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• TechNewsWorld Launches EduSeries With SmartTech Research

  12-10-2026 20:26 via article.wn.com
  Technology companies often buy attention for a launch. The harder part is helping people understand why the technology matters. That is the idea behind EduSeries, a new analyst-led video program from SmartTech Research and ECT News Network, now available on TechNewsWorld. SmartTech Research brings an independent analyst perspective to the series. Each episode starts with the problem a technology is intended to solve, then examines the available approaches, practical uses, trade-offs, and the fac
  
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• Trump's diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House speaker stood before Donald Trump during his first term at the White House and pointed a finger declaring that with this president, “All roads lead to Putin.” The stark assessment years ago from Nancy Pelosi echoed anew after Trump’s surprise announcement last week that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel to the U.S. as a way to ease sky-high prices at the pumps for Americans ahead of the midt
  
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• Trump is heading all the way to Alaska in a sign of just how close its Senate race may be

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — It’s a long way from Washington, has a small population and hasn’t backed a Democrat for Senate in nearly 20 years. Yet President Donald Trump on Tuesday will devote a big chunk of his dwindling time ahead of crucial midterm elections to head all the way to Alaska — attempting to bolster a Republican incumbent senator in another sign of GOP fears about retaining control of Congress after Election Day on Nov. 3. Trump is headlining a rally for Sen.
  
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• Trump is heading all the way to Alaska in a sign of just how close ...

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump is making an unusual campaign trip with the midterm elections looming. He's heading to Alaska to support Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, holding a Tuesday rally in Wasilla. The long journey is a sign of GOP fears about ......
  
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• The Travel Expert: Connecting Australia and the Pacific

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  The Travel Expert:...
  
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• Tearful Selma Blair pleads not guilty in NYC courtroom after JFK arrest over mid-air meltdown

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  A tearful Selma Blair pleaded not guilty in a NYC courtroom Monday following her arrest a day earlier at JFK over an inflight meltdown in which she allegedly bit a flight attendant before allegedly assaulting a nurse and a police ......
  
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• Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern US

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  ENSENADA, México (AP) — Hurricane Simon pounded western Mexico with more wind and rain Monday after tropical weather systems caused five deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts. The eye of the Category 2 hurricane remained offshore as its outer bands of winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Vallarta. Flood advisories were mostly lifted in the southwestern U.S. after the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused we
  
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• South Korea's Kospi index sinks more than 7% on sell-off of semiconductor shares over AI ...

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  South Korea's Kospi index sinks more than 7% on sell-off of semiconductor shares over AI boom worries. ......
  
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• Russia hits 6 Ukraine energy targets despite Trump’s announcement. ‘We do not want a ceasefire,’ ...

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building...
  
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• Robot Sexually Harasses Teen in Germany, Live-Streamed

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  A video of a robot sexually harassing a teenage girl on a German street in the middle of the night was live-streamed on social media (SNS), prompting police to launch an investigation. According to Cologne police on...
  
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• Rick Steves\u2019 Europe: Picnic like a pro in Europe

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Rick Steves As a budget traveler, there’s no better experience than a picnic sourced from a local market and then eaten outdoors with a lively square, peaceful park, or rejuvenated harborfront as a backdrop. Picnicking is simply the best way to enjoy Europe’s edible specialties economically. You'll eat better while spending less than half as much as those who eat exclusively in restaurants. kAmx’G6 364@>6 2 A:4?:4 4@??@:DD6FC – 2?5 >2C<6ED 2C6 2E E96 962CE @7 >
  
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• Retired longtime sheriff's deputy remembered as a 'great guy'

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  A church near Davey filled up Monday with family, friends and former coworkers — sheriff's deputies, attorneys and judges among them — to honor the life of Craig Schnieder, a longtime Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy who died earlier this month at the age of 70. kAmQxEVD <:?5 @7 3:EE6CDH66E[Q {2?42DE6C r@F?EJ $96C:77 %6CCJ (28?6C D2:5] QrC2:8 H2D 2 8C62E 8FJ]Qk^Am kAm&?E:= 9:D C6E:C6>6?E 2E E96 6?5 @7 a_`f[ $49?:656C 925 366? 2 7:IEFC6 2E {2?42DE6C r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E r@FCE[ 5
  
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• Read Denise Powell's opening and closing statements from the first CD2 debate

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Nebraska 2nd Congressional District candidates Denise Powell and Brinker Harding faced off Sunday on KETV in the first of three scheduled debates this week in a tense race to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon. Denise Powell, the Democratic nominee in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, speaks during the first 2nd District debate hosted at KETV's Burlington Station in Omaha on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD kAm#625 9@H !@H6== @A6?65 2?5 4=@D65 E96 7:CDE E6
  
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• Read Brinker Harding's opening and closing statements from the first CD2 debate

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Nebraska 2nd Congressional District candidates Denise Powell and Brinker Harding faced off Sunday on KETV in the first of three scheduled debates this week in a tense race to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon. kAm#625 9@H w2C5:?8 @A6?65 2?5 4=@D65 E96 7:CDE E6=6G:D65 5632E6] %@ C625 !@H6==V DE2E6>6?ED[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@>292]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^6=64E:@?D^2CE:4=60c3cc42_`\22a3\c2_7\3`66\fbgh62gb4`ge]9E>=REC24<:?8\D@FC46l9@>6\E@A\DE@CJQ E2
  
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• Q&A: Brian Eno on relaunching Opal Records, 'Music for Airports,' AI and Palestine

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Brian Eno, the multi-hyphenate artist,...
  
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• Nebraska Farm Bureau endorses Gov. Pillen as general election nears

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Three weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, Gov. Jim Pillen received an endorsement from the Nebraska Farm Bureau. kAmx? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 |@?52J[ }63C2D<2 u2C> qFC62F !C6D:56?E |2C< |4w2C8F6 D2:5 E96 DE2E6 Q?665D 2 8@G6C?@C H9@ :D 4@>>:EE65 E@ AC@E64E:?8 2?5 5676?5:?8 }63C2D<2’D 72C> 2?5 C2?49 72>:=:6DQ 2?5 E92E !:==6? :D E92E 8@G6C?@C]k^Am Mark McHargue, Nebraska Farm Bureau president kAm%96 }63C2D<2 u2C> qFC62F H@C<D E@ DFAA@CE 72>6CD 2?5 C2?496CD
  
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• Japan Tourism Agency Leaves Overtourism Measures to Local Discretion

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  The Japanese tourism authorities announced on the 13th that they will leave it to the discretion of local entities to introduce accommodation taxes and dual pricing systems as measures against overtourism (excessive tourism) at popular tourist destinations. This means the government will not intervene at the national level. Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner General Kimura Norio stated during an online press conference held for foreign journalists that day, in response to a question about the gov
  
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• How did Omaha's biggest stocks perform Monday? Here's the Oct. 12 report

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Investors wanting to keep their money in Nebraska — and Omaha, specifically — have a range of options for stocks to buy. kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ q6C<D9:C6 w2E92H2J[ E96C6 2C6 AF3=:4=J EC2565 >2?F724EFC6CD[ 28C:4F=EFC2= 3FD:?6DD6D[ EC2?DA@CE2E:@? 7:C>D 2?5 @E96C 4@>A2?:6D 32D65 :? E96 4:EJ]k^Am kAmt249 52J E96 DE@4< >2C<6E :D @A6?[ %96 (@C=5\w6C2=5 FA52E6D @FC C6256CD @? 9@H E96 3:886DE 4@>A2?:6D 9625BF2CE6C65 :? ~>292 5:5 @? E96 >2C<6E]k^Am kAmw6C6 2C6 ~4E]
  
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• Heavy Crude Surplus in Americas Amid High Export Costs

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  International benchmark Brent crude prices have risen above $100 per barrel, while North and South America face an unprecedented surplus of heavy crude. Although Asia and Europe remain in fierce competition to secure crude oil, the heavy crude stockpiled in the Americas has become harder to export due to soaring tanker freight rates following the U.S.-Iran war. In the Americas, crude oil supply has increased, but refining capacity is insufficient to process the surplus, leading to growing invent
  
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• Florida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack. James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all ......
  
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• FIFA Pays Millions for Trump Tower Office Said to Be Rarely Used

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  The deal is another sign of how Gianni Infantino, the leader of soccer’s global governing body, has sought closer ties to President Trump. ......
  
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• Farmers Market Council Bluffs launches monthly indoor market for off-season

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Farmers Market Council Bluffs extended its market through spring with an indoor market in the Omni Centre Business Park. kAm%96 @77\D62D@? >2C<6E <:4<65 @77 @? $F?52J 2E E96 7@C>6C |:5=2?5D |2== H:E9 >@C6 E92? b_ G6?5@CD] %96C6 H6C6 2=D@ 82>6D 7@C 49:=5C6? 2?5 2 >FD:4:2? A=2J:?8 =:G6 >FD:4] k^Am kAm%96 >2C<6E H:== 36 96=5 @? E96 D64@?5 $F?52J @7 E96 >@?E9 E9C@F89 pAC:= 7C@> ?@@? E@ c A]>]...
  
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• Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  The Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal...
  
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• Democratic Congresswoman Omar's Home Raided Amid Election Timing Controversy

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  U.S. investigative authorities raided the home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who has strongly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, three weeks ahead of the midterm elections. The Department of Justice stated the action was part of an ongoing criminal investigation, but Representative Omar and the Democratic Party protested, calling it a politically motivated investigation targeting an opponent. According to Reuters and the Washington Post, WP, on the 12th (local time), HSI agents un
  
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• Crown Prince's Post-Oil Vision Shaken by Houthi Attacks, Economic Strains

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vision to transform Saudi Arabia into a post-oil nation is faltering under missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. National fatigue has mounted as the desert megacity NEOM’s construction halts, the sovereign wealth fund’s golf league files for bankruptcy protection, and security crises triggered by Houthi rebels compound existing challenges. International events aimed at attracting global business leaders have also faced disruptions, c
  
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• Colorado man arrested in Dawson County after multi-county pursuit

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  A Colorado man was arrested in Dawson County on Saturday after a multi-county pursuit on Interstate 80, the Nebraska State Patrol said in a press release. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 C6=62D6[ E96 :?4:56?E 3682? 2E 23@FE h 2]>] $2EFC52J[ H96? 2 EC@@A6C D2H 2 %@J@E2 r2>CJ DA665:?8 @? H6DE3@F?5 x\g_ ?62C z62C?6J] %96 EC@@A6C 2EE6>AE65 2 EC277:4...
  
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• China sanctions officials in Paraguay and Belize over their countries' ties with Taiwan

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China sanctioned Paraguay’s communications minister and Belize’s foreign minister on Monday over ties with Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its own. The sanctions against Gustavo Villate of Paraguay and Francis Fonseca of Belize serve to safeguard China’s “national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and to oppose separatist acts seeking ‘Taiwan independence,’” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on i
  
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• After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande

  13-10-2026 08:16 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels. Mexico also has sent hundreds of troops to the state of Tamaulipas ......
  
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• Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers for Trump's tariffs

  13-10-2026 07:53 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fear they may cause less jobs. ......
  
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• Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists

  13-10-2026 07:53 via article.wn.com
  Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists...
  
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