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• Fat Bear Week has arrived. Here's everything to know about the 2026 contest

  21-09-2026 16:58 via article.wn.com
  Brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula are getting ready for hibernation, but not before they compete in a popular online contest. Fat Bear Week has arrived, pinning 16 contenders against one another in a battle of brawn and bulk. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The reigning champion, 32 Chunk, is looking to go back-to-back, but it will have tough competition from other bears — and even some of their cubs. How will it all bear out? Here's everything to know for 2026 F
  
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• Ukrainian ship captain killed in Russian strike on Odesa

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  A Russian attack on a commercial cargo ship in Ukraine's southern Black Sea port of Odesa killed its captain, Ukrainian authorities have said. Attacks on commercial vessels have multiplied in recent months as Russia and Ukraine seek to damage each other's export revenues, with the war now into its fifth year. "The enemy targeted a commercial...
  
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• Trump administration accuses banned media outlets of 'falsehoods' ahead of court hearing

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  The US Justice Department's response to a lawsuit filed by CNN, Politico and MS NOW also cites national security. ......
  
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• Treasury yields edge lower as Brent crude falls below $99

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Yields on U.S. Treasurys fell across the curve early Wednesday, as oil prices extended their decline. ......
  
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• Tigray rebels seize Ethiopia regional airport

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Addis Ababa: Tigrayan rebel forces in northern Ethiopia have seized control of the airport in the regional capital, security and local sources told AFP on Wednesday, at a time of r ......
  
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• Taiwan watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its ...

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump ......
  
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• Singapore core inflation rises to 2.2 pct in August

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's core inflation rose to 2.2 percent year on year in August from 2 percent in July, reflecting higher services, retail and other goods, and food prices, official data showed Wednesday. On a month-on-month basis, core prices rose...
  
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• Senator Tells Data Centre Developer to Drop Project Planned 20 Metres From Homes

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  An executive from AI data centre operator Goodman Group has been urged to drop the company’s proposed Sydney...
  
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• Road accident kills 8, injures 4 in N. Afghanistan

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Eight commuters were killed and four others sustained injuries in a road accident...
  
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• Qatar Emir Warns Middle East in ‘One of Its Most Dangerous Phases’

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] New York: Qatar's Emir, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has warned that the Middle East is entering one of its most dangerous stages, with intensifying conflicts and...
  
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• Pentagon officially adds one more soldier death to US count from Iran war

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Internal Defense...
  
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• Morocco votes for a new parliament after Gen Z protests and migration surge to Ceuta

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament Wednesday in an election marked by frustration among young people and high unemployment ......
  
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• Coalition Unveils Plan to Dismantle Net Zero Goals

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Almost every aspect of Australia’s climate and energy policy would be ditched under a...
  
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• CNBC Daily Open: Nothing artificial about 'Super Intelligence'

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump seeks to rebrand AI ahead of his meeting with China's Xi Jinping, while rejecting a "globalist scheme" to regulate the technology. ......
  
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• Cambodia hosts int'l conference on combating online scams

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday hosted the International Conference on Combating Online Scams, aimed at sharing best practices and strengthening global cooperation against this growing threat. In his keynote address, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet emphasized that online...
  
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• A mass shooting at a house in South Africa leaves 11 dead and 3 wounded, ...

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  Police say assailants shot at least 11 people to death in a mass shooting at a house party in South Africa ......
  
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• 2 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle crash in central Vietnam

  23-09-2026 09:56 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and four others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Vietnam's central...
  
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• World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler could partner long-time friend Sam Burns in Presidents Cup

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  US Presidents Cup...
  
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• Wednesday briefing: ​Can Burnham ​seek a ​different ​path​ to Trump’s world order?

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  In today’s newsletter: The PM’s first face‑to‑face with​ the US president marks a fragile reset...
  
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• Trump-Xi summit: Top Republican calls China's Xi 'brutal dictator', slams state dinner

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Senator Roger Wicker has publicly criticized President Trump for...
  
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• Trump tells CNN ‘you should not be here’ at UN visit

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, US President Donald Trump began his UN visit by telling a prominent US journalist, “You should not be here.” “It’s an honour to be here,” Trump said as he entered UN doors on Tuesday ahead of his speech to the General Assembly and faced Kaitlan Collins of CNN, a frequent target of his ire. “I’m surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t goin
  
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• Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN address

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump, in his UN...
  
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• SSI vs SSDI: How the two disability programs differ - Eligibility, Payments and key differences explained

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security...
  
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• Shooting at South Africa house party kills 11, injures three

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Sept 23 - Three...
  
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• ‘She’s got a Trump addiction’: US President tears into CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as media war ...

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has reignited his feud with CNN’s...
  
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• Sara Duterte impeachment trial: Why the Philippine Senate is split over the 16-vote conviction threshold

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Manila: A key legal and procedural question in Vice...
  
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• Republicans seek distance from Trump as US midterms loom

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Republican candidates in competitive US midterm races are...
  
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• Republicans dump cash into red states as they try to hold the line against Democrats ...

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Republicans are entering the final stretch of the US...
  
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• Republican senator seeks probe into Trump family, flags son's ‘lavish wedding afterparty, gifts’

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Utah Senator John...
  
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• Quote of the day by Neale Donald Walsch: 'True masters are those who've chosen to ...

  23-09-2026 09:37 via article.wn.com
  Neale Donald Walsch, a prominent figure in spiritual literature, is best...
  
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