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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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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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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...

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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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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

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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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'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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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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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say

Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.

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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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Why people don’t want to have children any more

Social contagion can help explain falling birth rates — and offers a way out of the demographic trap

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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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At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.

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Jeff Bezos Claims AI Could Allow For 3-Day Workweeks And One-Income Families

In an interview with Fox News, the Amazon founder said he disagreed with the assessment that AI will lead to large-scale job losses.

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MAGA Candidate Brags About Physically Abusing His Wife

Victor Marx said it was to teach her a lesson, and that she was “fake crying” afterwards.

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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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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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Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament

The golden statue, named The Orange Plague, is now at the European Parliament.

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She got Trump's $500 check for health insurance. To her, it's a 'political stunt'

As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.

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World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF

Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity says

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María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis * ‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction set off a nationwide wave of protests against Spain’s housing crisis, has died. News of her death came two weeks after Maricarmen, as she had come to be known across Spain, was evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than seven decades. Continue reading...

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The university's police department gave her the impression that a criminal investigation was continuing, lawyer Thomas Giuffra told The Associated Press.

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EY challenges Deloitte in outsourcing as revenue growth accelerates

Big Four firm’s annual revenue rises 4.7% to $57bn as dealmaking and consulting services expand

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Forget dating apps. Young people are cold-calling restaurants to find a date

As young people report burnout from dating apps, they’re looking for the “meet cutes” they heard about from their parents or saw in 2000s rom coms.

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Do you rent in L.A. but own elsewhere? We want to hear from you

Buying a home in Los Angeles is out of reach. So some people rent here and buy elsewhere, using the equity on their out-of-town property to help financially. If this sounds like you, talk to us for a potential story.

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Apple’s New Watches Don’t Do Enough to Beat Out Oura and Whoop

New Apple Health features narrow the gap, but people who are serious about fitness shouldn't ditch their purpose-built health trackers yet.

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Abortion foes plan to push pill restrictions in the states • Ohio Capital Journal

As they await a federal decision on a potential nationwide ban on telehealth abortions, anti-abortion activists plan to push more states to require women to visit a doctor’s office, get an ultrasound…

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Arepas! Astronauts! Test your knowledge this Hispanic Heritage Month.

Explore the people, culture and history of Hispanic and Latino communities through these trivia questions.

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Nonprofit recruits volunteers to help track wildlife impacted by Oregon’s roads

Environmental advocates are seeking volunteers to help collect research on how Oregon’s roads are impacting wildlife.

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Caitlin Clark defends Kelsey Mitchell, decries racist rhetoric as ‘not something I stand for’

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Tech firms pledge $2.4B in computing power to Trump’s Genesis Mission

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UK counter-terror police investigating after two men are arrested near airbase

Men were rearrested on suspicion ⁠of an offence under the UK National Security Act ‌2023

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Can this chef open a sandwich shop in Hampden in 30 days?

Over the past week, chef Anthony Lanasa has teased details about his new concept on Instagram as he’s brought viewers along on his quest, even documenting his trip to city permit offices.

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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on recall of South Korean ambassador: Ukraine is open to resuming dialogue

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Kyiv remains open to resuming constructive dialogue despite Seoul's decision to recall its ambassador to Ukraine.

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The coming fall of pensioner communism

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USA Today sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over AI training

USA Today Co and several newspapers it owns sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on Thursday for allegedly infringing their copyrights by ‌using their content to train its large language models.

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Aaron Lieberman pitches pragmatism in bid to unseat Carine Werner in pivotal Senate race

Lieberman vs Werner in LD4: The Democrat runs on pragmatism in a competitive Scottsdale-area race Democrats hope to flip

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Velvet Cowboy Comes Out Guns Blazing With a $5 Food Menu

The mastermind behind Jacob's Pickles is bringing Southwestern kitsch to the Upper West Side.

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Ukraine faces a shortage of troops to relieve tired fighters at the front

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s advances in drone technology and tactics have captured the world’s attention. Despite those innovations, one problem has plagued the country since the start of Russia’s invasion: a shortage of combat-ready troops.

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Judge says search warrants used to seize property from former Prince Andrew were unlawful

LONDON (AP) — Police investigating former Prince Andrew ‘s links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein unlawfully searched his homes, a London judge said Thursday.

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New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture

U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.

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