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• Christa Pike is walking with help and regaining movement a week after Tennessee's failed execution, ...

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  Christa Pike is walking with help and regaining movement a week after Tennessee's failed execution, her attorneys say. ......
  
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• World Bank Urges States to Prioritise Better Jobs, Human Capital, Services Amid 93% Revenue Rise

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  Nigeria | 3 seconds ago • Says reforms create unique opportunity to upgrade infrastructure, education, healthcare, water•Oyedele says economic growth not yet inclusive Ndubuisi Francis and James Emejo in Abuja The World Bank, yesterday, tasked state governments to convert the substantial fiscal space created by recent economic reforms into better jobs, public services, and living standards. The bank said increased revenues would have limited development impact if not matched by more ef
  
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• Who is Oscar Belgal? 5 things on New York City man shot by ICE agents ...

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• What did Anthropic say about abusing Claude AI? New policy bans ‘cruel’ behavior

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• ‘Wait till you discover the other guy’: Rahul on Musk’s ‘Ambani’ post

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: After Elon Musk asked whether Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is the “real boss” of India amid a controversy over Starlink satellite internet services, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, October 9, told the US business tycoon to “wait till you discover the other guy.” The Indian government rejected allegations that domestic business interests were blocking Starlink’s satellite internet services,...
  
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• US suspends green card route for 8 IT firms, including Microsoft

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday, October 8, it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms from a programme allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards as it also lashed out at universities that bring international students to the US on exchange programs. Other firms includes Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini. The announcement by Vice President JD Vance marks the latest swing from the Trump administration at employers and
  
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• US Green card sponsorship curb on tech firms draws praise from Trump allies, fury from Democrats

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• U.S. county sues to block Trump's Triumphal Arch project

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Local authorities in Arlington County, Virginia, on Thursday sued to block construction of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch project. Arlington County is located in Northern Virginia just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The county government filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
  
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• Trump chief of staff’s daughter Katie Wiles photographed with pro-Russia politician amid Bosnia lobbying row

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• The 10-minute ‘best anti-stress' habit a cardiologist does daily to calm her mind and body

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  Chronic stress takes a toll on the body, raising the risk of heart disease by increasing inflammation and blood pressure. So, you need to relax — but easier said than done, of course. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Heart doctors often prescribe stress-reduction techniques for patients, but how do they reduce stress in their own busy lives? For Dr. Annapoorna Kini, a cardiologist at the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York, one “calming” practi
  
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• Thailand’s Queen Suthida takes to the skies for solo flight in fighter jet

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
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• San Francisco Opera seeks China staging for The Monkey King

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  As technology and trade dominate headlines about US-China relations, San Francisco Opera is working to bring its production of The Monkey King to China, building on cultural connections that the opera company's general director Matthew Shilvock sees as central to the relationship. For Shilvock, the opera's adaptation of the Chinese classic reflects how San Francisco's strengths in technology and the arts can bring people together across the Pacific. "I think you see in San Francisco so clearly t
  
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• ‘Not like coronavirus’: Mystery shrouds Russian lab technician’s death, some residents fear plague, others remain calm

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• Nobel-winning AI scientist John Jumper said he was leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic, drawing praise ...

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• Mayor Mamdani wants ICE abolished after man shot in New York City; what we know ...

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• Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos backed a $200 million pledge for 100 threatened species, from ...

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• KEC International shares: 51% down in 2026 but jumps 5% today after this order; can ...

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  KEC International shares jumped almost 5% in morning trade after the company announced it had bagged new orders worth ₹1,030 crore. Year-to-date in the calendar year 2026, the stock is down 51% compared to a 15% fall in the equity benchmark Sensex ......
  
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• Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive Israel’s top civilian award for ‘sheer bravery’: What does ...

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• In 2014, Akon co-founded Akon Lighting Africa to bring solar power to rural Africa; within ...

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• In 2008, Leonardo DiCaprio moved into a $3.67 million solar-powered tower in Manhattan, and its ...

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• In 2006, California reopened Bolsa Chica to the Pacific, restoring tidal flow to about 1,247 ...

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• In 1999, Florida began restoring the Kissimmee River, a project that aims to reconnect 44 ...

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• In 1986, Onondaga Lake reopened to fishing after sewage and industry made it infamous, and ...

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• In 1979, China introduced smooth cordgrass to create coastal land; it now covers about 68,000 ...

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• In 1907, Austria's emperor gifted chamois to New Zealand; the mountain animals spread through the ...

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• In 1769, a French explorer gifted Māori two pigs; their descendants helped establish feral pig ...

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• HT interview: India must look beyond farming to boost rural income, says IFAD chief Alvaro Lario

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  Many rural communities do not depend only on farming, Lario said. | India News ......
  
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• How H-1B visa holders could be affected by US green card suspension: Microsoft, TCS, Wipro ...

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• Green card curbs ‘unlikely to hit plans’: TCS reacts to Trump admin’s move, to hire ...

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• Europe’s protectionist turn is betraying the free-trade order it built

  09-10-2026 08:00 via article.wn.com
  France and Germany once presented themselves as guardians of Europe’s open economic order. Now, the continent’s two most influential powers appear increasingly eager to turn trade protectionism into a weapon. That is not merely a policy adjustment. It is a profound contradiction. According to media reports, France and Germany have submitted an informal paper to the European Commission calling for stronger EU trade-defense instruments. The proposal reportedly seeks to give Brussels ne
  
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