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• World Teachers’ Day: FG Automates Awards Process, Ends Manual Selection

  03-10-2026 13:39 via article.wn.com
  Nigeria | 10 hours ago Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The federal government has digitalised the selection process for the 2026 Presidents’ Teachers’ and Schools’ Excellence Awards, PTSEA, ending the manual process previously used to select outstanding teachers and schools. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday during a press briefing ahead of the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration scheduled for October 5. World...
  
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• Russian Attacks Kill 6 In Ukraine, Damage Kyiv’s Northern Bridge

  04-10-2026 04:33 via article.wn.com
  Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Saturday that the war is “dangerously reaching” her country, following a spate of airspace incursions. ......
  
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• France’s violent student protests raise warning for America: ‘A cautionary tale’

  04-10-2026 04:33 via article.wn.com
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• What happened at Cornell University? The allegations, conflicting accounts and probe now underway

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  An intense outcry followed a woman's allegations of gang-rape at a...
  
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• US ‘kicks out’ two Iranian officials after they ignore order to leave country

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Two members of the Iranian delegation were expelled from the...
  
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• US AI task force, led by Jay Clayton, to report on technology’s risks: WSJ

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  The task force has been named the “Super Intelligence Force”. ......
  
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• Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump on Saturday pressured Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, posting the personal cellphone number of the chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee and urging Americans to call it. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July, but it faces roadblocks in the Senate where some Republicans are strongly opposed. Proponents, including the White House, argue that the change would provide more daylight during the t
  
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• Trump defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midterm tour to Ohio to insist his party will keep its majorities in Congress despite steep political headwinds. Trump took several minutes during his campaign rally in southwestern Ohio to promote his administration’s action on data centers, saying he was seeking to ensure they “benefi
  
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• NASCAR in Las Vegas: Drivers pay homage to late Cup series legend Kyle Busch. Check ...

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  NASCAR Track organizers scheduled multiple celebrations of Busch’s life leading into the race. Fans and drivers will observe a “Moment of Rowdy” on Lap 8 and the Friday night race at nearby short track was renamed the Kyle Busch Classic. ......
  
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• Mystery pilots who saved FlyDubai flight remain unidentified three days after mid-air attack

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Two pilots on a FlyDubai flight intervened to stabilize the...
  
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• Lettuce probe into largest foodborne illness outbreak of parasite in US history: Mexico's Health Ministry ...

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhea “with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the CDC. ......
  
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• ‘Hero for Israel, India and entire world’: Netanyahu speaks to FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Smit Machchhar...
  
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• Heavy rain triggers flood warnings, travel restrictions across Spain

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northeastern Spain restricted non-essential travel and suspended most commuter rail services on Saturday as extreme rainfall threatened flooding, while flash floods in central-eastern Spain killed one person...
  
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• Daylight Saving Time: Donald Trump makes cell phone number of Republican Senator public over Sunshine ...

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Daylight saving time is that period...
  
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• Coast Guard search for plane with 6 aboard that declared emergency on a trip from Bermuda to Boston

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  An air ambulance carrying six people may have been “coming in blind” with electrical problems when a storm loomed ahead of it early Saturday shortly before it vanished in the waters off Nantucket. The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency as it approached the coast on the flight from Bermuda, according to air...
  
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• Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct 4 - Britain will scrap...
  
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• Amare Woods, Cameron Lewis, Kayla Smith: 3 University of South Alabama students charged over alleged ...

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
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• Air Ambulance plane goes missing while flying from Bermuda to Boston, flight's pilot misses call ...

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Canadian-registered air ambulance jet had four crew members and two passengers aboard when it departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport overnight for the flight to Massachusetts, according to reports. ......
  
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• US Targets Major Hamas Financing Network With Sanctions

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  The Department of the Treasury has taken action toward dismantling a financial network providing critical funding to the Hamas...
  
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• North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea...
  
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• MLB: White Sox blank Guardians

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  In Los Angeles, they’re lining up multi-Cy Young Award winners and a World Series hero named Yoshinobu Yamamoto, ready to hang zeroes for the Dodgers. Over in the other dugout, Chris Sale lurks, a future Hall of Famer giving the ......
  
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• ‘It's not enough to not rape somebody': How parents are talking to kids about Cornell allegations

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  For parents following the case of a former Cornell student who alleges she was gang-raped at the Chi Phi house in October 2024, one question has been top of mind: Why did no one in the fraternity intervene? In a lawsuit filed last month, a woman identified as Jane Doe saidshe was sexually assaulted by Chi Phi members while she was under the influence of several substances. A screenshot of a group Snapchat between members, which was included in the lawsuit, showed one fraternity member saying the
  
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• Latvian leader poised for big win in election shadowed by Putin

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party was on course to win the largest share of votes in an election on Saturday amid growing security threats from Russia, putting him in a strong position ahead of coalition talks to form the ......
  
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• Glance: WNBA playoffs down to final four

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  The WNBA playoffs are down to the final four teams and the semifinal matchups are set, with the best-of-five series beginning Sunday. ......
  
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• Cornell University president says his 'heart aches' for accuser in gang rape case, promises to ...

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  Cornell University president says his 'heart aches' for accuser in gang rape case, promises to improve campus safety. ......
  
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• Braves fall to two-time defending champion Dodgers in NLDS opener

  04-10-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pursuit of a third consecutive World Series title began Saturday in sweltering 100-degree heat with a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. ......
  
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• Trump's Secret Camp David Talks and Military Buildup: What's Next for Iran?

  04-10-2026 03:28 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: An unannounced meeting of President Donald Trump’s senior national security team at Camp David, combined with a major US military buildup in the Middle East, is sharpening questions over Washington’s next move against Iran..There is no confirmation that Trump has decided to resume large-scale attacks. But the developments are giving him significantly greater military options just as efforts to negotiate an end to the war appear to have hit another deadlock..Here is what we kno
  
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• Trump signals Iran decision soon, says it will be 'the easy way or the hard way'

  04-10-2026 03:28 via article.wn.com
  Trump signals Iran decision soon, says it will be 'the easy way or the hard way' ......
  
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• Mystery pilots helped save FlyDubai Israel flight after cockpit attack

  04-10-2026 03:28 via article.wn.com
  Mystery pilots helped save FlyDubai Israel flight after cockpit attack ......
  
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• Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely

  04-10-2026 03:28 via article.wn.com
  If ‌no candidate wins more ‌than ⁠50% of valid votes — ⁠which exclude blank and null ballots — on October 4, the two frontrunners advance to a second-round ​runoff on October ‌25 ......
  
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