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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a "Make America Healthy Again" hat.

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MAHA fractures deepen as some RFK Jr. followers turn to harsh critics

A scorecard from MAHA activists suggests the Trump administration has broken most of its promises to the movement.

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Senate candidates run on raising Social Security taxes for higher incomes to prevent benefit cuts

Social Security is projected to force a benefit cut in 2032, meaning senators elected this year will have to address it.

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‘I just want to hold him’: USS Lincoln sailor to meet 10-month-old son as ship docks

ABOARD THE USS LINCOLN — There are more than 50 babies who will meet a parent for the first time when the ship docks after a 322-day deployment to the Middle East.

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‘I just want to hold him’: USS Lincoln sailor to meet 10-month-old son as ship docks

ABOARD THE USS LINCOLN — There are more than 50 babies who will meet a parent for the first time when the ship docks after a 322-day deployment to the Middle East.

Buzz of anticipation and relief for sailors

Workers in yellow vests removing blue tarp from a chainlink fence.

Preparations ramp up in Florida

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it barrels toward the Gulf Coast

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season is forecast to intensify and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

Trump’s pledge not to strike Iran before midterms fails to soothe oil markets

Any major action by the U.S. in Iran over the coming weeks would likely impact voter sentiment, which is already firmly opposed to the war.

Trump’s pledge not to strike Iran before midterms fails to soothe oil markets

Any major action by the U.S. in Iran over the coming weeks would likely impact voter sentiment, which is already firmly opposed to the war.

Average Diesel Prices Rise To All-Time High Of Six Dollars

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Russian operation that used ChatGPT tricked schools, a politician and media, OpenAI says

Exclusive: The American AI company says the campaign is the most far-reaching influence operation it has disrupted.

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Russian operation that used ChatGPT tricked schools, a politician and media, OpenAI says

Exclusive: The American AI company says the campaign is the most far-reaching influence operation it has disrupted.

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Four return to Earth after eight months in space

SpaceX brought the U.S., French and Russian flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles.

Four return to Earth after eight months in space

SpaceX brought the U.S., French and Russian flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft prepares for splashdown off the coast of Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2026.

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CORNELL INVESTIGATION

No-confidence resolution

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Ithaca city council calls on Cornell to report sexual assault investigations to local police

The Ithaca city council’s vote comes after a former student’s allegation that she was gang-raped was not shared with local police during the initial investigation.

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Cornell students conduct sit-in to support of Jane Doe

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At least 30 people killed after Russia bombs two buses in Ukraine

Images from the scene in eastern Ukraine showed bodies and body parts strewn across a road and the burned shells of the buses.

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NATO countries conduct drills amid increasing Russian aggression

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Over 290,000 in Nepal face extreme flood risk as Himalayan ice melts, study finds

The research was started before the recent disaster that killed at least 1,455 people.

Over 290,000 in Nepal face extreme flood risk as Himalayan ice melts, study finds

The research was started before the recent disaster that killed at least 1,455 people.

Residents of Nepal's Nuwakot district in front of their damaged shop.

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Christa Pike has pneumonia and no function in her arms after failed execution, lawyer says

The state failed to execute Pike after administering two lethal doses of pentobarbital for a murder she committed at 18.

Christa Pike has pneumonia and no function in her arms after failed execution, lawyer says

The state failed to execute Pike after administering two lethal doses of pentobarbital for a murder she committed at 18.

Pike is angry and confused, her lawyer says

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