rss: npr

  • Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution
    New Delhi, home to over 30 million people, regularly ranks among the world's most polluted areas during winter, with pollution worsening in late October and November.



  • British comedian Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sexual assault
    Russell Brand, who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case brought by six women.
  • Congress is back after GOP's midterm defeat. And, Trump appoints new chief of staff
    Republicans have just weeks left of control of Congress. Here's what to expect. And, Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, signaling his readiness to confront his opposition.
  • Why a South Korean city is turning to a U.S. college to outsmart AI?
    Through civic participation and liberal education, South Korean educators hope to "quietly stitch the fabric of our democracy…before it unravels beyond repair."
  • Democrats won big on issues like immigration. But ICE still has the money
    Following Tuesday's "blue wave," Democrats have vowed to reign in ICE's power. What could they actually accomplish?
  • Democrats won big. Can they lower your grocery bill?
    Affordability concerns were top of mind for voters heading into the midterms, as tariffs and the war in Iran drove up prices, including food costs. Now, Americans are expecting relief from Washington.

  • On wild Cumberland Island, a land swap proposal stirs controversy
    Visitors, ecologists, park rangers and residents all love this wild barrier island off the coast of southern Georgia. But they have different ideas of how to best protect it.
  • Congress is coming back to Washington. Here's what to expect
    Lawmakers are coming back to Washington this week after the midterm elections. Republicans plan to finish work on several outstanding issues before Democrats take control of Congress in January.
  • Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise
    The Supreme Court considers the case of a prisoner who suffered brutal injuries, only to be denied medical care behind bars. He wants to sue the prison nurse in a case that could change the law on holding federal officers accountable.
  • U.N. climate talks begin today. Here are 3 things to know
    Countries are gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for the annual U.N. climate conference. Many are frustrated with the lack of focus on fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change.


rss: bbc

  • Watch: Moment judge sentences Brand in court
    Russell Brand was sentenced for rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
  • Civil servant who juggled five jobs found guilty of fraud
    Kashim Chowdhury had secretly held multiple public sector jobs on full-time salaries.
  • Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say
    Six people were killed in the shooting, and three bodies of the suspect's family members were found at their home.
  • Inside the French drug gangs recruiting children to kill
    The BBC enters Marseille's dangerous underworld, where young people are trapped, brutalised and exploited.
  • Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer star Tommy Walsh dies aged 69
    The building and DIY expert also appeared on TV shows like Challenge Tommy Walsh and Clean It, Fix It.
  • Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean
    Two US fishermen say they spotted the man treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast.
  • Thick fog disrupts travel with further weather warning issued
    Fog is causing disruption on Monday morning for many across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  • Woman says Al Fayed's brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate
    The woman says she was flown to the Fayed family's Balnagown estate, where she was repeatedly assaulted.
  • Man jailed over racist Badenoch death threats
    Kieran Kyle sent emails to the Tory party leader in which he made racist references, a court hears.
  • A glimmer of good news for Britain's sleepy dormouse
    New figures suggest hazel dormice may be recovering after decades of decline, with warmer summers boosting survival.


rss: the register

  • NASA keeps its PROMISE to raid Mars testbeds for parts
    Cut-and-shut trundlebot with spiffy new paint job meant to be headed to the Moon in 2028
  • Microsoft's Azure Linux gets 470-plus security fixes in one almighty patching session
    A mountain of CVEs, a certificate cleanup, and yet more work for Microsoft's patching teams
  • Who Gives A Crap? Hackers, apparently, after toilet paper maker's customer data exposed
    UK shoppers caught up in third-party security mess, and nobody knows whether the data was flushed away
  • The AI bubble can wait, but your exit plan can't
    Infrastructure spending outruns measurable returns, with supplier finances key to judging when trouble arrives
  • Outlook.com bounces legit emails as Microsoft's authentication crackdown goes sideways
    Missing DMARC or wobbly SPF means your mail may be treated as suspicious
  • Who can still open your files after they've left?
    EVENT: Peers compare how they find the shares nobody closed, over dinner with The Register in London.
  • Japanese homeware giant pulls online store after cloud breach puts 7.7M records at risk
    No reopening date as orders face delays and some customers are told to refuse deliveries to cancel purchases
  • Datacenters, Elon Musk, and AI are all on the chopping block once Congress changes hands in 2027
    Rage, rage against the dying of the right
  • AI echo chambers and sanity in tech leadership: Three case studies
    Altman, Torvalds, Yen. One has got his head screwed on. The others could do with some grounding
  • Portal breach at Germany's top university exposes every registered user's password
    Stolen sysadmin credentials enabled a follow-on attack on the campus management system


rss: ars technica

  • New Democratic Congress will likely strip the gilding from Trump's Golden Dome
    "There’s no doubt that whatever it’s going to be called, it won’t be called Golden Dome."
  • Physicists listened to electrical noise to crack a superconductor mystery
    Tuning in to electronic noise can tell us whether electrons have paired up or not.
  • The Bantu expansion changed Africa. Scientists are still tracing how.
    Genes and archaeology are revealing how Bantu speakers spread across much of Africa.
  • British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed
    Soldier told repeatedly to lock down devices before deploying, got sextorted, court-martialed.
  • Doctors pull knife from man's eye that went through his brain—and he's fine now
    It's the exact path, not the apparent severity, that matters most, doctors say.
  • Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran's warnings to Trump
    Iran threatened to attack subsea cables if US escalates military strikes again.
  • Re-releases of Wing Commander, Ultima titles hit Steam and GOG
    It's mostly bad news from EA lately, but preservation efforts are nice to see.
  • Chainalysis says hackers stole credentials and tokens for all of its customers
    Company said a "multifront cyberattack" included AI agents and an on-path data snatch.
  • Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity
    Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.
  • Nvidia hardware worth $11.4M vanished between Oakland and Texas
    6 pallets of hardware vanished en route to Texas, with no arrests 2 months later.


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