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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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Fear kept immigrants away from Medicaid. Now many can't come back.

Funding cuts have locked hundreds of thousands of patients who hesitated to renew amid ICE raids out of California's Medicaid program.

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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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At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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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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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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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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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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Operation for US president’s visit in September was entirely publicly funded, Garda chief tells PAC

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The UK cannot afford to waste its DeepMind dividend

A shortage of domestic capital and the lure of the US threaten the benefits of Britain’s biggest AI research success

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Seoul accused Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement over the transfer of two North Korean soldiers to South Korea.

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Technology stripped away small struggles that once built discipline, leaving us to wonder what convenience cost our minds.

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“The Social Reckoning” Feels Much Smaller Than Its Predecessor

In Aaron Sorkin’s overwritten sequel to “The Social Network,” inspired performances by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White can’t bring the main characters to life, Richard Brody writes.

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US ‘unapologetic’ in ‘pursuit of national power,’ Rubio says

The US’ top diplomat made the case for NATO allies to build self-reliance at a speech in Athens.

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UK announces new round of Russia sanctions targeting financial services, 'shadow fleet'

Britain's foreign office on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting individuals and entities it ‌said were involved in the production or transport of Russian oil, facilitating military manufacturing and circumventing financial services sanctions.

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Trump? Diesel? ICE? Corruption? All of Those. But Mostly—Data Centers.

It’s not just about our water bills. The lords of AI have failed to persuade America in a spectacular way.

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Vampires can be funny, too: 5 TV shows that trade horror for camp and comedy

'Eternally Yours' isn’t the first vampire show to lean into comedy. Here are a few more examples.

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Where Jeff Hurd and Dwayne Romero stand on the top issues in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District race

Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and Democrat Dwayne Romero are competing to represent a sprawling district that stretches from the Western Slope and mountain communities to southern Colorado

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South Korea recalls ambassador from Ukraine, demands apology over Zelensky’s disclosure of North Korean POW transfer — Meduza

South Korea will recall its ambassador from Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry announced.

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Russian officials say the situation is under control and there is no threat to the tourist industry or the environment.

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The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later

From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health

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Moab wingsuiter overcomes serious injuries to reach World Championships

For all the speed involved, Moab's Joe Lohmuller describes wingsuit flying in unexpectedly meditative terms. “I just call it ‘fast yoga.’”

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Amazon overhauls aging devices lineup with higher priced Alexa tablet, dumping the budget Fire

The company said the Alexa tablet's improved speed and performance, artificial intelligence features and upgraded design warrant a higher price tag.

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A Kelvin wave is moving toward BC’s coast. What could that mean for coastal communities?

The effects of this year’s “super El Niño” are beginning to reach Pacific coastlines, carried in part by an advancing Kelvin wave. Its arrival may be nearly imperceptible, but its impacts could ripple...

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Turkey's foreign minister says Ankara weighing Saudi defence support, rules out offensive role

Turkey is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia defend against attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants under a joint defence pact with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, ruling out Turkish ‌participation in offensive operations.

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Why soaring diesel prices could hit your wallet in unexpected ways

Much of the U.S. economy runs on diesel, from tractor trailers to farm combines. And sky-high diesel costs eventually trickle down to consumers.

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Tiffany Hayes took a leap of faith for Valkyries. Now she has them one win from the Finals

Tiffany Hayes is the fifth oldest player in the WNBA. On Wednesday for the Golden State Valkyries, she was everything, everywhere, all at once in an 83-81 win over her former team, the Aces.

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