‘We feel the love’: Epstein survivors overwhelmed by messages of support at pop-up art exhibition

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Visitors to a touring show drawing attention to Epstein’s crimes have left thousands of ‘powerful’ notes – and survivors say it means a great deal

When Danielle Bensky first went to The Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, she didn’t know what to expect.

“What happens if I walk in and survivors’ names are just plastered everywhere?” Bensky wondered about the reading room, a traveling exhibition of Epstein investigative files, first held in a New York City gallery this May. “I was a little worried in the beginning that this would be a form of exploitation for survivors.

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US datacenter demand spurs increased fossil fuel pipeline projects as rules are discarded

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Trump administration has gutted regulations that protect lives and natural resources as pipeline build-out continues

Datacenters are spurring a boom in fossil fuel pipeline projects at a time when the Trump administration is gutting rules that protect from disasters along the lines, a new review of federal records shows.

The report, compiled by the Environmental Integrity Project, also found pipelines are being built to meet demand for natural gas exports fueled by wars in Ukraine and Iran. Federal records identified almost 200 pipeline projects that are proposed or in the works, and would collectively span 17,000 miles (27,000km).

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Hiding in plain sight? Russell Brand’s conviction poses tough questions for UK entertainment industry – CNN

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  1. Hiding in plain sight? Russell Brand’s conviction poses tough questions for UK entertainment industry  CNN
  2. 'Time is up': Minister warns media industry to take abuse seriously in wake of Brand case  BBC
  3. Russell Brand to learn sentence after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault  NPR
  4. Russell Brand suspected to have attacked at least 10 other women  The Guardian
  5. A Monster of His Time  The Atlantic
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Polish prosecutors open terrorism investigation into Kraków shooting

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Six people killed in attack probably inspired by far right, according to officials, as police say suspect’s parents and sister found dead at his home

Polish prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after a 24-year-old man opened fire in a busy market square in Kraków, killing six people including a Briton and injuring 17, in an attack that authorities said was probably inspired by far-right ideologies.

Police confirmed on Sunday that three people found dead at the gunman’s home after the attack on Saturday afternoon were his father, 53, mother, 52, and sister, 21.

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Who’s who at Cop31: key players at the climate talks

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What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?

Hosting Cop was a key pledge from Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese in 2021, while in opposition, before his successful election campaign. But arcane rules meant the country had to wait its turn to bid and was then embroiled in an angry row with Turkey over the hosting. The final compromise put Australia in charge of the negotiations which will take place in the Turkish city of Antalya. The bitter taste left by the row lingers and Australia has seemed to some a rather half-hearted host. The country’s media has been much quieter on Cop than previous host countries, and although Albanese will speak at the opening of the leaders’ segment, he is unlikely to stay long.

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Hundreds of thousands left without power in Ukraine after Russian strikes, authorities say – CBS News

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  1. Hundreds of thousands left without power in Ukraine after Russian strikes, authorities say  CBS News
  2. Russian strikes on Ukraine leave hundreds of thousands without electricity  Al Jazeera
  3. Russia says it hit targets in and around Kyiv in massive overnight strike  Reuters
  4. Drone and missile attacks wound 9 in Ukraine as country prepares for talks with Russia and US  AP News
  5. Russia hits Kyiv and surrounding region in massive overnight strike  France 24
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Iran suspected of sending ships to map, operate against undersea internet cables – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Iran suspected of sending ships to map, operate against undersea internet cables  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran’s warnings to Trump  Ars Technica
  3. Iran-linked ships go dark over Persian Gulf internet cables after threats - FT  Iran International
  4. Iran Threatens to Disrupt the Internet: Houthis at the Heart of a Scenario Endangering Three Continents. What's the Story?  صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية
  5. IRAN WAR WEEK 37, day #1 : is perpetual combat and chaos Krasnov’s jam?  Daily Kos
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Ukraine Builds Combat Robots to Hunt Russian Troops Inside Underground Gas Pipelines – UNITED24 Media

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  1. Ukraine Builds Combat Robots to Hunt Russian Troops Inside Underground Gas Pipelines  UNITED24 Media
  2. Ukraine and Russia are taking the war underground as drones saturate the battlefield  France 24
  3. A nearly 6 km underground tunnel has been built in Donetsk region  Mezha.net
  4. Wall Street Journal: The Subterranean Battle Playing Out Deep in Ukraine’s Soviet-Era Pipelines  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Ukraine war situation update | 17 – 23 October 2026  ACLED
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Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?

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Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absent

As the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global heating, heads of government are meeting for the next fortnight for the latest round of climate talks. We ask why it matters and what is likely to be achieved.

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Canary Islands demand urgent government action amid surge in migrant arrivals – Euronews.com

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  1. Canary Islands demand urgent government action amid surge in migrant arrivals  Euronews.com
  2. Migrant surge to Spain's Canary Islands is unsustainable, authorities say  Reuters
  3. Canary Islands’ El Hierro declares emergency amid migrant, refugee influx  Al Jazeera
  4. Vox once again stirs up xenophobia in the midst of the 29N pre-campaign: Abascal speaks of "another invasion" in El Hierro  El Constitucional
  5. Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued from seven boats off El Hierro in Spain  Yahoo News Canada
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Putin Seizes Three More Japan Tobacco Businesses, Bringing Takeover to $3.7 Billion – UNITED24 Media

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  1. Putin Seizes Three More Japan Tobacco Businesses, Bringing Takeover to $3.7 Billion  UNITED24 Media
  2. Moscow Seizes Japan Tobacco’s Russia Factories  WSJ
  3. Putin seizes Russian operations of Japanese tobacco giant JTI  Euronews.com
  4. Russia Takes More Japan Tobacco Assets After Seizures Hit Shares  Bloomberg.com
  5. Putin expands temporary administration of Japan Tobacco assets in Russia  Reuters
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Italy’s Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking foreign minister’s personal data to dark web – CBS News

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  1. Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking foreign minister's personal data to dark web  CBS News
  2. Giorgia Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking foreign minister’s personal data to dark web  The Hill
  3. G7 ministers to discuss recent cyber attacks, Italy says  Reuters
  4. Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says 'cyber-criminals' shared his personal data on dark web  BBC
  5. Italy's foreign minister targeted in cyberattack due to Ukraine stance, minister says  The Kyiv Independent
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Psychiatrists and paediatricians among specialists most likely to charge ‘extreme’ fees, thinktank finds

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Grattan Institute finds some doctors charge up to triple the fees of their peers – well beyond what can be justified by business running costs

More than 2.2 million Australians paid an “extreme” fee to see a specialist last year, with psychiatrists and paediatricians among the most likely to routinely unreasonably charge their patients, according to new research.

Specialists cannot justify exorbitant fees by blaming inadequate government rebates, or the costs of running a business, a report from policy thinktank the Grattan Institute found, as these factors explain only a fraction of the fee increases Australians have faced.

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Pope’s visit to Argentina sets up showdown with ‘hyper-capitalist’ Milei

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President has opposing views on many issues, and once called Leo’s predecessor the ‘representative of the Evil One’

Trees are being planted in the garden. The brightly coloured buildings are getting another coat of paint. The choir rehearses. Hundreds of other residents, several of them using wheelchairs, practise their positions outside the sanctuary. Excitement is in the air, because on Monday 9 November, the Cottolengo Don Orione – a Catholic-run home for disabled people – will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV’s first full day of his trip to Argentina.

But the pope’s visit to Claypole, about 26km from Buenos Aires, does not come at an especially happy time for the home, which counts about 400 residents with disabilities. Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has made wide-ranging cuts to disability funding.

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Relying on Generators Again After Losing Internal Power Supply – The Moscow Times

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  1. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Relying on Generators Again After Losing Internal Power Supply  The Moscow Times
  2. Power restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA says  Reuters
  3. Ukrainian nuclear plant switches to generators after losing final power line  The Hill
  4. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses External Power Supply, Russian-Installed Management Says  The Moscow Times
  5. Update 374 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine  International Atomic Energy Agency
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Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting against regime – New York Post

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  1. Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting against regime  New York Post
  2. Iran executes three men for 'armed unrest' after January protests  BBC
  3. Iranian citizens condemn executions, criticize US response  Iran International
  4. Iran executes three men convicted of working for Israel and US during violent unrest before war  The Independent
  5. Three Men Hanged in Iran over Armed Involvement in January Unrest  تسنیم
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