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AI messaging scam costs Italy’s top bank Intesa millions, sources say

By Emilio Parodi MILAN, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Fraudsters using AI to impersonate senior executives stole €95 million ($108 million) from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy’s biggest lender Intesa Sanpaolo, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. More than half the funds were later

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“Coming Home,” through November 6

Presenting a fascinating display of sumi-e art, the traditional Japanese form of ink-was painting that uses black ink, water, and minimalist brush strokes to capture the inner spirit of natural subjects, Karen Kurka Jensen's Coming Home will be on display in Black Hawk College's ArtSpace Gallery thr

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SPORTS HEADLINES

>>The Latest (Undated) — Here is the latest sports news: The Falcons kicked off Week Three by spoiling the Packers’ home opener with a 35-14 victory on Thursday Night Football from Lambeau Field. Evidence in the criminal case against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs could be available to t

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Assisted suicide deaths in Canada reach a new high-water mark

(SRN NEWS)- Much is made of how many people are killed by guns in the United States. But a new analysis of 2024 data finds that while 15,364 individuals lost their lives to firearm homicide in this country, 16,499 died via physician-assisted suicide in Canada. Since the country legalized assisted su

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The United Nations may enshrine transgenderism

(SRN NEWS)- The world body is working on its Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity and there’s a strong push to add transgender people as a protected class. The pro-life group CitizenGo has launched a petition drive to block the move, stating that “In 1998, the Rome

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A new look at discipleship in America’s churches

(SRN NEWS)-According to a poll from LifeWay Research, the churches whose members score highest in measures of discipleship are either very big, very small, and/or located in the SOUTH. LifeWay spokesman Scott McConnell says “ “People can walk with Jesus Christ as disciples in any setting, but some d

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Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools

By Deborah Mary Sophia Sept 25 (Reuters) – Microsoft on Friday unveiled several new capabilities in its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent, as the software giant seeks to transform its AI assistant into a one-stop shop for office workers. The company is also embedding its

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Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $350 million stolen in hack

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Crypto exchange Bitget has stopped allowing customer withdrawals following the theft of crypto worth approximately $351.6 million in a hack, it said, adding all user funds were safe. Bitget had noticed “unauthorised transfers” from some of its wallets

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Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $350 million stolen in hack
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Explainer-Why the court fight over the White House media ban isn’t over

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration complied on Thursday with a judge’s order to restore White House access to three media outlets he had banned last week — CNN, Politico, and MS NOW — but litigation over the ban is not over yet. Here is what to kn

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US Fed plans to raise bank oversight thresholds, sources say

By Nupur Anand, Pete Schroeder and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The US Federal Reserve is working on a plan to raise the asset thresholds that trigger stricter oversight of big banks, four people with knowledge of the matter said, which would allow some lenders to avoid costl

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Nanexa shares soar on €1.17 billion Novo Nordisk deal for injection technology

Sept 25 (Reuters) – Shares in Swedish drug-delivery company Nanexa more than doubled their value in early Friday trading after it signed a global licensing deal with Novo Nordisk worth up to about €1.17 billion ($1.33 billion). The agreement, announced after the market closed on Thursday, covers lon

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Nanexa shares soar on €1.17 billion Novo Nordisk deal for injection technology
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US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say

By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish Sept 24 (Reuters) – US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased path out of war that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic blockade of Iran, sources close to the talks said. The strait

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US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say
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Explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens, three injured

ATHENS, Sept 25 (Reuters) – An explosion caused a residential building to collapse in the crowded touristic centre of Athens on Friday, injuring three people and damaging houses, shops and cars across a historic neighbourhood. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the two-storey buil

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In West Bank art centre, Palestinian children paint hopes beyond checkpoints

By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Sept 25 (Reuters) – On the outskirts of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian woman has transformed her home into an art centre where children use drawing to process their experiences of settler violence and Israeli military raids. Artist Sarah Abu Madi says she f

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In West Bank art centre, Palestinian children paint hopes beyond checkpoints
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Italy regulator closes P&G hair removal device probe after ad commitments

ROME, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) said on Friday it had closed its investigation into U.S. consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble’s claims for a hair removal device, after the company committed to address the regulator’s concerns. The AGCM’s opened in February an investigat

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Philippines accuses China of obstructing resupply mission in South China Sea

MANILA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World War Two-era warship in the South China Sea, saying dangerous manoeuvres by Chinese vessels “put Filipino personnel at risk” and prevented the mis

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Philippines accuses China of obstructing resupply mission in South China Sea
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Taiwan cries foul after Xi presses Trump to change stance on island

By Ben Blanchard and John Geddie TAIPEI, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Taiwan denounced Xi Jinping’s comments to Donald Trump on the island’s future on Friday after the Chinese leader appeared to push the US President for a subtle change in stance that could erode US support for the democratically governed is

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Taiwan cries foul after Xi presses Trump to change stance on island
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China’s first lady Peng Liyuan turns soft power on US audience

By Claire Fu and Ben Blanchard Sept 25 (Reuters) – She chatted with US first lady Melania Trump in English without a translator, and sang along quietly when serenaded by a youth choir, looking effortlessly glamorous in a modern take on a traditional Chinese outfit. On Chinese President Xi Jinping’s

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China’s first lady Peng Liyuan turns soft power on US audience
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Take Five: It’s Q4 already?

Sept 25 (Reuters) – The third quarter draws to a close, and investors have plenty to dig their teeth into. The spotlight in the coming week shines on US payrolls and US and euro zone inflation data, which will likely shape expectations for the path of interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic. He

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Take Five: It’s Q4 already?
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Separated by war, a Ukrainian family faces danger at the front and far away

By Kateryna Besedina and Anatolii Stepanov BORYSPIL/DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Sept 25 (Reuters) – “When are you coming?” two-year-old Snizhana asked her father, a soldier serving with an artillery unit in eastern Ukraine. Smiling into his smartphone hundreds of miles away, Yevheniy Borysenko started

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Pope Leo heads to France with AI, apologies for clergy abuse on agenda

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Pope Leo leaves on Friday for a weekend visit to France, where he is hoping to repair the Catholic Church’s standing after abuse scandals and is expected to renew calls for global rules on AI development while laying out a vision for Europe’s futur

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Pope Leo heads to France with AI, apologies for clergy abuse on agenda
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Trump to wrap up Xi summit with a tour of US archives

By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump will follow up his summit with Xi Jinping by taking the Chinese leader on Friday to the US National Archives, where they are expected to stress views about the history and direction of ties between the

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Pakistan thwarts border attack, several Taliban dead, security sources say

Sept 25 (Reuters) – Pakistan has thwarted an attempted Afghan attack in its border area of Gulistan, killing several members of the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani security sources said on Friday, without detailing the planned attack. The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turne

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