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• Top polygamous leaders arrested in Utah food stamp fraud

  23-02-2016 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several top leaders from Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect were arrested Tuesday on federal accusations of food stamp fraud and money laundering — marking one of the biggest blows to the group in years.
  
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• Swiss glaciers lose nearly 20% of their ice in just 5 years

  01-10-2026 16:00 via yahoo.com
  Matthias Huss with a four-metre-long measuring stake indicating the amount of ice that melted over the past year on the Scex Rouge glacier (Fabrice COFFRINI)Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.Swiss glaciers saw 5.5 percent of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network fou
  
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• Mortgage rates hit highest point since 2023 as Treasury yields rise

  01-10-2026 14:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mortgage rates are at their highest point in nearly three years as turmoil in the bond market continues.
  
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• Trump says he regrets appointing Gorsuch, Barrett and Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

  01-10-2026 14:36 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he regretted nominating three Supreme Court justices — Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and ‌Brett Kavanaugh — who have opposed him in recent rulings, according ‌to a Time Magazine interview.The Republican president was asked about his recent comments regarding the ​three conservative justices in the interview, which was conducted on Monday."Do you regret nominating them?" the interviewer asked, referrin
  
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• Cornell Agrees to Outside Investigation of Alleged Gang Rape Case

  01-10-2026 13:30 via today.com
  Cornell University has now agreed to an outside investigation of its handling of an alleged gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024 which produced no criminal charges, according to New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports for TODAY.
  
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• New Details Emerge in Attempted Hijack on Israel-Bound Plane

  01-10-2026 13:14 via today.com
  New details about the pilot stabbing on a flight headed to Israel reveal the plane plummeted thousands of feet before passengers managed to take control. Senior Israeli and Saudi Officials briefed on the investigation saying the attack increasingly looks like an act of terrorism. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports and Tom Winter, who covers law and intelligence, joins TODAY with analysis on the investigation.
  
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• Death Row Inmate Survives Botched Execution in Tennessee

  01-10-2026 13:09 via today.com
  A woman on Tennessee’s death row is still alive after two attempts at lethal injections. It’s the second time this year that Tennessee has botched an execution and now all future ones have been halted by the state’s governor. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports for TODAY.
  
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• Screaming, panicking, blood: Passengers detail horrifying Israel-bound flight

  01-10-2026 12:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  TEL AVIV — A stabbing, an emergency alert, a terrifying mid-air plunge.
  
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• The best candle warmers for all the home fragrance without the flame

  01-10-2026 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  We spoke with experts about how to use a candle warmer as a safer alternative to an open flame. Shop candle warmer lamps with auto shut-off and dimmable features.
  
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• Pentagon used emergency measure to change voter forms for Americans abroad

  01-10-2026 11:00 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration used an emergency measure this summer to change the language of the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country, potentially restricting some eligible American voters abroad from using the application to request their ballots.Advocates for American citizens overseas say the changes will spark confusion among eligible voters abroad and officials within U.S. election offices. They argue the changes effective
  
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• How 16 undecided voters are weighing their 2026 election options

  01-10-2026 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The voters, who participated in a recent NBC News poll and spoke to reporters afterward, are laser-focused on high prices and largely disappointed with both parties.
  
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• Tennessee fails to execute convicted killer Christa Pike after 2 lethal injections

  01-10-2026 09:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tennessee failed to execute Christa Pike, the lone woman on its death row as planned Wednesday, after injecting her with a lethal drug, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
  
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• 1 missing, 4 rushed to hospital after helicopter crashes off Southern California island

  01-10-2026 08:37 via foxnews.com
  
  A medevac helicopter crashed into the water off Catalina Island in California on Wednesday night, with one of the five people aboard reported missing and the other four taken to hospitals, according to officials.The Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of the crash shortly before 8 p.m.Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with the fire department dispatching helicopters and divers shortly after learning of the crash.3 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After News Helicopter Crashes In Los
  
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• Cornell student’s statement to police reveals new details about night of alleged rape

  01-10-2026 08:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Cornell University student who alleged in a lawsuit that she was gang-raped and plied with drugs at a fraternity house in 2024 described the hourslong incident to police in a sworn statement, according to the document, which was obtained by NBC News.
  
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• Flydubai pilot hailed a hero after fighting off attacker as plane plunged

  01-10-2026 07:54 via cnn.com
  
  Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai plane on Wednesday. - Israel Foreign Ministry/Reuters
  The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero.
  Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed while trying to fend off the attacker, leaving him bad
  
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• California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 U.S. states

  01-10-2026 06:26 via bbc.com
  
  Brittany Bee was wed to a man when she was a teen.[BBC]
  California has officially banned child marriage, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing legislation to end the practice that is still legal in 32 US states. The new law, which will come into effect on 1 January, states people must be 18 to get married in the Golden State.Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians and minors". He signed the bill into law with Courtney Stodden, whose parents allowed her to marry a 50-y
  
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• Trump and Vance head to GOP strongholds, looking to give Republicans a midterm boost

  01-10-2026 06:08 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will both hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but they will be heading to heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month’s midterm elections.Trump’s travel on Thursday to Texas and Oklahoma kicks off what the president said will be a 32-day campaign blitz leading up to Nov. 3. Vance will be stumping in Florida, putting the Republican Party’s highest-ranking off
  
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• Cornell report details student's 'I felt like bait' testimony in rape case

  01-10-2026 05:52 via abcnews.com
  
  During a 2025 hearing at Cornell University, an unidentified female former student who alleges she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024 described her harrowing night at the house surrounded by multiple men: "I felt like bait. I felt like lions around me. It just was a totally debilitating place to be in."Her description is included in a heavily-redacted 99-page report, obtained by ABC News, that was prepared by the university last year as it investigated what happened.As part of its inve
  
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• White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump's upcoming trip to Texas and Oklahoma

  01-10-2026 05:29 via nbcnews.com
  President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on its way to Joint Base Andrews, Md., from Ireland on Sept. 13.(Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images file)The White House on Wednesday removed CNN from the press pool that’s set to cover a trip by President Donald Trump on Thursday, escalating a feud with the cable network after a federal judge blocked the administration’s push to restrict its media access.CNN had been designated to travel with Trump on Thursday, a
  
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• White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip

  01-10-2026 05:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  CNN was previously scheduled to fly on Air Force One and also provide on-the-ground coverage of Trump’s trip.
  
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• Man in custody following tip about 'violent attack' on Texas State Capitol

  01-10-2026 04:01 via abcnews.com
  
  A man accused of plotting a "violent attack" on the Texas Capitol in Austin is in custody after state authorities say they received a tip about the alleged threat and worked through the night to track down a suspect.The Texas State Department of Public Safety and the FBI thwarted a "credible threat" against the state capitol, according to a notice sent to Texas state senators Wednesday and reviewed by ABC News. The alleged attack was to occur on Thursday, according to the notice and Texas DPS.2
  
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• Man arrested after alleged mass shooting threat against Texas Capitol

  01-10-2026 04:01 via abcnews.com
  
  A man accused of plotting a "violent attack" on the Texas Capitol in Austin is in custody after state authorities say they received a tip about the alleged threat and worked through the night to track down a suspect.The Texas State Department of Public Safety and the FBI thwarted a "credible threat" against the state capitol, according to a notice sent to Texas state senators Wednesday and reviewed by ABC News. The alleged attack was to occur on Thursday, according to the notice and Texas DPS.2
  
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• Man accused of planning 'violent attack' on Texas Capitol arrested after tip

  01-10-2026 04:01 via abcnews.com
  
  A man accused of plotting a "violent attack" on the Texas Capitol in Austin is in custody after state authorities say they received a tip about the alleged threat and worked through the night to track down a suspect.The Texas State Department of Public Safety and the FBI thwarted a "credible threat" against the state capitol, according to a notice sent to Texas state senators Wednesday and reviewed by ABC News. The alleged attack was to occur on Thursday, according to the notice and Texas DPS.2
  
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• Cornell agrees to independent review of its handling of student's rape allegation

  01-10-2026 03:57 via yahoo.com
  The New York state prosecutor who has reopened an investigation into the alleged rape of a woman by seven members of a fraternity at Cornell University in October 2024 says he was not provided with a transcript of her interview with campus police before his office decided not to pursue charges.On Tuesday, CBS New York published excerpts from a Nov. 14, 2024, interview with police, in which the woman reportedly asserted, "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped." Tompkins County District
  
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• LSU student says she was raped by a football player who is still on the team

  01-10-2026 02:38 via nbcnews.com
  LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. (Stacy Revere / Getty Images file)A Louisiana State University student who claims a school football player raped her last year is speaking out about how the school handled her report and the lack of guidance she said she received throughout the process.Kendall Danielle Francis talked on TikTok about the monthslong Title IX investigation that played out after she reported the October rape to the school. Two days into the current semester, she said, she rece
  
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• Man accused in plot to attack Texas Capitol building is released on bond

  01-10-2026 00:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities said he planned to attack the capitol Thursday. He was arrested at his home early Wednesday.
  
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• Religion, drone warfare and a new base: 7 takeaways from Hegseth's speech

  01-10-2026 00:27 via thehill.com
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a flurry of announcements during a wide-ranging speech to active-duty officers Wednesday. 
  At the beginning of the address, the Pentagon chief stuck to his bread and butter: culture-war grievances, stripping the “woke” out of the Department of Defense (DOD), bashing the news media for its coverage of the Iran war, and proclaiming the “warrior ethos” has been revived and the U.S. military has been “rebuilt.”
  But the Def
  
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• Affording America: How a single mother in Chicago turned to gig work to survive

  01-10-2026 00:20 via nbcnews.com
  Jade Crossfrench is a single mother supporting three children with a day job selling insurance. But that isn't enough to provide for her family. For over a year she's been making extra money as a gig worker, doing DoorDash food deliveries around Chicago, often with her kids sitting in the back seat of the car.
  
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• Man describes subduing attacker after cockpit stabbing on Israel-bound plane

  30-09-2026 23:52 via bbc.com
  
  Passengers on a flight to Israel have recounted how they subdued a pilot after he stabbed the other pilot and appeared to be trying to disable the plane, while others described the "terrifying" moment they thought they would die.Appearing in a bloodstained shirt after the ordeal, Yaniv Hayun told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he realised something was wrong when the aircraft suddenly dropped. The plane, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two min
  
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• Cornell agrees to outside review of its handling of rape allegation, Gov. Hochul says

  30-09-2026 23:48 via abc7ny.com
  Cornell University agreed Wednesday to initiate an independent investigation into how the Ivy League school handled what a former student now alleges was fraternity house gang rape, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday.Hochul discussed the case during an exclusive interview Wednesday afternoon at her Midtown offices. The governor sits on the Cornell University board.The governor called for the outside review, saying what happened raised "serious questions about Cornell campus culture" an
  
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