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• AP News Summary at 10:44 a.m. EDT

  01-10-2026 17:31 via article.wn.com
  Failed Tennessee execution renews the debate over death penalty methods ......
  
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• Yemeni army says over 100 Houthis killed in major clashes across Taiz in past 24 hours

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Yemeni government forces said Thursday that more than 100 Houthi fighters were killed and dozens wounded during intense clashes on several fronts in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen during the last 24 hours. The media center of the Taiz Military Axis said government forces and Popular Resistance fighters repelled Houthi attacks and inflicted heavy losses on personnel and military equipment. The fighting was concentrated in Humair in Maqbanah district and Bani Bakari in Jabal Habashi district
  
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• WNBA says no penalty for Aces star A’ja Wilson after fan incident in Game 2 ...

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  LAS VEGAS —A’ja Wilson will be on the court for Las Vegas’ decisive Game 3 on Thursday night against the Indiana Fever after the WNBA didn’t suspend or fine her following an incident with a fan during Game 2 of ......
  
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• Trump economic approval hits new low as Americans blame him for rising prices

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Trump economic approval hits new low as Americans blame him for rising prices Most Americans blame US President Donald Trump’s policies for persistently high prices as his approval on the economy falls to a new low, according to an AP-NORC poll. The survey found...
  
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• Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile, Reports Limited Damage

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia’s air defence intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait, the Saudi Civil Defence said.Fragments from the intercepted missile...
  
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• Russia and Brazil are strategic partners, but their economic ties tell a different story

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Russia and Brazil call each other strategic partners, meet within BRICS and advocate a more multipolar world order. But a new joint study by the Russian International Affairs...
  
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• Pilot Hailed as Hero in Israel-Bound Flight Previously Said Air Crew Could ‘Save Your Life’

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The pilot hailed as a hero for averting an air disaster on a flight to Israel on Sept. 30 told an interviewer last...
  
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• Organ donation in India: How the system works and what law says

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The Karnataka High Court recently cleared the way for a 52-year-old bachelor to donate a kidney to an unrelated...
  
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• NTSB: Amazon plane pilots weren't warned about winds before crash

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Drone footage shows Amazon plane crash site at Miami airport Drone footage captured video of skid marks left by the Amazon cargo plane and its wreckage at Miami International Airport. An air traffic controller did not provide required information about tailwind conditions to the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane before it overran a runway at Miami International Airport and crashed last month, killing five people on the ground, according to a preliminary federal report released Oct. 1. The National
  
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• New York's governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had signed an executive order appointing the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor to oversee the investigation reopened ea
  
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• Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot of FlyDubai went through Islamic radicalization

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Photo- Smit Machchhar, the Captain of the Fly Dubai...
  
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• Malaysia's net capital stock rises 4.2 pct to 910 bln USD in 2025

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's net capital stock (NKS), which measures the value of fixed assets, rose 4.2 percent year on year to 3.7 trillion ringgit (910 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, driven mainly by the...
  
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• Malaysia, Singapore to strengthen supply chain resilience, deepen economic cooperation

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia and Singapore are set to deepen cooperation in a number of trade and economic sectors, while further strengthening supply chain resilience to face potential disruptions, officials from both sides said on...
  
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• Lo Quiero Ya Online Store Launches Direct-to-Consumer Shopping Platform Offering Quality Products at Competitive Prices

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  ""We built Lo Quiero Ya around a simple idea: everyone deserves access to well-made products without paying inflated prices. By working directly with our suppliers, we pass real savings along to our customers while maintaining the quality standards they expect." - Spokesperson" Lo Quiero Ya has officially launched its online retail platform, connecting shoppers directly with high-quality products sourced from manufacturers and primary suppliers. The store aims to make premium goods accessible to
  
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• Kyrgyzstan removes 6 dormant airports from shutdown as EU safety ban ends

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  For two decades, Kyrgyzstan's aviation sector operated under a shadow. Since 2006, the country remained on the European Union's aviation safety "blacklist," a designation that effectively froze the development of its...
  
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• Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to Launch 400 Tbps Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Link

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  A new high-capacity fiber-optic communication line connecting Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is expected to become operational...
  
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• Indonesian villagers on Borneo struggle for water as El Niño intensifies peatland fires

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  PENYELADI, Indonesia (AP) — After three months with no rain, Sriwati, a shopkeeper and mother of three children living in Penyeladi village on the tropical island of Borneo, can no longer depend on the river for her needs. Experts say communities like Sriwati’s are facing a severe water crisis as this year’s super El Niño, combined with decades of degradation of the island’s ecologically vital peatlands — ancient wetlands that are critical for carbon storage,
  
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• Chinese AI model investigated after researcher says it provided instructions for bioweapons, assassinations

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Chinese AI company Moonshot AI has launched an internal investigation after a...
  
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• Bolivia dismantles group operating within justice system following arrest of attorney general

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Bolivian authorities said Thursday that a group operating within the justice system was dismantled following the arrest of Attorney General Roger Mariaca, who is accused of leading a criminal organization within the Public Prosecutor’s Office that protected drug trafficking, according to state news agency ABI. “An organization has been dismantled that was embedded in the justice system and the Public...
  
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• Bolivia detains attorney general, government ministry says

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Bolivia’s Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been...
  
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• Avalanche kills 15 Nepali workers in Himalayas

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  At least 15 Nepali workers were killed when an...
  
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• 5 takeaways from Trump’s combative Time interview

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  President Trump’s 75-minute interview with...
  
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• 28 countries call for end to unilateral coercive measures at UN

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China and 27 other countries, including Russia, Egypt and Iran, on Thursday called on the international community to end unilateral coercive measures, saying they interfere in other countries' internal affairs and undermine the foundation of multilateralism. History has...
  
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• Women hospitalised and three men charged with assault and choking after separate home invasions in Sydney

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  NSW police allege the men, aged 18, 19 and 20, broke into homes in Arncliffe and Bankstown this week before assaulting the women aged 31 and 32...
  
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• West Hollywood shooting update: What happened at Sunset and Holloway? First details on victim as ...

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  Reports indicated...
  
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• UN marks International Day of Older Persons with urgent call to overhaul Systems for Longevity

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  United Nations – The International Day of Older Persons was celebrated October 1, 2026, by the UN and its various agencies, alongside global partners, with a call for major systemic shifts. Flyer of UN International Day of Older Persons. PHOTO: UN Established in 1990 by the United Nations General Assembly (Resolution 45/106), and first observed on October 1, 1991, the day recognizes the contributions of older people and addresses issues that affect their lives and well-beings. The official
  
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• Trump administration’s quiet move makes it harder for some US citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  The Democratic National Committee on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump’s administration secretly changed a postcard used by U.S. citizens overseas in a way that makes it harder to register to vote. The lawsuit contends that the Department of Defense made the change by declaring an emergency, which allowed it to eliminate a specific box on the form. That box is typically checked by potential voters who acknowledge they are U.S. citizens but who have never...
  
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• Sentence tossed in Arizona case where deceased victim was depicted speaking in AI-generated video

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  An Arizona man’s 10-year manslaughter...
  
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• Putin warns the world is living through a dangerous moment

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW--President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous moment and warned the West not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which Moscow has made clear it would defend with nuclear weapons if necessary. Locked in a war in Ukraine which he said Russia had no choice but to launch in order to safeguard its own security, Putin said Russia had no plans to attack any European country and wanted to coexist peacefully.
  
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• New York's governor says state's AG will oversee Cornell rape investigation, removing case from DA

  02-10-2026 04:06 via article.wn.com
  New York’s governor has appointed a...
  
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