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USTR Greer Discusses Canada and EU Trade, Diesel PricesEconomy

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Europe should release some diesel reserves to help lower prices. He also says differences remain between the US and Canada as they try to reach a trade deal. Greer spoke from Milwaukee during the G20 talks.

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Gaza families bury remains of 105 Palestinians recovered from rubbleWorld1:49

Families in Gaza have buried the remains of 105 Palestinians recovered nearly three years after they were killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza City. The victims died when the seven-storey al-Taj 3 residential building and nearby structures in the al-Yarmouk neighbourhood were destroyed by Israeli air strikes in October 2023. Gaza Civil Defence estimates that about 7,000 people remain trapped under rubble across the Strip, with heavy machinery and international help needed for recovery.

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Bond yields hit multi-decade highs as Europe pushes back on stablecoin reward bansEconomy

The Starting Block examines bond yields reaching multi-decade highs and the possible implications for crypto markets. It also explores European opposition to bans on stablecoin rewards, with Bitwise Europe research head André Dragosch and Coinbase Europe policy head Katie Harries joining the discussion.

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Ken Paxton privately complained that Trump convention hurt himPolitics

The New York Times published audio in which Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton privately complained to conservative donors and lobbyists that Donald Trump’s heavily promoted midterm convention, held in Texas and focused on Paxton’s race, had done more harm than good. CNN analysts discuss what the remarks could mean for his chances.

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Hegseth to fire 20% of military leadersPolitics

In a speech billed as the State of the Force, Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated his plan to reduce the number of senior military officers by 20%.

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Fed’s Kashkari on Rates, Inflation, Bond Yields and US EconomyEconomy

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says the central bank will take whatever steps are needed to bring inflation back to its target. He also discusses the resilience of the US economy, lessons from supply shocks and what two-year Treasury yields may be signaling.

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Who owns Canada's economy?Economy

Mark Carney is asking the world to invest in Canada. But who already owns the country, and what would increased foreign investment mean for its sovereignty?

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Trump heads to Texas as midterms draw closerPolitics

President Donald Trump is taking to the campaign trail in Texas to support Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. Polls indicate that the GOP is at risk of losing control of Congress.

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Water wars come to the ballot box in ArizonaPolitics

Ahead of the midterms, water has overtaken affordability, immigration and the Iran war as the leading campaign concern among Arizona voters, Erica Stapleton reports.

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How a white supremacist group silences its recruits | Visual investigationsSociety

CBC’s visual investigation says Second Sons Canada, described as the country’s most prominent white supremacist group, is also a corporation. A leaked non-disclosure agreement came from a former military member who was attracted by its patriotic messaging but was shocked after meeting recruiters and learning the group’s true nature.

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Israel’s ‘total victory’ goal in Gaza is unattainable, says Alon PinkasWorld

Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli ambassador and consul general in New York, told Al Jazeera that Israel’s goal of achieving “total victory” in Gaza was unattainable before and remains so. Israeli attacks have continued despite a US-brokered ceasefire, while meaningful reconstruction has yet to begin and families have waited nearly three years to recover and bury loved ones’ remains.

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If you sell the dollar, what else are you going to buy?Economy

The dollar has just posted its strongest month since March, helped by higher US Treasury yields and the Federal Reserve’s renewed campaign against inflation. Rabobank’s Jane Foley says the currency should remain firm “almost by default.”

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Can Europe afford its defence boost? MEPs debate in The RingPolitics

With security and hybrid threats rising across Europe and the war in Ukraine entering its fifth year, Brussels is focused on increasing defence spending. MEPs debate whether Europe can afford the boost and who should pay, and how.

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Amazon, Walmart India websites offer hundreds of unlicensed security camerasTech

Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are reviewing hundreds of security-camera listings after Reuters found that the products breached Indian testing rules designed to guard against risks associated with Chinese spying, including stealing video and hacking other devices.

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Polymarket announces new safeguards for usersEconomy

Prediction platform Polymarket has introduced new consumer protections and anti-addiction measures. It says users can now place themselves on an exclusion list that would temporarily or permanently block access to the platform, a week after New York sued to shut it down.

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Christa Pike taken to hospital after surviving executionSociety4:20

US death-row inmate Christa Gail Pike was taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections during a botched execution. She had been due to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. International barrister Felicity Gerry shared her analysis.

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