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The Canadian Federation of Students has called on Ottawa to issue study permits to Palestinian grad students, and to use diplomatic leverage to evacuate them from the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, UNB GSA has refused to comment, even though two prospective UNB grad students are among those trapped in Gaza.

The Metropolitan Police has expanded an investigation into the financing of Reform UK after an undercover TV sting operation that alleged the rightwing populist party sought illegal funding from overseas www.ft.com/content/73c6...

Andy Burnham suggested another Scottish independence referendum could be held if public opinion shows demand for one

Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'

According to Theodore Schleifer of the New York Times, Musk’s investments—many through political action committees—target Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, & Ohio, as well as House races in at least California, Wisconsin, and Washington. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...

The total number of Russian casualties (dead and wounded) in Ukraine has risen to above 1.5 million (!) men, the Ministry of Defence in Kyiv reports. See mod.gov.ua/en/news/tota...

Innovation debate must avoid London-centric lens “We have found that funding is most effective when places have the governance, leadership and delivery mechanisms to turn investment into lasting outcomes.” Not wholly persuaded by the example cited! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

🔥Most heat deaths attributable to climate change In work led by @adamfinnemann.bsky.social and with Reinout Wiers & @jmbh.bsky.social, we estimate heat deaths attributable to climate change in the Netherlands 1971-2019 across sex & age. Link: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

Germany moves to tax bitcoin like stocks as new draft bill targets tax-free gains

NYTimes has clearly made a decision to direct attention & resources to state-level Republicans up for election this "nationalizes" the conversation about them & perhaps provides a lift to opponents But it should also disabuse anyone from thinking this is just Trump

🌡️💧 Extreme heat, droughts, and intense rainfall threaten livelihoods, infrastructure and food systems in Africa, while climate action is stagnating & policymakers need more data to point the way toward a low-carbon, climate‑resilient path. Explore the 🆕report --> doi.org/10.1787/27d0...

Egypt and Jordan welcomed measures by the UK restricting trade linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, calling for further international action to halt settlement expansion and protect the two-state solution. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260909-egy...

'Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hit its highest level in about three decades as U.S. Treasurys and regional bonds sold off amid higher oil prices due to Middle East tensions, which fueled inflation fears and raised the prospect of tighter global monetary policy.' www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

Europe must prepare for the war in Ukraine to last for years while confronting a Russian state rebuilding its military, the Pentagon’s top strategist said.

"One freelance said that they were told a 782-word article had accrued possible earnings for them of $2.62. And a former intern said they paid $9,000 themselves to a third-party agency to spend eight weeks working (unpaid) in the IB Times London office."

Early elections in Serbia next month. Vucic plans to do a job swap and run for prime minister instead. Student-led protesters already gearing up

Jeremy Cove, a 44-year-old Republican from Missouri, trusts the Trump administration’s guidance on matters like vaccines, but he disagrees with their assertion that climate change is not happening, or that humans are not contributing to it. apnews.com/article/poll...

Top EU court throws out Orban-era attempt to block funds for Ukraine The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the EU has thrown out Orban's attempt to block military aid for Ukraine as "it does not fall within the jurisdiction" of the court.

Fascinating dissection of a massive social media operation to peddle fake news to western audience about the civil war in Sudan, driven almost entirely by AI. It seems to have been set up by or for the benefit of the UAE, whose involvement in Sudan is never mentioned.

Cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary alleged vulnerabilities in Adalat AI exposed its database, storage, infrastructure, credentials and private source code. Adhikary later clarified that data he browsed was publicly available research data, according to founders. Source: MediaNama

Gambling with our lives: AI researcher quits Anthropic with warning about safety

Miliband defends sanctions on Israeli settlements and pushes back against chief rabbi’s criticism. UK foreign secretary ‘regrets’ Israel’s response to ban on trade with illegal settlements but ‘proud’ of his actions. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

It's happening! Vaccines saving lives. Similar results coming through from Antipodes too... If your daughter or younger relatives are not vaccinated, please encourage them to get it done. BBC News - No cervical cancer cases in HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Putin just told Witkoff and Kushner that he is winning the war and will fight on until the “root causes” of the invasion are eliminated. That’s Kremlin code for the end of Ukrainian statehood. Nothing has changed since 2022 - Putin aims to destroy Ukraine www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

EU courts, foreign policy sanctions EU General Court judgment dismisses (again) Roman Abramovich's legal challenge to the sanctions imposed on him after the Russian invasion of Ukraine curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/d2...