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• Murderer Christa Pike to be executed in Tennessee today

  30-09-2026 09:46 via article.wn.com
  Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two centuries. Pike, whose clemency petition highlighting childhood trauma and sexual abuse was denied by governor Bill Lee, would also be the only person in the modern era of US capital punishment to be executed in Tennessee for a crime committed as a teenager. On Tuesday, the
  
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• Will US scrap H1-B visa? VP JD Vance calls it \u0026#039;completely broken\u0026#039;, what does it ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  In a video posted on X, Vance said the program...
  
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• Why did Flydubai flight FZ1073 have 4 pilots? Inside the crew\u0026#039;s response after Smit Machchhar ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Two additional pilots were travelling on the Dubai\u0026acirc; ......
  
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• What went wrong with US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement? Why did USTR warn of \u0026#039;sticking points\u0026#039;?

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
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• US lawmaker calls on Starbucks to close new stores in China's Xinjiang in light of ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  China denies widespread accusations about abuses of the Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim people. | World News ......
  
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• UAE orders probe into Flydubai mid-air stabbing, to examine terror link after Indian Pilot Smit ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  UAE orders investigation into the...
  
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• U19 World Cup: Ayush Mhatre\u0026#039;s big revelation- what did Rohit Sharma say to him after ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  India U19 captain Ayush...
  
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• Trump warns Iran of fresh strikes, says \u0026#039;they\u0026#039;ll be hit very hard\u0026#039; if behind flydubai attack

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
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• Türkiye detains 28 municipal officials in corruption probe

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  ISTANBUL, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye detained 28 municipal officials early Friday as part of a corruption...
  
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• The Latest: Trump hits the campaign trail, kicking off blitz before midterms

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail in heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month’s midterm elections. He could have his work cut out for him: Just 26% of U.S. adults ......
  
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• The Black Sea is the most dangerous it's been since the start of Russia’s war. ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Strikes against ports and vessels have crippled shipping routes leaving Russia's and Ukraine's combined wheat exports down by 60 per cent over last year. Global wheat prices are already up from a year ago, and experts warn it could get worse. ......
  
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• Quavo talks new album, fatherhood, viral 'Hotel Lobby' and working on Migos project with Offset

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Quavo is embracing fatherhood and...
  
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• Putin says Russia will use \u2018all weapons\u2019 in its arsenal if any of its territory ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  By The Associated Press President...
  
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• Putin praises PM Modi\u0026#039;s Ukraine peace efforts, says he has \u0026#039;good ideas\u0026#039; for resolution

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin praised PM Narendra Modi ......
  
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• Pilot, plumber, dentist: Meet 5 heroes who helped during Flydubai flight scare

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Four Israeli passengers helped...
  
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• Nigeria wants to be known as the land of Guinness World Records

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Guinness said that 5,042 people in Nigeria applied for a record between January 2022 and September 2026...
  
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• New video of injured captain Smit Machchhar after stabbing incident emerges, can be seen bleeding, ...

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Video footage shows injured Indian...
  
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• Nancy Guthrie update: Is Luke Daley ‘porch guy’? ‘Investigator’ flags similarities after booking

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Luke Daley was booked by...
  
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• JPMorgan Executive Lorna Hajdini renews countersuit against former banker Chirayu Rana

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Lorna Hajdini, a JPMorgan Chase...
  
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• In Gaza, a UN cash-for-work program gives Palestinians some income — and hope

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  The UN World Food Program's cash-for-work program helps provide stable work and income for Palestinians in Gaza, who have with little to no other options. ......
  
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• In 2009 Australia began removing rats and rabbits from Broughton Island; by 2018, an estimated 64,500 pairs of wedge-tailed shearwaters were breeding there

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Broughton Island, off the coast of New South Wales, became the site of a major effort to remove introduced rats and rabbits that threatened its seabirds. Introduced mammals can be particularly damaging to seabirds that nest on or beneath the ground. On Broughton Island, rats and rabbits affected both seabird habitat and vegetation. That is why conservation agencies around the world have spent decades removing these animals from islands, usually with carefully placed poison bait.One such area whe
  
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• Hero Indian Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar airlifted to Dubai after Flydubai mid-air stabbing drama

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Indian pilot Captain Smit...
  
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• Flydubai Horror: Israel\u0026#039;s PM Benjamin Netanyahu blames it on \u0026#039;Islamic indoctrination \u0026#039;

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Benjamin Netanyahu says investigators are examining the accused Omani co-pilot ......
  
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• Flydubai colleague calls Omani co-pilot \u0026#039;religious extremist\u0026#039;, says he \u0026#039;refused to shake hands with women\u0026#039;

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  An alleged former colleague described the Omani co-pilot as a ......
  
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• Finland has a fix for nuclear waste

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  At least until the next ice age | World News ......
  
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• Co-Pilot Underwent Islamist Radicalisation, Shouted \u0026#039;Kill Me\u0026#039;: Netanyahu on Flydubai cockpit attack

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Netanyahu stated...
  
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• Are right-brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science really tells us

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Are right-brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science really tells us ......
  
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• AP News Summary at 4:02 a.m. EDT

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack ......
  
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• A Hanford landfill has taken 20 million tons of radioactive and hazardous waste since 1996; its latest expansion will add 2.8 million cubic yards

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  At the centre of Washington state’s sprawling Hanford Site, an enormous engineered landfill is being made larger as one of the United States’ biggest environmental cleanup programmes continues. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) has been receiving waste since 1996. Over that time, 20 million tons of material from cleanup operations have been placed there, including low-level radioactive and hazardous waste. Now, work
  
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• 400 French schools closed on Friday as protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ – Europe live

  02-10-2026 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Dozens of schools have been damaged and nearly 3,000 teenagers have been detained since the start of the tensions...
  
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