rss: npr

  • Masked thieves steal 'priceless' jewels from the Louvre museum
    France's Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, called the heist "a major, highly organized operation" that lasted just seven minutes. Authorities were still drawing up the value of the stolen items.

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  • ICE tried to send one immigrant to a country he never lived in. Then he lawyered up.
    Roman Surovtsev is like many others who were detained at their regularly scheduled ICE check-ins. What makes his case different is that his wife has marshalled a team of lawyers on his behalf.

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  • Grab the goggles. Pickleball eye injuries are on the rise
    Safety precautions haven't caught up with enthusiasm for the sport. Researchers call for a new push for eye-ware.

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  • 3 takeaways from the second No Kings day of nationwide protests
    Organizers said some 2,600 protests were planned in the U.S. on Saturday. The protests were largely peaceful, as demonstrators united in their stated aim to safeguard the country's democratic values.

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  • Photos: Scenes from the No Kings Protests
    People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.


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  • 2 survivors of suspected drug vessel will be sent to home countries, Trump says
    The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Trump said.

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  • These voters want to overturn Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map
    A Missouri group is working to overturn the map that gives the state one more Republican seat in Congress. If they get enough signatures, the map cannot take effect unless Missourians approve them.

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  • Opinion: Susan Stamberg gave NPR its voice
    NPR has lost a singular, distinctive radio journalist: Susan Stamberg, who died Thursday. She was the first woman to host a national news broadcast and set the tone, pace, and scope of the network.

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  • Why are so many rich Americans investing in British soccer teams?
    American millionaires and celebrities are buying up British soccer teams in record numbers.

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  • Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan
    Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

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rss: bbc

  • Police looking into claims Andrew asked officer to seek information on accuser
    Media reports say he asked his police protection to find out personal details about Virginia Giuffre.

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  • Ed Miliband hints at cut to VAT on energy bills
    The energy secretary says the government needs to address the "cost-of-living crisis" facing the country.

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  • How BBC secret filming exposed a £28m timeshare fraud
    Nine years after the BBC exposed Sell My Timeshare's wrongdoing, 14 people have been convicted over a £28m fraud.

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  • The Celebrity Traitors cast are closer to each other than you might think
    The series is full of celebs who are connected in different ways, which adds a whole new layer of drama.

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  • Is this island the new Bali? Some think so - but not everyone's impressed
    For locals, the promise of more tourism is a welcome opportunity - but they are also wary.

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  • Will giving up his titles really make much difference for Andrew?
    Prince Andrew has lost his titles - but will much of his life remain the same and will it stop the negative headlines?

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  • Mystery lingers weeks after missing schoolgirl found dead in pop star D4vd's Tesla
    Questions around the up-and-coming TikTok star's connection to a teenage girl's death have eclipsed his career's rise.

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  • Young Korean author Baek Se-hee's death has shocked many - here's why her work lives on
    In reflecting on a gentle melancholy many can relate to, this book teaches us to appreciate the small joys in life.

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  • 'I'm 89 and I saw my homeland rebuilt before - but now I don't believe Gaza has a future'
    One Palestinian family shares their story of life coming full circle - and what they believe lies ahead as talk turns to rebuilding Gaza

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  • Government vows to create 400,000 jobs in energy sector
    Ed Miliband says the UK's clean energy sector needs developing in order to "get bills down for good".

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rss: the register

  • Ruby Central tries to make peace after 'hostile takeover'

    Taps Ruby core to oversee RubyGems, Bundler

    Ruby Central, the non-profit that recently seized some Ruby open source tools from maintainers, is transferring the repository ownership of RubyGems and Bundler to the Ruby core team. The move appears to be an attempt to mollify the Ruby community following a divisive power grab, but it does not restore the control of those tools to the maintainers who previously oversaw them.?



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  • Meta convinces Blue Owl to cut $30B check for its Hyperion AI super cluster

    Cleverly concocked deal keeps debt off Social Media empire's books

    Facebook parent Meta has managed to convince private equity firm Blue Owl Capital to finance its 2.2 gigawatt Hyperion datacenter project in Richland Parish, Louisiana.?



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  • Amazon spills plan to nuke Washington...with X-Energy mini-reactors

    Now they just need to get regulatory approval

    Despite technological and regulatory hurdles, Amazon remains convinced that small modular reactors (SMRs) are the answer to the cloud titan's power woes.?



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  • American Airlines subsidiary Envoy caught in Clop's Oracle EBS raid

    Not a good week for Big Red

    Envoy Air, an American Airlines subsidiary, has confirmed that it was among the dozens of organizations compromised via Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) security flaws, following claims by Clop extortionists that its parent company was one of its victims.?



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  • Thou shalt not let AI run amok: Vatican wants global rules

    'AI is a tool', Pope tells attendees

    Recently, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff warned investors to avoid the "false prophets" of AI. Now, the Pope has brought real theological weight to the bot debate, hosting a Vatican seminar that called for global AI regulation and fair distribution of the technology's benefits.?



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  • Hyperscalers try to beat the heat with larger racks, more air flow

    Most datacenters to ditch 19-inch standard for 21-inch OCP kit by 2030

    Datacenters are set to standardize on the larger, 21-inch rack format by 2030, according to Omdia, as hyperscalers and server makers fully embrace it, leaving enterprises to the existing 19-inch standard.?



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  • Chamber of Commerce sues over Trump's $100K H-1B paywall

    US biz lobby claims president overstepped his authority with proclamation demanding hefty visa fee

    The US Chamber of Commerce (CoC) has filed a suit accusing President Trump of exceeding his authority by seeking to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications.?



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  • Have I Been Pwned logs 17.6M victims in Prosper breach

    P2P lending platform says it could not verify the claims at present

    Data breach tracker HaveIBeenPwned claims the victim count of peer-to-peer lender Prosper's September cyberattack stands at 17.6 million.?



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  • Turns out the end of Windows 10 is good for something: The PC refresh cycle

    Operating system's D-day resucitates flatlining computer sector

    It transpires that Windows 11 is indeed good for at least one thing ? driving PC upgrades, according to the latest figures from Gartner.?



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  • Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance

    Sharing views POTUS doesn't like? Say goodbye to that visa, First Amendment be damned

    Updated Lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are helping three US labor unions sue the Trump administration over a social media surveillance program that threatens to punish those who publicly express views that are not harmonious with the government's position.?



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rss: ars technica

  • Roberta Williams? The Colonel?s Bequest was a different type of adventure game
    What if point-and-click games weren't about the puzzles?

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  • With deadline looming, 4 of 9 universities reject Trump?s ?compact? to remake higher ed
    But Trump is pressuring the other five.

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  • Vaginal condition treatment update: Men should get treated, too
    For bacterial vaginosis, partners are part of the problem?and the solution.

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  • Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement
    Amazon's Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE.

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  • Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids
    Ars chats with co-authors Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal about their delightful new children's book.

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  • Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is ?broad censorship regime?
    Texas app law compared to checking IDs at bookstores and shopping malls.

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  • Teen sues to destroy the nudify app that left her in constant fear
    Lawsuit accuses nudify apps of training on teen victims' images.

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  • NASA?s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad
    Preparations for the Artemis II mission continue despite the federal government shutdown.

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  • 12 years of HDD analysis brings insight to the bathtub curve?s reliability
    Backup firm brings a unique, informed perspective to HDD failure rates.

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  • Lead poisoning has been a feature of our evolution
    A recent study found lead in teeth from 2 million-year-old hominin fossils.

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