rss: npr

  • Michael Jordan's fight against NASCAR heads to court
    Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are taking NASCAR to federal court Monday over antitrust allegations.

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  • Venezuela calls Trump's call to close airspace a 'colonialist threat'
    President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty.

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  • More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found
    Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit. 

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  • During the war in Gaza, Israel drastically changed the map of the West Bank
    During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.

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  • Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.

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  • Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal
    U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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  • SNAP was restored, but many indigenous Americans still struggle with food insecurity
    During the government shutdown, disruptions in food aid rippled across reservations. Both residents and tribal officials had to make tough choices, and are still feeling the financial impacts.

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  • AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
    There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.

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  • 4 dead and 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in Stockton, California
    Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff's officials said Saturday.

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  • Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding
    The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored.

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rss: bbc

  • Reeves denies she misled public over UK's finances in run-up to Budget
    Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she's not satisfied with the chancellor's denial of lying and called on her to resign.

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  • Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president
    He denies any wrongdoing in three ongoing trials over allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

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  • Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods
    The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.

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  • Verstappen's Qatar win takes F1 title fight to final race
    Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will contest a final-race championship showdown in Abu Dhabi after the Red Bull driver won a gripping Qatar Grand Prix.

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  • Will Ireland's new alcohol warning labels turn people away from drinking?
    From sober curious to dedicated pint-lovers, 20-somethings tell us about their outlook on drinking.

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  • New party founded by Corbyn and Sultana adopts Your Party as name
    Your Party delegates also vote to be led by a panel of members - avoiding a potentially explosive leadership race.

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  • Husband and wife accused of using spycam and earpieces to win almost £600k at Australian casino
    The husband and wife are alleged to have used a range of devices - including earpieces - to cheat card games over a number of weeks.

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  • Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 as thousands pay respects
    Authorities say they have completed searches of four of the seven towers as part of a criminal investigation.

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  • West Ham legend Billy Bonds dies aged 79
    Billy Bonds, West Ham's record appearance maker who led them to two FA Cup titles, passes away peacefully on Sunday morning.

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  • Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide aged 92, group says
    Ludwig Minelli founded the group in 1998, which has since helped thousands of people to die.

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rss: the register

  • Baikonur's only crew-capable pad busted after Soyuz flight

    Roscosmos confirms 'damage' as images suggest repairs could stretch into 2027

    The pad used by Russia to send Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) sustained damage during yesterday's crew launch, according to Roscosmos.?



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  • PostHog admits Shai-Hulud 2.0 was its biggest ever security bungle

    Automation flaw in CI/CD workflow let a bad pull request unleash worm into npm

    PostHog says the Shai-Hulud 2.0 npm worm compromise was "the largest and most impactful security incident" it's ever experienced after attackers slipped malicious releases into its JavaScript SDKs and tried to auto-loot developer credentials.?



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  • Brit telco Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ customer records

    Crims claim to know which customers are marked 'vulnerable'

    British telco Brsk is investigating claims that it was attacked by cybercriminals who made off with more than 230,000 files.?



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  • GrapheneOS bails on OVHcloud over France's privacy stance

    Project cites fears of state access as cloud sovereignty row deepens

    French cloud outfit OVHcloud took another hit this week after GrapheneOS, a mobile operating system, said it was ditching the company's servers over concerns about France's approach to digital privacy.?



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  • KDE Plasma sets date to dump X11 as Wayland push accelerates

    If that's a step too far, then there are new versions of CDE ? and tmux

    The oldest of the open source Linux desktops is planning its final steps away from X11, while an even older Unix desktop is getting freshened up.?



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  • SK hynix wants you to bond with HBM, so it coated corn in banana chocolate

    Pushes semiconductor familiarity via chip-shaped edible squares

    SK hynix has launched HBM-themed square corn snacks at 7-Eleven, because nothing explains bandwidth like carbs and chocolate.?



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  • TryHackMe races to add women to Christmas cyber challenge roster after backlash

    Training outfit scrambles to fix all-male lineup before December kickoff

    Cybersecurity training provider TryHackMe is scrambling to recruit women infosec pros to help with its Christmas challenge following backlash concerning a lack of gender diversity.?



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  • GPUs aren't worth their weight in gold ? it just feels like they are

    Nvidia's accelerators look pricey, but bullion still wins on cost per ounce

    For as long as I have been a reporter and analyst in the IT sector, November has always been supercomputing month. Way before there was a TOP500 ranking of supercomputers in June 1993 but just as I was leaving university, the first Supercomputing Conference was held in Orlando in 1988. And that November SC show set the cadence for high-performance computing for the decades that followed.?



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  • Windows keeps obsolete strings forever to avoid breaking translations

    Another reason why the OS seems to swell with every update

    Changing text in Microsoft Windows requires freezing string updates well before code changes stop, often leading to strange wording that persists for years.?



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  • OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder

    Ex-NCSC chief Ciaran Martin asked to examine how forecast ended up online ahead of schedule

    The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has drafted in former National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief Ciaran Martin to sniff out how its Budget day forecast wandered onto the open internet before the Chancellor had even reached the dispatch box.?



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rss: ars technica

  • Revisiting Jill of the Jungle, the last game Tim Sweeney designed
    DOS platformers didn't have a reputation for being fun, but this one is a blast.

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  • Achieving lasting remission for HIV
    Promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach.

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  • Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform
    "We are going to learn just how important the ISS is to leadership."

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  • Here are the best Black Friday deals we can find
    Buy some laptops, or a streaming stick, to honor the passing of our greatest hero.

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  • Reintroduced carnivores? impacts on ecosystems are still coming into focus
    Yellowstone has long been a mecca for scientists studying how predators affect the environment.

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  • We put the new pocket-size vinyl format to the test?with mixed results
    It's a fun new format, but finding a place in the market may be challenging.

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  • Blast from the past: 15 movie gems of 1985
    Beyond the blockbusters: This watch list has something for everyone over the long holiday weekend.

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  • Four-inch worm hatches in woman?s forehead, wriggles to her eyelid
    The parasite, typically found in dogs, was visibly moving under her skin.

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  • ULA aimed to launch up to 10 Vulcan rockets this year?it will fly just once
    The company is closer to increasing its Vulcan launch cadence, but it won't happen this year.

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  • Solar?s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
    Over the course of 2025, electricity demand has gradually declined.

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