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Guardians Pitchers Indicted in $450K Betting Scandal

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Trump Threatens Air Traffic Controllers Over Shutdown Absences

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The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to maintain an administrative stay on a temporary restraining order that would otherwise direct the government to pay November’s SNAP benefits in full.

Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court for SNAP Administrative Stay

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Sudan: Report Claims the RSF Buried El Fasher Civilians in Mass Graves

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SCOTUS Rejects Kim Davis' Appeal on Same-Sex Marriage

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Go Deeper

Freedom of Speech

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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The Lucy Letby Case

World

U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing action against the BBC over what he describes as "false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements," giving the British broadcaster until Friday to address the claims or risk facing a $1 billion lawsuit.

Trump Threatens to Sue BBC For $1B Over Speech Edit

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Syrian President al-Sharaa Meets Trump in Historic Visit

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San Francisco Startup Raises $30M for Embryo Gene Editing Research

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31 Inmates Die in Ecuador Prison Riot

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Report: Gait Analysis Allegedly Links Ex-Capitol Officer to Jan 6 Pipe Bombs

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Politics

It was announced over the weekend that U.S. President Donald Trump has issued pardons for 77 individuals connected to efforts challenging the 2020 election results, including former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, former chief of staff Mark Meadows and attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman.

Trump Pardons 77 in 2020 Election Cases, Including Giuliani

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Indonesia Names Former President Suharto a 'National Hero'

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UK Sends Support to Belgium After Drone Incursions

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France: Nicolas Sarkozy Released from Prison, Pending Appeal

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Trump Proposes $2,000 Tariff Dividend for Americans

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Crime & justice

Convicted sex offender and former Jeffrey Epstein accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who in August was transferred to the minimum-security federal prison in Texas after meeting with Deputy Attorney General (AG) Todd Blanche, has reportedly been given special treatment by prison authorities.

Report: Ghislaine Maxwell Praises Prison Treatment, Seeks Trump Commutation

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Deadly Car Explosion Strikes Near New Delhi's Red Fort

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Senate Votes to End Record 40-Day Government Shutdown

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Over 2.7K Flights Cancelled Amid US Shutdown

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US Claims Mexico Thwarted Iranian Plot to Kill Israeli Ambassador

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Health

James Watson, the American scientist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, died at age 97 in hospice care on Long Island after a brief illness. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory confirmed his death on Friday.

Co-Discoverer of DNA's Structure James Watson Dies at 97

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Canada: Over 300 Ostriches Culled After Supreme Court Ruling

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Trump Announces Cost Cuts to Weight Loss Drugs

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UK: Resident Doctors Reject Pay Offer Ahead of Strikes

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Maldives Becomes First Nation to Ban Tobacco for Gen Z

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Science & technology

Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-owned space company, canceled the launch of its New Glenn rocket on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions, one day before new federal restrictions on commercial space launches took effect.

Blue Origin Reschedules New Glenn Launch

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China Grants Nexperia Chip Export Exemptions After Dutch Seizure

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US Job Cuts Surge 175% in October, Highest Since 2003

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US Supreme Court Allows Trump to Temporarily Withhold $4B in Food Aid

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Report: Meta Projected $16B Revenue From Scam Ads in 2024

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Social issues

The U.N. Refugee Agency reported on Monday that weather-related disasters displaced approximately 250 million people globally during the past decade, averaging over 67,000 displacements daily. The agency cited floods, storms, drought and extreme heat as primary drivers.

UN: 250M Displaced by Climate Disasters in Past Decade

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Supreme Court Backs Trump Passport Policy on Birth Sex

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Trump Agrees to Comply After Judge Orders Admin to Pay Full SNAP Benefits

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BBC Upholds Complaints Against Croxall Over Correction of 'Pregnant People'

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Starbucks Workers Vote to Strike on Red Cup Day

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Money

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government survived two confidence votes on its budget this week. The second vote on Friday passed 307-30 as Conservatives joined Liberals in defeating a Bloc Québécois amendment to reject the budget.

Carney's Liberals Survive Budget Confidence Votes 307-30

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Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk's $1 Trillion Pay Package

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Carney Unveils CA$280B Budget, Doubles Canada's Deficit

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Supreme Court Weighs Legality of Trump’s Emergency Tariffs

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China Extends US Tariff Suspension for One Year

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Entertainment

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Tuesday examined 33,560 U.K. adults who walked fewer than 8,000 steps daily and found that those who accumulated steps in longer walking sessions had significantly lower health risks.

Study: 15-Minute Walk Cuts Heart Disease Risk by Two-Thirds

OpenAI Partners with Walmart for ChatGPT Shopping Integration

Zach Bryan Responds to Backlash Over ICE Song

Oscar Winner Diane Keaton Dies at 79

Finalists for 2025 National Book Awards Announced

Sports

David Beckham received a knighthood from King Charles III at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for his services to sport and charity, with the former England captain describing the ceremony as his "proudest moment."

David Beckham Knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle

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Dodgers Win 2025 World Series, Repeat as Champions

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Australian Cricketers Allegedly Assaulted in India, Suspect Arrested

India Beat South Africa to Win First Women's Cricket World Cup

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Australian Firefighter Wins Backyard Ultra World Championship

Environment/energy

U.S. President Donald Trump granted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a one-year exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas purchases during their White House meeting on Friday.

Trump Grants Hungary One-Year Russian Oil Sanctions Exemption

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2025 Among Hottest Years on Record as COP30 Summit Begins

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Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi Strikes the Philippines

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Study: Great Barrier Reef Could Recover if Climate Targets Met

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Study: Antarctic Glacier Retreats 15 Miles in Record Speed

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Military

The New York Times released a report on Friday claiming that the United States is pushing for the U.N. Security Council to back U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza. The Trump administration has reportedly pressed for a "take-it-or-leave-it" stance to the council.

Report: US Pushing for UN Security Council to Back Trump's Gaza Plan

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Senate Rejects Resolution Requiring Approval for Military Action Against Venezuela

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Report: US Plans Military Base in Damascus to Monitor Possible Syria-Israel Pact

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Sudan's RSF Agrees to Humanitarian Ceasefire

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Britain's Ajax Armored Vehicles Ready to Be Deployed

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Culture

The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace will host the largest exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II's fashion from April 10 to Oct.18, 2026, featuring approximately 200 items spanning all ten decades of her life.

Queen Elizabeth II's Fashion Exhibition to Open at Buckingham Palace in 2026

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Study: 2.75M-Year-Old Stone Tools Found in Kenya May Rewrite History

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Report: 196 Uncontacted Indigenous Groups Face Extinction Within 10 Years

Grand Egyptian Museum Opens After 20-Year Construction Delay

France: Two Arrested in $102M Louvre Crown Jewels Heist

Weather

Super Typhoon Uwan, known internationally as Fung-wong, made landfall in Dinalungan, Aurora province, the Philippines, around 9:15 p.m. local time on Sunday.

2 Dead, 1M Evacuated as Super Typhoon Uwan Hits Philippines

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Philippines Declares Emergency After Typhoon Kills Over 140

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Report: Global Temperatures Hit 1.5°C Record, Heat Deaths Up 23%

Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba, 25 Dead in Haiti

Hurricane Melissa Makes Category 5 Landfall in Jamaica

Media

According to a whistleblower memo from a former BBC standards adviser, a BBC Panorama program titled "Trump: A Second Chance?" broadcast in October 2024 edited Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech by splicing together statements made nearly an hour apart.

Report: BBC Doctored Trump's Jan. 6 Speech

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Study: Social Media 'Junk' Data Causes AI Cognitive Decline

Channel 4 Debuts Britain's First AI TV Presenter

Report: DHS Used Misleading Footage in Six Videos

White House Launches Official Bluesky Account