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• Peek inside Georgia’s record-setting sea turtle nesting season

  09-10-2026 00:21 via article.wn.com
  Loggerhead sea turtles have laid a...
  
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• US suspends 8 tech firms from PERM: What happens next for Indian workers seeking green cards?

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  The US administration’s decision to suspend eight major technology companies from the employment-based green card process could leave thousands of foreign professionals, including Indian IT workers, facing fresh uncertainty over their long-term future in the country.Announced on October 8, 2026, the move covers Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini. The US Department of Labor has said it will neither accept new Permanen
  
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• US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  The Pentagon says the...
  
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• US Envoys to Meet With Ukrainian Officials, Discuss New ‘Unified Proposal’

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  U.S. negotiators will meet with Ukrainian officials on Oct. 9 in an effort to work toward a peace proposal to...
  
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• US and 14 Partners Launch Industrial Overcapacity Initiative Amid China Concerns

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  The United States and 14 trading partners have agreed to establish joint efforts to address excessive industrial production in five...
  
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• UN warns against technology used to read citizens’ minds

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
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• Two men arrested after breaking into UK airbase

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  British counter-terrorism police are investigating...
  
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• TPS: No current plans for any potentially vacated buildings

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Tulsa Public Schools officials reiterated Thursday that there are no plans for any buildings should the board of education approve a proposal to close 17 schools at the end of the 2026-2027 school year. ......
  
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• 'This is emergency': 10,000 detained across India ahead of Delhi's Jantar Mantar stir, says CJP

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: At least 10,000 people have been detained across the country ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) planned protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on October 10, the party's spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka claimed on Friday.The CJP said those detained included students from Pune who were travelling to Delhi to participate in the protest. According to the party, the students were being taken away in a bus to an unknown location.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke questioned the restrictions on the p
  
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• Shark attack survivor speaks out after losing leg surfing in Australia

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
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• Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail speaks out after losing leg surfing

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail has spoken publicly for the first time since his leg was severed while surfing on the Australian west coast in September, sharing previously unknown details of his near-death encounter. The professional firefighter was surfing at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton when he was attacked on Sept. 14. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser
  
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• Northern Irish police contact Sinn Fein members over investigation

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Northern Irish police have contacted representatives of...
  
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• Mexican wrestler charged with manslaughter after move allegedly kills referee

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  A professional wrestler in Mexico has been arrested after a referee died during his match.Wrestler El Hijo de Fishman allegedly performed a piledriver, in which a performer turns their opponent upside down and drops them head-first onto the canvas, on 75-year-old referee Gerardo German Pineda during a bout on October 6 for the El Patron Espectaculos Lucha Libre promotion.The NY Post reported Pineda, also known as El Buho, stayed down after the alleged incident and was later pronounced dead.Video
  
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• Journey drummer Deen Castronovo hospitalized during BOK Center concert

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Journey's show for fans in Tulsa resumed Thursday night with a substitute drummer as band members asked fans to pray for Deen Castronovo. ......
  
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• Iran and Houthis Try to Regain Upper Hand in Hormuz With Spate of New Attacks

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Crude prices rose sharply as Tehran targeted shipping traffic and Yemeni militants rained missiles on Riyadh. ......
  
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• French police deploy tear gas and non-lethal weapons as student protests escalate

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  French riot police reportedly used tear gas, and other non-lethal weapons, against protestors during clashes on Tuesday, drawing strong condemnation from legal unions amidst escalating student protests across France. France’s Prime Minister S�bastien Lecornu has condemned the violence, which has seen students and staff injured, and defended the “proportional” response of police and law enforcement. On 6 October, far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) made a call to act
  
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• Fired researchers accuse OpenAI of ‘chilling’ safety efforts

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  They said they were dismissed for warning about AI dangers. ......
  
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• Death row inmate is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike has taken her...
  
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• D4vd murder case: Preliminary hearing begins as prosecutors present disturbing allegations

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Streamer and inger D4vd is facing a critical stage in the criminal case over the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, as a preliminary hearing gets underway in Los Angeles. The proceedings mark the first major opportunity for prosecutors to present evidence and testimony in court following the singer’s arrest in April 2026. The case has drawn intense attention because of the disturbing allegations surrounding the teenager’s death and the discovery of her remains inside an im
  
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• Clancy attorney says judge failed to question jury before mistrial

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  “Before declaring a mistrial, a judge must give ‘careful consideration to alternatives to a mistrial,’” Reddington wrote in the motion. ......
  
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• Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky helped return Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia after 3,000 years; the endangered marsupials could help restore ecosystems

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  For the first time in 3,000 years, the Tasmanian devil is back in the wild on mainland Australia. The actors Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky helped release some of the animals, including Lenny and Lisa, into a 400-hectare wildlife sanctuary on Barrington Tops in New South Wales. Aussie Ark carried out the release with Global Wildlife Conservation and WildArk. Eleven devils were released into the sanctuary, and 20 more were planned for 2020. Twenty-six devils now live in the wild on the Australia
  
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• California is set to become the first US state to ban popular kitchen countertops made with engineered stone, Australia did the same in 2024; 'fear' is growing ...

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  America's third-largest state California is reportedly on track to enact the country's first ban on engineered quartz countertops. According to a report in USA Today, the upcoming ban is in response to an alarming rise in Silicosis, a debilitating lung disease, in people who work with the material. Over the past decade, engineered quartz has reportedly dominated American kitchen and bathroom renovations, as it is an affordable, durable, and low-maintenance alternative to natural...
  
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• Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  A U.S. Army report found systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision. ......
  
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• Anthropic is updating its Claude usage policy for the first time after almost a year, may start 'banning' users who ...

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  AI giant Anthropic has implemented updates to its acceptable usage policy for the first time in over a year. The changes announced aim to establish strict guardrails against emerging threats such as weaponization, illicit surveillance, and election manipulation, while introducing a unique provision that shields its AI model Claude, from user cruelty.The most unconventional addition explicitly prohibits 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' directed at the AI model itself. Building o
  
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• Air India, Akasa Air and IndiGo suspend Riyadh flights after airport blast reports

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: Air India, Akasa Air and IndiGo have temporarily suspended or curtailed flights to Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, following reports of explosions, including a loud blast at the city’s international airport, on Thursday.Akasa Air suspended flights to and from Riyadh through Saturday, while IndiGo cancelled its Riyadh services through Friday.Air India said a flight from Delhi to...
  
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• AG cites Inola smelter in challenge to proposed ozone rule

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  The two candidates to succeed Gentner Drummond as attorney general, Republican Jon Echols and Democrat Nick Coffey, have said they would continue Drummond's lawsuit opposing the Oklahoma Primary Aluminum project. ......
  
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• A Glimpse Inside Gaza Shows How Israel’s Military Footprint Is Expanding

  09-10-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Israel is fortifying bases along a dividing line with Hamas as its military entrenches in the enclave. ......
  
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• The Latest: Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

  09-10-2026 04:47 via article.wn.com
  The Pentagon said Thursday the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009. Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News on Wednesday, said Hasan's execution will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. × This page requires Javascr
  
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• Teacher at elite $33K private school groomed, sexually assaulted boy on class trip: cops

  09-10-2026 04:47 via article.wn.com
  A teacher at an elite private school in Australia has been accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a student under the age of 16, including during a school trip, court records show. Deandra Kontou — a former geography teacher at the Newington College in Sydney — was charged with nine child abuse offenses for her conduct spanning six months in 2017, The Greek Herald reported. Kontou, 32, left the prestigious private school, which costs more than $33,000 per year, in 2019 after the
  
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• Missing tourists miraculously found 24 hours after disappearing on diving trip

  09-10-2026 04:47 via article.wn.com
  Originally Published by: Four people who went missing while diving in Indonesia have been found alive after 24 hours at sea. The divers, including two Irish tourists, an Austrian woman and one Indonesian dive guide, vanished after they were swept away by strong currents off the island of Flores. The group were diving near Pulau...
  
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