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• Mexico Meme del Real

  02-10-2026 02:36 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Mexican musician Meme del Real poses for a portrait during an interview to promote his album, "La montaña encendida" in Mexico City, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. ......
  
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• US stocks rise near their record after the latest jobs report calms the rattled bond market

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  U.S. stocks are rising near their record after the latest jobs report cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% Friday and pulled within 0.8% of its all-time high. The ......
  
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• US job growth slows sharply in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.2% - Key highlights here

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
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• UAE Calls Flydubai Cockpit Attack A Terrorist Act', Praises Captain Smit Machchhar

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  A UAE official called the Flydubai cockpit attack a "terrorist act" as Captain Smit Machchhar recovered after helping passengers and crew regain control of the flight. ......
  
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• Trump has promoted AI in education. His FCC may end school internet subsidies.

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Chalkbeat reports that FCC reviews of school internet subsidies, driven by concerns over screen time, could disrupt access to essential online resources. ......
  
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• Spanish lawmakers reject government housing measure amid protests

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  The result of the vote, which dealt a heavy political blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, was met with cries of “shame!” by hundreds of protesters outside Parliament ......
  
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• Spanish government loses both Parliamentary votes to ratify emergency housing measures

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Spain's government has lost key votes on...
  
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• Spain’s parliament rejects both emergency housing measures the government hoped would quell protests against evictions

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Spain’s parliament rejects both emergency housing measures the government hoped would quell protests against evictions. ......
  
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• Russia’s spending plans show Putin preparing for years of war

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Russia is preparing for the war in Ukraine to continue for years by planning record war spending, abandoning plans to rein in military outlays. ......
  
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• Runners are making butter in their backpacks and somehow it works

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Runners are making homemade butter by carrying heavy cream in backpacks during a viral fitness trend....
  
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• Pakistan army warns PTI against May 9-style unrest before Islamabad march

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan army warns PTI against May 9-style unrest before Islamabad march ......
  
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• Nepal avalanche rescuers find more bodies as death toll rises to 15

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Nepal is still recovering from devastating flooding in August...
  
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• Last working engine of Japan's Hayabusa2 asteroid probe fails

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe, which has been operating far beyond its design life, has suffered a malfunction in its last working ion engine, local media reported Friday. According to Kyodo News, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aims to keep the...
  
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• Kandahar governor denies hosting militant leaders' talks on attacks in Pakistan

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  The governor of Afghanistan’s southern...
  
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• Island mayor doesn’t know what comes next after truck wasn’t allowed over U.S.-Canada border

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  The mayor of Campobello...
  
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• Interactive: Flydubai cockpit incident, Smit Machchhar and the story so far

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
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• Greenland Catholics eye new security agreement with relief, concern and commitment to the Gospel, says priest

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Catholics in Greenland are regarding a new security agreement with a mixture of relief and concern, while remaining committed to the call of the Gospel, said the island’s only Catholic parish priest. On Sept. 22, the U.S., Denmark and Greenland signed an agreement amending the 1951 document that authorized the U.S. to create military bases in semiautonomous Greenland, which along with the Faroe Islands and the European nation of Denmark forms the Kingdom of Denmark. The deal allows for...
  
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• Grand Theft Auto 6 may be the first GTA to have full-on "sex scenes", Hot ...

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Grand Theft Auto 6 may feature actual sex...
  
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• Global Food Prices Hit Nearly Four-Year High In September Amid Supply Disruptions: UN FAO

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Global food prices rose to their highest level since November 2022 in September, driven by sugar, cereals, weather risks and disruptions to Black Sea trade. ......
  
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• FlyDubai pilots taken to UAE as investigators look for clues

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  The pilots who fought in the cockpit of...
  
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• Depeche Mode fans flock to Prague’s Charles Bridge to recreate 1988 band photo

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  PRAGUE (AP) — A constant eye-catching queue that forms daily at a sculpture on Prague ‘s Charles Bridge has become a new feature of the 14th-century landmark. Tourists have long flocked to the bridge over the Vltava River to visit the statue of St John of Nepomuk. Now, visitors are lining up at the nearby Pietà sculpture to recreate an iconic 1988 photograph of music icons Depeche Mode. The British electro-rock band...
  
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• Cornell rape case: NY governor hands probe to special prosecutor, removes DA Houten, ‘It has ...

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
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• Cockroach protests return to India as thousands demand removal of election chief

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
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• Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18 deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Bishop Robert E. Barron met Pope Leo XIV for a private audience at the Vatican Oct 1, describing his first extended, one-on-one conversation with a pope as covering “a lot of different topics.” The Chicago-born pope opened with a hometown connection, “‘Well, two guys from Chicago,’” Bishop Barron recalled Pope Leo telling him. “It was just a very comfortable conversation. We covered a lot of different topics, but it was just delightful to be with him and
  
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• Autumnal scenes and worldwide protests: photos of the day – Friday

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ......
  
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• Assisi to mark 800 years since St. Francis’s death during yearlong jubilee celebration

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of pilgrims, as well as civil and religious leaders, are expected over the weekend to commemorate the feast of St. Francis, marking the 800th anniversary of his death with a call for world peace. The Oct. 3-4 celebration will serve as the centerpiece of the Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV, which began Jan. 10 and continues until Jan. 10, 2027. According to the decree proclaiming the yearlong celebration, the Jubilee Year is the “culmination and fulfillment of all previous
  
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• Argentina announces citizenship-by-investment program to bolster dollar reserves

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Argentina announces citizenship-by-investment program to bolster dollar reserves Argentina is set to launch South America's first official citizenship-by-investment program, with applications officially opening in the fourth quarter of the year, Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced. The landmark policy...
  
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• Another 'disturbing' botched execution. How does this happen?

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Since 1982, there have been at least 64 botched executions, the vast majority of which involved lethal injection, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. ......
  
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• 11 smart ways to pay off student loans

  02-10-2026 16:54 via article.wn.com
  Freedom Debt Relief reports smart ways to pay off student loans, emphasizing extra payments, loan forgiveness programs, budgeting, and employer assistance to manage debt effectively. ......
  
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• Why are French students taking to the streets? Around 400 schools shut as protests spread ...

  02-10-2026 16:38 via article.wn.com
  Around 400 French high schools have been closed as student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowding and poor facilities spread nationwide, with clashes, fires, and arrests prompting the government to step up security talks. ......
  
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