed is looking into Morgan Stanley, Barclays and other banks’ valuations of private-credit loans with questions about their overall exposure, risk-management, and collateral quality.

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Cook County groups want a budget freeze for the sheriff and state's attorney - Chicago Reader

A coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a $550 million deficit and redirect the money to public defenders and violence prevention.

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Tributes paid after former MP and author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

Lord Archer, who was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 2001, had been due to speak at the Cheltenham Literary Festival this weekend

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Chanel unveils tiger-print tweed and sheer skirt suits in spring/summer Paris show

Chanel showed see-through skirts and tiger-print tweed in creative director Matthieu Blazy's spring/summer 2027 collection on Monday as the Parisian fashion house rides a wave of enthusiasm that ‌has helped drive sales even as other luxury brands struggle.

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New York declares statewide disaster emergency as measles cases rise

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as a measles outbreak spreads through under-immunised rural communities, with 108 cases reported this year. The order expands who can administer MMR vaccines and comes as neighbouring Pennsylvania battles an outbreak that has killed five people.

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Reggie McFadden, comedian known for 'Def Comedy Jam' and 'In Living Color,' dies at 57

'In Living Color' actor and comedian Reggie McFadden has died at the age of 57. His family received word from the State Department of his death in Tanzania.

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Laotian man deported by U.S. to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison

Phone Chomsavanh was among five immigrants deported to Eswatini — where he has no ties — in July 2025 in the early days of the Trump administration's secretive and highly contentious third-country dep...

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Michael Douglas recalls shocking response from friends after cancer diagnosis

Michael Douglas reflects on cancer, the people who didn't check in and his father Kirk Douglas' abuse ahead of his memoir's release.

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The Flower Mart’s dramatic redesign reflects a new reality for S.F. development

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You're probably paying for WA Cares; here's what that can mean for you | Cascadia Daily News

A modest payroll deduction can help pay for long-term care assistance later in life

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Toxic Flames Next Door: Persistent Gas Flares Undercut Oil Industry Pledges

Exxon, Occidental and Diamondback are among those touting efforts to end routine gas flaring, but their flames keep spewing pollution around the world.

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Dr. Trump Diagnoses Russia With 'Big Problem' If Plague Reports Are True

The president confidently rambled on about germs getting “stronger and smarter,” even though officials have yet to confirm what caused the death of a plague research lab employee.

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British Museum Says It’s Extending Bayeux Tapestry Viewing Hours

The museum has been struggling to fit ticket holders into the exceptionally popular display, and it’s also up against the constraints of protecting the artwork.

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What to know about weapons maker Anduril ahead of Baltimore County announcement

Anduril Industries, a weapons manufacturer, is expected to make an announcement regarding the company’s future at Sparrows Point.

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British Airways flight from London turns back after 27,000 feet drop

A British Airways flight descended more than 27,000 feet within minutes after a "technical issue" caused it to declare an emergency and return to London.

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Another MAGA Candidate Suddenly Wipes Trump From His Website

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson apparently doesn’t want to seem so close to Donald Trump anymore.

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