Russell Brand faces new allegation as Met speak to ‘sexual assault victim’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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The EU needs a coherent strategy on Russian sanctions (www.spectator.co.uk)
“This week, the European Union opted to extend sanctions on some 1,800 Russian companies and individuals for another six months, but it also lifted sanctions on three wealthy individuals. Alongside this, a recodification of the rights of member states which means that, in the name of preventing ‘exports’, individual...
One of America’s First Women’s Colleges Is Accused of Paying Men More (www.nytimes.com)
Vassar has maintained a gender-based pay gap for two decades, current and former female professors say in a recently filed lawsuit.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination (apnews.com)
The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code....
Officials say 5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran (apnews.com)
AP News: Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends (apnews.com)
National security adviser, China’s top diplomat take fresh stab at cooling U.S.-China tensions (www.politico.com)
A senior aide to President Joe Biden quietly held meetings with China’s top diplomat this weekend in Malta, the latest effort to ease tensions between Washington and Beijing....
US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal (www.theguardian.com)
The US and Iran are expected to pull off a controversial prisoner swap on Monday involving the unfreezing by the Biden administration of $6bn (£4.8bn) of Iranian oil money held in South Korea since 2018....
2 pilots were killed in a collision at a Reno air show (www.cnn.com)
Two pilots were killed when their planes collided Sunday during the National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno, Nevada, organizers of the event said....
UAW justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. So how high were they? (apnews.com)
It’s been a central argument for the United Auto Workers union: If Detroit’s three automakers raised CEO pay by 40% over the past four years, workers should get similar raises....
US military asks for help to find missing F-35 fighter jet after ‘mishap’ sees pilot eject (www.theguardian.com)
Search for F-35B Lightning II fighter jet focused on two lakes after Marine Corps pilot ejected over North Charleston for unknown reason...
USATODAY: Group of friends take over Nashville hotel for hours after no employees were found (www.usatoday.com)
House Republicans release short-term bill to avert government shutdown until Oct. 31 (www.nbcnews.com)
Key factions of the House Republican conference reached a tentative agreement Sunday to keep the government funded temporarily and avert a shutdown currently scheduled for the end of this month, pairing it with a conservative border security measure, multiple GOP sources with knowledge told NBC News....
Rural hospital maternity wards closing as people seek to give birth closer to home (abcnews.go.com)
A growing number of rural hospitals have been shuttering their labor and delivery units, forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care or face giving birth in an emergency room. Fewer than half of rural hospitals now have maternity units, prompting government officials and families to scramble for answers. One...
The Jennifer Hudson Show pushes back return to air amid backlash from writers' strike (ew.com)
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Donald Trump warns of threat of World War II, mixes up names of Joe Biden and Barack Obama in Washington speech (www.abc.net.au)
Mr Trump made the gaffe about the threat of World War II — which finished in 1945 — during the part of his address in which he was questioning the mental acuity of 80-year-old Mr Biden.
Red states quit nation’s oldest library group amid culture war over books (www.washingtonpost.com)
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) picked an unusual foil during a Judiciary Committee hearing last week about the historic rise in challenges to school books....
2 charged with murder following death of 1-year-old at day care (abcnews.go.com)
Two people have been hit with multiple charges after a 1-year-old boy died and three other young children were hospitalized after suspected opioid exposure at a Bronx, New York, day care on Friday....
In major breakthrough, researchers close in on potential preeclampsia cure (www.sciencedaily.com)
The tragic death of American track and field champion Tori Bowie earlier this year put the spotlight on preeclampsia, which disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic women....
Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster (www.bbc.com)
Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing....
Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels (apnews.com)
Starlink quietly lost over $250,000,000 in burned satellites this summer. (tiblur.com)
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Halliburton equipment worth $7.1m imported into Russia in past year, customs records show (www.theguardian.com)
BBC launches 'urgent' investigation into issues raised over Russell Brand claims (www.express.co.uk)
The BBC confirmed an investigation is underway after Russell Brand was accused of allegations including rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse - which the comedian has strongly denied.
First global survey reveals who is doing ‘gain of function’ research on pathogens and why (www.nature.com)
As US policymakers spar over how to regulate research involving potentially harmful pathogens, a report finds that it will be difficult to do so without compromising studies that are necessary for creating vaccines and life-saving therapies....
