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Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concerns

Regulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with environmental laws. Officials are investigating whether trees and soil were cleared before the company carried out an impact study.

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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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Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims

Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.

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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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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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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.

Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...

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Trump ran on lowering prices. Now most Americans blame him for them.

An October poll also found that most blame Trump's policies for making affordability struggles worse.

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California officials condemn Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

State and local officials called the president’s remarks “deranged” and “irresponsible.”

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US DAFs Donate Millions to Groups Linked to India’s Far-Right

Donor-advised funds allow individuals and foundations to give money to charities while remaining anonymous.

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Christian nationalism's grip on American faith is finally breaking

I helped build the religious right. After ICE killings, I saw what could replace it.

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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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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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US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar

Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said the US Department of Defense denied him access to a key US military base in ‌Qatar during a visit to the Middle East, describing it as part of a US government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.

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Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.

ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...

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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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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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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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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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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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France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country

More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.

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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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Despite intensified Russian attacks, 62% of Ukrainians ready to endure war as long as needed, poll finds

The share has remained largely unchanged since late July and early August, despite the beginning of intensified Russian attacks using jet-powered drones and strikes on civilian infrastructure.

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A moment that changed me: I was heading for disaster on the Greek version of Strictly. Then instinct kicked in

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Iraq devalues its currency as the US war with Iran disrupts oil shipping routes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq devalued its currency Wednesday, changing the official exchange rate from around 1,300 Iraqi dinars to the dollar to 1,500 dinars to the dollar.

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Israelis mourn on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked

Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that Palestinians still grapple with.

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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is an unnerving jolt for climate campaigners

Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing deforestation in the Amazon did not lead to success at polls

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Why is the right obsessed with Indians all of a sudden?

Online nativists are exploiting middle-class economic worries to stir hate.

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Three Years After October 7, I Moved Back to Nahal Oz

But if Israel’s election doesn’t bring change, I don’t see a future for my family here.

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Iran-backed Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden airport

Saudi Arabia and allied Yemeni forces have launched a major offensive to retake territory that the rebels seized along Yemen’s western Red Sea coast and on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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Second Prison Guard Dead After Failed Inmate Escape Attempt in North Caucasus - The Moscow Times

A Russian prisoner who was extradited from Georgia last month was shot dead after attempting to escape a transport train in the North Caucasus last week, killing two prison guards and injuring two oth...

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Live by the Blade, die by the Blade: How Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq carved their own action-movie path

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is wildly entertaining but also soulful and solemn

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Shell expects record refining margins as Iran war boosts fuel markets

Shell expects third-quarter refining margins to jump to $42 a barrel, ‌a record high and sharply above $24 a barrel in the previous quarter, the oil major said on Wednesday, as the Middle East conflict tightened fuel supplies, driving up prices.

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'Wrong direction': Government slammed for cutting fuel prices while raising public transport fares

Labour’s transport spokesperson, Ciarán Ahern, said public transport users would be feeling “let down”.

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French government defends handling of high school protests as controversies grow

As thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu denied there had been any 'police repression.'

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Badenoch:'Has anyone here ever received a £5m gift?'

'Has anyone here ever received a £5m gift?

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UK urged to impose tariffs on Chinese chemical at centre of EU trade dispute

Trade watchdog’s findings leave ministers facing tough decision on whether to follow recommendation

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I’m A Shopping Expert. These Are The 13 October Prime Day Deals I’d Actually Buy

If you only have time to browse a handful of deals today, let it be these.

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USDA to increase research into US seed stores, partner with Justice Department to investigate seed industry | Arkansas Advocate

USDA launched a program to increase research of the country’s seed collection and to investigate competition in the seed industry.

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I retired at 58, regretted it, and went back to work. At 67, I was finally ready to quit again.

Misty Miller, 67, retired early but returned to work due to financial concerns. She later retired again, focusing on personal fulfillment.

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India's FX reserves fall for fourth week, down $50 billion from September peak

India's foreign exchange reserves fell for a fourth consecutive week to $734.6 billion, ‌according to a footnote to Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra's statement.

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