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Bangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes
With 40 dead and a disaster declared across all 50 city districts, experts warn extreme flooding will only worsen across south-east Asia
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Trump: 'I feel badly' for Cornell rape suspects
President Donald Trump said he feels "badly" for the men under investigation in an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.His comments came a day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) ...
www.rawstory.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
apnews.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
www.propublica.org
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon
Two of the Defense Department’s biggest contractors will help lead a project that could directly benefit them.
www.politico.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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US adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September
U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, according to new data, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a time of ...
apnews.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Trump: 'I feel badly' for Cornell rape suspects
President Donald Trump said he feels "badly" for the men under investigation in an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.His comments came a day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) ...
www.rawstory.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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#6 · Shared by 79 accounts.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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#5 · Shared by 90 accounts.
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
www.propublica.org
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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#10 · Shared by 62 accounts.
Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Humiliated Republican pulls plug on interview as embarrassing new details trickle out
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who went from obscurity to late-night punchline after his "gotcha" attack on former special counsel Jack Smith collapsed, has pulled out of a scheduled TV appearance as embar...
www.rawstory.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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US adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September
U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, according to new data, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a time of ...
apnews.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Trump: 'I feel badly' for Cornell rape suspects
President Donald Trump said he feels "badly" for the men under investigation in an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.His comments came a day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) ...
www.rawstory.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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#6 · Shared by 77 accounts.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
#6 · Shared by 77 accounts.