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• Kansas lawmakers pass concealed gun bill in defeat for NRA

  02-06-2017 03:01 via yahoo.com
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators approved a bill Thursday to keep concealed guns out of public hospitals and mental health centers, and handed the National Rifle Association and its state allies their first big political defeat in years.
  
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• Trump gets G7 agreement for major oil release as diesel prices hit U.S. hard

  02-10-2026 16:10 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Group of Seven industrial nations said they agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high prices in the United States, where President Donald Trump said the diesel release would happen “immediately."Trump and his Republican Party face pressure to address surging prices ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump announced the action Friday on social media, sa
  
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• U.S. job growth falls short of expectations as unemployment rises to 4.2%

  02-10-2026 14:48 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Labor Department reported that the US added 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1% in the previous month.Economists expected a gain of 90,000 jobs last month, following a revised print of 133,000 job gains in August. “Weak across the board when it comes to the demand for labor,” economist Mohamed El-Erian told Yahoo Finance. “The demand side is flashing yellow … [and is] going to put the Fed definitely on hol
  
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• 'I didn't get justice': Mother of Christa Pike's victim describes failed execution

  02-10-2026 14:36 via yahoo.com
  Christa Pike, pictured in 2012, is receiving life-saving treatment after surviving two lethal injections.Imagn Images via Reuters ConnectThe mother of the woman killed by Christa Pike said she was left without justice after Tennessee's failed attempt to carry out the execution, criticizing the state's handling of a procedure that left the death row prisoner hospitalized in critical condition."I didn't get justice for my daughter," May Martinez, whose daughter Colleen Slemmer was killed in 1995,
  
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• El Niño's waters are the hottest ever measured. They're getting hotter.

  02-10-2026 12:02 via usatoday.com
  Sea surface temperatures just hit a record high in a 2.4-million square mile region of the deep Pacific Ocean known as Niño 3.4, the key area scientists are tracking to measure the rapidly strengthening El Niño.
  The daily average temperature – 85.73 degrees – on Sept. 29 was higher than at any other time on record in the region, according to preliminary data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It continued to climb the next day.
  The temperature is
  
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• Even high earners are living paycheck to paycheck this year, survey shows

  02-10-2026 12:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Think a high salary is a ticket out of living paycheck to paycheck? Think again.Roughly 4 in 10 workers earning above $300,000 say they're doing just that, according to  Goldman Sachs Asset Management's 2026 retirement report."One of the more remarkable findings is whether or not financial security improves linearly with income," Chris Ceder, a senior retirement strategist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, told Yahoo Finance.You'd think financial security would improve as someone makes mor
  
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• New York governor removes DA from Cornell rape case amid 'serious questions'

  02-10-2026 11:54 via yahoo.com
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Thursday she had lost faith in the district attorney overseeing the Cornell University rape case and appointed a special prosecutor to replace him.Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has come under mounting pressure in recent days over his decision not to prosecute anyone when the initial allegations were made in 2024.“Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police D
  
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• Trump's diesel export threat puts new pressure on Europe as prices hit records

  02-10-2026 11:47 via bbc.com
  
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  Donald Trump has said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he considers banning US exports of the fuel.The president's comment comes after diesel prices hit record highs on UK forecourts this week, as the Iran war continues to put pressure on the supply of refined fuels.The UK is heavily reliant on imported diesel from the US. But with US voters also facing higher fuel costs ahead of the midterm elections in November, Trump has threaten
  
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• New ICE facility to hold families and unaccompanied minors could open in next week

  02-10-2026 11:06 via abcnews.com
  
  A new facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, may begin receiving undocumented families with children, local officials and immigrant rights advocates say. The 528-bed facility will house families with children, unaccompanied minors, and single adult females as they await removal inside renovated former Air Force barracks at England Airpark, a former military base that now houses the Alexandria International Airport and an immigration detention facility, according to a draft agreement between ICE
  
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• 'I was not going to let others die': Flydubai pilot speaks out from hospital

  02-10-2026 10:18 via yahoo.com
  The Indian captain of the Flydubai plane who was attacked by his co-pilot has said he fought for his life but was determined not to let others die.Speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Smit Machchhar said he was on the ground in the cockpit and still being attacked when he realised the plane was sinking and he had to do something. "I was lying on the floor injured but I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside," he said."Others came in and also played a role [i
  
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• More than 50 years later, DOJ hears misconduct claims against Watergate prosecutors

  02-10-2026 08:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is now looking to see if Nixon-era special prosecutors committed misconduct in investigating the Watergate scandal.An early morning burglary at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in June 1972 would become a two-year affair, uncovering corruption inside the White House that would ultimately lead to Republican President Richard Nixon’s resignation. More than 50 years
  
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• Trump says Iran is 'ready to fold up' as he raises possibility of post-midterms attack

  02-10-2026 08:19 via cbsnews.com
  
  Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Friday, Oct. 2, here. See earlier developments below.What to know about the Iran war:President Trump said Thursday night that Iran "is ready to fold up," adding he believes the U.S. will win the war "right after the election," though he also said "maybe before the election."Mr. Trump told TIME magazine that U.S. military action against Iran could resume after the midterm elections if Tehran and Washington fail to reach a satisfactory agreemen
  
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• NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was 'failed' by people obligated to protect her

  02-10-2026 06:51 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including police and the county prosecutor.Hochul’s claim came during a news conference in which she gave details on her decision to turn the case over to a special prosecutor, the state Attorney General Letitia James.The governor said she made the decision after learning “troubling
  
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• U.S. job growth is expected to slow in September, with unemployment steady

  02-10-2026 06:05 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - US job growth likely slowed in September and the unemployment rate is forecast to have been 4.1% for a third straight month, suggesting the labor market remained stable heading into the fourth quarter.The anticipated moderation would follow a surprise jump in nonfarm payrolls in August, which economists partly attributed to volatility ‌linked to the model the government uses to strip out seasonal fluctuations from the data. The Labor Depar
  
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• OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'

  02-10-2026 04:19 via bbc.com
  
  OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman [Getty Images]
  OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models."Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work," a spokesperson told the BBC.The ChatGPT-maker did not name the sacked workers,
  
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• Combat pay rises for the first time in 24 years as troops face new risks

  02-10-2026 03:51 via newsmax.com
  (AFP via Getty)The Pentagon doubled hostile fire pay to $450 a month and raised imminent danger pay to $275 as of Thursday, the first boost to the two combat stipends since 2002.
  A mid-July memo from Timothy Dill, assistant secretary of war for manpower and reserve affairs, took effect at the start of the new fiscal year, Navy Times reported.
  Imminent danger pay will be prorated at $9.16 per day, up from $7.50, with a $275 monthly cap tied to days in a designated zone. Service members cannot col
  
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• New details emerge in Cornell rape case as Letitia James takes over investigation

  02-10-2026 03:43 via cnn.com
  
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  New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s ability to oversee it.
  The announcement comes as new details have emerged this week about the alleged gang rape of then-student Jane Doe in a room at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024, including what she told campus pol
  
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• 'Deeply unwelcome': MLB backs off its plan for a game at Grand Teton

  02-10-2026 03:36 via yahoo.com
  The Grand Teton national park in Wyoming.Photograph: Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
  Major League Baseball (MLB) leadership is no longer considering holding a game inside a national park, according to a letter commissioner Robert Manfred sent to officials in Teton county, Wyoming, on Thursday in what could be the league’s biggest swing-and-a-miss off the diamond.
  On 26 September, the Washington Post reported that MLB had reached out to the White House about staging a one-day game at Gr
  
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• Attorney General Letitia James appointed as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case

  02-10-2026 03:08 via abcnews.com
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she issued an executive order to appoint Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor for the alleged “gang rape” that took place at a Cornell fraternity in 2024. “Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University's
  
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• DOE employee charged with trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis, feds say

  02-10-2026 02:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.S. Department of Energy worker from Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide "material support" to the Iran-backed Houthis, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, is accused of attempting to use his electrical engineering knowledge and background to support the terrorist group in improving its mobile communications infrastructure, secure components for drones as well as chemicals for homemade explosives."As alleged,
  
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• Witnesses recount the 87 minutes of Christa Pike’s failed execution

  02-10-2026 00:15 via usatoday.com
  For well over an hour, the state of Tennessee tried to kill Christa Pike. Then they raced to save her life.Seven members of the news media who witnessed Pike's botched execution on Sept. 30 described an increasingly troublesome scene in the death chamber at a state prison in Nashville. The process began with Pike's last words, and ended with the state closing curtains in the viewing chamber and ordering the witnesses to leave even as they could hear Pike snoring on what was supposed to be her de
  
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• Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president

  01-10-2026 23:08 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump waves after speaking during the America.gov launch event at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. The website features an artificial intelligence tool to help Americans interact with the federal government. The event was attended by tech leaders Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, along with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Photo by Kevin D
  
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• Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss murder case, clearing path for retrial

  01-10-2026 22:53 via newsweek.com
  
  A Massachusetts judge has denied Lindsay Clancy’s attempt to have the murder charges against her thrown out, clearing the way for prosecutors to pursue a retrial in the high-profile case involving the deaths of her three children.In a ruling issued Thursday, Plymouth Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan rejected the defense’s Rule 25 motion for a required finding of not guilty following September’s mistrial. Under Massachusetts law, a Rule 25 motion asks a judge to determin
  
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• Christa Pike's failed execution follows a pattern with lethal drugs in multiple states

  01-10-2026 21:05 via cbsnews.com
  
  Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, received two doses of a lethal drug in a Nashville execution chamber Wednesday night. But she didn't die. Although her survival was "unparalleled," as one expert said, it was the latest example of a botched execution attempt involving lethal injections in Tennessee and elsewhere around the United States."All of this was predicted, and the court did nothing," said Steve Ferrell, an attorney for Pike, at a news conference Thursday, refere
  
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• 9,000 more U.S. troops head to Middle East as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

  01-10-2026 20:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon.The troop movement, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump's war against Iran as he ponders his next move, with midterm elections in the United Stat
  
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• Christa Pike is alive after 2 failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection, lawyers say

  01-10-2026 20:27 via yahoo.com
  Christa Pike's attorney said she is still alive a day after she survived two doses of lethal injection drugs on Wednesday. The inmate is in critical condition and is receiving life-saving medical care, her legal team told reporters Thursday afternoon.Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has since paused executions in the state.Pike, 50, remained alive and snoring loudly after being given two doses of pentobarbital, her attorneys and other witnesses said. She was subsequently taken to a hospital. Lee ordered
  
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• Former Dallas officer who fatally shot man in apartment she mistook for her own gets parole

  01-10-2026 20:02 via dallasnews.com
  
  Former Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger (center) in 2019 leaves the Frank Crowley Courts Building in downtown Dallas. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer)
  Former Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger has been granted parole after serving seven years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean.
  Guyger fatally shot Jean, a 26-year-old accountant, in September 2018 after mistaking his apartment for her own. She told investigators she believed Jean was an intruder.
  Jean’s killing drew protests in Dall
  
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• Treasury says over 60 million children have been auto-enrolled in Trump Accounts

  01-10-2026 19:16 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  The Treasury Department said that over 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, according to guidance filed with the Federal Register. "Millions of children have already enrolled in Trump Accounts. With automatic enrollment, over 60 million more eligible children now have an account ready to be claimed," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.Why are children being automatically enrolled? The idea behind Trump Accounts is to give children a
  
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• France rocked by student riots as hundreds arrested, violence spreads nationwide

  01-10-2026 18:55 via foxnews.com
  
  More than 625 people, mostly students, have been arrested over two days of violent protests near schools and universities across France over what students say are staffing shortages, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded classes, government budget cuts and long schedules.Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting Thursday, canceling ministers’ trips to focus on the protests, which began last week in Paris-region schools and have snowballed. EUROPE’S LEFT COUR
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s new security alliance faces first real-world test deep in South America as troops deploy

  01-10-2026 18:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Bolivia’s mounting security challenge is emerging as one of the first real-world tests of President Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas, the country’s defense minister told Fox News Digital, as security forces deploy to strategic locations and the government braces for renewed unrest."I believe this is one of the first real tests of whether Shield of the Americas can move from declarations to concrete results," Bolivian Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano told Fox News Digita
  
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