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• Obama warns of climate security risks as tough talks begin

  01-12-2015 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that global warming poses imminent security and economic risks, as negotiators embarked on an 11-day race to seal a UN pact aimed at taming climate change. Obama and others employed lofty rhetoric Monday to inject energy into the start of the UN negotiations, which are due to deliver a global masterplan on December 11. "Before long we are going to have to devote more and more of our economic and military resources, not to growing opportunity for our peopl
  
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• Tropical Storm Isaias: 1st Atlantic hurricane of season expected to hit U.S. Gulf Coast

  07-10-2026 16:13 via yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf on Wednesday and is expected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, forecasters say.According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the storm will strengthen as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week, becoming a hurricane by Thursday.The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June to November, has not gone this late in the year without a hurricane since 1905, according to the Associated Press. A typical Atlantic hurric
  
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• Cornell police pressed frat members on how they knew alleged rape was 'consensual'

  07-10-2026 14:12 via abcnews.com
  
  Two investigations are underway into a former Cornell University student's allegations that she was raped at a fraternity house in 2024 -- one to determine whether criminal charges should be brought and another to examine how the university handled her case.Newly obtained videos reviewed by ABC News show members of Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity being questioned by university police in the weeks after the alleged assault.One of the video shows Chi Phi members who were allegedly in the house that n
  
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• Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election

  07-10-2026 13:56 via abcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment with AI defense company Anduril Industries on Tuesday -- the most recent government funding agreement into a company with investment ties to the president's sons. The Trump administration announced the Navy will support $2.9 billion of the total cost to help create a new facility in Baltimore County, Maryland, that will manufacture critical parts for the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine. "In a tremendous vic
  
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• Woman's killing reignites Okinawa anger over U.S. military presence

  07-10-2026 12:58 via yahoo.com
  TOKYO - Mounting anger over a U.S. Marine arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman in Okinawa has once again inflamed long-simmering tensions over the U.S. military presence in the prefecture, as Tokyo seeks to enact the most sweeping change in its security strategy in Okinawa in decades.Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, was taken into custody on suspicion of killing Anna Yagi, 39, who died of suffocation in a hotel Saturday, local police said. Ballard is also suspected of stealing Ya
  
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• Tropical Storm Isaias tracker

  07-10-2026 12:50 via yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.Forecasters said Isaias will get rapidly more powerful as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week and is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday.It was not immediately known where the storm might make landfall on the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center's (NHC) initial projections said the center of Isaias could come onshore somewhere between eas
  
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• Isaias forecast to become 1st Atlantic hurricane of season as it threatens Gulf Coast

  07-10-2026 12:50 via yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.Forecasters said Isaias will get rapidly more powerful as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week and is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday.It was not immediately known where the storm might make landfall on the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center's (NHC) initial projections said the center of Isaias could come onshore somewhere between eas
  
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• Tropical Storm Isaias forms and could become Atlantic's 1st hurricane of 2026

  07-10-2026 12:19 via cbsnews.com
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf and is expected to approach the U.S. northern Gulf Coast on Friday after becoming a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.Isaias would be the Atlantic Basin's first hurricane of the season and is its ninth named storm. El Niño continues to bring a more active season in the Pacific. The storm formed with less than two months remaining in the 2026 hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30.Maps show possible pathTropical Storm Isaias, w
  
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• More than 20 million people are getting a $90 Social Security check, while 40 million aren't

  07-10-2026 12:13 via yahoo.com
  Millions of Medicare beneficiaries will receive a $90 payment from the Social Security Administration this week as part of an effort to lower health care costs for older Americans.President Trump announced on Oct. 2 that the administration would send a one-time payment to around one-third of people enrolled in Medicare Part B, which covers doctors' visits, outpatient care and preventive screenings.In a White House statement, the Trump administration said the "premium rebates" were intended to he
  
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• Russia hits Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least 15 people

  07-10-2026 11:56 via yahoo.com
  By Olena Harmash and Vladyslav SmilianetsKYIV, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and hitting residential buildings, industrial facilities and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.One Russian missile slammed into an apartment block in the northern ‌city of Pryluky, killing at least nine people including three children, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus said.Dozens of rescuers picked through the rubble at t
  
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• Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf course into the new Camp David

  07-10-2026 11:00 via yahoo.com
  Much of President Donald Trump's second term has focused on changes to the nation's capital.But his ambitions to remake the physical architecture of the presidency transcend Washington: Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat modeled after Camp David.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.The plan calls for a parcel of the private club to be designated a permanent, official sanctuary
  
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• Bessent says inflation and bond yields will drop after the Iran war. Others aren't so sure.

  07-10-2026 10:34 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the economy is "accelerating" and inflation, along with bond yields, will come back down once the conflict in Iran ends. "Right now, we have this energy shock that's generated by the Iran conflict, and headline inflation is about 3.5%. But my message is underlying inflation — core inflation — is down to about 2.3%," Bessent said at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce on Monday night. He asserted that median wage growth is in line with headline i
  
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• U.S. pushes Russia for information on suspected plague death

  07-10-2026 09:07 via yahoo.com
  Health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor says no special measures have been ordered regarding a reported plague death in Russia (Igor IVANKO)The United States made a formal request pressing Russia for information on the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, a source close to the matter said Tuesday, as calls grew for transparency from Moscow.Russian authorities have denied that they are imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in
  
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• Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to 2 scientists who solved a century-old molecular problem

  07-10-2026 08:43 via yahoo.com
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules.Many molecules of life come in versions that look alike but aren’t exactly identical, like right and left hands. One mirror-image of the chemical carvone smells like mint, for example, while the other has a whiff of caraway.When designing drugs to treat diseases, scientists want to be choosy about which mirror-image they
  
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• Israelis mark 3 years since Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians struggle amid Gaza’s ruins

  07-10-2026 06:03 via yahoo.com
  NETANYA, Israel (AP) — Israelis gathered Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has devastated the territory and left its 2 million people living in dire conditions.In southern Israel, families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel. It is the first anniversary that a
  
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• Some Republicans fear $1 billion may not be enough to overcome midterm challenges

  07-10-2026 06:01 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump's unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran.The cash advantage, spread out across a half-dozen groups, is driven largely by the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc., which had nearly $416 million in cash on hand at the end of August and
  
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• Army sets date for Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan to face firing squad

  07-10-2026 05:02 via abcnews.com
  
  Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, according to a memo from the acting Army secretary.The execution, the first carried out by the U.S. military in more than 60 years, is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT, according to the memo issued Tuesday by acting Army Secretary Adam Telle.The Pentagon announced Monday that Hasan would be executed by firing squad after President Donald Trump approved the decision Friday.Ha
  
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• Fuel industry warns truck stops not to sell red dye diesel after Trump lifts restrictions

  07-10-2026 03:52 via nbcnews.com
  Truck stops nationwide were warned to “proceed with caution” Tuesday by a major industry group after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote the use of “red dye” diesel fuel.Red dye diesel is exempt from federal excise taxes because it is intended for farm equipment and other off-road uses.The order, signed before farmers in Nebraska on Monday night, aims to bring down fuel prices by “temporarily” allowing highway use of red dye diesel fuel
  
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• Christa Pike survived her execution. A 1947 case could shape what comes next.

  07-10-2026 03:45 via usatoday.com
  With the astonishing news that Christa Pike is conscious, talking and making a "medically unprecedented" recovery following her botched execution, Tennessee is now facing a critical question: Will the state try to kill her again?
  "Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care," her attorneys said in a statement on Oct. 6. "Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery."
  So far, Tennessee Gov.
  
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• Trump looms over Susan Collins and Troy Jackson's first Maine Senate debate

  07-10-2026 02:35 via nbcnews.com
  Susan Collins; Troy Jackson. (Getty)Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson debated for the first time Tuesday in Maine, trading attacks over President Donald Trump, the cost of living and abortion in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country.Maine is central to Democrats’ path to the Senate majority as they try to capitalize on Trump’s unpopularity. Jackson tried to do just that Tuesday by tying Collins to Trump, name-checking him at le
  
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• How a protest over missing teachers spread to 1,800 schools across France

  07-10-2026 02:31 via deseret.com
  
  Students chant slogans during a demonstration against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.|Teresa SuarezWhat began as protests over missing teachers, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating schools has grown into a nationwide crisis in France, drawing hundreds of thousands into the streets and triggering violent clashes between demonstrators and police.
  Students say years of underinvestment have left them with teacher shortages, long school days and deteriorating facilities
  
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• Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution, her lawyers say

  07-10-2026 00:34 via yahoo.com
  Christa Pike is conscious and speaking in the hospital after surviving Tennessee's attempt to execute her last week, her lawyers said Tuesday.“Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,” her legal team wrote in
  
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• Russia stonewalls U.S. as Trump administration weighs risks from mysterious lab death

  06-10-2026 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference at the House of Collections in Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 6, 2026. - Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
  The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the episode.
  The death of the technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-
  
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• Washington resident accused of helping plan Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooting

  06-10-2026 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  People pay their respects at a memorial on the steps of the Town Hall, following a vigil the previous day, in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 14, 2026. - Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press/AP
  US authorities have announced the arrest of a 30-year-old from Washington state in connection with the February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
  The person, identified by authorities as James Cody Bryant, was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, on Tuesday morning on a char
  
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• Will Trump's executive order on dyed diesel lower prices? Experts explain.

  06-10-2026 23:15 via abcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that makes a specific kind of tax-exempt diesel fuel reserved for farm and construction equipment available to a broad set of road vehicles in an effort to reduce overall diesel costs.The type of diesel, known as dyed diesel, is exempt from a 24.4-cent per gallon federal tax, making it a lower-priced option than regular diesel. Some states expanded access to dyed diesel in a similar fashion over recent weeks, providing relief from state diesel
  
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• Delta Air Lines jet clips an Air Canada plane on LAX tarmac

  06-10-2026 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A Delta Air Lines passenger jet on Tuesday struck an Air Canada aircraft being towed to its arrival gate just after it landed at Los Angeles International Airport, both airlines said. Delta Air Lines Flight 7, slated to depart for Tokyo, carrying 275 passengers and 15 crew members, struck an Air Canada passenger jet with its left wingtip, a Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital. No injuries were initially reported."While taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft made
  
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• Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

  06-10-2026 22:50 via yahoo.com
  Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday.“Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recov
  
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• Tropical Depression Nine targets Gulf Coast and could reach Category 2 strength

  06-10-2026 22:44 via yahoo.com
  Tropical Depression Nine has formed off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of America, and forecasts show it will be the Atlantic's first hurricane this season, making a dangerous landfall threat to the U.s.The system is currently getting better organized, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said it is forecast to be a tropical storm on Wednesday and a hurricane on Thursday.The NHC said the system is likely to be a Category 2 hurricane by Friday night, with estimated winds at 100 mph.Farmers' A
  
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• Trump doesn't commit to repaying $12 million in federal funds spent on controversial ads

  06-10-2026 21:24 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after President Donald Trump said he would start paying for controversial taxpayer-funded ads with a campaign account, there's no sign he plans to refund the millions of federal dollars already spent on them.Nearly $12 million worth of ads have already aired, according to AdImpact, as part of the $20 million the Department of Homeland Security tapped for the contract.But Trump's plan to pay for the ads with MAGA Inc. doesn't mean there's any reimbursement coming, sa
  
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• Cornell taps former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates to lead investigation

  06-10-2026 21:24 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of people gathered at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., on Monday in support of "Jane Doe," the former student who alleges she was drugged and raped by multiple members of a fraternity in October 2024.The "Justice for Survivors" rally was organized by over 20 student organizations who led a late afternoon march to Day Hall, which houses the university's administrative offices and had been vandalized by activists overnight.  Students, faculty, and residents from across the state
  
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