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• Uruguay International Music Day

  02-10-2026 02:36 via article.wn.com
  Guitarists perform during International Music Day celebrations at a park in the Cerro neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. ......
  
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• World Mental Health Day 2026: Harvard explains this simple meditation practice for everyday stress

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
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• UN high commissioner warns of escalating Ukraine human rights crisis, urging international community to take ...

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T�rk stated Friday before the UN Human Rights Council that the ongoing war in Ukraine has become an escalating “human rights catastrophe” amid a sharp surge in civilian casualties. Addressing the council in Geneva, T�rk reported that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified 15,280 civilians killed and injured in Ukraine during the first eight months of 2026, averaging more than 400
  
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• The world according to me: Choices

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
  For over three decades I was a teacher. I made hundreds of decisions every day — what to teach, when to take a bathroom break, which conferences to attend and how to respond to a student. So many choices, but ......
  
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• Saudi-Houthi fighting escalates as Yemen strikes Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
  Saudi-Houthi fighting escalates as Yemen strikes Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada ......
  
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• Jay Clayton to lead Trump's 'Super Intelligence Force' on AI risks

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
  Jay Clayton to lead Trump's 'Super Intelligence Force' on AI risks ......
  
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• D4vd murder case: Prosecutors reveal final messages as streamer and singer prepares for trial

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
  The murder case against streamer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, is heading to trial after a Los Angeles judge found enough evidence for the prosecution to proceed. Burke faces charges connected to the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were discovered inside a Tesla linked to him in 2025. He has pleaded not guilty and remains jailed without bail.The decision followed a five-day preliminary...
  
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• Chris Rock Says ‘Wokeness’ Has Created a Less Forgiving World: ‘We’re in the Old Testament ...

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
  Chris Rock said that his problem with “quote, unquote, wokeness” is that it leads to a world that is, in his opinion, less forgiving than it needs to be. The comedian and “Misty Green” filmmaker stopped by the New York Times’ “The Interview” series this weekend and said that while advocating for marginalized communities is great, it needs to come with forgiveness, a huge theme in his new film starring Rosalind Eleazar. When asked by host David Marchese a
  
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• A young boy and a stepmom were found murdered 20 years ago. Police say they ...

  04-10-2026 02:37 via article.wn.com
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• What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefs

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Artists often turn to the supernatural to reflect on and speak to the anxieties brought about by social, religious and political upheaval. ......
  
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• US ‘Severely Disappointed’ in Lack of G20 Consensus on Overproduction, Forced Labor

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  The United States said it was “severely disappointed” after several Group of 20 members declined to back joint...
  
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• US-Iran War Live News Updates: India reaffirms seafarer safety after 5 nationals rescued in Hormuz

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
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• Trump appears to share personal phone number of US senator in ploy to push permanent daylight savings

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump on Saturday put pressure on the US senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, urging Americans to call what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of his fellow Republican and the chair of the Senate intelligence committee. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July, but it faces roadblocks in the Senate, where some Republicans are strongly opposed to it. Proponents, including the president and his administration, argue t
  
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• Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Federal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on Friday. A drug taskforce in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that acts as a stimulant at low doses and a sedative at high doses, after authorities found packages of kratom derivatives while investigating the deaths on 21 September. It is still not clear whet
  
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• People visit Warsaw Mineral Expo in Poland

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  People visit the Warsaw Mineral Expo in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 3, 2026. The two-day expo kicked off on...
  
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• OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  The Australian government faces significant “tech debt” that could bring a big bill for taxpayers after the OpenAI Medicare breach, as government agencies will need to fortify their defences against future attacks by AI agents. This week, the home affairs department ordered all federal government agencies to conduct a “legacy technology stocktake” that requires a plan for each agency to “reduce legacy technology systems” to a level within the agency’s ri
  
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• Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff isn't ruling out possible World Series return if Brewers make it

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff isn’t giving up hope on the long-shot possibility he could return from his shoulder injury in time to pitch in the World Series if the Brewers advance that far. The two-time All-Star last pitched on July ......
  
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• Laos’ New Facility Hands China Greater Military Influence Over Southeast Asia: Analysts

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  The Chinese regime’s new military partnership extends its power projection across Southeast Asia and supports air...
  
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• In 2021, Cambridge farmer Ben Webster spent £15,000 converting his sheep-grazing field that earned £300 a year into a private dog park; it now brings in up to £400 a week

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Anything for the pets, isn’t it? In the UK, dog owners are paying by the hour for private, secure fields where their dogs can run freely and safely. Rebecca Lee, who lives in rural Cambridgeshire, rents a safe, green field for her dog Moscow twice a week.Moscow barks at bikes. He lunges at cars, children and other dogs. Lee knows that it is fear, not aggression. So taking him to a public park can only worsen the situation. Instead, she books a private field twice a week and lets him loose
  
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• How Oklahoma's United Methodist pastors reshaped church after schism

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Clergy who remained celebrate newfound freedom to welcome LGBTQ+ people while helping congregations pursue their missions together. ......
  
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• From a Love of Flying to a Midair Attack: What We Know About the FlyDubai Co-Pilot

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Investigators want to know why Hamam Al-Hammami took a radical turn and why he was hired to fly a sensitive route between Dubai and Tel Aviv. ......
  
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• England turned a golf course into a wetland; 52,000 cubic metres of earth were moved and avocets are already breeding there

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  A former golf course on England's Lincolnshire coast has been transformed into a new wetland nature reserve, with ponds, open water, reedbeds, grassland and coastal habitats replacing much of the former golfing landscape. Sandilands, near Sutton-on-Sea and Mablethorpe, opened to the public on September 26, 2026, following a six-year programme of planning, consultation and habitat creation led by the National Trust. The National Trust's latest press release describes the reserve as covering 30 he
  
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• Campaign rally held in Sao Paulo, Brazil

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), presidential candidate of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party, attends a campaign rally in Sao Paulo,...
  
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• Alabama students accused of making threats against Trump on TikTok, X

  04-10-2026 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Three University of South Alabama students were arrested Oct. 2 and charged with threatening President Donald Trump on social media ahead of his campaign rally at the Mobile, Alabama, campus. Amare Jemal Woods, Cameron Lamark Lewis and Kayla Leaann Smith are accused of making separate threats on TikTok and X in the days before Trump's Oct. 2 appearance at the university's Mitchell Center, according to AL.com. Authorities said the alleged posts were not connected to one another. The alleged threa
  
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• Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

  04-10-2026 01:49 via article.wn.com
  The ⁠reported attack comes amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and ‌the Houthis, who have stepped up attacks on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure ......
  
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• Yemen's armed forces say it is conducting strikes against Houthis in Sanaa

  04-10-2026 01:49 via article.wn.com
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• While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 4, 2026

  04-10-2026 01:49 via article.wn.com
  While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 4, 2026. ......
  
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• Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes, Zelenskyy says

  04-10-2026 01:49 via article.wn.com
  Driving the shift in policy, Zelenskyy said, was Putin's desire to appear strong at a time when his military was losing ground in a key frontline region. ......
  
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• TSA agents are losing their checkpoint chairs in a controversial new move

  04-10-2026 01:49 via article.wn.com
  The next time airport travelers hand over their ID at a security checkpoint, the...
  
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• North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill

  04-10-2026 01:49 via article.wn.com
  The launch was the latest in a series of North Korean weapons tests this year and came as tensions on the ​Korean peninsula escalated ......
  
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