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The family of Renee Good, a US citizen shot dead by an immigration officer during a Minneapolis sweep in January, has filed two lawsuits against the federal government and Trump administration officials. Video of her killing was watched by millions and brought residents into the streets.

One suit blames the government for her death, arguing the operation created "an unprecedented environment for state-sponsored violence." The named defendants include the officer who fired, Jonathan Ross, along with Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem and Tom Homan. The Justice Department did not immediately comment.

Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the investigation of an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house in 2024. The case was reopened after the woman filed a civil lawsuit against the university last month.

"New information has raised serious questions about how this case was handled, and I've lost faith in the Tompkins County DA's ability to fairly oversee it," Hochul said. The district attorney had said days earlier that he intended to take the case to a grand jury.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday that Canada will fast-track the Pacific Link pipeline, a line to the Pacific coast carrying a million barrels a day. It is costed between C$24.7 billion and C$30.7 billion, with regulatory approval targeted for September 2027.

More than 90% of Canadian crude exports currently flow by pipeline into the United States. "A pipeline to the west coast is part of our mission to transform our economy, to double our non-US exports over the next decade," Carney said. Indigenous communities are offered a 10% stake.

Ethiopia and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia raised fears of a wider regional war, hours after powerful explosions rattled Addis Ababa near the military headquarters.

The ICC dropped its French insurer amid the threat of US sanctions, another sign of the pressure Washington's campaign against the court is putting on its basic operations.

Brazil's two leading presidential candidates snubbed a planned debate on TV Globo, depriving 158 million voters of a final face-off before Sunday's vote, the first such snub in 20 years.

Homeland Security officials say immigration officers won't be sent to patrol polls, though groups representing Latino, Black and Asian American voters say they remain worried as early voting gets underway.

OpenAI fired three researchers for mishandling sensitive information outside company procedures, with at least two of them having worked on the firm's safety research.

Chinese hackers impersonated AI experts to reach American policy researchers, targeting the people who shape Washington's thinking on technology.

Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will depart after the Paramount merger closes, with the $110 billion deal expected to be finalized October 6.

Danish jewelry giant Pandora bets on Asia with a new $150 million Vietnam factory, its first outside Thailand, expected to lift manufacturing capacity by about 50% and employ 7,000 people.

Crypto exchange Bitget has frozen roughly $1.1 million of the $388 million stolen in last week's cyberattack, and CEO Gracy Chen said she is not expecting to recover a lot.

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Australia's online safety regulator found significant gaps in gaming platforms' child safety across Steam, Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft, as nine in 10 Australian children aged 8 to 17 play online.

Super El Niño drought is leaving villagers on the island of Borneo without safe water, as three rainless months shrink the Kapuas, Indonesia's longest river, relied on by millions.

Researchers want to stop pancreatic cancer early, trying a radical approach to one of the deadliest diagnoses with the number of new treatments in testing at an all-time high.

Andre Szmyt drilled a career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds left, lifting the Browns past the Steelers 27-24 and atop the AFC North for the first time since 2014.

Michael Harris II's first-inning three-run homer sent the Braves past the Phillies 6-2 in Game 3, with Chris Sale closing on one day's rest to set up the Dodgers next.

A'ja Wilson poured in 36 points as the Aces eliminated the Fever 94-83 in Game 3, ending Indiana's season at Las Vegas's hands for a second straight year.

Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin became the 18th NHL goalie to score a goal, the first ever for a franchise that has used 93 different netminders since the 1926-27 season.

Blues great Buddy Guy, now 90, was celebrated with a sold-out Radio City show, as John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and Susan Tedeschi joined a house band led by Steve Jordan.

Paul Thomas Anderson's new concert film premiered at the New York Film Festival, a 75-minute record of Geese frontman Cameron Winter alone at a Steinway grand inside Carnegie Hall.

Ben Affleck's "Animals" castmates want him to run for political office after the Oscar winner directed and starred in the thriller as a Brentwood businessman running for Los Angeles mayor.

What it is: A judge permanently dismissed the property-destruction case against David Hearn, the former Olympic canoe racer accused of damaging the lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman dismissed it with prejudice on Thursday, barring US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office from ever refiling. Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland, competed in three Summer Olympics and finished ninth at the 1996 Atlanta Games. He had faced up to 10 years in prison.

The detail: New evidence from the Interior Department showed Hearn was not responsible. The charge was a single count of property destruction, tied to damage to the pool's lining. The damage came from a botched contractor installation, rushed to completion for the America 250 summer celebration, and prosecutors had already moved to drop the case once that emerged.

Why it matters: Hearn's lawyers were not satisfied with a simple dismissal, arguing the president could pressure prosecutors into reviving the case. Edelman found "exceptional circumstances." The government, he said, "shot first and asked questions later" through a "lightning-fast indictment process," and while prosecutors had concluded the case was meritless, "the President of the United States has repeatedly disparaged them and pressured them to change course."

What to watch: Trump has said Pirro "choked" and "folded like an umbrella" by dropping it. The ruling takes the decision out of her hands and out of his.

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A wandering New Jersey deer was freed from a pole and netting tangled in its antlers after more than a week roaming Midland Park, as residents kept police posted.

Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave made the TIME100 Next list, Shoko Kawata of Yawata City, having sparked a national argument by doing so.

The International Space Station is a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize, forecasters say, with one top Oslo prognosticator calling it a rare symbol of global cooperation.

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