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Turkey is considering nominating former foreign minister for top United Nations job
Turkish officials have begun to shop around the idea of a former foreign minister joining the list of candidates vying to lead the United Nations as the monthslong race for secretary-general continues with no clear victor
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Ukraine drone chief targeted by $20 million Russian bounty warns 'humanity is losing control' as AI becomes a 'digital panopticon'
Ukraine's drone chief says humanity is "losing control" of AI weapons, calling it a panopticon even as drones continue to get increasingly 'smarter' on the front line
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GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret lobbying
‘This is a classic money laundering case,’ the judge said Friday in rejecting Rivera’s motion to lower the federal guidelines range
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Florida's dengue outbreak is now the largest in the continental US in decades
Florida is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with over 250 locally acquired cases reported this year
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Díaz-Canel questions US measures over new restrictions on Cuban private firms
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accuses the United States of hypocrisy for promoting private enterprise in Cuba while imposing new restrictions on Cuban businesses
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Meta shaved $6 billion off its tax bill with 'experimental' data centers
Meta has used an experimental tax credit to save billions, but there are serious questions over whether AI data centers are part of standard operation.
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Diesel price shock could see your food bill soar, Britons warned as cost hits record
Fuel prices have risen steadily in recent weeks and reached a new record high this week
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What we know and don't know about how Iran uses asymmetric warfare
The leaders of Britain and the United States have suggested that Iran played a role in two major security incidents — the arrests near a U.S.-run military base in England and the attack in the cockpit of an Israel-bound plane
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures
The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday. The Ebola outbreak, officially detected in mid-May, has hit...
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Ketamine is at the center of the in Cornell 7 case: What to know about the drug
The drug is federally approved as an anesthetic – but also abused illegally for its hallucinogenic effects
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How you can celebrate German Unity Day this weekend
Workers are missing out on a day off this year, but Germany's Unity Day holiday still offers plenty to do. From official celebrations in Bremen to cultural events in Berlin and open mosques around the country, here's what to expect on October 3rd.
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Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says
Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office, such as canceling new clean energy projects
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Gem hunter finds potential $1 million diamond while livestreaming on TikTok
The Navy reservist’s livestream on TikTok showed the six‑carat stone, the largest found at Crater of Diamonds State Park this year
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Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic
Russian aerial attacks have forced the partial closure of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, causing traffic chaos
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Trump consulted Musk’s chatbot Grok before abducting Venezuela’s president: report
President Trump has been clear in his enthusiasm for A.I., which he wants to rebrand “Super Intelligence”
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Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE following FlyDubai attack
Israel will start repatriation flights to bring back passengers stranded in the UAE in the wake of the FlyDubai copilot's attempt to crash a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv earlier this week
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Trump sending 9,000 more troops to Middle East after threatening new strikes on Iran
The troop deployment, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump's war against Iran
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Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager
Some people have been arrested, but not the leader, apparently
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What's so great about meeting a hugely unpopular Donald Trump? - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: William Loneskie, Lauder, Berwickshire.
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Unsealed documents reveal shocking details about alleged Cornell gang rape
Title IX interviews reveal closer details about alleged incident as state prosecutors launch new criminal investigation
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Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution
Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.
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In-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot puts aviation security measures under fresh scrutiny
Israel has some of the world's most stringent aviation security measures
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Hegseth creates Pentagon religious affairs office reporting to him
Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation.
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Germany's Merz hails NATO unity on Russia and rejects AfD claims
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for unity in backing Ukraine against Russia – within NATO, Europe and his own country where the far-right and Moscow-friendly AfD is on the rise.
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Confidence about the economy is in short supply despite a relatively solid job market
The official numbers show that the U.S. job market has proven sturdy in the face of one shock after another – President Donald Trump’s trade wars, persistent inflation, high interest rates, a conflict with Iran that has sent gasoline prices rocketing and squeezed family budgets
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Minister says UK has ‘diverse’ diesel supply after Trump threatens to cut Europe off
The UK joined crisis talks with Brussels to discuss the possible need to release their emergency stocks
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Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' if linked to flydubai pilot stabbing attack
Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website. US President Donald Trump warned on...
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Read an extract from Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
In the opening to Emily St. John Mandel's new novel Exit Party, the October read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to Los Angeles in 2031, as a curfew lifts from the city
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Friday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded
In today’s newsletter: When a passenger plane plunges 17,000ft amid claims of terrorism, hijacking and geopolitical intrigue, Guardian journalists have to try and separate fact from fiction in real time
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Trump now claims US started war with Iran ‘because they were doing drugs’
‘They were nuclear and drugs. They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear,’ Trump told a rally in Texas
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Rubio waives human rights restrictions on $320m military aid to Egypt
Top US diplomat Marco Rubio signed off on the waiver but argued that Washington’s concerns over its Middle Eastern ally’s human rights record will remain a point of discussion in full bilateral discussions.
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Trump gets back at Ken Paxton after he criticized GOP convention
Trump has repeatedly insulted Paxton, spending both days of his GOP convention complaining about his fashion sense
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EU nations to hold emergency meeting on diesel prices amid US pressure
EU nations will meet Friday, aiming to develop a unified response to soaring diesel prices, a day after the US called on its European allies to release strategic reserves "immediately" to stem the crisis.
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Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs at the Pentagon
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Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
Iowa lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding state tax incentives
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Trump moves 9,000 troops to Middle East after threatening to hit Iran - latest
The US president said the war will end ‘one way or another’
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Ukraine war: Putin says he will use ‘all Russia’s weapons’ against Europe if attacked
Moscow threatened to use nuclear weapons if Russian territory is attacked
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Trump doesn’t rule out sending ICE to polling sites; US supreme court to review policy to detain immigrants challenging deportation – live
Justices will consider whether immigrants have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging their possible deportation
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How Plant Enzymes Learned to Tell Mirror-Image Molecules Apart
New study in “Nature Communications” offers insights that could prove useful in enzyme engineering for applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
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G20 trade talks yield little progress while tensions simmer
G20 trade ministers have failed to agree on curbing the flooding of global markets with overproduced, underpriced goods
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Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU
Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.
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Here’s why men often ignore campus sexual assault, according to a psychologist
In about one-third of sexual assaults, at least one other person is present who potentially could intervene, but in most instances chooses not to
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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
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Trump says AI can self-regulate. Even some top Republicans don’t trust that
Even MAGA populists like Josh Hawley worry about the risks of AI, Eric Garcia writes. But the Senate still skipped town before doing anything about it
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How the woman in alleged Cornell gang rape decided to push for justice
Text messages and interviews from Cornell’s internal investigation into the alleged gang rape case shed new light on the victim’s state of mind
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Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials
Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.
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Outrage spreads over Hegseth plan for Religious Affairs office at the Pentagon
Religious freedom advocates fear Hegseth’s ‘disgusting, immoral, unethical and unconstitutional’ move will open the door to Christian nationalist influence
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Hegseth accused of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with US security after latest purge
‘Incredibly competent generals, and he’s getting rid of them,’ said Randy Manner, who retired in 2012 after serving more than 30 years in the US Army
