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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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At least 10 arrested at Arizona-Mexico border as 250-year-old cottonwood tree cut down for wall

Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border in the tiny town of Lochiel. The tree was the last of an old grove estimated to be up to 250 years old.

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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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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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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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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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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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Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican

In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.

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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...

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Norway proposes temporary ban on smart glasses amid privacy fears

The push comes amid growing ethical and privacy concerns around the new devices, which have been marketed by technology giants such as Meta.

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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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Epstein Whistleblower Simon Andriesz Dies After Exposing Lutnick Ties—What To Know

Lutnick denied to Congress that he had any knowledge of him and Epstein being invested in the same company.

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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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Sen. Tillis says his vote for Hegseth was 'biggest regret of my career' in new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career” and that he also “should’ve stopped...

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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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'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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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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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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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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Euro faces political, fiscal reckoning as it hovers near 17-month low

The euro struggled near a 17-month low on Tuesday, weighed down by political uncertainty ‌and fiscal concerns across the euro zone, while the dollar extended its blistering rally as it rode US Treasury yields higher.

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Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

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Being fetishised broke me. Now I'm taking back my power

Date any Asian woman and you'll soon realise we are not a monolith. We are layered, unique, and ultimately human.

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South Africa and US envoys trade barbs

The deterioration in ties has simmered for nearly two years, raising fears that Washington may take more economically damaging steps.

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What 1,000 years of golden roses tell us about popes’ authority and influence, from Leo IX to Leo XIV

Popes have bestowed golden roses on warriors, rulers, women – and, increasingly in recent decades, shrines.

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Asian shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields near multi-decade highs

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after a tech-fuelled rally lifted the Nasdaq to a record close, with a retreat in oil prices offering further support even as longer-dated Treasury yields hovered near multi-decade highs.

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Baumgartner vs. Conroy: Washington state’s 5th Congressional District candidates talk trade, Medicaid, affordability, data centers

Health care, affordability and data centers were among the topics that dominated a recent forum in Walla Walla with Washington state’s two 5th Congressional District candidates: Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner and Democratic challenger Carmela Conroy.

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Markets are waking up to the rich world’s reckless borrowing

Governments are still, alas, asleep

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Chris Brown's ex accuses him of making 'death threats' amid legal battle

Chris Brown's ex Diamond Brown is accusing him of "disturbing behavior," including harassment, amid their ongoing legal battle over child support.

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The student journalist harassed for reporting on toxic masculinity

Olivia Krupp profiled a TikTok star and compared him to Andrew Tate. She's faced backlash ever since.

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Marine's murder charge in Japan fuels local debate over U.S. military presence

A U.S. Marine has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman. The Japanese government has lodged a complaint with the U.S. and is demanding full cooperation with the investig...

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Police clash with Kosovo protesters over bid to curb Hague war crimes court

The political dispute over the court has become a factor in negotiations to hold a new presidential election.

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Caleb Flynn, Who Appeared on ‘American Idol,’ Gets Life Sentence for Wife’s Murder

Caleb Flynn maintained his innocence at his sentencing hearing in Ohio on Monday.

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What is pneumonic plague, and how will we know if it’s spreading in Russia?

A lab technician in Russia has possibly died of the plague. Here's what to know about the infectious disease.

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Cornell Police Made Drug Arrest At Chi Phi Frat House Hours Before Alleged Rape

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Jake Connor is shock omission from England squad for Rugby League World Cup

Brian McDermott said he wants players who ‘can best stick to the gameplan’ after leaving Leeds Rhinos’ Jake Connor out of Rugby League World Cup squad

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OpenAI in $30 Billion Round Talks With UAE Funds, BlackRock

OpenAI is in talks with multiple investment funds from the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi-based MGX, to help anchor a $30 billion round of financing for the ChatGPT maker, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Move Shohei Ohtani down in the Dodgers' lineup? Dave Roberts is 'open' to it

As the Dodgers mull potential lineup changes for Game 3 of the NLDS, manager Dave Roberts said he is “open” to moving Shohei Ohtani lower in the batting order.

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Police operation brings Monash Freeway to a standstill

Outbound lanes of the major highway were closed near Chadstone at lunchtime, with police arresting several people at the scene.

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Trump offers U.S. help after plague death in Russia; WHO assesses the situation as low risk

Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after a laboratory worker died following an illness at a plague research institute in Siberia.

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WATCH LIVE: Winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics is …

The Nobel Prize in physics will be announced Tuesday.

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They sat atop a ‘grandmother’ tree for months. Border agents knocked it down.

Activists occupied a cottonwood tree in Arizona for more than two months in a standoff with U.S. Customs and Border Protection contractors.

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To state school alumni starting university, I say this: be proud of your background | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Accusations of classism chime with my experience 20 years ago. So all hail the Bristol graduate awarding state schools red plaques, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Russia arrests the director of its military-themed Patriot Park on suspicion of bribery. (His predecessor was jailed for embezzlement.) — Meduza

Igor Vasilyev, director general of Patriot Park, has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe classified as especially large under Russian law, law enforcement sources told TASS.

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Trading Day: Nasdaq highs, Brazil surprise

The Nasdaq surged to a fresh high on Monday, as earnings optimism and lower oil prices offset rising bond yields. The biggest moves of the day were in Brazilian assets, which logged historic gains after right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's strong showing in the first round of voting in the presidential election suggests he is a strong favorite to win the second and decisive round in three weeks.

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