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Floods and fatalities, North Korean crypto-hacker scams, Olympic gold chase, death-as-a-process debate, Luna 9 mystery, and sports rivalries from darts to Welsh rugby
Spring Garden parking garage flooded after burst pipe
A burst pipe flooded a parking garage on the 1600 block of Callowhill Street in Spring Garden, submerging nearly 20 vehicles and sending drivers scrambling to rescue their cars from an impromptu indoor lake.
North Korean-linked hackers pose as crypto recruiters, trick developers into installing malware
Threat actors tied to North Korea are reportedly using LinkedIn, Facebook, and Reddit to masquerade as crypto and blockchain employers, luring JavaScript and Python developers into “coding challenges” that quietly install malware. ReversingLabs says the campaign abuses malicious packages like “bigmathutils,” which turned harmful in version 1.1.0 after racking up roughly 10,000 downloads, then gets deprecated or removed to duck scrutiny. The remote-access trojans can check for MetaMask, because of course the point is to vacuum up your crypto, and variants have appeared across JavaScript, Python, and VBS since at least May 2025.
Elana Meyers Taylor heads to fifth Winter Olympics, still chasing first gold
At 41, bobsled pilot Elana Meyers Taylor will compete in her fifth Winter Olympics at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, aiming for her first gold after earning five medals (three silver, two bronze) as the most decorated Black Winter Olympian. A mother of two, she says she is also trying to model perseverance for her sons, who are deaf, and she has roots in Douglasville, Georgia, with family ties to Pemberton, New Jersey.
Researcher argues death may be a staged process, not an instant switch-off
At a major U.S. scientific conference, Arizona State University researcher Anna Fowler reviewed more than 20 studies on near-death experiences and post-mortem brain activity, arguing biological and neural functions may fade over minutes to hours rather than stop instantly at clinical death. She cited cardiac-arrest research where some survivors report awareness during periods of absent cortical activity, plus studies suggesting electrical signals and awareness can persist from minutes up to about an hour during CPR under certain conditions. Fowler said this could influence resuscitation practices and the timing of organ retrieval after cardiac arrest, and she urged an updated definition of death that treats it as staged and potentially reversible.
Man dies after entering floodwater during police chase, force refers itself to watchdog
A man died after entering floodwater during a police chase. Derbyshire Police said it has referred itself to the policing watchdog.
Family still seeking answers months after Strawberry Mansion shooting death
Relatives are still looking for information months after a woman was fatally shot in Strawberry Mansion. Police say she was not the intended target.
Humphries says Littler rivalry risks losing its spark amid constant matchups
Luke Humphries says his rivalry with Luke Littler could feel less special because they have played 28 times in two years, including frequent Premier League meetings. Ahead of the Premier League night in Glasgow, Humphries referenced his recent 6–5 loss in Antwerp and said major finals carry more excitement than routine league nights, noting they have met in seven major finals since 2024, with Littler leading 4–3.
Scientists may have found the Luna 9 lander, but cannot agree where
Researchers say they may have identified traces of Luna 9, the Soviet probe that achieved the first soft lunar landing in 1966, but they disagree on the exact spot. One search used crowdsourced image comparisons to the probe’s original photos, while another used machine learning to flag a candidate site in Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data. With the lander only about two feet across, confirmation is tough with current imagery, and higher-resolution Chandrayaan-2 observations are expected to help narrow it down.
Welsh rugby frustrations aired by fans in Cardiff
BBC Sport reporter Sonja McLaughlan spoke with Wales supporters in Cardiff about the state of Welsh rugby, gathering reactions that ranged from disappointment to outright anger.
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