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NATIONAL

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT

Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk’s killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest

SUMMARY: The FBI has released photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk’s shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips. President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s shocked by the horror of Kirk’s assassination on a Utah university campus where Kirk was speaking a day earlier. The Republican president praises Kirk’s impact on conservative politics, calling him “a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration” to millions of people. Law enforcement officials say the sniper who assassinated Kirk has not been identified and is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot. Officials say nearby woods where a high-powered rifle was found have been secured.

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US--MENENDEZ-BRIBERY

Bob Menendez’s wife says she was ex-senator’s ‘puppet’ as she gets 4½ years in prison for bribery

SUMMARY: Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician’s influence in exchange for bribes. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein sentenced 58-year-old Nadine Menendez on Thursday after she told the court that her husband isn’t the man she thought he was. She was convicted in April of colluding from 2018 to 2023 with her husband, the former Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a variety of corrupt schemes, some involving assisting the Egyptian government. Her husband is serving an 11-year sentence after his conviction last year for taking bribes, extortion, and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government.

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US--CHARLIE-KIRK-SHOT-SECURITY

Charlie Kirk’s shooting death exposes security gaps at political events

SUMMARY: Security experts are questioning the protection provided to Charlie Kirk at the Utah college where he was fatally shot. The shooting happened Wednesday during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University. Campus police chief Jeff Long said six officers staffed the event and coordinated with Kirk’s security team. While the gunman remained at large Thursday, experts criticized the lack of perimeter security and the decision to hold the event outdoors. Utah allows concealed carry on campuses, complicating security efforts. The shooter fired from a rooftop, which raised concerns about securing elevated areas at such events.

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US--SEPT 11-ANNIVERSARY

Americans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies

SUMMARY: Americans have marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims. At the World Trade Center site in New York City, the nearly 3,000 victims’ names were read aloud Thursday. At the Pentagon in Virginia, a memorial service honored the 184 service members and civilians killed. And near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony honored the victims of Flight 93. The remembrances are often promoted as a day of national unity, but this year’s anniversary comes during a time of increased political tensions just a day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK-SHOT-WHAT TO KNOW

What to know about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA

SUMMARY: Officials say the shooting that killed Charlie Kirk was a targeted attack. The Turning Point USA CEO was fatally shot at a Utah college where he was speaking on Wednesday. Kirk was a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University when authorities say the shooter fired from a distant roof. The search for the shooter was continuing Thursday. The FBI released two photos of a ‘person of interest’ in connection with the shooting. The photos show a person wearing a hat, sunglasses and a long sleeve black shirt. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox calls the killing a “political assassination.”

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US--IMMIGRATION RAID-HYUNDAI PLANT-WHAT TO KNOW

What to know about Korean workers detained in immigration raid now on flight back home

SUMMARY: More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia plant last week headed are on a flight home. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry confirmed they were due arrive in South Korea late Friday afternoon. The developments came the same day South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for improvements in the U.S. visa system as he spoke about the Sept. 4 immigration raid that resulted in the arrest of more than 300 South Korean workers at at Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah.

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US--CHARLIE-KIRK SHOT-MEDIA

Analyst Matthew Dowd loses his MSNBC job following his Charlie Kirk commentary

SUMMARY: Veteran political analyst Matthew Dowd is out of a job at MSNBC following some commentary regarding Charlie Kirk that drew a heated reaction. After a gunman killed the conservative activist Wednesday, Dowd said Kirk was a divisive figure and that “hateful words” can lead to “hateful actions.” MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler apologized for “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable” commentary. Dowd later apologized online, saying he did not intend for his comments to blame Kirk for the shooting. MSNBC later said Dowd “is no longer with the network.” The one-time aide to President George W. Bush and longtime ABC News analyst had been with MSNBC since 2022.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK-SHOT-REACTION

Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting

SUMMARY: The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah had particular resonance for public figures who have experienced political violence themselves. Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made frequent appearances on college campuses and in other settings, engaging in political dialogue with students and others. Leaders who have survived public attacks or had family members victimized joined in bipartisan condemnation of the attack on Kirk.

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US--HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING-COLORADO

Authorities say a student is dead after shooting 2 peers and then himself at Colorado high school

SUMMARY: A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles west of Denver. The teens were originally listed in critical condition, St. Anthony CEO Kevin Cullinan said. Their ages were not released. By early evening, one teen was in stable condition with what Dr. Brian Blackwood, the hospital’s trauma director, described as non-life threatening injuries. He declined to provide more details.

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US--COMMUTER STABBING-CHARLOTTE

Previous charges, delayed mental health evaluation were missed opportunities in Charlotte stabbing

SUMMARY: After Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested for the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a North Carolina commuter train, he was quickly sent to a state mental hospital for an evaluation. That’s a sharp contrast from a January arrest, where it took more than six months for a court to order a mental evaluation after Brown told officers that he had been given a human-made substance that controlled him. The January arrest was just one of the missed opportunities in Brown’s criminal history, according to experts. He had cycled through the criminal justice system for more than a decade. He now faces federal and state charges in the Aug. 22 killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska,

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US-BRAZIL-TRUMP-IMMIGRATION

She was adopted into an abusive home in the US. Decades later, ICE deported her back to Brazil

SUMMARY: When Maria Pires was adopted from Brazil as a child, she believed she was officially an American. But her adoptive father, who sexually abused her for years, never completed paperwork to make her a citizen. As an adult, Pires served prison time for several violent crimes. Still, officials allowed her to remain in the U.S. for decades — until the second Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Officials say she’s a serial criminal no longer welcome in the U.S. At an annual immigration check-in this March, she was detained and eventually deported. She’s in a Brazilian shelter, trying to rebuild her life. Trump’s efforts have swept up tens of thousands of immigrants. Many like Pires came to the U.S. as children. Their detentions often draw the loudest backlash.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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US-SENATE-NOMINATIONS

Senate Republicans poised to change rules to speed up Trump’s nominees

SUMMARY: Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has set up votes for Thursday that would allow large numbers of nominees to be confirmed at the same time. It’s just the latest move to change Senate rules after a dozen years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken the filibuster and make the nominations process more partisan. Thune has said the Democrats’ obstruction is “unsustainable” as they have drawn out the confirmation process and infuriated Trump as many positions in his administration remain unfilled.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT-HOW IT UNFOLDED

A college campus, a fiery speaker — and then a single gunshot

SUMMARY: A crowd gathered around a white canopy on a grassy college courtyard just weeks into the fall semester, eager to hear what the speaker beneath it had to say. It was a typical university scene, with its promise of the free exchange of ideas and debate, except in one way: its size. This speaker was Charlie Kirk, one of the most influential voices in President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement, and the event Wednesday at Utah Valley University drew more than 3,000 people. As he answered a question about gun violence, a gunshot cracked.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK-SHOT-POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America’s roll call of public violence

SUMMARY: In the tragic roll call of violence in American public life, Charlie Kirk’s name joins the long list. The influential 31-year old conservative commentator was slain Wednesday during an event on a college campus in Utah. He had been debating how many transgender people commit gun violence. Then the shot rang out. President Donald Trump called for an end to the violence. So did the Utah governor, and a long tally of elected officials across the political divide. But that has never been enough. The country’s mounting history of political violence depends on how leaders, and Americans, treat one another, experts said — even when they disagree.

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US--OBIT-CHARLIE KIRK

Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, dies after campus shooting

SUMMARY: Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster and ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed. The assassination Wednesday occurred during one of his trademark appearances at a college in Utah. The 31-year-old was a prominent conservative activist who embodied the pugnacious and populist approach to politics under Trump’s Republican Party. In 2012, Kirk launched Turning Point USA to reach out to young conservatives. That organization and its affiliates helped turn out voters to get Trump elected in 2024, focusing on those who felt shut out of politics and rarely cast a ballot.

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US--DC-FEDERAL INTERVENTION

Trump’s emergency order for DC is set to expire, but House moves to place new limits on the city

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s emergency order that federalized Washington’s police force is set to expire. Congress has not moved to extend it, so control will return to local authorities. However, a House committee is debating 13 bills that could further limit the city’s autonomy. The National Guard and some other federal agencies will continue their deployment, and at least some National Guard troops from outside the District of Columbia will remain in the nation’s capital at least through the end of November. Mayor Muriel Bowser opposes the House bills, calling them an affront to the heavily Democratic city’s autonomy.

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US--TRUMP-FBI OUSTERS

3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration’s ‘campaign of retribution’

SUMMARY: Three fired FBI officials have sued to get their jobs back, calling their terminations part of a “campaign of retribution” carried out by a director who caved to political pressure from the Trump administration. The complaint asserts Director Kash Patel indicated to one of the ousted agents he knew the firings were “likely illegal” but he was powerless to stop them because the White House and the Justice Department were determined to remove all agents who worked on investigations into President Donald Trump. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington. Spokespeople for the FBI have declined to comment.

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US--TRUMP-DC INTERVENTION-IMMIGRATION

Over 40% of arrests in Trump’s DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has portrayed his federal law enforcement surge in Washington as a crime-fighting effort. However, data analyzed by The Associated Press shows that over 40% of the arrests during the operation were immigration-related. This highlights the administration’s continued focus on its hardline immigration agenda. The operation led to more than 2,300 arrests, including homicide suspects and gang members. More than 940 were immigration-related. The prominence of immigration arrests has fueled criticism that the true purpose was to expand deportations. Critics argue the effort appears more like a model for federal intervention in cities led by Democratic mayors. The administration argues that deportations are inseparable from crime reduction.

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US--HARRIS-BOOK

Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was ‘recklessness,’ but she defends his abilities

SUMMARY: Ex-Vice President Kamala Harris says it was reckless for Democrats to let President Joe Biden decide whether to seek reelection last year. But in an excerpt of Harris’ new book she defends Biden’s ability to do the job. In an excerpt of “107 Days” published Wednesday in The Atlantic, Harris writes it was “recklessness” that she and others left the decision about Biden continuing his campaign up to him and first lady Jill Biden. It’s the first time Harris has been publicly critical of Biden’s decision to run again. Biden eventually dropped out after a disastrous debate performance and was replaced by Harris, who lost to Republican Donald Trump. Biden’s office hasn’t commented.

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US--FEDERAL RESERVE-COOK

Trump administration appeals ruling blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Gov. Cook

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a ruling blocking him from immediately firing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook as he seeks more control over the traditionally independent board. The notice of appeal was filed Wednesday, hours after U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb handed down the ruling. The White House insists the Republican president had the right to fire Cook over mortgage fraud allegations involving properties in Michigan and Georgia from before she joined the Fed. Cook’s lawsuit denies the allegations and says the firing was unlawful. The case could soon reach the Supreme Court, which has allowed Trump to fire members of other independent agencies but suggested that power has limitations at the Fed.

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INTERNATIONAL

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US--IMMIGRATION RAID-HYUNDAI PLANT

South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home

SUMMARY: A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid on a battery factory in Georgia last week has left Atlanta bound for South Korea. The workers had been held at an immigration detention center in southeast Georgia and were bused to Atlanta on Thursday for their flight, which is expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by U.S. authorities included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian. They were among about 475 workers detained during the raid last week.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-QATAR

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ of Gaza hostages release with strike on Doha, Qatari premier says

SUMMARY: Qatar’s prime minister has accused his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, of destroying hopes for the release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza. This follows an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani’s comments on Thursday reflect growing anger among Gulf Arab countries. The Israeli attack on Qatari soil killed at least six people and intensified Israel’s global isolation. Meanwhile, thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza City ahead of an Israeli offensive. Many are struggling to leave due to lack of resources. The Israel-Hamas war has already claimed over 64,700 Palestinian lives.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-GULF ANGER

Israel’s strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That bodes ill for Trump’s Mideast priorities

SUMMARY: Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp. Now, those same leaders are united in anger after Israel’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, Doha. The strike has triggered the worst fears of leaders in the oil-rich Gulf: that the U.S. might abandon its decades-old commitment to protect them from regional aggressors in the mold of Saddam Hussein or – it now seems – Benjamin Netanyahu. Those fears could undermine Trump’s priorities in the region, from ending the war in Gaza and expanding the Abraham Accords to countering Chinese and Russian influence.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats

SUMMARY: European leaders have expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening their countries as Moscow’s forces pursue their invasion of Ukraine, concerns exacerbated after multiple Russian drones struck Polish soil. Wednesday’s incursion into Poland, which came during unrelenting Russian strikes on neighboring Ukraine, deepened longstanding fears that the three-year war between Poland’s neighbors could precipitate a wider conflict. U.S.-led efforts to steer Moscow and Kyiv toward a peace settlement have so far failed to get traction. NATO’s supreme commander in Europe said on Thursday that the alliance is uncertain about the number of drones involved. The Kremlin has denied targeting Poland.

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EU--BRITAIN-US-AMBASSADOR-EPSTEIN

UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

SUMMARY: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has fired the U.K’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said the decision came after the publication this week of emails Mandelson sent to Epstein. On Wednesday, The Sun newspaper published emails that it said showed Mandelson telling Epstein to “fight for early release” shortly before Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA

Israeli airstrikes on Yemen kill at least 35, Houthi officials say

SUMMARY: Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Israeli airstrikes targeting the rebels in Yeman have killed at least 35 people and wounded over 130 others. Most of those killed in the strikes Wednesday were in Sanaa, the capital, where a military headquarters and a fuel station were among the sites hit, the health ministry said. Israel’s military carried out the strikes just days after Houthi rebels launched a drone attack that struck an Israeli airport. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip. The move adds to Israel’s already unprecedented isolation as it grapples with the fallout from its strike targeting Hamas leaders in U.S.-allied Qatar.

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AS--NORTH KOREA-KIM’S DAUGHTER-WHAT TO KNOW

Her age -- and maybe her name -- are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea’s next leader

SUMMARY: South Korea’s spy agency says the young daughter of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was assessed to have solidified what it calls her status as her father’s likely heir as she accompanied her father on his recent China trip. Kim brought his young daughter on a major recent trip to China, her first known overseas appearance. The girl, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, is around 12 or 13 years old. Since 2022, Kim Jong Un has increasingly showcased her at major public events, fueling speculation she is being groomed as the country’s next leader.

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AS--NEPAL-PROTEST

As Nepal’s army tries to restore order, capital’s residents ask what’s next

SUMMARY: A curfew was lifted for a few hours in Nepal’s capital allowing people to rush to buy groceries and supplies as confusion set on the Himalayan nation about the future after the collapse of the government. Soldiers in Nepal’s capital have ordered people to stay home after the military came out in force overnight to halt two days of deadly unrest that prompted the government’s collapse as protesters set buildings on fire. Representatives of the protesters met with military officials in Kathmandu to discuss a transitional administration, with some of them pushing for a popular former chief justice, Sushila Karki. The demonstrations by thousands of protesters were sparked Monday by a short-lived government ban on social media, drawing a police crackdown in which officers opened fire.

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BUSINESS

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US--CONSUMER PRICES

Rising inflation and a deteriorating job market puts the Fed, and Americans, in a difficult spot

SUMMARY: Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, and airfares jumped, while a measure of layoffs also increased, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot as it prepares to cut rates at its meeting next week despite persistent price pressures. The reading is the last the Fed will receive before its Sept. 16-17 meeting, when policymakers are widely expected to cut their short-term rate to about 4.1% from 4.3%. Still, the new inflation data underscores the challenges the Fed is facing. Inflation remains stubborn while the job market is weakening, diverging trends that would require polar reactions from Federal Reserve policymakers to address.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street’s record-setting run keeps motoring on expectations for easier interest rates

SUMMARY: Wall Street’s record-setting run keeps rolling. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% on Thursday and was on track to set an all-time high for a third straight day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 593 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market following some mixed reports on the U.S. economy. Wall Street took them as signals that cement the case for the Federal Reserve to cut its main interest rate for the first time this year at its meeting next week. European stocks rose after the European Central Bank held its main interest rate steady.

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US--WORLD RICHEST--ELLISON-MUSK

Musk loses crown as the world’s richest person to Larry Ellison and then snatches it back

SUMMARY: The battle among billionaires for bragging rights as the world’s richest person got heated Wednesday with the surprising surge of an old contender: Larry Ellison. In a stunning few minutes of trading early in the day, stock in Oracle, the software giant that the college dropout co-founded, rocketed more than a third, enough to temporarily wrest the title from its longtime holder Elon Musk. But the stock market is fickle, and by the end of the day Musk was back on top, at least according to wealth tracker Bloomberg, as Oracle gave a bit of its gains. Musk is now worth $384.2 billion versus $383.2 billion for Ellison.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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SCI--OCTOPUS ARMS

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

SUMMARY: Scientists have discovered that octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks. A study published Thursday in Scientific Reports analyzed videos of octopus movements in the wild. The three species of octopuses studied use their front arms about 60% of the time. The back arms are more often used for movement. The study is the first large analysis of octopus limb actions in the wild. Octopus limbs are complex, with each arm containing 100 to 200 sensory suckers, acting like a human’s nose, lips, and tongue.

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US-SCI--MARS ROCK-LIFE

New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

SUMMARY: NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life. Scientists reported the findings Wednesday, but stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there last summer before reaching any conclusions. Roaming Mars since 2021, the rover cannot directly detect life. Instead, it carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for hosting microscopic life billions of years ago. The samples are awaiting retrieval.

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EDUCATION

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US-EDUCATION-HEAD-START-IMMIGRATION

Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

SUMMARY: A federal judge has blocked Trump administration restrictions on federally-funded services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education. The order from the judge in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island applies to 20 states and the District of Columbia, whose attorneys general, all Democrats, sued the administration. Individual public benefits, such as food stamps and college financial aid, have been largely unavailable to people in the country without legal status, but the new rules and guidance from the administration curbed their access to community-level programs that receive federal money.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT--AP POLL-AWARDS SHOWS

Americans still give awards shows consideration, a new AP-NORC poll finds

SUMMARY: Most Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a little. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve watched all or most of an awards show on TV or streaming in the past year. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Just over half say they’ve watched clips from an awards show. The results suggest some vitality remains in the tuxedo-and-gown world of the Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Golden Globes, whose makers have fought to make them relevant when Americans have more choices in what to watch. When the Emmys return Sunday, all eyes will likely be on the winners and the ratings.

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SPORTS

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BKC--GAMBLING INVESTIGATION

NCAA bans 3 college basketball players for betting on their own games at Fresno St, San Jose St

SUMMARY: The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college basketball players for betting on their own games. The players from Fresno State and San Jose State shared thousands in payouts. The NCAA Committee on Infractions released findings that Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez, and Jalen Weaver bet on each other’s games. Two players manipulated their performances to win bets during the 2024-25 season. The NCAA said Robinson and Vasquez failed to cooperate with the investigation, while Weaver agreed to the violation. All three are no longer enrolled at their previous schools. Neither school faced punishment.

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