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• Remembering 9/11

  11-09-2016 19:47 via cnn.com
  
  Memorial ceremonies were held Sunday in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to mark the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
  
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• 28 deaths in Pakistan school roof collapse as rescuers search for trapped children

  15-10-2026 09:53 via yahoo.com
  ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (Reuters) - At least 27 students, most younger than 13, were killed in Pakistan on ‌Thursday, along with a teacher, when a school ‌roof collapsed during classes in the northwestern city of Peshawar, authorities said, ​warning that the death toll could rise.Television images showed ambulances rushing to the site at the privately-run Al-Khair Education Center school while rescuers pulled bloodied students from the rubble."We have ‌taken out at least ⁠45
  
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• Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as Zelensky says 'we're done'

  15-10-2026 09:38 via yahoo.com
  KYIV, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine has resumed its attacks on Russian refineries with a strike at an installation in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced ‌his anger at a "dangerous" withdrawal of US intelligence.Since US President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire ‌between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, Kyiv had refrained from attacking Russian refineries, which the US leader had blamed fo
  
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• Six Flags faced warnings about ride safety long before this week's roller coaster death

  15-10-2026 07:04 via cnn.com
  
  A man died after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags in Austell, Georgia, on Monday. - Emilie Megnien/AP
  In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings.
  Six Flags temporarily closed 10 rides in seven states this week after
  
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• Beef prices are soaring — and now meat is a midterm election issue

  15-10-2026 06:06 via yahoo.com
  In the midterm elections, meat is on the menu.As Democrats and Republicans argue over high prices and the Iran war, they're also having a food fight over who's the most red-blooded carnivore.The latest example came this week in Mississippi, where Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom released a video with a snippet of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith saying that if consumers are upset over high beef prices, “you know you have so many proteins to choose from.”The video cuts to a man
  
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• U.S. considering using 'mother of all bombs' against Iran, sources say

  15-10-2026 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  A Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on March 11, 2003. - Department of Defense/Getty Images/File
  The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matte
  
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• Jackie the bald eagle's mysterious death traced to unusual case of bird flu

  15-10-2026 05:39 via usatoday.com
  Jackie, the beloved California bald eagle whose life was watched via live video feeds by millions around the world, died of complications resulting from avian influenza, according to a newly released necropsy report.
  "Jackie's necropsy confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) as the primary underlying cause of her decline," Steve Kubiski, director of disease investigations for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 14. "In an uncommon presentation of t
  
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• FBI investigates suspicious powder sent to election officials in 3 states

  15-10-2026 05:15 via upi.com
  Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Election officials in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma said they were sent packages containing suspicious white powder, prompting law enforcement to investigate.
  The suspicious powder was discovered in Louisiana and Oklahoma on Tuesday, while a similar mailing intended for Ohio was intercepted Wednesday.
  Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said in a statement that her office in Baton Rouge was closed Tuesday after an Elections Division employee opened a package at around 12:20
  
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• Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia faces complaint over claims she's a lawyer

  15-10-2026 02:30 via newsmax.com
  Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)A government watchdog group filed a complaint Wednesday with the State Bar of California, seeking an investigation into newly appointed White House press secretary Katie Zacharia over allegations she falsely represented herself as a lawyer despite apparently never having been licensed to practice.
  Campaign for Accountability alleges that Zacharia might
  
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• U.S. may have withheld warnings to Ukraine on deadly Kyiv strikes

  15-10-2026 01:56 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. may have intentionally withheld early warnings this week of Russian strikes on Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine "received no advance warning from our partners" when Russia launched a ballistic missile barrage at Kyiv and other locations early Tuesday. The sources said American officials told their Ukrainian counterparts the system used to detect Russian missile launches had failed due to "bad weather."
  
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• Ukraine relies on Starlink to fight Russia. Now a sudden change threatens its drones.

  15-10-2026 01:46 via bbc.com
  
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  Starlink satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX provide high-speed internet - something modern war relies heavily on.Kyiv has adopted it as a vital battlefield communications tool and also uses it in drone warfare. Using Starlink, Ukrainian drones are able to maintain stronger connections with operators over longer distances than conventional radio networks and are less vulnerable to jamming.But a sudden speed restriction for drones connected to Starlink means some battlefield
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to block Jared Kushner from serving as Trump's diplomatic envoy

  15-10-2026 00:34 via nbcnews.com
  The suit mentions numerous overlapping interests in Jared Kushner’s diplomatic and business work.(Nathan Howard / Pool via Getty)A watchdog group filed suit Wednesday alleging President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s current role as a top envoy for the administration is unlawful and raises numerous conflict-of-interest concerns.Kushner is wielding tremendous influence internationally “without having been confirmed by the Senate and without having filed a single
  
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• A data center builder wants to win over a Kansas town. Its offer: $10,000 per household.

  15-10-2026 00:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  Amid a pronounced public backlash against data center construction in the U.S., one real estate developer is making an offer it hopes will win over one Kansas community: money.Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, where it plans to build a data center, $1,000 in utility and property tax credits for 10 years. "Digital Realty builds critical infrastructure that enables the modern economy, and we believe we also have a responsibility to help strengthen the communities
  
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• A company wants to build a data center in Kansas. Its offer to residents: $10,000.

  15-10-2026 00:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  Amid a pronounced public backlash against data center construction in the U.S., one real estate developer is making an offer it hopes will win over one Kansas community: money.Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, where it plans to build a data center, $1,000 in utility and property tax credits for 10 years. "Digital Realty builds critical infrastructure that enables the modern economy, and we believe we also have a responsibility to help strengthen the communities
  
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• Lawyers for New York man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning

  14-10-2026 23:59 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man wounded by an immigration officer while driving with his young son in New York said in a court filing Wednesday that the agent who shot him never identified himself before he ran up to the car, smashed one of its windows, then fired several shots into the vehicle.The account by lawyers for Oscar Belgal contrasted sharply with the version of events outlined by Department of Homeland Security officials. They have said officers opened fire only after Belgal s
  
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• Woman found floating in sea after going overboard from Royal Caribbean ship

  14-10-2026 22:44 via foxnews.com
  
  A woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued after spending 20 hours in the water clinging to a lifebuoy, the Hellenic Coast Guard said.The 44-year-old Salvadoran national was traveling aboard Odyssey of the Seas as it sailed through the Ionian Sea near the island of Zakynthos on Saturday, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs told USA Today.The cargo ship MSC Rossella III was assisting in the search and spotted the woman inside the bright orange lifebuoy in dark wat
  
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• Supreme Court sides with GOP in fight over discounted ads ahead of midterms

  14-10-2026 22:42 via yahoo.com
  By John KruzelWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court again sided with Republicans on Wednesday in the latest clash over a new Federal Communications Commission policy that gives party committees access to discounted TV and radio advertising rates long available to political candidates.The ‌court agreed to let the FCC, which is chaired by Trump ally Brendan Carr, avoid a judicially imposed deadline that would have forced ‌the agency to rule on a Democratic challenge to the
  
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• As inflation rises, poll finds 4 in 10 Americans struggle to afford basic necessities

  14-10-2026 22:20 via thehill.com
  More than 4 in 10 Americans said they are struggling to afford basic living costs amid rising inflation levels in the country, according to polling data released Wednesday. 
  The Pew Research Center surveys, which were conducted in late July and August, found that 44 percent of U.S. adults reported struggling to pay for basic necessities like medical care, rent or mortgage, transportation and food. 
  Rising costs had an even greater impact on lower income Americans, as 71 percent of tho
  
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• Cartels use drones to scout border agents and map smuggling routes, expert warns

  14-10-2026 21:51 via foxnews.com
  
  MEXICO CITY — Mexican cartels are said to be using commercial and modified drones to watch U.S. security personnel, map patrol routines and support smuggling corridors along the southern border as authorities expand efforts to disable the aircraft.The U.S. military detected 378 drone incursions along the border during the previous 30 days, Brig. Gen. Brian Filler of Joint Task Force-Southern Border recently told reporters. He said the trend was increasing, and the aircraft were typically c
  
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• Southern California beach closes after sighting of great white shark ‘exhibiting aggressive behavior’

  14-10-2026 19:40 via theguardian.com
  Two-mile stretch of Huntington Beach closed after sighting at location popular with surfers and swimmersA popular southern California beach was closed after a great white shark was reportedly spotted “exhibiting aggressive behavior” on Tuesday afternoon.The Huntington Beach fire department said there was a “credible report” of a 10-12ft great white shark circling near a lifeguard tower, which is considered aggressive behavior according to the city’s marine safety di
  
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• India’s cockroach protesters defy Modi’s crackdown – The Latest

  14-10-2026 19:40 via theguardian.com
  A fresh wave of protests by India’s youth-led Cockroach movement has been met with a brutal crackdown by Narendra Modi’s government and the closure of a historic protest site in Delhi. Two of the movement’s leaders have been imprisoned for five days for violating suppression measures. The protests, which began over frustration about education and unemployment, are now focused on voting rights. Modi’s government denies claims it is seeking to disenfranchise millions of vot
  
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• Russell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court told

  14-10-2026 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Comedian faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six womenRussell Brand rape and sexual assault trial – latest updatesRussell Brand was a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator who boasted about wanting to have sex with 5,000 women, a court has heard.The 51-year-old comedian is accused of having an “insatiable desire” to get what he wanted and treating women as a means to an end. Continue reading...
  
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• Zelensky says Trump is abandoning a key partner while easing pressure on Russia

  14-10-2026 19:38 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  On Saturday, Donald Trump said Ukraine needed a new leader - AFP via Getty Images/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIVolodymyr Zelensky said that he felt betrayed by Donald Trump, and warned the US president was not acting on the “right side of history”.“It is a pity that we are losing a strong partner,” the Ukrainian leader said on Wednesday amid an escalating public clash with his American counterpart.Relations between Kyiv and the White House have sharply deteriorated after Mr Trump ag
  
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• Pope Leo undergoes blood tests, X-ray following cancer surgery, Vatican says

  14-10-2026 19:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV underwent blood tests and a chest X-ray Wednesday following surgery to remove a small nodule on his lung, with his recovery going "as expected," the Vatican announced.The development comes after the Holy See Press Office said "the night passed calmly for the Pope" at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.The 71-year-old pontiff on Tuesday underwent thoracic surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung with doctors confirming he had lung adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer, according
  
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• DoJ threatens California over alleged noncitizen voting as Trump tries to rally support for Republicans – US politics live

  14-10-2026 19:23 via theguardian.com
  Justice department gives state officials 48 hours to review list of ‘likely noncitizens’ as president heads to campaign rallies in Arizona and MontanaSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has yet to weigh in on the late night ruling from a federal judge that blocks him from barring CNN, MS Now and Politico access to the White House grounds.Previously, the president had blasted Judge Timothy Kelly – a Trump appointee – for issuing a temporary pause on his medi
  
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• Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police

  14-10-2026 19:21 via theguardian.com
  Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruptionTens of thousands of students have taken to the streets of Tirana, the Albanian capital, setting alight a government building and two banks and hurling stones at police during a protest over rising education costs and ⁠corruption.Police responded with water ⁠cannon and teargas to disperse protesters who started a fire at the ministry of education building, overturned
  
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• The Archers cast ‘angry’ at BBC decision to scrap new Birmingham studio

  14-10-2026 19:12 via theguardian.com
  Ben Norris says cost-cutting measure that means show will be recorded outside its home city risks ‘extraordinary burden’ for crewA cast member of The Archers has said its actors have been angered by the BBC’s decision to axe the show’s new studio, in a move that could lead to it being recorded away from its home in Birmingham.Ben Norris, who plays Ben Archer in the world’s longest-running soap opera, said the decision risked having a real impact on the quality of th
  
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• Burnham tells Zelenskyy’s UK’s support for Ukraine ‘will not change’ – as it happened

  14-10-2026 19:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Zelenskyy says he will be discussing intelligence sharing ‘difficulties’ and Starlink access with BurnhamPMQs is about to start.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.After @genevieve_holl reported this last night, various sources in the Trump administration who are supportive of Farage said Badenoch was needlessly trying to cause a political row (per @katyballs @MrHarryCole) and accused her of undermining the Anglo-American relationship.It is possible that these people are p
  
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• Two container ships sink near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks

  14-10-2026 19:05 via theguardian.com
  Vessels were hit by missiles as rise in strikes suggests Iran is trying to close waterway before US midterm electionsTwo container ships near the strait of Hormuz have ⁠sunk after being struck by missiles, amid the sharpest rise in Iranian attacks on shipping since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.The increase in attacks suggests Iran is trying to fully close the strategic waterway in an attempt to frustrate Donald Trump’s efforts to bring down fuel prices before the US midte
  
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• UK’s ‘incoherent’ approach to China plagued by lack of expertise, report says

  14-10-2026 19:00 via theguardian.com
  International alliance of China-sceptic legislators warns of risks inherent in misjudging bilateral relationshipThe UK’s approach to China is “beset by incoherence” and plagued by a lack of senior expertise, according to a report warning of the risks inherent in misjudging the bilateral relationship.An audit by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac), an international grouping of China-sceptic legislators, says past engagement with Beijing has often exposed the UK to t
  
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