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October 2026

California coastal homes battered and bruised after weekend of intense waves and flooding

Southern California coastal communities are picking up the pieces after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding that overtook city streets and intense waves battered beachside homes

This year, just everything that forms is just lasting a long time and getting really powerful,

Cornell suspends fraternity parties amid backlash over alleged sexual assault

Kotlikoff also committed to adding a case manager to Cornell’s office of civil rights to help those who report sexual misconduct at the Ivy League institution navigate the processes

Michael Kotlikoffcornell President
These measures will provide time for a thorough review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how it can safely continue,

UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people

Some of the UK’s biggest retailers and hospitality businesses, including Tesco, Costa Coffee and the Co-op, have met John Healey to urge him to cut the cost of employing young people in his first budget

As has always been the case, decisions on tax are a matter for the chancellor to set out at fiscal events rather than routinely commenting on rumour, speculation or proposals.”

Wes Streeting’s unintelligible jargon shows how well he’s bedded in at the MoD | John Crace

Defence secretaries tend to be more the unsmiling types who operate in the shadows

Florida carries out execution amid scrutiny over botched Tennessee attempt

Florida’s use of the death penalty has come under increased scrutiny since the failed 30 September effort by authorities in Tennessee to kill Pike with two doses of pentobarbital

Florida has a sound lethal injection process and protocol,
Jordan Kirklandflorida Department of Corrections spokesperson
The sentence of the state of Florida versus James Robertson was carried out at 12.32pm [Tuesday],
Nah, I’m straight,
Nothing that had happened today will bring my father back,

Arsenal v Lille: Champions League — live

This meeting is particularly fortunate for Olivier Giroud — he called it “a blessing” when he spoke to the media yesterday — who returns to his former club for the first time since he left to join Chelsea in 2020, after six years, 180 games and 73 goals, having turned 40 a fortnight ago

I had to leave in order to play at the 2018 World Cup,

The Guardian view on probation: overcrowded prisons need an outlet | Editorial

But with about 2,000 offenders being freed this month, the risk is that by cutting the numbers, he has added to overcrowding problems inside

Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen as conflict with Houthis escalates

The difference between the threats is that Saudi Arabia has complete air dominance over Yemen while the Houthis have to reply using drones and missiles which can be intercepted

Baraa Shibanyemini human rights activist
Saudi Arabia is struggling to respond to the Houthi’s improved arms technology. Until relatively recently Houthi missiles and drones fell in desert areas or if they got through were intercepted. They have learned how to deploy drones that fly lower and are smaller, and are less easy to detect. They are cheap and it does not take many to get through to be effective”.

Matt Richardson promises to cooperate with British Cycling misconduct probe

I am deeply disappointed to miss the world championships, and I wish the Great Britain team and every rider competing the very best,
We support the seriousness with which British Cycling is treating this matter and it is essential that proper and fair process is followed,

​FTC and seven states seek contempt ruling against Shkreli over pharma ban

Martin Shkreliamerican businessman and convicted felon
It doesn’t matter what trades I make because I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke.”
I’m showing you how to trade and invest in biotech,
Daniel Guarneraan order, FTC competition bureau director
Defendants must fulfill their obligations” when a court issues an order

Americans are voting in three weeks. It’s time to vote out the Trump enablers | Robert Reich

If Democrats regain control of Congress and genuinely want to respond to affordability, they’ll need to do everything possible to root out corruption

Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AI

The device will also showcase Apple’s AI-upgraded Siri virtual ​assistant

It’s powered by Apple Intelligence with Siri AI at its core, drawing on personal context from your iPhone to help you find what you need and get more done, all while keeping everyone’s information private and secure,

‘I will not be silenced’: Trump critic Ilhan Omar defiant after home raided — The Latest

Omar criticised the raid as an attempt to “weaponize law enforcement” as part of a “campaign of political intimidation” against her

British and Irish governments ‘should negotiate paramilitary disbandment in Northern Ireland’

There was limited support for the term ‘disbandment’ as the endpoint of a transition process. However, objections to disbandment appeared to be less about what transition should achieve and more about the wording.”
Chris Bryantbritish politician and MP (born 1962)
While these groups may pose as protectors of their communities, they are largely engaged in criminality including drug dealing, extortion and intimidation, blighting the very communities they perversely claim to protect. Their continued influence is a stain on our collective conscience.”
Fleur Ravensbergenreport author
I have concluded that there is sufficient merit in and support for a formal process of paramilitary group transition.”
I believe that the risks of the persistence of paramilitary structures, continued drift and unmanaged fragmentation outweigh the risks associated with attempting a structured and time-bound transition process. Inaction is not a neutral option. My consultations suggest that a window of opportunity exists to pursue further progress, but that this may weaken over time.”
It is evident from the report that the implementation of any process will face challenges and will need the support from across the political community in Northern Ireland.”
Naomi Longnorthern Irish politician (born 1971)
The idea that paramilitary groups can transition into law-abiding entities has long since moved beyond the point of credibility. They cannot continue to be treated as if they are genuinely committed to reform — that moment passed long ago.”
The nature, extent and impact of paramilitary influence vary considerably between paramilitary groups, communities and geographical areas. However, it is clear that residual paramilitary structures continue to cause harm in some communities.”

Hundreds of early-release prisoners in England and Wales not being tagged, say MPs

Jake Richards (politician)british politician
We are working closely with Serco and have seen an improvement in the implementation since March this year. Although there is a presumption of every person being tagged, ultimately it is an operational decision.”
We’re seeing 95%-plus of the tagging breaches that we arrest are simply being bailed back into the community on the same condition. So there is zero sanction,
The justice secretary told the country that proper safeguards would be put in place with a presumption that all released prisoners would be tagged. He called it the toughest tagging regime in history, but that was nonsense,
They are not actually fulfilling their contracts. It can’t be beyond the tech firm’s ability to tag people on release. So what are these companies going to do about it?”
If we do not tag them as they leave prison, there is a good chance that we won’t tag them at all before they reoffend,