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Bats face a worsening housing crisisScience

Sixty-five bats were found dead in a home built to protect them. A warming climate is changing their habitats, with bat boxes becoming dangerously hot. Proposed solutions include bat condos with emergency exits and artificial tree bark.

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Trump DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate result if Republican losesPolitics8:48

The Trump administration has filed a preemptive lawsuit seeking to stop Alaska from certifying its US Senate election if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. The race could determine the Senate’s balance of power. The suit is the Justice Department’s latest effort to involve itself in election administration, despite the Constitution’s limited role for the executive branch in running votes.

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How gerrymandering, stump speeches and super PACs could shape the US midtermsPolitics

Ahead of the 3 November US midterm elections, the podcast answers listeners’ questions about political terms such as “Blue Waves,” PACs and “Purple States,” and how they could affect the vote. BBC Americast’s Sumi Somaskanda and Anthony Zurcher discuss the elections’ importance for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.

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Netanyahu weighs West Bank operation ahead of electionWorld6:43

As Israel nears a consequential parliamentary election and violence renews in the occupied West Bank, journalist Ben-Dror Yemini assesses Netanyahu’s political prospects, the limits of military escalation and the changing link between national security and electoral legitimacy. Yemini says Netanyahu has been unpopular since October 7, 2023, calling the Hamas-led attacks a turning point.

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US Consumer Sentiment Slips to Five-Month Low on InflationEconomy

US consumer sentiment edged down to a five-month low in October as high prices and rising interest rates weighed on morale. The University of Michigan’s final index fell to 48 from 48.1 in September, topping both the preliminary reading and every estimate in a Bloomberg economist survey.

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Ailing Canadian woman dies amid fear of deportation from U.S.Society

Paige Adamson, a U.S. permanent resident who lived in Point Roberts, Washington, for more than 14 years, died after declining medical care because she feared detention or deportation, a neighbour said. Last month, she was stopped at the border and questioned for hours over whether she had voted illegally in a U.S. election.

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Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan’s RSF fighters, BBC findsWorld3:00

A BBC investigation found evidence that Rapid Support Forces fighters systematically destroyed El-Fasher’s healthcare system during a prolonged siege and the subsequent takeover of the city. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings “deeply disturbing.”

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Nova Scotia woman raises alarm over suspected AI-assisted air-duct cleaning scamSociety

Shernette Smith, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, became suspicious of photos sent as proof that an air-duct cleaning job was done. She says she checked the work and found dirt still in the filter area, realizing she had been scammed. Researcher Siwei Lyu found a Google SynthID watermark in one photo, a marker used to identify AI content.

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Capitol Hill calls grow for answers from Omar over disputed allegationsPolitics

Rep. Mike Lawler called on Rep. Ilhan Omar to address disputed allegations about her identity, immigration history and marriage. He discussed reported federal scrutiny and Omar’s response, as well as Elon Musk-backed spending in Lawler’s closely contested New York congressional race.

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How France’s protests are being used for political gainWorld

Burning cars and clashes with police shape many people’s image of France’s latest protests, but demonstrators say the movement is about more than violence. Politicians from opposing camps in France and abroad are using the unrest to promote their agendas. DW spoke with journalist Cole Stangler and Anja Durovic about what is driving the protests and why they remain popular.

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Australian reporter pulls driver from sinking car while covering floodsSociety

ABC journalist Will Murray was reporting on flooding north of Brisbane, Queensland, when a four-wheel drive entered the water, stalled and began to sink. Murray and a bystander swam to the vehicle and pulled the driver out, footage showed.

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Why we can’t stop watching people die | Top CommentSociety

Marianna and Matt examine why footage of deaths appears more often in social media feeds, citing video of an Ecuadorian priest killed with a crucifix and a man attacked by a tiger on camera. They discuss how platforms have changed their responses to so-called trauma porn since tightening restrictions after the livestreamed Christchurch shootings in 2019.

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Why is the UK at the forefront of AI-driven job cuts?Economy

Barclays plans to cut 5,000 jobs by the end of 2026 as it uses AI to reduce costs. Its chief executive calls AI the “icing on the cake” of the bank’s cost-cutting strategy, while unions accuse Barclays of using the technology as a pretext for reducing staff. AI-linked job losses are occurring in the UK at twice the rate seen in the US and Germany, raising concerns about employment.

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Netanyahu orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after shooting kills four near HebronWorld3:17

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hebron will be placed under lockdown after Israel thwarted what it calls a “terrorist attack.” The military says it killed two gunmen allegedly responsible for the attack, which killed two Israeli soldiers near the city. Troops have been ordered to search homes in Hebron and evacuate Palestinian residents ahead of a large-scale operation.

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