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• Ben Johnson stresses where Bears offense must improve vs. Packers

  08-10-2026 09:31 via article.wn.com
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• Zohran Mamdani under fire for slamming Israel in Oct 7 post, booed at NY vigil

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Zohran Mamdani under fire for slamming Israel in Oct 7 post, booed at NY vigil ......
  
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• WRC expands 2027 calendar to 15 rounds as USA, UK return

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  The FIA has today released its 2027 schedule for the...
  
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• World Rally Championship to return to US, with potential stage in KY

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Show Caption Hide Caption How rally car racing is making a home in Eastern Kentucky The Backroads of Appalachia is leading an effort to expand rally car racing in Eastern Kentucky, with the potential for big economic impacts. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The World Rally Championship, one of the oldest international motorsport series, has announced its official return to the U.S. after a 39-year hiatus, according to a calendar released by the FIA, the international governing body of
  
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• Why EV sales are lukewarm in America, but hot in Europe

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  U.S. car shoppers have been slow to warm back up to electric vehicles since a key federal subsidy expired a year ago, despite persistently high gas prices. ......
  
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• Why is Trump returning to Texas? Paxton Senate race becomes key 2026 midterm test

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
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• Turkey studying how to help Saudi counter Houthi attacks: Foreign Minister Fidan

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Turkey studying how to help Saudi counter Houthi attacks: Foreign Minister Fidan ......
  
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• Trump administration faces 2 lawsuits for taxpayer-funded ads as midterms draw near

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Two lawsuits filed Wednesday challenged U.S. President Donald Trump's recent series of federally funded television advertisements, which promote his political message while costing taxpayers millions of dollars. ......
  
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• Saudi Arabia recalls almost 3,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee cars due to safety defect

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has recalled a particular model of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L due to a system default, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday, October 8. The 2,987 recalled cars are from the models released between 2023-2024, which were found to have a fault in the programming of the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) module. The defect may lead to a delay in the activation of the side airbags in the event of a crash, thereby...
  
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• Russian attack on eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk kills at least 33

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  A Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people, authorities said Thursday, describing it as a targeted strike on ‌civilians in the key stronghold sought by Moscow. ......
  
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• Pak jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen, 8,000 soldiers in Saudi Arabia too

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Pak jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen, 8,000 soldiers in Saudi Arabia too ......
  
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• Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Anne Carson for creating 'new forms for contemporary literature'

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Anne Carson, born in 1950...
  
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• No, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not going to apologize: report

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are not even remotely planning to apologize to Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, contrary to rumors that have swirled since the couple moved back to the U.K. last month, according to a new report. A London tabloid’s assertion that a public apology from the Sussexes to the Prince and Princess was imminent is...
  
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• Mortgage rates are rising, but these 13 states saw rates fall — is yours one ...

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Mortgage rates are...
  
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• Look: Fervour and fury on Pakistan pro-Imran Khan 'long march'

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Punching the air and roaring in unison, ecstatic crowds joined a growing demonstration on Wednesday in support of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, an opposition show of force that authorities had sought to avert. Supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party began their so-called "long march" on Sunday, demanding the former prime minister's release and airing anti-government sentiment fuelled by harsh economic conditions. "I joined this procession for one reason: Imran
  
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• Kuwait Court Sentences Three to 10 Years for Embezzling Minors' Funds in London Property Deal

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: A Kuwaiti appeals court...
  
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• Israel’s visa-free US travel privileges at risk after flydubai incident: Report

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  A US delegation is expected...
  
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• Israel Reduces UK Diplomatic Presence in Jerusalem Amid Tensions Over Settlements

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Jerusalem: Israel said the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its functions on Thursday but that seven diplomats would be allowed to remain in a limited capacity, with the UK saying it would continue to offer “vital services”.The move comes after Israel ordered the closure of the consulate in September as retaliation after London led Western sanctions over...
  
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• Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's...
  
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• Houthis claim ballistic missile strike on Riyadh airport, smoke seen rising from plane

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Houthis claim ballistic missile strike on Riyadh airport, smoke seen rising from plane ......
  
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• Holiday travel 2026: The top trends and destinations for Christmas and Thanksgiving

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 holiday travel season is turning out to be something of a mixed bag. With ticket prices especially steep thanks to a jet fuel shortage, many Americans (55% according to a recent study) are not traveling at all for ......
  
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• Egyptian Law Graduate Arrested for Alleged Fatal Stabbing of Parents in Gharbia

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Egyptian police have arrested a law graduate suspected of fatally stabbing his parents at their home in...
  
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• Cornell Gang-Rape Case: Lawyer Claims Accuser Misled About Investigation Status

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Ithaca: The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Wednesday.Even as she took her allegations about a 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house through Cornell’s internal disciplinary process, the university’s police department gave her the impression that a criminal investigation was continuing, lawyer Thomas G
  
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• Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution, Sparks Debate Over US Death Penalty

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Washington: A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was almost taken off life support before she regained consciousness, her lawyer said Wednesday, as a court ordered prison authorities to preserve evidence in the case.One week after Christa Pike survived her execution by lethal injection, the state of Texas carried out the execution of a 46-year-old man using the same method.Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supp
  
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• Chinese hacker targeted South Korean banks using Claude, AI agent: CrowdStrike

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Chinese hacker targeted South Korean banks using Claude, AI agent: CrowdStrike ......
  
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• Canadian poet, writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million). "She was very taken by surprise. We didn't have so much time to speak, and all she had time to tell me was that she...
  
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• Anne Carson Wins Nobel Prize: Modernising Greek Classics with Poetic Brilliance

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Ottawa: Canadian-born poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her unclassifiable writings about love, desire and despair.A professor of classics with a background in dead languages, literature, anthropology and history, she was described by The New York Times in 2001 as “one of the great pasticheurs.”Her work, however, was ignored for years, until a series of recent criti
  
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• 2 airports attacked, diplomats take shelter, schools on alert: What's happening in Riyadh?

  08-10-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Diplomats sheltered in...
  
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• Syria mulls military aid to Saudi Arabia as Houthis escalate war

  08-10-2026 15:30 via article.wn.com
  Syria is weighing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia, U.S. and Syrian officials said, as the Iran-aligned Houthis step up missile and drone attacks on the kingdom that ki ......
  
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• Spanish politicians trade blame after death of octogenarian at heart of housing protests

  08-10-2026 15:30 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Oct 8 - Spanish politicians...
  
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