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  Mail theft in Sacramento raises concerns over missing ballots

  Officials say a gray SUV stole mail trays, possibly containing ballots, as voting day approaches.

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  Telangana mandates fire towers and command centres for buildings over 24 m

  Revised norms from Oct 7 apply to fresh applications and drop NOC requirements for shorter buildings.

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  PTI journalist describes Delhi lockdown on way to office during CJP protest

  The journalist’s first‑person account shows how extensive police deployment disrupted daily travel amid the Cockroach Janata Party protest.

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  Two killed as Hurricane Isaias brings flash‑flood threat across the U.S. Southeast

  The storm, which made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, left nearly 700,000 customers without power and prompted flood warnings across t…

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  UAE National Guard rescues 22 crew from burning oil tanker in Arabian Gulf

  All 22 crew members were saved and given first aid after a fire broke out aboard an oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf.

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  86‑year‑old dies in 99°F assisted‑living apartment after heat alert

  Sheila Szczypinski was discovered unresponsive on Sept. 30 at Golden Pond Assisted Living, prompting a probe into whether extreme heat contributed to her death.

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  Turkey to ban social‑media use for under‑15s from Nov 1

  The new law, approved by parliament in April, obliges platforms to verify ages and block under‑15 users.

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  President Zardari chairs meeting on possible emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  Federal leaders discussed constitutional options under Articles 232‑234 as they weigh an emergency for twelve districts in KP.

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  Student dies by suicide after alleged study‑abroad admission fraud in Islamabad

  Police say Laiba, a gold‑medalist IIUI graduate, hanged herself after learning her admission papers were falsified.

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  Jamaat‑e‑Islami chief calls for MDCAT 2026 retest of top 100 candidates

  Monem Zafar Khan wrote to the PMDC demanding a fresh examination after flagging crowding, answer‑key issues and possible result tampering.