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The Restart After Arnab: Why Transport Recovery Takes Days
Trains cancelled and flights grounded were the first transport toll of Cyclone Arnab, and the staged restart, governed by safety checks rather than passenger demand, is now under way.
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America First Health Deals Replace Grants With Co-Funding From October
From October 1, 2026, United States global-health assistance runs on a new contract: under the America First Global Health Strategy, bilateral memoranda of understanding…
Entertainment
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops Digital Chart Hours After Online Debut
Spider-Man: Brand New Day reached No. 1 on the iTunes digital chart within hours of its October 6, 2026 digital debut, priced at $24.99…
Sports
Host Cities Count the Cost After the World Cup’s Billion-Dollar Show
The 2026 World Cup’s final whistle started a second contest in its eleven American host cities: the accounting. Local costs per city are estimated…
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U.S. World Cup Cities Say FIFA Still Owes $1 Million Legacy Payments
Cities that hosted the 2026 World Cup in the United States say FIFA has not yet paid the $1 million “legacy” contribution each was…
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Odisha Sends Ministers to the Coast and Readies 100 Shelters as Arnab Nears
Odisha has deployed 60 state response teams and 17 national teams, closed schools in five districts for October 28 and 29, and readied shelters in Ganjam.
Politics
United States Rejects U.N. Pandemic Declaration and Walks Away From WHO Talks
The United States has rejected a United Nations pandemic-preparedness declaration and ceased negotiations on the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement and the amended International…
Business
Brent Crude Tops $114 as Trump Accuses Iran of Manipulating Oil Markets
Oil prices have surged to their highest levels in five months, with Brent crude trading above 114 dollars a barrel and US oil pushing past 100 dollars, as
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Sovereign Wealth Enters the AI Race: Singapore’s GIC Leads Anthropic’s Push Toward a $350 Billion Valuation
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund is leading a roughly $10 billion investment push into Anthropic that would value the artificial intelligence company at about $350…
Sports
From the Rays Side: How Game 3 Was Lost Before the Fifth Inning
Tampa Bay managed just one hit against Robert Gasser and one run all night, and the fifth inning rout only confirmed a game the Rays were already losing.
Entertainment
Caleb Hearon Turns Personal Grief into Tears and Laughter in ‘Trash Mountain’
Caleb Hearon's deeply personal grief dramedy 'Trash Mountain', co-starring Zooey Deschanel, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Health
Kenya’s Ebola Count Rises to Seven as Africa CDC Rallies Behind the Response
Kenya's Ebola cases rose to seven after four new infections were caught in quarantine, as Africa CDC rallied behind the response and 128 of 130 contacts were traced.
Science
Far-Infrared PRIMA Telescope Advances Toward a 2033 Launch Decision
NASA has selected PRIMA, a proposed far-infrared space telescope, to advance into Phase B preliminary design — the stage at which a mission proves…
