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Thursday, October 29
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● Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash ● Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’ ● Brazilian political drama unfolds as defeated Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami ● Israel election results live: Qatar says accusations of election interference in Israel ‘ridiculous and dangerous’ ● Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate ● China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline ● Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street ● Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 ● GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked ● Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban ● DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options ● Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash ● US makes interest rate decision - as Bank of England verdict looms ● Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone ● 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 ● Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash ● Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’ ● Brazilian political drama unfolds as defeated Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami ● Israel election results live: Qatar says accusations of election interference in Israel ‘ridiculous and dangerous’ ● Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate ● China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline ● Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street ● Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 ● GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked ● Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban ● DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options ● Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash ● US makes interest rate decision - as Bank of England verdict looms ● Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park ● AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone ● 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
Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash✓
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Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash

The leaked tapes appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move at normal speed, even though another up ahead had stalled
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China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline✓

China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline

This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term
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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…
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Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96✓

Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96

Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a…
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GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked✓

GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked

Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged
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Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray✓

Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray

The acquisition of the warplanes comes amid ongoing fighting in northern Tigray region that started last month
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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…
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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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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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Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash✓

Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash

Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism
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US makes interest rate decision - as Bank of England verdict looms

The Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged - despite persistently high inflation and repeated calls from Donald Trump to lower borrowing costs
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Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park✓

Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park

The eight-year-old was in an enclosure with other children and a staff member when she was attacked
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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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Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?✓

Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?

Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history
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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale
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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…
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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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Erin Patterson prepares for mushroom murders appeal ruling to learn if she could face retrial or longer jail term

Erin Patterson prepares for mushroom murders appeal ruling to learn if she could face retrial or longer jail term

Victorian court to hand down decision on Friday on two appeals regarding Patterson’s triple murder case. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Erin…
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‘Why has the Chancellor left the wealthiest untouched?’ – our money and economics writers answered your questions

The Guardian’s money and economics editors Hilary Osborne and Heather Stewart answered your questions on energy prices, tax thresholds and the global events pressuring the…
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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
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Burnham denies preventing ministers from speaking about plans for closer relationship with EU – UK politics live

Prime minister wrote to ministers saying he did not want them to ‘advocate for specific options or opine on the likely outcome of the process’. Selling nicotine-free vapes to…
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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…
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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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‘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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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World

Leaflets promoting clinics in illegal Israeli settlements handed out at London medical recruitment event

Sky News has obtained copies of leaflets promoting medical clinics in illegal Israeli settlements by a company seeking to recruit British Jewish doctors at an event in London
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Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

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Single source · not yet corroborated
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Police investigate gang links as woman, 19, dies after drive-by shooting at Logan pub south of Brisbane

Police investigate gang links as woman, 19, dies after drive-by shooting at Logan pub south of Brisbane

Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau was injured during the shooting outside Fitzy’s Loganholme pub on Saturday. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Potential…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…
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Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park

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Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash

✓ 82% agree · 3 sources
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Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’

✓ 82% agree · 3 sources
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Brazilian political drama unfolds as defeated Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami

✓ 81% agree · 3 sources

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

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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

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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

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