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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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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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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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'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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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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Canadian writer Anne Carson awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in literature

The Canadian writer received the Swedish Academy's highest honor on Thursday, October 8. A master of textual deviation, Carson, who began as a classical philologist, blends poetry and popular culture, prose and verse, with both humor and erudition.

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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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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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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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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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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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US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart

At this point, there appears to be no prospect of a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California

ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms.

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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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Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’

Conservatives have trumpeted the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but researchers say the reasons for the decline are unclear.

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In Los Angeles, Nithya Raman wants to bring the new left to city hall

The 45-year-old Harvard graduate, who was born in India, will face off against LA Mayor Karen Bass on November 3. The Democratic showdown highlights the rise of the socialist movement, championed by New York's Zohran Mamdani and Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”

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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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Measles is surging in the US. These graphics show how bad it has gotten

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas, Utah, South Carolina and, now, Pennsylvania.

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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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Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles

Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories

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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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Trump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund it

Tech firms are giving big to a White House AI science program amid the destruction of institutions like the NIH.

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How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic

A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.

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S&P 500 futures are little changed after OpenAI's revenue report prompts tech sector turmoil: Live updates

The Nasdaq Composite dropped more than 1% on Thursday, marking its biggest one-day loss since mid August.

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Blogger to stand trial for sending text of Shrek’s green cartoon penis to Republican

D.J. Byrnes allegedly referred to Sen. Jerry Cirino as ‘young Mussolini’ and sent him an image of the cartoon Shrek with his penis exposed

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USS Lincoln docks in San Diego, returning home for first time in over 10 months

The USS Abraham Lincoln and its more than 4,500 sailors returned home to San Diego on Thursday for the first time in 321 days.

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US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week launched an agency-wide effort to study and document ‌any health problems reported after vaccination, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday.

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More young men than ever are gambling, but not to win

On a Friday night in a pub during the footy finals, the ABC asked every table if they had a bet on; all but one did. Experts say it's a red flag against the government's limited gambling reforms.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle Is the Purest MAGA Figure in America

Kimberly: We love you but you're so out of control.

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Pentagon says firing squad’s execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

The execution of Nidal Hasan is scheduled for Dec. 3.

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No one wants to be “Data Center Dave”

Voters on both sides of the aisle despise hate data centers. But do they hate them enough to influence the midterms?

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Kushner, Witkoff to pitch "new ideas" to end Russia-Ukraine war

The Trump administration wants a breakthrough before the midterms.

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US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says

The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution on December 3 of Nidal Hasan, who ‌killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree, a Pentagon official said, in what would be an unprecedented move.

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L.A. County investigates FAIR Plan's claims practices after widespread complaints

Los Angeles County looks into the claims practices of the California FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, after January 2025 wildfire victims' complaints.

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Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

The Pentagon said the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed on December 3. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the execution would be public. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Texas military base.

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Exclusive: House Democrats ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for records related to alleged pay-to-pay scheme

Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegatio...

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Fewer Americans support companies taking stances on hot-button issues: poll

Forty-seven percent of Americans support businesses taking stances on current events, per Gallup — down from a high of 51% last year.

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WATCH LIVE: U.S. House candidates set to debate in North Dakota, without incumbent Fedorchak

Even though she’s running for reelection, North Dakota incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak is not expected to appear for a debate Thursday between candidates vying for the state’s sole U.S. House seat.

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An email scammer stole $500K from Alameda County. Its insurer says tough luck

The Alameda County Transportation Commission overlooked concerns about a payment and sent checks to an imposter posing as a vendor.

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NFL backs Supreme Court review in betting oversight case

The National Football League on Thursday backed New Jersey officials' request for US Supreme Court review of a dispute over whether federal regulators or states should ‌oversee sports-related prediction-market contracts, saying the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may lack resources to adequately police sports betting.

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This 28-year-old paid off her law school loans selling stickers and coloring books

Elyse Burns started selling her art on Etsy when she turned 18. Now she's paid off her student loans and did nearly $5 million last year.

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USS Abraham Lincoln back home after historic deployment. Live updates

The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in San Diego after an arduous deployment where it operated in an active combat zone for months.

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California hiker dies from ‘unsurvivable fall’ after summiting 13,000-foot peak

A solo peak bagger reported missing was found following a large search effort on a remote mountain the Eastern Sierra.

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Hurricane Isaias Nears Major Status Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall

Hurricane Isaias is gathering strength Thursday morning despite persistent crosswinds, raising the threat of damaging winds and flooding across a wide stretch of the US Gulf Coast.

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Transgender woman deported to Central African Republic in hiding and worried

Daniela Fuentes said she does not understand why she was sent to Africa rather than her home country of Cuba.

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MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7

Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players.

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Trump explains LA, San Diego comments: ‘All I was doing was making a comparison’

President Trump lashed out at the media on Thursday over its coverage on his comments suggesting Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. The president accused the media of reporting that h…

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See how extreme wildfires are transforming forests

As wildfires surge through some of the most treasured landscapes in the nation, two new studies show that supercharged blazes make it harder for forests to recover.

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