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The Lethal Dust of 9/11
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released documents showing that officials knew the air around the Trade Center site was toxic, even as New Yorkers were told it was safe.
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‘Liberation,’ ‘Purpose’ and 39 More Shows to See in the U.S. This Fall
This season is rich with sharp productions, like Bess Wohl’s and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Pulitzer winners, Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!” and the hip-hop musical “Mexodus.”
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Dolly Parton’s Musical, ‘Inter Alia’ and More on Broadway, and Off, This Fall
On New York stages this season come the new musicals “Galileo” and “Wanted,” a “Shuffle Along” reunion with Audra McDonald, and Tom Hiddleston in “Much Ado About Nothing.”
Connecticut council member sounds alarm after city opens law enforcement jobs to noncitizens
A Connecticut city opened its police force to lawful permanent residents and DACA recipients following an 18-2 city council vote, drawing pushback from one member who opposed the change."I don't think it is in any way intended to make our city feel safer," Danbury City Council member Candace Fay, a Republican, told "Fox and Friends First" co-host Todd Piro."There's no public policy reason behind what the council did. There's no overarching need for police officers in our city. There's no demand ...
U.S. Agencies Issue Stern Rebuke of China-Based AI Companies Over Alleged Distillation
The U.S. and China will soon sit down for talks on AI security, which probably explains the timing.
Record gas prices squeeze Americans as summer travel season ends, midterms loom and Iran war wages on
As the summer travel season came to a close, Americans faced the most expensive Labor Day at the pump on record, extending the squeeze on household budgets for millions who hit the road over the holiday weekend.AAA estimated that nearly 40 million Americans would drive over the holiday, paying unprecedented prices for gasoline.The national average for regular gasoline reached $4.15 per gallon on Tuesday, up about 5 cents from the previous week and nearly 96 cents higher than a year earlier. The ...
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In Brooklyn, a Landscape Designer Turned a Gray Roof Into a Green Roof
The Brooklyn garage’s rooftop was a flat, empty surface. Then Julie Farris made it bloom.
Can the 'best showman in politics' deliver again? GOP bets on Trump at historic midterm convention
DALLAS The stakes couldn’t be much higher for President Donald Trump and Republicans.With less than two months until the midterm elections and early voting just weeks away Trump and the GOP descend on Texas starting Wednesday for the party’s first-ever midterm convention, as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress.The GOP's playbook for the convention, which comes as Republicans face energized Democrats and political headwinds as they defend their slim House and Senate majorities, is to en...
Traffic drama threatens to end Dem governor's tenure as voters head to polls in Rhode Island
Democratic Gov. Dan McKee of Rhode Island is fighting for his political life in the smallest U.S. state's primary elections on Wednesday as he faces potential downfall stemming from the nearly three-year partial closure of a crucial bridge.McKee first assumed office in March 2021 when then-Gov. Gina Raimondo stepped down to become U.S. commerce secretary he was then elected four years ago for a full term. Now, McKee is trying to avoid becoming the nation's first elected governor in a dozen years...
WILLIAM BENNETT: We must listen to the Founding Fathers and reject antisemitism
After the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago, many Israelis declared, "We are all Americans now." As I wrote at the time, they had it backward: Americans had become Israelis. We had experienced the horror of Islamic terrorism that they had endured for decades.Of course, that is only the beginning of our common cause with the Jewish people. They are a wellspring of the values upon which our country was founded. That is why every American should be troubled by the hatred toward Israel and American Jews tha...
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Green Steel: ArcelorMittal Finally Pulls The Plug
Green Steel: ArcelorMittal Finally Pulls The Plug Submitted by Thomas Kolbe In the end, economic reality prevails. Green steel has no future in Germany, regardless of how much funding may continue to flow through the channels of the green subsidy machine: At Germany’s overregulated, energy-policy-driven and increasingly sidelined industrial location, industrial production is becoming less and less profitable. That ArcelorMittal, one of the green economy’s poster boys, threw in the...
Suno trained its v6 AI music models with help from Warner and BMG
Suno's new AI music models are the formal start of the company's partnership with some big labels.
Audio-Technica's new wireless ATH-AL5NC completes its open-back headphone lineup
The new AT cans offer great sound and convenience, even if they can't be truly noise-cancelling.
LIZ PEEK: We cannot let the left rewrite what happened on 9/11
As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, there are many in our country who want us to pretend that the greatest attack on the United States since Pearl Harbor never happened. They want us to look away from the Muslim terrorists who flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and who drove another plane full of innocents to their deaths in a grassy Pennsylvania field. They want us to forget that on that day in 2001, Americans came under attack for reasons that few understood, fr...
The foldable iPhone will reportedly be called 'Duo' and cost $2,000
Apple's foldable iPhone may not be called the 'Fold' or 'Ultra' as was expected.
Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, emphasizes safety and privacy
Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company's words, tur
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China's Oil Scramble Sends African, Canadian, Latin American Crude Prices Soaring
China's Oil Scramble Sends African, Canadian, Latin American Crude Prices Soaring China, the world's largest oil importer, is bidding up crude prices across Africa, Canada, and Latin American markets as disruptions in the Hormuz chokepoint and limited Iranian supplies intensify competition for alternatives. The scramble is squeezing smaller Chinese refineries that once relied on heavily discounted Iranian barrels, according to a new Bloomberg report. The renewed Chinese buying mar...
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Policeman kills teacher wife at Thai kindergarten, children safe: officials
All 44 children were safely evacuated after the deadly shooting in Chonburi province.
LWiAI Podcast #256 - Fable 5.1, Astra Tease, Gemini 3.8 Flash
Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1, OpenAI Is About (already has) to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities, OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought
GlobalEye gamble: Ottawa chose surveillance plane without knowing it met military needs
Ottawa moved to acquire six GlobalEye surveillance aircraft without assurances they met military requirements requirements not shared with competing manufacturers. Subsequent assessments identified capability gaps requiring modifications, raising questions about whether the Carney government’s push for speed, jobs and industrial benefits is taking precedence over the military’s operational needs.
The U.S. is considering a federal tax incentive for films. How might that affect Canada?
Amid the buzz surrounding the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed the creation of a federal tax incentive to keep film production in the U.S. instead of seeing it move to other countries – calling out Canada by name. But is it fair to frame the Hollywood exodus as Canada taking jobs from the U.S.?
Recent art thefts appear to be inspired by 2025 Louvre heist, art crime experts say
Art crime experts say last year's headline-grabbing Louvre heist seems to have inspired a rash of brazen art thefts, putting European museums holding valuable art in a tough spot. Thieves cut a hole in a fence and climbed through a window to steal four paintings from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera early Tuesday, local authorities said.
Their kids were exposed to carbon monoxide at a hockey rink. They're trying to prevent it from happening again
A group of Calgary parents is sharing their stories and concerns about the danger of carbon monoxide inside hockey arenas, after their own children were exposed to high levels of the odourless gas during a weekend tournament nearly two years ago.
Vietnamese firm targets Canadians with fake AI news for profit, CBC/Rad-Can investigation reveals
An investigation by CBC's visual investigations team and Radio-Canada's Décrypteurs has discovered a Vietnamese company is linked to a network of Facebook pages and websites sharing misleading, sensationalist or outright false news headlines.
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The Future Of Volkswagen?
The Future Of Volkswagen? Submitted by Thomas Kolbe On Thursday evening, Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board unanimously approved the company’s “Future Plan 2030.” The decision had originally been scheduled for Friday. By moving faster, Volkswagen is not only seeking to underline that the situation is genuinely serious, but also that it has recognized the danger and is now taking control of the situation again. Symbolism is everything these days, as the damage caused by the company’s bu...
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Thailand investigates after Briton dies from penis enlargement at clinic
The case has renewed scrutiny of Thailand’s medical tourism industry.
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He’s Seen Images of 9/11 From Just About Every Angle. Except This One.
The 9/11 completist community wants to know and see everything. The Holy Grail? Pictures from inside the twin towers.
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State Senate Approved Jessica Ramos’s Travel Claims Despite Red Flags
Senate officials approved reimbursements for the senator, a Queens Democrat, despite receipts showing the expenses had been charged to her campaign.
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math's 'Millennium Problems'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: OpenAIsaid on Tuesday that its newest artificial intelligence technology had solved one of the "Millennium Problems," a collection of important unanswered math questions meant to push the world's leading mathematicians to new heights. The announcement is an another clear sign that A.I. is fundamentally changing the upper reaches of mathematics, which have long been viewed as a pinnacle of human achievement. The change has excited some ...
Appeals court upholds order blocking IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction blocking the Internal Revenue Service from sharing personal information such as the addresses of taxpayers with immigration authorities, ruling the Trump administration's policy was unlawful.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the IRS unlawfully disclosed taxpayer information in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's request for the last known addresses of 1.28 million suspected illegal migra...
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Europe Heads Toward Winter With Too Little NatGas And Skyrocketing Prices
Europe Heads Toward Winter With Too Little NatGas And Skyrocketing Prices European natural gas prices are trading near their highest level in more than three years as the race to replenish storage puts a bid under prices, while ongoing disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz intensify competition for scarce LNG cargoes ahead of winter. On Tuesday morning, European natural gas benchmark futures edged up nearly 3% to trade around 75 euros per megawatt-hour, the highest level since ...
Sources: Anthropic declined to submit Mythos 5.1 to the UK AISI for pre-release testing, prompting UK fears that US AI labs are aligning with US protectionism (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sources: Anthropic declined to submit Mythos 5.1 to the UK AISI for pre-release testing, prompting UK fears that US AI labs are aligning with US protectionism Decision to exclude Ai
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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks US President Donald Trump to pardon his client
Her defence argued postpartum psychosis made her not criminally liable.
Senator's daughter wins Democratic nod in closely watched race to replace outgoing Dem incumbent
Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, won a Democratic primary early Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District a high-profile race that’s attracted a crowd of Democratic candidates.Her victory tees up a critical race Democrats need in order to win control of the House of Representatives as the district’s incumbent, Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., pursues higher office.Pappas, who has represented the district since 2019, announced a bid for the U.S. Senat...
Meta Introduces Muse, a Personal AI Agent That Runs on Its Own Dedicated Secure Cloud Computer
Today, Meta has introduced Muse, a personal AI agent that takes actions rather than just answering questions. Muse can send emails, book travel, negotiate bills, and pursue long term goals. It keeps w
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Trump hails ‘big night’ after far-right party, AfD, win in German election
The far-right Alternative for Germany party won about 44% of the state election vote.
State of play: Retiring Dem senator’s daughter holds slight lead in closely watched race
Two candidates Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Maura Sullivan, an Obama-era official remained locked in a Democratic primary race early Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.The contested race remains too close to call as both Shaheen and Sullivan, the two frontrunners, vie for a chance to keep the district under Democratic control as its incumbent, Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., pursues higher office.Pappas, who has represented th...
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Trump bans Canadian alcohol in new trade war salvo
Mark Carney says reducing US ties will cost but bring greater benefits.
Data shows Amazon jet’s key braking systems did not deploy during deadly Miami crash: NTSB
Authorities on Tuesday said key braking systems did not deploy during Sunday’s deadly plane crash after an Amazon cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport and struck two vehicles, killing five people.While the aircraft’s wheel brakes were applied, available data indicates that the speed brakes and thrust reversers did not, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).There was "no indication in the recorded data that speed brakes or thrust reversers were deploy...
Scientists Thought Hyenas Followed Lions for Scraps. They Were Wrong
As it turns out, hyenas don't want anything to do with lions—if anything, it's the lions that won't leave the hyenas alone.
Emergent Goal-Directed Attention in Large Vision-Language Models
arXiv:2609.05517v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Human observers prioritize visual information according to task goals. Most computational models of naturalistic viewing are gaze-trained for free viewi
Recall Is Not Protection: Evaluating Safety Monitors Against Model Compliance
arXiv:2609.05797v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Safety monitors screen prompts sent to deployed language models, flagging harmful requests so they are never answered. They are evaluated by recall agai
Some Tokens Behave like Magnets: Revealing Linguistic Organization in the Layers of Language Models
arXiv:2609.05743v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We identify a special group of token vectors inside large language models (LLMs), which we term magnetic vectors, that organize the surrounding tokens b
A Rubric-Guided Large Language Model Solution for Opioid Use Disorder Computable Phenotyping
arXiv:2609.05682v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a public health crisis in the United States, yet it is difficult to identify from electronic health records (EHRs) bec
Who Maintains Agent Skills? A Longitudinal Study of Human-Governed, AI-Assisted Skill Maintenance
arXiv:2609.05677v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Lifelong LLM agents increasingly rely on external skill artifacts as one element for preserving and reusing capabilities over time. These skills (usuall
Robustness of LLM-Generated SystemVerilog Assertions to Semantics-Preserving RTL Transformations
arXiv:2609.05658v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being explored for automating SystemVerilog Assertion (SVA) generation, yet most evaluations report correc
SciLitBench: Benchmark and Design Principles for LLM-Powered Systematic Literature Reviews
arXiv:2609.05505v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Systematic reviews require sustained human judgment across thousands of records, yet existing evaluations of large language models (LLMs) typically exam
RAPID: Reliability-Aware Pair Importance Distillation
arXiv:2609.05481v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Inter example relational distillation transfers a teacher's representation geometry by matching relations among examples within a mini batch. Computing
When Does Memory Help? A Cost-Aware Evaluation of Long-Term Memory in Tool-Using LLM Agents
arXiv:2609.05441v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Long-term memory for LLM agents is evaluated today by conversational recall benchmarks (LoCoMo, LongMemEval), which measure question answering over dial
Beyond Right and Wrong: Evaluating Second-order Social Reasoning in Large Language Models
arXiv:2609.05437v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Previous AI alignment efforts have focused primarily on first-order social norms -- teaching models what is socially acceptable or unacceptable (e.g., `
DIVA: Exploiting Cross-Step Conditional Propagation for Visual Jailbreaks in Discrete Diffusion Vision-Language Models
arXiv:2609.05525v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large vision-language models (VLMs) are increasingly deployed in safety-critical settings, yet existing visual jailbreak research has focused almost exc
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American Airlines flight: Layne Lundeen charged after alleged passenger attack
Layne Lundeen faces disorderly conduct and assault charges after the flight incident.
Star Trek Turns 60
"Star Trek" marks its 60th anniversary today, September 8, six decades after the original series premiered in 1966 and went on to become one of the most successful science-fiction franchises in television history. Outlets across the web are commemorating the milestone with full health reports, hot takes, behind-the-scenes retrospectives, and reflections on the franchise's influence and what may lie ahead. The New York Times reports: As of 2026, the 60-year-old science fiction franchise boasts a ...
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Court Halts New York Harbor Gas Pipeline Backed by Trump
The ruling centered on the granting of a water permit by New Jersey regulators, a decision the court described as “arbitrary and capricious.”
What OpenAI’s latest controversy tells us about the future of math
OpenAI’s latest mathematical milestone has quickly become mired in controversy. Today, the company announced that its agents have solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, some of the most importan
LSU leaves former pro-athletes off final roster, one night before SEC takes Lane Kiffin and Tigers to court
One night before the SEC is scheduled to ask a federal judge in Alabama for a temporary restraining order, LSU has finalized its roster for the upcoming season.After nearly three weeks of court appearances involving multiple athletes in the Louisiana case, including former Ole Miss players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, the Tigers decided not to add either player to its roster at any point this season.On Tuesday night, LSU head coach Lane Kiffin finalized the roster by adding Gabriel Relifo...
‘The People Building AI Earnestly Believe That It Could Kill Us All’: Anthropic Researcher Quits Dramatically
He says AI development is the most dangerous thing humans are doing.
LIV Golf files for bankruptcy after Saudi fund pulls support, leaving players owed millions in unpaid money
LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, putting its current business model on hold after five years of operations. The filing follows the early conclusion of its 2026 season in Indianapolis after its primary financial backer withdrew support.Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) halted funding in April to redirect money toward domestic projects and manage financial pressures from the regional war with Iran. Following the decision, PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan r...
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Intense SoCal Heatwave Sparks Cooling Demand Surge, Testing Grid Reliability
Intense SoCal Heatwave Sparks Cooling Demand Surge, Testing Grid Reliability The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories across California's Central Valley and coastal areas, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles, with more severe extreme heat warnings in parts of Southern California. Cooling demand is expected to soar over the next several days, putting pressure on the power grid, particularly in the evening as solar generation declines. Bloomberg reports that Los A...
NTSB investigators to interview pilots of crashed Amazon cargo jet Wednesday
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it will interview the two pilots who survived the crash Sunday of their Amazon cargo jet in Miami. The NTSB says its has already obtained data from the voice recorder that was recovered from the aircraft Monday, but will not release it yet.
Aaron Judge held hitless in long-awaited return to New York Yankees lineup from rib fracture
New York Yankees fans spent the last three months convincing themselves that Aaron Judge riding in like the White Knight was going to fix every single problem in the Bronx.Well, the Captain finally returned Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies and dropped a total egg.Nobody expected a three-homer spectacle after 100 days on the shelf. But going 0-for-3 with two ugly, clueless strikeouts wasn't the heroic homecoming Bronx fans paid to see.AARON JUDGE RETURNS TO YANKEES AFTER 83 GAMES MISSED...
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NIH Ends Biodefense Focus, Signs Pact With Department Of War
NIH Ends Biodefense Focus, Signs Pact With Department Of War Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, Senior officials inside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were baffled late last week when Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro issued a statement that Pentagon officials are trying to "raid" NIH funds to cover defense shortfalls. "The administration must provide Congress with a full accounting of how this interagency agreement was developed and exactly h...
OpenAI's ChatGPT Images gets faster, with sharper details and more refined edits
OpenAI Group PBC said today it’s giving its image-generation tool a bit more artistic flair. It has just announced the launch of ChatGPT Images 2.5, which is an update to ChatGPT Images 2.0 that debut
LA Times sports editor says that college football schedules need to change due to 'climate change'
Out of the many storylines surrounding the first week and a half of college football season, one of the most unexpected was, of all things, weather.It started when the USC Trojans hosted San Jose State in Week 0 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of a sparse crowd. The LA area was beset by an unusually hot and humid spell of weather, thanks to remnants of a tropical storm off the West Coast. Combined with a brutal noon start time that provided no shade or relief throughout the game, t...
Analysis: from 2019 to 2025, gains in pretraining compute efficiency came mostly from data improvements rather than model improvements (Dwarkesh Podcast)
Dwarkesh Podcast: Analysis: from 2019 to 2025, gains in pretraining compute efficiency came mostly from data improvements rather than model improvements Breaking down 6 years of pretraining progress
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Lindsay Clancy Supporters Threaten The Father Of The Children She Murdered
Lindsay Clancy Supporters Threaten The Father Of The Children She Murdered Patrick Clancy, the father of three children killed by his former wife, Lindsay Clancy, inside the family's Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023, is now the target of an online harassment campaign built on the false claim that he was involved in their deaths. The claim has no foundation. Lindsay Clancy confessed. She never disputed killing her three children. Her defense spent the trial arguing she...
Meta’s Muse Let Me Waste a Mind-Boggling Amount of Free Compute on Nothing in Particular
Meta’s new agentic AI platform taught me what tokenmaxxing feels like. For free.
Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson to be honored with statue at famed Star Plaza, team says
Phil Jackson, who won five of his record 11 NBA coaching titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, will be honored with a statue, the team confirmed Tuesday."Phil Jackson defines championship basketball for a reason," Lakers acting governor Jeanie Buss said in a statement.When the statue honoring Jackson is unveiled before an April game during the 2026-27 season, he will become the ninth member of the Lakers immortalized in bronze at Star Plaza outside the Lakers’ downtown Los Angeles home."His master...
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Most US Workers Fear Obsolescence In AI Era, Experts Say Adaptation Goes Beyond Tech
Most US Workers Fear Obsolescence In AI Era, Experts Say Adaptation Goes Beyond Tech Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, Just as "The Obsolete Man," which aired in 1961, depicted a future society in which technology had rendered certain professions obsolete, a recent survey showed that, as AI reshapes the workplace, most U.S. workers fear becoming obsolete in the future workforce and believe developing new skills is essential to job security. While many workers attribut...
Meta debuts its 'secure by design' personal AI agent Muse
Meta Platforms Inc. is betting that people will be more willing to adopt artificial intelligence agents if they’re simpler to use and they can be trusted. The social media giant has just announced Mus
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Four injured in 'welding-related' explosion at construction site in Arleta
Four people were injured in a possible welding-related explosion at a construction site at 14265 W. Van Nuys Blvd. on Tuesday, authorities said.
Ex-Dem lobbyist for company that promoted addictive opioid clears key gubernatorial hurdle
Cinde Warmington secured the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial primary on Tuesday evening after running unopposed.Her nomination marks the second time she’s pursued the office as Warmington continues to face attacks over her work as an attorney for Purdue Pharma the company that became notorious in the early 2000s for the development and marketing of OxyContin.The Republican Governors Association (RGA) called her connection to the drug disqualifying.NEW HAMPSHIRE CANDIDATE J...
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Pizzamania arson suspect is arrested as beloved restaurant readies for a comeback
Nearly two years after the Pizzamania restaurant burned to the ground in Whittier, an arson suspect has been arrested. And the beloved pizza joint has secured a new location to reopen.
Wild US Open doubles match devolves into player box taunts, a cold net snub, utter chaos
A long-festering personal feud between Taiwanese tennis stars Hsieh Su-wei and Chan Hao-ching erupted at the US Open, featuring taunts, an umpire confrontation, and an intentional post-match handshake snub.All the madness went down in the Women’s Doubles Round of 16 at Flushing Meadows, where the fourth-seeded pairing of Hsieh and her unfiltered Latvian partner, Jeļena Ostapenko, sent Chan and Aussie Maya Joint packing in a straight-sets, 6-4, 6-4 beat down.Mid-match, Ostapenko and Hsieh accused...
Massive alligator attacks young swimmer in nature preserve despite posted warning
A child was rushed to a Florida hospital after being bitten by an alligator while swimming in an off-limits nature preserve.The incident happened Monday afternoon at Weeki Wachee Preserve in Hernando County, according to a Facebook post from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.The victim, who has not been identified, suffered puncture wounds to the arm and leg after being bitten by an alligator estimated to be between 9 and 12 feet long, according to officials. BOATER SCARED OFF ALLIGATOR, THEN...
Source: Gimlet Labs raised its $300M round after telling investors OpenAI may spend $100M+ annually on its services; OpenAI says it's not a paying customer yet (The Information)
The Information: Source: Gimlet Labs raised its $300M round after telling investors OpenAI may spend $100M+ annually on its services; OpenAI says it's not a paying customer yet Gimlet Labs said late
How to watch Apple unveil the new iPhones on September 9
New Apple CEO John Ternus will be revealing new iPhone and Apple Watch models this week.
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US Navy's New Air-To-Air Missile AIM-424 Malice: Countering China's Growing Airpower
US Navy's New Air-To-Air Missile AIM-424 Malice: Countering China's Growing Airpower By Rick Fisher, senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center. With its revealed range in “excess of 250 nautical miles” (287 miles), the U.S. Navy’s new long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) constitutes a major upgrade in the ability of the United States to arrest China’s quest for superior air power in Asia. On May 7, 2025, Chinese air combat technology gave Pakistan a historic...
Ex-NFL star believes Mike McDaniel's 'best decision of his career' was joining Chargers with Justin Herbert
While one team in Los Angeles is getting all the recognition throughout the NFL, another is gearing up for what they believe will be a season to watch on their front at SoFi Stadium.The Los Angeles Chargers sharing a home with the Los Angeles Rams might be hard if you're battling for headlines, but this team has the chance to be just as explosive in 2026.Why? Mike McDaniel joined Jim Harbaugh's staff in L.A. as the team's new offensive coordinator, and he hasn't shied away from his feelings abou...
U.S. military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers in latest escalation
The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to recent attacks on its warships, and Tehran says it hit back at American targets in Jordan, in the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes in a more than six-month-old war.
Trump-backed candidate wins high-stakes GOP primary for New Hampshire battleground district
President Donald Trump scored a key victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, with his chosen candidate winning the GOP primary for one of the state's two battleground congressional districts.Businessman Anthony DiLorenzo defeated Novel Iron Works owner Hollie Noveletsky and state Rep. Brian Cole to clinch the Republican nomination for the Granite State's 1st U.S. House district.EX-NFL STAR BACKED BY TRUMP WINS BATTLEGROUND STATE PRIMARY: 'TRUE AMERICA FIRST CONSERVATIVE'The race has been conte...
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Iran Says Basij Force Commander Killed In Mystery Insurgent 'Terror Attack'
Iran Says Basij Force Commander Killed In Mystery Insurgent 'Terror Attack' American and Israeli officials have continued to speculate about fomenting some kind of internal rebellion or large-scale street uprising inside Iran, in hopes of toppling the leadership of the Islamic Republic. Bombs have largely fallen silent, for now. But the longer the Iran war drags on, amid sporadic tit-for-tat action between US and Iranian forces as they clash over who controls the Strait of Hormuz, ...
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Fake basketball player allegedly stole BMW from Savannah, Georgia hotel
The BMW was tracked 365km away, but police have not confirmed its recovery.
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"Donald J. Trump Memorial" appears above a Canadian public toilet
A hero in Victoria, British Columbia, knew that what Grandpa Pudding Brains loves most is his name on things. Toilets around the municipality have been emblazoned with "Donald J. Trump Memorial," most notably one along the Gorge Waterway near the Selkirk Trestle. Read the rest The post "Donald J. Trump Memorial" appears above a Canadian public toilet appeared first on Boing Boing.
Cold case takes grim turn after remains identified as runaway teen; homicide investigation underway
Authorities announced a major breakthrough in a decades-old cold case, identifying human remains found nearly 49 years ago in North Carolina as belonging to a runaway 15-year-old girl who disappeared from Maryland.The skeletal remains were discovered more than six months after Cindy Marcell Blizzard went missing in the spring of 1977, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).Authorities said the manner of death remained undetermined, but the case was being investigated...
Establishment Dem defeats socialist challenger in crucial battleground Senate primary
Rep. Chris Pappas on Tuesday won the Democratic Senate nomination in swing state New Hampshire, in a key race that is a must-hold for the Democrats in the midterm elections.Pappas defeated socialist rival and first-time candidate Karishma Manzur, the Associated Press reports, in the showdown to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the first woman in the nation's history elected governor and senator.Republicans haven't won a Senate election in New Hampshire in 16 years, but t...
GOP voters rally around businesswoman as they try to flip crucial House seat red
Businesswoman Lily Tang Williams pulled out a win in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District primary against three other Republican candidates.Four GOP candidates sought to earn the opportunity to flip red the district that spans the entire western part of the state north to south.Tang Williams, who was also the 2024 nominee for the seat, emerged victorious over the rest of the field. An entrepreneur and co-chair of the New Hampshire Asian American Coalition from the town of Weare, Tang Willi...
Incumbent GOP governor rolls to primary victory after keeping Trump at a distance
First-term Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte easily handled her primary opponents Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes general election battle against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cinde Warmington, who ran unopposed for her party's nomination.Ayotte defeated Republican challengers Shaun Fife and Bob Wayne McClory as she seeks a second two-year term leading the Granite State.The former senator and state Attorney General entered Tuesday's primary as the incumbent after winning the governor's mansi...
Ex-GOP senator clears hurdle in crucial comeback bid as Republicans try to flip key Senate seat
Former Sen. John E. Sununu on Tuesday won the GOP Senate nomination in swing state New Hampshire, in a race that may determine if Republicans keep control of the chamber in the midterm elections.Sununu defeated former Sen. Scott Brown, the Associated Press reports, in the showdown to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the first woman in the nation's history elected governor and senator.Republicans haven't won a Senate election in New Hampshire in 16 years, but they view th...
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Mamdani's 9/11 Pen: A Socialist's Contempt For The Dead
Mamdani's 9/11 Pen: A Socialist's Contempt For The Dead Authored by Kyle McClay via American Thinker, On Friday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed two executive orders commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Then he handed the ceremonial pen to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem - a man who spent years defending an al-Qaeda terrorist whose brother-in-law helped fly a plane into the Pentagon. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch hands a ceremonial ...
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This US marine died in the Iraq War. His mother asks, ‘what was it for?’
New York Times: A family try to make sense of a death, 25 years after September 11.
NFL legend Edgerrin James seeks support for son Jizzle amid unspecified substance abuse battle
This story may contain details that are disturbing.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James turned to social media in a public plea for his son, former Charlotte basketball player Jizzle James. The former Indianapolis Colts standout running back said his son is facing a substance abuse issue.James did not share further details about the issue. He did, however, ask anyone who ...
What are the major changes coming to Apple HomeKit in iOS 27?
iOS 27 isn't leaving out HomeKit and the Home app in its list of AI revamps and improvements.
U.S. investigators provide update on deadly Amazon plane crash
Officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board hold another news conference following Sunday's Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport. Five people died and five others were injured when the jet barrelled off the runway and slammed into vehicles.
