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France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

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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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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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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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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 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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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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“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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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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'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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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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EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions

The list targets a wide range of defense industry players, from shipyards and aviation companies to electronics manufacturers, armored vehicle repair facilities, and aerospace companies.

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The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad

A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”

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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.

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The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago

The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.

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Martin Soto went out for diapers. He came home eight months later.

The asylum seeker, who led a hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE facility, was released with an ankle monitor late Tuesday.

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"The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms": How America Turned on Data Centers

► For more, visit Mother Jones: America is hopelessly divided along party lines. That's a stubborn fact, we're told, and the polling bears it out: Democrats dislike…

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House Democrat Introduces Bill To Preserve Trump’s ‘Propaganda’ In Smithsonian Museum

A House Democrat introduced a bill that would direct the Smithsonian to preserve banners bearing President Donald Trump’s face that hang outside federal agency buildings for display in an exhibit on Trump’s “authoritarian narcissism.”

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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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Bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy is reported stolen from D.C. stadium site

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Menopause medicine crisis goes beyond Spain

The shortage of Lenzetto has had a domino effect on other menopause hormone treatments in Spain and other European countries. Spain's Health Ministry expects supplies to improve in November, but Spain's Medicines watchdog warns the timetable is still unclear.

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Retirement flats have been a miserable investment

To assess value sensibly, the purchaser has to balance initial, recurring and final costs against unpredictable longevity — this is difficult to do

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What is the real price of oil any more?

Crude futures are no longer a reliable guide to the inflationary impact of fuel prices

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The race for Britain’s car market is wide open — for now

All manner of trade barriers loom

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TSMC September sales hit another record as AI boom rolls on

TSMC extended its record revenue streak in September as strong AI chip demand continued to drive growth.

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From Bentley Pauncefoot to Yetts O’Muckhart, I’m obsessed with Britain’s weirdly named villages | Adrian Chiles

I was stuck in traffic when a road sign set me dreaming. If the places on it were people, what would they be like? Could Leigh Delamere be anything but the glamorous heiress to a biscuit-making fortune, asks Adrian Chiles

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‘Deeply Corrupt’: Critics Blast Kimberly Guilfoyle After ‘Gobsmacking’ New Allegations

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Japan’s small-cap cull is an opportunity for AI funds

Finding needles amid haystacks is a task for AI

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Oil rises as supply concerns persist amid shipping attacks

US cuts output as hurricane threatens offshore production

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US colleges could face a $70,000 fee for international students to work after graduation

A new DHS proposal could require US colleges to pay fees before recommending international graduates for work authorization.

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‘There’s help out there’: Adults struggling with literacy get new start with tailored supports

Looking back, Brian O’Donnell says ‘now they’d have found I was dyslexic but there was no such thing back then’

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America shut out Chinese EVs. Britain welcomed them — and now faces a difficult choice

Britain faces a finely balanced choice over whether to follow the EU in imposing tariffs on Chinese EVs.

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Nine concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Brewers in the NLCS

The Milwaukee Brewers and Dodgers will square off for the National League pennant in a rematch of last year's NLCS starting Sunday at American Family Field.

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Esther Rantzen’s Mama was a lifeline for new mums | Letters

Letter: Fiona Lindop says she will always be grateful to the TV presenter for establishing the Meet-a-Mum Association

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India considers delaying rollout of UPI payments fee, sources say

India is considering delaying the rollout of a fee on large payments via its popular Unified Payment ‌Interface platform by a few months, according to a regulatory official and an industry executive familiar with the discussions.

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Violet, the Valkyries’ ‘bestie,’ is the life of the team’s playoff party

The Golden State Valkyries’ raven mascot is impossible to miss at Chase Center during the WNBA playoffs, from dancing on the court to a large bobblehead on the concourse.

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High Court's coalmine emissions ruling says 'the quiet part out loud'

Activists, politicians and the resources sector are fired up about a High Court ruling over a planning statute.

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Farmer devastated after dog attack leaves 40 lambs dead

West Australian farmer Brad Cluett says a series of dog attacks have seen 80 sheep from his flock either killed or euthanised, and he wants action taken.

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My husband confessed his affair 48 hours before we were due to adopt

The little girl and boy already felt like my own, but he told me he didn’t want children anymore – or me

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Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season

The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday that the hurricane was on track to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. It's expected to bring heavy rains and potentially flash flooding.

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Energy price cap: the cost of your coffee could be about to go up

Some businesses will be hit harder than others.

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World Bank appoints David Vaillant as managing director, CFO

The World ‌Bank said on Thursday ⁠it has appointed David Vaillant as managing director ‌and ⁠chief financial officer.

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Back me or face crisis, Meloni warns ahead of secret vote over electoral overhaul

Italian prime minister has threatened to resign if wary lawmakers reject her fiercely contested redesign of the country’s voting system in a secret ballot

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Japan was never normal — and it’s not going to be now

The LDP needs to rethink decades of small-business policy for an era of far bigger problems

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Norway lays down a line for EU on AI glasses

Proposed ban will be test case for broad restrictions on the eyewear after fierce backlash over their use

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