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• UN General Debate set to open in New York under 'restoring trust' theme

  21-09-2026 14:57 via article.wn.com
  The high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly is set to open Tuesday in New York under the theme "restoring trust." Heads of state and government will convene for the 81st edition of the meeting to address...
  
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• White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV on day of playoff opener

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros. The September 9 letter was addressed to White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. The team says it arrived ......
  
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• U.S. ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  The United States went ahead with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including motorcycles. ......
  
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• Trump claims tech bosses agreed to drop calls for AI regulation

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
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• Takeaways from the AP's analysis on the fundamental flaws in the national flood insurance program

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  As climate change increases the risk...
  
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• Simone Biles remains undecided about the 2028 Olympics, but the lure of competing in LA ...

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Simone Biles is contemplating another run at Olympic gold but she's not sure yet. The 29-year-old gymnastics icon is considering the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Biles says the idea of competing at home is tempting, but she has to weigh ......
  
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• Prosecutors charge man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Federal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan man who was shot by ICE agent Sept. 20. ......
  
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• Parents of Arizona State hockey player who collapses call for coaches to be placed on leave

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  The parents of an Arizona State hockey...
  
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• Military academies won't give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  The Defense Department has decided to stop...
  
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• In the 1960s, an Italian taxi driver covered his Rimini home with 12,000 seashells; his daughter still preserves it today

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  In Rimini, Italy, a house was transformed into a striking shell-covered artwork after taxi driver Alfonso Rinaldi began decorating its exterior in the 1960s. He used about 12,000 shells in different shapes and colours, creating a large-scale architectural souvenir of the resort town. The shells, including mussels, scallops and clams, were apparently given to Rinaldi by local fishermen and restaurant owners.He arranged them across the outside walls, flowerpots, surrounding fence and veranda, usin
  
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• Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Mexico as rain bring floods to US Southwest

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Polo lashed Baja California, Mexico, with powerful winds and flash flooding. ......
  
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• Florida carries out its 16th execution of the year on a 77-year-old man convicted in ...

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Florida carries out its 16th execution of the year on a 77-year-old man convicted in a deadly hammer attack on a woman. ......
  
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• Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Former special counsel Jack Smith has forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics. ......
  
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• Dutch police arrest suspected member of ShinyHunters, hacking group that claimed to breach FBI jobs site

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  ShinyHunters recently claimed to have breached the FBI’s jobs website....
  
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• Cornell rape allegations update: Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks probe into university's response as new details emerge

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
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• A's player Zack Gelof sues Tigers for damages after right knee slammed into Comerica Park fence

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Athletics utility player Zack Gelof...
  
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• 21-year-old University of Georgia student Kristin Sargent survives eighth-floor fall after dancing on couch near window; father says she is badly injured but lucky to be alive

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  A 21-year-old University of Georgia senior is recovering in intensive care after falling from an eighth-floor window at an off-campus apartment complex in Athens, Georgia.Kristin Sargent, a senior studying finance and marketing at the University of Georgia, survived the fall and is awake and speaking with family and friends as she recovers from multiple injuries.According to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department report obtained by PEOPLE, officers were dispatched to the Rambler Athens apartm
  
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• 2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before ...

  30-09-2026 01:08 via article.wn.com
  Organizers say the torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, the site of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996. The relay will travel through all 50 states. The Olympic flame will be lit in ......
  
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• Woman accused of cutting Benidrom skyscraper worker’s safety ropes 12 stories up

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  The man was left hanging on to a cornice on the building some 150ft off the ground...
  
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• US exits GRECO, deepening Trump administration's retreat from global watchdogs

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  US exits GRECO, deepening Trump administration's retreat from global watchdogs ......
  
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• US bans nearly USD 1 billion in Canadian goods, deepening trade fight

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  US bans nearly USD 1 billion in Canadian goods, deepening trade fight ......
  
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• Trump envoy Kimberly Guilfoyle warned Greek minister US can bring down ‘any country we want’, ...

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
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• The number that should terrify Europe: Russia’s force hits 1.5 million & reason remains classified

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered another...
  
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• Tehran moves to quit nuclear treaty: Is this the biggest hint Iran's nukes are ready?|Trump,Mojtaba

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  Iran is considering a fast-track withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as...
  
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• Teams to win 3 straight World Series: Dodgers chase rare feat in 2026 playoffs

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have carried their three-peat bid to the postseason. The two-time reigning World Series champions enter the 2026 MLB playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the National League. Los Angeles posted a regular-season record of 100-62 to capture its fifth straight NL West title and 13th in the last 14 years overall. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The Dodgers earned a bye to the Division Series, where they will face the winner of the Wild Card Series between th
  
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• South Africa to clean up high-risk areas after women

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  The deaths sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country....
  
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• Skip the store-bought stuff and make your own pumpkin cold foam coffee

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  Temperatures are beginning to drop and that can only mean one thing: pumpkin-flavored and scented goods are starting to pop up in cafés, stores and social media feeds everywhere. ......
  
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• Putin’s drone upgrade: Russia combat-testing GPS-resistant ‘Geran-5 K5’ in Ukraine before winter?

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  Russia is reportedly using a new version of its jet-powered Geran-5 strike drone as Moscow...
  
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• PM Carney says he has no plans to apply further trade pressure as U.S. midterms approach

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
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• Pak Vows To Defend Saudi Against Iran-Backed Houthis By "Whatever Means"

  30-09-2026 00:48 via article.wn.com
  Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that Pakistan's military capabilities would be available to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. ......
  
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