The Pebble Flow is an all-electric camping trailer that uses a 45 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and solar panels for power. The 2027 model has new features like more solar capacity, a better battery that can charge electric vehicles, and smart technology that helps with towing and parking.
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The Pebble Flow trailer has a 45 kWh LFP battery pack.
For 2027, it offers up to 4 kW of solar panels to recharge the battery.
The battery is bidirectional and can charge an electric vehicle if needed.
It supports AC charging up to 6.6 kW and DC fast charging to 80% in under an hour.
The trailer has electric motors in the wheels that provide up to 54 hp of assist when towing.
It uses an onboard Nvidia Orin processor and four cameras to connect and park itself.
Owners can control some functions remotely through an iPad app.
The base price starts at $159,000 and rises to $189,000 for the premium version.
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Former President Bill Clinton played the saxophone again to honor the 90th birthday of Václav Havel, a former Czech leader and influential figure. Clinton’s musical tribute connects to a famous moment in the Czech Republic from over 30 years ago when he first played the saxophone publicly there.
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Bill Clinton played the saxophone as a tribute for Václav Havel’s 90th birthday.
Václav Havel was a prominent leader in the Czech Republic.
Clinton is revisiting the instrument more than 30 years after a notable saxophone performance in the Czech Republic.
The tribute involves people from the Czech Republic and around the world.
The event celebrates Havel’s legacy and his impact on the country.
Clinton’s saxophone playing is part of a musical tribute, showing respect through music.
Václav Havel was known for his work in politics and culture.
The tribute reflects ongoing ties between Clinton and the Czech Republic.
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Evidence suggesting serious crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013 has been passed to military police for possible prosecution. The investigation was prompted by an inquiry into allegations of unlawful killings and cover-ups by the British Army's Special Air Service.
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The evidence relates to detention operations carried out by UK special forces in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2013.
The SAS Inquiry found the evidence and referred it to the Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU), a military police team dealing with serious crimes.
Potential offences include serious crimes such as murder or manslaughter under the Armed Forces Act.
The DSCU has paused any formal criminal investigations until the inquiry is finished.
The inquiry was set up in 2022 after BBC Panorama revealed claims that the SAS executed handcuffed civilians and children.
Many inquiry hearings are closed to the public and involve protected witnesses worried about safety.
A senior British military officer involved in the inquiry won the right to judicially review the inquiry’s process, arguing it was unfair to exclude legal teams from evidence hearings.
The Ministry of Defence said criminal investigations should wait until the inquiry concludes.
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For the first time in nearly 20 years, Alaska is leaning toward electing a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Polls show Democrat Mary Peltola gaining ground against Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, despite his support from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
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Alaska's U.S. Senate race moved from "toss-up" to "leans Democratic" by the University of Virginia's Sabato's Crystal Ball.
The last time Alaska leaned Democratic for Senate was in 2008, when Mark Begich won.
Mary Peltola is currently leading in recent polls.
Incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan has support from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Alaska uses a ranked-choice voting system that may help Peltola as the only Democrat.
Vice President JD Vance criticized Democrats for wanting to change Alaska's energy and political direction.
Sullivan won reelection in 2020 with help from President Trump's popularity.
Recent declines in President Trump's approval could hurt Sullivan's chances in 2024.
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Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards appeared on "CBS Mornings" to talk about her new book, "Conversation: How to Connect with Anyone & Make Every Interaction Count." The book offers advice for improving how people communicate and connect with others.
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Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher.
She joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss her new book on communication.
The book's title is "Conversation: How to Connect with Anyone & Make Every Interaction Count."
It provides tips to help people improve their social skills.
The focus is on making better connections during conversations.
The appearance was part of a CBS News segment with various other topics.
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Members of the Alberta separatist group called the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) met with U.S. State Department officials last year, offering access to Alberta’s natural resources in return for support for independence. The group denies offering such deals, while Canadian politicians have expressed concern about possible foreign interference ahead of Alberta’s upcoming referendum on independence.
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The Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) is a group that supports Alberta becoming independent from Canada.
APP members met with U.S. State Department officials three times in 2023 to discuss Alberta’s independence.
One APP co-founder, Dennis Modry, said they offered the U.S. oil royalties, water supplies, and land access for a railway in exchange for help.
APP’s lawyer, Jeff Rath, denied these claims and said the talks were only about Alberta’s hopes for independence.
Canadian MPs have raised concerns about Canada’s sovereignty and requested a debate on the issue.
A nonprofit group, Public Interest Alberta, called for an inquiry into potential foreign interference.
The meetings happened shortly before Alberta’s referendum on whether to start the independence process.
The U.S. government said it meets with many groups but did not support or make commitments to the APP.
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A federal judge in Boston stopped the Trump administration from charging large fines to migrants who do not leave the U.S. after a final deportation order. The judge said the administration did not follow legal rules when it tried to impose these fines.
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The judge is U.S. District Judge George O’Toole.
The fines could have been as high as $1.8 million per migrant.
The fines targeted migrants who failed to leave after their final deportation orders.
The judge ruled the fines were imposed unlawfully.
The decision noted migrants often have difficult financial situations.
The ruling blocks the Trump administration’s effort to impose these specific fines.
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Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a large new media company called Skydance. The merger combines popular studios, TV networks, news outlets, and streaming services under one company led by David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz.
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Paramount Skydance bought Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion.
The new company is called Skydance and includes studios behind "The Godfather" and "Harry Potter."
It also owns news outlets CBS News and CNN, TV channels like Comedy Central, and streaming services Paramount+ and HBO Max.
David Ellison (former Paramount CEO) and Ynon Kreiz (former Mattel CEO) will lead Skydance as co-CEOs.
Warner Bros. shareholders will get about $31 per share in cash.
Paramount settled lawsuits from state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America, which had challenged the deal on antitrust grounds.
The company agreed to make at least 30 films per year for the first two years after merging and keep its movie studio lots open for five years.
Skydance aims to save $6 billion in costs, which may lead to job cuts.
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Israeli soldiers entered Birzeit University near Ramallah and destroyed a stone memorial honoring Palestinian students killed by Israel. The university and students view the demolition as an attack on their memory and education, while Israeli forces have carried out multiple raids on the campus in recent years.
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Israeli soldiers demolished the Martyrs’ Monument at Birzeit University, a memorial dedicated to 38 students killed by Israel.
The memorial was a stone pillar listing names of students and alumni who died, created between 1994 and 1996.
The raid was the fifth Israeli military incursion on the university campus in 2026 and the 28th since 2002.
Israeli forces replaced the destroyed memorial with a planter and a fig sapling labeled “Water it twice.”
Birzeit University’s administration said the demolition violates international law and attacks education and Palestinian national memory.
Students protested the destruction, viewing it as an attempt to intimidate and erase Palestinian identity.
Israeli forces have also targeted other Palestinian memorials in the West Bank as part of efforts to remove symbols of Palestinian presence.
Some Israeli politicians from far-right groups have actively destroyed Palestinian memorials in recent months.
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Russian officials initially reported a death from plague but later changed the cause to pneumonia of unknown origin. Authorities removed plague-related warnings and posts, causing confusion about the true cause of a laboratory worker’s death. U.S. officials are seeking more details as investigations continue.
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A 28-year-old laboratory technician named Darya Shipilova died in early October.
Initial reports said she died from plague, but this was later changed to pneumonia without a clear explanation.
Russian regional officials warned about plague exposure but then deleted those warnings.
Russia’s health watchdog found no evidence linking her death to dangerous germs from her lab work.
The World Health Organization reported no symptoms among contacts of Shipilova.
Conflicting reports exist about her travel and possible exposure to plague in different regions.
Over 60 employees at the research institute were confined after her death as a precaution.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to provide more information about the case.
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This article reviews different prediction markets that speculate on global crises linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: war, conquest, famine, and death. These markets involve bets on events like famines, epidemics, wars, and political actions involving countries such as Russia, China, the U.S., and Venezuela.
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The Four Horsemen symbolize War, Conquest, Famine, and Death, based on the biblical book of Revelation.
There is no active market betting directly on famine, but proxy markets related to conflicts in Sudan and Gaza exist with about $1.2 million in total trading volume.
Markets related to death focus mostly on diseases like measles and the possibility of pandemics, totaling around $11 million in bets.
Trading on a nuclear detonation market was shut down after $650,000 in bets were placed.
The white horse, symbolizing conquest, attracts the most betting money, with over $112 million traded.
Big bets exist on events like a China invasion of Taiwan, potential U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and whether President Trump will acquire Greenland by 2027.
Markets on ceasefires in Ukraine and other geopolitical conflicts also have significant trading volumes.
These prediction markets use bets to speculate on the likelihood of major global events, turning serious crises into a form of financial trading.
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Senator Tom Cotton’s Democratic opponent, Hallie Shoffner, said daylight saving time has not been a topic during her campaign. This comment came shortly after President Donald Trump expressed frustration about stalled plans to make daylight saving time permanent.
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Hallie Shoffner is running against Senator Tom Cotton in Arkansas.
Shoffner said daylight saving time has never come up during her campaign.
President Donald Trump wants to make daylight saving time permanent.
Legislation to make daylight saving time permanent is currently stalled.
President Trump recently expressed frustration about the delay in this legislation.
The discussion happened during an interview on MS NOW.
Shoffner mentioned this after more than 450 days on the campaign trail.
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The Social Security Administration is sending $90 payments to about 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees to help with healthcare costs. This one-time payment is part of a plan announced by President Trump to reduce costs for some seniors, but many Medicare enrollees do not qualify.
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About 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees will receive a $90 payment.
The payment helps cover some healthcare costs like doctor visits and outpatient care.
Eligibility excludes people in Medicare Advantage plans, those paying income-related premiums, and those receiving Medicaid assistance.
The $90 checks come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, created by Congress.
Part B premiums rose by over $200 in 2026 and are expected to rise nearly $80 in 2027.
Most payments will be direct deposits around October 8, while some will get paper checks later in October.
Beneficiaries can call Medicare or Social Security to check eligibility or payment status.
About 40 million Part B enrollees will not receive this payment.
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Kilmar Ábrego Garcia will appear in federal court as the U.S. government tries to deport him to Liberia. He was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year and is now fighting the new deportation order.
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Kilmar Ábrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador about 18 months ago.
The U.S. government wants to deport him to Liberia, a country in West Africa.
A federal judge previously blocked his deportation and ordered his release from custody.
The government is asking the court to remove that order so they can detain and deport him.
Ábrego Garcia’s legal team wants to make the judge’s injunction against deportation permanent.
The case has been part of the ongoing debate about U.S. immigration policies.
The Justice Department is also trying to bring criminal charges against him.
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More than 1 million people in Great Britain use e-cigarettes even though they never smoked regular cigarettes, and this number has nearly doubled in four years. While overall smoking rates continue to drop, vaping has become more common, especially among people aged 25 to 34.
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About 5.4 million people aged 16 and older in Great Britain used e-cigarettes daily or sometimes in 2025.
Around 1.1 million of these e-cigarette users had never been regular smokers.
The number of people vaping without smoking nearly doubled from 1.5% in 2021 to 2.9% in 2025.
The highest vaping rate is now in the 25 to 34 age group (16.4%), which is higher than the 16 to 24 group.
Cigarette smoking dropped to 9.8% of adults in the UK in 2025, continuing a long-term decline.
Men are more likely to smoke than women, with 11.3% of men and 8.2% of women smoking in 2025.
The smoking rate among 18- to 24-year-olds fell significantly from 25.7% in 2011 to 7.2% in 2025.
Health experts note vaping is not risk-free and efforts are needed to prevent non-smokers and young people from starting to vape.
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Thousands of students gathered to protest in Lille, France, against low funding for high schools. The police were present, and so far the protests have remained peaceful, though there have been violent clashes in some areas of France recently.
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The protest took place in Place de la République, Lille, northern France.
The demonstration involved thousands of student protesters.
The main issue is under-investment in high schools.
Police maintained a strong presence at the protest.
No violence was reported at the Lille location during the protest.
Other protests in France over the past week sometimes became violent.
The protest is part of a wider movement happening across France.
The event was reported by BBC correspondent Nick Beake.
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Florida homeowners are more worried about rising home insurance costs than property taxes, according to a recent survey. While voters will decide on property tax cuts soon, insurance premiums in Florida remain the highest in the U.S. due to factors like hurricanes, fraud, and legal issues.
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A survey of 1,511 Florida homeowners found 63% are more concerned about property insurance costs than property taxes.
Only 36% of surveyed homeowners said property taxes are a bigger concern.
The average home insurance premium in Florida is $8,471 per year, the highest in the nation.
Florida’s coastal location and climate change-related severe weather increase insurance risks and costs.
Insurance premiums in Florida rose 75% from 2021 to 2025, nearly double the national average increase.
Causes for rising premiums include storms, fraud, and lawsuits related to insurance claims.
Florida passed legal reforms in 2022 to reduce lawsuit abuse and insurance fraud, which has helped stabilize the market.
Since the reforms, home insurance premiums dropped in most Florida counties in early 2026.
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Shoshan Haran, an Israeli who was taken hostage by Hamas for 50 days, said she and her community did not believe Hamas wanted to kill them before the October 7, 2023 attack. She rejects claims that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, calling the conflict a very cruel war.
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Shoshan Haran was held hostage by Hamas from October 7 to November 25, 2023.
She was taken from her home in Kibbutz Be'eri in Israel.
Haran said the community was naive about Hamas’s intentions before the attack.
Many people from Gaza worked and received medical care in her kibbutz before the conflict.
She sees the accusations of genocide against Israel as false.
Haran tried to stay strong and demanded respect from her captors during captivity.
Her husband and sister were killed on October 7, 2023, not abducted.
Haran is now rebuilding her life in a different kibbutz and continues to remember her husband.
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A U.S. company connected to associates of President Trump is set to build a $1.7 billion gas pipeline in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lawmakers say the Trump administration lifted sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to help this deal, which could change the region’s energy situation and weaken past U.S. policy.
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AAFS Infrastructure & Energy, linked to President Trump’s former lawyer and General Michael Flynn’s brother, aims to build the Southern Interconnection Gas Pipeline.
The pipeline would connect Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia’s gas network, allowing Bosnia to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).
This project is worth about $1.7 billion and could reduce Bosnia’s dependence on Russian gas.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who had previously opposed the pipeline, stopped blocking it after AAFS got involved.
The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Dodik that had been in place for nearly a decade.
Dodik’s sanctions were originally imposed due to accusations of corruption and destabilizing efforts in Bosnia.
A House Democrats report claims the pipeline deal is linked to the sanction removal and Trump associates’ influence.
The Biden administration had added more sanctions on Dodik in 2022 for corruption and favoritism in government contracts.
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The article argues that policies rooted in racial discrimination have made some communities more vulnerable to climate change. It suggests that fixing this vulnerability requires climate adaptation efforts that also address civil rights and fairness.
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Climate vulnerability is linked to past racist policies.
Some communities face more risks from climate change because of unequal treatment.
Climate adaptation means changing how communities handle climate impacts.
The article calls for combining climate work with civil rights goals.
Restorative policies aim to repair harm done by past discrimination.
Addressing social justice can improve climate resilience for vulnerable groups.
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