8 Oct 2025, 12:31 pm
Boxing’s Dark Echo: Arturo Gatti Jr. Dies at 17, Years After Father’s Tragic End
The boxing world is once again in mourning after reports surfaced that Arturo Gatti Jr, the son of legendary warrior Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, has died in Mexico, sixteen years after his father’s tragic passing in 2009. Jean Pascal confirms Gatti Jr’s death Former world champion Jean Pascal confirmed the heartbreaking news via Instagram, posting an… Read More »Boxing’s Dark Echo: Arturo Gatti Jr. Dies at 17, Years After Father’s Tragic End…
8 Oct 2025, 12:30 pm
New framework could defend factories from cyber-attacks
Industrial processing facilities, like those used for chemical and petroleum engineering projects, have benefited from the constant technological advancements of modern societies. While technology can help boost a facility's efficiency, it also boosts dependence on digital technology—increasing vulnerability to cyber threats that can interrupt operations and compromise safety.
8 Oct 2025, 12:30 pm
Hardware vulnerability allows attackers to hack AI training data
Researchers from NC State University have identified the first hardware vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise the data privacy of artificial intelligence (AI) users by exploiting the physical hardware on which AI is run.
8 Oct 2025, 12:29 pm
Re: Apple Support Geolocation
Posted by Stephen Griffin via NANOG on Oct 08I found "Maxstack" also was wrong. So, we SWIP'd back in August, is this typical for them to be so wrong for so long? I have folks complaining about being geoblocked to BBC as well... :(…
8 Oct 2025, 12:29 pm
'Skins gambling'—where gaming meets gambling
In recent years, the line between gaming and gambling has become increasingly blurred. One of the most striking examples of this convergence is the rise of "skins gambling," where players wager virtual items (or "skins") acquired in video games on third-party online casinos. These digital assets, often cosmetic in nature for in-game characters or weapons, have taken on real-world value, creating a shadow economy that is largely unregulated and alarmingly accessible.
8 Oct 2025, 12:28 pm
Look: Cat back at home at Lowe's store after stowing away in a truck
A beloved cat living at a Lowe's store in Richmond, Va., is safely back at home after stowing away on a truck to a distribution center in North Carolina.
8 Oct 2025, 12:28 pm
'She and her friends made fun of him': Husband 'humiliated' after wife called him 'pathetic' and asked for divorce strangled victim to 'shut her up,' police say
Inset: Clifton W. Hampton (Rogers County Jail). Background: The home where Hampton allegedly strangled his wife to death (KOTV). A 50-year-old man in Oklahoma is accused of killing his wife, allegedly strangling her to death after she called him "pathetic" and asked for a divorce after 12 years of marriage. Clifton Wayne Hampton was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of first-degree murder in the slaying of Christina Hampton, records show. Accor…
8 Oct 2025, 12:27 pm
Man arrested on suspicion of starting Pacific Palisades fire
Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's digital devices showed a ChatGPT image depicting a burning city.
8 Oct 2025, 12:27 pm
Get $35 off Arctic's Liquid Freezer III 360mm CPU cooler this Prime Day — the best CPU cooler money can buy is just $89
Our favorite 360mm AIO liquid cooler, the Liquid Freezer III Pro, is on a 28% discount for Prime Day, dropping its price down to just $89.99. The cooler is our top recommendation for 360mm AIO coolers and beats all other 360mm models we have tested to date.
8 Oct 2025, 12:26 pm
Vxceed builds the perfect sales pitch for sales teams at scale using Amazon Bedrock
This post was co-written with Cyril Ovely from Vxceed. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies face a critical challenge in emerging economies: how to effectively retain revenue and grow customer loyalty at scale. Although these companies invest 15–20% of their revenue in trade promotions and retailer loyalty programs, the uptake of these programs has historically remained below 30% due to their complexity and the challenge of addressing individual retailer needs…
8 Oct 2025, 12:26 pm
A Vision: The Principal Symbol
Giraldus, Yeats’s imaginary source for the system. Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, it’s time for us to plunge into the depths of Yeats’s Vision. That’s easy, in a certain sense, because Yeats starts out the main body of our text by tossing the reader straightway into the deep end of the pool, launching at once into the core images that undergird his magical philosophy. In another sense, of course, that’s exactly the difficulty, because it’…
8 Oct 2025, 12:26 pm
Will AI-SPM Become the Standard Security Layer for Safe AI Adoption?
How security posture management for AI can protect against model poisoning, excessive agency, jailbreaking and other LLM risks. The post Will AI-SPM Become the Standard Security Layer for Safe AI Adoption? appeared first on SecurityWeek.
8 Oct 2025, 12:24 pm
Jeff Bezos Says AI Bubble Is Good Because It Will Eliminate the Weak
Many investors and financial experts are concerned that a looming AI bubble could wreak havoc on the economy — but Amazon founder Jeff Bezos can’t wait for it to burst. During a tech conference in Italy last week, Bezos conceded that the AI industry is in a “kind of industrial bubble,” as CNBC reports. Besides companies’ valuations becoming “disconnected from the fundamentals” of a business, Bezos argued that “people get very excited like they…
8 Oct 2025, 12:23 pm
Why Relic Entertainment wants to make games more quickly
Relic Entertainment has been on something of a roller-coaster ride over the past couple of decades. Read more…
8 Oct 2025, 12:23 pm
British Steel Industry Faces “Existential Threat” as EU Hikes Tariffs to 50% Despite Starmer’s ‘EU Reset’ Giveaway
Britain’s Net Zero-ravaged steel industry is facing an "existential threat" as the EU threatens the UK with tariffs of up to 50% despite Keir Starmer's recent 'EU reset' giveaway on fishing rights and youth mobility. The post British Steel Industry Faces “Existential Threat” as EU Hikes Tariffs to 50% Despite Starmer’s ‘EU Reset’ Giveaway appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
8 Oct 2025, 12:22 pm
Central Witness Undermines Case Against James Comey
“Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central witness in their probe would prove ‘problematic’ and likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury,” ABC News reports. “Daniel Richman — a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey authorized to leak information to the press — told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him not to en…
8 Oct 2025, 12:22 pm
Watch: Kevin James, Alan Ritchson team up in 'Playdate' trailer
Kevin James and Alan Ritchson team up to outrun various killers in a trailer for the action comedy film "Playdate," which arrives on the streamer Nov. 12.
8 Oct 2025, 12:20 pm
Philadelphia Museum of Art reintroduces itself with new name, logo after major rebrand
A longtime staple in the City of Philadelphia has undergone a major rebrand as the Philadelphia Museum of Art reintroduced itself on Wednesday under a new name and logo following a major rebranding. Now known as the Philadelphia Art Museum, the historic landmark building is putting the city in which it has stood for nearly 150 years at the center of its rebrand. From the new name to the logo and the many other inclusions in the rebrand, the museum has embodied the…
8 Oct 2025, 12:20 pm
Blind Items Revealed #3
September 22, 2025This year singer and his significant other love partner swapping. Has he always?Matty Healy/Gabbriette/The 1975…
8 Oct 2025, 12:19 pm
Pam Bondi’s Fake Orgasm
Rick Wilson compares Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before a Senate committee to a fake orgasm — “loud, theatrical, sweaty, and meant to trick just one man into keeping her around by flattering his ego.”…
8 Oct 2025, 12:18 pm
MTG goes off on GOP over health insurance premiums ‘doubling’  
We’re seeing is a slow breakup between the GOP and the loudest voices that helped them build their brand, including the “manosphere” influencers who boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
8 Oct 2025, 12:16 pm
Schumer slams GOP health care policies: ‘No f‑‑‑ing way’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made clear Democrats are not backing down from their health care demands, as the U.S. government enters its second week of a shutdown. In a heavily produced video posted to social platform X, the Democratic leader blamed his opponents for the shutdown and outlined the reasons his party is……
8 Oct 2025, 12:15 pm
Live updates: Senate votes on ending shutdown amid deepening stalemate
The Senate is voting again on Wednesday to reopen the federal government as the shutdown enters its eighth day.  The upper chamber will first take up the Democrats’ proposal and then the House-backed GOP measure. Both bills are expected to fail. Still, the shutdown has begun to show real impacts at airports, with staffing shortages……
8 Oct 2025, 12:12 pm
Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App
Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App In the wake of Apple removing ICEBlock from the App Store, Brent Simmons talks about why he still thinks his veteran (and actively maintained) NetNewsWire feed reader app should remain a native application. Part of the reason is cost - NetNewsWire is free these days (MIT licensed in fact) and the cost to Brent is an annual Apple developer subscription: If it were a web app instead, I could drop the developer membership, but I’d ha…
8 Oct 2025, 12:12 pm
Mooney rescues Aussies from shock against Pakistan
Beth Mooney's masterful 109 helps prevent Australia from falling to one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history in an ultimately resounding win over Pakistan.
8 Oct 2025, 12:12 pm
China-linked hackers target Asian organizations with Nezha monitoring tool
Incident responders at cybersecurity firm Huntress said they initially came across the campaign while investigating a vulnerable, public-facing web application that was the source of an intrusion at the beginning of August.
8 Oct 2025, 12:11 pm
Joan Kennedy, Former Wife of Ted Kennedy, Dies at 89
Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy, died Wednesday. She was 89. Here death was confirmed in a statement by her son, Patrick Kennedy, and his wife, Amy. “Mrs. Kennedy was a classically trained pianist, an advocate for mental health and addiction recovery, and a quiet pioneer in publicly addressing challenges with alcoholism and depression at a time when few others would,” the couple said in the statement. “Her courage and…
8 Oct 2025, 12:10 pm
Flok License Plate Surveillance
The company Flok is surveilling us as we drive: A retired veteran named Lee Schmidt wanted to know how often Norfolk, Virginia’s 176 Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader cameras were tracking him. The answer, according to a U.S. District Court lawsuit filed in September, was more than four times a day, or 526 times from mid-February to early July. No, there’s no warrant out for Schmidt’s arrest, nor is there a warrant for Schmidt’s co-plaintiff, Cryst…
8 Oct 2025, 12:10 pm
Lenny Henry calls for reparations for black British people
The comedian's new book supports the case for the UK to give £18 trillion in compensatory payments.
8 Oct 2025, 12:09 pm
IBM's big iron to get Spyre AI accelerator upgrade this month
Giving the mainframe customers what they want IBM's Spyre Accelerator is set to be generally available later this month, delivering a boost to the AI capabilities of its enterprise-grade hardware including the z17 mainframe, LinuxONE 5, and Power11 systems.……
8 Oct 2025, 12:09 pm
Popular East London venue teases plenty more gigs as council backs 5am closing time
Director of music and comedy theatre Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH) in Hackney says later hours will put an end to its ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence and support its long-term survival…
8 Oct 2025, 12:08 pm
Seth Meyers on Trump winning Nobel Peace Prize: ‘Can you just give it to him?’
President Trump has openly lobbied for the Nobel Peace Prize, and late-night TV host Seth Meyers says there’s a specific reason it may just be time to award it to him. “Nobel Prize winners are set to be announced this week,” Meyers, a frequent Trump critic, said during his Tuesday monologue on NBC’s “Late Night.” “Look, I know he doesn’t……
8 Oct 2025, 12:08 pm
INTA asks Supreme Court to weigh in on cybersquatting law
Organization that advocates for trademark holders asks Supreme Court to settle circuit split over cybersquatting law. The International Trademark Association (INTA) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to settle a circuit split related to the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). The organization that represents trademark holders has filed an amicus brief asking the court to overturn […] Post link: INTA asks Supreme Court to weigh in on cybersquatting la…
8 Oct 2025, 12:04 pm
EU lawmakers vote to ban labels like steak or meat on vegetarian products
Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Wednesday voted to ban the labelling of vegetarian protein with terms such as steak or meat.The lawmakers voted 532 to 78 to define meat as edible parts of animals and to curtail the use of words like steak, escalope, sausage or burger for animal and not plant-based products. The proposal will go to a parliamentary committee to be clarified, before going back to the EU executive arm and then to the bloc's 27 member states for…
8 Oct 2025, 12:03 pm
Khan’s TfL Splashes £235,000 on Influencers Telling Londoners What a Boris Bike Is
Guido’s FoI Unit can reveal that since Labour took office, Sadiq Khan’s Transport for London has forked out a whopping £235,000 of taxpayers’ money on social media influencers to encourage cycling in London. All while Khan complains about “insufficient funding” for the Met Police and misses his own housing targets… The TikTok brigade were hired……
8 Oct 2025, 12:03 pm
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy much easier. This month we’re going to do just that. For the month of October, we’ll update this post with new tips every weekday that show various ways you can opt yourself out of the ways tech giants surveil you. Online privacy isn’t dead. But the tech giants mak…
8 Oct 2025, 12:02 pm
Python 3.14 Is Here. How Fast Is It?
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8 Oct 2025, 12:01 pm
Kaine says Jones comments ‘indefensible,’ but he is ‘still a supporter’
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) called Democratic state attorney general nominee Jay Jones’s recently unearthed violent text messages about former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) “indefensible” but said he still ultimately supports the Democrat.  “Jay has apologized. The statements that he made were indefensible, but I’ve known Jay Jones for 25 years, and I……
8 Oct 2025, 12:01 pm
Crockett Says Harris ‘Team’ Initially Gave Her Side-Eye When She Wanted To Campaign In ‘Rural America’
Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett said on “Taco Policy” Tuesday that former Vice President Kamala Harris’ “team” initially rejected her offer to campaign in “rural America” during the 2024 presidential election. Crockett, who has risen to prominence with her racially-charged rants and incendiary anti-Republican attacks, announced on X on Aug. 28, 2024, that she had been named a national co-chair for the Harris campaign. She said on the podc…
8 Oct 2025, 12:01 pm
Noem slams Zach Bryan ICE lyrics: ‘Completely disrespectful’
Homeland Security Security Kristi Noem called a song Zach Bryan teased last week “disrespectful” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. “I hope he understands how completely disrespectful that song is, not just to law enforcement but to this country, to every single individual that has ever stood up and fought for our freedoms. He……
8 Oct 2025, 12:01 pm
Survey Shows Extent of Digital Device Use Among America's Youngest
A Pew Research Center survey, released today, found that TV remains the dominant screen for American children aged twelve and younger. 90% of parents reported that their child watches TV. Tablets are used by 68% of children in this age group. 61% use smartphones. The survey of U.S. parents also documented emerging technology patterns. About one in ten parents said their child between five and twelve years old uses AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Gemini. Roughly fou…
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 pm
Blind Items Revealed #2
September 22, 2025It isn't the age gap that bothers people about the foreign born A list actor and his actress girlfriend. It is just that he knew her when she was still a tweener and recurring on a family sitcom. That is what freaks people out about the pair.Nathan Fillion/Tania Raymonde/Malcolm in the Middle…
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 pm
How to Cute Names to Call Your Crush
The best pet names for your crush or special someoneIf you need a good nickname for your crush, you’ve come to the right place! Crushes can be complicated, but coming up with a pet name for that special someone doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re looking for a cute name to use as their contact in your phone or a playful name to call them when you pass in the hall, we’ve got your back! Take a look at this list of the most charming, affectionate, and flirtatiou…
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 pm
More than half of U.S. Jews say antisemitism is routine; Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act
In this Media Miss Minute, more than half of Jewish Americans say facing antisemitism has become the norm for them. And President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Democrat-led cities across the U.S. Media Miss by the left: 1 in 3 US Jews take action against antisemitism now seen as normal: Survey More than half of Jewish Americans, 57%, say antisemitism is a “normal” part of their lives, according to a new joint survey by the Anti‑…
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 pm
Republicans are again crushing the working class with their energy policy 
Index funds have long been a cornerstone of democratized investing in America. But instead of strengthening this critical lifeline for working Americans, this GOP lawsuit is the prime example of Republicans’ misguided economic policies.
8 Oct 2025, 11:59 am
New IRS furlough notices include back pay guarantee despite OMB guidance
The IRS shared guidance Wednesday suggesting furloughed employees are guaranteed back pay under a 2019 law despite White House objections.  “Although you will be placed in non-pay and non-duty status during the furlough, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires employees of the federal government who are furloughed or required to work during……
8 Oct 2025, 11:58 am
Open-source software advances design of offshore structures by testing wave-structure interactions
A Cornell doctoral student has developed an open-source software package that could transform how engineers design floating offshore structures for renewable energy and other ocean applications.
8 Oct 2025, 11:56 am
Uber driver shot 16-year-old girl in Waffle House parking lot after she threatened to kill him for not allowing her party of 5 into his car: Police
Background: News footage of the Waffle House in Dunwoody, Ga. where the alleged shooting took place on Oct. 5 (WANF). Inset: Meredith Grundy (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office). A Georgia man who worked as an Uber driver allegedly shot a teenage girl after an argument at a Waffle House over his refusal to fit all of her friends in his car. Meredith Grundy, 38, posted bond after he was arrested early Sunday morning by Dunwoody Police Department officers. According to po…
8 Oct 2025, 11:54 am
Man arrested for 'intentionally' setting fire that later killed 12, destroyed Palisades neighborhood
Authorities said they have arrested a 29-year-old man in Florida in connection with the deadly January wildfire that destroyed the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.The arrest was announced during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of lighting a fire on New Years Day that burned down much of the Palisades a week later.He was arrested on Tuesday in Florida and will make his first court appearance on Wednesday in Or…
8 Oct 2025, 11:53 am
Challenging rising health care costs, Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with GOP
Outspoken Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ga., dug in on recent criticisms she leveled against her party for not finding a fix for expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that will result in millions of rate hikes for Americans. In a pair of interviews on Tuesday, the Georgia lawmaker argued that the GOP does not have a plan on health care and pushed her party to find a solution to the coming "Obamacare" rate hikes as it works to end a government shutdown. Gr…
8 Oct 2025, 11:52 am
How aromatherapy works and what it can do for you
Scents can influence the way you feel, both mentally and physically. That’s the idea behind aromatherapy, a practice that uses essential oils to help reduce stress, boost mood, and support overall well-being. Some people use it to relax before bed, manage anxiety, or simply bring more calm into their daily routines.
8 Oct 2025, 11:49 am
Best Prime Day gaming GPU deals 2025 — deals on cheap Nvidia, AMD, and Intel gaming graphics cards
Save money on Radeon, RTX, and Arc graphics cards.
8 Oct 2025, 11:48 am
Johnson Rules Out Standalone Vote on Troops’ Pay
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) ruled out taking up legislation to ensure military paychecks keep flowing during the government shutdown, Axios reports. Said Johnson: “The job in the House is done.” He added: “Hakeem Jeffries and the House Democrats are clamoring to get back here and have another vote, because some of them want to get on record and say they’re for paying the troops. We already had that vote.”…
8 Oct 2025, 11:47 am
Magical Savings Coast to Coast: Disney Parks Deals for Walt Disney World & Disneyland
From Walt Disney World on the East Coast to Disneyland Resort on the West Coast, our guests visit us in many ways. And because everyone’s vacation looks different, it’s important to us to offer a variety of ticket, hotel, and promotional offers during the year.   From the mom who brings her toddlers a few times a week, to the family whose annual tradition is a visit during the holidays, to the couple traveling from abroad spending their honeymoon at one of…
8 Oct 2025, 11:46 am
'She just didn't have a chance': Wrong-way Chevy driver fleeing cops slams into VW Beetle, killing 71-year-old hospital volunteer, cops say
Insets, top to bottom: Stevens Charles (Volusia County Jail) and Julia Wagner (Facebook). Background: Florida cops investigate a fatal crash in Volusia County (WESH). A Florida grand jury has indicted a Miami man who allegedly killed a 71-year-old woman while he was fleeing cops the wrong way down a Sunshine State highway. Stevens Charles, 40, stands accused of first-degree murder in the death of Julia Wagner, which occurred last month in Volusia County. Cops on the…
8 Oct 2025, 11:45 am
Arrest made in connection to deadly Pacific Palisades Fire, sources say
An arrest has been made in relation to the deadly Pacific Palisades Fire in the Los Angeles area, federal law enforcement sources told Fox News Wednesday.The Palisades Fire killed 12 and largely destroyed the Pacific Palisades and parts of Malibu. More than 6,800 buildings burned, and many are starting to rebuild their lives and businesses. People, especially those who lost everything, have been demanding answers.LA MAYOR BASS DELAYS PALISADES FIRE REPORT AT DOJ’…
8 Oct 2025, 11:45 am
It’s time to make the right to a home the law in Wales
Social housing. Image: Welsh Government Matthew Dicks, Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru Wales goes to the polls in May next year to choose the next Welsh government, in addition 2026 will also mark the 80th anniversary of the passing of the National Health Service Act (1946). I am reminded of Aneurin Bevan’s famous quote: “No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” That fund…
8 Oct 2025, 11:45 am
Blind Item #8
 I wonder if this A list talking head discovered his wife was a honeypot. His 180 makes it feel like he did.
8 Oct 2025, 11:44 am
Battlefield 6 Servers 'Should Be' Ready for Friday's Release Date, Says Producer — Open Beta 'Helped Gauge the Interest'
Battlefield 6's servers are ready for launch day on Friday, one of the game's developers has insisted.Battlefield lead producer at DICE, David Sirland, replied to a question on X/Twitter about server readiness with a sort of confident sounding "should be!""We are planning for [servers to be ready], of course," Sirland said, "and open beta helped gauge the interest as well."He's not wrong about the beta helping to gauge interest. Battlefield 6 became the series' bigg…
8 Oct 2025, 11:44 am
Boy, 8, with incurable health condition granted wish by firefighters
A local fire service has fulfilled the dream of an eight-year-old Chesterfield boy suffering from an extremely rare neurological disorder.Elliott lives with molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A, a genetic illness affecting his brain and nervous system. The condition leaves him unable to speak, dependent on medication delivered via a central line, and with learning difficulties.Make-A-Wish UK collaborated with Derbyshire firefighters to create a special experience d…
8 Oct 2025, 11:44 am
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl
The NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show has turned what objectively looked like a good business decision into the latest battleground in America’s endless culture war. Conservative commentators erupted in outrage, denouncing the Puerto Rican megastar as “anti-American” and “ICE-hating,” while right-wing outlets like Newsmax described his appearance as a “humiliation ritual” for “real Americans.” Join now to continue…
8 Oct 2025, 11:44 am
DEF CON Singapore Call for Trainers!
DEF CON Training is headed to Singapore! In April 2026, the first-ever DEF CON Singapore, co-hosted with @ HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) and @ Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT), will kick off with two days of world-class instruction on cutting edge topics. Want to join us? The Call for Trainers (CFT) is now open and accepting applications until 11:59 pm PT on November 10. Be sure to take a look at the list of topics of in…
8 Oct 2025, 11:43 am
DAVE BOSSIE: GOP Governors Must Follow Trump’s Lead On Census And Redistricting
From the day President Donald Trump came down the golden escalator in Trump Tower to launch his first presidential campaign in 2015, he’s been teaching his fellow Republicans how to “fight, fight, fight” and call out the radical left for things they’ve been getting away with in plain sight for decades. In politics, choosing bold leadership over the path of least resistance is seldom an easy decision, but when it comes to saving America, shirking responsibili…
8 Oct 2025, 11:42 am
Democrats call on Johnson to bring back House to pay troops
Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening. In a Wednesday letter led by Democratic Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek……
8 Oct 2025, 11:42 am
The meme-ification of political violence
It's less ideology than the internet — what the media and Trump don't understand about the current wave of shootings.
8 Oct 2025, 11:41 am
The Phillies are 0-1 in NLDS Games When Queens of the Stone Age is in Attendance
Nothing to see here, just Queens of the Stone Age blending in with the Philly crowd during Game 2 of the NLDS: @qotsa hanging out at the @Phillies on @TBSNetwork pic.twitter.com/OTVKG4gR9U— Happy Ending Pod Show (@HappyEndingPod) October 6, 2025 Left to right, that’s Jon Theodore, Mike Shuman, Troy Van Leeuwen, and then Dean Fertita. I don’t see singer Josh Homme there, but maybe he was in the bathroom after attempting the 9-9-9 hot dog and beer chall…
8 Oct 2025, 11:41 am
Cannabis Use Increasing in People With Psychosis
(MedPage Today) -- Cannabis use increased among people with psychosis after states legalized the substance for recreational use, according to a longitudinal cohort study. In states where recreational cannabis was legalized, 30-day cannabis use...
8 Oct 2025, 11:41 am
Violent Pro-Palestinian Oct. 7 Protest Leaves Four Boston Officers Hospitalized
Four Boston police officers were injured and 13 people were arrested Tuesday night after a pro-Palestinian protest turned violent, officials said. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack, blocking traffic and preventing emergency vehicles from passing, the Boston Police Department (BPD) said in a Wednesday statement. When officers attempted to move the crowd onto the sidewalk, protesters surrounded police cr…
8 Oct 2025, 11:40 am
Video Game Consoles Are Selling for 12% More in the U.S. This Year Than Last Year
Video game hardware is selling better than ever in the U.S., according to Circana. But that's also because it's more expensive than ever - 12% more expensive per unit sold than last year.This comes from Circana's August report, which showed that hardware spending was up 32% year-over-year thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2, sales of which offset double-digit declines in sales of PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and Switch 1. Currently, per Circana, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are…
8 Oct 2025, 11:40 am
Look: Camille, Issei appear in 'Drops of God' Season 2 photo
Apple TV+ is teasing the sophomore season of "Drops of God," starring Fleur Geffrier and Tomohisa Yamashita. Season 2 premieres with a single episode Jan. 21.
8 Oct 2025, 11:40 am
Energy flexibility is reshaping Finland's electricity market
The future of the electricity market may depend less on big power plants and more on everyday choices made at home. Nayeem Rahman's dissertation at the University of Vaasa shows how consumers are gaining influence through energy flexibility, with direct implications for sustainability and costs.
8 Oct 2025, 11:39 am
Man 'assaulted with knife' at M20 services near Maidstone
The victim was taken to hospital and has since been discharged…
8 Oct 2025, 11:38 am
Doja Cat, Elton John part of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony lineup
Doja Cat and Elton John are among the music artists set to take the stage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Nov. 8 at the Peacock Theater.
8 Oct 2025, 11:38 am
Implement a secure MLOps platform based on Terraform and GitHub
Machine learning operations (MLOps) is the combination of people, processes, and technology to productionize ML use cases efficiently. To achieve this, enterprise customers must develop MLOps platforms to support reproducibility, robustness, and end-to-end observability of the ML use case’s lifecycle. Those platforms are based on a multi-account setup by adopting strict security constraints, development best practices such as automatic deployment using continuous…
8 Oct 2025, 11:36 am
Choose Top-Rated Charities This National DAF Day
National DAF Day (October 9, 2025) is a great moment to move dollars from intention into action. If you have a donor-advised fund (DAF), consider recommending grants to charities that have met CharityWatch’s most rigorous standards for financial efficiency, governance, and transparency. Our Top-Rated list highlights organizations that spend 75%+ of their cash expenses on programs, keep their cost to raise $100 to $25 or less, do not hold excessive assets in reserv…
8 Oct 2025, 11:36 am
NFL fines Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for 'obscene gesture' towards fans during game against Jets
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was fined $250,000 by the NFL for an "obscene gesture" he made towards fans during Sunday's game against the New York Jets, according to the NFL's website.Jones apologized on his radio show on Tuesday after a video of him gesturing his middle finger to fans went viral.He claimed the use of his middle finger was "inadvertently done" and that it was towards Cowboys fans after a touchdown.RELATED STORY | LeBrons decision of all decision…
8 Oct 2025, 11:36 am
Wales star banned for incident with national team-mate as URC matches set for US
The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond…
8 Oct 2025, 11:35 am
David Benavidez looks to beat Canelo to cruiserweight title shot
David Benavidez isn’t waiting for anyone. “The Mexican Monster” is making plans that include beating Canelo Álvarez to a fight with Gilberto’ Zurdo’ Ramirez for the unified cruiserweight crown. The WBC light-heavyweight champion made his move just 24 hours after World Boxing News reported Canelo would consider an all-Mexican showdown with Ramirez. The New Ambition… Read More »David Benavidez looks to beat Canelo to cruiserweight title shot…
8 Oct 2025, 11:35 am
Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement saying he was open to holding such a vote. If the shutdown drags on and Congress does not pass a bill to pay the troops or reopen……
8 Oct 2025, 11:35 am
Why a Beloved Restaurant Traded Philly for Delco
In celebration of Delco restaurants and the people who make them great, we are declaring this Delco Eats Week. Check back daily for stories from the […]…
8 Oct 2025, 11:32 am
Wonks Praise Tory Plan to Scrap Stamp Duty
Wonk world’s verdict of Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech is in. Unsurprisingly, there’s plenty of praise for the commitment to scrapping stamp duty. As far as rabbits out of the hat go, this has left the low-tax think tankers spellbound… The TaxPayers’ Alliance’s Head of Campaigns Elliot Keck said: “Taxpayers will be relieved to finally hear……
8 Oct 2025, 11:32 am
Johnson Continues Attacking Senate Dems Over Shutdown Impasse 
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) took to the microphone Wednesday morning to point out how Senate Democrats are hurting their home states. Johnson’s words come am the federal government shutdown continued, Politico reported. Johnson held a press conference where listed headlines from across the country. “Remember Georgia’s two Democrat senators, [Raphael] Warnock and [Jon] Ossoff, have now voted five times to keep the government closed down,” Jo…
8 Oct 2025, 11:32 am
Uefa targets streamers in push for £4.3bn-a-year TV deals
The top European clubs could cash in on streaming rights as Uefa look to land around £4bn in their next TV deal.
8 Oct 2025, 11:31 am
Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise green technology
Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry for discovering a new form of molecular architecture: crystals that contain large cavities. Susumu Kitagawa from Kyoto University, Japan, Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Omar M. Yaghi from the University of California, Berkeley, in the US, will share a prize sum of 11 million Swedish kronor (£870,000). The prize recognises the pioneering contributions of the three…
8 Oct 2025, 11:31 am
Man arrested after drone flies drugs into HMP Maidstone
A large quantity of cannabis was found in a package…
8 Oct 2025, 11:30 am
Exchange Online will start archiving your oldest emails before your inbox bursts
Microsoft promises fewer 'mailbox full' errors in face of message deluge Microsoft's latest attempt to make the dreaded "mailbox full" response a thing of the past is rolling out in October and November. Threshold-based auto-archiving is coming to Exchange Online.……
8 Oct 2025, 11:30 am
Stephen Lawrence killer not safe to be released from prison, court hears
A prison psychologist tells David Norris's parole hearing he should be moved to a lower security, closed prison.
8 Oct 2025, 11:30 am
A Minicomputer Tape Drive Receives Some Love
Taking on a refrigerator-sized minicomputer  is not for the faint-hearted, but [Usagi Electric] has done it with a DEC PDP-11/44. He’s not doing it in half measures either, for his machine is tricked out with an impressive array of upgrades. Among them however is no storage, and with two co-processors there’s a meager 3U of rack space left. The plan is to fit a period 8″ hard drive in the space alongside a TU50 tape dive, and it’s this final component that…
8 Oct 2025, 11:30 am
Blind Item #7
This front running wannabe state A++ lister is combining meds and booze and is out of control. …
8 Oct 2025, 11:30 am
50's Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be
50's Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be By Michael Every of Rabobank The RBNZ cut the OCR 50bps to 2.50% vs. 25bps expectations but in-line with our forecast. Notably, the RBNZ said they are “open to further reductions as required” and we are now forecasting a further 25bp cut to 2.25% in November. Some of the Bank’s comments also raise an eyebrow: “Domestic inflationary pressures have continued to moderate as projected, giving the Committee mo…
8 Oct 2025, 11:30 am
Mitts off my bits: Rein in warrantless surveillance 
Congress must pass meaningful reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to protect Americans' Fourth Amendment rights and ensure that data is treated as personal property.
8 Oct 2025, 11:29 am
South London council failing to meet housing target wants to build 1,920 homes at army barracks
The Ministry of Defence earmarked the the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich for disposal in 2016…
8 Oct 2025, 11:29 am
Court leans toward allowing trial judges to limit attorney-client discussions during overnight recesses
At least some of the justices at Monday morning’s oral argument in Villarreal v. Texas appear to be willing to permit trial courts to limit what defense lawyers may discuss with their clients overnight when the client is still on the stand. Specifically, several justices seem to think the court may prohibit lawyer and client from direct discussions of the client’s testimony, but not collateral matters of trial strategy and management that relate to the testimony…
8 Oct 2025, 11:28 am
Nana Akua fumes at 'utterly ridiculous' figures as small boats crisis hits major milestone
Nana Akua has hit out after new figures, exclusively revealed by GB News, showed that the small boats crisis has hit another major milestone.Earlier today, it was revealed that more than 35,000 migrants have now crossed the English Channel illegally this year alone. "GB News can exclusively reveal that at least 750 migrants made the crossing from France so far on Wednesday," Nana reported.Reacting to the news, which Mark White exclusively laid bare, the GB News pres…
8 Oct 2025, 11:28 am
Producing and evaluating sustainable aviation fuel made from e-fuel
Southwest Research Institute produced a batch of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through a refinery process that started with electrofuels or e-fuels made from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. A multidisciplinary team produced and characterized the SAF, along with two other commercially available fuels, before collecting emissions and particulate data to support the aviation industry's emissions goals.
8 Oct 2025, 11:27 am
Bezos-owned Blue Origin launches 15th space flight for tourists
Space tourism company Blue Origin launched six people in Texas on its 15th mission in the growing orbital tourism industry.
8 Oct 2025, 11:26 am
The Phillies are Wednesday’s Largest MLB Underdog
The Phillies are the largest underdog on the four-game MLB board at bet365. Not exactly the best sign for Wednesday night’s Game 3, but I think we’re all aware of the reality facing the Phils at the moment. I can already sense that we’ll be picking apart Rob Thomson’s decision to start Aaron Nola over Ranger Suarez. Nola’s presence as the starter in the matchup versus Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the primary reason the Phils are +160 to win Game 3:…