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NBC News
Jack Smith speaks out against the Trump administration in rare interview

Vanity Fair
Donald Trump Absolutely Loves Attention. So Does James Comey.

The Washington Post
Trump complains about ‘really weird’ Time magazine photo - More

ABC News
Trump says some 'Democrat programs' to be cut during shutdown may never come back

The Guardian
Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

The Associated Press
Overweight Texas National Guard troops sent home - More

The New Republic
ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester

ABC News
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

The Hill
Hegseth changes Pentagon press policy

The New Republic
Trump Compares Charlie Kirk to Socrates as He Awards Medal of Freedom - More

The Associated Press
Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston

NBC News
Man pleads guilty in arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence

NBC News
Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The Associated Press
Obama joins fight for U.S. House control

Newsweek
Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Ties for Record Low in Poll

Newsweek
How Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Has Changed Since the Gaza Peace Deal

The Daily Beast
Newsom Reignites His Theory That Trump, 79, Has Dementia

CBS News
Military families worry about missed paychecks amid government shutdown - More

Miami Herald
Airports told to show video blaming government shutdown on Democrats

Newsweek
Full List of Airports Refusing To Show Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Video

The Associated Press
In Iceland, Grindavik still shaken by volcanic eruptions tries to recover

The Guardian
Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US

Politico News
German conscription plan stalls after defense minister’s objections

The New York Times
Trump Threatens Spain With Higher Tariffs Over Defense Spending

The Guardian
Space Live: The new TV channel streaming absolutely spellbinding footage of Earth … forever

The Guardian
‘Bored aliens’: Has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine tells residents to leave dozens of villages near city of Kupiansk

Politico News
Russia blasts ‘freaks’ at Time magazine over cover that Trump hated

The New York Times
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

The Guardian
‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit

The Guardian
Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering Gaza

ABC News
Trump declares end of Israel-Hamas war, but experts see the hard work as just beginning

Reuters News Agency
Trump calls for Hamas to disarm as fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire - More

The Canadian Press
'If they don't disarm, we will disarm them': Trump tells Hamas - More

Time Magazine
Trump Refuses to Commit to Two-State Solution as Uncertainty Looms Over Gaza Deal

The New York Times
What Would It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?

Reuters News Agency
Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused

The Associated Press
Afghanistan says more than a dozen civilians killed in renewed border fighting with Pakistan

Business Insider
An Air India Boeing 787 diverted to Dubai after its autopilot malfunctioned

Reuters News Agency
China takes steps against US-linked units of S.Korea shipbuilder Hanwha

The Associated Press
US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says - More

The Associated Press
Six dead after fresh U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela - More

Reuters News Agency
Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing

The Associated Press
Today in History: 15 October - More

This Day in Aviation
15 October

International Commentary

Margaret SullivanThe Guardian
Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters from an American
The administration continues to try to demonstrate its power

Jonah Goldberg | Los Angeles Times
What will it take to ensure a ‘golden age’ for peace in Israel?

Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy
The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last - More

Jason Burke | The Guardian
A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed.

Bobby Ghosh | Time Magazine
What Trump Does and Doesn’t Get Credit for in Gaza

Joshua Keating | Vox
The Gaza peace deal’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness

James Downie | MSNBC News
Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring

Arwa MahdawiThe Guardian
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know.

Pjotr SauerThe Guardian
Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East

Hossam Elsherbiny | Los Angeles Times
If AirPods can instantly translate, why learn a language?

Marina Hyde | The Guardian
Compare Donald Trump with Kissinger and you’ll be lost. But Taylor Swift? That’s more like it.

Greg Sargent | The Daily Blast
Trump Erupts at ABC News Over Vance On-Air Fiasco - More

Books

Mythili Rao | The Guardian
Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai review – growing up in public - More