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• Cornell rape allegations: The key differences between a sworn statement, a police interview and a ...

  09-10-2026 18:53 via article.wn.com
  Newly reported documents have led to the reopening of the...
  
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• Why Are Republicans in Danger in Middle America?

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  To avoid being upset, Republicans must emphasize that the extremism of the Democrats is a threat to the economy and, more fundamentally, our way of life. ......
  
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• US sanctions on ICC 'brash attempt' to dismantle international legal system: UN experts

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Experts urge governments to defend court's independence and call on EU to activate Blocking Statute to shield ICC from sanctionsUN human rights chief warns against chilling effect, urging all 125 states party to Rome Statute to take urgent steps to safeguard court's operations UN experts warned Friday that US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) amounted to a "brash attempt" to dismantle the international justice system, urging governments to...
  
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• UN envoy warns Yemen has returned to 'full-scale war,' urges political settlement

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Yemen has returned to "full-scale war" as fighting spreads across multiple fronts, with civilians bearing the brunt of escalating violence, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg warned Friday. Briefing the UN Security Council, Grundberg said hostilities have intensified in recent weeks following advances by Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, toward Mokha and the coast along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. He condemned Houthi attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including recen
  
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• UAE says Flydubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  ABU DHABI — UAE authorities said Friday that an Omani co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30 had planned to hijack the aircraft and crash it into the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in a suicide attack intended to cause mass casualties.UAE Attorney-General Counsellor Dr. Hamad Al Shamsi said investigations revealed that the 29-year-old suspect had allegedly planned the attack for years, drawing inspiration from the September 11, 2001, terrorist at
  
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• Two Iranians plead not guilty to spying on Israeli, Jewish targets in U.K.

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  The alleged surveillance, carried out in July and August 2025, also targeted an individual described by a judge as being 'of intelligence interest' to Iran. The two men were remanded in custody ahead of an April trial ......
  
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• Renoir paintings swiped from museum in France have been found as 6 are arrested

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  PARIS — Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France last month have been found, and six people arrested, local authorities said Friday. The mayor of the town housing the Renoir Museum, Bryan Masson, issued a statement praising investigators who tracked down the paintings and suspects. The statement did...
  
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• Powerful quake shakes Panama, canal operations normal

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  PANAMA CITY, Oct ⁠9 (Reuters) - A strong...
  
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• Plane passenger, 28, found dead in her seat after four-hour flight

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  A plane passenger was found dead in her seat after fellow travelers realized she wasn’t moving when they were disembarking – with tragic video appearing to show officials carrying her off the aircraft in what appeared to be a sheet. The 28-year-old woman was unresponsive when it was her turn to...
  
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• Magnitude 8 earthquake hits near Panama as nine countries face tsunami threat

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  A tsunami alert has been issued for nine countries following the magnitude 8 quake ......
  
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• Left-wing politician Hitler Mussolini becomes mayor of Peruvian small town

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  A left-wing politician who shares his name with fascist dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini has become the mayor of a Peruvian town – just one year after he resigned from a right-wing populist party. Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, 45, prevailed with 34% of the vote in Sunday’s election in Queropalca, running on a center-left ticket for Peru’s Ahora Nacion (Now Nation) party. It’s unclear when the politician joined the Ahora Nacion party, but he was previously a m
  
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• India floods capital Delhi with police to prevent protest against voter purge

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI — Authorities in India took extraordinary measures on Friday to prevent protesters from assembling in the capital Delhi ahead of a massive rally called for ‌Saturday by the "Cockroach" youth movement to demand the country's elections chief quit over a sweeping revision of voter lists.The government deployed thousands of police and paramilitary personnel and ordered the suspension of mass transit in the city. They also effectively put many would-be protesters under house arre
  
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• Four men jailed over gangland murder of man tortured and set alight over £1m cigarette haul

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Mr Samel’s killing was linked to the seizure of illicit and counterfeit cigarettes which had been smuggled into the UK from Poland ......
  
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• Dutch premier vows to 'do whatever is needed' to defend ICC amid announced US sanctions

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Friday vowed to take all necessary steps to defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) against announced US sanctions, expressing hope that diplomatic efforts would prevent their implementation. "I think now the message to the United States is crystal clear: We will do whatever we need to defend the ICC," Jetten said at a joint news conference with...
  
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• ‘Coward’ Marco Rubio under fire after taking war on world court to next level: ‘Spineless’

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the United States would be sanctioning the International Criminal Court, an announcement that left countless critics in shock. As noted by journalist Evan Dyer, the announcement came just hours after Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, a South African jurist and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The...
  
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• Celine Dion falls onstage, gets right back up during her Paris show

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Celine Dion is OK after taking a tumble onstage during a recent show. ......
  
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• ‘Boy Meets World’ alum Will Friedle, 50, rushed to hospital after ‘badly peeing blood’

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  “Boy Meets World” alum Will Friedle, 50, was rushed to the hospital last week after he began peeing blood. The actor shared the scary story on Thursday’s episode of his “Pod Meets World” podcast, revealing that he was diagnosed with a kidney stone. He recounted that he noticed blood in his urine after getting up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. However, it wasn’t until his wife, Susan Martens, pointed out that he had gone pale that they decided
  
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• As Climate Disasters Multiply, Indigenous Governance Offers a Way Forward

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Indigenous lands from Canada to Ecuador to Nepal are increasingly being hit by catastrophic storms, fires, and floods. Worse, these climate disasters often come one after the other as overlapping crises rather than isolated incidents. Still, despite the ongoing destruction, Indigenous peoples continue to prove that they have the knowledge and skills to respond, if only global powers will let them. Eve
  
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• Amnesty International urges states to resist US sanctions targeting ICC

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  Amnesty International Friday called on international community to take every appropriate measure to resist what it called US' "attack" against the International Criminal Court. "With its sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, the US...
  
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• Air Supply Rocks on With World Tours, a New Album and a Star on the ...

  09-10-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  When it comes to Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell —...
  
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• Vance's H-1B crusade leads to family history scrutiny

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  TOI Correspondent from Washington: “His in-laws were indentured servants and his wife is an anchor baby.” That was one of the barbs ricocheting around social media after US vice president JD Vance accused microsoft of replacing american workers with 'foreign indentured servants' - shortly before his boss honored the company’s India-born CEO, Satya Nadella, at the white house.Vance may have intended to put Silicon Valley in the dock with what was perceived as a slut that invited
  
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• Trump launches committee to probe Fed's Lisa Cook, White House statement

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  "To assist me in carrying out that responsibility, the Committee shall investigate the allegations against Governor Cook and report to me whether there is "cause" for Governor Cook's removal," according to the noticedated Oct. 7 ......
  
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• Trump Appoints Katie Zacharia as New White House Press Secretary

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has...
  
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• The Three Sisters nearly vanished; growers are reviving the centuries-old planting tradition

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  Corn, beans and squash have been...
  
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• Surgery soon could give blind seal chance to see for first time

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  The seal is believed to have been born blind, and is describes as "funny" and "sassy," who is fearful of the world due to his inability to see it. ......
  
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• Spring or fall? Plants ‘confused’ after record hot summer

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  Some plants had effectively paused during the heat and are now responding to wetter weather with fresh growth. ......
  
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• School choice improves learning at a lower cost, analysts say

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – As public education remains a concern for taxpayers, supporters of school choice programs argue that giving families more educational options can improve student outcomes at a lower cost. ......
  
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• Powerful 7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Panama, Sparks Panic in Capital

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  A magnitude-7.7 earthquake jolted Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city and warnings of...
  
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• Plan to find potholes with AI draws jeers online

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  Social media users were less than impressed with the plans. ......
  
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• Pepperoni gets all the credit, but sausage is doing the more interesting work on pizza

  09-10-2026 21:18 via article.wn.com
  The Italian sausage crumble on...
  
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