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This is Neurowire Daily, World, for Monday the fourteenth of September. Coming to you straight from Neurowire dot app.
Sweden's centre-left bloc looks set to take power after a knife-edge election. A Wisconsin congressman swims to safety after his plane goes down on a lake. And Russia hits a Ukrainian train just after European officials leave the station.
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World.
We begin with theguardian dot com and aljazeera dot com. Exit polls in Sweden's general election project a centre-left government, with the opposition bloc led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson projected at fifty one point three percent, against forty six point eight percent for right-wing parties, a result the guardian calls worse than expected for the far-right Sweden Democrats. France24 dot com adds that the race was, at points, razor thin, with the two blocs separated by roughly two-tenths of a percentage point as votes were counted.
Also today, rss dot nytimes dot com traces the path of Nepal's flood, following its South Asia bureau chief to points along a river that turned into a deadly torrent, killing more than one thousand three hundred people and leaving over five thousand more missing as towns, bridges, and roads were swept away.
Staying with the United States, feeds dot bbci dot co dot uk reports that President Trump doubled down on comments about a united Ireland on day two of his visit, speaking at the Irish Open, where he said, quote, "many people agree" with him. Separately, the outlet reports Trump downplayed warnings of AI risks, saying, quote, negative forces were airing concerns about "things that won't happen," citing rivalry with China.
Rss dot politico dot com reports that former President Obama has called on Democrats to focus on AI, telling a private fundraiser that creating a robust AI agenda should be a top focus for Congress and presidential candidates.
Feeds dot npr dot org reports that Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany survived an emergency plane landing on a lake and swam to safety, after he and the pilot called 911 from on top of the sinking aircraft.
Also today, rss dot nytimes dot com reports that Iran is expected to meet with Gulf Arab states, with talks set for tomorrow after a ship was targeted in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian-allied forces in Yemen said they'd launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia.
France24 dot com explains the Houthi movement's objectives in Yemen, describing the group's role and asking whether it could hold a significant share of world trade to ransom in the Bab el Mandeb Strait.
Aljazeera dot com reports that Bangsamoro's parliamentary election marks a turning point, calling it a milestone for the self-determination movement in that region of the Philippines.
Also today, theguardian dot com reports that US schools and police are warning about a viral "Cat in the Hat" trend, in which disturbing or AI-generated versions of the Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communities, following recent teen arrests.
Feeds dot bbci dot co dot uk reports that Russia hit a Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials left the station, with Johnson saying, quote, he didn't know what "warped logic" drove the strike.
Aljazeera dot com reports that a child was killed in Syria after an explosive object detonated near Damascus when he touched it.
And rss dot politico dot com closes the segment reporting that Texas Republicans have denounced Bo French, the party's statewide candidate for the state's railroad commission, over a xenophobic post, after what the outlet describes as a pattern of inflammatory rhetoric.
That's Neurowire Daily for Monday. Full transcript, every source link, neurowire dot app.
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