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New York Times worldbusiness
Despite 49ers’ hot start, changes loom at kicker, CB, WR and perhaps D-line (Gift Article)

After another missed extra point Sunday, the confidence Eddy Pineiro exuded a year ago is now long gone.

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Bloomberg worldpoliticsbusiness
550-Mile Amazon Highway Shows Climate Stakes of Brazil’s Election

The route will help connect isolated parts of the country but risks the destruction of carbon-rich rainforest.

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The Times (UK) businesspoliticslegal
Pensioners set to be shielded from income tax in budget

John Healey, the chancellor, is expected to announce a 3.9 per cent rise to the full state pension while protecting those on lower incomes from income tax

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The Atlantic politicslegalbusiness
The AI Backlash Gets Professional

A new group is targeting tech companies and the government with the climate movement’s playbook.

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Bloomberg businessopinion
California Rivals Have Starkly Different Plans to Remake Home Insurance

Ben Allen and Jane Kim are running to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Both promise change, but not along the same lines.

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New York Times businesssports
Valkyries and Dream putting on unpredictable WNBA Finals, typical of this parity-filled season (Gift Article)

Balance and growth are the hallmarks of the Valkyries and Dream ... and the WNBA.

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New York Times technologybusinessworld
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
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New York Times technologybusinesspolitics
In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk (Gift Article)

On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Marissa Mayer Ran Yahoo. She’s Back With A.I. She Thinks Women Will Love. (Gift Article)

She made her name as a pioneer at Google, then as chief executive at Yahoo. Now Mayer is entering the crowded marketplace for A.I. assistants — and hoping to draw in more women with a product that tac...

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Medium businessworld
The Broken Forge: Industrial Bottlenecks, Depleted Arsenals, and the Cost of Hubris

Choked supply chains, energy desperation, and the hollowed shell of Western military manufacturing face global reality.

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San Francisco Chronicle businesstechnology
Meta says its Muse AI agent can manage your money. Should you let it?

Meta is pitching Muse as a way to audit subscriptions, negotiate bills and manage money. Financial pros say to keep sensitive account access off the table for now.

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New York Times businesspoliticslegal
Berkeley Considers Starting a Public Bank With Taxpayer Dollars (Gift Article)

The bank would offer low-interest loans to community projects in the East Bay region of Northern California.

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Medium business
Which 3 ownership layers help one-person businesses make money online without relying on platforms?

The demand, data, and trust layers — and how to choose which one to build first in the next 30 days.

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New York Times businesspoliticsworld
Italy Experiences Food and Fuel Shortages After Truckers on Strike Block Roads (Gift Article)

Truckers protesting high gas prices have prevented deliveries to parts of southern Italy, leading to empty shelves and dry pumps.

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Bloomberg businesspolitics
Apple to Unveil Touch MacBook Pro After Two Decades of Resistance

Also: The company rolls out a retail store tool to reduce wasted inventory.

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New York Times opinionbusinesspolitics
Opinion | This Boom Looks a Lot Like the Housing Bubble (Gift Article)

There are signs the A.I. boom is going bust. If it does, the consequences could rival the 2008 financial crisis.

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Medium technologybusinessculture
The Hardest Weeks of the School Year Can Put Students in Danger

Know when students struggle most, and how to help

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The Times (UK) entertainmentculturebusiness
Jeremy Clarkson: You can’t build there, newts need a view of Saturn

I’d like to create some jobs, please, but first I need permission from Brian Cox and the local amphibians

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New York Times businesspolitics
Former ‘60 Minutes’ Boss to Join Video Journalism Start-Up (Gift Article)

Bill Owens, who left the show after clashing with CBS executives, is joining Newpress, which publishes work from creators on YouTube.

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The Times (UK) politicsbusiness
We’re buying our historic town fields to save them from developers

After planning laws were relaxed, the residents of one town hope to preserve a parcel of land through philanthropy and innovative crowdfunding,

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Medium technologytransportationbusiness
DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017: Why Time Per Task Beats Token Price

Your coding agent’s token bill is about to become rounding error. DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017, released on 17 October 2026, resolves a…

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New York Times legalbusiness
A Tycoon Linked to Haitian Gangs Has Died (Gift Article)

Reportedly the wealthiest man in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Gilbert Bigio was sanctioned for ties to criminal gangs. He was 91.

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The Times (UK) opinionbusinesspolitics
Kemi Badenoch: This showman PM is treating the job like reality TV

Andy Burnham’s clumsy PMQs and celebrity television appearances cannot disguise the absence of an economic plan, the Conservative leader writes

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Medium businesstransportation
The Paper Leviathan: The US, Energy Deficits, the Midterms, and Imperial Overstretch.

The hegemon backs off, caught between bankrupting navies, empty arsenals and burgeoning Eurasian deterrence.

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New York Times businesstransportation
Toilet Rats: Rare, but There (Gift Article)

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts.

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New York Times legalbusinesspolitics
Greg Freeman Is Trying to Level Up Without Selling Out
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Medium businessworldpolitics
The Rhetoric of Denial: America’s Midterm Reckoning Amid Military Exhaustion and Economic Strain

As midterms near, official downplaying of the Iran conflict collides with depleted reserves, damaged Gulf infrastructure, retreating…

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Washington Post politicsbusiness
An Army colonel who stuck to his principles, even when it cost him a dream

William DeGraf, who was awarded a Bronze Star for valor, died Oct. 4 at 100 in a retirement community on the grounds of Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He had recently been treated for pneumonia, said his eld...

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Retail Traders Loaded Up on AI Spending Winners Before Selloff

Retail investors who spent the past week loading up on semiconductor stocks at the center of the artificial intelligence trade are getting pummeled amid Thursday’s rout.

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The Times (UK) transportationbusinesstechnology
Revealed: Scottish state pays staff £27m for jobs that don’t exist

An SNP ban on compulsory redundancy means 800 public-sector ‘ghost workers’ are on full pay even though their roles are gone

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The Times (UK) business
Inside the tiny organisation staving off internet meltdown

A flaw into the vital PHP code was exposed last week. The foundation that oversees it relies on volunteers to survive. ‘It’s draining and exhausting,’ says its boss

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New York Times worldpoliticsbusiness
Ebola Ward in Congo Burns After Residents Turn Against Medics (Gift Article)

Several hundred people massed at the gates of a hospital to demand the body of a suspected Ebola victim. Violence broke out when staff refused the request.

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Medium technologybusiness
Enterprise AI doesn’t just need larger models, it needs to learn from the business itself

In an interview with CTO Magazine titled “Is AI optimization more important than bigger models?”, Juan Morán, CEO and fellow co-founder of…

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New York Times businessscienceculture
These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates (Gift Article)

Global pet food makers chasing a growing market are pouring big money into studying the taste buds of dogs and cats.

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New York Times politicsbusiness
Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power (Gift Article)

Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.

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New York Times businesstechnology
Free Passes for Polluters (Gift Article)

A New York Times investigation shows how President Trump allowed companies to skirt rules designed to limit toxic pollution.

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New York Times technologybusiness
C.E.O.s Say the A.I. Rollout Is Going Well. Employees Feel Differently. (Gift Article)

Surveys show workers and executives have different views on A.I.

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New York Times businesspoliticsworld
Beef and Barn Dances: A Farmer Tries to Turn a Red Patch of N.C. Blue (Gift Article)

Democrats are largely used to losing in the mountains of western North Carolina. Jamie Ager is trying to change that.

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New York Times worldlegalbusiness
In Hellebuyck trade, poker pro-turned-Devils GM Sunny Mehta makes biggest bet yet (Gift Article)

The Hellebuyck trade enhances the Devils' reputation — and signals to their stars that the organization is serious about improving.

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The Atlantic business
The Return of the Monarch

After years of decline, butterfly populations are rising—for now.

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Medium businessworldpolitics
The Hollow Leviathan: America’s Precarious Midterm Bind and Unyielding Iranian Shadow

Rhetoric of absolute control collides with logistical exhaustion as Hormuz, Russian diesel, and MOAB theatrics expose an overstretched…

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New York Times businessworld
Speed of Starshield Satellite Network Is Improving, Ukraine Says (Gift Article)

The announcement followed more than a week of disruption to Starshield, the Pentagon-funded satellite network that Ukraine relies on to thwart Russian attacks.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Trump Clears Way for Corporate Tax Dodge Hidden in the Fine Print (Gift Article)

U.S. companies skirted at least $40 billion in taxes since the beginning of 2025 thanks to schemes in places like Malta, Bermuda and Cyprus.

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New York Times businesslegal
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit (Gift Article)

In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.

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New York Times politicsbusiness
Yes, Mamdani Installed Bidets in Gracie Mansion (Gift Article)

The mayor paid for the $24 toilet attachments at Gracie Mansion out of his own pocket, his office said. Bidets have been proliferating in American homes.

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New York Times business
Attention, Passengers: High Airfares May Be Here to Stay (Gift Article)

Ticket prices jumped after fuel costs spiked because of the war with Iran, but airlines say even an end to the conflict will not bring fares back down quickly.

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Bloomberg businesstechnologyscience
In Nigeria, Solar Panels Are the New Wedding Gift

High fuel prices and cheap Chinese technology are accelerating Nigeria’s shift to solar, transforming how people shop, spend and live.

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New York Times businessworld
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters (Gift Article)

Chemical plants and other industrial facilities had been required to curb their toxic emissions. A New York Times investigation shows how they got out of it.

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The Times (UK) businesspoliticsworld
Andy Haldane: PM risks Truss-style crisis if he dodges tough choices

Former adviser warns Andy Burnham that markets fear he is leading ‘socialist government with better TikTok’ as Britain faces ‘precarious’ fiscal situation

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New York Times business
U.S. Labor Market Shifts to a Lower Gear (Gift Article)

The economy added fewer jobs in September and unemployment ticked up, while inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.

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