This 19th-Century Diary Written by an Enslaved Maryland Man Is a Crucial Record of His Life and Family History—and the Only One of Its Kind Found in the United States — Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is believed to be the country’s sole known example of a multigenerational…
New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10 — Care should focus on healthy eating and exercise, not medicines such as weight-loss injections, says the World Health Organization
Convicted Insider Trader Arrested in Dubai After Fleeing France — A trader convicted of insider dealing was arrested in Dubai on Wednesday after French authorities issued an arrest warrant to force him to serve a three year jail sentence, according to a government official.
Ronaldo 'greatest symbol' of Portugal - Fernandes — Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes says Cristiano Ronaldo remains the country's greatest footballing figure despite leaving the squad this week after finding out he would not start a match.
Fieldwork turns dilapidated building into mansard-roof-topped home and studio — Local studio Fieldwork has transformed a run-down west London building into a home and casting studio with "a sense of drama and atmosphere."
A Forgotten Richard Gere Vehicle from His Peak Era Is Back in Circulation — The adaptation of Graham Greene's novel, released as 'Beyond the Limit' in the US, is now available on Blu-ray in the 'Directed by John Mackenzie' box
Peralta tosses gem, Rays cash in on Ramirez's gaffe in ALCS Game 2 win — Freddy Peralta threw six scoreless innings and Liam Hicks took advantage of a fielding error by Jose Ramirez with a 2-run single as the Rays took Game 2.
Jays' Guerrero expresses 'regret' over remarks about contract — Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero, who earlier this week said he stood by his remarks that he received a $500 million extension for what he did in the past, said he owed an apology for comments that were "not what I…
BofA’s Hartnett Sees Investors Avoiding Risk on Fed, Midterms — Risk aversion is set to dominate markets in coming weeks as investors seek shelter from higher interest rates and volatility around US midterm elections and the AI trade, according to Bank of America Corp.’s…
To write non-fiction, draw the trunk, then the rest of the tree — – an owl mid flight I saw last summer. try drawing it. “You should have failed this class. I’m going to make accommodations so that no student can pass next semester the same way you did.” This is what my…
Republican campaigns see immigration as a winning issue for midterms — Republicans are spending more money and running more ads on immigration than Democrats are ahead of the November midterm elections, according to an NPR analysis of advertisement data.
About 49,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta, officials say — This comes after thousands of migrants were reported to have illegally crossed into the territory on Thursday and Friday.
What If Emmett Till Had Lived? A New Exhibition Imagines an Alternate Future for the Murdered Black Teenager — Featuring photographs by more than 110 artists, the show honors Till’s memory by inviting viewers to contemplate the person he might have become had he made it to…
France Is the Bellwether for Stress in Global Markets — Investors are shunning its government bonds in favor of corporate debt.
Welcome - IRCv3 — Welcome to the IRCv3 Working Group. We're a group of IRC client and server software authors working to improve the IRC protocol.
20 Top Resorts in Central and East Africa 2026: Readers’ Choice Awards — Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top resorts in Central and East Africa.
A First Ride With Lightfoot, a Solar-Powered Scooter — Otherlab’s Lightfoot looks like a box on wheels, but this head-turning urban scooter is designed to go farther thanks to the power of the sun.
Out of the Park Baseball lets me enjoy baseball even when the Mets suck — OOTP Baseball is a nitty gritty hyper-realistic baseball sim that puts you in the GMs office.
Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats — Giorgia Meloni submitted a four-second audio to a EU agency in a bid to protect her voice from deepfakes.
Israel returns 22 stolen ancient artefacts to Greece — The cultural exchange comes amid strengthening ties between the two countries.
Arc Raiders and The Finals are both getting TV and film adaptations — There aren't many details on these upcoming game adaptations just yet.
ZK-JPEG: Zero-knowledge Image Editing and Compression — Tools for generating deep fake photographs are proliferating with greater ease of use and prominence in pop culture. Image authentication tools can defeat these deceitful developments by verifying that a digital image was…
This could be the best thing to ever happen to Apple's Camera app - 9to5Mac — Apple’s stock Camera app started out with a very straightforward goal: it was intended to allow anyone to pick it...
Luxury Shoppers Put Value Ahead of Labels — Bloomberg Pursuits Global Luxury Editor editor Chris Rovzar says luxury shoppers are increasingly prioritizing price, quality and lasting value over labels, helping brands such as Coach and Ralph Lauren gain ground as parts of the…
Silicon Valley ‘sex assault list’ with ‘over 100’ names circulated, warning female tech workers of predators to avoid — “Some of them were very prominent names, you know? People who were famous investors. Businessmen who were in the scene”
How serial killer James Desborough preyed on vulnerable homeless men — Killer James Desborough cut up and burned his victims before dumping them in woodland near his home.
how did people know when kimchi was actually done fermenting before we had thermometers or ph strips? turns out there's a whole sensory language for it.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea — Latest missile launch appears to be a show of force since South Korea's hypersonic missile test-fire, Seoul says.
Hubble Spots Chaotic Secret in Galaxy - NASA — A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As
New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN — PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence
Tremors From AI to Oil Boost Popular Hedge Fund Dispersion Trade — Wild gyrations in individual stocks on a punchy cocktail of AI euphoria and fear, a tumbling bond market and geopolitical drama bode well for a long-favored trade among hedge fund managers.
Efforts underway for Zelenskyy-Trump meeting at UN next week — Trump pushes for a solution to end Moscow's war against Kyiv as civilian deaths in Ukraine rise.
Never Stop Driving #202: The Car Trade AI Can’t Replace. — There’s no shortage of hand-wringing these days about which jobs artificial intelligence will eliminate next. The list gets longer every month. Tom Cotter, the host of the Hagerty Barn Find Hunter video series, has a…
The Inner Voice: Discovering Yourself Through Journaling | Sri Mintarti | TEDxAvicenna Cinere School — What if putting your thoughts on paper could help you understand yourself in ways you never expected? In this personal and reflective talk, Sri Mintarti, known as Ninong,…
While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders 'elsewhere' | TechCrunch — Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them.
Italy crisis deepens as Belgium’s win stalls World Cup rebuild in Rome — Belgium win 2-0 in Italy as Nations League opener is played out in front of nearly half empty Stadio Olimpico.
KKR-Backed Catalio Seeks $500 Million for AI-Healthcare Deals — KKR & Co.-backed venture capital firm Catalio Capital Management is seeking to raise $500 million to back AI healthcare startups, its second fundraise in 16 months, according to people familiar with the matter.
15 New Amazon Gadgets I Found on Amazon — FAN MAIL: CRAZY RUSSIAN HACKER P.O. Box 49 Waynesville, NC 28786
Rise in babies in care proceedings raises fears of unnecessary adoptions, experts tell BBC — With better support, many babies may not have needed to go into care, File on 4 Investigates is told.
AI almost led the US military to start a war with China, report says — CNN's sources claim the US nearly attacked a Chinese ship it believed was carrying nuclear weapon components.
Same Job, Two Engines: InnoDB and Iceberg Internals | Marc Paul — The OLTP vs OLAP post. What InnoDB was optimizing for, and the two paths that make a lakehouse work: pruning on the read and the atomic pointer swap commit.
NFL Week 2's best arrivals, led by Baker Mayfield and Justin Jefferson — Rounding up all top pregame and tunnel arrivals from around the league.
Report: Tinder hadn't updated most AI scam detection models in years — "There's still more that Match needs to do," Sen. Maggie Hassan said.
Offrun | One workspace for every coding agent you run — Isolated worktrees, shared project memory, and a second agent reviewing the diff before you ship. Runs on your own agent accounts.
Premier League quiz: How well do you remember 2025-26 season? — Test your knowledge of the 2025-26 Premier League season before the final round of fixtures.
More Sunshine with Joey Arias and Basil Twist — The performance artist and the puppeteer are reviving their avant-garde cabaret show, a leggy fantasia beloved by Cyndi Lauper and the late Paul Reubens.
Traders Hedging Stock Rally Split on Plunge or Drift Protection — Investors looking to hedge as the equity rally stalls in the face of rising interest rates and oil prices are split between protecting against a fast selloff or a slow grind lower.
🔴 LIVE: Unearthing Ancient Mysteries Around the Globe | LIVESTREAM | National Geographic — Uncover ancient mysteries throughout history in this National Geographic Livestream featuring fourteen full episodes of Lost Cities with Albert Lin, Lost Treasures of the Bible, Lost…
Are we too comfortable to be happy and healthy? | Beatriz Subtil | TEDxLisboa — NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for health advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of stress, evolutionary biology, and health. Several claims…
Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab — Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.
Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family — The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.
Gallery: Happy Birthday, Thursday Night Motocross! — A long time ago, friends Duane Wylder and Jim Rockstead dreamed up the notion of running a regular weeknight motocross series under stadium lights—something that could be both inexpensive and easily accessible. The empty…
The taste changes completely depending on whether you stir it once or twice a day — someone mapped how fermentation bacteria respond to oxygen and it's weirdly precise
DeepSeek Nears $12B Funding Round Ahead of Potential IPO — “Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and Minmin Low give global investors unique…
NASA's Hubble sees an exotic spiral galaxy spinning two ways at once — Out of sync in outer space.
McPake's 'colourful' journey from club-less to Scotland call-up in three years — Three years ago, Josh McPake was without a club. Twenty months ago, he was in the shop window but "no-one wanted him". This week, he's involved in his first Scotland camp following a heroic start…
Toone and Kelly miss out on Lionesses squad — Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone misses out on selection for England's Women's World Cup qualifying matches this month.
This architect designed a building with no corners — literally made it impossible to stand in the same spot twice. The geometry broke my brain but also made sense somehow.
Father John Misty Shares New Single "The X-panded Universe": Listen — Things are afoot in Father John Misty’s universe. No word yet on the follow-up to 2024’s Mahashmashana, but Josh Tillman has dropped two singles this year. “The Old Law” and “The Payoff” were both…
Credit Agricole Weighs Hedging Risky Debt in Car Dealer SRT — Credit Agricole SA is considering offloading credit risk linked to lending to European car dealerships grappling with cost pressures and the transition to electric vehicles.