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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

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Hayley Williams unleashes profanity-filled response to DHS telling her to ‘thank’ ICE

‘We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice,’ the DHS said

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Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

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French government suspends use of stun grenades at student protests after teen loses hand

France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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The $1 Trillion Black Box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...

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Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.

Austin Davis, 26, has become a lifeline for some homeless families in the Phoenix area who’d otherwise wait months for shelter. His work has highlighted how the system to care for local families who a...

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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old Palestinian photographer, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the international news agency. The agency's news director, Phil Chetwynd, condemned the incident as a 'serious' and 'unacceptable' attack.

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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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Elon Musk Loses $21 Billion In A Morning As SpaceX Shares Slip

Elon Musk lost $21 billion on Wednesday morning as SpaceX shares fell 2% after reports that the company plans to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia.

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Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 15 dead

Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.

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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids

Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was assaulted by a group of settlers, who beat him with the butts of their guns, despite him being marked as press. He was assaulted in view of about a dozen armed Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

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Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles

Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.

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Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie

Death by drugs is brutal—and designed for political optics. Christa Pike's failed execution pulled back the curtain.

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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

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Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support

The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.

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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning 'On the Waterfront' Actress, Dead at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' has died at age 102.

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Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach

"The escorts of the illegal migrants, who were located on the Belarusian side, were armed, issued threats to (Latvian) soldiers, and also actively urged and drove the migrant group toward Latvia," Lat...

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US stocks rise to a record on expectations for companies to make even fatter profits

The U.S. stock market hit an all-time high as expectations rise for companies to keep making more money.

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Soldiers Wounded in Iran Say DOD Made Them Get Their Own Treatment

The service members were left to fend for themselves.

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Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd.

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High school students' movement: Protests grow and draw widespread support

Across France, high school students from all backgrounds, joined by many adults – parents, elected officials, union activists or ordinary citizens – marched to make their voices heard, mostly in a good-natured atmosphere.

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Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

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Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers

Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.

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What's in Le Pen's fiscal 'magic measures'

By promising nearly €140 billion in net savings over the next presidential term if she is elected, the far-right French presidential candidate hopes to meet the markets' expectations. However, economists question the accuracy of her calculations.

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Strange market anomaly is creating a buying opportunity in the Nasdaq 100

So instead of buying QQQ outright and exposing your portfolio to severe downside risk, buying calls at current option prices is a smarter, capital-efficient way to stay long.

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Woman, 87, whose eviction triggered snap election in Spain following housing protests has died

An octogenarian whose eviction from her home sparked protests leading to a snap election in Spain has died, according to a tenants' union.

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Hawkish Fed triggers emerging market outflows in September

Foreign investors pulled $26.3 billion out of emerging market stocks and bonds in September, the first monthly outflow since June, as a hawkish US Federal Reserve drove up yields and the dollar, a report ‌by the Institute of International Finance showed on Wednesday.

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Budget 2027 falls short of preventing pubic sector industrial action, say unions

Fórsa school secretaries and caretakers back pension deal officially ending dispute that sparked strikes last year

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French PM tries to defuse anger over schools, fuel and agriculture in sweeping speech

With students protesting and fuel prices adding to pressure on households, Lecornu pledged new measures to address France’s mounting polycrisis.

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Christa Pike suffering from pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution, lawyers say

Attorneys for Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived two doses of a lethal injection during her botched execution last week, shared an update on her health condition.

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Zuckerberg bought Waterford castle for more than €51m

Meta chief executive and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan paid out more than €51m for Strancally Castle in Co Waterford in August, new figures show.

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The online life of the Flydubai attacker

Co-pilot of flight 1073 gravitated towards the ‘manosphere’ and expressed misogynistic views

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COMMENTARY: Can Wall Street keep partying while bond markets burn?

There is a conundrum at the heart of US financial markets right now, it seems. Bond market fears are reaching fever pitch, catapulting Treasury yields to their highest levels in at least 20 years, yet the Nasdaq and S&P 500 are hitting record peaks. What gives?

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Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence in failed execution of Christa Pike

Death row inmate Christa Pike survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital last week and remains hospitalized in Nashville.

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The SEC is watching American investors' trades. That's a privacy nightmare.

The SEC should not keep a searchable record of Americans’ lawful trades, much less make them pay for it.

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15 Things I Learned at the Brand-New World's Longest Car Wash in Brooklyn Park - Racket

Reviewing a new global attraction in the Twin Cities suburbs.

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Trump doesn't think Russia plague incident is bioweapon, plans Putin call Wednesday

Nearly 200 people were placed under medical observation earlier this week in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia over suspected exposure to plague.

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Coolcations: tourism boom is taking a toll on chillier destinations

Holiday destinations in northern Europe saw a boost in tourist numbers this summer, but for some this throws up new problems.

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Review: In the magical 'Small Prophets,' tiny creatures grown in jars give a man long-sought answers

Mackenzie Crook's meditative and melancholy comedy is about a man whose life has been on pause since his girlfriend's disappearance, leading him to use alchemy to get answers.

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Fed policymakers divided over rate-hike logic in September, minutes show

Federal Reserve policymakers were divided last month over the rationale for raising interest rates, with "some participants" seeing a hike ‌as needed to keep the impact of energy and other price shocks at bay, but a more hawkish core viewing it as necessary to guard against emerging demand-driven inflation.

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Parking at San Francisco’s Presidio will cost $45 a day during Fleet Week. Here’s why

The Presidio is expecting heavy crowds during San Francisco Fleet Week and is taking an unusually aggressive approach to cars: a $45 daily parking charge, road closures and a push toward transit.

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Congress launches investigation into youth sports giant AAU’s handling of sexual abuse

Hundreds of thousands of kids participate in AAU sports, and a bipartisan House probe is demanding answers about an explosive report that AAU failed to protect children.

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New Nova Scotia Traffic Safety Act has tougher fines and new rules on distracted driving, bicycles, but no photo radar - Halifax Examiner

Province released Traffic Safety Act on Wednesday.

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Telling people to just 'work harder' to get ahead is the biggest scam of all time - Halifax Examiner

Elected officials should do the work of changing tax and political systems that work against people.

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Trump Wants To Build Another Camp David — At His Golf Club

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Mark Zuckerberg paid over €50m for Strancally Castle in Waterford

It’s far in excess of the estimated sale price of between €20 million and €30 million first reported.

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Microsoft to sell $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra containing Nvidia AI chip

The new device shows Microsoft remains committed to making its own PCs even though it's not one of the top device makers.

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Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution, attorney says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike is aware of what happened to her after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt a week ago and is both angry and confused, her attorneys said Wednesday.

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