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● Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack ● Evacuees from Russia-controlled Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine amid U.S.-brokered ceasefire ● Virginia and DC sue to stop Trump’s arch as government looks to start construction ● Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case ● Sunday shows preview: Candidates make last-minute pitches ahead of Tuesday's midterms; Economy weighs heavily on voters' minds ● Protests under way in Germany and France as minister warns against use of Halloween masks – as it happened ● Haley Stevens advised to stay away from Abdul El-Sayed campaign events to limit ‘distractions’ ● Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London ● Alaska's Senate race faces claims of spoiler candidate. And, Hegseth ousts Army general ● Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street ● Mike Rogers claims he's ahead by 7 percent on ballots returned so far ‘by our models’ ● Qataris hold marathon talks in Tehran in bid for U.S.-Iran deal before midterms ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds ● DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options ● Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban ● Yorkshire Water boss resigns after company given lowest environmental rating ● Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo ● Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history ● UN demands investigation after staffer’s death in Houthi custody in Yemen ● Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack ● Evacuees from Russia-controlled Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine amid U.S.-brokered ceasefire ● Virginia and DC sue to stop Trump’s arch as government looks to start construction ● Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case ● Sunday shows preview: Candidates make last-minute pitches ahead of Tuesday's midterms; Economy weighs heavily on voters' minds ● Protests under way in Germany and France as minister warns against use of Halloween masks – as it happened ● Haley Stevens advised to stay away from Abdul El-Sayed campaign events to limit ‘distractions’ ● Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London ● Alaska's Senate race faces claims of spoiler candidate. And, Hegseth ousts Army general ● Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street ● Mike Rogers claims he's ahead by 7 percent on ballots returned so far ‘by our models’ ● Qataris hold marathon talks in Tehran in bid for U.S.-Iran deal before midterms ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds ● DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options ● Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban ● Yorkshire Water boss resigns after company given lowest environmental rating ● Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo ● Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history ● UN demands investigation after staffer’s death in Houthi custody in Yemen
Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack✓
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Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack

Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals expected to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has…
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Protests under way in Germany and France as minister warns against use of Halloween masks – as it happened

France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, has warned protesters that covering their faces with Halloween costumes could result in fines. Full report: Police clash with masked…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Haley Stevens advised to stay away from Abdul El-Sayed campaign events to limit ‘distractions’✓

Haley Stevens advised to stay away from Abdul El-Sayed campaign events to limit ‘distractions’

A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a head. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought US…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London✓

Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London

Met alleges demonstrators ‘meeting to purposefully commit a crime’ in largest such gathering under Burnham. Almost 140 people have been arrested at the largest mass demonstrations…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Alaska's Senate race faces claims of spoiler candidate. And, Hegseth ousts Army general✓

Alaska's Senate race faces claims of spoiler candidate. And, Hegseth ousts Army general

Alaska's governor ordered an investigation into claims that Dems recruited a spoiler candidate to confuse voters. And, Hegseth ousted an Army general as the U.S. prepares for…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street✓

Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street

Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2bn, well short of expectations, though revenue rose to $127.6bn. Shares in the Google parent Alphabet fell double digits Wednesday…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Mike Rogers claims he's ahead by 7 percent on ballots returned so far ‘by our models’✓

Mike Rogers claims he's ahead by 7 percent on ballots returned so far ‘by our models’

Michigan’s Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claimed he is ahead by almost seven percent on early-returned ballots, contrary to recent polls which lean in favor of his…
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Qataris hold marathon talks in Tehran in bid for U.S.-Iran deal before midterms

Qatari mediators held talks in Tehran for more than 12 hours on Friday in an effort to reach a deal to restart direct negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and avoid an outbreak…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds✓

Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds

Harris poll for Guardian finds 76% believe officials care more about self-enrichment than helping everyday Americans. Government corruption has emerged as a top issue in the…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options✓

DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options

Instacart shoppers will be able to buy from 150,000 stores, compared to the 100,000 currently available on the platform, the firms said
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Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban

Social media age checks could help protect under-16s from inappropriate online content, but some children may find ways round them, Ofcom has said
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Yorkshire Water boss resigns after company given lowest environmental rating

Yorkshire Water has announced its chief executive is stepping down - a day after the company was given the lowest environmental rating by regulators
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Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo

More than 5,000 people have now died from an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to government data
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Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history✓

Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history

Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
UN demands investigation after staffer’s death in Houthi custody in Yemen✓

UN demands investigation after staffer’s death in Houthi custody in Yemen

Mohammad el-Shami had been held since June 2024, when he and many other UN and NGO workers were accused of being spies
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Majority of funds stolen in cryptocurrency hack replenished, Binance says

Around 90% of stolen cryptocurrency assets following a hack on a major exchange has been replenished, according to Binance
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US interest rates held steady and economy grows - what it means for you✓

US interest rates held steady and economy grows - what it means for you

The Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions affect everything from mortgages to car loans
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How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme✓

How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income. North Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records✓

AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent✓

Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent

Police in Frankfurt say "violent riots" took place in the city centre, with unrest also reported in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
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Binance halts trading after biggest-ever crypto hack

Binance halted trading Thursday after hackers allegedly linked to North Korea stole more than $6 billion, the largest crypto hack in history. Why it matters : The attack comes…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic

Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic

It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?

Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?

Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean. • The best electric toothbrushes for every…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey says. Get our daily political email , free app or…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks

Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks

Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against them. A summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder. Saving the only planet we have makes good economic…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Albanese looks for reset on world stage as ‘spot fires burn’ domestically and likely interest rate hike looms

Albanese looks for reset on world stage as ‘spot fires burn’ domestically and likely interest rate hike looms

The prime minister will speak with King Charles and others at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. Get our daily political email , free app or…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

The ex-presidential candidate tells Democrats to prosecute corruption and bring real change for the working class. A corporate plutocracy. A broken healthcare system. Massive and…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency

Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency

UK government guidance says we should be ready for the unexpected, but what’s actually helpful to have at home? We ask the specialists. • The best power banks – tested. How…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
A world-first focus on long-term outcomes could transform UK government – or create new spending fights

A world-first focus on long-term outcomes could transform UK government – or create new spending fights

Tucked away in John Healey’s budget is decision to ringfence preventative projects where future savings outweigh initial cost. It merited the briefest of mentions in John Healey’s…
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Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack

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Evacuees from Russia-controlled Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine amid U.S.-brokered ceasefire

✓ 81% agree · 3 sources
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Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case

✓ 81% agree · 3 sources
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Virginia and DC sue to stop Trump’s arch as government looks to start construction

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Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street

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Yorkshire Water boss resigns after company given lowest environmental rating

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Majority of funds stolen in cryptocurrency hack replenished, Binance says

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