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Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

"Ukraine needs secure, sovereign, and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls," ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said in a press release announcing the deal with Kyiv.

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Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off

Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.

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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame

Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continu...

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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...

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Heat killed over 50,000 people in Europe in summer 2026, making it deadliest on record

A study conducted by two British institutions covering 854 urban areas found that the heatwaves of summer 2026 were far more lethal than those of 2003 or 2022.

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Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says

The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians.

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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

The high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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Ken Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s Company

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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Democrats demand “unredacted log” of attendees at $TRUMP meme coin dinner

Senators seem to be signaling a probe of the president's crypto empire.

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Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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The EPA is quietly killing its web archive

Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.

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Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPS

A new report reveals that the U.S. Postal Service is threatening the integrity of mail-in voting in rural areas.

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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center

The company was ordered to stop work, but it clear-cut anyway.

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AI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts Unprompted

Banks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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'Beyond the cost of living, what was at stake on October 17 was the unraveling of our democracy'

This day of protest reflects an anger that has built up through the last 10 years over the lack of listening from those in power, writes Le Monde economic journalist Aline Leclerc, in her column.

lemonde.fr693 pts20h agodiscuss

Jared Kushner Blasts ‘Outrageous’ Vanity Fair Over Report On Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts

The report claims Kushner’s phone was hacked and showed transfers from multi-million-dollar slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop

Two ex-FBI officials have been charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop. One former FBI intelligence official specialized in foreign election interference.

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DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses

In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

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Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

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New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there...

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Review: 'Wildwood' is an exquisite handmade adventure set in a forest of warring factions

Two intrepid teens head into the unknown on an absorbing, densely detailed rescue mission — not for the especially young — that stuns at every turn.

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France to deploy 70,000 police as students urge further protests

France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, the government said Friday.

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U.S. to drop some tariffs on Canadian exports, says Maine senator

A United States senator says nine categories of Canadian exports will be exempted from U.S. tariffs on Canada.

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Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights | Colorado Newsline

The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, appealing a lawsuit against suspected noncitizen voters in California and suing Alaska over its U.S. Senate...

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Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attacks: Estonian FM Tsahkna

Estonia's counterintelligence service has recently warned that sabotage operations orchestrated by Russian special services have reached a new and dangerous phase in Europe, with targets no longer being purely symbolic. Talking Europe sits down with the country's foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, to discuss the security situation in Estonia and the European Union in general.

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US to Auction First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Off American Samoa Amid Environmental Concerns - SSBCrack News

The Trump administration has announced the first auction of deep-sea mining leases in the United States, set for November 19. The auction will encompass 31

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What El Niño Means for This Year’s Ski Season

After a dismal ski season across the American West, El Niño could bring on the powder this winter. Here are four mountains worth watching.

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House of the Week: A Canadian Compound on a Remote Private Island

The owner spent three decades turning a decaying estate into her private sanctuary.

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Warhound raises $200 million to engineer military dogs

The company is a collab between defense tech firm Anduril and Colossal Biosciences, the biotech startup looking to bring back the woolly mammoth.

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Trump Posts Cryptic Musing About 'Sick' People

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How Helen Haines gave a queer student artist hope

'No matter if you disagree, you've still got to respect each other', young artist says.

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Surviving cancer starts at diagnosis and continues after treatment – earlier survivorship care can help patients feel better and live longer

Cancer survivorship is often thought to begin after a patient receives their last treatment. But planning for life after cancer is critical to effective care.

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Owner of Whatcom County animal rescue arrested, faces charges of animal cruelty | Cascadia Daily News

Bellingham woman, 38, facing 30 counts for dogs' mistreatment, to be arraigned Monday

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Vivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

Speaking at a campaign stop, Ramaswamy said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her “a liar,” had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

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City, state employees are proud of their work but face burnout, harassment • Ohio Capital Journal

State and local government employees report high levels of job satisfaction across the country, but face significant rates of burnout and on-the-job harassment. That’s according to a new national…

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Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Tech stocks sound an uncomfortable 2008 echo

The industry is now 40% of the S&P 500. A sharp sell-off on AI ⁠fears is a reminder that such lop-sidedness marked prior booms and busts. Unlike the dotcom era, frenzied activity is lifting earnings faster than valuations. The financial crisis shows that this ‌can ⁠be a bigger risk.

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Play Catalogues: Friday, October 23, 2026

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Alaska Lt. Gov. incorrectly put disqualified candidate on the ballot, state judge rules

House District 22 Republican candidate Jose Tagle cannot serve if elected, but ballots will not be reprinted without his name.

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9 injured, 6 hospitalized after Nashville pedal tavern crash

Nine people were injured and six hospitalized after police said an SUV driver rear ended a Nashville pedal tavern in the city's Gulch neighborhood.

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Republicans retreat from North Carolina as Trump admits Democrats are likely to win the Senate seat

Trump has seemed to concede that Democrat Roy Cooper will win the pivotal race. Downballot Republicans are “extremely nervous” for what throwing in the towel means for them.

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Trump to Lower Some Canada Tariffs, Maine Senator Collins Says

The Trump administration is expanding tariff exemptions to more Canadian products, a move that may help boost Republican Senator Susan Collins’ reelection campaign in Maine.

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Critical web security flaw puts millions of websites at risk. What does it mean for you?

You probably don't know what PHP is — but you've almost certainly used a website that relies on it. Here's what the latest security crisis means for you.

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A Bosnian man rescued an abandoned bear cub. Now they're inseparable

Masa the bear and Petar Tubic have formed an unlikely friendship on Bosnia's Mount Ozren. Tubic found Masa abandoned as a cub in 2019 and has cared for her ever since.

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SC files more criminal charges involving pregnancy than any other state, report finds

COLUMBIA — South Carolina charged at least 381 women with crimes related to their pregnancy over the past three years, far more than any other state, a national advocacy nonprofit found in a report released this week.

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We’re all Eurorealists now

Ten years after Brexit, even Eurosceptics have discovered Brussels’ value

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