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French school protests over class sizes and teacher shortages lead to 440 arrests
More than 400 people, most of them children, were arrested during school protests across France on Tuesday. Students are protesting overcrowded classes and teacher shortages, while public-sector workers are also demonstrating against planned budget cuts. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 440 people were detained and 48 law-enforcement officers injured. The education ministry reported protests or…
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Nations League roundup: Lamine Yamal sinks Croatia in Spain’s World Cup homecoming
Spain marked their first home match since winning the World Cup with a 4-1 Nations League victory over Croatia. Lamine Yamal scored twice and assisted another goal, strengthening his Ballon d’Or case and helping Spain make an emphatic start to their homecoming. Yamal opened the scoring after 75 seconds; Croatia’s Dion Beljo equalised before Marc…
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Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia is updating again
Grokipedia, SpaceXAI’s AI-powered online encyclopaedia, has resumed updating articles following a months-long hiatus that lasted from April through August. The platform is now actively fact-checking and accepting user-suggested edits again, with some pages showing recent updates from within the past few hours. This signals that the project, which Musk claimed would be “a massive improvement…
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Trump-voting couple moan about immigration crackdown as they face having to move 2,000 miles away… claiming they’re too ‘good’ to be deported
Patrick Keating and his parents say they regret supporting Donald Trump after his Honduran wife, Anyi Hernandez-Escobar, faced possible removal from the US. Her departure could separate her from their 16-month-old daughter, while the seven-year-old boy she has raised might remain behind. The case has made immigration enforcement personal for a family who had backed…
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More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate
More than 400 people, most of them minors, were detained as student protests spread across France on Tuesday. The demonstrations began in the Paris region and reflect concerns about overcrowded classes and teacher shortages; at least 400 schools were affected. Officials reported injuries to at least 10 teachers, several students and 48 law enforcement officers.…
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‘I’d rather be tortured than go back’: Harrowing experiences of three men who claimed they went to HELL are revealed
Three men who claim to have experienced hell through near-death experiences shared their accounts on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show. Steven Kang, Bill Wiese, and Jim Woodford have all written books documenting their alleged encounters with the afterlife, and they discussed the profound impact these experiences have had on their Christian faith and worldview. Their…
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Six Flags to demolish X2 after fatality and rider injury claims
Six Flags Magic Mountain has announced the permanent demolition of its X2 roller coaster after nearly twenty years of operation. The decision follows a wrongful-death settlement from a 2022 fatality and multiple lawsuits filed by riders claiming severe injuries, including traumatic brain damage. The park stated that although the ride had consistently passed safety inspections,…
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Democrat suffers humiliating blow after his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
The University of Maine System board of trustees voted 9-5, with one abstention, to remove former Democratic senator George J. Mitchell’s name from several university programmes. The decision followed disclosures of his connections to Jeffrey Epstein and a task force’s conclusion that retaining his name could undermine public trust and harm the university’s reputation. Mitchell’s…
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Wyoming man kicks mountain lion in the face to save his dog, then fights it off bare-handed
A Wyoming man successfully fought off a mountain lion with his bare hands and boot after the big cat attacked his Labrador. Adam Borkhus, a 33-year-old amateur wildlife photographer, was changing camera lenses near Cody on 19 September when his two-year-old dog, Diesel, was set upon by the predator. Though Borkhus had a firearm and…