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• Warren Buffett says most people shouldn't pick stocks. Here's how he wants his family to ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Warren Buffett continues to recommend low-cost S&P 500 index...
  
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• ViewTech Borescopes to Highlight Inspection Solutions for Manufacturing Efficiency at 2026 Battery Show and Electric ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS...
  
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• US midterm elections: Who is Michele Tafoya? The four-time Emmy winner who covered 327 NFL ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Michele Tafoya, a former sportscaster, is running for the Senate in...
  
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• Three Vessels Hit by Projectiles in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO Issues Shipping Alert

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Three vessels — a product tanker, a crude oil tanker and a container ship — were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on October 11, according to warnings issued by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).In separate alerts, UKMTO said the product tanker and crude oil tanker were hit while sailing outbound through the...
  
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• Selma Blair taken into custody in New York after an alleged assault on a Delta flight

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Authorities say actor Selma Blair was taken into custody after a flight from Los Angeles to New York for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants. The 54-year-old Blair was taken into custody late Sunday when the Delta Air ......
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs rushed out of prison after an injury: Here's what happened to the ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs was transported from FCI Fort Dix for medical...
  
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• One killed, several wounded in Galilee Panhandle explosion

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  One person was killed and nearly 20 wounded in an explosion near Kibbutz Neot Mordechai in Israel’s Galilee Panhandle on Monday afternoon, according to Israeli officials and medical responders. ......
  
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• Motivational quote of the day by Eddie Murphy: “You don’t have to prove you’re the ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Eddie Murphy quote of the day: “You don’t have to prove you’re the...
  
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• Mailers promoting a socialist candidate in Ohio's US Senate race have links to MAGA super ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Campaign mailers urging Ohio voters to...
  
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• KBS bought Portland’s 16-story Meier & Frank department store for $54 million in 2016; it ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  In November 2016, real estate firm KBS bought the 16-story building for $54 million...
  
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• Israel’s opposition wants Netanyahu out. Its leaders’ positions on Palestine reveal the limits of a ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Four opposition parties in Israel are collaborating to remove...
  
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• How did ancient Roman engineers make water flow uphill? The ingenious technology behind their aqueducts

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Roman engineers had advanced water transport systems, including aqueducts...
  
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• High prices are testing Latino voter loyalties in a key battleground district

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Victor Martinez hosts a Spanish-language radio show in Allentown,...
  
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• Friday Harbor launches Safe Harbor QC with insurance-backed warranty from an A+ rated global insurer

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  - New offering helps lenders identify defects before closing, reduce repurchase risk and deliver higher-quality loans to investors - ......
  
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• Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home as part of a criminal investigation

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will...
  
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• At least 37 journalists detained, several assaulted, while covering protests against India’s election chief

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi, October 12, 2026 — More than three dozen journalists were temporarily detained, and in some cases assaulted, while they were covering protests against the country’s chief election commissioner over allegations of voter-list manipulation in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Pune on October 10 and 11. In New Delhi, where the main protests broke out, at least 35 journalists were detained over the course of the next two days, according to CPJ’s review of news reports, direct int
  
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• AP News Summary at 4:15 p.m. EDT

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced' ......
  
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• Antarctic sea ice hits alarming low in 2026: Scientists raise concerns over growing decline

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  In 2026, Antarctic sea ice extent hit its lowest annual...
  
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• Emergency help for Christa Pike after botched execution was delayed due to confusion

  12-10-2026 23:39 via express.co.uk
  The 911 calls made by prison staff Christa Pike's botched execution on September 30 have been revealed. Recordings show a delay occured due to confusion
  
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• Russia warned NATO is 'ready to fight tonight' as WW3 fears skyrocket

  12-10-2026 23:24 via express.co.uk
  European officials have warned that Russia may be planning to test NATO.
  
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• Who is Erie shooting suspect Matthew Stone, and why did he allegedly kill his family? ...

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Matthew Stone, 45, was...
  
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• US duo wins Nobel for research on managing economic crises

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM — U.S. economists Robert E...
  
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• Ukraine caught between escalating war and growing pressure from Trump administration

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  With Trump's declaration of an 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. president appears to be increasing pressure on Kyiv to halt its attacks on Russian refineries while simultaneously pursuing fuel deals with Moscow. ......
  
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• Taiwan attack rehearsal in Egypt? China’s J-16s, KJ-500 and Y-9LG jammers practiced killing fighters

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  China has taken its military cooperation with Egypt to a new level through the Eagles of Civilization 2026 air...
  
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• Study Finds One in Five Israelis Report Severe Mental Health Impairment

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  The National Mental Health Barometer reveals that 20 percent of the population continues to experience severe functional impairment, with young women bearing the heaviest psychological toll. ......
  
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• Social Security October 14 payments: Who gets checks as 2027 COLA forecast hits 3.6%?

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Social Security October...
  
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• Sahil Jilani's mother hospitalized after learning of his death; family issues statement after hiker's body ...

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Sahil Jilani, 24, was...
  
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• Retired American school buses sell for up to $5,000 before becoming Guatemala’s colourful chicken buses, with repairs, religious signs and LED lights

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Retired American school buses are finding a second life on Guatemala’s roads as brightly painted chicken buses, carrying passengers between towns and through rural areas. According to a report by Brooklyn News Service, bus driver and repair worker Cándido Obando said his employer, Roberto Cabezas, travels to the United States every two weeks to buy used yellow school buses for between $2,000 and $5,000. Once in Guatemala, the vehicles are repaired, repainted and decorated with stick
  
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• Report: LGBTQ exclusion costs Japanese economy billions a year

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  LGBTQ exclusion may be costing Japan as much as ¥16.42 trillion ($10.35 billion) annually, according to a new report by Open for Business, which argues that greater inclusion could help address the economic pressures facing a country with a shrinking population and workforce. Japan’s population is projected to decline from 126.15 million in 2020 to about 87 million by 2070, according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. As the country confronts a shrink
  
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• North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  NORTHKOREA-MISSILES:North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test ......
  
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• Marc Champion: Why Putin says Russia could ‘cease to exist’ if it loses

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Ever since things in Ukraine first went sideways for Vladimir Putin back in the spring of 2022, the Russian president and his officials have said that, not only were they fighting Nazis and responding to NATO aggression, but that the ......
  
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• Kim Kardashian once owned a 1.5-acre Hidden Hills ranch split by a road, with a four-stall horse stable on the other side

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Kim Kardashian and her former husband, Kanye West, expanded their property holdings in Hidden Hills, California, in 2019 by purchasing a 1.5-acre ranch for nearly $3 million. The property had a unique layout, with a single-storey house on one side of a road and a stable with horse facilities on the other. Although it was close to the couple’s main residence, the ranch had its own features, including a swimming pool, a hot tub and views of the surrounding landscape. Kardashian later put the
  
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• Julia Roberts once owned an 8.3-acre Hawaiian beachfront estate that sold for nearly $20 million after being listed for $30 million

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, once owned an 8.3-acre beachfront estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai that sold for $19.99 million in December 2020. Located on the island’s North Shore, the property, known as Limahuli Ocean Estate, features a residence, a swimming pool, landscaped grounds and direct access to the Pacific Ocean. The couple purchased the estate in 2009 for $10 million and later sold it through three separate transactions involving adjoining par
  
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• Julia Child and her husband built La Pitchoune in Provence in 1963 and used it for nearly three decades; after she gave it up in 1992, the home became a cooking school where guests still cook in her original kitchen

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Julia Child and her husband, Paul, built La Pitchoune in Provence in 1963 as a place to cook, entertain and return to year after year. The small stucco house became their summer retreat for nearly three decades, its kitchen shaped around Julia’s personality and practical approach to cooking. When she gave up the property in 1992, it did not become just another quiet country home. It went on to serve as a cooking school, and today visitors can still prepare meals in the kitchen where Child
  
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• Is this Trump's prelude to Iran attack? 17 US tankers move to Europe in just ...

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  The movement of nearly 20 U.S. aerial refuelling tankers...
  
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• Indian-origin engineering manager says H-1Bs included equal share of Indians and Chinese 10 years ago: They went back to China

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  An Indian-origin engineering manager offered a fresh perspective of the H-1B row in the US and the huge burden Indians have to shoulder because of the controversy and shared his experience of hiring H-1Bs 10 years ago. Karthik Hariharan, engineering manager of DoorDash, said that when he was hiring software engineers in San Francisco 10 years ago, there was an equal split a,ong...
  
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• Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  FRANCE-CYBERATTACK:Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food ......
  
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• Florida artists transformed their home into a mosaic wonderland using broken objects, discarded watch parts and computer circuit boards

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Artists in Dunedin, Florida, have spent more than two decades transforming their home into a colourful mosaic artwork. Carol Sackman and Blake White purchased the house in 2000 and started decorating it with mosaics in 2003. Since then, their creations have spread across much of the kitchen, bathrooms, back garden fence and the sides of the house.According to the Mosaic House of Dunedin, their artwork also features in a sculpted mailbox and an eight-foot-by-eight-foot mosaic arch in the front ya
  
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• Europe’s worst fear before Kaliningrad attack? Poland warns 1 fatal incident could change everything

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Poland is warning NATO that Russia’s alleged hybrid attacks across Europe...
  
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• Egypt says border operation targeted illegal mining after deadly strike

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Egypt says border operation targeted illegal mining after deadly strike ......
  
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• DP World Tour bans LIV Golf players for 2027, ending their Ryder Cup eligibility | ...

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Whatever becomes of LIV Golf 2.0, the DP World Tour has decided it won’t let those who compete in the rebel circuit’s new version have it both ways. In a statement to BBC Sport, DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings said the European circuit, which had previously reached agreements with LIV players to allow them into its tournaments, will no longer do so in 2027, effectively banning them from playing. “Players need to make a choice,” Kinnings told BBC Sport. “We have rules
  
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• Cyber attack leaves hundreds of French supermarkets with millions of euros of food ruined

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  French supermarket chains E. Leclerc, Intermarch� and Coop�rative U were among those hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to rapidly heat up, spoiling food ......
  
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• After Trump floats replacing Zelensky, Putin drops an offer so precise Ukraine has nowhere to turn?

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  Russia has linked a proposed 60-day ceasefire...
  
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• A Lincolnshire woman kept a box marked ‘broken porcelain’ in her attic for more than 20 years and repeatedly wondered what to do with it; the inherited Chinese pieces were finally taken to auction and sold for more than £160,000

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  A Lincolnshire woman has sold a collection of inherited Chinese porcelain for more than £160,000 after keeping a box labelled “broken porcelain” in her attic for more than 20 years. The pieces fetched £196,992, including fees, at auction.Gill Stewart rediscovered the box while looking for Christmas decorations at her home in Benniworth, near Louth. She had repeatedly wondered what to do with the items but did not take them to an auctioneer until earlier this year.“I
  
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• A British editor paid L.S. Lowry just £10 for ‘Going to the Mill’ in 1926 and kept it in the family for almost a century; 99 years later, the early industrial painting went to auction and sold for £805,200

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  A British newspaper editor bought an LS Lowry painting for just £10 in 1926 and kept it in his family for almost a century. Now, 99 years later, the early industrial scene has sold at auction for £805,200, including the buyer’s premium, after remaining in the same family’s collection throughout that period, The Guardian reported.The painting, Going to the Mill, was sold at Mall Galleries in central London on Friday, 2 May last year. Created in 1925, it was purchased direc
  
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• A 67-year-old Maryland school bus driver was removed from her route after allowing a 10-year-old boy to step off and rescue a kitten; a petition seeking her reinstatement have 800 plus signatures

  12-10-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  A 67-year-old school bus driver in Maryland has lost her route after allowing a 10-year-old student to rescue an injured kitten from the side of a rural road, prompting parents and community members to campaign for her reinstatement. According to CBS News Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun and The Independent, the incident has sparked a debate over student safety, disciplinary action and the circumstances surrounding the driver’s removal. Cynthia Morgan, who has driven school buses for Harford C
  
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• World Cup failed to deliver economic boost to LA hotels, report says

  12-10-2026 23:13 via article.wn.com
  Nearly three-quarters, or...
  
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• World Ballet Company\u2019s \u2018Sleeping Beauty\u2019 headed to Kirby Center

  12-10-2026 23:13 via article.wn.com
  The World Ballet...
  
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• Whether Tennessee tries to execute Christa Pike again is an open question. Here’s why

  12-10-2026 23:13 via article.wn.com
  Only a week after Christa Pike...
  
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• What channel is Scotland v Czechia on? TV, live stream details for Women's World Cup ...

  12-10-2026 23:13 via article.wn.com
  Full details ahead of Women’s World Cup 2027 playoff clash between Scotland and Czechia in Paisley. ......
  
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