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• Falcons 45, Saints 24

  07-10-2026 06:29 via article.wn.com
  NEW ORLEANS — On a night commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Saints’ first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Bijan Robinson and the Atlanta Falcons quieted the raucous Superdome crowd early and ran away with a 45-24 ......
  
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• US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Environmental...
  
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• US has 81 aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war, congressional report says

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The US military has had at least 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged during military operations against Iran, according to a recent report prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.The figures compile operational incidents recorded since Feb. 28 across Pentagon records, US Central Command (CENTCOM) statements, military inspector general findings, and press accounts.The number includes both airplanes and helicopters as well as drones, with the MQ-9 Reaper drone &n
  
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• Urgent: Saudi airstrikes hit Hodeidah airport in Yemen: Houthi media

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Saudi warplanes carried out fresh...
  
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• UN renews condemnation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  The United Nations late Wednesday renewed its...
  
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• UK court blocks appeal in diesel emissions lawsuits against carmakers

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  London's High Court on Thursday refused claimants permission to appeal against its July ruling, which largely favoured some of the...
  
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• The midterm elections won't keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  A hurricane is menacing the Gulf...
  
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• Texas carries out first execution in US since Christa Pike survived lethal injection

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  HOUSTON — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the US this year and the first since Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived lethal injection a week ago.Jamaal Howard, 46, received a fatal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at 8:03 pm. Howard had been convicted of shooting and...
  
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• Russian bomb attack kills 33 in street in east Ukraine stronghold

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  A ‌Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people, authorities said on ‌Thursday, describing it as a targeted strike on civilians in the key stronghold sought by Moscow. Another 18 people ​were wounded in one of the largest single attacks this year, which took place on a street where police said two city buses were operating at the time of...
  
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• Prince William's charitable foundation funded homes on Duchy land in Cornwall; in August, the first phase was handed to a charity, providing accommodation and support for 16 people facing homelessness

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  A new housing project in Cornwall is putting a different face on the fight against homelessness. Rather than treating shelter as a temporary stopgap, the development in Nansledan, Newquay, combines carefully designed homes with practical support, creating a more secure route towards independent living for people who have experienced homelessness. Scroll down to read the details.A new beginning in NansledanAccording to the Nansledan website, on August 4, 2026, St Petrocs received the keys to the
  
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• Post-flood rehabilitation top priority for Cambodia: PM

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday directed authorities to prioritize post-flood recovery efforts, focusing on...
  
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• Pharma lobby sues Trump administration over Medicare drug price cuts

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  The pharmaceutical industry’s top...
  
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• Parents back Australia's under-16 social media ban despite daily use: report

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Eighty-eight percent of Australian parents surveyed support the country's under-16 social media ban, despite the majority using social media every day themselves, new research has found. The report by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Playgroup WA in the state of Western Australia...
  
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• Palestinian woman killed, husband and children injured in Israeli shelling of northern Gaza

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  GAZA CITY — A Palestinian woman was killed and her husband and two children were injured on Thursday when Israeli artillery shelling struck their tent northwest of Gaza City, a medical source said.The attack came on the third anniversary of the start of Israel’s genocide on Gaza and amid continued violations of the ceasefire agreement that took effect on Oct. 10, 2025.Medical teams...
  
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• News in brief for October 8

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike, awake and angry,is at the center of a legal storm ....
  
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• Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast. And the vast majority of U.S. adults say it's highly important for the government to ensure that AI stays under human control and that U.S. ......
  
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• Japan urged to severely punish perpetrator of Chinese embassy break-in: spokesperson

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China once again urges the Japanese side to impose severe punishment on the perpetrator who broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan with a knife to serve as a warning to others, foreign ministry spokesperson...
  
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• Istanbul building collapse kills two; rescuers race to reach trapped child

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  At least two people were killed after the lower floors of a seven-storey building partially collapsed in Istanbul’s Maltepe district on Thursday, with rescue teams searching for people still believed to be...
  
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• Iraqi Airways resumes direct flights to Iran after U.S. sanctions waiver

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's national carrier Iraqi Airways resumed direct flights to Iran on Thursday, with a flight from Najaf International Airport...
  
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• Iran has ‘lost complete control’ of Hormuz Strait, its economy is in ‘freefall’ Rubio says

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  Iran has “lost complete control” of the...
  
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• Hurricane Isaias could impact Georgia-Alabama game with Trump set to attend

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Isaias could make landfall...
  
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• Hungarian section of Budapest-Belgrade railway passes European safety testing

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  BUDAPEST, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Testing of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on the Hungarian section of the Budapest-Belgrade railway has been completed, marking an important step toward launching passenger services, a senior official said Thursday. The ETCS must function properly before passenger services can launch. Hungarian...
  
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• German Chancellor says Palestinian state is best path to peace and security in Middle East

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that...
  
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• Former Sri Lankan first lady arrested on corruption charges

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO — The wife of Sri Lanka's powerful former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to when she was first lady misused donations raised for a children's hospital.Anti-corruption authorities arrested 73-year-old Shiranthi Rajapaksa at her Colombo home on Wednesday.Police later took her before a court, which ordered her detention for a week pending...
  
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• Feature: Afghan Post upgrades services, connects Afghans with world

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Waiting for his turn to deliver several newly issued passports to their owners in Sara-e-Shamali and Khair Khana neighborhoods in northern Kabul, postman Zakihullah said he was happy to serve people through his work. "I deliver passports to the recipients at the gates of their homes. It takes a maximum of one hour to make a delivery. Otherwise, it takes only 10 to 15 minutes to hand over a passport to an addressee in Karta-e-Parwan or Sara-e-Shamali," the 20-year-old po
  
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• FBI arrests teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Mall of America

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  MINNEAPOLIS — FBI agents...
  
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• EU urges BiH to resume reforms after election, warns of funding loss

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  SARAJEVO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission has urged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to resume its reform momentum following the Oct. 4 general election, warning that the country risks losing 373.9...
  
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• CDC sees low plague risk, monitors Siberia arrivals after worker death, director says

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  Centers for Disease Control and...
  
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• Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  Nearly one in four adults in the United States provide care to adults or children with medical conditions or disabilities, and that number is on the rise. Such work can be draining, and experts say it's important for caregivers to ......
  
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• Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

  08-10-2026 14:37 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer ⁠Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature...
  
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