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October 7, 2025
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technology
STOCKHOLM (AP) — John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research on seemingly obs...
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October 7, 2025
The Latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 2 years of war
It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets. They stormed arm...
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October 7, 2025
The Latest: Israelis and Palestinians will mark 2 years of war
It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets. They stormed arm...
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October 7, 2025
Medical helicopter crashes onto highway in Sacramento, critically injuring 3
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento on Monday evening, critically injuring three people aboard...
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October 7, 2025
Motorists lift medical helicopter to rescue woman after crash injuring 3 on Sacramento highway
A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, critically injuring three people aboard, including a woman who was pinned underneat...
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October 7, 2025
Helicopter crashes onto highway in Sacramento, closing eastbound lanes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An aircraft that appeared to be a medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento on Monday evening, closing...
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October 7, 2025
At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsi...
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October 7, 2025
Supreme Court hears arguments on whether states can ban conversion therapy for LBGTQ+ kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments in its latest LGBTQ+ rights case Tuesday, weighing the constitutionality of bans pas...
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October 7, 2025
PHOTO ESSAY: 18 young lives have been lost in the West Bank this year
One child was sitting on her mother’s lap. Another had just stepped outside his home. Another was picking almonds.
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October 7, 2025
Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and six children fled their house in southern...
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October 7, 2025
The Button King’s legacy lives on in quirky South Carolina museum
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — When J.D. Stevens flips on the lights in the shed by his South Carolina home, he feels the presence of his dad, who...
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October 7, 2025
Florida’s Mote Marine Laboratory relocates hundreds of marine animals to new $130M facility
Crews used large nets, water-filled containers and box trucks to relocate hundreds of river otters, sea turtles, manatees, penguins and shar...
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October 7, 2025
Attorney General Bondi will face Senate questions over political pressure on Justice Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi will face lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday amid growing questions about political i...
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October 7, 2025
China’s Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea in highest-level visit since 2019
BEIJING (AP) — China's Premier Li Qiang will go to North Korea this week in the highest-level visit by a Chinese leader since 2019.
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October 7, 2025
Thousands of mourners expected to attend Mormon church president’s funeral
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A funeral service will be held Tuesday in Salt Lake City for Russell M. Nelson, the charismatic sentimentalist who ove...
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October 7, 2025
US has given at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since war in Gaza began, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States under the Biden and Trump administrations has provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to...
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October 7, 2025
U.S. has given at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since war in Gaza began, report says
The reports, which are sharply critical of Israel, say that without the U.S. assistance, Israel would not have been able to sustain its conc...
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October 7, 2025
USDA warns that Hello Fresh meals may contain listeria-tainted spinach
Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be cont...
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October 7, 2025
Man arrested after shooting incident near Surrey Police Service office
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service says a man has been arrested after allegedly firing shots near a community police office and a SkyTrain s...
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October 7, 2025
A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish
REIM, Israel (AP) — Israelis prepared to mourn the dead Tuesday as the nation marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region...
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October 7, 2025
Three youths injured after chaos erupts at Caledon high school football game
At approximately 8 p.m., officers responded to a significant disturbance at a ceremonial football game at Humberview Secondary School.
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October 7, 2025
Authorities find body of missing priest in violence-torn region of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities found the body of a missing priest Monday in Mexico's violence-torn southern state of Guerrero, the same area...
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October 7, 2025
President Maduro asks Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in the South A...
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October 7, 2025
South American alliance orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A South American trade bloc ruled Monday that Peru is failing to meet its commitments to curb illegal gold mining an...
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October 7, 2025
South American trade bloc orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A South American trade bloc ruled Monday that Peru is failing to meet its commitments to curb illegal gold mining an...
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October 7, 2025
Former LA Mayor Karen Bass’ senior staffer sentenced to probation for fake bomb threat at City Hall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former member of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ senior staff was sentenced Monday to a year of probation for calling in...
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October 7, 2025
RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger on an international flight that had to be d...
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October 7, 2025
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October 7, 2025
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug la...
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October 7, 2025
Death toll in Indonesian school collapse rises to 61 as more bodies are recovered
SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian crews recovered a dozen bodies Monday as they searched for young people missing after a prayer hall at...
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October 6, 2025
B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer’s brother
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against serial killer Robert Pickton and his brother...
The Toronto Star
October 6, 2025
Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies co...
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October 6, 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied Stanford building are arraigned
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Eleven pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were arrested at Stanford University last year after they occupied the pres...
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October 6, 2025
25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote pe...
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October 6, 2025
Intruder with mental health issues vandalizes Washington state Capitol
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An intruder broke into the Washington state Capitol and smashed a glass door, set fire to a rug and flag, and knocked...
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October 6, 2025
FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into eff...
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October 6, 2025
Showmanship returns at Chanel as designer Blazy debuts under a sky of planets
PARIS (AP) — Showmanship returned to Chanel on Monday. At Paris Fashion Week, the brand's new creative director Matthieu Blazy opened the se...
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October 6, 2025
Democrats could have a slight shot at flipping a US House seat in Utah under a new congressional map
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-led Legislature approved a revised congressional map Monday that could give Democrats an improved ch...
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October 6, 2025
Judge denies request by ex-detective convicted in Breonna Taylor raid to delay prison sentence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police detective convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid is expe...
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October 6, 2025
Some noteworthy Supreme Court of Canada decisions over the last 150 years
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada marks its 150th anniversary this year. Here are a few of the most significant cases decided by the high...
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October 6, 2025
Peel police launch retooled unit to respond to hate-motivated crimes and better support victims
Peel police have launched a retooled unit that will provide a more "culturally responsive," way of addressing hate-motived occurrences.
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October 6, 2025
Maine is investigating a claim that bundles of ballots ended up in a resident’s Amazon order
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots that were to be used in this Nove...
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October 6, 2025
Photos of October’s supermoon: A stunning start to a trio of celestial events
October’s supermoon — a phenomenon when the moon is closest to earth, making it appear larger and brighter — is the first of three this year...
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October 6, 2025
Toronto Zoo euthanizes 39-year-old ‘big and beautiful’ river hippo
Petal the hippo was doing well until recently, the zoo said, when the wildlife team noticed changes in her behaviour and eating patterns.
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October 6, 2025
B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says the government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images h...
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October 6, 2025
Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal
MIAMI (AP) — A rainbow-colored crosswalk meant to celebrate the history and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community in Miami Beach has been re...
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October 6, 2025
What to know about the white South Africans Trump may prioritize in new refugee quota for the US
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is considering prioritizing white South Africans in a dramatically decreased quot...
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October 6, 2025
Dana Drábová, popular head of the Czech nuclear watchdog, has died at 64
PRAGUE (AP) — Dana Drábová, the popular head of the Czech nuclear watchdog for more than a quarter century during a period when the country...
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October 6, 2025
‘$2 million on a secret report’: Officials call for Durham police probe findings to be publicly released
The findings of a years-long investigation into alleged misconduct at Durham Regional Police should be made available to the public despite...
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October 6, 2025