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A man walks in the rain before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a village in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)

Cuba braces for ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa

After cutting a path of destruction across Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to hit Cuba — very likely as a Category 4.

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Bill Gates appears to have shifted his stance on climate change in a new memo from the Microsoft co-founder.

Gates: Climate change ‘will not lead to humanity’s demise’

In a memo, the Microsoft co-founder warned against climate alarmism and appears to have shifted some of his views about climate change.

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Hamas militants carry a white bag believed to contain a body, during a search for the remains of hostages in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

‘Forceful strikes’ on Gaza as Israel claims truce violation

Hamas denied involvement in an attack on Israeli forces, saying that it remained committed to the ceasefire and accusing Israel of violating it.

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Microsoft co-founder and and philanthropist Bill Gates appears to have shifted his stance on the risks posed by a warming planet.

‘Doomsday’: Bill Gates shifts stance on climate change risks

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Microsoft co-founder has spent billions raising the alarm about the dangers of climate change, now he’s pushing back against what he calls a ‘doomsday outlook’.

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Donald Trump has linked the use of paracetamol with autism.

Texas sues Tylenol makers, claiming they hid autism risks

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The lawsuit is the first by a state that seizes on Donald Trump’s unproven allegations that the use of acetaminophen (paracetamol) products during pregnancy causes autism.

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US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are set to meet.

Trump and Xi set to trade barbs on Taiwan

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has said that he wants to focus on trade when he meets Xi Jinping in South Korea, even if the Chinese leader presses him on Taiwan.

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The angst of nu metal is being discovered by Gen Z, but with digital eyes always looming, the ephemeral catharsis of collectively going mad is a thing of the past

Y2K kids were the last to really rage with no one watching

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The ability to express ourselves freely in public without the ever-looming spectre of perpetual surveillance has been completely lost.

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Elon Musk on Monday unveiled his own version of Wikipedia.

Musk challenges Wikipedia with his own AI encyclopedia

Elon Musk on Monday unveiled his own version of Wikipedia, the crowdsourced online encyclopedia, with entries edited by xAI, his artificial intelligence company.

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There is one issue at the core of Trump's trade war that is flying under the radar.

The ‘sleeper issue’ at the heart of Trump’s trade war

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For months, companies and officials throughout Asia have been waiting for US President Donald Trump to address a question that cuts to the core of his disruptive plans for global trade.

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Once a vanquished child killer, Diptheria has returned..

Once a vanquished child killer, Diptheria has returned

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is among the diseases that were relics of pre-vaccine days but have resurged in recent years, with mass displacement driven by climate change and war. 

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Russia says it has successfully tested a new nuclear missile with an almost unlimited range that is "invincible" to current and future missile defences.

15 hours, 1400km: Russia set to deploy nuclear missile

Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile and is preparing to deploy it.

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The death of democracy is happening within you.

The death of democracy is happening within you

THE NEW YORK TIMES: When the amount of deviant behaviour rises, people begin to redefine deviant behaviour as normal.

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The US Symphony Orchestra has begun to open all its performances with the national anthem

Under Trump US orchestras must open shows with nat anthem

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US Symphony Orchestra has begun to open all its performances with the national anthem, the latest indication of how Donald Trump is putting his imprint on the Kennedy Centre.

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Doechii, the breakout rap star from Tampa.

Doechii has the charisma & drive to become a superstar

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Doechii’s style of rapping is at once laser-focused and cartoonishly animated, driven by dexterous wordplay and sudden pivots into entirely different flows, intonations and characters. 

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The Lourve will not be compensated for its $156 million loss. It turns out none of the royal items were insured.

Why weren’t the jewels stolen from the Louvre insured?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Lourve will not be compensated for its $156 million loss. It turns out none of the royal items were insured.

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