- Pope Leo visits secular France as surge of converts jolts a flagging faith washingtonpost.com
- In France, a Baptism Boom Stirs Hope of Catholic Revival WSJ
- French academic: ‘Number of adult baptisms has tripled since 2022' Vatican News
- From TikTok to church pews, France's Catholic influencers find a new flock France 24
- France’s youth are fuelling a Catholic revival The Telegraph
Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit – The Guardian
- Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit The Guardian
- Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip AP News
- Pope Leo warns in France that UN risks becoming 'charade' reuters.com
- Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Pope calls clergy, religious of France to missionary conversion Vatican News
Ukraine weighs legalizing pornography to raise tax revenue and buy drones – washingtonpost.com
Ukraine weighs legalizing pornography to raise tax revenue and buy drones washingtonpost.com
Students strike across Germany in protest against military service – bbc.com
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 – The New York Times
Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
During the two-year civil war in Tigray, the region was totally cut off from the outside world.
Africa’s richest man helps fund $660m fuel pipeline between Ethiopia and Djibouti
The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
Once Sentenced to Death, Mary Jane Veloso Receives Pardon in the Philippines – The New York Times
- Once Sentenced to Death, Mary Jane Veloso Receives Pardon in the Philippines The New York Times
- Philippine president pardons drug convict Mary Jane Veloso reuters.com
- Marcos pardons Mary Jane Veloso Rappler
- After years in detention, Mary Jane Veloso finally free after Marcos pardon Philstar.com
- Marcos grants Mary Jane Veloso absolute pardon newsinfo.inquirer.net
Special agents’ blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
Dogs Have a ‘Consonant Bias’ – Newser
- Dogs Have a 'Consonant Bias' Newser
- Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak newscientist.com
- Man's best listener? Dog brains segment speech similar to humans Yahoo
- Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans Phys.org
- Hear, boy! Dogs decode what we say in a human-like way The Times
Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler dies
A gunman shot Jim Copenhaver twice while also killing another man and grazing Trump's ear with a bullet.
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation
Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal who worked in Keir Starmer’s team is poached from Flint Global
Ravinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an adviser to John Healey, in a move likely to fuel speculation about an early general election.
The chancellor is keen to beef up his team before the critical budget on 28 October, as the economy is buffeted by high oil prices and rising government borrowing costs.
Continue reading...Far-Right Activist Danny Tommo Arrested After Slashing Dinghy in English Channel – The New York Times
- Far-Right Activist Danny Tommo Arrested After Slashing Dinghy in English Channel The New York Times
- Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after alleged dinghy slashing in Channel The Guardian
- Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed in Channel bbc.com
- Tommy Robinson at court to see anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo deny criminal damage independent.co.uk
- Far-right UK activist Daniel Thomas arrested after slashing dinghy Al Jazeera
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone
Messaging ‘very telling’, says Crump after grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in teen’s death
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy on Thursday, just days after a Mississippi grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in the teen’s death.
Attorneys representing the 18-year-old Black college student’s family have called for transparency, asking that the grand jury investigative materials and the official autopsy report be publicly released.
Continue reading...Cheetah Quints Aced Their Early Trials – Newser
Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false
Unnamed woman who filed and later dropped lawsuit against rap superstar states that she never met him, contrary to initial allegation of 2000 assault
A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old has formally withdrawn her allegation, saying that she has never met the rap superstar.
The unnamed woman had originally made the allegation in a lawsuit filed in 2024, claiming that Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, had drugged and raped her with Sean Combs, known as P Diddy. The incident was alleged to have happened at a party after an MTV awards ceremony in 2000.
Continue reading...Removal of 760,000 people from ACA marketplace could undermine US health system
Trump administration move weakens federal insurance programs – and some poor people will likely forego healthcare
The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace on allegations of fraud, officials said on Tuesday – adding to previous efforts to chip away at federally subsidized insurance programs and likely causing some of the lowest-income Americans to forego healthcare, experts said.
The US government is also investigating about 420,000 people whom they suspect of fraud, and they are putting a six-month enrollment moratorium on new agents and brokers selling Obamacare policies, officials said at a press conference.
Continue reading...Far-left Mélenchon on track for presidential face-off against Le Pen, poll suggests – Politico
- Far-left Mélenchon on track for presidential face-off against Le Pen, poll suggests Politico
- What latest polls say about France’s 2027 presidential race The Connexion
- Barclays flags French election as a potential risk for euro Investing.com
- No Time to Lose DGAP
- French poll shows lowest rejection rate for Le Pen — Politico Europe UA.NEWS
Houthis promise not to target European ships – Financial Times
- Houthis promise not to target European ships Financial Times
- Houthis told EU they have no intention to attack European ships: Report Middle East Eye
- Why container lines kept sailing back to the Red Sea Container News
- Container ships and oil tankers seen in Gulf of Aden as tensions rise in Yemen AP News
- Houthis Vow Not to Target European Ships as Yemeni Forces Seize Strategic Jabal Numan Arab Times Kuwait News
NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records – bbc.com
- NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records bbc.com
- NHS England chief says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately The Guardian
- NHS staff face immediate suspension for 'snooping' on patient medical data Sky News
- NHS investigation after staff access records of teen who died a decade ago independent.co.uk
- NHS staff investigated over access to dead teenager's medical records BBC