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The Transport Toll, Continued: Arnab’s Staged Restart
Trains cancelled and flights grounded were the headline transport toll of Cyclone Arnab, and the staged restart, governed by safety checks, will be measured in days rather than hours.
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570,000 People: The Evacuation Behind Cyclone Arnab’s Landfall Forecast
Andhra Pradesh identified around 570,000 people as vulnerable and planned evacuations from Monday evening ahead of Cyclone Arnab's October 28 landfall.
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No Strike Today: Restraint, Readiness and the Iran Decision Still to Come
American forces are ready to act within 96 hours of authorisation, but no presidential decision to strike Iran has been announced and Trump previously indicated no new attacks before Election Day.
Business
America’s Labor Market Is Frozen: 29,000 Jobs, 4.2% Unemployment, and Nobody Moving
America added just 29,000 jobs in September as unemployment held at 4.2%. Economists call it 'low-hire, low-fire' — a frozen labor market.
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Apple Trims iPhone 18 Pro Orders on Soft Demand, Report Says
Apple has cut orders for the iPhone 18 Pro on soft demand, Nikkei Asia reported, in a headline carried across Asian market coverage on…
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Terry McLaurin’s season is over, and the Washington Commanders now face the hardest question in football: what does an already struggling offense look like…
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The evacuation of more than 1,300 people ahead of Typhoon Champi's landfall in Taiwan was a public-health operation as much as a disaster response.
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Perseverance Finds Groundwater and Hot Fluids, Not Just an Ancient Lake
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