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Warsh calls AI potentially transformative; Trump press secretary leaves after five daysTech48:54

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said AI could be the most consequential change to the US and global economy in his lifetime, describing it as a positive medium-term supply shock. A flagship AI data center in Norway is six months behind schedule, and workers will be housed in a floating hotel to help complete it. Katie Zacharia will no longer serve as President Donald Trump’s press secretary.

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Musk says Tesla’s new Roadster can “fly.” Is it more than a stunt?Tech

Tesla unveiled a new Roadster fitted with high-pressure thrusters that Elon Musk says let it “fly like a rocket.” Experts say Canadians need more affordable EVs despite the attention-grabbing demonstration. Production is not expected until 2028, and the rocket model is not approved for public roads.

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'Finish what we started': France braces for Yellow Vest return after student protestsWorld

An online movement opposing rising fuel prices is gaining momentum ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for October 17. Former Yellow Vest figures are expected to join in support of high-school students, with some comparing the action to the 2018 cost-of-living protests that shook Emmanuel Macron’s first term.

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Trump says he will not use nuclear weapons in war on IranWorld

US President Donald Trump said he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war on Iran. In a Newsmax interview, he also reiterated that he was not considering sending ground troops into Iran, while saying the US might have to target Pickaxe Mountain. Separately, ships reporting attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz reached a record high, and the UN said fighting in Yemen had exhausted emergency food supplies in Taiz.

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Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineriesWorld

Fox News White House correspondent Aishah Hasnie discusses Ukraine's return to attacks on Russian oil-processing facilities and other recent turns in the war during 'America's Newsroom.'

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Why is Gen Z taking to the streets?World

Young people are protesting in France, Albania, India and Argentina. The report explores why Gen Z is taking to the streets and examines the past impact of such protests, including student demonstrations in France, India’s “Cockroach” protests, housing protests in Spain and Thailand’s 2020 protests.

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Housing Crisis, Inflation Worries and Midterms LoomEconomy

Bloomberg Money examines personal finances with guests including Wells Fargo Chief Economist Tom Porcelli, Miller Samuel co-founder Jonathan Miller and Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman. Topics listed in the program chapters include inflation and Social Security, midterms and Russian bots, Wall Street bank profits, and wages and inflation.

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LIVE: Police update on Oregon school shooting investigationSociety48:16

Bend police hold a news conference on the investigation into a school shooting in which the attacker killed three children and a teacher before a bystander shot the teenage assailant dead, officials said.

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Pope Leo XIV speaks with Putin and calls for a ceasefireWorld

The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing deep concern over the grave humanitarian situation in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and urging a ceasefire to allow food and medical assistance to be delivered.

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Cook Political Report shifts 11 House races toward Democrats as Trump campaignsPolitics

With less than three weeks before the election, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved nearly a dozen House races toward Democrats. NBC’s Monica Alba and Garrett Haake report on Trump’s campaign trip to Georgia, and Erin Covey of the report discusses the rating changes.

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Trump blames everything but his own policies as U.S. economy struggles before midtermsPolitics

With just over two weeks until the U.S. midterms, the economy could pose a major problem for Republicans. As voters feel the squeeze, Trump has blamed a range of things, including Canada, but not his own policies. Democrats are using the opening to assign blame of their own, hoping their message resonates with Americans.

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Shooting at Edmonton’s Alberta Pipe Trades College leaves students shakenSociety

Police responded to a shooting at Alberta Pipe Trades College in Edmonton on Friday morning. Witnesses said someone got out of a grey sedan, fired in the parking lot and fled. Students ran inside as police arrived, and classrooms were locked down. Police said there was no continuing risk to the public but shared few details.

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Kenya confirms third Ebola caseHealth

Kenya has confirmed a third Ebola case involving a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The programme also reports that Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan is recovering in hospital after gunmen shot him in the legs in Bamenda, and profiles Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, whose work draws on his country’s colonial and industrial past.

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Riot police confront protester during clashes in AlbaniaWorld

Student-led demonstrators clashed with Albanian police in Tirana for a fourth consecutive day on Friday, joining a broader anti-government movement. Young protesters threw rocks at officers outside the Education Ministry, and riot police used tear gas and water cannons.

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NVIDIA executives on building AI startups worth betting onTech

NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil, director of developer tech, and Sydney Sykes, global head of VC partnerships, discuss consequential choices facing AI founders: which models to use, what technology to own and where to spend resources. They examine open versus proprietary models and how cost and control shape startup strategy.

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