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• Prisons chief is stepping down after failed execution of Christa Pike

  03-10-2026 20:00 via article.wn.com
  The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator at a hospital. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step...
  
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• Yemen govt forces advance to Bab el-Mandeb Strait | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  SANAA: Saudi-backed...
  
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• UK Green Party Votes to Brand Zionism ‘Racism’; Israel Bars Leader Polanski

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  The October 4 conference decision has divided Green leaders, alarmed Jewish members and drawn an entry ban from Israel. ......
  
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• Trump says N Korea has 112 nuclear missiles, claims he gets along

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
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• Schools mark World Teachers’ Day | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  KUWAIT: Minister of...
  
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• Not now daal-ing, says MAGA, as Montana governor comes to India to sell pulses

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  TOI correspondant from Washington: In Montana, ‘traffic’ is when you have to wait for three deer and a stray cow to cross the highway, so goes the joke about a state where “just down the road” can mean a two-hour drive with no cellphone service. Yet for Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, one road this week stretches 8,000 miles, from the Big Sky State to India, home to 1.4 billion potential customers.Gianforte, a Republican, arrived in New Delhi on Monday at the head of a d
  
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• Linton-on-Ouse residents fear village could become ‘ghost town’ over plans for 1,200 asylum seekers; homeowners consider selling properties at losses of up to 20% as homes remain empty in 700-strong North Yorkshire community

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  Residents of a North Yorkshire village fear their community could become a “ghost town” if controversial plans to accommodate up to 1,200 adult male asylum seekers at a former RAF base go ahead.Dozens of residents in Linton-on-Ouse, near York, have reportedly considered selling their homes and moving elsewhere amid uncertainty over the proposed asylum accommodation centre. According to SWNS, some homeowners have already put their properties on the market and say they could face losse
  
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• Ivanka Trump marks grandmother

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
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• Ethiopia IDP camp hit as war fears grow | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA: A drone...
  
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• Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalate

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...
  
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• An Auckland father built his children a backyard roller coaster from scratch during lockdown; after testing it with 90kg of concrete, he is now selling the entire setup for NZ$4,500

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  During the COVID-19 lockdown, while most people were busy making dalgona coffee and baking banana bread, a father in Auckland was watching other people's backyard roller coasters on YouTube. Then he did what most of us never do after a video binge. He built one! That's right.Bjorn Burton built a roller coaster in his backyard. He started from scratch. He drew the plan, recruited his own dad for weekend labour, and turned a kids' playhouse into a working ride that snakes through...
  
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• An Arkansas gem hunter found a 6.03-carat yellow diamond after paying $15 to search a state park; he says it could be worth $1 million, but another appraisal puts it closer to $250,000

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist originally from Missouri, has been hunting diamonds at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park since 2013. Over the years, he has unearthed more than 300 gems. But this time, when his shovel hit the gravel, he spotted something different. After rinsing the gravel and tipping it onto a table, he noticed a yellow crystal about the size of a fingernail catching the light. His TikTok livestream was still on, and this rock was a 6.03-carat diamond!‘Oh my Go
  
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• A tree crashed through a 1970 Atlanta homeowner's living room; a bad contractor left a $35,000 chimney problem before she recovered $57,000

  05-10-2026 22:40 via article.wn.com
  A massive tree falling through an Atlanta home turned a familiar living space into the starting point of a months-long repair dispute for homeowner Judy Standard. The house, which she bought in 1970, suffered extensive damage to its chimney, roof, walls, deck and hardwood floors. What followed was another problem. The contractor Standard hired was not licensed for residential work and left important repairs unresolved. After an investigation by Atlanta News First, the situation took an unexpecte
  
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• Yemeni government forces kick out Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces...
  
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• Woman charged with first-degree murder in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old girl in Chicago

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — A woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing to death a 7-year-old girl who was walking along a sidewalk in a Chicago neighborhood, police said. Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the death, Chicago police said in a statement Sunday....
  
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• What channel is Scotland Under-21s vs Bulgaria on? TV, live stream details for opening qualifying clash

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Full details ahead of Under-21 European Championship qualifying clash between Scotland and Bulgaria this week. ......
  
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• Washington school officials cannot solve the mystery of why their building became a bat haven

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Washington’s protected-wildlife rules limit how the school can handle the creatures...
  
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• Vance says US bombers moved from Britain out of ‘abundance of caution’

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
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• US Approves $1 Billion Weapons Sale To UAE As Gulf Faces Iran Drone Threat

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System converts unguided rockets into precision munitions that can be employed for purposes including shooting down drones, thereby avoiding the use of costly... ......
  
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• Two Airport Baggage Handlers Arrested Over Alleged Theft of $79,000 Watch

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  When the traveller retrieved his luggage, he noticed that the zippers on both of his locked suitcases had been forced open. ......
  
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• Turkey, Pakistan agree rapid troops deployment in Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
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• Trump’s fenced off DC landmarks has tourists staying away: ‘People just aren’t coming’

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
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• Trump-mocked Texas Senate hopeful bites the hand that feeds him in leaked clip

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
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• Trump foe threatens to reveal president’s phone number if doxxed

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Tillis took a...
  
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• Trump approval at record low; Hispanic voters sour�on Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct 5 - President Donald...
  
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• Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Recapture Houthi-Held Areas Around Bab el-Mandeb

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  The officials said forces allied with the internationally recognized government have retaken the crucial town of Dhubab just north of the strait. ......
  
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• Romania's president nominates fourth prime minister-designate in bid to end prolonged crisis

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominated a diplomat and former journalist on Monday to be prime minister, his fourth attempt to end a monthslong political crisis after three previous nominees failed to form a government. Dan nominated 55-year-old Luca Niculescu, a secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a national coordinator for Romania’s Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development accession process since 2022. The nomination com
  
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• Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career” and that he also “should’ve stopped” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from becoming Health and Human Services secretary in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term. In “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents,” to be published Tuesday, the North Carolina
  
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• Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia activate Makkah pact's defense commitments

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  The decision follows an emergency meeting in Riyadh, where the alliance's Political and Defense Committee agreed to deploy rapid forces designated...
  
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• No arrests announced in shootings that killed 2, left dozens injured at Georgia block party

  05-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  VIENNA, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in rural southern Georgia were still searching Monday for suspects in weekend shootings that killed two people and left nearly three dozen others injured when gunfire erupted during a sprawling block party to celebrate a homecoming football victory. No arrests have been announced in Dooly County, where the sheriff says more than 50 shots were fired early Sunday in the small city of Vienna as more than 1,000 people...
  
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