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Forbes @forbes.com · 9h

Trump also made the dubious claim there is “no autism” among Amish people.

Trump And RFK Jr. Double Down On Unproven Tylenol-Autism Link: ‘We’re Doing The Studies To Make The Proof’

Trump also made the dubious claim there is “no autism” among Amish people.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 9h

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, wins the Nobel Prize in literature for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature

Krasznahorkai, 71, has received many awards including the 2015 Man Booker International Prize.

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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 9h

Sean "Diddy" Combs' judge has offered to recommend that Combs be considered for admission to any available substance abuse program while incarcerated.

Diddy judge offers hip-hop mogul a way to cut up to a year off his prison sentence

Sean "Diddy" Combs' judge has offered to recommend that Combs be considered for admission to any available substance abuse program while incarcerated.

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The Economist @economist.com · 10h

To Jane Goodall, everything was connected, animals, people and land; to protect her precious chimpanzees, or any other species, the land and its people also had to be saved. Our obituary

Jane Goodall spent her life telling humans to honour animals

The naturalist and activist died on October 1st, aged 91

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 10h

There is a Gaza ceasefire plan and the hostages are coming home. But there are many questions still to be answered

Wounds from these last two years – and before – will be difficult to stitch up

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 10h

Democrat warns ‘damage’ by Bondi at the DOJ will ‘take decades’ to recover from

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U.S. News & World Report @usnews.com · 10h

New OpEd: School Vouchers Cost States Like Florida a Fortune. They Don’t Improve Education, Either. https://bit.ly/3VUjqJd

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 10h

Robert Reich warned that Trump's use of the act would be an "authoritarian power grab."

Why Trump’s Insurrection Act Threats Poses ‘Imminent Danger’: Professor

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10h

The most important thing Rich Cohen learned during his college semester abroad was how American he really is.

Study Abroad Taught Me a Lot—Like That I’m Not a Brit

The most important thing I learned at Oxford is how American I am.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 10h

Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi on his immune system breakthrough – and the treatments he hopes it will unlock

Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 10h

Senate defeats government funding measure as shutdown hits Day 9

The Senate on Thursday voted for a seventh time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, as only three members of the Democratic caucus joined Republicans in voting to resolve…

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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 10h

Did Trump end 7 wars? What to know ahead of Nobel Peace Prize announcement

President Trump’s moment of truth as a global peacemaker will come early Friday morning when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the prize. “…

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Vox @vox.com · 10h

The coming days will tell whether this is just a hostage exchange and prelude to a new phase of the conflict, or a lasting peace.

More from @joshuakeating.bsky.social. 👇

The bleak lesson Israel — and the world — might learn from the peace deal

It’s worth celebrating. But there’s reason to fear what it portends.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10h

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: How might the government shutdown affect the U.S. economy?

AP reader question: How might the federal shutdown affect the economy?

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: How might the government shutdown affect the U.S. economy?

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 10h

BREAKING | Transportation Secretary threatens to fire ‘problem children’ air traffic controllers

Transportation Secretary threatens to fire ‘problem children’ air traffic controllers

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10h

Legal Ruling Forces God To Add Cancer Warning To Earth https://theonion.com/legal-ruling-forces-god-to-add-cancer-warning-to-earth/

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10h

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young people and who sought their removal from youth shelves will be paid $700,000 after settling a lawsuit.

Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute reaches $700,000 settlement

"It's been a rough road, but I will never regret standing up for the First Amendment," Terri Lesley said.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy.

A copy of the arrangement with Eswatini that Mother Jones reviewed shows that the US has agreed to pay the monarchy $5.1 million to take in up to 160 ICE detainees.

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 10h

Virginia Senate Democrats warned there would be significant consequences in future budget cycles for the University of Virginia if the school’s leadership accepts a proposed funding agreement with President Trump’s administration.

via @virginiamercury.com

Va. Senate Dems call Trump admin’s UVA funding proposal ‘political extortion’

Virginia Senate Democrats warned there would be significant consequences in future budget cycles for the University of Virginia if the school’s leadership accepts a proposed funding agreement with…

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RNS @rns.org · 10h

“There can be no tolerance for those who sexually prey on children,” said Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. “The victim in this case has waited far too many years for this day.”
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Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County as part of a plea agreement, according to the state attorney general’s office.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 10h

A ceasefire in Gaza is welcome, but the work has only just begun; a lasting peace must also come hand in hand with justice, writes Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne.

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Opinion: Ceasefire in Gaza is welcome, but our work has only just begun

A lasting peace must also come hand in hand with justice, writes Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne.

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 10h

President Trump is sending military troops to Chicago, over the objections of the elected leaders there, and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan thinks it’s a good idea.

He says Chicago’s violent crime rate justifies the deployment.

Sullivan endorses Trump’s deployment of military to Chicago

Sen. Sullivan says the crime rate justifies sending in the troops. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, on the other hand, considers it inappropriate.

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The Economist @economist.com · 10h

The Hungarian writer is known for his post-modern dystopian fiction. But his work is not all doom and gloom

A Nobel prize in literature for Laszlo Krasznahorkai

The Hungarian writer is known for his post-modern dystopian fiction. But his work is not all doom and gloom

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The Economist @economist.com · 9h

Cybercrime has long been dominated by thieves who set out to steal information for profit. Now they’re being joined by thugs who aim to use the threat of damage to extort higher payments. There are three ways to soften the blow

Cybercrime is afflicting big business. How to lessen the pain

Banning the payment of ransoms would be a start

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 9h

🚨BREAKING: Belgian federal authorities have arrested three young suspects in connection with what prosecutors said was an attempted terrorist attack on the country’s politicians, including Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

Full story: ow.ly/KqZM50X9mVQ

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