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LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane Milton batters Florida with deadly tornados
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Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening along Florida's Gulf
Coast as a Category 3 storm, unleashing powerful winds, deadly storm
surge, and the threat of widespread flooding across much of the state.

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How Russias shadow fleet gets its ships - FT
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An FT investigation into the role of a British accountant, a
London-based broker and Dubai companies in the acquisition of vessels















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OpenAI pursues public benefit structure to fend off hostile takeovers
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ChatGPT maker considers largely untested company model to protect
chief executive Sam Altman from outside interference

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Amazons costly space race is grounding profit margin hopes - WSJ
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The e-commerce giant’s market cap has stayed mostly below that level
since its last earnings report two months ago. That report contained a
disappointing operating income forecast for the just-ended quarter.
That itself isn’t unusual; Amazon is typically conservative with
this projection, which has come in below Wall Street’s expectations
for 16 of its past 20 quarterly reports, according to data from
FactSet.














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The wealthy are paying big money to pump oxygen into their mountain
homes - WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=76653&nl=daily]
Kevin Rost’s new mountain home sits on a ridge at 10,500 feet of
elevation, high above Telluride, Colo. So high that in the winter, it
is only accessible by gondola. So high that some of Rost’s guests
struggle to acclimate.

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Recycling 'end-of-life' solar panels, wind turbines, is about to be
climate tech's big waste business
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The growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power
grid, and the rise of electric vehicles, are all key to the nation's
growing need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, lower carbon
emissions and mitigate climate change.














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What makes Europe so liveable? - The Economist
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EVERY YEAR the EIU, our sister company, ranks a big group of global
cities on their liveability. This year’s rankings have seen quite a
bit of movement. But the top of the index remains dominated by the
continent that best combines stability with a high quality of culture
and the environment, education, infrastructure and health care, all of
which the index’s authors aim to measure objectively. When the
scores are done, Europe can take another bow.

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Treatments for Acne and Rosacea Pose Potential Cancer Risk When
Improperly Stored - Discover Magazine [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=76653&nl=daily]
Products intended for the treatment of acne and other skin conditions
could break down into cancer-causing substances when improperly
stored, according to a report in the Journal of Investigative
Dermatology.














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Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care -
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New technologies will radically change the experience of living with
and caring for someone with Alzheimer's, says Professor Fiona
Carragher, chief policy and research officer at Alzheimer's Society,
UK

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The SBAs Disaster Relief Funding Has Less Than $100 Million With
Hurricane Milton on the Way - Inc [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=76653&nl=daily]
If you live in Florida, theres no doubt that youre accustomed to
hurricanes. Many people hunker down, ride out the storm, rebuild, and
move on. But every so oftenand perhaps more often as climate change
revs upthere comes a storm that makes officials pause, or nearly cry
on air because of the storms ferocity.














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The 4 Interview Red Flags Hiring Managers Say Concern Them Most -
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If youre being called in for interviews but dont get the job, its
possible that something youre doing is raising red flags, causing the
interviewer to question your suitability for the position. A recent
survey found that the most concerning red flags range from obvious
mistakes like lying, to more subtle slip-ups that job seekers might
not even be aware of. The most concerning behavior from job candidates
by a significant margin is dishonesty, with 63% of hiring managers
saying they view it as the biggest red flag. Hiring managers see rude
language or behavior as a red flag in potential hires. Despite your
technical skills being strong, hiring managers are often also judging
your interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Criticizing or
badmouthing previous employers is also a red flag with 62% of
executives viewing badmouthing as a deal-breaker. Lastly, being
unprepared can harm you in more ways than simply not knowing about the
companys background. For example, being inadequately prepared can
cause some people to panic during interviews, leading them to overtalk
and fill the silence with unnecessary details. Use these tips to
support your interview preparation and have a better chance at getting
an offer.

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New mental health parity laws are already under threat - STAT
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The ink had scarcely dried onnew federal rulesfor enforcement of the
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 whenU.S. health
plansthreatened potential legal actionto block them.














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Big tech is bringing nuclear power back to life - The Economist
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Nuclear nightmare, screamed the headline in Time magazine on April 9th
1979. One of the two reactors at a nuclear-power plant at Three Mile
Island in Pennsylvania had suffered an accident. The governor ordered
an evacuation of all vulnerable people within five miles of the plant
as radioactive gas escaped.














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Portugal plans to become low-tax haven for young people - FT
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Centre-right government bets on 10 years of tax breaks to stop brain
drain

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The K-Pop King - The New Yorker [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=76653&nl=daily]
Scooter Braun was in a tailspin. It was February, 2021, and the music
manager, who had made his name launching the careers of Justin Bieber
and Ariana Grande, was nearing forty and facing a brutal divorce. An
equally nasty battle with Taylor Swift, over his ownership of her song
catalogue, had sullied his public image. Rumors circulated that the
future of Brauns company, Ithaca Holdings, was in doubt. Amid this
tumult, he was surprised to receive an invitation to speak with
someone who had long fascinated him: the South Korean producer Bang
Si-hyukknown to admirers as Hitman Bang.













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The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for
31 million accounts
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When visiting The Internet Archive (www.archive.org) on Wednesday
afternoon, The Verge was greeted by a pop-up claiming the site had
been hacked. Just after 9PM ET, Internet Archive founder Brewster
Kahle confirmed the breach and said the website had been defaced with
the notification via a JavaScript library.

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You Dont Know Jack about Bandwidth Communications of the ACM
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Imagine you are a company with a lot of remote employees, and they all
hate the local Internet service providers (ISPs). Videoconferences are
the worst: People cannot hear each other, they randomly start sounding
like Darth Vader, and they occasionally just disappear from the
conversation.

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What a Second Trump Term Would Mean for Trans Kids
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A second Donald Trump presidency would pose not only an existential
but a literal threat to vulnerable young people who are already, in
many cases, being targeted by their state and local leaders. As
spelled out on his own campaign website, Trumps 2024 promises include
a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in all 50 states, along with
pulling Medicaid and Medicare funding for any hospital that offers
treatments like puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy to
minor patients. Trump also vows to pass a federal law the only genders
recognized by the U.S. government are male and female and they are
assigned at birth, thus erasing the very existence of trans people.

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about pro­teins, life’s
ingenious chemical tools. David Baker has succeeded with the almost
impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. Demis
Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model to solve a
50-year-old problem: predicting proteins’ complex structures. These
discoveries hold enormous potential.

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Rise of the robots: AI to shape UK defense review
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LONDON The U.K. government is using artificial intelligence to help
put together its landmark review of Britains armed forces in what
amounts to a radical shakeup of how Whitehall functions.

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Texas A&M TTI researches electric vehicle safety via crash test: Jaws
hit the ground
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Electric vehicles (EVs) have been gaining popularity with some
high-tech capabilities, but when it comes to a crash, researchers have
suggested that current infrastructure may not make the cut to save
lives.

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Science Says Being Generous, Thoughtful, and Kind Is a Sign of High
Intelligence. Leading Organizational Psychologist Adam Grant Agrees
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One of the most successful people I know is really, really smart.
She’s also extremely generous with her time, with her money, and
with praise. She fits perfectly into Adam Grant’s “giver”
category.

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How Waffle House helps Southerners and FEMA judge a storm's severity
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FILE - A billboard lies atop a Waffle House restaurant after being
knocked down by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 14, 2018.
(Carlos R. Munoz/Sarasota Herald-Tribune via AP, File)

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Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe' gets
official approval
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A relaxation of official rules around the correct use of apostrophes
in German has not only irritated grammar sticklers but triggered
existential fears around the pervasive influence of English.

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The Strange Romance of Seahorses
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As the first blue hues crept into the otherwise lightless black sky, I
carefully continued down the slippery ladder. Donning full scuba gear
and tank—with a clipboard, fins, and underwater camera somehow all
wedged, clipped, or balanced around my body—I sank into the inky,
inscrutable water. Earthly burden lifted, I joined the weightless and
serene world of the coral reef at dawn.

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Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control
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On Threads, the topic of “Threads Moderation Failures” is
trending. Some users complain their accounts are being deleted or
restricted for linking to articles with controversial topics.
Instagram and Threads boss Adam Mosseri is directly replying to some
complaints and said he’s “looking into it.” And I’m one of
many people who’s had their account deleted for allegedly being a
child — which I am not.

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Your brain changes based on what you did two weeks ago
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Your behavior today could affect your brain activity in two weeks'
time, new research suggests. These findings have significant
implications for our mental health as well as our attention, cognition
and memory.

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Lina Khan Is Just Getting Started (She Hopes) - Bloomberg
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Bidens FTC chair has toughened merger oversight, taken on noncompetes
and made the donor class crazy. She hints that theres a lot more to
come, if shes given the chance.

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MiLaboratories gets $10M for a platform play to accelerate genomic
research | TechCrunch
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Natasha is a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joining September 2012,
based in Europe. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for
CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business
technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she
focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills
issues. She has also freelanced for organisations including The
Guardian and the BBC. Natasha holds a First Class degree in English
from Cambridge University, and an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths
College, University of London.

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The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained | TechCrunch
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On October 8, WordPress said that Mary Hubbard, who was TikTok US’s
head of governance and experience, will be starting as executive
director. This post was previously held by Josepha Haden Chomphosy,
who was one of the 159 people leaving Automattic. A day prior to this,
one of the engineers from WP Engine announced that he was joining
Automattic.

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BaCta is using engineered bacteria to grow natural rubber and slash
CO2 emissions | TechCrunch
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Natasha is a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joining September 2012,
based in Europe. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for
CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business
technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she
focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills
issues. She has also freelanced for organisations including The
Guardian and the BBC. Natasha holds a First Class degree in English
from Cambridge University, and an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths
College, University of London.

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Exclusive: Health insurtech startup Qantev raises EUR30 million to
outperform LLMs with small AI models
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What these products might be remains to be confirmed, although
underwriting seems to be a strong candidate. For now, Qantev
prioritizes claims management, but it is easy to see how it could
leverage the legitimacy and data access it is gaining from its early
customers to help them streamline other operations, as it is already
doing with fraud detection. Looking at the big picture, this would tie
back to the trend of AI as a way to fight rising healthcare costs.

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Wall Street shrugs at Google's legal setbacks isn't denial, it's
pragmatism: Morning Brief
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Google will also get a chance to reply in court. For now, the company
described the government’s proposals as “radical and sweeping,"
rife with unintended consequences that will hurt consumers and
American innovation. Google Search is so enmeshed in how people use
the web, it would be unthinkable to fundamentally alter it in the way
the government suggests, the company's blog post seemed to say.

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Collapsing wildlife populations near 'points of no return', report
warns
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Latin America and the Caribbean recorded the steepest average declines
in recorded wildlife populations, with a 95% fall, according to the
WWF and the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) biennial Living
Planet report. They were followed by Africa with 76%, and Asia and the
Pacific at 60%. Europe and North America recorded comparatively lower
falls of 35% and 39% respectively since 1970.

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McDonalds largest french fry maker lays off hundreds as Americans turn
away from fries
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It turns out that, no, fast-food eaters would not like fries with
that. As more customers lose their appetite for fast food over
sky-high prices, North America’s largest fry producer is reeling
from the slowdown.

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Residents of Florida Face Agonizing Decisions around Milton
Evacuations - Scientific American [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=76653&nl=daily]
Debris from Hurricane Helene lines a street in the Redington Beach
section of St. Petersburg, Fla., on October 8, 2024, ahead of
Hurricane Miltons expected landfall. Milton regained power on October
8 to become a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph
(270 kph) as it barreled towards west-central coast of Florida and is
forecast to make landfall late October 9, according to the National
Hurricane Center.

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Google's 'Anti-What' Case Lacks a Teddy Roosevelt - Bloomberg
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On the surface, the antitrust debate over Big Tech sounds like America
120 years ago but this time, no one seems to care.

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How common are back-to-back hurricanes? A climatologist answers.
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and were dedicated
to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, its more
important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But
in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have
an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.

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On 17th century "cocaine"
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Earlier this year, amid a sea of bones in the vaulted crypt beneath
Milan’s Ca’ Granda hospital, Italian researchers made an
intriguing discovery. Analyzing mummified brain tissue from two men
who died at the hospital in the seventeenth century, they found
evidence of coca use—the earliest ever detected outside of South
America. Their results, published this month in the Journal of
Archaeological Science, push back our documentation of coca’s
presence in the Old World by nearly two centuries. It’s one of my
favorite historical finds of the year, and I was happy to speak about
it to a New York Times reporter who covered the story here.

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Trump Keeps the Tax Cut Promises Coming, Now for Americans Abroad
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Vice President Kamala Harris has attacked Mr. Trump’s tax plans,
arguing that they would amount to a giveaway to the rich. She has
pledged to raise taxes on corporations and Americans making more than
$400,000 a year.

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Growing Cannabis and Opium Poppies May Be Key to U.S. Supply Chains
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“It’s kind of scary to think that all your medicines, the active
ingredients come from so many different countries,” Mr. Singh, 47,
said. “We want to be able to bring the supply chain back to the
United States.”

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Zantac's Developer Settles Lawsuits Claiming Cancer Link
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GSK’s settlement on Wednesday will resolve claims by about 80,000
plaintiffs in the United States. The company said it had also agreed
to pay $70 million to settle a whistle-blower complaint by an
independent laboratory, Valisure, whose testing first raised the alarm
about a link between Zantac and cancer. In that lawsuit, Valisure
accused GSK of knowing that the drug elevates cancer risk and of
keeping quiet about it.

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Opinion | I Was a Whistle-Blower Under Trump. Here's What's at Risk
for Public Health.
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The future of Americas public health agencies looks bleak under Trump.

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Opinion | I Study Political Violence. I'm Worried About the Election.
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In addition to the “unprecedented spike in threats” that Mr.
Garland cited, there is other worrisome evidence suggesting the
possibility of violence. At the Chicago Project on Security and
Threats, a research institute that I run at the University of Chicago,
we have been conducting quarterly national surveys of Americans’
attitudes toward political violence since the summer of 2021.

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Dementia set to become Australia's leading cause of death
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In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the
UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or
email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call
or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on
988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis
counsellor. Other international helplines can be found at
befrienders.org

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H-1B visa: Company supplying thousands of tech workers to Silicon
Valley discriminated against non-Indians, jury finds
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The jury verdict against Cognizant, founded in Chennai and now
headquartered in New Jersey, came Friday in a class-action lawsuit
that revolved around claims the firm abused the H-1B visa process. The
visa is intended for workers with specialized skills, and Silicon
Valley tech firms rely on it heavily to secure top talent and also to
obtain workers for lower-level jobs via Cognizant and other staffing
firms.

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Republican Senate candidate's hedge fund managed $415m in Russian debt
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TaNisha Cameron, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Democratic party,
said then: "David McCormick sold himself out to America's adversaries
at the expense of Pennsylvanians. When it comes time to stand up for
our allies against Russia and China, McCormick has shown once again
that he is only out for himself and his bottom line."

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'Bit of a glitch': BBC Weather app forecasts 15,759mph winds in UK
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A BBC spokesperson said: "We're aware of an issue with our third-party
supplier, which means our Weather app and website are wrongly
predicting hurricane wind speeds everywhere. That is incorrect and we
apologise. We're working with our supplier to fix this as soon as
possible."

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Louisiana diocese prepares to file for bankruptcy over clergy abuse
claims
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Alexandria diocese plans to file ‘prearranged chapter 11’ after
settlement with victims to avoid ‘lengthy delays’

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