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Dodgers could acquire Tarik Skubal at the trade deadline to avoid having to face him in playoffs: Report

There's a clear villain these days in Major League Baseball, and for once, it's not the New York Yankees . The Los Angeles Dodgers have become the new version of the Death Star, a remarkable collection of talent built as a result of their financial advantages, front office brilliance, and exceptional drafting and development. Superstar catcher Will Smith goes down with a neck injury? Top prospect Dalton Rushing is there to step in and have the second-highest weighted runs created plus (wRC) of a

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National Guard shooting suspect in 'dire,' 'self-inflicted' health condition after refusing to eat: filing

The Afghan national accused of killing a National Guard member and opening fire on others near the White House last year has been transferred from prison to a hospital after refusing to eat or drink water, court records show. Federal prosecutors told the court they learned Rahmanullah Lakanwal was hospitalized on Wednesday at around midnight to "preserve his life." This came after the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) warned in June that Lakanwal was refusing to "consume adequate nutrition for an ext

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EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’

Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’ EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users. In an official charge sheet against Meta released on Friday, the European Commission said features such as video autoplay and infinite scroll, which provides an endless stream of content, “shift the brain int

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FCC chair mocks 'The View' host Sunny Hostin for blatant partisanship as she pleads for Dems to win Senate

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr mocked "The View" on X Wednesday after co-host Sunny Hostin urged Democrats to flip the Senate during a discussion about Maine's embattled Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. This came as ABC argues the daytime program should remain exempt from federal political equal opportunity rules. Carr said ABC was asking the FCC to treat the show like a traditional news program while Hostin openly pressed for a Democratic Senate majority. "ABC is arguing to the FCC that The

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‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive

Critics accuse president of ‘fattening the wallets of his cronies’ as working Americans face higher energy rates The Trump administration has directly spent $2.7bn of taxpayer money on its crusade against wind power while pouring $1.125bn into boosting coal, which critics say is pushing up Americans’ bills. They say the moves are evidence that the president aims to serve fossil-fuel companies like those which donated record sums to his presidential campaign , rather than the working-class Americ

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WATCH: Humanoid robots perform surgery

For the first time, surgeons at UC San Diego have operated using humanoid robots, removing gallbladders in two procedures on pigs, a key step before any human trials.

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Fox News · Oct 8

Court hears alleged confession from accused Charlie Kirk assassin in texts with lover and more top headlines

1. Court hears alleged confession from accused Charlie Kirk assassin in texts with lover 2. Trump warns 'they want to take out the US leader' as assassination plot surfaces 3. Socialists launch radical platform to abolish the US Senate in bid to fundamentally transform America IN THE HOT SEAT — Sanders under fire for propping up Platner as Dems torch his toxic endorsement ‘pattern'. Continue reading … ‘FULL-OUT WAR’ — New 911 audio captures neighbors warning of 'full-out war' before police were

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies

Exclusive: Move comes as allies of Andy Burnham work on proposals to take water companies into public control Ministers are drawing up plans to set legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies as they look for ways to avoid another corporate failure such as Thames Water. Sources say Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, is working on proposals which would force companies to keep their debt below certain levels for the first time or face legal punishment. Continue reading...

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Fox News · Oct 8

Pro wrestling star Shotzi Blackheart calls being MLW women's champion 'the greatest thing ever'

Shotzi Blackheart began her first Major League Wrestling (MLW) Women’s World Championship reign earlier this year when she defeated Shoko Nakajima on "Fusion." It’s her first title of any kind of MLW and she relished the fact that she sits on top of the MLW women’s division after only joining the company officially in March. COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL "Oh my god, it feels so good. Like, look at this beauty. I love it," she said, showing off her championship belt in an in

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California education leaders sound alarm over Newsom’s ‘brazen power grab’ stripping superintendent position

Californians working in the state's education sector are warning against what they describe as an "undemocratic power play" by Gov. Gavin Newsom to strip authority from the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction. Assembly Bill 181 , passed as a budget trailer bill for the 2026–27 fiscal year, shifts day-to-day managerial power from the state superintendent to a newly created position: the Education Commissioner. Unlike the independently elected superintendent, the new commissioner will be

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Coffee may have powerful effect on liver health, major study suggests

The health benefits of morning coffee may go beyond a wake-up call, according to a massive new study linking the beverage to a significantly lower risk of severe liver disease, liver cancer and liver-related death. Published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the research used data from 354,957 participants enrolled in the UK Biobank. Researchers tracked individuals who had no history of cirrhosis or liver cancer at the start of the study for an average of 13 years, accordi

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WATCH: California parents sue luxury daycare after toddler allegedly tossed into air, dropped on head

A California couple is suing a luxury country club daycare center after they say their 23-month-old son suffered a traumatic brain injury when an employee swung him through her legs, tossed him several feet into the air and failed to catch him, according to a lawsuit. Matthew Kittle, Elena Kittle and their minor son, identified in the complaint only as C.K., filed the lawsuit against The Bay Clubs Company, LLC in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The lawsuit paints a disturbing picture of what

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

ICE agents ‘looking for someone else’ when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo | First Thing

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were reportedly seeking two people from Guatemala. Plus, readers recommend the best films of 2026 so far Good morning. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man killed by federal immigration agents during a traffic stop in Houston this week, was not the intended target of the “enforcement operation”, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were reportedly seeking two people from Guatemala when they attemp

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NPR News · Oct 8

Taliban declares war on smartphones

Farzana, 40, is a midwife who covers 10 villages in Moqor district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province. Until recently, worried mothers often sent her photos of newborns with rashes, swelling or skin infections so she could decide who needed help most urgently. But since the Taliban began enforcing a ban on smartphones that took effect in June, Farzana says she has stopped using her smartphone out of fear. She can now only be reached through a regular phone line — a more costly option in a country

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake

Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group e& sells shareholding The French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after buying a 16% stake for £4.4bn. On Friday the Emirati telecoms group e&, which first took a stake worth £3.3bn in Vodafone in 2022 , announced the sale of its entire shareholding for 112.5p a share. Continue reading...

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NBC News · Oct 8

What we know about the Houston ICE shooting and the Democrats vying to replace Graham Platner: Morning Rundown

Details emerge after an ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston. At least half a dozen Maine Democrats vie to replace Graham Platner. And Sony’s decision to stop selling physical PlayStation discs sparks pushback. Democrats launch a mad dash to replace Graham Platner The Democratic Party has less than three weeks to replace Graham Platner after he withdrew from Maine’s Senate race as the Democratic candidate, creating unprecedented chaos as new candidates make their pitch. This is Morning Ru

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Corporate America's China addiction has become a national security threat

The American economy is dangerously reliant on Communist China . Many in government and business know this, but hardly anyone has done anything about it. One important step toward addressing this vulnerability is greater transparency. A petition recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission urges the agency to require publicly traded companies to disclose to shareholders the material risks created by deep supply chain dependence on China. Investors deserve a clear accounting of just

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AOC-backed candidate ripped for 'bizarre response' to transparency question: 'Pretty basic'

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan , is facing backlash after claiming he’s waiting on outstanding paperwork needed to accurately fill out his tax disclosure forms. El-Sayed's statement appears to be trying to defuse allegations from his opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, that he is trying to mask his net worth, hiding the true nature of his wealth until after the Michigan Aug. 4 Democratic primary. "You’ve sought an extension through August 13, I believe,

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America's top destination for new taxpayers is quietly getting poorer, IRS data reveals

Wealthy Americans are continuing to flee high-tax states — and New York City is paying the price. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Manhattan. The borough led the nation in new tax filers between 2022 and 2023, but it still lost roughly $922 million in adjusted gross income as high-income taxpayers departed and were replaced by lower-earning newcomers. With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, the migration of high-income taxpayers is becoming more than a demographic trend — it's a politi

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Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist

Wim T Schippers asked that his 800lb sculpture be spread smoothly and without ‘educational purpose’ A museum in Rotterdam has paid tribute to the idiosyncratic character of one of the most influential figures in the Dutch arts by spreading 800lb of peanut butter across the floor of one of its galleries. The hexagonal floor installation, called Pindakaasvloer (Peanut butter floor), is a recreation of a work by Wim T Schippers conceived of in 1962 and first exhibited in 1969. Continue reading...