Sources: India-based Slice, which has transitioned from a credit card-led fintech to a small finance bank, raised $100M at a ~$450M valuation, down from ~$1.4B (Moneycontrol)
Moneycontrol: Sources: India-based Slice, which has transitioned from a credit card-led fintech to a small finance bank, raised $100M at a ~$450M valuation, down from ~$1.4B The downround, which mar
Venus and Serena Williams' highly anticipated US Open return ends in heartbreaking loss
For the first time in four years, Venus and Serena Williams returned to the US Open court together Friday night in Queens.The legendary sisters were set to reunite earlier this summer at Wimbledon; however, Serena who, at 44, is in the midst of a comeback after several years away from the sport was forced to withdraw due to injury.Friday night, the two walked onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to a massive ovation from the crowd.GROUP OF INFLUENCERS FORCES PAUSE DURING US OPEN MATCH WITH CRIN...
New AI training method shows higher average scores on math tests
A preprint presents OPDVR, a gated on-policy distillation method that combines teacher guidance with verifiable reward. It reports higher average accuracy than sampled-token OPD in same- and cross-arc
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A man in his mid-50s died at Burning Man this week after suffering a medical emergency, according to festival organizers.
Targeted neuron tests flag sharp drops in LLM code scores
A computational preprint reports sharply lower code and math scores in targeted MLP-neuron suppression tests, while several non-target benchmarks retained much higher scores.
Dozens hurt, at least 10 dead in explosion at Bolivian military barracks
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 kilometres from La Paz, local authorities said.
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Panama Canal begins reducing ship crossings due to El Niño
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Warner Bros. "Lanterns" Series Is Another Whiny Woke DEI Disaster
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How Neoliberals Fueled The Rise Of Socialism
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From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest
A motley crew of scientists was honored this week for its unusual contributions, which included studying cockroach milk, the evolutionary history of kissing and testing soil health by using underwear.The satirical Ig Nobel ceremony, which honors unusual but real studies, took place in Zurich Thursday and was presented by the digital magazine, the Annals of Improbable Research.The awards, which were founded in 1991, took place outside the U.S. for the first time this year over the concern that th...
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Pimco's Top-Performing 60/40 Fund Bets AI's Next Winners Are In Asia, From Chips To Rare Earths
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DOJ ordered to freeze antitrust work with Canada as trade tensions intensify
The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division was directed earlier this week to pause all work with the Canadian government as the trade dispute between the neighboring nations intensifies, according to a report.The chief of the antitrust division's international section, Lynda Marshall, ordered officials on Wednesday to halt all cooperation on cases and engagement on policy issues with Canadian authorities, without providing a reason for the directive, according to emails obtained by The Wal...
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AI Tax Increases Are Like The Tractor Tax Proposals Of Old
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Anthropic uses Claude to formalize proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem
Anthropic PBC has used Claude to create a computer-verifiable version of a famous, highly complicated mathematical proof. The company detailed the project in a blog post published today. A proof is a
Sources: US negotiators used the promise of access to Nvidia's chips for an Armenian data center to broker a preliminary Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal last year
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Online Betting Adoption Goes Parabolic: First-Timers Triple, Gen Z Overtakes Millennials, And Football Season Hasn't Even Begun
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After 12 years of fried chicken and flirting, hit YouTube series Chicken Shop Date to end
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Africa bigger and US smaller as UN adopts new map
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Where Are the Jobs? Winners and Losers by Industry
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TCU does an about-face after stripping local newspaper's credentials days before football season
Texas Christian University has changed its position and decided to reinstate press credentials for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after pulling them last week, just days before the team got their season underway.The Horned Frogs' season opener was across the pond in Dublin, Ireland, where they took on the Bill Belichick-led University of North Carolina Tar Heels, but Star-Telegram TCU reporter Steven Johnson had to cover the game from the stands.That was because, as OutKick's Ian Miller wrote, the...
Migrants spark outrage after video shows baby dolphin beaten during beach celebration
Migrants in the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta were captured on video hitting a young dolphin and possibly killing it while celebrating.Video circulating online shows a group of men and boys triumphantly lifting what appeared to be a baby bottlenose dolphin calf above their heads as onlookers gleefully cheered. The dolphin swam too close to shore when a group of men allegedly pulled it from El Trampolin beach.The celebration appeared to enrage local residents, who tried to stop the group...
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Cannabis Gummies Harm Driving Performance Hours After Use, Study Says
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Politician Spencer Pratt calls out actor Ryan Reynolds for condemning 1980s nostalgia
Former reality TV star and California politician Spencer Pratt offered a blistering response Friday after actor Ryan Reynolds condemned nostalgia for the 1980s.Ryan Reynolds had initially faced backlash Thursday after the "Deadpool" star called the 1980s "brutal" and a "f---ing mess" while promoting his Cold War-era movie "Mayday" at its New York premiere, prompting critics to question his characterization of the decade and the contrast with his nostalgia-driven new film."When you get far enough...
B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive
Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home.
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L.A. man wrongfully convicted of attempted murders to be freed after 12 years in prison
Michael Renteria was wrongfully convicted of two counts of attempted murder in 2013 after a witness misidentified him, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. A judge ruled Renteria was factually innocent on Friday.
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This Red State Is Betting It Can Abolish Its Income Tax
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Sources: the US and China will discuss AI safety risks during talks planned for mid-September, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leading the US side
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'Wheel of Fortune' announcer Jim Thornton terminated after investigation
Sony Pictures Television Studios has fired Jim Thornton from "Wheel of Fortune.""Following a thorough investigation, Jim Thornton’s employment with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ has been terminated, effective immediately," a Sony spokesperson told Fox News Digital Friday.The news of Thornton's termination comes after he was suspended from the game show earlier this week."We have recently been made aware of allegations concerning Jim Thornton. He has been suspended from Wheel of Fortune, and we are recastin...
OpenAI's rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
Move over, South Beach: 3 quiet Florida beach alternatives to try this Labor Day weekend
With Labor Day weekend approaching like a freight train, that can only mean one thing: summer is unofficially over.At least, that's what I would be saying if I lived in any of the other lower 48 states not named Florida.Beach season is measured more by the days you can't go rather than the days you can, and those no-go's are few and far between.SUMMER TRAVEL PSA: IF YOU COME TO FLORIDA LOOKING FOR GREAT BEACHES, STAY AWAY FROM THE KEYSLabor Day just so happens to be one of the most popular beach...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Is Dragging America Back To The Dark Ages
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Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies after battle with illness
The chief justice of Alberta, who also served as the chief justice of the courts of appeal of Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, has died after battling an illness.
Survivor Greece contestant Stavros Floros sues producers after leg severed in accident
A former contestant on the Greek edition of the hit competition show Survivor is suing the show's producers after a horrific boat accident led to him having part of his leg cut off.
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Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s Lt. Governor, Is Said to be Under Investigation for Ethics Violations
An outside law firm has begun an investigation into Dale Caldwell, according to two Democrats familiar with the inquiry. He also serves as secretary of state.
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WATCH: Illegal alien busted in battleground state after allegedly committing voter fraud
EXCLUSIVE: Footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows federal agents executing a sweep linked to a multi-state Department of Justice (DOJ) probe that has resulted in criminal charges against individuals for illegal voting, falsifying citizenship status and other election fraud related charges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin.The charges arrive as part of a highly publicized nationwide surge by the Trump administration to hunt down election-related crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.Over...
Sources: Anthropic is expected to make its IPO prospectus public late September and complete the listing days before the US midterm elections in November
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UN Approves Resolution for World Map That Depicts Africa’s Size More Accurately
We're sure no one will have a problem with this completely reasonable proposal.
Cathy Engelbert will be remembered as the commissioner who made the WNBA deeply political and divisive
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Friday that she would retire following the 2026 season after seven years in the role.Engelbert took over in 2019 as the WNBA’s first commissioner, and there is no question the league is substantially bigger, more visible and more valuable than when she arrived. The league expanded, secured major media-rights agreements, introduced charter travel and negotiated significant increases in player compensation through a new collective bargaining agreement si...
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El Nino Crushes Atlantic Hurricane Activity, Lowest Since 1941
El Nino Crushes Atlantic Hurricane Activity, Lowest Since 1941 The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season arrives next Thursday, yet by this point the basin would normally have produced multiple systems tracking through the Caribbean, the Gulf of America, and the open Atlantic. This year, however, a strengthening El Niño and record vertical wind shear are tearing apart disturbances before they can rapidly intensify. Bloomberg reports that only five short-lived tropical storms have ...
Mysterious $150M superyacht docks in LA with hidden name and magical connection
A mysterious nine-figure superyacht sailed into a Los Angeles marina with its name concealed, but locals apparently didn't need long to figure out the famous name behind the massive vessel.The boat, which has been docked in Marina del Rey since Sunday, belongs to "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, according to the California Post.The Post cited its sources, one of whom called it "the worst kept secret on the Marina."MASSIVE NEW CRUISE SHIP UNVEILS JAW-DROPPING OUTDOOR THEME PARK IN MIDDLE OF TH...
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Book about every video game set in the Alien universe
In the late 1980s, gamers were spoiled for choice when two completely different versions of the Aliens computer game came out, one a series of movie-faithful minigames and the other a loosely-adapted dungeon crawl. And as dissimilar as they were, neither of these games were anything like the arcade game that appeared thereafter! Read the rest The post Book about every video game set in the Alien universe appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Asian Oil Buying Spree Sends Dubai Crude Toward $100
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AI Router Balances LLM Quality and Cost Across Four Tests
ProgRouter reported strong task and citation results while tracking operating-cost budgets, GPU energy use, and execution time across four benchmark streams.
Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
The federal Conservatives have launched a campaign to engage their supporters and encourage them to vote to stay in Canada in the upcoming Alberta referendum.
PQ leader says he's worried Ottawa is meddling in Quebec election
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's worried the Canadian government is meddling in the Quebec provincial election, saying there is a “possibility that we are facing the greatest federal interference in our affairs and our election since 1995.”
The Tetris Company wants nothing to do with the White House's new copycat game
Tetris knockoff 'Build the Wall' is one of six new games hosted on the White House website, and The Tetris Company is not happy.
‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wanted to Make an Alien Movie From a Cosmic Perspective
'Squid Game' star Hoyeon joins Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander in 'The Wailing' director's sci-fi action film, in theaters September 9.
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Vance Suggests Iran Conflict Could Drag Through Midterms, But At Least We're Not Calling It A War
Vance Suggests Iran Conflict Could Drag Through Midterms, But At Least We're Not Calling It A War The White House has returned to its prior talking point that the war against Iran shouldn't be called a war. In earlier stages of the conflict President Trump had applied various monikers that stopped far short, from an "excursion" to a "little detour" to a "stopover" to a mere limited "military operation". A full five months ago he had proclaimed, "We had to take a little detour. Won’...
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U.S. hits diesel fuel milestone as prices slam California economy from trucks to crops
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California AG Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack in July, after more than a dozen states joined Alabama in its investigation
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Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka stops US Open match because of overwhelming marijuana stench
The US Open is developing a reputation for debauchery, and on Friday, things got so bad that tennis star Aryna Sabalenka stopped a match because, apparently, the stadium smelled more like weed than your neighbor’s van with the Dio album cover airbrushed on the side.The Belarusian was taking on Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova in a third-round match Friday in Queens.However, during the match, she was seen saying something to the crowd and then approached umpire Eva Asderaki‑Moore.ARYNA SABALENKA FI...
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Nuke Simulation shows your least favorite town obliterated by the atomic weapon of your choice
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Mount Sinai Agrees to Pay a Fine Over Adolescent Gender-Transition Care
The Manhattan hospital became the latest in the United States to strike a deal with the Trump administration to stop providing the treatment.
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A billionaire was accused of stealing Malibu sand. Now he's donating a new beach to the public
A billionaire businessman was accused of stealing sand from Malibu's Broad Beach. Now, he's donating a slice of beachfront to the public under a proposed settlement.
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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal ‘miracle’
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Charter school network files First Amendment lawsuit after state blocks AP scores from US News
Success Academy, New York City’s largest charter school network, is pushing back against the New York State Education Department (NYSED) over what it calls a violation of its First Amendment rights.The charter network filed a federal lawsuit against New York State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa, challenging the state’s refusal to authorize the College Board to release Advanced Placement (AP) exam results for New York public schools to U.S. News and World Report for its annual high school r...
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Brazilian Lift: Diplomats Accused Of Helping Fugitive 'Dr. Frankenstein' To Flee US
Brazilian Lift: Diplomats Accused Of Helping Fugitive 'Dr. Frankenstein' To Flee US Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, There is an intriguing story out of Brazil where Joao Arajuo, 57, a plastic surgeon known as "Dr. Frankenstein," resurfaced after cutting an ankle monitor and fleeing the United States. The infamous plastic surgeon mocked the police and recounted how easy it was to flee the country. However, in detailing his escape, he implicated Brazilian diplomat...
Norah O'Donnell urges liberal Bari Weiss critics to give 'CBS Mornings' a chance as she returns to program
CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell is urging liberal critics of her boss Bari Weiss to tune into "CBS Mornings" after the network announced her return to its marquee morning program.O'Donnell, who previously cohosted what was then called "CBS This Morning" from 2012-2019, is set to return to mornings alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson, filling the empty chair left vacant by Tony Dokoupil, who now anchors "CBS Evening News." She will make her official debut after Labor Day."This is a homecoming ...
Zach Cregger Offers a Few Hints About His Sci-Fi Film ‘The Flood’
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Zohran Mamdani Is So Popular He Offers Influencers Something More Valuable Than Money: Clout
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The DESI Legacy Imaging Survey Releases the Largest 2-D Map of the Universe
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Influencers, Noise and Weed: Has the U.S. Open Become a ‘Zoo’?
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Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich 'needs a miracle' in hospital after he collapsed during a 'brutal' workout at Arizona State University last month, according to his family's lawyer. Rob Carey is calling for the university to investigate the incident.
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Excavation Work On Trump's Arch To Begin Over Next 2 Weeks, Burgum Says
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Nscale, which recently struck a $45 billion deal with Anthropic, is in talks to raise additional funds in anticipation of an upcoming IPO.
Filing: AI training data startup Micro1 offers to pay $12.5M for Spirit Airlines' data; the offer faces hurdles as Spirit already has a $10M deal with Google
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Hasbro Is Looking for Another Studio to Make ‘Dungeons and Dragons 2’
Paramount passed on a 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' sequel after it bombed at the box office.
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States Must Report Illegal Immigrants To Feds Or Risk Losing Federal Welfare Funding: DOJ
States Must Report Illegal Immigrants To Feds Or Risk Losing Federal Welfare Funding: DOJ Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, States must alert the federal government to known illegal immigrants when they opt into receiving certain federal welfare benefits, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. The move withdraws a 1998 DOJ opinion and clarifies that under a 1996 welfare-reform law - the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act - all...
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Replace your everyday laptop with a 16GB MacBook Air for $319.99
TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2018 MacBook Air is just $319.99 (MSRP $2,299) with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, a Retina display, an Intel Core i5, and support for macOS Sonoma. You can spend a lot of money on a MacBook. Read the rest The post Replace your everyday laptop with a 16GB MacBook Air for $319.99 appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Mount Shasta rescue: Climbers stranded after using Gemini AI to plan trip
'We relied too much on AI rather than our own critical thinking.'
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How Meta’s $29 billion social media settlement came together
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Emily Ratajkowski and boyfriend Romain Gavras share passionate kiss on vacation in Rome
Emily Ratajkowski and her boyfriend showed major PDA while on vacation in Italy.The 35-year-old model and her boyfriend, Romain Gavras, 45, were photographed sharing a passionate kiss while walking through the streets of Rome.For the outing, Ratajkowski wore a black minidress with a plunging halter neckline, which she paired with black sunglasses, a black purse and white sneakers.Gavras kept it casual in a pair of white baggy jeans and a green button-up shirt, which he paired with sunglasses and...
TailorCoPilot Linked to Higher Novice Success in Pattern Tests
A 20-person comparison reported higher task-success odds, shorter completion times, lower perceived workload and stronger expert ratings with TailorCoPilot than with skill-appropriate baseline tools.
OpenAI Says Humans Need to Be Able to Monitor How AI ‘Thinks.’ Astra Makes That Much Harder
As models become more advanced, they could also grow more inscrutable.
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70,000 pints of Guinness heisted
Police in England have thirsty work ahead of them after thieves took off with two trailers loaded with Guinness Stout from an industrial park in Runcorn, near Liverpool. "It is famously said that 'Guinness is good for you,' but that is only the case when it has been bought and paid for," Det. Read the rest The post 70,000 pints of Guinness heisted appeared first on Boing Boing.
Patrick Mahomes injury recovery motivation was being able to walk before his daughter
Professional athletes are simply built differently than normal people, and sometimes that manifests itself in a serious competitive nature.It's no secret that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a competitive guy, but I didn't realize just how much until a new report about his injury rehab over the offseason.It turns out the thing that drove him to get through his recovery after knee surgery was trying to walk before his 11-month-old daughter.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVE...
Trump lawyers target what Letitia James won’t say about evidence in $450M case
President Donald Trump’s legal representation is demanding an answer to a key question in the civil suit that almost cost him $464 million.In a letter filed with the New York Supreme Court on Thursday, Trump’s representation is arguing that James failed to comply with a court order that required her to present "the preservation practices" and "its preservation efforts." The demand is the latest objection Trump’s attorneys have used to argue that the case, which is being reconsidered, is full of ...
AI Memory Stores Film Facts, But Struggles to Find Them
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Former Cal softball player files lawsuit against university, female ex-coach over alleged sexual misconduct
A former University of California, Berkeley softball player is accusing an ex-head coach of using her position of authority to pressure the player into a sexual relationship and allegedly threatening her playing time if she ended it.The complaint, filed Aug. 24 in Alameda County Superior Court and obtained by OutKick, alleges Cal failed to intervene and allowed Chelsea Spencer to remain as head coach for months after athletic department staff learned of the alleged relationship.Spencer ultimatel...
Former Cal softball player files lawsuit against university, ex-coach over alleged sexual misconduct
A former University of California, Berkeley softball player is accusing an ex-head coach of using her position of authority to pressure the player into a sexual relationship and allegedly threatening her playing time if she ended it.The complaint, filed Aug. 24 in Alameda County Superior Court and obtained by OutKick, alleges Cal failed to intervene and allowed Chelsea Spencer to remain as head coach for months after athletic department staff learned of the alleged relationship.Spencer ultimatel...
Quantum model estimates tiny pair creation in binary stars
A theoretical preprint derives pair-creation probabilities across three field spins and estimates an extremely low massless rate for HM Cancri, with larger figures appearing only in an extrapolation b
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L.A. renames Pershing Square after Biddy Mason, founder of L.A.'s First AME Church
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Missouri House Candidate Accused Of Plotting To Plant Cocaine On Primary Rival
Missouri House Candidate Accused Of Plotting To Plant Cocaine On Primary Rival A Republican candidate for the Missouri state House is facing a federal charge after authorities accused him of orchestrating a plot to secretly place drugs on a political rival, CBS affiliate KOLR-TV reported. Thomas Ross, 37, who sought Missouri's House District 161 seat representing the Joplin area, was charged Wednesday in connection with the alleged scheme targeting primary opponent Louise Secker. M...
Hybrid structural solver finds exact matches, but load limits remain
A numerical study reports that a hybrid solver can reproduce a full finite-element solution exactly in selected cases, but its accuracy depends sharply on how its reduced model is built and which load
Cisco remakes the edge for AI’s data-heavy future
The modern edge computing platform has arrived. Before the explosion of artificial intelligence, edge computing sites were generally regarded as a back-end support function, smaller and more remote co
ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about Minneapolis shooting involving Venezuelan man
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of lying about a January shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis during the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.Christian Castro appeared in a Texas federal court where he faces six charges of making "materially false" statements to investigators, according to federal court documents unsealed Friday. He turned himself in to authorities Thursday evening.A judge ordered Castro rele...
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SoCal man who threatened mosque arrested with AR-15 and 'thousands' of rounds of ammo, feds say
A Warner Springs man faces federal charges for mailing a violent threat to a Temecula mosque. Investigators seized an AR-15 and thousands of ammo rounds.
Epinephrine Allergy Injections Recalled Over ‘Particulate Matter,’ Including Glass
"Particulate matter can cause blockage and clotting in blood vessels," according to the recall notice.
Robot dog could deliver your next package and an ad
We've covered robot dogs patrolling with police and training to handle terrain that could someday take them to the moon. We've even watched wheeled versions tackle some pretty wild ground. And whenever we show these machines, one question keeps coming up: What happens when they reach a flight of stairs? Well, Robot.com may have an answer.Its new four-legged R-dog is built to carry packages where traditional wheeled delivery robots can get stuck. It can also show ads along the way, turning your f...
Legendary sports agent talks about the Rams use of 'caponomics' to bring Aaron Donald out of retirement
Aaron Donald officially made his return to the Los Angeles Rams earlier this week. But how did a team with so many expensive contracts fit Donald under the salary cap?According to famed sports agent Leigh Steinberg, it's because the Rams do a great job with "caponomics."The Rams did it by "creating cap room, redoing someone else's contract so that there's less salary involved and by giving that player a bonus," Steinberg told OutKick in a recent interview. "If a team is creative, they can move o...
Ohio State pays $2.1M settlement as it admits researcher had ‘inappropriate foreign affiliations’ to China
The Ohio State University acknowledged that a former researcher had "inappropriate foreign affiliations" after agreeing to pay $2.1 million to resolve federal allegations that the university failed to share researchers’ ties to China while seeking and receiving taxpayer-funded research grants.The Justice Department alleged Ohio State failed to properly disclose affiliations and financial support involving Chinese universities and state-run research organizations in applications and reports submi...
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Insurrection For Real
Insurrection For Real Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, "The Democrat agenda is to legalize crime and criminalize the middle class." - Stephen Miller Not to put too fine a point on it: but whenever a lawfare ninja of the Democratic Party utters the phrase "our democracy," you must know that they are completely full of shit. For sure, they do not mean anything remotely related to an American commonweal, as understood by people of sound mind and good faith...
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Yosemite National Park officials warn of rabies-infected bat three months after it was discovered
The National Park Service warned visitors that a rabies-infected bat was discovered in Yosemite National Park, noting no contact with humans was reported.
‘Pawn Stars’ boss Rick Harrison has emergency bypass surgery after 'simpler procedure' takes a turn
What was supposed to be a "simpler" medical procedure for "Pawn Stars" boss Rick Harrison took an unexpected turn when doctors determined he needed emergency bypass surgery."He went in for a simpler procedure, and they found he needed a bypass," a spokesperson for the Harrison family told Fox News Digital. "He is resting comfortably and looking forward to a full recovery.""He is grateful for the doctors and staff at the hospital and that his wife and family can be with him during this time," the...
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Homeland Security Dept. Asks for Inquiries Into Voting Machines
Critics of ballot-marking devices have claimed that hackers could manipulate digital codes on ballots. Election experts say the systems are safe to use.
Flock cameras are officially banned on state roads in Florida
Florida joins a growing list of cities and states responding to the license plate reader backlash.
