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Greetings from Lahore, Pakistan, whose high court offers an oasis for chatter and chai

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 08:53

The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.

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DIY fertilizer is a blessing as farmers face steep prices due to the Iran war

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 08:32

It's hard enough being a small-scale farmer. Then the Iran war drove up fertilizer prices. So farmers are using a traditional Asian recipe to make their own. They call it a "labor of love."

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U.S. moves long-range bombers from U.K. And, Israel allegedly warned before Oct. 7

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 05:52

A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Who will win the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics?

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 05:30

A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.

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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 05:05

Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

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Here's the latest sticker shock: Borrowing for a mortgage -- or a car

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

It's not just mortgages being at their highest level in almost three years — but the cost of loans for cars and higher education are among the borrowing costs affected, too.

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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

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Carpetbagger allegation, misplaced valor make Nevada's safe red House seat competitive

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

Northern Nevada has a reliably red congressional seat, represented by a Republican since it was drawn in the early 1980s. A complicated candidate and a potential blue wave this year could change that.

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BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

The pop superstar is showing art from his personal collection for the first time. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is packed with fans.

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An early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shot

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

Flu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year.

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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

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3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.

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5 things civil rights data says about public schools

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

The federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools.

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Deep in Appalachia, a rail-to-trail project builds bipartisan support for a bridge

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 04:00

The Trump administration has been hostile to federal spending on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. But there's bipartisan support for a multiuse trail that would connect Ohio and West Virginia.

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Morning news brief

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 03:44

The investigation continues into whether Iran is linked it an incident at a U.K. air base, thousands join student-led protest in France, former German spy chief to face charges including espionage.

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Israelis mourn on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked

Wed, 10/07/2026 - 01:02

Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that Palestinians still grapple with.

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Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Tue, 10/06/2026 - 17:45
On the Waterfront was Eva Marie Saint's first film job after years of theater and TV.'/>

Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

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Cornell names former acting U.S. attorney general to review rape case

Tue, 10/06/2026 - 13:31

Cornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the school handled a former student's rape allegations.

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France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country

Tue, 10/06/2026 - 13:05

More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.

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Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards

Tue, 10/06/2026 - 09:30

Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.

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