rss: npr

  • 'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone
    Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis to be solved.
  • Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges
    Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
  • Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player
    Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trait who collapsed during training in July 2024.
  • Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention
    Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.
  • Bonnie Tyler, singer of power ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dies at 75
    Tyler's biggest hit is a perfect encapsulation of what made her a star in the 1980s: An epic power ballad surging with emotion, delivered in a voice that sounded like it might tear the singer apart.
  • A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?
    Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office. The Trump Organization says he won't get royalties from the renaming, but legal experts see potential loopholes.
  • New aviation mechanics graduate with jobs in hand, thanks to a labor shortage
    Aviation is literally soaring in the U.S., with record passenger numbers. But with a generation of mechanics set to leave the workforce, the industry needs new graduates to fill the gap.
  • Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading
    Kalshi says it has blocked "dozens" of trades from campaign insiders, but experts say the company's approach leaves lots of potential loopholes. NPR has found at least one trade that slipped through.
  • The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy
    The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar and batteries, experts say.
  • How England's class divide shaped Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s likely next prime minister
    As mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham brought growth to the postindustrial city. Can he scale that nationally as the next prime minister?


rss: bbc

  • Big fall in oil, gas and cargo ships taking US-backed Hormuz route after new strikes
    Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.
  • No contact from UK about on-the-run murder suspect, say Zimbabwe police
    Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma left the country via Heathrow Airport on a British passport on Saturday.
  • Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
    The attacks appear to be the latest phase of Ukraine's bid to choke off supplies and routes into and out of occupied Crimea.
  • Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane school shooting as 'one murder'
    Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".
  • 'Heartbroken' Catherine Zeta-Jones leads tributes to singer Bonnie Tyler
    The Welsh singer was known for hits including Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding on for a Hero.
  • Burnham on path to No 10 with Labour nominations under way
    The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport
    The runway is closed after the jet reportedly landed without deploying its landing gear before bursting into flames.
  • Most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2025 revealed
    The Office for National Statistics releases its annual data on baby names, with Olivia remaining most popular for girls and Muhammad for boys.
  • Prince Harry gets UK trip back on track with hospital visit
    The Duke of Sussex visits a children's hospital in Birmingham in a trip to the UK that has had a bumpy start.
  • Why heatwaves hit women harder
    Experts are calling for better awareness of the heat-related risks to women and more targeted efforts to protect them.


rss: the register

  • Outlook for Mac bug makes font choice a purely decorative feature
    Monospaced code snippets among the reported casualties
  • EU 'Chat Control' snoopfest returns after vote to kill it falls short
    Opponents won the count but missed the 360-seat threshold needed to stop the interim CSAM-scanning rule
  • KDE Plasma users face a dire omen of change: 6.6.6 arrives
    6.7 is now current, and in 6.8 you're getting Wayland whether you like it or not
  • Canonical Managed Kubeflow lands on Azure
    PARTNER CONTENT: Why platform teams are swapping DIY Kubeflow for Canonical's managed service
  • Brown says AI make student brain no work good, teacher should help use it better
    Take-home midterm row sharpens fears that the tools are dulling minds and easing cheating
  • UK.gov withholds £10M payment from Capita over pensions project fiasco, as dispute continues
    After CEO promised 'flagship use-case' for AI, retired scheme members still struggling to make ends meet, MPs hear
  • Microsoft closes book on Nightmare Eclipse's RoguePlanet zero-day
    Weeks after the exploit code dropped, Redmond has finally ships a fix for the Defender zero-day
  • Speedier type checks in TypeScript 7.0 as first stable Go release ships
    10X faster build times could force Slack developers back to their keyboards
  • Britain's cloud habit has become a billion-pound risk
    24-hour outage in key AWS region could leave UK firms nursing massive losses, researchers claim
  • Microsoft to switch off OWA Light after nearly two decades
    Nobody needs a simple web client for Exchange, do they?


rss: ars technica

  • Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
    "You promised me that you would never take power in your name."
  • Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood
    The 4.8 L eight-cylinder generates more than 1,000 hp and 1,000 Nm, Ruf says.
  • Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.
    State agency's delay could mean free robotaxi rides in company’s new Ojai vehicle for a few months.
  • The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company
    "I think it's fair to say that Phase 3 did not contemplate this."
  • Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.
    "The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale."
  • Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
    AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.
  • Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
    More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
  • Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
    Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.
  • Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
    Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
  • Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
    But the devices could "easily be reflashed."


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