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• Arrest of pro-Palestinian activist sparks protests in New York

  10-03-2025 23:51 via nbcnews.com
   Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident, was arrested by federal immigration agents at his apartment. Khalil has helped lead pro-Palestinian protests at the university. The Department of Homeland Security says he “led activities aligned to Hamas”. Khalil’s lawyer is challenging his detainment. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports. 
  
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• What is next for the Menendez brothers?

  10-03-2025 23:50 via nbcnews.com
  Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor said Monday that he had withdrawn a recommendation to reduce the prison terms of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving sentences of life without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents. In a reversal of his predecessor’s support for reducing the sentences, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said there were "legitimate reasons" to justify the withdrawal. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz spoke to the D.A. regarding his decision. NBC News&rsquo
  
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• Thefts at athletes' homes underscore weakness in post-9/11 anti-terrorist program

  10-03-2025 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News confirmed that some of those charged in thefts at athletes' homes traveled under the U.S. visa waiver partnership with Chile, and stayed longer than allowed.
  
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• New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to miss 2025 season following elbow surgery

  10-03-2025 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elbow surgery will sideline Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in 2025, an injury that presents an enormous challenge for his team as it attempts to return to the World Series.
  
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• Musk says DOGE is in almost every federal agency and plans to double staff

  10-03-2025 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump adviser and tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he plans to double the size of his staff in the Department of Government Efficiency, which he noted is already working inside nearly every federal agency.
  
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• On 'Love Is Blind' season 8, political differences take center stage

  10-03-2025 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  During the season 8 reunion of "Love Is Blind," two women cited different values as reasons for why they weren’t ready to say “I do” to their matches at the altar.
  
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• Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list

  10-03-2025 22:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign minister says legalisation of main ingredient of cocaine is only way to stop drug trafficking and violenceColombia, whose president, Gustavo Petro, is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, has urged the UN to remove coca – the main ingredient in cocaine – from a list of harmful substances.Used not only for cocaine, the coca leaf is also chewed as a stimulant in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, or brewed into a tea thought to combat altitude sickness
  
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• Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led SDF to integrate north-east region

  10-03-2025 22:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Agreement recognises Kurdish rights as president Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to achieve nationwide ceasefireSyria’s government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that controls the north-east of the country to integrate the group into the national army and achieve a nationwide ceasefire.The agreement will place the north-east under Syrian government control for the first time since the Kurdish-led authority gained autonomy of the region in 2012 during the civil
  
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• Rubio says mineral deal ‘not main topic on agenda’ in Ukraine meeting

  10-03-2025 21:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down early Tuesday morning U.S.-time in Saudi Arabia for the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Ukraine following the explosive Oval Office spat late last month.On a flight from D.C. on Monday, he told reporters that the mineral deal, sought by President Donald Trump, is "not the main topic on the agenda" for the meeting set with the Ukrainian delegation ahead of the meeting in Jeddah."I wouldn't prejudge tomorrow about whether or not we have a mineral
  
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• House Democrats have 'a lot of incentives' to vote against short-term funding bill

  10-03-2025 21:35 via nbcnews.com
  NBC Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Speaker Johnson's plan to fund the government as top Democrats urge the House to reject the short-term funding bill.
  
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• Pope Francis now 'out of danger from death' as health condition continues to improve

  10-03-2025 20:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis is "out of danger from death" as of Monday evening, marking a significant improvement after weeks of hospitalization involving the head of the Roman Catholic Church.In a statement obtained by Fox News, the Vatican said that the "clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to be stable.""The improvements recorded in the previous days have been further consolidated, as confirmed by both blood tests and clinical objectivity and good response to drug therapy," the release read.The V
  
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• Tesla shares plunge 15%, steepest drop in five years

  10-03-2025 20:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tesla’s selloff on Wall Street intensified on Monday, with shares of the electric vehicle maker plunging 15%, their worst day on the market since September 2020.
  
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• As border crossings drop, Trump deports fewer people than Biden

  10-03-2025 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News obtained data that provides early indications on how the Trump administration is delivering on promises it made about the immigration crackdown.
  
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• Canada’s designated PM Mark Carney meets Trudeau as Trump threat looms

  10-03-2025 19:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Former central banker won landslide victory in Liberal party race as trade war with US hastens transfer of powerCanada’s incoming prime minister, Mark Carney, has met with Justin Trudeau as the pair discuss a transfer of power after the former central banker’s landslide victory at the Liberal party’s leadership race.The meeting on Monday sets the stage for an imminent federal election and gives Canada a fresh leader to square off against the United States president, with the tw
  
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• Canadian police identify remains of murdered Indigenous woman at landfill

  10-03-2025 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Police said they had identified Morgan Harris, 39, and had also found more remains of another personCanadian police have identified the remains of a murdered Indigenous woman at a landfill and found more remains from another person, after a months-long search demanded by the families of victims targeted by a serial killer.Police said in a statement they had confirmed that human remains found in the Prairie Green Landfill, north of Winnipeg, had been identified as those of Morgan Harris, who was
  
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• US envoy’s secret talks with Hamas anger Netanyahu administration

  10-03-2025 19:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Adam Boehler says Hamas proposed a ceasefire and prisoner exchange in negotiations that did not involve IsraelA US envoy has said Hamas proposed a five-to-10-year ceasefire and a full prisoner exchange during backroom talks that have provoked angry responses from the administration of Benjamin Netanyahu and his conservative backers in Israel and the US.Adam Boehler, the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, told Kan News, an Israeli public broadcaster, that he “does believe&rd
  
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• North Korea fires missiles as US, South Korea begin their 1st joint military exercise of Trump's 2nd term

  10-03-2025 19:00 via foxnews.com
  
  North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, just hours after South Korea and the United States kicked off their first major joint military exercise of President Donald Trump’s second term. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings were detected from the North’s southwestern Hwanghae Province. The weapons were described as close-range, and in response, South Korea's military said it has bolstered its surveillance posture and is cl
  
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• Stocks slide as Trump warns of US economy 'transition'

  10-03-2025 18:24 via bbc.com
  
  New retaliatory tariffs from China targeting some US farm products came into effect on Monday.
  
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• WSL side Man City sack coach Taylor

  10-03-2025 18:23 via bbc.com
  
  Women's Super League side Manchester City sack head coach Gareth Taylor with the club fourth in the table.
  
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• Plastic surgeon tried to kill colleague, jury told

  10-03-2025 18:22 via bbc.com
  
  The defendant has denied the attempted murder of Graeme Perks in Halam, Nottinghamshire.
  
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• 'Grief made me start hoarding - I slept in bed stacked with boxes'

  10-03-2025 18:21 via bbc.com
  
  Jayne started to hoard to cope with the grief after her husband died, now she's getting help.
  
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• Mike Amesbury to stand down as MP over assault conviction

  10-03-2025 18:00 via bbc.com
  
  Mike Amesbury says he "regrets" attacking Paul Fellows "every moment, every day".
  
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• US-flagged tanker collides with container ship near UK

  10-03-2025 17:58 via foxnews.com
  
  A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel off the coast of eastern England Monday, setting both vessels on fire and triggering a major rescue operation, emergency services said.At least 32 people were brought ashore, but their condition was not immediately clear. The operator of the tanker said all of its crew members were safe.The U.S.-flagged chemical and oil products tanker MV Stena Immaculate was at anchor near the port of Grimsby Monday morning after sailing from Greece, according to ship
  
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• Watch: Thick smoke and flames after tanker collision

  10-03-2025 17:57 via bbc.com
  
  An oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo vessel off east Yorkshire's coast is on fire.
  
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• Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over after deadly violence

  10-03-2025 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.
  
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• Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to the U.S. in response to Trump's trade war

  10-03-2025 17:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ontario is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, the province's premier, Doug Ford, said.
  
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• Try records fall as France ransack Dublin

  10-03-2025 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  France, and wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey in particular, have accumulated tries at an astonishing rate in this year's Six Nations.
  
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• Households near new pylons to get hundreds off energy bills

  10-03-2025 17:09 via bbc.com
  
  The government says it could help reduce opposition to new projects needed to deliver more clean energy.
  
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• Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's 'reckless' behaviour led to baby's death, retrial told

  10-03-2025 15:53 via bbc.com
  
  Prosecutors say the couple put their relationship above their baby's life.
  
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• Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says

  10-03-2025 15:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Palestinians facing mass displacements, airstrikes and rise in attacks on children and other civilians, rights group saysIsrael has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face mass forced displacements, a surge in airstrikes and a sharp rise in attacks on children and other civilians, a Palestinian-Israeli rights group has said.B’tselem has detailed the impact of Israel’s most intense operations in the area for at least two decad
  
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• Labour has moral duty to get sick into work, MPs say

  10-03-2025 15:42 via bbc.com
  
  Ministers are urged the tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", in a letter from Labour MPs.
  
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• 'There's never been a spotlight like this': Greenland heads to the polls as Trump eyes territory

  10-03-2025 15:33 via bbc.com
  
  Donald Trump's vow to take over Greenland has shone a global spotlight on the island's elections.
  
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• A key week for Ukraine's future - BBC's Kyiv correspondent explains why

  10-03-2025 14:43 via bbc.com
  
  Donald Trump believes Kyiv is now ready to "move forward" with a ceasefire with Russia. BBC News correspondent James Waterhouse explains what it means for Ukraine.
  
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• Kenny 'worry' over future of Commonwealth Games

  10-03-2025 13:58 via bbc.com
  
  Dame Laura Kenny says she hopes next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow proves the event is still "viable" after problems finding a host city.
  
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• Inquiry into murder of MP David Amess rejected by home secretary

  10-03-2025 13:54 via bbc.com
  
  The family of Sir David Amess say the decision is "unacceptable" and "insulting".
  
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• Government vows to clean up England's largest lake

  10-03-2025 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  Environment Secretary Steve Reed pledges "only rainwater" will enter Windermere as part of its plan.
  
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• MOTD should show fewer highlights - BBC chairman

  10-03-2025 13:29 via bbc.com
  
  Match of the Day should show fewer Premier League highlights and more analysis, says BBC chairman Samir Shah.
  
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• Syrian defence ministry says military operation over and forces ‘paving way for life to return to normal’ – as it happened

  10-03-2025 13:09 via theguardian.com
  Syria’s defence ministry spokesperson warns of further retribution against forces loyal to Assad. This live blog is closedSyria’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of former ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s forces.China on Monday called for all warring parties in Syria to “immediately stop” violence. AFP reports foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said “China follows closely the situation in Syria and is
  
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• Lithuanian defense minister: Only way to negotiate with Russia is with a 'gun on the table'

  10-03-2025 13:09 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Growing up under Soviet rule, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė was not allowed to celebrate Christmas. Her mother was born in a Siberian prison camp. The crime?Her teenage brother was caught handing out leaflets that said, "Lithuania is free." After 50 years of Soviet occupation during the Cold War, many Lithuanians today are wary of any negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and are watching the Kremlin’s next moves closely."In my o
  
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• Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts

  10-03-2025 13:04 via theguardian.com
  
  There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credibleThe Myanmar military’s promise to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026 has been condemned as a “sham” that risks bringing even greater violence.Myanmar’s military junta announced on Saturday, in comments reported in state media, that it would hold a long-promised election, specifying a timeframe for the first time since seizing power in a 2021
  
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• 'England had Italy on the ropes but didn't recreate French demolition job'

  10-03-2025 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  In his BBC Sport column, World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on England's thumping Six Nations victory over Italy, and assesses the final-day title race.
  
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• Anna Foster replaces Mishal Husain on Radio 4's Today

  10-03-2025 12:53 via bbc.com
  
  Foster was previously a Middle East correspondent and presented on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 5 Live.
  
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• Forest lose appeal against fine for 'Luton fan' Attwell post

  10-03-2025 12:46 via bbc.com
  
  Nottingham Forest were fined for a social media post criticising video assistant referee Stuart Attwell last season.
  
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• Chris Mason: Reform row poses danger for party that wants to win

  10-03-2025 12:36 via bbc.com
  
  This current spat involving Nigel Farage and the MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, has seen both sides flinging a lot of mud at each other.
  
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• US, Ukrainian officials to meet for 1st time since Oval Office clash

  10-03-2025 12:33 via today.com
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Ukrainian counterparts this week as President Donald Trump pressures Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
  
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• Couple who found migrant on back of motorhome after France trip fined

  10-03-2025 12:24 via bbc.com
  
  The pair are given a £1,500 penalty after finding the young man once they arrived home in Essex.
  
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• Bills quarterback Allen agrees record £255m contract extension

  10-03-2025 11:16 via bbc.com
  
  Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen agrees a new contract extension until 2030 worth up to a reported $330m (£255m) that will make him one of the highest paid players in NFL history.
  
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• New study shuts down ICC charges against Israel over Gaza starvation claims

  10-03-2025 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A newly released study is challenging the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation of starvation claims against Israel and exposes the Hamas terror organization's role in controlling aid distribution. Just last week, as a result of Hamas terrorists' refusal to extend the ceasefire deal and start releasing the 59 hostages still held in Gaza, the Israeli government decided to halt all goods and supplies going into Gaza. Yet despite howls of criticism from U.N. relief chief Tom
  
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• Conservatives call for salary hike on work visas

  10-03-2025 10:48 via bbc.com
  
  Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said he wants to "bring to an end the era of mass migration".
  
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• Ex-Philippine President Duterte shrugs off possible arrest by ICC for drug war during trip to Hong Kong

  10-03-2025 10:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made an unannounced visit to Hong Kong on Sunday, leading to questions about whether he is attempting to evade a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court over his extrajudicial killings amid his war on drugs during his time in office.Duterte, 79, and his daughter — incumbent Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte — were the main speakers at a campaign rally at the Southorn Stadium in the busy Wan Chai commercial district
  
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