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• US actress Selma Blair arrested for assault on flight attendants

  13-10-2026 09:55 via article.wn.com
  BEVERLY HILLS — US actress Selma Blair was arrested late on Sunday after police responded to a call about a “physically abusive passenger” aboard a flight that had landed at Kennedy Airport in New York.Blair, 54, has been issued a summons accusing her of assault after she allegedly attacked attendants on a plane, officials said.Police said two flight attendants reported injuries on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York.One flight attendant was taken to a hospita
  
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• Why filming missile, drone attacks in Saudi Arabia could land you in legal trouble

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Why filming missile, drone attacks in Saudi Arabia could land you in legal trouble ......
  
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• US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter in the United States looks like it will generally be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, according to the federal government’s official seasonal outlook and other meteorologists’ forecasts. You can thank or blame El Niño. El Niño is likely to shift weather patterns to bring more moisture, but with it higher temperatures. That should help erase persistent Western drought, but it won’t likely make Northern snow-lovers happy
  
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• UPDATE 1-Kremlin says Russia restarts diesel exports after deal with Trump

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  President Trump is keen to lower U.S. diesel prices ahead of U.S. midterm elections ‌on November 3 ......
  
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• Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries as U.S. relations teeter

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine President Zekenskyy said “we are losing a strong partner” in the United States. He said that “it's painful when President Trump chooses one side, not our side. But we are OK that he's in the middle” ......
  
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• Trump Blasts Ukraine’s Zelensky for Record-High U.S. Diesel Prices

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, President Trump has sought to place most of the blame for record-high diesel fuel prices and at least $4 a gallon at the pump for American consumers on Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for retaliating against escalating Russian missile attacks on Ukraine by launching precision drone attacks targeting vulnerable oil refineries across Russia. Reducing Russia’s ability to export gasoline and diesel fuel has eliminated a major
  
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• Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month’s midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their status can be confirmed. The lawsuit comes after the Justice Department says California officials failed to meet a 48-hour deadline to review a password-protected thumb drive that contains a list of 20,000
  
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• Saudi coalition says missile intercepted in Medina region

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has in recent days come under sustained attack from the Houthis, including a strike on Riyadh's international airport that was the kingdom's deadliest in years, as the war with the group escalates ......
  
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• New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was shot by federal immigration officers in New York had his first hearing before an immigration judge Thursday, appearing remotely via video livestream from the federal jail where his lawyers say he is being held in solitary confinement. Oscar Belgal, 28, barely spoke during the brief court session. His injury from the...
  
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• Netanyahu’s rival vows to end Hamas rule within 18 months if elected

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Gadi Eisenkot accused PM Netanyahu of a "strategic failure" in Gaza, where he said "Hamas is still the sovereign armed, arming itself, and militarily active" after three years of war ......
  
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• Michigan DNR to track fish stocking using 23andMe-style gene testing

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations. The goal is to find out if fish living in a particular water body descended from the parents of stocked fish. Doing so helps the DNR know if its multimillion-dollar stocking efforts are paying off by telling them if the stocked fish are living on in the waterway. “Think about genetics (testing) like Ancestry.com, 23andMe,” Jen Johnson, senior fish
  
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• Las Vegas police plan to release the ID of a man found in a barrel in Lake Mead

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas are poised to settle a mystery Thursday by publicly revealing the identity of a man whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead. The discovery by boaters in 2022 sparked memories of the city’s mob era, which ended in the mid-1980s. Organized crime helped build up the city, and a...
  
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• In A Perfect World: Fragmented

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  I know there’s no point bemoaning things lost to us from an earlier age in time. Life was different yesterday, and it’ll be different in other ways tomorrow. The world will continue changing because that’s what the world does. And mostly, it’s a good thing. Progress. That said, there’s something gone that I think we, as individuals and as a society, are missing. I guess you could call that something stillness. We live in a frenetic age. In so many ways, it’s b
  
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• Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  A new AP-NORC poll finds that a strong majority of voters believe President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections ......
  
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• Former Venezuelan President Maduro and wife plead not guilty to US torture charges

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to a new US indictment accusing them of conspiring to torture political opponents. The additional charges brought last Thursday significantly expanded the US criminal case against Mr Maduro, 63, and Ms Flores, 70. They previously pleaded not guilty to charges that they abused their power to help drug traffickers ship cocaine. The pair were captured by the US military in a raid ordered by President Donald
  
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• FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate sued on Thursday to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.” The complaint adds to the growing list of legal challenges to the mass terminations under FBI Director Kash Patel of agents who participated in investigations of the Republican president or are seen as oppos
  
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• BWF World Junior C'ships: Jagsher Singh Khangurra confirms medal for India, reaches semifinal

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): India's Jagsher Singh...
  
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• At least two killed in explosions near palace in Aden used by Yemen's govt. in ...

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Another six people were wounded as Houthis said they attacked a military operations headquarters with the “Saudi enemy” ......
  
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• Anthropic revenue jumps 45% to $16.8bn

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  Investor enthusiasm surges as AI firm eyes $2-trillion valuation...
  
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• 2 killed in explosions near palace used by Yemen's government in latest Houthi attack

  15-10-2026 20:42 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen (AP) — At least six explosions struck Thursday near the palace used by Yemen’s internationally recognized government in the port city of Aden, witnesses said. An official said at least two people were killed, and Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in northern Yemen quickly claimed responsibility. It was a rare attack on the palace area, as fighting has escalated between the rebels and a Saudi-led coalition in the latest front in the Iran war. The explosions caused panic amon
  
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• 'World's on-form player': Scotland look to talisman in quadruple-header showdown

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Tourists bid to end losing run ......
  
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• UK comedian Russell Brand’s accuser tells jurors: ‘I know he raped me’

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  A woman who alleges British actor and comedian Russell Brand raped her more than 25 years ago told jurors on Thursday that she found him “frightening”, angrily rejecting his lawyer’s suggestions that they had had consensual sex. Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and the former husband of US singer Katy Perry, is on trial accused of three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women between 1999 and 2009. T
  
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• Trump Scraps Plan To Livestream Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Critics warned the broadcast could fuel extremist propaganda, glorify the convicted Fort Hood shooter and turn capital punishment into a public spectacle, prompting bipartisan calls to scrap the plan. ......
  
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• Trump says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. ......
  
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• Saudi diplomat says Iran encourages Houthi escalation of attacks on the kingdom

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s government is encouraging the...
  
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• Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of spurring on Yemen's Houthis

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Iran continues to arm and train Yemen's Houthi rebels, while actively encouraging the group's ongoing conflict with the kingdom, a Saudi Foreign Ministry official said Thursday. "I ......
  
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• Russian editor questioned over journalist's personal data case

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Story audio is generated using AI By Lucy Papachristou The editor-in-chief of Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was questioned by investigators in Moscow on Thursday in connection with a criminal case against a colleague, the outlet said. The Tass state news agency, citing...
  
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• Robot Seized In Germany For Groping Women, Cops Probing If Men Controlled It

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot's suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed... ......
  
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• Obama warns Israel risks moral collapse over Palestinian violations

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Former U.S. President Barack Obama criticized Israel’s approach, warning that military superiority alone cannot deliver lasting security and that denying Palestinians meaningful co ......
  
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• Minnesota State approves plan to use community college funds to help struggling universities

  15-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Minnesota State’s Board of Trustees has...
  
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