How Home Security Tech Can Also Help Deal with Pests like Roaches and Mice
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How Home Security Tech Can Also Help Deal with Pests like Roaches and Mice
Smart home sensors and cameras can also tackle tiny threats, providing info and options for handling bugs all on your own.Tyler Lacoma (CNET)
Bruce Springsteen’s Long Journey Home
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JUST IN: Ex-French President Sarkozy Handed 5-Year Prison Term over Gaddafi Funding Case
Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after a Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy linked to alleged Libyan funding.David Gilmour (Mediaite)
Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches in Indonesia
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Indonesia: Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches
The government's multi-billion-dollar "nutritious meals programme" has been plagued by food poisoning.Gavin Butler (BBC News)
Royal Family members less popular than Meghan Markle as King Charles and Camilla rank low - EUROPE SAYS
Meghan Markle isn't exactly the darling of the Royal Family, as per YouGov's latest data.EUROPE SAYS
Sharks should get better goaltending this season (it can’t get much worse). Still, questions remain
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Sharks should get better goaltending this season (it can't get much worse). Still, questions remain
NHL: Yaroslav Askarov and ex-Pittsburgh Penguin Alex Nedeljkovic to form San Jose Sharks goaltending tandemcpashelka@bayareanewsgroup.com (The Mercury News)
House Democrats to send letter to Trump on Friday urging US to recognize Palestinian statehood
Exclusive: letter, led by Ro Khanna, has 46 signatories and calls for ‘long overdue need to recognize Palestinian self-determination’Shrai Popat (The Guardian)
Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing
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Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing
Many have been unable to leave the territory since the Allenby Bridge crossing was shut indefinitely on Wednesday.Tom Bennett (BBC News)
CNN hits back at conservative's left-wing rhetoric gripes with damning Trump supercut
CNN hit back at a conservative guest Wednesday as it met his accusations that left-wing rhetoric was sparking violent incidents with a brutal supercut of President Donald Trump's most incendiary attacks.Adam Nichols (Raw Story)
Trump demands inquiry over UN 'triple sabotage' after escalator and teleprompter mishaps
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Trump demands inquiry over UN 'triple sabotage'
The US president called the incidents that included an escalator and teleprompter mishap "a real disgrace".Yang Tian (BBC News)
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Spotify is finally taking steps to address its AI slop and clone problem
Spotify announced new policies on impersonating music, AI slop, and AI use in music creation.Elissa Welle (The Verge)
Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight
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Together: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight
A scene featuring a same-sex couple was digitally altered to depict a heterosexual couple.Fan Wang (BBC News)
Yasuní: Horizons and Interstices in Social Imagination - EUROPE SAYS
“We must not confuse ‘living in’ with ‘living for’ capitalism.” — Bolívar Echeverría1EUROPE SAYS
BBC and news agencies launch film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza
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BBC and news agencies launch film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza
Israel does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza independently, citing security grounds.Alys Davies (BBC News)
Trump wants to give TikTok to his friends
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Trump wants to give TikTok to his friends
Larry Ellison, Oracle, and Trump’s potential TikTok deal, explained.Miles Bryan (Vox)
I smell like raspberries and weed and coconuts 😤
Bet you smell like sunshine and shit 😤
Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims
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Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims
Research suggests that 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were "substantially ineffective or no longer exist".Imran Rahman-Jones (BBC News)
Lakes’ Will Mercure can’t remember his fall on a pole vault. Recovered, he believes ‘I could do anything.’
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Lakes’ Will Mercure can’t remember his fall on a pole vault. Recovered, he believes ‘I could do anything.’
Will Mercure missed all of last season after suffering a fractured skull on a pole vault.Sam Brief (Chicago Tribune)
Sonic the Hedgehog boss on how the series keeps up to speed
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: How the hedgehog keeps up to speed
The video game icon has been taking shots at an old rival, but the real competition comes from newer games.Peter Gillibrand (BBC News)
Police body cam footage editing, other transparency requirements adopted in Richmond
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Police body cam footage editing, other transparency requirements adopted in Richmond
City councilmembers said the decision is meant to increase impartiality and reduce public harm.Sierra Lopez (The Mercury News)
DA Ursula Jones Dickson quietly drops charges against two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies
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DA Ursula Jones Dickson quietly drops charges against two Alameda County sheriff's deputies
The move marks the latest in a string of dismissals sought by the new district attorney — all of which targeted cases filed by her recalled predecessor.Jakob Rodgers (The Mercury News)
US oil executives bemoan ‘twilight of shale’ - EUROPE SAYS
This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday andEUROPE SAYS
Is China using an alleged criminal to get Paraguay to ditch Taiwan? aljazeera.com/video/101-east/2…
Is China using an alleged criminal to get Paraguay to ditch Taiwan?
101 East investigates whether China is using alleged criminals to win over Taiwan’s sole South American ally, Paraguay.Al Jazeera
Today in History: September 25, Military escorts Little Rock Nine into Central High
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Today in History: September 25, Military escorts Little Rock Nine into Central High
Nine Black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, because of unruly white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airb…gqlshare (The Mercury News)
Reuters: Chinese drone engineers spotted at Russian weapons plant under Western sanctions
More than half a dozen visits by Chinese experts to Russian arms manufacturer IEMZ Kupol since last year have involved testing military drones and adapting flight control systems
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China Petroleum Engineering's unit signs contract of $2.5 billion with Basra Oil Company - EUROPE SAYS
China Petroleum Engineering Co Ltd, formerly Xinjiang Dushanzi TianLi High & New Tech Co., Ltd, P.R.C., is a China-based company and mainly engaged inEUROPE SAYS
Reform and a €3.5 billion deal: Kazakhstan's Tokayev at the UN General Assembly
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Reform and a €3.5 billion deal: Kazakhstan's Tokayev at the UN General Assembly
At the UN, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged for reform at the Security Council, stronger multilateralism and stronger action on climate change.Euronews.com
Uzbekistan's president at UNGA: Building prosperity at home, partnership abroad
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Uzbekistan's president at UNGA: Building prosperity at home, partnership abroad
At the UN General Assembly, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev showcased Uzbekistan’s reforms and peace initiatives.Euronews.com
Instead of contracting an outside team to campaign it, Ford Racing gets the job.
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I will donate $100 to their charity of choice for the 1st reporter who says this to a member of the current admin.
All eyes on Gaza and on the Global Sumud flotilla:
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> In the middle of the night, our fleet was attacked with a swarm of lethal drones: the largest and most terrifying attack yet, hitting thirteen boats with loud explosions, incendiary devices, chemicals weapons, and direct attacks to damage the bows of the sailing boats.
This is an act of piracy.
The Gaza Sumud Flotilla Is in Serious Danger
Participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel’s blockade knew they were in danger of Israeli attacks — and that was before yesterday’s drone attack.jacobin.com
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in reply to #TuckFrump • • •My big annoyance with all my Democratic legislators is they're always "sending letters."
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