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PM Al-Sudani's Coalition Wins Iraq Elections

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Boeing Ordered to Pay $35.8M in First 737 Max Trial Verdict

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U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a formal letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog requesting a full pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges in three separate cases involving bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Trump Requests Israeli Pardon for Netanyahu's Corruption Case

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Study: All AI Models Failed Safety Tests for Robot Control

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Study: Global Carbon Emissions to Hit Record High in 2025

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US Gun Culture, Policy Debate and Laws

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Freedom of Speech

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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World

The House of Representatives voted 222 to 209 on Wednesday to pass a funding bill ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after 43 days. Six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, while two Republicans opposed it.

Trump Signs Funding Bill to End US Government Shutdown

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Trump Defends H-1B Visas in Interview

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Italy Probes 'Sniper Tourism' Claims in Sarajevo Siege

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Archbishop Coakley Elected New US Catholic Bishops President

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Bessent Suggests Tariff Relief on Coffee, Bananas Amid Price Surge

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Politics

Israeli settlers launched arson attacks against a warehouse, a Bedouin village and farmland in the northern West Bank on Tuesday as settler attacks against Palestinians reportedly surge. Several Palestinians were injured during the attacks on Tuesday.

Settler Attacks Reportedly Surge on Palestinians in the West Bank

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Newsom Criticizes Trump at COP30, Vows to Block Oil Drilling

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UK: Health Secretary Streeting Denies Leadership Challenge Against Starmer

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House Democrats Release Epstein Emails Linking Trump to Victim

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JFK's Grandson Jack Schlossberg Runs for Congress in New York

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Crime & justice

Seven individuals were charged Tuesday in a Ukrainian energy sector corruption case, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's close ally, Timur Mindich, alongside six others, with five being detained and two — including Mindich — reportedly fleeing the country.

Zelenskyy Ally Charged in $100M Corruption Scandal

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New Zealand: Report Claims Police Failed to Investigate Misconduct Allegations

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Istanbul Mayor Faces 2,430 Years in Prison on 142 Charges

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UK Suspends Intel Sharing Over US Drug Vessel Strikes

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British Journalist Detained by ICE Agrees to Leave US

Health

Researchers at the State University of Campinas have discovered that FGF19, a hormone produced in the small intestine, acts on the hypothalamus to stimulate thermogenic adipocyte activity and increase energy expenditure in obese mice.

Study: Gut Hormone Could Potentially Accelerate Fat Burning

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Weinstein Alleges Pfizer COVID Vaccine Differs From Tested Version

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Study: Speaking Multiple Languages Associated With Slower Aging

Canada Loses Measles-Free Status After 27 Years

China's CO2 Emissions Flat for 18 Months as Renewables Surge

Science & technology

Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, has claimed to have seen “many indications” that other actors in the tech sector are actively pursuing AI systems capable of “replacing or threatening our species,” during an interview with Semafor.

Microsoft AI Boss Warns of Growing Drive to Build Human-Replacing Superintelligence

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Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun to Leave for Startup

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Report: China's AI Push Threatens US Tech Dominance

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SoftBank Sells Entire Nvidia Stake for $5.8B

Trump to Take Action Against Air Traffic Controllers Over Shutdown Absences

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Social issues

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's western city of Herat have banned women without burqas from entering public health facilities, according to medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières.

Afghanistan: Women Without Burqas Banned from Accessing Hospitals

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Goldman Sachs Says US Jobs Saw Biggest Drop in October Since 2020

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Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court for SNAP Administrative Stay

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UK: Epping Council Loses High Court Bid to Remove Asylum Seekers

IOC Considers Blanket Ban on Trans Women in Olympics

Money

President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Sunday that U.S. citizens, excluding high earners, would receive a dividend funded by revenue from the administration's tariffs, amounting to "at least" $2,000 per person.

Trump Proposes $2,000 Tariff Dividend for Americans

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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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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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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

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday on federal charges, including wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery.

Guardians Pitchers Indicted in $450K Betting Scandal

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David Beckham Knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle

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

Dodgers Win 2025 World Series, Repeat as Champions

Australian Cricketers Allegedly Assaulted in India, Suspect Arrested

Environment/energy

Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue in Belem, Brazil on Tuesday evening, breaching security barriers at the main entrance and clashing with guards while demanding climate action and forest protection.

Indigenous Protesters Breach COP30 Summit Venue in Brazil

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UN: 250M Displaced by Climate Disasters in Past Decade

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2025 Among Hottest Years on Record as COP30 Summit Begins

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Trump Grants Hungary One-Year Russian Oil Sanctions Exemption

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Study: Great Barrier Reef Could Recover if Climate Targets Met

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Military

Mike Burgess, Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), stated Wednesday that Australia has reached the threshold for high-impact sabotage threats, with cyber-enabled espionage estimated to have cost the economy $12.5 billion in 2023-24.

Australia Spy Chief Says China’s Cyber Soldiers Could Inflict ‘High-Impact Sabotage’

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Report: De Facto Partition of Gaza Increasingly Likely

Hannibal Gaddafi Released on $900K Bail

Report: China Targeting US Military With Rare Earth Export Curbs

Thailand Suspends Trump-Brokered Cambodia Peace Deal

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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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba, 25 Dead in Haiti

Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi Strikes the Philippines

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

Media

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

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

Report: BBC Doctored Trump's Jan. 6 Speech

Report: DHS Used Misleading Footage in Six Videos