rss: npr

  • Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country
    Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.
  • Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
    Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
  • Why is gasoline suddenly under $4 a gallon?
    The average price of a gallon of gasoline dipped below $4 this week for the first time in months. Does that mean more relief is coming for drivers?
  • Greetings from Senegal, where breakdancers are competing in the Youth Olympics
    Senegal's breakdancers have been practicing for their country's historic hosting of the Youth Olympic Games this month. It's the first time Africa is hosting an Olympic event.
  • Kennedy relatives join the fight against Trump's arch, alleging harm to JFK's grave
    Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined the legal fight against Trump's D.C. arch, arguing it would disrupt views and cast shadows over their ancestors' graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • What's behind democratic socialists' historic victories in the midterms?
    Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.
  • Following big Democratic wins, these swing voters are looking for results
    For the swing voters NPR is regularly checking in with as part of its Swing Shift series, the election results brought mixed emotions, as does the pending Democratic control of Congress.
  • Russia and Ukraine agree to a prisoner exchange as talks end with no big breakthrough
    Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
  • House effectively ends Hegseth impeachment. And, 3 men accused of plotting U.K. attacks
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been spared from the House's impeachment effort, at least for now. And, federal prosecutors arrested three men accused of being Iran-backed operatives.
  • An Iran-backed trio is accused of plotting attacks on a U.K. base hosting U.S. jets
    Iran-backed operatives have been charged over nearly 20 attacks, including a plot on a U.K. base housing U.S. troops. Separately, a U.S. soldier is held in the U.K. on Russia spying claims.


rss: bbc

  • Some under-25s should get less benefits, Milburn review to say
    The proposed radical overhaul of the welfare system would move under-25s off the main sickness benefits.
  • Author says there were 'real concerns' about David Walliams within publishing industry
    The comedian denies allegations of sexual misconduct, inappropriate behaviour and abusing his power more than 10 years ago.
  • Clashes erupt in Barcelona after thousands join Spain general strike
    Tens of thousands of people have been taking part in the strike, called by the country's main unions over housing and the high cost of living.
  • Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Following a ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at to be quiet.
  • Are max strength cold and flu pills worth the money?
    Some cold and flu remedies cost 20 times as much as a basic pack of paracetamol or ibuprofen.
  • Poundland set for more time to secure a rescue deal as emergency talks continue
    The BBC understands the discount chain, which has been edging towards administration, will be given more time to find a buyer.
  • Thousands of schools in Italy, Scotland and Northern Ireland hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
    More than 6,000 Italian schools received a threat. Authorities in all three countries say there appears to be no risk to the public.
  • Significant drop in levels of toxic 'forever' chemicals in England's rivers
    The decline has been put down to severe restrictions placed on the substances' use.
  • Scottish DJ, 32, confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting
    The man, who is understood to be James Thomas Campbell from Prestwick, died when a lone gunman opened fire in central Krakow on Saturday.
  • Sunbed firms must not downplay cancer risk, says watchdog
    The advertising watchdog says they also must not make misleading claims that sunbeds can treat skin conditions or improve mental health.


rss: the register

  • US bit barn boom sees energy needs grow 10x as fast as grid capacity
    Operators face longer connection waits and a growing need to bring their own electricity
  • Scientists check their work and confirm it with update on iconic black hole image
    And find they were right all along
  • Canonical web services get stage fright ahead of Ubuntu Summit
    Outage hits login, software repositories, and patching tools hours before online event kicks off
  • Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro does not like to be taken apart
    Easy lid swaps earn praise from iFixit, but panel removal ends in cracks and USB-C repairs require logic board surgery
  • Microsoft's Patch Tuesday can't break stuff if it won't install
    KB5132061 throws 0x800F0993 and 0x800F0989 errors, and Redmond is saying nothing
  • NASA asks Earthlings to wave as Voyager 1 reaches a light-day away
    Flash VGR in Morse code on November 17 to salute the veteran probe – just don't expect it to see you
  • 2013 breach at Russian cybercrime forum resurfaces with millions of victims' credentials
    YouHack thought protecting members' passwords with mostly unsalted MD5 hashes would do
  • Apple tells its Support Community to STFU
    User-to-user forum goes read-only ahead of November 20 closure, with archive's fate unclear
  • Shipping giant Maersk probes 'IT security incident,' data theft
    Says it 'strongly' suspects attack limited to legacy system, and that nothing sensitive is at risk
  • Google gooses Python AI performance by... removing Python
    Newly open sourced XSE handles six million queries a second across services including Search, Ads, and YouTube Shorts


rss: ars technica

  • CEO Jensen Huang's job is suddenly on the line at Nvidia
    The FBI is investigating as Nvidia’s board holds urgent talks over Huang’s future.
  • T-Mobile illegally imposed 50GB cap on low-income home Internet plan, NY says
    Law requires 25Mbps home Internet. T-Mobile lowers speed to 600Kbps after 50GB cap.
  • Anduril says its first satellite can see adversaries maneuver in orbital night
    "What's unique is it's got a huge dynamic range. We can see things in full dark."
  • NASA's secret weapon in the lunar space race may be ... procurement reform?
    "The pace that's occurring, and the nature of the procurements, is unprecedented."
  • Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC to invest $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI
    Latest example of the AI boom’s circular financing comes as AI trade wobbles.
  • Trump admin loses fight to spy on random journalists’ LinkedIn DMs
    Confidential sources “lifeblood” of free press, court rules in LinkedIn fight.
  • Big Walk used AI to fix a bug. Now the indie gaming world is having a reckoning.
    Any amount of AI coding is too much for many Independent Games Festival judges.
  • Apple is shuttering its 28-year-old online community forum
    Apple has already made the forum read-only.
  • IBM to offer access to a dual-processor quantum system in 2027
    The company plans on linking two 520-qubit chips before next year is over.
  • Trump wanted little Kei trucks for America, Toyota makes it happen
    Does this herald the start of a small car revolution, or is it a meaningless distraction?


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