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• Thailand floods affect hundreds of thousands

  28-09-2026 19:29 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK: Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said on Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least ......
  
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• Woman in alleged Cornell gang-rape case was ‘failed’ by system, New York governor says

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Kathy Hochul briefs journalists with state attorney general Letitia James, who will be taking over the entire case...
  
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• Woman allegedly caught on video running over puppy is taken into custody

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES — Santa Ana Police arrested a woman Thursday who appeared to deliberately run over a 9-month-old puppy in a disturbing surveillance camera video. Hahn Nguyen, 75, was booked into Santa Ana jail on suspicion of animal cruelty and animal abandonment. She admitted to owning the 9-month-old pit bull, “Blackey,” and that she abandoned him, police said. She told detectives she left the puppy at a park because it had been...
  
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• Why Robyn Gigl opens her crime thriller \u2018All We Hide\u2019 with an author\u2019s note

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Robyn Gigl, author of books that include “Survivor’s Guilt” and “Nothing but the Truth,” returns with a new crime novel, “All We Hide.” kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C@3J?8:8=]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmv:8=[ 2? 2EE@C?6J 2D H6== 2D 2 HC:E6C[k^2m E2<6D E96 "U2>Ajp E@ 5:D4FDD E96 3@@< 2?5 HC:E:?8 23@FE EC2?D =:76]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m"] !=62D6 E6== C6256CD 23@FE J@FC ?6H ?@G6=[ “p== (6 w:56]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kA
  
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• Whoever sent Omani co-pilot : Netanyahu's grim warning over flydubai attack

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Whoever sent Omani co-pilot...: Netanyahu's grim warning over flydubai attack ......
  
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• What happens when execution attempts fail? A look at death penalty back-up plans

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Long before Christa Pike was...
  
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• Washington targets Lula in bid to control Brazil and South America

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Brazilians go to the polls this weekend in what will be a crucial election for the country and the wider region. The contest pits the incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against the far-right Flavio Bolsonaro—son of the former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence, convicted of plotting a coup to overturn the result of the 2022 election. Of all the elections in the Americas this year, this is the one whose outcome matters most to Washington, and it
  
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• US Energy Push: Trump Says South Korea Deal Includes $8.4 Billion Oil Project

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Trump says South Korea's deal with the US now includes $8.4 billion for enhanced oil recovery, adding to a broader investment package covering energy and infrastructure projects. ......
  
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• US Coast Guard says it has intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continues...
  
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• Ukraine says it forced 250 Russian soldiers to surrender in daring operation

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  A daredevil Ukrainian operation using robots dropped behind enemy lines and “Trojan” armored personnel carriers laden with explosives has led to the capture of more than 250 Russian troops, Kyiv says. Ukraine’s army has been chipping away at Russian-controlled territories in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas as part of a counteroffensive operation dubbed “Vivaldi.” Its successes have provided a spark of optimism in what has otherwise been a bleak few months for
  
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• ‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridge...
  
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• Spain\u2019s government dealt a blow after parliament rejects housing measures amid protests

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  The rejected decrees aimed to stop evictions, curb real estate speculation and more....
  
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• Shuttered retailer expanding comeback to even more stores soon

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  You won't find the party favors in standalone stores. ......
  
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• Pro-Palestine protesters defy police over Oct 7 march

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
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• Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis\u2019 divisive opening to divorced and remarried Catholics

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Meeting comes 10 years after Francis sent shock waves through the Catholic Church....
  
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• Pakistan govt, PTI reopen talks ahead of Islamabad long march

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan govt, PTI reopen talks ahead of Islamabad long march ......
  
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• New book by vet attraction creator a \u2018masterclass in experiential story making\u2019

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel A new book by a veteran attraction creator offers advice regarding creative processes, goals, structure, brain-storming and transformation storytelling. kAmq@3 #@86CD’ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2>2K@?]4@>^s66A\$E@CJ\r@>A=6E6\%C2?D7@C>2E:@?2=\pEEC24E:@?D^5A^`hebf`c`deQm“s66A $E@CJi r@>A=6E6 vF:56 7@C rC62E:?8 %C2?D7@C>2E:@?2= ':D:E@C pEEC24E:@?D”k^2m :D ?@H 2G2:=23=6] w6 7@F?565 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C4H63]4@>^Qmq#r x>28:?2E:@?
  
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• Money is Americans\u2019 top source of stress, and it\u2019s taking a toll on their mental health

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
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• Money is Americans’ top source of stress, and it’s taking a toll on their mental health

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Credit Karma reports that money is the top source of stress for Americans, impacting mental health, with many seeking tools for better financial management. ......
  
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• India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Thousands gather in Mumbai with heavy police presence as concerns mount that millions will be denied voting rights...
  
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• In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
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• Here\u2019s why there\u2019s great Indian food at truck stops across California

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Samantha Dunn, The Orange County Register This story really begins with butter chicken at a truck stop. kAmq642FD6 >J 9FD32?5’D 72>:=J =:G6D :? }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2[ 7@C E96 A2DE a_ J62CD[ E@ >2<6 :E E@ 72>:=J 82E96C:?8D[ H6 92G6 C68F=2C=J EC2G6=65 FA 2?5 5@H? E96 d[ E96 hh[ E96 `_` — 2== E96 2CE6C:6D CF??:?8 E9C@F89 r2=:7@C?:2’D r6?EC2= '2==6J 2?5 36J@?5]k^Am kAmx7 J@F <?@H E96D6 C@FE6D[ J@F <?@H E92E :7 J@F =@@< 36J@?5 E96 FDF2= 72DE\7@@5 A:E DE@AD @77
  
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• G7 to release 100 million barrels as record US diesel prices squeeze Trump

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  G7 to release 100 million barrels as record US diesel prices squeeze Trump ......
  
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• G7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of oil, including diesel, boost for Trump

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  The national average for a gallon of diesel in the U.S. was $6.37 on Friday, according to AAA, after hitting a record $6.52 on September 22. ......
  
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• France says G7 nations have agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, including ‘substantial’ ...

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  PARIS (AP) — France says G7 nations have agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, including ‘substantial’ amounts of diesel. Source ......
  
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• Exclusive: Hybrid schools open new legal front for choice

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  The 74 reports that Roots Learning Academy, a hybrid homeschool program in Pennsylvania, faces state scrutiny and potential closure due to childcare licensing requirements. ......
  
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• Ex-UN director who protested against Gaza famine challenges his dismissal

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  By Emma Farge and Crispian Balmer A former senior UN food agency official has said he has launched an appeal against his dismissal, alleging it was motivated by his stance on hunger in Gaza, in a case that has exposed tensions within the Rome-based organisation. Benjamin Davis, 62, a Spanish American director at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), was informed his employment would end on September 30 at the request of director-general Qu...
  
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• Europe agrees to release diesel stocks days after Trump's export ban threat

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Europe agrees to release diesel stocks days after Trump's export ban threat ......
  
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• Drug used in failed execution has come under past scrutiny

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Tennessee officials haven’t explained yet what went wrong during the execution. ......
  
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• Could plastic-eating robots clean up our oceans?

  02-10-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
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