The Washington Post - October 3, 2026

Oct 3, 2026

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemns a county district attorney and Cornell University police for allegedly mishandling a rape allegation involving a former student who reported being drugged and gangraped at a fraternity house in Ithaca. Hochul appoints New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to lead a reopened investigation, urging lawmakers to tighten relevant law. The issue also covers G-7 plans to release emergency fuel reserves to ease prices and reports on an attempted hijacking in Israel.

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Governor and investigation

Hochul criticizes district attorney and Cornell police

James appointed special prosecutor

Energy markets

G-7 to release emergency oil reserves

Israel incident

Attempted hijacking sparks unrest

RE V1 V2 V3 V4 | Shower 67/61 • Tomorrow: Rain 65/60 | Democracy Dies in Darkness | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 , 2026 • $4 | | --- | --- | --- | ABOVE: MATT ROURKE/AP. BELOW: YUKI IWAMURA/AP Cornell University students speak about sexual violence on campus Thursday during a student assembly meeting atthe school. Governor slams district attorney, Cornell police on their handling of rape allegation Hochul also appoints N.Y.’s top prosecutor to lead a reopened inquiry BY AMY B WANG AND JOANNA SLATER New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday sharply criticized a county district attorney’s o􀀜ce and Cornell University police for allegedly failing to protect a former student who said in 2024 that she was drugged and gangraped at a fraternity house in Ithaca. Hochul also called on state legislators to tighten a law that limits the ability to prosecute asexual assault case if the victim voluntarily became intoxicated.“This young woman had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable. And then, at every turn, she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her,” Hochul said at a news conference alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). Hochul on Thursday appointed James as special prosecutor to lead a reopened criminal investigation after saying she had lost faith in Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten’s ability to fairly oversee the case. Van Houten said that he supports James’s appointment and that his o􀀜ce will cooperate fully with her. “I trust that she will examine the facts and apply the law,” Van Houten said Friday in a statement. “It has become clear that we were not provided the full picture by the University. The fo SEE CORNELL ON A5 Unsealed documents: A look into Cornell’s investigation. A5 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) speaks at a news conference Friday with New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). G-7 to open its oil reserves in bid to reduce fuel prices | 100 MILLION BARRELS OVER FOUR MONTHS | | | --- | --- | | Move follows Trump’s threat to ban diesel exports | | | BY EVAN HALPER, RILEY BEGGIN AND ELLEN FRANCIS
The world’s wealthiest countries announced Friday that they would release 100 million barrels of diesel, gasoline and crude oil from their emergency reserves over the next four months, inan e􀀝ort to ease crushing prices around the world.
The move by the Group of 7 nations followed Trump administration threats that the United States would ban exports of its diesel fuel. Such a ban threatened to create chaos in global markets and send costs surging further, especially in Europe, where motorists and businesses are already struggling with expensive fuel.
Europe faced the choice of dipping into its reserves or dealing with the fallout of a U.S. export ban. | As part of Friday’s agreement, the diesel that will ﬂow into the market will come from European stocks. The deal involves a“front-loaded substantial diesel release within the ﬁrst 20 days.”That could ease prices some.
Diesel and oil futures dipped on news of the announcement. But it was not immediately clear how much relief drivers would see.
About 28 million barrels of diesel are consumed around the world every day. The addition of a few dozen million barrels of the fuel over four months creates only a measured increase in the global supply.
“This is a short-term bandage for a wound that is still wide open,” said Brett Erickson, a risk advisory consultant who closely monitors oil and gas markets.
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Military aid: Trump diverts funds for Europe to Latin America. A11 | Attempted hijacking ignites ﬁrestorm in Israel BY GERRY SHIH jerusalem — On Tuesday, after returning from meetings in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of an F-15 ﬁghter jet and made a video warning that there might soon be an attack against Israel. Hours later, there was. The attempted hijacking of FlyDubai Fli

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What did the G-7 announce to address fuel prices, and what could it mean for consumers?

The G-7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel, gasoline and crude oil from emergency reserves over four months, with a front-loaded diesel release aimed at easing prices, though the immediate relief for drivers was not yet clear.

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