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No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank
Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there's no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship sank
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Draconid meteor shower to create celestial spectacle this week
The meteor shower, also known as the Giacobinids, should peak between Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue
A New Mexico man has pleaded no contest to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador
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Kamala Harris reveals what kind of gun she has in 60 Minutes interview
Harris previously told Oprah Winfrey that an intruder in her home would be shot
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Oregon strikes an additional 302 people from voter rolls over lack of citizenship proof
Oregon authorities say they've removed another 302 people from the state's voter rolls after determining they didn't provide proof of citizenship when they were registered to vote
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Taylor Swift is back to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs with Eras Tour soon to resume
Taylor Swift has returned to Arrowhead Stadium to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs play the New Orleans Saints
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New charges filed against Chasing Horse just as sprawling sex abuse indictment was dismissed
A new criminal case against Nathan Chasing Horse has been filed in Las Vegas, adding to his legal troubles
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Food safety watchdog to investigate cell-cultivated products
The FSA said it needed to learn ‘about these products and how they’re made, to make sure they’re safe to for consumers to eat’.
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Scientists find link between mental health at 11 and future obesity
Data from 4,556 11-year-olds and 3,791 14-year-olds considered overweight or obese was analysed
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Georgia mayor suspended from office after cops say he gave alcohol to jail inmates
Authorities said Thomson Mayor Benjamin Cary Cranford left liquor in a ditch for inmates
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Food safety watchdog to investigate cell-cultivated products
The FSA said it needed to learn ‘about these products and how they’re made, to make sure they’re safe to for consumers to eat’.
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American Water, the largest water utility in US, is targeted by a cyberattack
The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S. says it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers
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What to know about Hurricane Milton as it speeds toward Florida
Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward the state
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Carrowdore school bus lies overturned in field after crash that injured at least four
A school bus lay on its side after it overturned in a field on Ballyblack Road East near Carrowdore in Co Down on Monday, 7 October.
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Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin's film 'Rust' pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
A movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust” has pleaded guilty to a separate charge of carrying a gun into a license liquor establishment
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Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute
A self-described Nazi has become the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute
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Draconid meteor shower to create celestial spectacle this week
The meteor shower, also known as the Giacobinids, should peak between Tuesday and Wednesday.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Climate Extreme Weather Hurricane Milton
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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Republican in key Senate race claims young women are ‘indoctrinated’ on abortion in unearthed recording
Montana GOP candidate Tim Sheehy claimed abortion was ‘all young women want to talk about’
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North Korea's Kim again threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of raising animosities on the Korean Peninsula
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Trump says Israel has ‘to get smart’ and back him and whines they don’t support him
During an interview on Monday the former president complained that he had done more for the nation and Jewish people ‘than anybody’ but wasn’t getting the credit he thought he deserved
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Scientists find link between mental health at 11 and future obesity
Data from 4,556 11-year-olds and 3,791 14-year-olds considered overweight or obese was analysed
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MRI scans reveal the damage long-Covid does to your brain
Researchers suggested lasting Covid symptoms might be an indirect effect of brainstem inflammatory injury
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Stormtrooper helmet from fan-favourite Star Wars scene to fetch £500,000 at huge TV and film auction
Other highlights include Michael Keaton’s display batsuit in 1992 film Batman Returns
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New regulatory office ‘to help new tech reach public faster’
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said a dedicated new office would help reduce the burden of red tape around new technologies.
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Powerful MRI scan reveals brainstem damage linked to long Covid symptoms – study
Scientists at Cambridge University used ultra high-resolution scanners, known as 7-Tesla or 7T scanners, that show the living brain in fine detail.
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Weekend wildfires lead to 1 death, large areas burned in western North Dakota
One person has died and more than 100 others evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of western North Dakota over the weekend
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Man falls to his death in Utah while canyoneering in Zion National Park
A canyoneer has died after accidentally falling between 150 and 200 feet in Zion National Park in southwest Utah
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Wife of journalist killed in Gaza wears husband’s press vest as she continues his work
The wife of a Palestinian journalist described how she feels close to her husband by wearing his press vest as she continues his work in Gaza under Israeli bombardment.
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Prosecutor says Omaha officer was justified in fatally shooting fleeing man
A prosecutor has decided not to file charges against an Omaha police officer who fatally shot an armed Nebraska man eight times while he was fleeing