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• US death row inmate receiving 'life-saving care' after botched execution

  02-10-2026 08:12 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike is critically ill and receiving "life-saving medical care" in a Nashville hospital hours after she survived two attempts to execute her with lethal injections, her lawyers said, renewing scrutiny of ⁠capital punishment in the US. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in the 1990s after being convicted of a murder she carried out as a teenager. Her botched execution on Wednesday at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, the second this year in Tennessee, highlights the difficul
  
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• UK average diesel pump price hits £2 per litre for first time

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  The average pump price of a litre of diesel fuel hit £2 ($2.64) in Britain for the first time on Friday, according to data compiled by the RAC motoring...
  
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• ‘There are no rules now’: Zelensky reveals Putin’s alleged new war order

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  According to the Ukrainian president, the alleged change came as Russia intensified its aerial attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, with strikes hitting schools, hospitals, data centres and other infrastructure. ......
  
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• Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate survives lethal injection attempt

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder, Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year pending an investigation. But some Catholic opponents of the death penalty said that the incident demonstrates the flaws with capital punishment. Officials administered two doses of a lethal drug to Pike, but her attorneys told media outlets that she remained “alive and loudly snoring” aft
  
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• Tempo by Hilton Lifestyle Brand to Debut in Germany with Hotel at MUNICH ARENA (Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc)

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  ) Set to open in 2029, Tempo by Hilton Munich Airport Arena will become one of Europe's first hotels under Hilton's expanding lifestyle brand 199-room Tempo by Hilton Munich Airport Arena is set to open in 2029 on the MUNICH ARENA campus The signing marks the debut of the Tempo by Hilton brand in Germany The hotel will feature purposefully designed rooms, wellness-focused amenities, a ground-floor café and a rooftop bar. MUNICH, Germany - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of
  
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• Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery group to adopt Skydance name

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  The company formed through the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance Corporation when the transaction closes next week. The deal is expected to be completed on Oct. 6, subject to customary closing conditions, according to company filings. It values Warner Bros. Discovery at an enterprise value of about $110 billion. The Skydance name comes from the film and television production company founded by David Ellison, who...
  
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• New islands appear after Indonesia's volcano erupts

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA: Two new islands have emerged in waters surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau following a major eruption last month that grounded flights for days, the head of Indonesia's volcan ......
  
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• Moscow Expels Hungarian Diplomats and Warns of Economic Consequences

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  Diplomatic tensions between the pro-EU TISZA government and Moscow have reached a new high. In a direct response to Hungary’s controversial expulsion of ten Russian diplomats a few weeks ago, the Russian government has in turn imposed personnel-related measures, expelling several Hungarian diplomats from the country. As Hungary Today previously reported, the TISZA government decided on September 8 to expel ten Russian diplomats. The decision was announced by Hungarian Foreign Minister Anit
  
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• Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  BRASILIA: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort to win voters ahead of Sunday's election in Brazil, where the ......
  
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• JD Vance names ‘really obvious’ Trump ally running for president

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  Vice President JD Vance is more eager to talk about his potential rival than his own presidential ambitions, according to NBC News. ......
  
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• Israel top court restores Arab party to election ballot

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  Jerusalem, Oct 2, 2026 (AFP) -Israel's Supreme Court on Friday put back on the election ballot an Arab party that could be kingmakers, hours after one Arab-Israeli politician withd ......
  
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• Europe agrees to release diesel stocks, Trump says

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  France proposes EU release 50 mln barrels of diesel, sources say ......
  
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• Anthropic warns government attitudes may hurt customer ties, IPO prospectus shows

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  Anthropic outlines risks of government attitudes toward it, AI ......
  
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• 5 EU nations planning to follow U.S. with deportations to third countries

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  Five European countries are moving ahead with plans to send rejected asylum applicants to "return hubs" in countries outside the bloc under new EU rules. ......
  
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• $2.5 billion Amazon settlement: More payments being sent out, with another round possible

  02-10-2026 19:15 via article.wn.com
  More people now qualify for the massive settlement, which may produce another round of automatic payments next year. ......
  
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• Why the Trump Administration Is Being Accused of Interfering in Brazil

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  Brazilians are heading to the...
  
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• Who is Eric Weinberg? Scrubs writer rape trial begins in LA; 8 women to testify ...

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  Screenwriter Eric...
  
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• The era of male birth control may be nearing (Thanks to Dr. Sujoy Guha)

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  For nearly a half-century, Sujoy Guha has worked to perfect a male contraceptive. Now the 86-year-old Indian doctor’s idea is gaining momentum, raising the prospect of changing the way birth control is practiced across the globe. Vas-occlusive Contraception Diagram.svg PHOTO: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Injecting hydrogel into the vas deferens – the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles – temporarily blocks sperm from passing through. Guha’s injectabl
  
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• The 10,000-step goal is everywhere. But what does all that walking do to your feet?

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  KURU reports on the rise of walking as exercise, emphasizing that while 10,000 steps is a common goal, any increase in movement benefits health. ......
  
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• Newly unsealed footage shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest: CNN

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  CNN has obtained newly unsealed...
  
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• New York governor vows to close legal loophole after alleged Cornell University gang rape

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul vowed on Friday to close a legal loophole allowing offenders in the state to avoid rape charges if their victims were willingly intoxicated, as in the case of an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. There has been an outcry in the United States over a decision by prosecutors not to file charges in the case at the Ivy League college two years ago, prompting the governor to appoint state Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor. The investigation wa
  
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• Man arrested after viral video shows clash with woman police officer

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  A roadside confrontation between a female police officer and a young man in Patna has gone viral after a video appeared to show the officer slapping him before he struck her back.Police have arrested a 22-year-old man following the September 30 incident and are...
  
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• Kennedy Center Honors to be held off-site for the first time in the ceremony's history

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  For the first time in the nearly 50-year history of the event, the Kennedy Center Honors will not be held inside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts this year, the center announced Friday. With the main building currently closed to the public, and safety assessments still underway, the center announced it plans to move the celebration of American performing arts to Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., which seats around 20,000 people compared to the 2,300 seats
  
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• How to choose a medical virtual assistant for your practice

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  My Mountain Mover reports that as administrative demands in healthcare rise, medical virtual assistants can alleviate staff overload by managing tasks remotely. ......
  
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• Halloween should be scary. Your bill doesn't have to be

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  CreditFresh reports that Halloween expenses are rising, with families facing higher costs for candy, costumes, and decorations. ......
  
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• France school protests to continue as students call for nationwide action

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  France school protests to continue as students call for nationwide action French student organisations and education unions have called for another nationwide mobilisation on Tuesday as protests over conditions in schools continue across the country. High-school and university student groups announced plans for...
  
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• Flydubai FZ1073 cockpit attack: How a 6-year-old girl\u2019s washroom trip triggered alarm

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  Tali Manes was taking her...
  
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• DP World Wins LatinFinance Port Financing of the Year Award in Brazil

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  SANTOS, Brazil, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE...
  
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• DNA evidence from Thomas Jefferson’s hair reveals the truth about his relationship with Sally Hemings

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  Opening a Bible that once...
  
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• Carney to meet Erdogan in Turkey amid US trade tensions, seeks new markets beyond Washington: Report

  02-10-2026 18:59 via article.wn.com
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to visit Turkey this month to meet President Tayyip Erdogan, in what would be the first dedicated bilateral visit to the country by a Canadian leader, four sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.The two leaders are expected to discuss free-trade negotiations launched on the sidelines of a Nato summit in Ankara in July, as well as potential cooperation in energy and defence, one of the sources said.Canadian and Turkish trade ministers agreed this we
  
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