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WNBA commissioner denies alleged statement saying Caitlin Clark should be ‘grateful’ to league for success

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert denied saying “[Caitlin Clark] should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn’t make anything.”
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Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel

Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service

Exclusive: Executives at corporation say media monitoring and anti-disinformation are vital to national security

BBC bosses are lobbying to use the UK’s defence budget to help pay for the embattled World Service, arguing that aspects of the service should qualify as vital for national security.

Senior executives at the corporation are in talks with officials over whether parts of the service, such as media monitoring and anti-disinformation, should count towards Britain’s security, as they attempt to avoid cuts of tens of millions of pounds.

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Dear Abby: I can’t stand my close friend’s vulgar language

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who finds her friends frequent cursing off-putting.
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Trump urges Israel to stop Gaza military campaign after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan

Trump welcomed the Hamas statement, saying: “I believe they are ready for a lasting peace.”
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Rangers closing in on rounding out roster as final cuts loom

By the time Tuesday night arrives, the answers to the final questions surrounding the Rangers roster — one that’ll keep changing throughout the weeks and months that follow — will have settled into place. The status of J.T. Miller (lower-body injury), who returned to practice Friday in a red noncontact jersey. The status of Artemi…
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Many Syrians are unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad’s fall

Many Syrians are unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad’s fall [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Job losses in U.S. industries with significant Latino workforce reach nearly 300,000 since Trump’s presidency began

Job Creation for Latino Workers Plummets Amid Trump Administration

Job creation in U.S. industries with significant Latino workforces declined by 35% in the first eight months of 2025, coinciding with the onset of Donald Trump’s far-right administration, according to a report released on October 4 by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), reports 24brussels.

The report indicates that out of 842,200 new positions in these sectors during the first eight months of 2024, only 546,200 were created in 2025, resulting in a loss of 296,000 jobs from January to August across multiple industries, including construction, transportation, hospitality, manufacturing, and health care.

ATF highlighted that in July, it estimated an average annual loss of $1,500 per worker in these sectors due to tariffs and tax and service cuts implemented by the federal government. Each of the seven industries analyzed employed over 1 million Latino workers, with Latinos making up at least 20% of the total workforce in those fields.

Furthermore, the report noted a significant drop in Trump’s approval rating among Latino voters, which fell to 37% in September, while disapproval surged to 60%. This decline reflects a survey conducted last month by Global Strategy Group and Somos Votantes.

ATF executive director David Kass stated that Republican tax policies are adversely impacting the U.S. economy as a whole, particularly affecting Latino communities. He emphasized that the sharp decline in support for the Trump administration parallels the downturn in job sectors with a heavy Latino presence.

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Sanae Takaichi expected to become Japan’s first female PM after winning ruling party leadership

Admirer of Margaret Thatcher beat her more moderate rival Shinjiro Koizumi to become leader of the Liberal Democratic party

Japan is about to get its first female prime minister, after Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party [LDP] – a victory that should see her installed as the country’s new leader in the middle of the month.

Takaichi, a right-winger who has voiced admiration for Margaret Thatcher in her quest to build a “strong and prosperous” Japan on the international stage, beat her moderate rival, Shinjiro Koizumi, in a runoff election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Maryland firefighters charged after flooding baseball field with truck hose during long-running feud

Two Maryland firemen were hit with charges for a hose-stunt that flooded a baseball field being used by a collegiate team amid a long-running feud, according to a report.