rss: npr

  • One solution for Maine's struggling fishing industry? Give fillets away for free
    Surging food costs and fuel prices are pummeling Maine's struggling groundfishing industry. But a pandemic-era program is helping to keep it afloat as inflation worsens.
  • 'I'd wait forever, but 334 days is crazy.' USS Ford finally comes home
    The USS Ford came home to a hero's welcome. Sailors had been away from home for nearly a year, through two conflicts, a fire and problems with the sewage system.
  • 15 years since a deadly tornado brought Joplin, Mo. together, kindness carries on
    Nearly 100,000 volunteers helped the town rebuild and a spirit of community service continues to this day. Researchers studying human behavior catastrophes can bring out compassion in surprising ways.
  • Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say
    A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers were on duty at the time.
  • SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
    The mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he's taking the company public. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Starship is now one step closer to the moon.
  • Trump administration to force foreigners in the U.S. to apply for a green card abroad
    Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy.
  • Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as U.S. tries to reset strained ties
    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance.
  • 'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59
    Rapper Rob Base has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. His team shared the news of his death on his Instagram page. Base was one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock.
  • 1 person died, 36 injured after blast at New York City shipyard, officials say
    One person has died after a blast Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say. They said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders.
  • 40,000 people under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California
    About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said could rupture or explode.


rss: bbc

  • At least 90 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports
    The explosion took place at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in northern China.
  • Hot weather to intensify in UK over bank holiday weekend
    Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England.
  • Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
    Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.
  • UK officials suggested single market for goods with Europe
    Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism.
  • How Panorama exposed rape allegations on Married at First Sight UK
    Two women said they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming of the Channel 4 show.
  • Lessons from Ebola survivor and experts on the front line of outbreak a decade ago
    Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.
  • King appears as surprise guest at sold-out Shakespeare play
    The monarch sat with the audience to watch a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest.
  • ‘This is not a cosmetic trend’: Behind the rise in breast reduction surgery
    For the first time, more people in the UK are choosing reduction procedures than enlargements.
  • Charmain 'was on a mission' to find out who her prophet husband was. Then she died
    After a whirlwind romance and quickfire wedding, she was mysteriously found dead in a bathtub in Ghana.
  • The 'raucous' debut novel set entirely on one epic night out
    Sufiyaan Salam has won an award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta and made a video for Elton John.


rss: the register

  • UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a 'fiasco' after botched launch
    Government's 'rushed' plans damaged public confidence before ministers had even explained how the system would work
  • The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors
    A massive compilation of historic OSes and the emulators to run them
  • Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation
    Release of spectrogram of cockpit recorder audio allows conversation recovery with 'emerging' decades-old tech
  • Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue
    Text is the new attack
  • A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets
    Hey, Gemini, how much can we earn from one pump-and-dump cycle?
  • Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio
    Limping Llama model needs a crutch made of surveillance tools
  • Megalodon chums the waters in 5.5K+ GitHub repo poisonings
    Will Jason Statham save us?
  • Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right
    Wood Mackenzie analysts say bit barn operators are in a tough spot
  • As memory prices squeeze enterprise buyers, Lenovo laughs all the way to the bank
    Switch to premium devices pays off as PC giant post record record, just don't ask about cheap laptops
  • Media giant settles for $930k with FTC over allegations it lied about eavesdropping on conversations through smart devices
    Cox Media Group allegedly sold a bogus AI-powered snoopfest service


rss: ars technica

  • Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
    "This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
  • Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
    Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
  • First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
    Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.
  • Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show
    FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."
  • US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
    Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
  • The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.
    "There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."
  • Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"
    Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.
  • Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is ... fine
    The plot is predictable, the fight scenes are meh, but you can't beat the charm of that little green Grogu.
  • Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption
    Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate.
  • Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?
    What went up cannot all come down (for museum display).


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