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• As fears cloud net neutrality debate, is common ground being overlooked?

  30-11-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  When Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai was discussing the impact of social media on American values at a luncheon in the nation’s capital on Wednesday afternoon, he only briefly alluded to his own negative experiences online over the past week.Last Tuesday, Chairman Pai unveiled a plan that would virtually dismantle the FCC’s long-standing principles of internet governance known as net neutrality.In various forms for more than a decade, these principles, also referr
  
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• Australia's new social media ban started with a mom saying, "Do something!"

  10-12-2025 17:50 via cbsnews.com
  With the world's first social media ban​ for children and teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial political architect reveals it was personally inspired by his wife, for their four children.
  
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• How one couple sparked a global movement for a smartphone-free childhood

  10-12-2025 17:02 via cbsnews.com
  For thousands of parents in 39 countries, including the U.S., the goal is simple: More time outdoors, and a childhood lived offline as much as possible.
  
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• Read María Corina Machado's Nobel Prize speech, given by her daughter

  10-12-2025 16:52 via cbsnews.com
  The daughter of María Corina Machado​ gave a speech in Oslo on Wednesday on behalf of her mother, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
  
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• 5 arrested in crypto heist after man murdered, woman kidnapped

  10-12-2025 16:52 via cbsnews.com
  The woman was freed at midnight and reported the abduction. Police later found her partner's body in a wooded area.
  
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• GOT GOLD? Buckle Up For Fiat Currency Destruction And Increased Inflation Heading Into 2026

  10-12-2025 15:30 via kingworldnews.com
  Investors need to buckle up ahead of fiat currency destruction and increased inflation heading into 2026.
  
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• Sophie Kinsella, author of best-selling "Shopaholic" novels, dies at 55

  10-12-2025 15:26 via cbsnews.com
  Sophie Kinsella, whose real name was Madeleine Wickham, was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2022.
  
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• Daughter collects Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Venezuela's María Machado

  10-12-2025 14:54 via cbsnews.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado missed the ceremony, but said she'd arrive later "to embrace all my family and my children that I've have not seen for two years."
  
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• Attack by gunmen kills 3 members of Revolutionary Guard in southeast Iran

  10-12-2025 14:10 via abcnews.go.com
  Gunmen have killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan
  
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• Critics of army rule in Myanmar stage a silent strike against upcoming election

  10-12-2025 14:09 via abcnews.go.com
  Opponents of military rule in Myanmar have staged a joint protest calling on people to stay indoors to show they are boycotting elections scheduled for late this month
  
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• Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene fathers nearly 200 children across Europe

  10-12-2025 13:30 via cbsnews.com
  A genetic mutation that carries a 90% cancer risk has been passed on by an unwitting sperm donor to dozens of children, a Europe-wide investigation has revealed.
  
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• Nigerian children reunite with their parents after being released from abduction

  10-12-2025 12:29 via abcnews.go.com
  Several parents have welcomed the return of their children who had been abducted last month in Papiri, Nigeria, when gunmen stormed their school
  
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• Possible evidence of 2,100-year-old ceasefire uncovered in Israel

  10-12-2025 12:28 via cbsnews.com
  Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took place.
  
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• Trump says he'll "make a phone call" to stop Cambodia-Thailand clashes

  10-12-2025 12:18 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump helped end a simmering conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in the summer, but the ceasefire didn't last long.
  
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• Nnena Kalu is first artist with a learning disability to win the prestigious Turner Prize

  10-12-2025 12:01 via abcnews.go.com
  Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has won the Turner Prize for her vivid abstract drawings and sculptures
  
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• Emotional evacuees recount moments they fled Thailand-Cambodia fighting

  10-12-2025 12:01 via abcnews.go.com
  Thousands of people have fled their homes due to renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia
  
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• Venezuela's María Machado to miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo

  10-12-2025 11:33 via cbsnews.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, in hiding for almost a year, will miss the ceremony to collect her the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
  
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• Venezuela's María Machado not in Oslo to collect her Nobel Peace Prize

  10-12-2025 10:58 via cbsnews.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, in hiding for almost a year, will miss the ceremony to collect her the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
  
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• Ukraine launches attacks on Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters

  10-12-2025 10:29 via cbsnews.com
  At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.
  
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• US ambassador to Ankara says Trump is moving closer to resolving Turkey's F-35 ban

  10-12-2025 09:37 via abcnews.go.com
  The United States ambassador to Turkey says the close relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brought their countries closer to resolving issues that led to Turkey being kicked off the F-35 fighte...
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader Machado will not attend Peace Prize ceremony

  10-12-2025 09:30 via abcnews.go.com
  The head of the Nobel Institute has said Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will not attend the awards ceremony in Oslo
  
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• Sneaky dogs let horse and steer run amok in Aussie lawmaker's living room

  10-12-2025 08:51 via cbsnews.com
  Australian lawmaker Andrew Mackay says his pets are safe, but "now the outside animals know what aircon feels like," and someone drank from the fish tank.
  
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• First rain of autumn falls in Iran's capital, but the drought-ravaged nation needs far more

  10-12-2025 08:09 via abcnews.go.com
  Rain has finally fallen in Iran's capital after months of drought
  
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• News24 | DOGE was ‘a little bit successful’ but Elon Musk would not return to the role

  10-12-2025 07:10
  US President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was only “a little bit successful”, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on a podcast, adding that he would not lead the project again.
  
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• In post-Assad Syria's chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence

  10-12-2025 07:05 via abcnews.go.com
  A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen
  
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• News24 | Lesotho’s Parliament blocks debate on explosive hospital report

  10-12-2025 06:26
  Lesotho’s parliament blocked the tabling of an explosive Public Accounts Committee report on a controversial lease for private healthcare at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital.
  
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• Cambodia vows fierce fight against Thailand in their escalating border conflict

  10-12-2025 06:09 via abcnews.go.com
  Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in renewed fighting, forcing tens of thousands to flee border areas
  
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• North Korea's ruling elite prepares for once-in-5-years party meeting

  10-12-2025 06:01 via abcnews.go.com
  North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities
  
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• Ethiopia embraces big projects but risks another war by seeking access to the sea

  10-12-2025 05:39 via abcnews.go.com
  Ethiopia’s prime minister loves big projects
  
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• News24 | Trump vows to end Thailand-Cambodia conflict with ‘phone call’ as 500 000 flee their homes

  10-12-2025 05:00
  US President Donald Trump said he was planning to “make a phone call” about the renewed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia over their contested border, which have prompted evacuations.
  
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