rss: npr

  • How Trump's attacks on voting system integrity might affect upcoming elections
    Election law expert Rick Hasen explains Trump's interference in the midterms, including threatening local officials with criminal prosecution unless they strike alleged noncitizens from voter rolls.
  • Why local officials are feeling 'on edge' as election day approaches
    Al Schmidt is the chief election official in the state of Pennsylvania. President Trump's insults put him in danger during the 2020 ballot count. Now Schmidt talks about preparing for the midterms.
  • Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump's anti-trans prison policy
    The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.
  • New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation
    Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.
  • Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition
    A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
  • Israel detains dozens of Americans, including a congressional candidate, in West Bank
    Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.
  • Trump leans into unprecedented power ahead of midterm elections
    Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.
  • DOJ's noncitizen voter list is unreliable, officials say. And, U.S. pollution rises
    The Justice Department's "likely" noncitizen voter list in California is "unreliable," according to officials. And, the United Nations reports a major increase in U.S. climate pollution.
  • Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
    The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
  • 2025 policing trend: Fewer serious crimes, more minor arrests
    Arrests for more minor offenses, including vagrancy, rose in the U.S., even as violent crime rates dropped to historic lows, according to an analysis from criminal justice reform advocacy group FWD.us


rss: bbc

  • Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
    The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month.
  • Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with military
    The BBC speaks to several current and former Google DeepMind employees about their concerns with AI use on the battlefield.
  • Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament
    While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.
  • Russia says it is ready to resume talks with Ukraine and US to end war
    The announcement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
  • Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
    In total 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.
  • 'I was only 8 but I realised my friend was dead' - Aberfan survivor recalls moment of disaster
    Four people who were children at the time of the Aberfan disaster recall the moment when a coal waste tip collapsed 60 years ago.
  • Don't Stop Believin'! - high school musical Glee set for reboot
    Ryan Murphy's popular musical comedy-drama is set to return on Hulu and Disney+ after a decade away.
  • 'Targeted' attack on much-loved MP leaves Australian town heartbroken
    Locals describe the MP, who had to have both legs amputated, as a genuinely kind person who fought for the community.
  • Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
    The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
  • Holocaust school lessons to be improved after 'shocking' antisemitism review
    Education Secretary Lucy Powell has stressed the importance of reminding new generations of the horrors of the Holocaust.


rss: the register

  • LiteLLM supply chain attack hoovers up passwords and secrets
    Plus a RAT for good measure - get threat hunting now
  • AI will eat a fifth of tech budgets in 2027, but don't expect it to pay for itself
    Forrester says only isolated wins are likely, while 'good enough' open-weight models soak up the tokens
  • Signal bug could keep your mic - and camera - on after hangup
    Careful what you say after goodbye, or better yet, update your messaging app
  • OpenBSD 8.0 beefs up virtual machines and gets a taste of Wine
    Proposed port brings 64-bit Windows apps within reach
  • PHP devs publish critical bug fix as site owners warned: Pull 'em offline if you're unpatched
    Websites down as precaution as exploits have already been published
  • Jensen Huang sends in the robot ducks to sell Nvidia's AI-everywhere vision
    Containerized datacenters, androids, and telecoms all feature in Berlin keynote interrupted by environmental protesters
  • OneDrive gives Macs a million things to keep in sync
    October preview raises supported limit from 300,000 items, with general availability penciled in for June 2027
  • AI cuts coding time, but it's also filling open source's inbox with crap
    Maintainers reckon a quarter of incoming pull requests are slop, rising to 31% on larger projects
  • AI has 'potential' to turn script kiddies into sophisticated infrastructure attackers
    Consider this the wake-up call
  • Nvidia picks OpenShell to tame AI gents
    Give your agents freedom to do useful work by locking them down


rss: ars technica

  • SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase
    "We have had significant constructive engagement with the FAA."
  • The $15 billion ad-powered AI startup your doctor may already be using
    OpenEvidence is booming despite questions about accuracy and ads.
  • Review: Carrie is a triumphant remix with one major flaw
    Mike Flanagan's re-imagining of Stephen King's classic is well worth watching.
  • The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026
    Flipping through the highlights in and around Pinball Expo 2026.
  • PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
    Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.
  • Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
    "I do think there's a lot of merit to combining the companies."
  • Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
    Guinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.
  • Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
    Xbox maker is also apparently planning its own gaming handheld for next year.
  • JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
    A lifetime ad-free subscription is available.
  • Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
    Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.


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