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• Wall Street's AI Party Is On Edge As Soaring Yields Raise Risks

  04-10-2026 17:49 via article.wn.com
  Just last week, the long bond yield reached 5.69% and the 10-year rate topped 5.3%, something neither has done since 2002. ......
  
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• US stocks edge toward their records after oil prices ease a bit

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady following the latest yo-yo moves for oil prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Monday and pulled within 0.7% of its all-time high set during the summer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 135 points, ......
  
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• US stocks are rising near their records, with the Nasdaq composite on track for an ...

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  U.S. stocks are rising near their records after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The S&P 500 added 0.6% Monday and pulled within 0.3% of its all-time high, which was set during the summer. The Dow Jones Industrial ......
  
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• Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  An AP-KFF poll finds that rural voters...
  
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• Top crypto group to pour millions into bipartisan slate of House races after key legislation stalls

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  A major cryptocurrency spending group...
  
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• The Latest: Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the US military failed them

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  U.S. soldiers wounded in the Iran war’s...
  
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• Spain's prime minister calls snap election aiming to seize momentum over housing crisis

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez...
  
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• Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them. Nine U.S. service members wounded in a March 1 drone strike on a U.S. military site in Kuwait that killed ......
  
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• Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  A coalition spokesman said 100 fighter jets are providing support against the Houthis....
  
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• Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause ...

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week. Authorities said they found no evidence her illness was caused by any ......
  
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• PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago. Stephen King remains the most banned author for the second year. ......
  
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• Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for shining light on brain activity

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have researched light-gated ion channels and ......
  
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• Lula seeks shake-up and Flávio Bolsonaro reaches for more support ahead of Brazil's election runoff

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da...
  
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• Inaugural World Chronic Hand Eczema Day on October 5 Raises Global Awareness for Often-Overlooked Skin Condition

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 5, 2026-- ......
  
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• 'He's not coming back': Months after deadly Iranian attack, families of soldiers struggle to cope

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Families of American soldiers killed...
  
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• Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker, dies at age 84

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died. ......
  
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• FIDO Alliance Certifies SecuGen Unity 20 FIDO2 Fingerprint Security Key

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2026...
  
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• Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  It's the deadliest strike against...
  
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• Dark Matter Technologies and Mezzo bring one-to-many verification orchestration to lenders

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  - Lenders using Dark Matter's Empower Loan Origination Solution can run an unlimited number of verification vendors from a single gateway with a complete audit trail - ......
  
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• Coroner says Dennis Hastert, the ex-House speaker sentenced to prison in a hush-money case, has ...

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Coroner says Dennis Hastert, the ex-House speaker sentenced to prison in a hush-money case, has died of natural causes. ......
  
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• Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Cornell’s main administration building...
  
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• Cerro de Pasco Resources Announces AGM Results

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  MONTREAL, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE...
  
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• Budding food scrap pickup services across the US want your coffee grounds and eggshells

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is a way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills, where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane. It also helps create healthy soil for gardeners and urban ......
  
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• AP News Summary at 1:10 p.m. EDT

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike ......
  
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• Alex Ovechkin tells his Washington Capitals teammates this is his final NHL season

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  Alex Ovechkin has told his Washington Capitals teammates that this will be his final season in the NHL. Ovechkin said it was important to his family to let his fellow players know first. He signed a one-year contract and is ......
  
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• 2 people killed, including a student, after Florida school bus rolls over in crash, sheriff says

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  A school bus flipped over onto its roof during a multivehicle crash in central Florida on Monday morning, killing two people including a 10th grade girl and injuring several others, authorities said. Some 39 people — nearly all high school ......
  
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• 1 student killed after Florida school bus carrying dozens of people rolls over in early ...

  05-10-2026 19:46 via article.wn.com
  1 student killed after Florida school bus carrying dozens of people rolls over in early morning crash, sheriff says. ......
  
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• U.S. Service Sector Slows as Prices Jump

  05-10-2026 19:30 via article.wn.com
  The expansion of the U.S. service sector slowed last month. The price index, which reflects the cost burden on businesses, rose to the highest level in over four years. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) on the 5th (local time), the Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September fell by 0.5 points to 54.9 from the previous...
  
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• Sánchez Calls Early Election Amid Corruption Crisis

  05-10-2026 19:30 via article.wn.com
  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on the 5th that he will hold an early general election, moving forward the vote originally scheduled for next year. This decision is seen as Sánchez’s attempt to break through a political crisis exacerbated by corruption allegations involving his wife and close aides. According to Reuters and...
  
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• Siberia Plague Lab Accident Kills Researcher

  05-10-2026 19:30 via article.wn.com
  A broken vial containing pathogens at a plague research laboratory in Siberia, Russia, resulted in the death of one researcher and the quarantine of more than 200 contacts. The U.S. White House and the European Union (EU) Executive Commission have successively stated they are monitoring the situation, heightening international vigilance....
  
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