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• New York's governor removes district attorney from Cornell rape allegations case, appoints special prosecutor

  02-10-2026 05:19 via article.wn.com
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• World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
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• Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on birth anniversary

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid floral tributes and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Chief Minister's residence on Friday on the occasion of their birth anniversaries.The Chief Minister said Mahatma Gandhi's principles of truth,...
  
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• Trump now claims US started war with Iran ‘because they were doing drugs’

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
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• Three golds in a day! Ankush Panghal completes Indian boxing hat-trick at Asian Games

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: Ankush Panghal completed a golden hat-trick for Indian boxing at the Asian Games on Friday, defeating South Korea’s Minseong Kim in the men’s 80kg final to cap a memorable day for the country’s pugilists in Aichi-Nagoya.Ankush dominated the title bout, winning the opening round 4-1 before taking the second unanimously 5-0 to establish a commanding advantage. He maintained his control in the third round, winning it 4-1 to seal the gold...
  
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• The Trump Administration Has Gone After a Mailman and a Cyclist. Who’s Next?

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  The Justice Department is trawling to find perpetrators on whom to pin conspiracies. Ordinary citizens are being ensnared. ......
  
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• Tennor Global takes 65% stake in Alpha Energy's new international arm

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Houston-based Alpha Energy forms Alpha Energy International to acquire and modernise mature oil fields; Tennor provides $500 million funding facility ......
  
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• Taiwan's first new F-16V fighter jets arrive to bolster defences against China

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  The first two of a batch of 66 new ‌F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived in Taiwan on Friday after months of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to shadow China’s military. Taipei has complained of repeated delays to weapons ordered from the United States, its most ​important international backer and arms supplier. The delivery, to Taitung’s Chihhang...
  
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• Sujeet Kalkal wins India's first wrestling gold at Asian Games 2026

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: Sujeet Kalkal gave India its first gold medal in wrestling at the Asian...
  
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• Steve Jobs’ son watched his father battle cancer as a child; decades later, Reed Jobs is using a $1 billion fund to fight the disease

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Reed Jobs was 12 when his father, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Eight years later, Steve died at 56, while Reed was an undergraduate at Stanford. The experience shaped Reed’s interest in cancer research, leading him to spend summers working in oncology laboratories as a teenager before eventually moving into healthcare investing. In 2023, he launched Yosemite, an oncology-focused investment firm that combines venture capital with philanth
  
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• 'Stark gap between claims and Punjab's reality': Congress, SAD target AAP over viral video of woman allegedly on drugs

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab came under fire on Friday after a viral video appeared to show a young woman in an intoxicated state at Bathinda’s grain market, triggering a fresh political row over the state’s drug menace.The Punjab Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) targeted the government over its handling of the issue. The video, which surfaced on social media, shows the woman behaving erratically in a public place.Bathinda Police said the woman has
  
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• Spain's government set to lose key vote in Parliament to ratify emergency housing measures

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
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• Spain Parliament Housing

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Activists protest near the Spanish Parliament following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. ......
  
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• Six Charts That Show Just How Much We Need A.I.

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  All the worry about artificial intelligence should not obscure this key point: If we don’t develop it, we’ll be a lot worse off. ......
  
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• PUBG extraction shooter Black Budget canned less than a year from reveal, after Krafton decide ...

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  PUBG: Black Budget, an extraction shooter spin-off of Krafton's...
  
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• Nancy Guthrie update: Why was Luke Daley arrested? Shocking claims made amid search for Savannah ...

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
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• Music world mourns beloved rock musician who died suddenly at 56: ‘Devastated by this’

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Ian King might not have been a mainstream name, but in his corner of the world, he was a beloved member of the rock band The F.U.’s. ......
  
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• ‘I couldn’t let them die,' says hero Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar after mid-air attack terror

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Smit Machchhar recalls the moment he was attacked by his co-pilot as he fought to avert disaster ......
  
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• International launches modern e-commerce site for commercial vehicle parts, Fleetrite.com

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Fleetrite.com offers online self-service customer experience to purchase OEM and all-makes aftermarket truck and bus parts ......
  
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• India is 'trusted voice' for global peace: Amit Shah hails Putin's praise for PM Modi's peace efforts

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, saying India has emerged as the 'most trusted voice for global peace' under his leadership.In a post on X, Shah said Putin's appreciation of PM Modi's peace efforts, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, was a moment of pride for every Indian.'It is a moment of pride for every Indian that Russi
  
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• In 2004, Little Barrier Island removed invasive Pacific rats; one year later, Cook's petrel breeding success at its hardest-hit sites jumped from 5% to 53%

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  On Little Barrier Island, also known as Hauturu, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, the removal of an introduced predator produced a striking change in the breeding fortunes of a native seabird. Pacific rats, known locally as kiore, had been eating the eggs and chicks of Cook’s petrels, a small burrowing seabird that nests on the island. According to PNAS, the 2004 eradication of Pacific rats was followed by a sharp increase in breeding success at two high-altitude Cook’s petrel si
  
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• In 1992, California finished removing feral goats from San Clemente Island; a rare native plant later rebounded to more than 3,500 individuals

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  On San Clemente Island, off the coast of Southern California, an unlikely conservation story unfolded after one of the island's most damaging pressures was finally removed. Feral goats had grazed across the island for generations, stripping vegetation, trampling the ground, and causing erosion. Among the plants affected was the San Clemente Island paintbrush (Castilleja grisea), a small perennial found nowhere else.According to Annals of Botany, by the time the goats and other non-native grazing
  
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• If game developers steal one thing from No Law, I hope it's the open-world game's ...

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  After seeing open-world imm-sim No Law last month, I'm sure the developers would...
  
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• 'I was fighting for my life': Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight described Friday how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. ......
  
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• ‘I don’t have concrete proof’: Warring hints at Pilot’s role in Punjab Congress leadership change ahead of 2027 polls

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: Outgoing Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has suggested that AICC state in-charge Sachin Pilot may have decided to remove him from the post, as the party prepares to announce a change in the leadership of its state unit ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.Speaking to news agency ANI, Warring said he had already conveyed his views to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and had no further avenue within the party to explain what he believed should or should not happen in Punjab.&
  
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• Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  French high school students have lit fires outside schools and faced off with police as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating. The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils at lycees in their final years of schooling block access to buildings and clash with police. The students say their school hours are excessively long, conditions inadequate including overheated classr
  
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• High cholesterol at 65: What should you do besides taking statins? Top doctors answer

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Everyone has health advice. But some...
  
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• Fred Vasseur responds to Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari concerns with a stern warning against finger-pointing

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has called for unity at the team after Lewis Hamilton suggested that changes to the structure at Maranello could be needed. Vasseur said Ferrari must avoid blaming individuals as the team looks to recover its recent form.The Frenchman has received strong public backing from Ferrari president John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna. Charles Leclerc and Hamilton have also supported Vasseur. The Ferrari boss now wants the team to...
  
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• EU discusses French proposal to release diesel stocks as US export ban looms

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  EU discusses French proposal to release diesel stocks as US export ban looms The European Union member states have discussed a French proposal to release strategic diesel stocks to address soaring fuel prices, following pressure from the United States. According to Reuters as cited by the sources familiar to the matter, the French...
  
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• El Al airline cancels flights for Israelis from Dubai after flydubai incident

  02-10-2026 12:34 via article.wn.com
  The airline said...
  
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