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Why are eight US states suing OpenAI?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:28:44+00:00

They allege ChatGPT has caused harm to their residents, coaching its users to harm themselves or others.

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Action plan ready to tackle El Nino: Telanagana CM Revanth Reddy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T16:26:27+00:00

Falling reservoir storage, a widening rainfall deficit and rising electricity demand have prompted the government to prepare for prolonged resource pressures

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Will Trump’s economy sink Republicans in the US midterm elections? Our reporters take your questions live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:21:57+00:00

The high cost of living has Americans angrier than ever. Guardian reporters answer your questions now about the economy before voters head to the pollsSign up or sign in to ask your questionsemitone asks: What do we make of an electorate that will twice elect a known sex pest and adjudged sex abuser, a proud racist and inveterate liar who has fawned over despots and tyrants, made the world less safe, caused or contributed to millions of avoidable deaths, launched at least one illegal war etc, but begins to change its mind about him when diesel hits $6 a gallon? Do we congratulate Americans vot

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Violent Protests in Albania

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:20:51+00:00

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

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L&T Finance PAT up 33% on cost-efficiency in Q2FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T16:20:06+00:00

The gross disbursals increased 27 per cent% to ₹24,027 crore on a year-on-year basis but stayed flat sequentially

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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:17:05+00:00

Exclusive: Chancellor to target sector in his first budget to help offset damage caused by Iran war on public financesJohn Healey is poised to tax Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget to help offset the damage inflicted on the public finances by war in the Middle East, the Guardian understands.The chancellor is in Bangkok, where the International Monetary Fund has praised the UK’s progress towards balancing the books, urging him to “stay the course”. Continue reading...

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Thames Water asks for £2.4bn more to avoid going bust this year or early 2027

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:14:54+00:00

Water company tells creditors it will not survive long enough to agree refinancing deal without more moneyThames Water has asked its creditors for another £2.4bn as the embattled water company comes close to running out of cash.The UK’s largest water company said on Thursday it needed another short-term cash injection because it would be unable to reach a longer-term deal to sort out its giant debt pile before running out of cash by “the end of 2026 or the start of 2027”. Continue reading...

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Editorial. A fair deal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T16:11:04+00:00

IDBI Bank sale to foreign owner is a significant move

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Pensioner pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by husband

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:08:02+00:00

Graham Brougham, 74, was one of a number of men invited to sexually assault victim while she was unconsciousA man from Cheshire has pleaded guilty to the rape of a woman whose husband drugged her and invited other men to sexually assault her while she was unconscious.Graham Brougham, 74, pleaded guilty to rape at a hearing at Manchester Minshull Street crown court on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading...

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SC holds conversion does not automatically grant quota benefits

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T16:05:38+00:00

A Bench held that a member of a Backward Hindu community does not automatically become a member of a notified Backward Muslim community merely by going through the act of conversion

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Hegseth church allies backed plan for ‘public’ execution of Fort Hood shooter

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T16:00:35+00:00

Leader of CREC church – whose pastors have advocated death penalty – says he ‘prefers public executions to private’Donald Trump announced on Thursday he was cancelling Pete Hegseth’s recently announced plans to livestream a military execution – because “many very good and well-meaning people would rather not watch him die”. But there were some fans of Hegseth’s now-scotched idea: the rightwing religious figures who have long backed his career.Hegseth announced last week that the US public would be able to see the execution of Nidal Hasan, which is set for 3 December at Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan,

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Avant les midterms 2026, des républicains gagnés par la fébrilité au Kansas : « Le problème, c’est l’augmentation du prix du gazole »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-15T16:00:25+00:00

Dans cet Etat du Midwest américain, acquis aux républicains depuis des décennies, les soutiens locaux trouvent des excuses au président, Donald Trump, mais déplorent les hausses de prix et reconnaissent le manque de mobilisation dans leurs rangs.

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Deposits and advances see robust growth in H1FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T15:59:34+00:00

All scheduled banks reported deposit and advances grew 9.93 per cent y-o-y and 11.27 per cent y-o-y

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Two 1960s London housing estates saved from demolition after decade-long battle

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:57:50+00:00

Change of council leadership hands reprieve to residents of architecturally celebrated developments in LambethTwo architecturally celebrated council estates in south London that have been under threat of demolition for more than a decade have been saved.Residents of Cressingham Gardens and the Central Hill estate have campaigned tirelessly for their homes to be saved, saying the low-density 1960s developments are significant in design and popular with those living there. Continue reading...

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"Холостячка" повертається: новою героїнею шоу стала акторка Антоніна Хижняк

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-10-15T15:54:52+00:00

Новою героїнею шоу "Холостячка" стала актриса Антоніна Хижняк / колаж УНІАН, фото instagram.com/tonya_actressГероїнею нового сезону романтичного реаліті-шоу "Холостячка" стала українська актриса Антоніна...

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A fair deal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T15:49:58+00:00

IDBI Bank sale to foreign owner is a significant move

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Trump cancels plan to livestream execution after global condemnation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:43:45+00:00

Soldier who killed 13 people in 2009 will still be executed, but president said ‘people would rather not watch him die’Donald Trump has shelved a widely condemned plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.In a social media post on Thursday, Trump argued that broadcasting such an execution “might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan” but said that “many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through

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US senator Susan Collins writes off allegations of corruption as ‘completely false’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:43:28+00:00

The Republican, who is up for re-election, refutes claims the convicted ex-CEO of defense contractor Navatek madeUS senator Susan Collins of Maine has dismissed allegations that she traded federal contracts for campaign cash as “completely false” after it emerged the FBI examined the claims.Asked by a reporter about an ethics complaint filed last week by a Maine attorney, the Republican – currently campaigning to retain her seat ahead of November’s US midterm elections – said the allegations were recycled from 2020 and had been rejected by the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Federal Ele

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Republican Susan Collins dismisses allegations of corruption as ‘completely false’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:43:28+00:00

Maine senator refutes claim from ex-Navatek CEO that he funded Collins’s Super Pac in exchange for naval contractsUS politics live – latest updatesSusan Collins, the US senator of Maine, has dismissed allegations that she traded federal contracts for campaign cash as “completely false” after it emerged the FBI examined the claims.Asked by a reporter about an ethics complaint filed last week by a Maine attorney, the Republican – currently campaigning to retain her seat ahead of November’s US midterm elections – said the allegations were recycled from 2020 and had been rejected by the Department

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Tech Mahindra reports consolidated net profit of ₹1,586 crore in Q2 FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T15:38:51+00:00

Revenue rose to ₹16,180 crore from ₹13,995 crore in the year-ago quarter, while constant currency growth stood at 7.2%, indicating underlying business growth after excluding the impact of exchange-rate fluctuations

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Kotak MF suspends fresh investment in Medium Term, Credit Risk funds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-15T15:36:51+00:00

The decision follows the Supreme Court judgement ruling that YES Bank’s write-off of ₹8,415 crore in Additional Tier-1 bonds was illegal and arbitrary

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Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-15T15:36:16+00:00

Grid operator is paying huge sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess electricity generation while turning on gas plants elsewhereThe cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid has soared to near-record highs of almost £50m a day after windfarms were turned off due to bottlenecks in transmitting power around the country.The grid operator paid £47.9m on Wednesday to turn windfarms off in areas with an oversupply of electricity and turn gas plants on in areas where supplies were tight. Continue reading...

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