rss: npr

  • Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by Lindsey Graham
    The bill is meant to stifle Russia's economy by allowing for tough new tariffs against major importers of Russian energy. The legislation was led by Lindsey Graham before his unexpected death in July.
  • Colombia's new president vows to remake the country — and challenge its fragile peace
    A new political era for Colombia: a hard-right president promises order, growth and confrontation.
  • Blanche's path to confirmation appears clear after winning key Republican's support
    A key Republican senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, said he would back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, smoothing the path for his ultimate confirmation by the Senate.
  • Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market
    U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, and job gains for the two previous months were weaker than initially reported, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department.
  • A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
    Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope.
  • Trump targets birthright citizenship. And, Iran aims to ban U.S. from Strait of Hormuz
    President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ships from the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly'
    Researchers warn betting on clinical trials could incentivize insider trading and interfere with drug development. But Kalshi and Polymarket say they provide valuable information to patients.
  • Everyone's talking about hormone therapy for menopause. Should I be on it?
    For years, doctors advised against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on?
  • Who or what is 'taking a step back from visibility'? The quiz knows
    Plus, if you know what "TMZ" stands for, you'll get at least on question right this week!
  • Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood
    Polls show most Americans think young adults today have it harder financially than past generations. A majority of parents help their grown children with expenses, even if it hurts their own finances.


rss: bbc

  • How police left a registered sex offender free to murder and attack women
    Simon Levy’s second murder victim, Sheryl Wilkins, could have been saved, senior Met officer admits.
  • Serial sex offender guilty of murdering two women and raping third
    Simon Levy was a serial sex offender who was being monitored by the Metropolitan Police.
  • Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation
    Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who is part of the group, says Cambridge should not be "marking its own homework".
  • US appeals court halts Trump ballroom project paving way for Supreme Court showdown
    "Whether or not a ⁠massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide," the appeals panel's ​majority said.
  • Streeting 'sickened' by sex abuse claims at Army college
    The defence secretary promises to look into what went wrong at the college in North Yorkshire.
  • Seven killed after Thai student opens fire at home and school
    Authorities say the 14-year-old killed his grandparents before gunning down five teachers at his school.
  • Record spells with no rain across parts of central and south-east England
    As drought across much of the UK continues, some weather stations have seen a record number of rainfree days as Matt Taylor from BBC Weather explains.
  • Six-hour train services between London and Stirling running with no toilets after fault
    Services have been stopping for longer at stations to allow passengers to get off and use toilets on platforms.
  • England footballer Ivan Toney charged with assault at Soho nightclub
    The 30-year-old former Brentford striker is due to appear in court next month.
  • How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters
    The incident raised questions about how a disrupted power supply can have such a widespread impact.


rss: the register

  • N-able God mode flaw: Vendor confirms attackers reached customer networks as second hotfix lands
    Attackers turned admin access into a route downstream, while N-able tells N-central customers to patch – again
  • ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses
    Cancer diagnostics breach spills personal and health info as extortion crew says healthcare giant ‘should’ve paid the ransom’
  • MIT boffins' TONTOU attack slips through Spectre defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs
    Timer interrupts reopen branch predictor poisoning window, with a working Zen 2 exploit to prove it
  • Scot NHS trust probes access to medical records of 9-year-old girl after man arrested on suspicion of murder
    Investigation into whether staff improperly accessed Minnie Merriman’s file after she was named for the first time this week
  • Microsoft tosses Teams Live chat into its feature graveyard
    Website support widget lasted 18 months before Redmond ended the conversation
  • Attacker phished way into US defense supplier's Microsoft 365 account
    Intruder gained access to engineering files and potentially export-controlled technical data
  • Intrusion at US healthcare software provider puts 3.8M people's data at risk
    Unlimited Technology Systems says names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and insurance details may have been swiped
  • 'Asimov was right' about rules for robots, says ex-US Cyber Director
    Humans will get the AI models they deserve
  • Cop who used police system to snoop for info on crook pals sentenced for Computer Misuse Act offenses
    Former Merseyside police officer sacked after failing to declare he was 'too close' with the wrong crowd
  • Sysadmin summoned to explain italics – to a user with at least two degrees
    What an idiot


rss: ars technica

  • Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism
    Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.
  • AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?
    Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.
  • ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic
    TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.
  • The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface
    We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.
  • Trump is losing his war on wind power
    A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.
  • Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment
    "Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."
  • Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown
    The organization, Network for Hope, "strongly disagrees" with Trump admin's decision.
  • Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport
    Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.
  • X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge
    Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.
  • Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music
    Suno plans watermarks and download limits to stop "large-scale abuse."


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