Nibi the beaver sees dam of unwavering support as rescuers try to stop her release into wild

Massachusetts court to decide whether internet-famous ‘diva’ beaver will stay with rescuers or be released into wild

Whether a two-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court – and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in.

“To literally see people from around the world come together to protect this beaver is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life,” said Adam Teper, an attorney representing Nibi’s rescuers.

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Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities – CNN

  1. Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities  CNN
  2. Russia advances as war in Ukraine sees Putin's forces adopt new tactics amid uncertainty over U.S. support  CBS News
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2024  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukraine says its forces have withdrawn from defensive bastion of Vuhledar  The Guardian
  5. Ukraine Loses an Eastern Stronghold as Russia Grinds Forward  The Wall Street Journal
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Full Ta-Nehisi Coates interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes – MSNBC

  1. Full Ta-Nehisi Coates interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes  MSNBC
  2. Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how oppression can breed oppression in 'The Message'  NPR
  3. Ta-Nehisi Coates and Tony Dokoupil sharpen morning TV with Israel debate  The Washington Post
  4. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates talks new book "The Message"  CBS News
  5. The Appalling Attack on Ta-Nehisi Coates Is a Massive Media Failing  The New Republic
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North Korean defector crashes stolen bus in failed bid to return home

Defectors seeking to cross back into North Korea from the South are rare, though many struggle to adapt to life in their democratic, capitalist neighbour

A North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarised border, in a failed attempt to return to his isolated homeland.

The man – who fled to the South in 2011 – ignored warnings from soldiers to stop while attempting on Tuesday to drive through the Tongil Bridge in Paju, just south of the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, according to media reports citing South Korean provincial police.

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Israel Reports First Deaths in Lebanon and Bolsters Forces Fighting Hezbollah – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Israel Reports First Deaths in Lebanon and Bolsters Forces Fighting Hezbollah  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Israel Weighs Response to Iranian Ballistic-Missile Attack: Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Israel fights Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, plans to retaliate to Iran missile attack  CBS News
  4. Israeli military deaths in Lebanon raise questions over war’s scope  The Washington Post
  5. Where Will Israel’s Multifront War End?  Foreign Affairs Magazine
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Israel may target Iranian oil refineries in revenge strikes – The Guardian

  1. Israel may target Iranian oil refineries in revenge strikes  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: Israel vows response to Iran missile attack, strikes continue in Lebanon, Gaza  CNN
  3. Biden works to limit conflict as Mideast edges closer to all-out war  The Washington Post
  4. Opinion | We Absolutely Need to Escalate in Iran  The New York Times
  5. Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Israel response to Iran will 'come fast,' official says  ABC News
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To Build a Nuclear Bomb, Iran Would Need Much More Than Weeks – The New York Times

  1. To Build a Nuclear Bomb, Iran Would Need Much More Than Weeks  The New York Times
  2. Opinion | Why Israel Is Worried About Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions  The New York Times
  3. Iran and Israel: What are their attack and defence capabilities?  Al Jazeera English
  4. Does Iran Have Nuclear Weapons?  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Defeating Iran’s push for Armageddon  The Hill
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Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants – The Associated Press

  1. Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an 'excess' of immigrants  The Associated Press
  2. Dominican Republic to deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants  CNN
  3. Dominican Republic 'to deport up to 10,000 migrants a week'  BBC.com
  4. Dominican Republic to ramp up deportations as Haiti conflict worsens  Reuters Canada
  5. Dominican Republic says will expel up to 10,000 Haitian migrants a week  Al Jazeera English
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Israel-Lebanon in maps: Tracking the conflict with Hezbollah and Iran – BBC.com

  1. Israel-Lebanon in maps: Tracking the conflict with Hezbollah and Iran  BBC.com
  2. Attitudes About Nasrallah Appear More Positive in Middle East Since His Death  The New York Times
  3. What the death of Hezbollah’s leader means for the Middle East  Vox.com
  4. What Israel’s Assassination of Hezbollah’s Leader Means for the Middle East  The New Yorker
  5. Israel has killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Here’s who they were – and the key players that remain  CNN
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An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway – ABC News

  1. An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway  ABC News
  2. World War II-era bomb explodes at busy international airport, cratering taxiway  Fox News
  3. 500-pound bomb dropped during World War II explodes at Japanese airport: Watch video  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Buried US second world war bomb explodes at Japanese airport  The Guardian
  5. Japan airport closed by explosion of U.S. bomb likely dating to World War II  NBC News
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Special counsel reveals new details of Trump bid to overturn 2020 election

Newly unsealed court filing argues former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution

Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former US president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.

The filing was unsealed on Wednesday. It was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a supreme court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents and narrowed the scope of the prosecution.

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