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• US job openings fall to 7.08 million in August, below forecasts

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
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• What Christa Pike did to land on death row

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Tennessee set to execute woman for first time in over 200 years If Christa Pike's execution is carried out, she would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years and the 19th woman in modern U.S. history. While Christa Pike's execution attempt has some turning their attention to her case for the first time, the family of Colleen Slemmer has waited 31 years for Pike to take her last breath. Officials in Tennessee attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection on Sept. 30, but the procedu
  
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• "We want people to try and outsmart the game": No Law aims for Arkane-style reactivity ...

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Port Desire, the hemmed-in city setting of immersive sim No Law, is hard to place. At points, it reminds me of walking around Lisbon. It shares that Portuguese city's verticality,...
  
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• Virginia bishop urges faithful to ‘pray, fast and vote no’ on abortion, same-sex marriage amendments

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, is urging the faithful to pray, fast and vote “no” on enshrining abortion and same-sex marriage in that state. The call, which Bishop Burbidge issued in a Sept. 30 video posted to the Diocese of Arlington’s YouTube channel, comes days after early voting in Virginia began Sept. 18, ahead of the Nov. 3 Election Day. This election’s...
  
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• Uganda's mountain gorilla population grows amid conservation efforts: official

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  KAMPALA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's mountain gorilla population is growing amid ongoing conservation efforts, although the endangered species continues to face threats from human diseases, insecurity and climate change, a Ugandan wildlife official has said. Joward Baluku, principal wildlife officer at Uganda's Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, told Xinhua on Wednesday that preliminary...
  
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• UAE probes possible ‘terror’ link in attack on Flydubai flight to Israel that forced Saudi ...

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  The UAE has launched a probe into a...
  
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• Toddler pulls out a loaded gun at Michigan daycare, parents to face charges

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  A toddler pulled a loaded handgun from his backpack at a daycare in southeast Michigan earlier this week and authorities said the child's parents will face charges. No one was injured in Monday's incident when the boy held a gun in a holster at Childrens World Early Learning Center in Canton. Police said one of the child’s parents was taken into custody. Watch NBC Bay Area News free...
  
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• Tennessee governor orders investigation into failed Christa Pike execution

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
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• Singapore, Malaysia deepen cooperation on competition law enforcement

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Singapore and Malaysia's competition authorities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in...
  
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• Russian drone hits Kyiv school as Moscow presses its air war against Ukraine

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Kyiv is living through repeated air raid alerts and is a city under siege ......
  
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• Rugby World Cup 2027: Who tops our list of contenders a year before kick-off in Australia?

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Perennial under-achievers Ireland are on the right side of the draw and should win their first-ever knockout game ......
  
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• Only Netanyahu gains from the FlyDubai hijacking attempt

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
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• Multistate lawsuit asks Supreme Court to hear challenge to abortion ‘shield laws’

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  The attorneys general of Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas Sept. 30 announced a lawsuit challenging the abortion “shield laws” of New York, California and Massachusetts. The Republican-led states asked the Supreme Court to take up their challenge to the so-called “shield laws” passed by the Democratic-led states in an effort to prevent the prosecution of abortion providers within those states by states with bans or other restrictions on abortion. The attorneys general behin
  
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• More than 34,000 heat deaths in western Europe during warmest summer ever

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Spain saw its deadliest summer since its records began in 2015 ......
  
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• International Animal Rescue asks please “See the world through their eyes” as orangutan mothers and ...

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Thursday 1 October, 2026 The theme for this year’s World Animal Day on 4th October is “See the World Through Their Eyes”. A theme which has never been more fitting. Imagine carrying your baby to safety while the forest around you burns. Today, for orangutans in Indonesia, that is the very sad reality. International Animal Rescue, based in Sussex, is calling for support as its Indonesian partner YIARI is caring for over 20 orangutans that they have rescued from fires in West Kal
  
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• French warship escorted 10 ships through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait over the past week

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  France's navy has escorted about 10 ships through the contested Bab Al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen over the past week, French army spokesperson Col. Xavier Rival said Thursday. ......
  
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• French school student protests spread as government in Paris unveils its budget

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  French minister says police and students among 76 people injured ......
  
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• France Is Ground Zero in the Global Bond Rout

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  The French government aims to cut tens of billions of euros in spending next year as it seeks to calm investor worries. ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup brought $2 billion economic boost to NYC

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  New York City saw an estimated $2 billion in economic activity from this summer’s FIFA World Cup, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Oct. 1. The tournament brought in $1.2 billion in direct visitor spending and $162 million in operational spending, according to an analysis by NYCEDC and Tourism Economics. The broader $2 billion estimate also includes indirect economic activity generated by that spending. Foot traffic at sports bars across the city increased 16% compared with last year during t
  
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• Democratic group offers a new framework for the US-Israel relationship as party rifts deepen

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  A pro-Israel Democratic advocacy group is...
  
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• Chinese embassy holds reception in Kenya to mark 77th anniversary of PRC founding

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  NAIROBI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Kenya on Wednesday hosted a reception in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Over 500 guests, including senior government officials, diplomats, industry executives, representatives of international organizations, academics...
  
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• British sailor cleared of trying to kill girlfriend by throwing her overboard

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• BOE’s Mann Backs Rate Rise to Tame Inflation

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  The BOE last month left its key interest rate at 3.75%, although investors expect to see an increase to 4% in November. ......
  
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• Baby girl's body found on Bangor shoreline may have been in water for a few weeks

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Further tests are ongoing, and officers are appealing for her mother to contact them for welfare and medical support ......
  
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• Australia's central bank warns AI boom carries financial stability risks

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Thursday warned that the rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could pose risks to financial stability. The central bank said in its semi-annual Financial Stability Review that the rapid advances in frontier AI capabilities, together with broader technological developments, are...
  
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• Americans don’t trust Congress to fight corruption — here’s how to change that

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Congress must assert its oversight of the executive branch, not to pursue political agendas, but to establish the facts and ensure accountability. ......
  
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• A harrowing ‘9/11-style’ cockpit attack leaves investigators scrambling for answers

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Authorities across the Middle East are searching for answers about what happened on Flight 1073 ......
  
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• 0.28% WO₃ in soil at the White Star Tungsten Project as anomalies emerge

  01-10-2026 15:58 via article.wn.com
  Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE: WSR) (OTC: WSRIF) (FRA: 4K2) (the “Company” or “Western Star”) is pleased to announce results from the first ever systematic soil sampling at its White Star Tungsten Project in Elko County, Nevada, USA. The survey has defined two discrete tungsten-in-soil anomalies and elevated tungsten values in soils in areas where the contact between the intrusive and the carbonate units is under cover These results complete the 568-sample programme ac
  
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• World Cup 2027 schedule reveal LIVE updates: India's road through Africa takes shape as ICC ...

  01-10-2026 15:42 via article.wn.com
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• U.S. military cuts 20% of its generals, admirals: Hegseth

  01-10-2026 15:42 via article.wn.com
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