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Sidelines on 2026-11-03

Daily Maverick · Africa · independent · rare

INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION: World Aquatics grants alternative water polo body power to select World Cup teams

World Aquatics has appointed a stabilisation committee to oversee South Africa’s participation in the 2027 Water Polo World Cup Division 2, with South African Water Polo brought in to assist.

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Premium Times · Africa · independent · rare

Enugu govt empowers 520 vulnerable persons with grinding machines

Distributing the machines on behalf of Governor Peter Mbah, the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, said the intervention was part of the administration’s commitment to human capital development and poverty eradication.

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The Tyee · North America · independent · rare

The Deceptions That Crippled a Renewable Energy Industry

Alberta invokes ‘agriculture first’ to block wind and solar while putting gas plants on prime land.

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Phys.org · Global · science · rare

Study finds stronger trade secret protection leads firms to break down innovation silos

To guard proprietary know-how, many firms separate their inventors into independent groups so that no single employee sees too much of the organization's knowledge. New research published in Strategic Management Journal finds that when U.S. states strengthened trade secret law, h

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Reason · North America · libertarian · rare

Why Is Donald Trump Suddenly Obsessed With Men's Bodies, Especially Their Butts?

I talked with John Stagliano, the adult filmmaker known as Buttman, about the president's newest fixation.

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Kyiv Independent · Europe · independent · rare

Norway deploys additional air defense sensors, troops near Russia border

"The experience from Ukraine shows how important it is to have a good overview and receive early warning. These are sensors that will strengthen our ability to detect drones in Finnmark," Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik said.

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WIRED · North America · tech magazine · rare

$1,200 Off the iPhone Duo? Here’s How Carrier Deals Actually Work

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are offering incentives of up to $1,200 off the iPhone Duo, but you will need to commit to a 36-month plan, which can be expensive.

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Mexico News Daily · Latin America · national · rare

Mexico-Canada trade was up more than 18% through August

Trade in goods between the two North American countries was worth 34.42 billion Canadian dollars (CAD) in the first eight months of 2026, a year-over-year increase of 18.3%.

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Al Jazeera · Middle East · international · rare

Netanyahu’s eight-seat problem

Netanyahu’s Likud-led bloc won the most seats in the general election, but forming a government is another battle

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Meduza (English) · Russia · independent · rare

A 21-year-old soccer player in his first season at Turkish club Galatasaray becomes the first Russian in 11 years to score twice in a Champions League match

Galatasaray’s Aleksey Batrakov scored twice in a Champions League match against German club Stuttgart, giving the Turkish club a 2–0 win. The 21-year-old scored in the 12th and 15th minutes.

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Middle East Eye · Middle East · independent · rare

Tanker hit by two unknown projectiles off Oman, UKMTO says

Tanker hit by two unknown projectiles off Oman, UKMTO says A tanker was struck by two "unknown projectiles" fourteen nautical miles northeast of Oman's Lima, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday. UKMTO said no casualties or environmental impact hav

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Atlas Obscura · Global · curiosity · rare

Miniature Landscapes in Beek-Ubbergen, Netherlands

If you like all things miniature, you simply have to go and visit the Miniature Landscape Museum in Beek-Ubbergen, close to Nijmegen. If you're incidentally also into badgers and into German expressionistic architecture, you're in for a treat! Or, if you don't have a lot of time

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Jacobin · North America · left · rare

Trumpism Is Running Out of Gas

A look at the polls and Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the midterms campaign trail suggests that MAGA may be exhausted and about to suffer a significant body blow.

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Good News Network · Global · solutions · rare

Loch Ness Is About to Welcome a New Monster Not Seen There in 500 Years–the Beaver!

Loch Ness is about to welcome a new monster. This beastie is not to be trifled with: it has razor-sharp teeth and can easily knock down a fully-grown tree. Beavers were last sighted in the area around Scotland’s most famous lake between 1526 and 1527. Now, literally 500 years lat

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Block Club Chicago · North America · local · rare

Chicago Voter Turnout In 2026 Midterms Appears Strong So Far, Officials Say

More than 450,000 Chicagoans have voted so far, with early voting numbers surpassing those of the 2022 elections.

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CalMatters · North America · local · rare

14 propositions are on the California ballot. Voters are deciding on taxes, healthcare and more

California's 14 s ballot measures include a billionaire tax, voter ID, changes to recall elections, and a bid to speed up building by limiting environmental reviews.

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Inside Climate News · North America · environment · rare

Few Repercussions for Oil Firm’s Continued Leaks After Couple’s Death From Toxic Gas

This article was first reported by The Examination, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates global health threats. When Rachel Curtis visited her 86-year-old grandmother in Odessa, Texas, last summer, the putrid odor of hydrogen sulfide hit her as soon as she got out of the car. S

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The Intercept · North America · left · rare

Trump Scrambles to Halt Military Aid to Israel to Deprive El-Sayed of a Talking Point

In a Fox News interview, Trump said the U.S. will stop giving Israel weapons for free because Abdul El-Sayed keeps talking about it.

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The Colorado Sun · North America · local · rare

Amendment 81 election results

Amendment 81 would require police and prosecutors to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when someone who is living in the U.S. illegally, or whose immigration status can't be confirmed, is charged with certain crimes

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Mongabay · Global · environment · rare

Human-wildlife coexistence with wolves in Europe requires a holistic approach

For a time during the 19th and 20th centuries, gray wolves were practically extinct across Western and Central Europe. Now, thanks to strict protection measures in countries across the region, their populations have risen over the past couple of decades — including a reported sur

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The Diplomat · Asia-Pacific · magazine · rare

The Danger of Being a Female Livestreamer in China

When a fan thinks he owns you, online entitlement can morph into real-world violence.

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APTN News · North America · Indigenous · rare

Stanley Cup lands in Pikangikum for ‘dream’ visit in a community obsessed with hockey

In northwestern Ontario, surrounded by the freshwater of Pikangikum Lake – community leaders wait at...

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Asia Times · Asia-Pacific · magazine · rare

A strong start for Takaichi, but the real work is only beginning

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. Sanae Takaichi has just completed her first year as Japan’s prime minister. It has been a good one: She has retained stratospheric popularity (for a Japanese prime minister), avoided major gaffes

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AllAfrica · Africa · aggregator · rare

Kenya: Second Female Body Recovered From Eastleigh Building Collapse Rubble

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rescue teams have recovered a second female body from the rubble of the collapsed multi-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, as the search for people trapped beneath the debris continues.

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Spiked · Europe · heterodox · rare

The James Orr inquisition shames Cambridge

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Scroll.in · South Asia · independent · rare

As energy needs of data centres draw scrutiny, their hardware deserves the same attention

It is unclear what will becomes of equipment like servers, processors, storage devices, networking equipment and cooling systems.

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The Narwhal · North America · environment · rare

After decades of suppression, Canadians are embracing Indigenous cultural burns

New polling suggests a change in public opinion, with many participants viewing wildfires as a national issue

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Reasons to be Cheerful · Global · solutions · rare

The Counter-Extremism Expert Building Our Capacity for Compassion

A former Los Angeles gang member, a former skinhead and a former radical Islamist walk into a youth center. What sounds like the setup for an uneasy joke is at the core of Farah Pandith’s work: Put people who might otherwise never share a room in front of young people;...

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Balkan Insight · Europe · investigative · rare

Seven Arrested in International Investment Fraud Crackdown in Balkans

EU justice agency says seven more suspects were arrested and 100 servers were shut down in ongoing international operation against investment fraud involving Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia.

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Positive News · Global · solutions · rare

What if we stop treating social care like a service? This village shows the way

A village in England has created a social care community based on communal living and shared responsibility. Could it catch on?

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Rappler · Southeast Asia · independent · rare

World No. 17 Alex Eala downs Emerson Jones to start Hong Kong Open bid

A day after climbing to a career-high world No. 17 ranking, Alex Eala holds off replacement foe Emerson Jones of Australia to kick off her Hong Kong Open campaign

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ProPublica · North America · investigative · rare

How We’re Covering the Midterms — and the Aftermath

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Texas Tribune · North America · local · rare

It’s Election Day. Here’s what to watch as Texas wraps its most competitive electoral season in years.

Democrats have forced Republicans to compete from U.S. Senate to railroad commissioner, and early turnout hit a modern-day midterm record. Tuesday night could reshape Texas politics.

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Grist · North America · environment · rare

Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways

Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with paramedics and climate researchers.

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MercoPress · Latin America · regional · rare

Ayuso honours Kast in Madrid on the eve of the Ibero-American Summit: “We defend the same things”

The president of the Madrid regional government, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, on Monday awarded the region’s International Medal to Chilean President José Antonio Kast, who is in the Spanish capital for the 30th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. “On both sides of the

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Hong Kong Free Press · East Asia · independent · rare

Hong Kong police arrest 61-year-old man over suspected drink spiking of Japanese DJ Mao Hamasaki

Hong Kong police have arrested a 61-year-old man for allegedly spiking drinks and drugging a Japanese DJ at a Halloween party. Police said on Tuesday that the suspect was arrested the previous day in Central on suspicion of “administering poison with intent to injure.” He has bee

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The American Conservative · North America · conservative · rare

Today Is the End of the World as We Know It

Donald Trump is no longer the master of America First and the GOP.

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Taipei Times · East Asia · nationalrare

Lai touts Taiwan’s economic resilience

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Global Voices · Global · citizen media · rare

Unpacking Hong Kong’s rule of law score according to the World Justice Project’s ranking

Institutional injustice, such as political nepotism, legal discrimination, and cronyism, is a far worse abusive use of power that creates systematic injustice.

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UnHerd · Europe · heterodox · rare

Britain should decolonize the Commonwealth

Even the King isn’t amused

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The Optimist Daily · Global · solutions · rare

How carbon credits helped unlock the Great Koala National Park in NSW

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The Great Koala National Park might sound like a place that’s too good to be true, but it is real. After more than a decade of campaigning, three state elections, and over 14 hours of parliamentary debate, New South Wales has established the s

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Daily Maverick · Africa · independent · rare

Watch – Firoz Cachalia on the Madlanga Commission and fixing the police

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Premium Times · Africa · independent · rare

Police probe teenager’s corpse found in Cross River community

The victim, believed to be about 16 years old, was discovered dead in the river on Tuesday, 27 October, with his head severed from his body.

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Phys.org · Global · science · rare

A laser can draw superconductivity at the nanoscale

Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC, the Politecnico di Milano and Université de Liège have adapted a direct laser writing technique that allows them to "draw" superconducting properties in a material. The result is a new way to locally program the behavior of a superconductor, tuning it

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Al Jazeera · Middle East · international · rare

Palestinian families return home after Israeli siege of Hebron

Palestinian families return home after Israeli siege of Hebron

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WIRED · North America · tech magazine · rare

The Internet’s Conspiracy Theorists Are Desperate for Voter Fraud

Influencers, watchdogs, and MAGA pundits are convinced that election fraud is everywhere today, despite a lack of apparent evidence.

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The Tyee · North America · independent · rare

Your Guide Today Will Be Indigenous Knowledge

How Talaysay Tours creates rich experiences by sharing culture and history.

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Middle East Eye · Middle East · independent · rare

Opinion: How an election defeat triggered a carnival of racism against Palestinians

Opinion: How an election defeat triggered a carnival of racism against Palestinians day before the Israeli elections, I was walking through a well-heeled, leafy neighbourhood in West Jerusalem, five minutes from President Issac Herzog’s official residence. I was on my way to inte

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Mexico News Daily · Latin America · national · rare

MND Local BCS: PGA golf and Day of the Dead celebrations in Los Cabos

The annual Day of the Dead boat parade, "Altars at Sea," returns to Los Cabos this week, as does the PGA Tour's World Wide Technology Championship tournament.

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Reason · North America · libertarian · rare

Trump's Dismissed Epstein Letter Lawsuit Is the Latest Example of His Failure To State Cognizable Claims

The president's defamation case against The Wall Street Journal fits a pattern of frivolous litigation aimed at punishing speech that irks him.

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Meduza (English) · Russia · independent · rare

Hidden audio-recording software found on interactive panels in Moscow schools, with data sent to the mayor’s office

A software module found on interactive displays in Moscow schools can activate the microphone in response to a command from a server and record classroom audio. An analysis of the module was posted on GitHub and flagged by the news outlet Mediazona.

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Atlas Obscura · Global · curiosity · rare

The Street Shrines of Victoria in Victoria, Malta

Look up as you walk the old lanes of Victoria, Gozo's capital, and you'll start seeing them: small religious shrines — niċeċ in Maltese — set into house walls and above doorways. Some are elaborate stone niches holding carved saints under Baroque canopies; others are simple paint

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CalMatters · North America · local · rare

Californians are choosing 8 statewide leaders today. Only 1 of them gets Gavin Newsom’s office

Besides picking a new governor, California voters are electing an insurance commissioner, attorney general, superintendent, treasurer and controller.

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Kyiv Independent · Europe · independent · rare

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this year

Key developments on Nov. 3: Russia hits substation critical for nuclear power plant in biggest mass attack on Ukraine's energy this year Civil unrest near Kyiv exposes deeper social tensions but 'outside influence' played a role, Budanov says Russian missile attack hits Kharkiv m

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The Colorado Sun · North America · local · rare

Colorado state treasurer election results

The Colorado state treasurer’s race pits Fremont County Commissioner Kevin Grantham, a Republican, against state Sen. Jeff Bridges, the Democratic vice-chair of the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee

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The Conversation · Global · academic · rare

When a bull falls for a donkey: what an unlikely relationship reveals about animal sexuality

Achille with Patroclo. Andre B da Cruz UNIPI , CC BY On an Ethiopian plateau, a bull called Achille formed an unusual relationship with a male donkey named Patroclo. They were observed spending time together, licking and rubbing against one another, and repeatedly having penetrat

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Bellingcat · Global · investigative · rare

Inside the Secretive, Contradictory World of Campaign Ads Funded by AI Super PACs

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Become a member and support our work here. An online ad for Ben McAdams, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Utah, emphasised that he could be trusted because he “fought back

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APTN News · North America · Indigenous · rare

Active remediation of Yukon’s Faro mine expected to begin in 2029

The estimated remediation cost has ballooned from $200 million in 2002 to $5 billion in 2022-23.

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Mongabay · Global · environment · rare

High expectations but no agreement on Antarctic marine protection, krill fishing

The multilateral body charged with regulating fishing and protecting ecosystems in the Southern Ocean reached no agreements on establishing new marine protected areas or adopting new krill-fishing management measures at its recent annual meeting. The 45th meeting of the Commissio

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Quanta Magazine · Global · science · rare

Is There Anything Left in the Dream of Cold Fusion?

Dig a little deeper and you’ll find a thriving research program with exotic atoms that won’t solve the energy crisis but stretches the boundaries of physics. The post Is There Anything Left in the Dream of Cold Fusion? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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