Maricarmen’s eviction has brought thousands onto the streets, reviving concern about access to housing in Spain. Prices and rents are climbing while supply remains behind demand.

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Protesters have spent a second day camping in central Madrid, urging Spain’s government to act on the housing crisis. The demonstration began after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from the home where she had lived all her life.

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Protesters spent a third day camped outside the Madrid regional administration on Monday, opposing the eviction of an octogenarian and calling for stronger tenant protections amid a housing shortage and soaring rents.

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Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford have been released on bail while the investigation continues. AI-enhanced images claiming to “prove” they are Muslim have spread online. SynthID confirmed the sharpened pictures were made with OpenAI tools, which altered some facial features. UK police have released no names or religious details, saying only that all five are British nationals.

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UK authorities arrested five British nationals near RAF Fairford, alleging they were preparing to bomb the U.S.-used military base with explosives. Investigators consider an Iranian-linked motive most likely, while also examining possible Russian sabotage or an Islamist plot; the investigation remains ongoing.

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British police are holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England as they investigate whether the arrests prevented an attack linked to Iran.

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Iran’s embassy in the UK rejected British media reports alleging it was involved in plotting a terrorist attack near RAF Fairford. It called the claims fabricated and malicious, saying they were intended to fuel “Iranophobia” in Britain, and did not rule out legal action. Five suspects remain in custody over alleged explosives and terrorism offences.

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British police say five men arrested over an alleged plot to attack a UK airbase used by US forces are due to be released on bail.

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British police are releasing five U.K. nationals on bail after arresting them over a suspected terror plot targeting a U.S. air base near RAF Fairford. Investigators are examining possible links to foreign-state proxies, while Iran’s embassy categorically denies any connection. A local farmer alerted police after seeing masked men and three vans near the base.

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A French investigative website alleged on Monday that National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic remarks in writing in 2013. Bardella, a close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen, called the claims fake as Le Pen’s prospects for the 2027 election appeared stronger than in her previous campaigns.

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Jordan Bardella, leader of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, denied Mediapart’s allegation that he posted antisemitic comments in private chats in 2013, when he was 17 or 18. He said he would take legal action over the claims.

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a judge to stop OpenAI from giving ChatGPT what he calls false human attributes. He argues that first-person language and emotion-like outputs can deceptively make users see the bot as a trustworthy “friend,” and wants new AI models blocked without third-party-approved safety guardrails.

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Florida authorities have asked a state court to halt OpenAI’s further development of ChatGPT until safeguards are imposed. The lawsuit seeks to restrict minors’ access, prohibit claims that the chatbot is safe or reliable, and stop efforts to encourage continued engagement until a third party approves guardrails.

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Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday it had reached an agreement to acquire Fei-Fei Li’s startup, World Labs, in a transaction valued at $8.2 billion.

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Chipmaker AMD is acquiring Fei-Fei Li’s artificial intelligence company World Labs in a deal valued at $8.2 billion. AMD had previously invested in World Labs.

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Advanced Micro Devices has agreed to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion, adding the artificial intelligence startup founded by industry pioneer and researcher Fei-Fei Li to the chipmaker’s business.

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President Donald Trump said he did not discuss the United States selling weapons to China during his recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, contradicting an assertion by the US ambassador to China the previous day.

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Analysts say Donald Trump’s suggestion that Xi Jinping consider buying US weapons has no strategic logic and may even have been a joke. They argue it reveals Trump’s purely transactional view of Beijing. The State Department said Washington has no such plans, while US law prohibits arms sales to China.

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Donald Trump is set to announce a planned $15 billion steel plant with Mesabi Metallics that would be the largest in U.S. history. The announcement comes as Americans’ worsening views of the economy are expected to influence the upcoming midterm elections.

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President Donald Trump is set to announce plans Monday for a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa.

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Live coverage follows President Trump’s announcement about plans to construct a steel plant in Iowa.

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A White House official says Trump will announce a $15 billion steel plant to be built by Mesabi Metallics in Iowa. It would be the first mega-steel plant constructed in the United States since the 1960s.

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A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into allegations of gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity after an accuser filed a lawsuit.

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New York prosecutors are reopening a criminal inquiry into a 2024 alleged rape at Cornell University after Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit claiming she was drugged and assaulted by multiple men at a fraternity house. The district attorney said the case would go before a grand jury once prosecutors determine the appropriate charges, while her lawyer accused authorities of investigative failures.

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The Tompkins County district attorney has reopened the investigation into a 2024 alleged gang rape at Cornell after a former student, identified as Jane Doe, sued the university and others and criticized how the case was handled.

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FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said software problems affecting the Boeing 737 MAX will postpone certification of its largest variant, the MAX 10, until the agency is satisfied there is no unresolved issue.

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An Italian court convicted three Egyptian security officials of involvement in the 2016 kidnapping and murder of student Giulio Regeni, sentencing each to 10 years in prison. A fourth defendant was acquitted.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates on Sunday and met with its president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, according to an Israeli source familiar with the visit who spoke to CNN.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly met with the leader of the UAE amid reports that Hamas issued a warning before October 7.

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The US Department of Transportation finalized plans to weaken fuel economy standards, replacing Biden-era requirements with a 34.9-miles-per-gallon fleet target rather than 50.4 mpg by 2031. The administration says the move will lower vehicle costs, but critics dispute that claim and warn it will increase fuel, healthcare, and climate-related costs.

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The Trump administration finalized a major weakening of federal fuel economy requirements for cars, reversing a key policy that had pressured automakers to make cars and trucks more efficient and sell more battery-electric vehicles.

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The Trump administration has finalized new, lower fuel economy standards, according to a government notice published Monday. The move formally reverses the Biden administration’s effort to require automakers to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Bitget CEO Gracy Chen says the attacker made two small test transfers about 30 minutes before draining $388 million from the exchange.

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Bitget said it detected unauthorized wallet transfers at 18:31 UTC on Sept. 24 and activated emergency protocols. But Hypernative’s reconstruction found that $87.6 million and $202.8 million moved in two later bursts, together representing about three-quarters of the $387.5 million ultimately sent to attacker-controlled addresses. The attacker allegedly compromised a backend wallet system, spoofed withdrawal data and bypassed authorization controls; transfers continued until 21:23 UTC.

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An airstrike by Myanmar’s military near a market in Rakhine state, an area controlled by a powerful rebel group, killed at least 33 people and injured 36 on Monday, according to the group and a rescue official.

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At least 33 people were killed in a Myanmar military airstrike Monday near a market in war-torn Rakhine state, according to a rebel group controlling the area and a local aid worker. Rakhine borders Bangladesh.

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At least 33 people were killed when the Myanmar military carried out an air strike on a market in an opposition-controlled area of Rakhine State. Survivors have reportedly suffered hearing loss, while young women were among those killed.

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