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Kushner’s company holds major stake in firm tied to Israeli militaryPolitics

A CNN investigation found that while Jared Kushner served as a key negotiator in the Gaza war, his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. By serving as a volunteer envoy rather than taking a government post requiring financial disclosure, Kushner avoided deeper scrutiny of the potential conflict of interest.

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Meta’s Muse: Cute AI Agent or ‘AI Trojan Horse’?Tech

Meta has launched Muse, an AI assistant designed to watch, learn and act for users, with the company envisioning help with shopping, bookings, emails and everyday tasks. AI critics and consumer technology experts examine whether Muse is a useful digital companion or another way for Big Tech to enter people’s personal lives.

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‘China’s government is becoming increasingly brazen,’ activist says, as U.S. citizens face rights crackdownPolitics

Hong Kong activist Shao Lan said China issued an international wanted notice for her, a U.S. citizen, two years ago and has now detained Myanmar scholar Min Xin, who holds U.S. citizenship. She welcomed President Trump raising the release of Lai Chee-ying and Min Xin with Xi Jinping, and urged continued U.S. pressure through sanctions.

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Top Story with Tom Llamas – Oct. 1World

The program reports new details about the attack on a Flydubai flight, a Tennessee woman on death row who remains alive after a botched execution, and tornadoes touching down in Kansas.

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Ethiopia conflict risk could destabilise Horn of Africa, analyst warnsWorld8:15

Ethiopia has expelled an Egyptian diplomat and severed diplomatic relations with Eritrea as fighting in the country’s north intensifies. Several explosions were reportedly heard across Addis Ababa overnight on Wednesday. An analyst says recent drone attacks targeting the capital led Ethiopia to cut ties with its neighbours.

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Why Gen X’s dreams are a fantasy for Gen ZSociety

Buying land and building wealth was statistically easier for Gen X, and that generation accumulated substantial wealth. Gen Z could become the first generation in a century to have less wealth than its parents.

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What happened in Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike?Society

Christa Pike was expected to become Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years, but she survived two lethal injections on Wednesday. Convicted in 1996 of torturing and murdering a classmate with her boyfriend and another friend, Pike’s execution is examined by anesthesiologist Dr. Joel Zivot, who explains why “everything went wrong.”

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Hallie Jackson NOW – Oct. 1: Investigators seek motive in Flydubai attackWorld

Investigators are searching for a motive in the Flydubai attack. President Trump says the pilot could be linked to Iran, while U.K. police arrested a dual British-Iranian national in connection with a suspected plot targeting an airbase. Nearly 30 million people across parts of Texas and the Midwest are under flood watches.

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New video shows harrowing moments after midflight stabbingWorld

New video captures the frightening moments after authorities said a Flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain during a flight and tried to crash the passenger plane, sending it into a nose dive.

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#IAmJaneDoe movement takes over social mediaSociety

The #IAmJaneDoe movement is spreading across social media as the Cornell rape investigation continues. The trend appears to have begun as a response to online attempts to expose the real name of the Cornell student using the pseudonym Jane Doe.

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Tennessee governor calls failed death-row execution ‘deeply disturbing’Society

Tennessee’s execution of death-row inmate Christa Pike went wrong after two unsuccessful attempts to kill her by lethal injection. Pike is in critical condition in hospital, while Governor Bill Lee, who rejected a clemency request earlier this week, called the situation “deeply disturbing.”

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Gen. Jack Keane: This is all connectedWorld

Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane discusses UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s statement that there are “strong indications” Iran was involved in an airbase plot on “The Story.”

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Cornell withheld 1,000-page ‘gang rape’ investigation from DASociety

A former Cornell University student who says she was gang raped explicitly accused someone of sexual assault during a November 2024 interview with university police. The district attorney said campus police did not provide his office with that document.

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Jesse Watters: They are running AGAINST progressPolitics

Jesse Watters’ Fox News program puts the spotlight on California’s governor contest, Senate Democrats’ blocking of a congressional stock-trading measure, and President Donald Trump’s campaign activity before the midterms.

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Crew-13 astronauts dock at the International Space StationScience

Astronauts aboard a SpaceX capsule, including Canadian Joshua Kutryk, reached the International Space Station after nearly eight hours in flight. The crew will spend six months there supporting ongoing research and scientific studies.

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