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US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution
It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.
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Christa Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’
She is facing the death penalty for the 1995 murder of her classmate, despite surviving a botched execution last monthChrista Pike has marked a month since her failed execution by Tennessee and released a statement in which she laments the “incompetence” that has led to this moment, adding that desp
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Spain’s trust in high-speed rail ‘broken’ after second deadly crash this year, says PM
Pedro Sánchez says government’s task is to investigate causes of Wednesday’s crash that killed 69 people, but also to try to restore trustEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has admitted “trust in high-speed rail has been broken” after Wednesday’s deadly train collisio
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‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery
Brazilian media ridicule defeated candidate over ‘shameful’ absconsion to US and bizarre letter with wrong coat of armsFlávio Bolsonaro had hoped that by Sunday night people would be calling him the next president of Brazil.Instead, the far-right politician’s decision to flee to the United States a
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Andreas Malm condemns UK travel ban as ‘drift into authoritarianism’
Swedish climate academic says he has been ‘kept in the dark’ over Home Office decision to revoke his travel authorisationThe Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm has condemned a travel ban imposed on him by the UK government as a “drift into authoritarianism” amid criticism of the move.Malm, the au
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‘His honesty gave courage to survivors’: domestic abuse charities praise Patrick Stewart’s legacy
Actor first shared his childhood experiences as part of Amnesty International campaign and became Refuge ambassadorWhen Patrick Stewart was growing up in the 1940s, he witnessed how, after his father beat his mother, home doctors and ambulance workers would tell her: “You must have done something to
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Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case
Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey saysGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastAltering copyright law to allow AI companies to scrape music, books and journalism could trigger a constitutio
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Serial killers, set designers, and hordes of skeletons: welcome to the Halloween capital of America
In the placid LA suburb of Burbank, residents spend months – and thousands of dollars – turning their homes into Disney-style attractions. Why does it go so hard for Halloween – and is it becoming too popular for its own good?Every night, starting in mid-September, Diego Linares puts on a serial kil
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GM to pay $220 million after selling customer Smart Driver data
Owners of GM cars found their driving data had been sold to insurance companies.
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Ousted 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega on overhaul at CBS News: ‘It hurts to watch’
Vega said she still doesn’t know why she was fired from the show, which has experienced a slump in ratingsCecilia Vega, the 60 Minutes correspondent fired as part of a dramatic overhaul of the CBS News show this spring, said it “hurts” to see what has happened to the storied newsmagazine and other s
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Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist
Binance scrambles to freeze billions after record-breaking hack linked to North Korea.
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Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting Dan J Sullivan to also stand in the race.
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British student pilot among three dead after two helicopters collide in Oregon
Flight instructor, 22, and pilot, 38, among other fatalities after mid-air collision occurs near small airportThree people have been killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air near a small airport in Oregon on Thursday, authorities have confirmed.The Yamhill county sheriff’s office said on Thu
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Mercury, lead and methanol found in counterfeit beauty products seized across UK
Copies of popular cosmetics and skincare products more likely to contain toxic substances, Trading Standards warnsMercury, lead and methanol have been found in counterfeit beauty products seized across the UK, Trading Standards has said.There is a rising problem with fake beauty products, with scamm
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Mattress Deals: Save Over $600 Before Black Friday 2026
Even though Black Friday isn’t for a few more weeks, we’ve found early discounts on our favorite WIRED-tested mattresses and sleep accessories.
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Updated Ford Edge L Is The Sharper Explorer Alternative We Can't Have
Similar in size to the North American Ford Explorer, the refreshed Edge L is a handsome three-row alternative that is designed for the Chinese market.
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2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid
Review, Pricing, and Specs
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Harley-Davidson's electric motorbike brand has 'substantial doubt' about its future
LiveWire's warns that it may not survive its current financial difficulties.
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McLaren's Next Supercar Is The 809 HP McL 820, A Not So Little Bird Told Us
McLaren will end 750S production in 2027, but a mysterious piece of artwork in London offers a clue to its successor's name and power output.
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Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader
Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’UK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has called for the same political focus to be given to NHS, education and care sector workers as there
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Spain transport minister says he won't resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
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Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.
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‘Ceilidh renaissance’ lures gen Z offline in search of real-life joy
Young dancers at the Ivy House in south-east London join the older crowd amid a renewed appetite for authentic, community eventsThe Ivy House pub in Nunhead, south-east London, has long been associated with raucous music, with the rock legends Ian Dury and Elvis Costello gracing its stage in the 70s
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Gulf states must rethink trillion-dollar defence in light of US-Iran war, says report
IISS study questions overreliance on American support and ‘overdependence on expensive, high-end systems’Gulf states are going to have to reconfigure their trillion-dollar defences given the damage inflicted on their economies and the questionable continued value of US bases in the face of Iranian a
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