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October 7 scars push Israel’s first-time voters to the rightPolitics

Like hundreds of thousands of Israelis, Amihai will vote for the first time this month after reaching voting age since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. He says security is his top priority when he casts his ballot.

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Why the NFL, NBA and MLB need AsiaSports

With the NBA back in China, the NFL in Australia and Japan’s Shohei Ohtani a global MLB phenomenon, the hosts examine why US leagues need Asia to keep growing and whether the strategy is working, including in markets such as India.

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Signal boss Meredith Whittaker says AI ‘can always be controlled’Tech

Signal president Meredith Whittaker told the BBC that AI can always be controlled. She said fears that AI could become conscious and take over are not grounded in science and evidence, while warning of the dangers of using the technology in military decision-making.

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Hunger and malnutrition continue to stalk Gazans a year after ceasefireWorld

Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends at least six exhausting hours each day in line at a community kitchen, hoping to get food for her family. A year after the Hamas-Israel ceasefire was meant to let food pour into the devastated territory, widespread hunger persists.

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Powerful tornado leaves trail of devastation in western SicilyWorld

A tornado struck western Sicily on Friday, causing extensive damage in Marsala and Petrosino. Experts described the event as almost unprecedented for the island. Dozens were reportedly injured, and at least 11 people were taken to hospital after being hit by flying debris and shattered glass.

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The Uplift: Mr. LibertySociety

David Beganud introduces a man who has visited prisons for nearly his entire life, gaining experience that he now uses to help inmates and their families. The show also features more heartwarming news.

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Video shows Hurricane Isaias damaging hotel roof in Pensacola, FloridaWorld

Video from Pensacola, Florida, shows a hotel roof damaged by Hurricane Isaias. The dangerous Category 2 storm struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges to communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

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Is Giorgia Meloni changing Italy’s rules to stay in power?Politics

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has pushed through a controversial electoral reform ahead of the 2027 general election. Under the new rules, a coalition with just over 42% of the vote could win a parliamentary majority. Meloni says the changes will bring stability; opponents accuse her of rewriting the rules to remain in power. Political scientist Cecilia Emma Sottilotta and other academics have warned about the reform.

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Behind the Cornell gang rape allegations: calls, texts and investigationSociety

ABC News’ exclusive reporting presents police interviews, phone calls, body-camera footage and internal records that shed new light on allegations involving “Jane Doe” at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024 and what followed. The investigation is ongoing.

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22-year-old’s body found in abandoned house | 20/20 ‘Born to Kill’ Part 1Other

After Cati Blauvelt’s friends realized she was missing, some went to an abandoned house in the woods where they used to spend time in their South Carolina hometown. Her body was found in the Simpsonville house’s basement, launching a search for her killer that lasted years.

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Mamdani points finger at ICE for ‘terrorizing’ NYCPolitics

New York attorney general candidate Saritha Komatireddy discusses anti-ICE protests in New York City and a Cornell sexual assault case in which attorneys are seeking Letitia James’s removal.

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Navanethem “Navi” Pillay wins Nobel Peace PrizeWorld2:26

Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.

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India’s ‘cockroach’ movement: ‘This is unprecedented’Politics8:50

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, who leads the satirical Cockroach Janta Party movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest targeting the Election Commission, the party said. SOAS South Asia Institute director Subir Sinha called the situation unprecedented.

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India detains ‘cockroach’ movement leader ahead of election protestPolitics5:38

Indian police detained the head of the satirical online ‘cockroach’ movement on Saturday, the group said. The detention came ahead of a major protest targeting the Election Commission, which prompted strict security measures.

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French scientists conduct microgravity experiments on parabolic flightsScience

France’s space agency CNES launched a microgravity research campaign in Bordeaux this week. Scientists from around the world carried out weightlessness experiments during parabolic flights aboard a specially equipped Airbus, without sending their equipment into space.

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Trump hails Russia deal to release diesel as midterms loomPolitics

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had secured Russia’s agreement to release a large amount of diesel. He eased war sanctions on Moscow as part of a push to cut energy costs before the midterm elections.

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From Chaoshan to Singapore: Grandma carries on Nanyang roots through family recipesCulture

To escape the Chinese civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Lu Yue’e’s father left Jieyang in 1948 and eventually reached Singapore, where he made a living selling Teochew bean-paste dessert at Red Lamp Pier. His letters and instrument revealed a generation’s journey of displacement and settlement to Lu, who passed the Teochew cooking she learned on to her daughter, Hu Weili.

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India’s youth return to the streets as anger at election chief and Modi growsPolitics1:02

India’s youth “Cockroach” movement was set to stage new protests in New Delhi on Saturday, escalating a nationwide campaign against a controversial revision of voter lists. Thousands were expected at Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site, where authorities imposed broad restrictions, including suspending mobile internet.

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