French far-right defeat, Kamala Harris’ potential and Italy’s fascist past

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Kharg Island, OpenAI agents, Germany's election and the return of CDs

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UPDATE: Clancy mistrial, Kyiv attack, data center backlash

The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy has ended in a mistrial. U.S. job growth climbed in August, boosting expectations of a September rate hike. Two men are pulled out alive from a flooded tunnel in Nepal nine days after a deadly flood. The U.S. investigates an airstrike Iranian of ...  Show more

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