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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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• World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026: UN trade body

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Global�economic�growth�will�likely�slow�to�2.6%�in�2026,�down�from�2.9%�last�year,�as�the�energy�shock�from�the�crisis�in�the�Middle�East�is�putting�the�global�economy�to�the�test,�the�United�Nations�agency�for�trade�and
  
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• Virginia county board sues to block Trump's proposed triumphal arch

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Local�authorities�in�Arlington,�Virginia,�sued�the�US�Department�of�Interior�and�National�Park�Service�seeking�to�block�President�Donald�Trump's�proposed�triumphal�arch,�saying�it�poses�risks�to�aviation�safety�and�emergency�services....
  
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• USS Abraham Lincoln Returns to San Diego After 265-Day Iran Deployment

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  The USS Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to return to San Diego this Thursday, concluding a deployment of 265 consecutive days at sea. The aircraft...
  
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• UN says US livestreaming Fort Hood shooter execution could violate torture prohibition

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  UN says US livestreaming Fort Hood shooter execution could violate torture prohibition ......
  
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• Trump Sends Obamacare ‘Refund’ Checks Ahead of Midterm Elections

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  The $500 checks are accompanied by a letter signed by the president that criticizes the Biden administration for overcharging Americans for health insurance. ......
  
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• Trump online: A burst of anti-Somali and anti-Muslim rhetoric

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  In a burst of anti-Somali and anti-Muslim rhetoric, President Donald Trump cast the Somali American community as a threat to Minnesota on Thursday, hours after he labeled Muslim US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a radical extremist. "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants. There is Violence, Murder, and Mayhem all over the State. The people of Minnesota must fight back," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Trump urged authorities in...
  
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• Trump forms panel to probe US Fed governor Lisa Cook

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  US�President�Donald�Trump�has�set�up�a�committee�to�probe�Federal�Reserve�Governor�Lisa�Cook�over�alleged�'false�statements'�linked�to�mortgages,�renewing�his�efforts�to�oust�her. The�committee�is�set�to�hold�an�in-person�hearing�on�t
  
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• Thieves pull off Italy\u2019s biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth $5.8 million

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Using the company’s forklifts, they loaded the vehicles with wine and fled during the night....
  
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• Thieves pull off Italy's biggest-ever wine heist, stealing 30,000 bottles worth 5 million euros

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Thieves have stolen about 30,000 bottles of premium wine worth an estimated 5 million euros from a Marchesi Antinori winery in Tuscany in what the company says is the largest wine theft in Italy’s history. The haul included highly prized ......
  
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• The Fashions: The urge to shop

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Let’s come back to reality* (*look at some things we really want, available this season). ......
  
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• Singapore incorporates COVID-19 vaccines into routine national immunisation schedules

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  From October 12, COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore transitions from a distinct public health campaign to a component of the national routine immunisation schedules. This institutional change alters the eligibility framework for specific groups, anchoring the vaccine within the same service mechanisms used for other routine...
  
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• Prosecutors drop bribery charge in Philippine VP impeachment trial

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Prosecutors said yesterday they are dropping a bribery charge against Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte, who still faces three other charges at her ongoing impeachment trial that could lead to her removal from office. The 48-year-old is also charged with misuse of state funds, unexplained wealth, and an alleged...
  
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• Popular frozen pizza brand discontinued after nearly 60 years in the freezer aisle

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  A popular pizza of the past is taking last spin around the microwave plate. Conagra Brands, the conglomerate that owns brands like Slim Jim, Duke’s and Orville Redenbacher’s, is retiring Celeste Pizza. But her kind face and lava-hot, post-microwave cheese will live on in our collective nostalgia. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE “We stopped producing Celeste as part of our SKU rationalization process,” a Conagra representative tells TODAY.com. &ldq
  
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• Patel says FBI has arrested another person tied to ShinyHunters hackers

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday the bureau has arrested another person tied to the ShinyHunters hacking group. In a post on X, Patel said, 'Our agents in the...
  
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• Palestine Action linked to 94% of all UK terrorism arrests

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  The arrests of pro-Palestine activists have made up the majority of terrorism-related arrests in the UK since Palestine Action was proscribed in 2025, new statistics from the Home Office reveal. The latest figures show a record high in terrorism-related arrests, with 2,867 arrests made in the year ending June 2026, up from 234 the previous year -- a 1,553% increase. Of these arrests, 94 percent, or 3,630, were tied to alleged support for...
  
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• Pakistan's subsidies benefit 10M low-income people as war drives up fuel prices

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan has provided fuel subsidies to...
  
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• Pakistan backs Guterres peace push, says war is no answer

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan backs Guterres peace push, says war is no answer ......
  
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• Outrage Over a Livestreamed Execution at Fort Hood

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Readers are aghast at the planned execution. Also: North Korea’s crimes; Venezuela’s gold; the search for a leader; feeding the birds; making e-bikes safer. ......
  
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• Michigan Senate debate: El-Sayed, Rogers spar over Iran, Israel

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded barbs on Thursday over Iran and Israel during their first televised debate in the race for Michigan’s open Senate seat, ahead of November’s US midterm elections. Held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the debate opened with both candidates being asked whether they would support a pause on the federal petrol tax amid rising fuel prices linked to the war with Iran. Fuel prices have surged since US-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February
  
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• ‘Pretty Little Liars' actor Keegan Allen says he was robbed in LA

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department are investigating a reported assault and armed robbery Thursday involving actor Keegan Allen outside a Los Angeles grocery store. The "Walker" and "Pretty Little Liars" actor posted a video on social media...
  
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• King Charles paid Andrew's �1.5mn repair bill for former Windsor mansion

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Britain's�King�Charles�III�privately�loaned�his�brother,�disgraced�former�prince�Andrew,��1.5mn�($2mn)�to�cover�repair�costs�to�his�former�residence,�a�person�familiar�with�the�matter�said. The�king�last�year�ousted�the�former�prince,�now
  
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• In backroom ‘sewing’ classes, Afghan women stitch together an education in secret

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  It has been five...
  
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• Hurricane Isaias set to strike US Gulf Coast

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Isaias rapidly intensified into a major category 3 storm yesterday, triggering mandatory evacuations as it barrelled towards the US Gulf Coast where it was projected to make landfall in the evening. Isaias is the first hurricane of an Atlantic season held in check by a historic El Nino, and is set to become the first hurricane to strike the US mainland since Milton in 2024. Fueled by record-warm Gulf waters heated by climate change, it strengthened rapidly over the past day. 'Isaias is
  
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• Germany to release up to 15mn barrels of oil under G7 plan

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  � German�release�includes�diesel�and�heating�oil�first;�Germany�had�pledged�19.5mn�barrels�under�IEA�programme;�France�earlier�this�week�announced�a�10mn-barrel�release �...
  
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• French unions block Israel Elbit arms shipment but El Al step in

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  French trade unions and pro-Palestinian groups say they have prevented a shipment of military components from being flown to Israel by Air France, but warn the same cargo has now been booked onto an Israeli airline's flight scheduled for Saturday. A source at activist group Urgence Palestine told The New Arab on Friday that the shipment, destined for Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems Land, remained in France after workers and campaigners intervened to stop its transport on an Air France fl
  
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• Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man with six trials for one crime, dies at 56

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who survived multiple wrongful convictions and spent more than two decades in prison, has died at age 56. His family confirmed that he died at his home in Mississippi on Wednesday, according to attorney Rob McDuff, who served on Flowers' legal...
  
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• Boy, 5, dies after digital display board falls on him at Florida elementary school

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  A 5-year-old boy was killed after a digital whiteboard fell on him at an elementary school in Florida, in what officials called a "tragic accident" on Wednesday. Brevard Public Schools said in a news release that a large "video display board" fell on the student at Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay, just a few miles southwest of Melbourne, Florida. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE "School staff immediately called 911 and began emergency lifesaving measures," the distr
  
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• Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  Light attack aircraft and military vehicles have arrived at the new China-Laos joint training facility announced last Tuesday, according to satellite images reviewed by Reuters. The images, taken by commercial satellite provider Vantor, show what security analysts believe are eight K-8 light attack jets and more than two dozen support vehicles on a runway that is still being built - China's latest expansion of its overseas military presence. Taken on September 30, the day after China's defence m
  
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• A life lived wild | Miriam Horn's 'Homesick For a World Unknown: The Life of ...

  09-10-2026 20:33 via article.wn.com
  A life lived wild | Miriam Horn's 'Homesick For a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller' ......
  
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