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Trump Sends California National Guard Troops to Portland, Ore.
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2025 04:08
The move follows a judges order on Saturday that blocked the Oregon Guard from deploying there. Californias governor said the state would sue.
Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump? | Steven Greenhouse
The Guardian - 6 Oct 2025 12:00
As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power - with disastrous consequencesTwo 0f the worlds best-known authoritarian leaders - Viktor Orbán, Hungarys prime ministe...
Finn Wolfhards honest playlist: I dont know if I want to hear Sweet Child O Mine any more
The Guardian - 6 Oct 2025 10:00
The musician and actor gives Bowie some welly at karaoke and is a lapsed GnR superfan. But which UK stadium indie-popsters created the first album he ever bought?The first song I fell in love withI was in my living room ...
Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 49 as search for missing students continues
The Guardian - 6 Oct 2025 03:08
Excavators used to remove rubble while 14 people reportedly still unaccounted for and police allege building work was being carried out without a permitIndonesian rescuers searching for missing students after a prayer ha...
Ukraine war briefing: Snag for EUs support of Kyiv after aid opponent wins Czech election
The Guardian - 6 Oct 2025 02:40
Andrej Babiss pledge to halt military aid aligns him with PMs of Hungary and Slovakia; Cubans fight in their thousands for Russia, says US. What we know on day 1,321The prospect loomed of the EUs support for Ukraine bein...
Hampshire mother jailed after drowning two-year-old during period of psychosis
The Guardian - 6 Oct 2025 16:24
Judge says Alice Mackey, 42, believed it was some form of act of mercy to kill her daughter, AnnabelA teaching assistant who drowned her two-year-old daughter in a pond on a Hampshire common after suffering from postpart...
US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case
BBC - 6 Oct 2025 16:07
The British socialite is serving a 20-year prison sentence on sex -trafficking charges related to former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention
The Guardian - 6 Oct 2025 16:07
Some of those held say guns were pointed at them, they were threatened with dogs and deprived of sleepInternational activists, journalists and lawyers deported from Israel after attempting to breach the 16-year maritime ...
Yen Plummets, Stocks Rally: Markets Greet Japans Next Leader
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2025 03:54
The governing partys unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi to lead it rattled markets on Monday, causing the yen to weaken and sending Japanese stocks sharply higher.
Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UKs largest phone theft crackdown
The Guardian - 7 Oct 2025 01:52
The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 monthsPolice have disrupted an international network suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of sto...
Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is living his best life hiking off grid
The Guardian - 7 Oct 2025 01:48
Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactableThe Nobel committee has been unable to reach a winner of this years prize fo...
Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work
BBC - 7 Oct 2025 01:44
The government wants work coaches to provide personalised support, but some have caseloads of up to 200 people.
Snapchat users share fury at upcoming fees for storing old photos and videos
BBC - 7 Oct 2025 01:40
Snap said only a small number of users would be affected by the changes, but many online disagree.
Devo and Their Dream Whippings (film review)
OpEdNews - 7 Oct 2025 01:33
Film Review: Devo. Netflix is running a biography of the crazy little band that made absurd the 80s nder Reagan.
OpenAI's Sora Is the Ultimate Disinformation Weapon, Experts Warn - Here's How
IBTimes - 7 Oct 2025 01:25
Experts warn OpenAI's Sora could become the most powerful disinformation tool yet, blurring truth and fiction through hyper-real AI-generated video.
Fifth Third Bank Buys Comerica: What the $10.9 Billion Deal Really Means for US Banking and Your Money
IBTimes - 7 Oct 2025 01:16
Fifth Third Bancorp has struck a $10.9billion allstock deal to acquire Comerica, creating the ninthlargest U.S. bank. What this merger means for regional banking.
Mother of Israeli hostage says she still doesn't know if he's alive or dead
BBC - 7 Oct 2025 01:12
Two years on from Hamas' attack on 7 October, Herut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is "still hanging on".
Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
BBC - 7 Oct 2025 01:10
Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible.
Trainee teachers offered tax-free incentives - if they pick these specific subjects
Sky News - 7 Oct 2025 01:07
The government has announced new financial incentives worth up to £31,000 tax-free for trainee teachers in maths, physics, chemistry and computing, in an effort to tackle long-standing recruitment challenges in England&...
Rush announce reunion tour five years after the death of drummer Neil Peart
Boston - 7 Oct 2025 01:06
Taking Peart's place is celebrated German composer and producer Anika Nilles. She has previously toured with Jeff Beck. The post Rush announce reunion tour five years after the death of drummer Neil Peart appeared fi...
I was fooled into paying £500 to be a model. Here's how to avoid my mistake
BBC - 7 Oct 2025 01:02
Never pay money upfront and check who you're dealing with are a few ways to protect yourself from scams.
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
The Guardian - 7 Oct 2025 01:01
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving worlds shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report findsThe worlds wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year...