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• 'Stop Calling It Safe': Florida Seeks Emergency Court Order To Halt ChatGPT Development Amid AI Debate

  29-09-2026 14:17 via article.wn.com
  The Florida Attorney General claimed the firm is not capable enough to properly regulate its own technology. ......
  
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• ‘Very, very frustrating’: Distillers navigate first day of sweeping U.S. ban on Canadian booze

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  Crystal Head Vodka rushed...
  
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• Terrified California residents warned to stay inside as deadly 5-foot African viper escapes

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
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• Rubio threatens Cuba, calls for elections in Venezuela ‘as soon as possible’

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  Cuba’s leaders will learn “the hard way” if they don't enact political and economic changes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday night, adding that the Trump administration is pushing for democratic elections in Venezuela. ......
  
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• Rivals for LA mayor set to meet in forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood ...

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Democratic rivals seeking to lead troubled Los Angeles will meet in a high-stakes forum Tuesday just days before mail ballots drop, as voters weigh whether to stick with unpopular incumbent Karen Bass or turn to ......
  
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• Record rabid bat numbers spark Los Angeles County health warning

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
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• 'Part of something for 16 years' - 2026 World Cup captain Tim Ream announces retirement from USMNT

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. men's...
  
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• Parents urge Supreme Court to protect religious education

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – Three California families are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether parents have the right to use state education funds for religious-based curriculum. ......
  
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• Newsom signs immigration bills to bolster state protections

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom early Tuesday signed several bills to protect California’s immigrants, crack down on private jails and prisons, and keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers out of the state’s police departments. ......
  
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• Millions who need flood insurance the most don’t have it as flawed federal program raises prices

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  As climate change...
  
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• Major cocaine haul missing from court and replaced with flour

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  Fiji Police confirmed forensic testing of the drugs had come back negative for illicit drugs...
  
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• Lindsay Clancy’s attorney questions whether she killed her 3 children at hearing over new trial

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
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• Florida executes 77-year-old man convicted of a deadly hammer attack on a woman

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  A 77-year-old man convicted of killing a woman with a hammer has become the 16th person executed this year in Florida. Curtis Wilkie Beasley received a lethal injection Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of the ......
  
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• Florida Executes 77-Year-Old Curtis Beasley for 1995 Hammer Murder as State Leads US in Death Penalty Cases

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
  STARKE, Florida: A 77-year-old Florida man was put to death Tuesday for his conviction in a deadly hammer attack on a woman decades ago, becoming the 16th person executed to date this year in...
  
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• Cuba’s aspiring ballerinas remain nation’s pride while finding light amid power cuts and scarcity

  30-09-2026 03:01 via article.wn.com
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• Watchdog says Trump can’t cancel more than $800M in spending approved by Congress

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not...
  
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• Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine's remaining steelworks, a vital part of its economy, have all but ground to a halt because of relentless attacks. ......
  
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• Pete Hegseth set to announce more cuts to the military’s general and admiral ranks

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Defense...
  
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• Morocco appoints Fatima El Mansouri as first woman prime minister

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  Morocco appoints Fatima El Mansouri as first woman prime minister ......
  
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• "Made him a target for verbal attack and physical threats": Candace Owens sued by Utah man over alleged Charlie Kirk shooting accusations

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  A Utah man who says he was simply attending Charlie Kirk’s 2026 rally has filed a lawsuit against political commentator Candace Owens, alleging that her podcast coverage falsely tied him to Kirk’s killing. Robert Hild Jr. claims the accusations turned his life upside down, damaged his reputation and exposed his family to unwanted attention and threats. The lawsuit, filed Monday, also details how social media posts and photographs were...
  
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• Judge vacates Virginia man's murder conviction; he walks free after 25 years

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  A Virginia man’s murder conviction...
  
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• Hurricane Polo hits Baja California Sur, then threatens floods in US Southwest

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Polo hits Baja California Sur, then threatens floods in US Southwest ......
  
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• Homicide investigation launched after 2 dead in New Zealand's Buller region

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand police have launched a homicide investigation following the deaths of two people in the Buller region on the South Island, police said Wednesday....
  
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• Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  In Sen. Eric Schmitt’s effort to trip up...
  
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• El-Sisi: Constants of Egypt’s foreign policy include supporting, safeguarding security, stability of Arab Gulf states

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed that supporting and safeguarding the security and stability of the Arab Gulf states is one of the constants of Egypt’s foreign policy,...
  
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• Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | Exclusive

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  More than 1,200 incidents of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking were reported to Cornell University’s Title IX office from 2018 through 2024, USA TODAY found in an exclusive analysis of data the school reported to New York state. Of those, Cornell filed disciplinary charges against an accused student or employee in 162 cases. It found at least one of them at fault in 51. Most of those found responsible received minor sanctions that allowed them to remain on campus, s
  
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• 529 openly LGBTQ candidates running in Brazilian election

  30-09-2026 02:42 via article.wn.com
  Editor’s note: International News Editor Michael K. Lavers will be on assignment in Brazil through Oct. 6. SÃO PAULO — 529 openly LGBTQ candidates are running for in the Brazilian election that will take place on Sunday. VoteLGBT, an organization that seeks to increase LGBTQ representation in Brazilian politics, notes 109 of these candidates are either transgender or travesti. They include Congresswomen Erika Hilton and Duda Salabert, who made history in 2022 as the first trav
  
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• Will AI make US mass shootings worse? It already has, report says

  30-09-2026 02:26 via article.wn.com
  AI dangers vs Manhattan Project: The bigger threat to humanity The Doomsday Clock, which shows how close the world is to self-annihilation, was pushed to 85 seconds to midnight amid the growing threat of AI. Did a college student in Florida turn to ChatGPT for help not with homework but with planning a mass shooting that left two dead and five wounded? He did, according to a new report citing court records about AI's dangers. Former Florida State University student Phoenix Ikner’s inquired
  
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• Reception held in Astana to celebrate 77th founding anniversary of PRC

  30-09-2026 02:26 via article.wn.com
  Guests watch a robot performance during a reception...
  
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• Project Lebanon 2026 exhibition held in Beirut

  30-09-2026 02:26 via article.wn.com
  People visit the Project Lebanon 2026 exhibition in Beirut, Lebanon,...
  
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