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The Trump administration is reversing cuts to counterterrorism funding for New York after the president intervened, a person familiar with what happened told CNN.

“I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for New York City and State. It was my Honor to do so,” President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday.

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Trump administration reversing counterterrorism funding cuts to New York | CNN Politics

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The Trump administration is reversing cuts to counterterrorism funding to New York after the president intervened, according to a person familiar with what happened.

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Summer, Joseph McStay, and their 2 young boys lived in Southern California. One day, without a trace, the entire family disappeared. A friend of the McStays says they really cared about each other and loved where they lived. After a while, they grew out of their small beach house and bought a house about 45 minutes away to continue their lives. On February 4th, 2010, just as they had begun home renovations, the family vanished with no trace. The family's car was later found near the Mexico border; This case remained a mystery until November 2013. A motorcyclist saw a small skull lying in the sand, and 4 other bodies were found and later identified as the McStays. Alongside the bodies, a sledgehammer was discovered; it is still unclear who did this to the McStays.

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How a California family’s disappearance ended with a grisly desert discovery

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The McStay family disappeared in Southern California in 2010 and were found buried in the Mojave Desert three years later.

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A 23-year-old American climber dies while trying to climb to the summit of EL capitan, Yosemite's iconic wall soaring 3000 feet from the valley floor. His name is Balin Miller

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American climber Balin Miller dies aged 23 while climbing El Capitan | CNN

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American climber Balin Miller has died at the age of 23 while climbing at Yosemite National Park, his mother confirmed on Thursday.

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The US military sent out another strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Friday morning, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a social media post that this killed all 4 people who boarded that boat. The attack marks at least the fourth known US military strike in the Caribbean since the beginning of September

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US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast killing four, Defense Secretary announces | CNN Politics

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The US military carried out another strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean officials deemed to be a “narco-trafficking vessel” on Friday morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a social media post. The strike killed all four people who were on board, Hegseth said.

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The Des Moines school district says it will pursue legal action against the consulting firm after the superintendent was detained by ICE

The Des Moines Public Schools board announced Friday it intends to pursue legal action against a consulting firm it hired in 2023 to conduct a search for a new superintendent, claiming the firm failed to "properly vet candidates" after the district's now-former superintendent was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week.

Federal authorities said the superintendent, Ian Roberts, is not in the U.S. legally and has not had any work authorization in the U.S. since 2020. He had served as the superintendent of the Des Moines district since July 2023 until his resignation this week following his detainment.

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Des Moines school district says it will pursue legal action against consulting firm after superintendent detained by ICE

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“Ian Roberts should have never been presented as a finalist, and if we knew what we know now, he would never have been hired,” board chair Jackie Norris said Friday.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs is now in court for his sentencing hearing. In july, he was found guilty on 2 counts of "transportation to engage in prostitution"—the judge, Arun Subramaniam, doesn't see why he should change the sentencing guidelines, "which call for a prison sentence between just under six years to just over seven years". His defense shows a video of Combs' charity work and family at the eleventh hour.

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Live updates: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing | CNN

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Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced today following his July conviction on prostitution-related charges. Follow here for live updates from the court house.

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Donald Trump's Administration has been warned about failing to fund survivors of human trafficking and freezing funding for more than 100 different services. Including groups that help survivors of trafficking. “Allowing these funds to disappear would enable human trafficking and put survivors’ lives at risk,” the letter says. “Many regions will lose their only service provider, leaving survivors with no safe emergency housing, case management, or counseling." The Trump admin is being sent letters in pleaading to stop the roll back of funds.

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Anti-trafficking groups across the US have sent Congress a letter raising alarms about the Trump administration's failure to release $88m in funding to protect survivors of human trafficking.

The letter from 74 legal, religious and advocacy groups says that the US Department of Justice has frozen funding for more than 100 service organizations across the country that help victims "escape their traffickers" and gain access to "the services and support that they need to survive".

The groups are asking Congress to push the administration to restore the funding to protect thousands of trafficking survivors across the US. The plea for help comes after a Guardian investigation found the administration has rolled back efforts across the federal government to combat human trafficking. Trump officials deny the federal government has made any retreat on anti-trafficking.

An array of local, state and national groups signed the letter, including Freedom Network USA, the Human Trafficking Legal Center, the Minnesota Alliance on Crime and the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.

"Allowing these funds to disappear would enable human trafficking and put survivors' lives at risk," the letter says. "Many regions will lose their only service provider, leaving survivors with no safe emergency housing, case management, or counseling. Communities will be made less safe as traffickers would exploit with impunity, and fewer survivors will be able to come forward."

Many service organizations saw their federal funding end as of the last day of September, according to Freedom Network USA, a national coalition of service providers, researchers and trafficking survivors.

In response to a query from the Guardian last month about the frozen funding, the justice department said money appropriated by Congress would be spent eventually, but that organizations that received money in the past wouldn't necessarily do so in the future. Future appropriations, the department said, would be made in accordance with Trump administration priorities.

The letter from the anti-trafficking groups notes: "Congress has overwhelmingly voted to continue these programs over the last 25 years ... Protecting and fully funding these lifesaving programs is critical to protecting survivors and preventing re-exploitation."

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Trump administration will 'enable human trafficking' by freezing funds for survivors, groups warn

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Plea to Congress from 74 legal, religious and advocacy groups comes in wake of Guardian reporting on cuts to federal efforts to combat human trafficking

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In UK, a lot of people died on Hollest A person had a car and ran over people and got out, and started stabbing people, and people said they are scared of the UK now and are talking about moving to Israel

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One of the victims who died in Manchester attack likely shot by officers, police say | CNN

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One of the victims who died in the Manchester synagogue attack was likely shot by armed officers, police said on Friday.

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The facility, about 10 miles west of Chicago, has been the site of demonstrations against ramped-up ICE enforcement and aggressive tactics for several weeks. Similar protests have flared across the country. The white house has aimed to crack down on crime more broadly in Democratic-led cities, often citing the need to protect ICE sites.The protests near Chicago began after local leaders got word in early September that “a large-scale enforcement campaign” would soon be underway in the Windy City as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration agenda.

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Excavators off the "Treasure Coast" of Florida found a shocking $1 million in gold and silver Spanish coins from a shipwreck. They are thought to have been from colonies in Bolivia. It isn't the first time that treasure has been found in that area either.

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Excavators find $1 million in gold coins from Spanish shipwreck along Florida’s ‘Treasure Coast’ | CNN

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Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast,” a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that — a load of long-lost Spanish treasure they estimate is worth $1 million.

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One of the biggest fires happened near Los Angeles on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025. It was at an oil company, called "El segundo". Flames were towering around and the sky went from being clear, to Sky orange. Thankfully there were no injuries, but witnesses state it was horrifiying to see in the city of El Segundo. The fire team arrived aorund 9:30 Pm and saved others and helped put out the horrifying fires.

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Massive fire breaks out at Chevron refinery near Los Angeles | CNN

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A large fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, a city south of Los Angeles, officials said.

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u.s. now in armed conflict with drug cartel this happened cause the strikes in the Caribbean there were three. two of the vessels are from Venezuela they were strikes by the u.s. military the government has relied on the costgard to to bored the vessel

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US is engaged in formal ‘armed conflict’ with ‘terrorist’ drug cartels, Trump says

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The notice was sent to several congressional committees.

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German police arrested three suspected Hamas members who were allegedly procuring weapons for assassinations targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions, German prosecutors said in a statement Wednesday.

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German police arrested three suspected Hamas members who were allegedly procuring weapons “for assassinations targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions,” German prosecutors said in a statement Wednesday.

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Two Jewish people were killed and three left in a serious condition after a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday.

The victims have been named as Adrian Daulby 53 years old and Melvin Cravitz 66. One of the victims was hit by police gunfire. The suspect, who was shot dead at the scene has been named as 35 year old Jihad Al Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent. The attack occurred during worship at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar, and is being treated by police as a terror incident.

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One of the victims who died in Manchester attack likely shot by officers, police say | CNN

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One of the victims who died in the Manchester synagogue attack was likely shot by armed officers, police said on Friday.

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The war in Ukraine has entered on even deadlier stages of the war, especially for civilians. "The harm to Ukrainian civilians has risen sharply with total casualties in the first 8 months of the year increasing by 40% compared to 2024." The humanitarian Rights council quoted. There's been a documented 50,000 civilians killed and injured, including 3,000 children since the start of the war. Attacks on power stations, gas facilities, and bridge continue to disrupt daily life and services. The human rights chief has said "the war needs to end, the toll on civilians and soldier and there families is staggering and heartbreaking." He said.

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The full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022 and " this year has seen intense attacks along the frontline, and massive airstrikes, largely in populated areas," he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

"In some towns in frontline communities, nearly all the housing has been damaged or destroyed."

Furthermore, on 6 September, Russia reportedly launched the largest air attack of the war, deploying 823 munitions across Ukraine overnight, including 810 long-range drones and 13 powerful missiles.

Record casualty numbers

"Harm to Ukrainian civilians has risen sharply, with total casualties in the first eight months of the year increasing by 40 percent compared to 2024. In July we documented the highest number of civilian casualties in a month in more than three years," he said.

The High Commissioner's Office, OHCHR, has documented more than 50,000 civilians killed and injured, including more than 3,000 children, since the start of the war.

Continued attacks on power stations, gas facilities, bridges, railways and other critical infrastructure, disrupt daily life and essential services, he said.

Vulnerable groups, including children, older people and persons with disabilities, are the most affected and "the onset of winter will only make their living conditions even worse."

Although Russia has reported civilian casualties at much lower levels, resulting from alleged attacks by Ukrainian forces, OHCHR has not been able to verify the figures, he said.

Detentions and extrajudicial executions

Meanwhile, Russia has detained large numbers of both Ukrainian civilians and military personnel. OHCHR issued a report last week that details the violations inflicted on civilian detainees.

"In many cases, people living in occupied territory have been arbitrarily seized from the street and held for weeks, months, or even years. In a significant number of cases, these detentions may amount to enforced disappearances," said Mr. Türk.

OHCHR has recorded 90 extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians detained by the Russian authorities, as well as 38 deaths in custody resulting from torture, lack of medical care or poor conditions.

Impunity 'entrenched' in law

"We also documented patterns of widespread, systematic torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, against Ukrainian civilian detainees. My staff had already recorded these same violations against Ukrainian prisoners of war," he said.

"Amendments to the laws of the Russian Federation have entrenched impunity for military personnel, enabling extrajudicial executions, torture, and ill-treatment to go unpunished."

OHCHR also recorded cases of the Ukrainian authorities torturing and mistreating detainees connected to the conflict, including cases of sexual violence, many of which were in 2022.

The UN rights chief noted that the Ukrainian authorities have taken steps to strengthen safeguards and improve detention conditions, but there is limited accountability.

Ukrainian identity deliberately suppressed

"The Russian authorities continue to perpetrate widespread and systematic violations of human rights against Ukrainian civilians in the territory they occupy in the south and east of the country," he said.

" Residents face increasing pressure to obtain Russian citizenship to access basic services, or risk intimidation, deportation, and the confiscation of their property."

Russian occupying authorities have also imposed their own curriculum on schools and introduced patriotic and military education. Surveillance and censorship have intensified, including on messaging apps and VPNs. "These practices reflect a deliberate effort to suppress dissent and Ukrainian identity," he said.

OHCHR teams continue to follow these developments closely, gathering evidence, and documenting alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.

For the report, they conducted over 400 interviews in 17 places of detention across all regions under Ukrainian control. For cases from Russian-occupied territory they conducted 216 interviews with released detainees.

Appeal to the parties

"I call on the Russian Federation to halt all extrajudicial executions, torture, mistreatment and sexual violence against civilian detainees and prisoners of war, and to end all arbitrary and unlawful detention practices," Mr. Türk said.

He urged Russia to respect international law in territory under its control; to ensure effective oversight of all places of detention; and to grant full access for independent monitors to civilian detainees.

"I urge Ukraine to respect its obligations under international law in its treatment of detainees, by safeguarding them from torture, ill-treatment and sexual violence," he added.

End the war

The human rights chief also called for all parties to conduct prompt, independent, and effective investigations of all allegations of violations, and to ensure accountability for perpetrators.

"This war needs to end. The human toll on civilians, and on soldiers and their families, is staggering and heartbreaking," he said.

"Recent reports that Russian military drones have been seen in countries neighbouring Ukraine remind us of the dangers this war poses across the region and beyond. Every day, as the violence continues, the risks of escalation and expansion grow."

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Ukraine: 'This war needs to end,' Türk tells UN Human Rights Council

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UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the war in Ukraine "has entered an even more dangerous and deadly stage for civilians, under relentless bombardment of their schools, hospitals, and shelters."

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In the UK 2 people were shot from gunfire when police were trying to take out an assassination attempt suspect in Manchester. The guy rammed into all the Jewish people and as he did that he hooped out and started to stab people until police were able able to shoot and kill this guy.

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2 Manchester synagogue attack victims, including 1 who died, hit by police gunfire, police say

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One of those killed appeared to have a “wound consistent with a gunshot injury.”

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The U.S carried out another strike on a boat off of the Venezuela coast. this attacked killed 4 people. The U.S came out and said the these attacks all had ties with drug trafficking and drug cartels. they also said that the boat belonged to a terrorist organization which has not been released yet.

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The US military carried out another strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean officials deemed to be a “narco-trafficking vessel” on Friday morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a social media post. The strike killed all four people who were on board, Hegseth said.

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A huge fire broke out at the West Coast's largest oil-producing facility.

The fire burns about 20 miles south of Los Angeles. Fortunately, the fire has been contained and no evacuation orders have been put in place for LA residents.

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Massive fire breaks out at Chevron refinery near Los Angeles | CNN

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A large fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, a city south of Los Angeles, officials said.

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American climber Balin Miller has died at the age of 23 while climbing at Yosemite National Park, his mother confirmed on Thursday.

Miller was attempting to summit El Capitan, Yosemite’s iconic wall soaring 3,000 feet from the valley floor, via the “Sea of Dreams” route when the accident occurred, Jeanine Moorman – Miller’s mother – wrote in a blog post on the VIRR website, the family’s outdoor goods business.

“This is unthinkable,” Moorman wrote in tribute to her son. “At this time, we do not yet know all the details. What we do know is that the world has lost an extraordinary soul, and our hearts are shattered.”

Moorman went on to describe her son as having “a touch of Robin Williams’ wild energy. Strategic, curious, and endlessly playful, he brought light wherever he went.”

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In a dramatic turn of events, the U.S. government has officially shut down after President Trump and Congress failed to agree on a budget deal before the deadline. Key issues dividing the parties included funding for a border wall, healthcare provisions, and public service spending. The shutdown has resulted in the furlough of thousands of federal employees and the halting of various government services, leading to considerable inconvenience for citizens across the nation. Both sides expressed their frustrations through public statements, blaming each other for the impasse while demonstrating little inclination to compromise. As the stalemate continues, the potential for increased political strife looms, raising questions about the government's ability to function effectively moving forward.

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The US government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to reach a deal on a funding package. Follow here for the latest.