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A separatist movement is brewing in Alberta, Canada. @politico explains why Premier Danielle Smith doesn’t want U.S. President Donald Trump to wade in.
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More details are emerging on what happened at last week's Department of Homeland Security raid of an apartment building in South Shore, Chicago. "Masked agents made people line up outside the building, where they asked each resident their name and country of origin before lifting their shirt to […]
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The U.S. federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks are emerging.

@AssociatedPress reports: "At its core, the debate is over the health care issue that has tangled Congress for years, and in particular, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, that Trump […]
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A final group of 10 hikers have made it to a rendezvous point after being stranded in a freak blizzard at the base of Mount Everest. Almost 600 hikers had initially been stuck. @BBCNews has more.
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Everest hikers guided to safety after being stranded by blizzard
Hundreds of hikers have been guided to safety in Tibet after becoming trapped over the weekend by heavy snowfall.
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Several months ago, @404mediaco reported that the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Texas had used an AI-enabled license plate surveillance tool to track down a woman who had had an abortion. The sheriff said that the search was because the woman's family members were concerned for her safety […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule against Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors on First Amendment grounds, potentially upending laws in 20 other states. @NBCNews explains the stakes.
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Supreme Court skeptical of state bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids
The court heard arguments in a case brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, who argues that the state's ban violates her First Amendment rights.
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After two years of war, Israel is stronger — but more isolated — than ever.

@WSJ reports on the 2nd anniversary of the Oct. 2 attacks (gift link): https://flip.it/Ygnzkx

#israel #oct7 #hamas #news #gaza #palestine
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Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison for killing three of her estranged husband’s elderly relatives with poisonous mushrooms in a home-cooked meal. Prosecutors say it’s not enough. @npr has more
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After 29 years of being associated with NBC News, MSNBC is becoming independent, starting with breaking its relationships with correspondents and crews, and ending with a name change to MS NOW. Poynter Institute reports on the official 10 principles of reporting that were circulated to newsrooms […]
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France's new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned after just 26 days, but accepted a request from President Emmanuel Macron to work on a plan for the "stability of the country." @BBCNews reports on how this may lead to an early election for the country — one which might lead to the […]
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As Bari Weiss arrives at CBS News, staffers hold their breath for what comes next.

@THR reports: "The Free Press founder will become editor-in-chief of CBS News, but her role outside the formal org chart is a perplexing question mark for insiders at the network."

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Christian therapist Kaley Chiles
wants the Supreme Court to rule
that
Christian therapists’ free speech rights outweigh a law that bans therapy aimed at changing a minor’s sexual identity.

The case could affect laws in nearly 30 states […]
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In the U.S., ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors, sources say.

@abc reports: "The politically fraught case ... comes as the president pushes for more charges against some of his political foes."

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A heavy metal drummer, a television host, and now the first woman Prime Minister of Japan. @BBCNews takes a look at Sanae Takaichi’s winding path to power.
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Who is Japan's 'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi?
The conservative politician, who sees Margaret Thatcher as an inspiration, is set to be Japan's first female prime minister.
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Journalist Mario Guevara, who was arrested when covering a No Kings protest in Atlanta in June, has been deported to El Salvador. All criminal charges against him had been dismissed by local prosecutors and he was legally authorized to live and work in the U.S. Lawyers for Guevara argued that he […]
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At Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing hearing today, prosecutors referenced his repeated history of violence against women and behavior in federal custody and asked the judge to sentence him to 11 years in prison. Combs and several of his children addressed the court, asking the judge not to deny […]
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Earlier this week, agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security surrounded and raided an apartment building in Chicago, pulling men, women and children from their beds in the middle of the night. They then posted a "highlight reel" on social media. For his Doomsday Scenario newsletter […]
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has struck an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing 4 people he calls “narco-terrorists.” Experts say the legal rationale for these extrajudicial killings is “a stretch.” Read more from @[email protected] […]
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The University of Southern California (USC) has been selling human cadavers to the United States Navy to be used in trauma surgery training by the Israeli Defense Forces. A team from USCAnnenbergMedia, the university's student paper, reports more.

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It turns out that "we're protecting democracy and our industry is dying, please pay us money" is not a great sales pitch. #media https://werd.io/dont-dwell-on-democracy-and-other-new-findings-about-how-to-market-local-news/
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Wired - Out-of-office messages of US Department of Education employees, after the government shutdown began, were altered to contain partisan language without their consent […]
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