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Zelenskyy ‘Victory Plan,’ Ohio vote monitoring and renewed panda diplomacy

Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy unveils his “Victory Plan,” The New York Times defends a piece alleging that Israeli forces purposely shot children, A fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 140, A new report says China and Myanmar rank last in internet freedom, The US Dept. of Justice will monitor voting in an Ohio county, Over 300K people cast ballots in early voting for the US election, House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses CBS of editing key parts of an interview, The Pentagon upgrades over 800 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' records to honorable discharges, Lufthansa is fined $4M for refusing to board Jewish passengers, and new pandas arrive at the Washington DC National Zoo from China,
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Alleged Harris plagiarism, inter-Korean road demolition and mystery monkey illness

Kamala Harris is accused of plagiarism, hundreds of Afghan soldiers are allowed to relocate to the UK, North Korea blows up roads connecting it with South Korea, India and Canada expel each other’s diplomats over an ongoing murder row, a US judge rules that Georgia cannot delay the certification of election results, Spanish police seize Russia-bound chemicals, Google moves toward using nuclear reactors to power its AI data centers, Afghanistan’s Taliban bans images of living things in the media, survivors of the 2023 Maine mass shooting prepare a lawsuit against the Army, and a mystery illness kills 9 monkeys in a Hong Kong zoo.
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Hezbollah drone attack, SpaceX booster catch and Jewish Christopher Columbus

Four Israeli soldiers are killed and over 60 injured in a Hezbollah-claimed drone attack, The US says it will send a missile defense system and troops to Israel, A man is arrested on gun charges at a Trump rally in California, The Harris campaign releases an economic plan for Black men, SpaceX launches a Starship rocket and catches the booster, Sudanese army strikes reportedly kill 23 in a Khartoum market, A report says unidentified drones are surveilling US military sites, Poland says it will temporarily suspend the right to asylum, Three US-based researchers share the Nobel Prize in economics, and a study claims Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew.
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Netherlands Gaza suit, Trump betting market gains and AI virology discovery

Dutch and Palestinian NGOs sue the Netherlands over the Gaza War, 22 people are killed in the deadliest Israeli attack on central Beirut since the war began, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy takes his 'Victory Plan' on a European tour, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump makes gains in US election betting markets, while Barack Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris, the UK announces new employment policies, Elon Musk unveils the 'Cybercab' robotaxi, wildfires are reportedly damaging Peru's ecosystems, and international researchers use AI from US-based Meta to discover 70K new viruses.
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Japan parliament dissolution, Hurricane Milton landfall and Rafael Nadal retirement

The UK’s Conservatives line up their two finalists to lead the party, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves parliament ahead of the Oct. 27 snap election, Donald Trump takes the lead for the White House in Florida, Tim Walz calls for abolishing the Electoral College, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the first phase of Ukraine’s “Victory Plan", Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, global wildlife populations see a 73% decline in just 50 years, Indian business icon Ratan Tata passes away at the age of 86, the UK’s GSK agrees to settle 80K US lawsuits over its heartburn drug Zantac, and Rafael Nadal retires from tennis.
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UN Sudan warning, SCOTUS ‘ghost gun’ comments and AI-replaced Wimbledon judges

The UN warns that famine and disease in Sudan could lead to “countless” deaths, Brazil lifts its ban on X, Russian forces enter another city in eastern Ukraine, MI5 says the UK is facing its 'most complex and interconnected threat environment' ever, The US Supreme Court weighs “ghost gun” regulations, The FBI thwarts an Afghan man's alleged US Election Day terror plot, TikTok is sued by 14 US attorneys general over children’s mental health concerns, The US Dept. of Justice mulls a breakup of Google after an antitrust ruling, Strikes continue at Boeing as talks break down, and Wimbledon ends a 147-year-old tradition by replacing line judges with AI.
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US debt prediction, FTX compensation and stalling life expectancy

US debt is predicted to increase under both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, India’s ruling party wins an election victory in Haryana, an inquiry finds that Canada was warned of foreign interference two years ago, Trump is accused of holding secret calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Russia warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if the Ukraine war stays on its current course, failed crypto firm FTX’s bankruptcy is approved with customers set to receive compensation, AI trailblazers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win this year’s Nobel Physics Prize, the US Supreme Court declines to hear X’s appeal in the Trump interference case, a US judge orders Google to allow rivals on its app store, and advances in life expectancy are found to be slowing down.
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Oct. 7 anniversary, Sue Gray resignation and microRNA Nobel Prize

Israel launches new ground operations across Gaza one year from the Oct. 7 attacks, Harris talks family and abortion on 'Call Her Daddy', Trump returns to Butler for a campaign rally, Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer's chief of staff, a blast in Karachi kills two Chinese nationals, Tunisian Pres. Kais Saied is expected to win reelection, SCOTUS declines to hear Biden's appeal in a Texas abortion case, a report shows that 2023 was the driest year for rivers in three decades, Florida braces for another hurricane,Lebron and Bronny James make NBA history, and two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA.
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Russia Taliban decision, Harris-Cheney campaigning and second dinosaur-era asteroid

Russia decides to drop the Taliban from its terrorist list, a Yazidi woman is freed from Gaza after a 10-year captivity, Google will block local news in New Zealand if it’s forced to pay publishers, the EU votes in favor of extended PRC electric vehicle tariffs, Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris while Donald Trump prepares to stump with Brian Kemp, the US Supreme Court will weigh Mexico's billion-dollar lawsuit against US gunmakers, US dockworkers end their strike, while US employers reportedly added 254K new jobs in September, the World Health Organization approves the first mpox PCR test, and scientists discover a second asteroid impact crater dating to the time of dinosaurs’ demise.
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Slight Harris lead, N.Korea defector crash and fruit fly brain mapping

The US warns of ‘significant’ threats ahead of November’s election, several polls show that Kamala Harris holds a slight lead over Donald Trump, a North Korean defector steals and crashes a bus while trying to return home, Singapore’s former transport minister is jailed for receiving illegal gifts, the EU sues Hungary over its ‘National Sovereignty Law,’ Georgia’s parliament speaker signs a controversial LGBTQ+ bill into law, OpenAI’s liquidity surpasses $10B after receiving a $4B credit line, new evidence in Trump’s Jan. 6 case challenges his presidential immunity, dozens of tigers die from bird flu in Vietnam, and scientists map the entire brain of a fruit fly for the first time.
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