rss: npr

  • Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms
    With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.
  • ICE says it has enough body cameras now, after series of deadly shootings
    Cameras could help alleviate some concerns about ICE transparency and accountability after immigration officers were involved in over two dozen shootings under the Trump administration.
  • Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92
    Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.
  • SCOTUS allows Trump's ballroom project to continue. And, the Army secretary resigns
    The Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's ballroom project may continue. And, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after 18 months on the job.
  • They live by a shrine to a saint. Why are their homes being demolished?
    The neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.
  • Why the Supreme Court's ballroom ruling could matter beyond the ballroom
    Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains the separation-of-powers questions raised by the Supreme Court's decision on the White House ballroom.
  • Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
    A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
  • A makeover for college: No gym, no meal plan and two years of work
    A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college.
  • 'It can outthink me': How a major manufacturer came to embrace AI
    GE Appliances is leaning heavily into artificial intelligence to improve quality and efficiency on the factory floor.
  • Judge to decide if Tyler Robinson will go to trial in Charlie Kirk murder case
    Utah District Judge Tony Graf Jr. will hear arguments over evidence introduced in July, to decide if there's enough probable cause for a trial in the shooting of the conservative activist last year.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services
    Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.
  • UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
    Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.
  • Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
    The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.
  • Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
    A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.
  • US strikes Iran as state media reports four killed at wedding party
    Iranian news agencies said retaliatory missile and drone attacks on US targets had begun.
  • Flood chased me as I ran for 20 minutes, Nepal tunnel worker tells BBC
    Major efforts to rescue hydropower workers continue as Nepal's death toll exceeds 1,000.
  • Baby girl who died at Sheffield house was stabbed, police say
    A baby girl who was pronounced dead at a property in Sheffield was stabbed, police confirm.
  • Watch: Norway's new king takes oath as mourners pay respects to his late father
    Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace.
  • Israel warns it will retaliate if UK imposes sanctions
    The UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged on Tuesday to introduce a "comprehensive reset" of policy on Israel.
  • Pistol in lake gives hope for case of British family killed in French Alps
    Saad al-Hilli was shot dead with his wife and mother-in-law while holidaying in eastern France in September 2012.


rss: the register

  • ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
    30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary
  • Oracle pins hopes on 'Star Wars' productivity jump to lightspeed from AI-assisted engineering
    Big Red talks up superhuman coders after shedding 21,000 staff
  • Microsoft and AWS build the multicloud bridge they said customers barely needed
    New services promise private 100 Gbps links between the rival platforms without months of networking faff
  • ESA's Cluster quartet prepares for its final Tango
    Two-year mission bows out after 26 thanks to some heroic engineering
  • The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft
    Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
  • 33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble
    Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages
  • Windows 11 misses the pointer while Defender cries wolf
    August 27 update reportedly scrambles cursor customizations as bogus antivirus alerts spread
  • Insider: Red Hat is capping devs' bot budgets
    And no sharing your allowance! What do you think we are, communists?
  • AWS: DuckDB will provide 'connective tissue' across the data estate
    Dutch in-process OLAP systems set to be the 'SDK for data' as developers scale systems, cloud giant claims after DuckLab acquisition
  • Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender
    Or possibly "AI", it's hard to tell behind the firewall warning


rss: ars technica

  • CDC reported then deleted two measles deaths that were questioned by RFK Jr.
    Historically, state health departments determine cases and deaths, not the CDC.
  • New Android Drop adds remembered items in Find Hub, makes anti-nausea dots official
    New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today.
  • FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions
    FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."
  • This is what a supercar was like a century ago
    When the average car could only do 40 mph, this Bentley could break 100.
  • It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well
    Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.
  • Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
    NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
  • Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri
    "We could really be facing the great filter."
  • The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence
    It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.
  • Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak
    The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.
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