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• Balearic Islands ask EU for alcohol limit on flights

  12-07-2017 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The request comes after a series of alcohol-related incidents on the popular party islands.
  
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• ICE agents shoot man in NYC car with a 5-year-old child inside, officials say.

  09-10-2026 07:01 via yahoo.com
  By Julia Harte and Kristina CookeNEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US immigration agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child present in the Marble Hill neighborhood of New York City, ‌according to the mayor, city police and eyewitnesses.Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people since Republican President ‌Donald Trump returned to office, 7 fatally, sparking protests across the US. Critics contend that Trump's push to ramp up deportations has led to an inc
  
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• Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles

  09-10-2026 06:05 via cnn.com
  
  The Aldabra giant tortoise is native to the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. - Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
  Giant tortoises once pushed to the brink of extinction now outnumber humans in their home of the Seychelles, according to a new survey on one of the African nation’s most remote islands.
  The survey, led by the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) and the University of Exeter in the UK, estimated that about 180,000 Aldabra giant tor
  
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• Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

  09-10-2026 06:03 via yahoo.com
  OSLO, Norway (AP) — Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.Pillay’s work “is a source of hope and inspiration to all those who seek to bring about a more peaceful wo
  
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• Trump's memorial arch faces new lawsuit from Arlington County, Virginia

  09-10-2026 04:06 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump's planned monument.The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, criticized the speed at which the project slated for Memorial Circle has moved without going through the full review process. “The National Park Service, the agency responsible for projects on
  
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• Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 as Gulf Coast braces for landfall

  09-10-2026 04:03 via yahoo.com
  The projected path of Hurricane Isaias.National Weather Service/NOAAHurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, is expected to strengthen as it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Friday, bringing damaging winds, drenching rain and the possibility of life-threatening storm surge, prompting mandatory evacuation orders in Alabama and Florida.According to the National Hurricane Center, Isaias, now a Category 2 storm, is forecast to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday as
  
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• 'Trust fund kid' vs. 'bigot': Personal attacks dominate Georgia Senate debate

  09-10-2026 03:37 via thehill.com
  The first debate for Georgia Senate on Thursday evening quickly devolved into a string of personal attacks and campaign talking points as Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and Rep. Mike Collins (R) wrestle for voters’ support in the closely-watched midterm race. 
  The incumbent Democrat has maintained a lead over his GOP challenger in recent polling, but Republicans are still holding out hope to flip this seat in November. 
  The candidates faced questions during the Atlanta News First debate in
  
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• Sparks fly as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers face off in first Michigan Senate debate

  09-10-2026 02:42 via nbcnews.com
  Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in for an hourlong debate Thursday. (USA Today Network; Reuters; Getty Images)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The two candidates battling for Michigan’s open Senate seat tangled here Thursday over the war in Iran, gas prices and tariffs in a debate that often veered into mean-spirited sniping. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed sought to portray his Republican rival, former Rep. Mike Rogers, as a weak-willed loyalist to President Donald Trump who has rec
  
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• Man hospitalized in New York shooting involving federal agents, NYPD says

  09-10-2026 01:56 via yahoo.com
  By Julia Harte and Kristina CookeNEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child ‌present in the vehicle in the Bronx borough of New York City, according to ‌the mayor, city police and eyewitness accounts."Early reports indicate agents surrounded (the man) and a 5-year-old-child in his car before firing multiple ​rounds," New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement.The mayor said the child
  
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• Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

  09-10-2026 01:56 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. military plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, when he faces a firing squad on Dec. 3, a Pentagon official said.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said earlier Thursday the Pentagon planned to make the execution public."He's gonna get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be," Hegseth told Jack Posobiec on Real America's Voice. "We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public
  
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• Arizona candidate says she felt like a 'hypocrite' for not speaking up about reported rape

  09-10-2026 01:05 via abcnews.com
  
  Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic candidate for Congress who said she was raped while fixing a campaign sign in August, told ABC News on Thursday that she was motivated to speak up because of the arguments she was making on the campaign trail. "I was talking to some seniors about fighting for reinstating and funding the [Veterans Administration] and fixing Social Security, actually addressing the issues" amid federal government cuts or healthcare changes that impacted them, Greene-P
  
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• Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

  08-10-2026 23:09 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public."Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice News on Wednesday, said the execution of Hasan will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009."We'll make sure that people are a
  
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• NASA is hunting for a hidden cave on the moon that could shelter future astronauts

  08-10-2026 22:00 via space.com
  
  When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Marius Hills Pit on the lunar surface.| Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
  Are there secret underground caves on the moon? NASA has a new program that aims to find out. Though we see it in the sky most nights, the moon still holds an incredible amount of mystery. One such mystery is a large underground cave, or a cavernous tube carved out by ancient lava, that scientists think exten
  
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• The flu sidelines James Talarico at a crucial moment in the Texas Senate race

  08-10-2026 21:53 via nbcnews.com
  Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has been off the campaign trail, sick with the flu. (Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call via Getty)The bitter fight over a Texas Senate seat that Democrats believe is within reach for the first time in decades should be ramping up right now.But in the final push, when campaigns believe most voters are finally tuning in, Democratic state Rep. James Talarico has been off the trail for in-person events in the state for 12 days. His campaign says he has the flu
  
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• Trump gives 'national treasure' Musk prestigious medal after political falling-out

  08-10-2026 21:39 via yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk (Kent NISHIMURA)Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the top US science medal on Thursday, as the rocket tycoon fully returned to the president's orbit after an explosive bust-up.Six US tech titans received prestigious awards from the president at a Washington peace institute that was itself recently renamed after Trump.But all eyes were on trillionaire SpaceX and Tesla boss Musk following his acrimonious departure fr
  
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• Curtis Flowers, tried 6 times for the same murders and freed after 23 years, dies at 56

  08-10-2026 21:16 via cbsnews.com
  
  Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was wrongfully convicted multiple times when he was tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor, has died. He was 56.Flowers' family confirmed that he died Wednesday at his home in Winona,  Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told CBS News on Thursday.No cause of death was given, said McDuff, who was part of Flowers' legal team. CBS News has reached out to the coroner.Flowers' struggle with the justice system began in Winona,
  
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• Who's Eric Deters? Kim Guilfoyle reportedly asked MAGA donor to pay $100,000 AmEx bill.

  08-10-2026 21:13 via thehill.com
  Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate and longtime ally of President Trump, has emerged in the national spotlight after an explosive report revealed his alleged text exchanges with Kimberly Guilfoyle, U.S. ambassador to Greece, over her credit card debt.
  The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Guilfoyle, ex-wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the former fiancé of Donald Trump Jr., allegedly pressed Deters to pay her $100,000 American Express balance with
  
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• Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran again ahead of the midterms

  08-10-2026 18:43 via abcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.Those talks broke down as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump then said in August t
  
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• President Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran again ahead of the midterms

  08-10-2026 18:43 via abcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.Those talks broke down as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump then said in August t
  
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• Christa Pike wasn't alone in her crime. What happened to the accomplices?

  08-10-2026 18:03 via usatoday.com
  While Christa Pike didn't act alone in the crime that landed her on death row, the two others involved in the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer met less severe punishments.
  Pike, Tadaryl Shipp and Shadolla Peterson were all students at Jobs Corps, a training program in Knoxville, Tennessee, when they lured Slemmer, a classmate, into the woods on Jan. 12, 1995.
  There, Pike and Shipp, a couple at the time, tortured Slemmer and bludgeoned her to death. They were both later convicted of the crime, whil
  
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• Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and wife charged in U.S. over alleged torture

  08-10-2026 17:24 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  By Luc CohenNEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores both were hit with an additional US criminal charge on Thursday stemming from accusations they tortured political opponents and American citizens to retain their grip on power in ‌the South American country.Maduro and Flores were charged with an additional count of conspiracy to commit torture in addition to the drug ‌trafficking charges they previously faced, according&nbs
  
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• Trump admin. blocks Microsoft and Adobe from sponsoring H-1B workers for green cards

  08-10-2026 17:24 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration has halted the ability of tech giants Microsoft and Adobe to sponsor H-1B visa workers seeking green cards, Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday.Vance made the comments during a press conference on visa fraud, during which he argued Microsoft is discriminating against Americans by prioritizing foreign workers. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced later at the event that his department is also suspending Adobe from the program."Our message to Microsoft is: you
  
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• Millennial moms saved their American Girl dolls for decades. Gen Alpha has other ideas.

  08-10-2026 16:47 via yahoo.com
  Moms have deep feels about their childhood American Girl dolls — like Kirsten, Samantha and Molly. Passing them down means letting a new generation take the lead.Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: American GirlOver the summer, I got a text from a cousin whose daughter was almost 7."I found a Kirsten American Girl doll on Facebook Marketplace in a town not far from you," she wrote. "I was wondering if you might have a chance to grab it before someone else snags it?"Her hunt for a vintag
  
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• States urge residents to get ahead of Medicaid work requirements starting January

  08-10-2026 15:37 via yahoo.com
  State health authorities are urging people enrolled in Medicaid to check whether they will remain eligible when new rules kick in that could leave millions of Americans without access.From Jan. 1, Medicaid beneficiaries in dozens of states will have to work, study or volunteer for at least 80 hours a month or meet a minimum income requirement to keep their coverage, among a series of new rules due to take effect. Many who are still eligible for the program risk losing coverage because of th
  
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• Up to 30% of people experience this frightening sleep phenomenon

  08-10-2026 14:34 via prevention.com
  
  What Causes Sleep Paralysis? PonyWang - Getty ImagesIt’s terrifying to wake up and feel like you can’t move, but sleep paralysis is more common than you might think. Up to 30% of people experience this at some point, while people with panic disorder have an even greater risk. But what causes sleep paralysis? The answer isn’t always clear.Meet the experts: James McGuirk, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Vanderbilt Health; Christopher Winter, M.D., a
  
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• Cornell's Jane Doe is 'terrified' after police swatting incident, lawyer says

  08-10-2026 14:18 via cnn.com
  
  The Cornell University campus on the night of October 6, 2026. Student leaders held a town hall to discuss fallout from the Jane Doe sexual assault case. - Surya Vaidy/CNN
  One month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City among thousands of other aspirational twentysomethings, attempting to break into the hotel industry and build a new life, according to her attorney, Thomas Giuffra.
  But that plan has been derailed since she filed a lawsuit aga
  
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• Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

  08-10-2026 13:23 via yahoo.com
  STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new ‌forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said on Thursday.The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy ‌and is worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million)."She was very taken by surprise. We didn't have so much time to speak, and all ​she had time to t
  
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• Russian strike on buses kills 30 people in frontline Ukrainian city

  08-10-2026 12:46 via yahoo.com
  Police said the buses were hit with a glide bomb (Handout)Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, in one of the deadliest single attacks for weeks.Photos posted by local authorities showed the burnt-out metal shell of the vehicles, with the blurred-out images of bodies and debris strewn across the road.Police said the buses were hit with a glide bomb. The strikes come
  
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• Christa Pike walking for the 1st time after failed execution, lawyer says

  08-10-2026 12:21 via yahoo.com
  Christa Pike is "up and walking" in the hospital after surviving last week's failed attempt to execute her in Tennessee, a member of her legal team said Thursday.Lawyer Stephen Ferrell told the BBC that he had learned she was moving around her hospital room, although he had not spoken to her."What's been described to me is that physically there's quite a bit going on, that her arms are very injured and she's not able to use them very much,” he said. “She is up and walking for the fir
  
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• USS Abraham Lincoln scheduled to dock in San Diego after a record-stretch at sea

  08-10-2026 12:00 via yahoo.com
  The USS Abraham Lincoln near the city of Pattaya in Thailand on 6 September 2026. Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images
  The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has been deployed for nearly a year and has spent months supporting US military operations against Iran, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday afternoon.
  It marks the end of a deployment that has been described as “one of the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era” an
  
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