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• Pope risks reigniting Trump feud and slams death penalty after botched execution

  10-10-2026 17:19 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo described the death penalty as 'inadmissible' in a new statement that could reignite his feud with Donald Trump ......
  
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• Will Illinois football's OT victory be the start of something big?

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
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• What is apolipoprotein B? The cholesterol test many people don\u2019t know about

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
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• US Charity to Use AI to Detect ‘Hateful,’ ‘Antisemitic’ Speech in Gaza Classrooms

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  Belgian official Eric De Muynck, third from left, at the inauguration of the “Defiance 6 School” in the West Bank. Photo: Safa Press Agency. A US-based charity educating thousands of Palestinian children in Gaza plans to use artificial intelligence to monitor classroom conversations for antisemitism and incitement, part of an effort to overhaul a school curriculum long criticized for glorifying terrorism and promoting hatred of Israel. Gaza Children Village, founded by Palestinian-Am
  
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• Storms leave 2 dead in Mexico as flash-flood risk from Rachel lingers across the Southwest US

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  Extreme tropical weather led to two deaths in Mexico and caused widespread damage over the weekend as Hurricane Simon pounded the country’s Pacific coast, authorities said Monday. Simon has weakened to a Category 2 storm, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the ocean and were forecast to persist off the coast of Puerto Vallarta. More rain and isolated thunderstorms could hit the Southwest U.S., prompting forec
  
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• Staying home to raise the family? Here\u2019s what the working spouse needs to earn in 2026

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
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• Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged by nature’s supersized El Niño, scientists said. “Since September 20th, when Odalys formed, it’s been berserk,” said Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach, who forecasts and studies storm activity. “This year just everything that forms is just lasting a long time and getting really powerful.”
  
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• NPV Dryer Vent Cleaning Outlines Comprehensive Duct Maintenance Solutions to Enhance Property Safety

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  NPV Dryer Vent Cleaning provides expert lint removal, vent line inspections, and airflow maintenance services to enhance appliance safety and efficiency across Surrey, British Columbia. SURREY, BC, Canada - October 12, 2026 - Proper maintenance of residential and commercial laundry systems remains critical to property safety and energy management across British Columbia. To address hidden fire risks and operational inefficiencies caused by trapped lint, NPV , provides specialized dryer exhaust d
  
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• Mettler-Toledo International Inc. to Host Investor Meeting

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 12, 2026-- ......
  
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• Many GOP states have imposed new voting rules this year, some mirroring Trump’s midterm proposals

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has pushed Congress to pass a proof-of-citizenship law, signed an executive order seeking a national voter ID requirement and tried to limit mail voting through U.S. Postal Service changes. None of those moves succeeded in time to affect this year’s midterm elections. It’s a different matter in the states. More than three dozen voting laws passed in Republican-controlled states are taking effect for the first time this year, many of them containing elements of
  
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• Mamdani orders a review of NYPD's use-of-force policies as progressives call for greater change

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ordered the New York Police Department to conduct a sweeping review of how officers use force against civilians, moving to address growing discord among progressives who want the democratic socialist to exert stronger control over the nation’s largest police department. In a news release, Mamdani announced a slate of additional police oversight measures that include increased funding for the Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD a
  
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• Mailers promoting a socialist candidate in Ohio's US Senate race have links to MAGA super PAC vendor

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Campaign mailers urging Ohio voters to support a socialist U.S. Senate candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown are being underwritten by a newly incorporated PAC with ties to President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc., public filings show. The mailers are sponsored by Enough Promises Ohio PAC and began...
  
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• Israeli Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Aqueduct That Brought Water to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  A section of Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Lower Aqueduct, dating to the Hasmonean period, uncovered during archaeological excavations near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, October 2026. Photo: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority. Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved, 2,000-year-old aqueduct that once supplied water to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, revealing an extraordinary feat of ancient Jewish engineering that remained in use for nearly two millennia. The Israel Antiq
  
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• Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed lethal injection last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by The Associated Press. The recordings show that precious minutes elapsed as officials...
  
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• Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorm since 1982

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  Florida’s oldest historically Black university will build its first dormitory in four decades because of financing secured through the Rice Financial Products Co. Edward Waters University announced Thursday that $25 million in financing from the Rice Capital Access Program will fund portions of the $33 million in capital improvements that will be made at the New Town-based campus. The city of Jacksonville allocated $2 million in its 2026 budget to help the university erect a track and fiel
  
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• Congo's former President Kabila launches an anti-government front including M23 rebels

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  GOMA, Congo (AP) — Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Monday launched a new political and military coalition of groups opposed to the current government, including the M23 rebels who have captured wide swaths of territory in eastern Congo. Kabila’s new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition’s four vice presidents.
  
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• Canadian Prime Minister Carney makes case for Canadian unity as Alberta referendum nears

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is making the case for Alberta to remain in Canada, warning one week before the province’s referendum that separation would begin a “long and uncertain process” at a dangerous time for the country. The Oct. ......
  
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• A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback

  13-10-2026 00:08 via article.wn.com
  HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A pumpkin named Rocky won a major annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California, tipping the scale at 2,389 pounds (1,083 kilograms), but fell far short of a possible new world record set just days earlier in Rhode Island. Horticulture teacher Travis Gienger hauled his pumpkin across the country from Minnesota to win the contest for a fifth time. He’s going home with $21,501 in prize money after beating...
  
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• Warren Buffett says most people shouldn't pick stocks. Here's how he wants his family to ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Warren Buffett continues to recommend low-cost S&P 500 index...
  
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• ViewTech Borescopes to Highlight Inspection Solutions for Manufacturing Efficiency at 2026 Battery Show and Electric ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS...
  
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• US midterm elections: Who is Michele Tafoya? The four-time Emmy winner who covered 327 NFL ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Michele Tafoya, a former sportscaster, is running for the Senate in...
  
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• Three Vessels Hit by Projectiles in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO Issues Shipping Alert

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Three vessels — a product tanker, a crude oil tanker and a container ship — were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on October 11, according to warnings issued by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).In separate alerts, UKMTO said the product tanker and crude oil tanker were hit while sailing outbound through the...
  
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• Selma Blair taken into custody in New York after an alleged assault on a Delta flight

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Authorities say actor Selma Blair was taken into custody after a flight from Los Angeles to New York for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants. The 54-year-old Blair was taken into custody late Sunday when the Delta Air ......
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs rushed out of prison after an injury: Here's what happened to the ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs was transported from FCI Fort Dix for medical...
  
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• One killed, several wounded in Galilee Panhandle explosion

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  One person was killed and nearly 20 wounded in an explosion near Kibbutz Neot Mordechai in Israel’s Galilee Panhandle on Monday afternoon, according to Israeli officials and medical responders. ......
  
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• Motivational quote of the day by Eddie Murphy: “You don’t have to prove you’re the ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Eddie Murphy quote of the day: “You don’t have to prove you’re the...
  
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• Mailers promoting a socialist candidate in Ohio's US Senate race have links to MAGA super ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Campaign mailers urging Ohio voters to...
  
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• KBS bought Portland’s 16-story Meier & Frank department store for $54 million in 2016; it ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  In November 2016, real estate firm KBS bought the 16-story building for $54 million...
  
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• Israel’s opposition wants Netanyahu out. Its leaders’ positions on Palestine reveal the limits of a ...

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Four opposition parties in Israel are collaborating to remove...
  
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• How did ancient Roman engineers make water flow uphill? The ingenious technology behind their aqueducts

  12-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Roman engineers had advanced water transport systems, including aqueducts...
  
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