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• Israel nearly shot down flydubai flight after cockpit attack, scrambled jets before aborting: Report

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Israel was prepared to shoot down a FlyDubai plane after its captain was attacked in the cockpit....
  
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• World’s largest penguin colony loses nearly two-thirds of population amid climate change: Study

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  A remote island near Antarctica that was home to the world's largest penguin colony has lost nearly two-thirds of its chinstrap penguin population since 2011, according to a new study published Wednesday. Researchers led by the British Antarctic...
  
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• US weighs new torture charges against Maduro, wife: Report

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  US prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas...
  
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• US puts military in ready mode for possible new strikes on Iran: Report

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Washington: US President Donald Trump has not made a final decision on resuming major combat operations against Iran, but the Pentagon has been...
  
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• US proposes USD 70,000 fee for student work programme

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed charging $70,000 for international students seeking initial participation in the Optional Practical Training programme, a sweeping change that could sharply increase the cost of obtaining post-study work experience in the United States. The proposed rule would also impose a $30,000 fee for any subsequent OPT participation, DHS said Wednesday. The fees are proposed and are not currently in effect. DHS will accept public comments from
  
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• US CENTCOM rejects Iran's claim of Hormuz closure, says 20 million barrels of crude moving through

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Washington: The US Central Command...
  
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• Trump says Iran war will end "very quickly", oil prices will "come tumbling down"

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said the war with Iran will end...
  
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• Trump renews Nobel Peace Prize pitch, says he has settled eight wars

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Ahead of Friday’s...
  
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• Trump Faces Protesters While Rallying Support for Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Race

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  SAN ANTONIO: President Donald...
  
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• Truck stops warned against red dye diesel sales: 'Limited upside'

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Truck stops were warned by industry groups against selling red-dyed diesel, saying there is “limited upside” to its sale following reported record-high diesel prices across the U.S. ......
  
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• 'Too young for cancer': Mother defies Stage 4 diagnosis, welcomes second child

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  These are the moments Maralee Lellio fought to live for -- taking professional family photos with two little girls she once feared she would never get the chance to raise together. ......
  
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• Thousands Rally in Rio: 'Never Again Bolsonaro' Ahead of Brazil Election Runoff

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of people...
  
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• NHL's pulls 'Hot for Hockey' romance-themed audiobooks shortly after debut

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  A series of audiobooks the NHL launched recently to connect with fans of the hockey romance genre was no longer available online this week. ......
  
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• India, Ivory Coast discuss defence, anti-terrorism cooperation

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Abidjan: India and Cote d’Ivoire discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defence and anti-terrorism, including through training and capacity building, during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to the West African country. Jaishankar arrived in Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday, October 7, from Ghana on the second leg of his three-nation tour of African countries, which also includes Ethiopia. The EAM met with Côte d’Ivoire’s Deputy Prime...
  
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• If your friends use Meta Muse, there's a file with your personal information being built

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Meta Muse is building dossiers on non-users, too. ......
  
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• How that 20-point Equifax error may have cost you thousands

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  A 20-point credit score error may sound small, but for some borrowers it could have carried a much bigger price tag. ......
  
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• Henri B. Kagan And Kenso Soai Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  “The chemical reactions they have developed are spectacular,” Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said. ......
  
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• Hedgehog Wins Contest to Replace Historical Figures on UK Cash

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Historical figures including the UK’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill will be replaced on the country’s banknotes by images of an Atlantic puffin, a barn owl, a buff-tailed bumblebee and a European hedgehog, the Bank of England said. ......
  
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• Ghana, 3 others face large financing needs, debt servicing costs – World Bank warns

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  Large financing needs and debt-servicing costs could limit public investment and social spending in Ghana and three other African countries, the World Bank has warned. Kenya, Malawi and Zambia are the other three nations. According to the Bretton Woods institution October 2026 Africa Economic Update, the weaker-than-expected revenue mobilisation may require additional fiscal adjustment. More...
  
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• Avalanche Tokenized Treasury Market Reaches $545 Million After Rapid Growth

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  TL;DR: Tokenized US Treasury assets on Avalanche have reached roughly $545 million, according to data highlighted this week. The segment has expanded about fourfold over the past year, adding another example of institutional financial products moving onto public blockchain infrastructure. Avalanche’s real-world asset push is becoming much harder to dismiss as a niche experiment. Tokenized US Treasury products on the network have grown to roughly $545 million in value,...
  
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• Authorities ‘misled’ Cornell gang-rape accuser about criminal investigation, lawyer says

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press ......
  
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• $1.2 billion IMF bailout for Pakistan clears key hurdle

  08-10-2026 04:57 via article.wn.com
  International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistani authorities, the organization said Wednesday, a step forward in securing a multi-billion...
  
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• Wells Fargo faces potential probe over black homeownership commitments: Report

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
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• Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Washington accused his government of detaining Americans as leverage to extract concessions. ......
  
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• US CDC sees low plague risk, monitors Siberia arrivals after worker death, director says

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The case has prompted international concern. ......
  
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• UK, Germany to launch new partnership to counter sabotage, cyberattacks

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct 8 - Britain and Germany...
  
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• Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  After Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, the unsettled question of whether the state will try again could push Tennessee into uncharted legal territory, experts say. ......
  
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• Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren't eligible. Critics see a political stunt

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump's Trump’s promised $90 Medicare rebate rolls out this week, but millions of people will be left out. The rebates are estimated to cost $2 billion and are intended to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees with ......
  
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• Trump wants to make his West Palm Beach golf club a permanent presidential retreat

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump wants to add a presidential retreat to his club in West Palm Beach, Florida, with his golf course there becoming the “permanent United States Presidential Golf Course.” An attorney for the Trump International Golf Club proposed the designation and construction of a retreat on Trump’s dime in a letter to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, which has been obtained by NBC News. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE “
  
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• Tropical Storm�Isaias forecast to hit US Gulf coast as hurricane early Oct 10

  08-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The storm is expected to pass through areas with significant offshore oil and gas production. ......
  
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