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  • Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. And, why Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning
    European leaders are skeptical of President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. And, what led Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce she will resign from Congress next year.

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  • He left Gaza and fled to Europe on a jet ski. Now he hopes to bring his family
    In an extraordinary journey, a Palestinian man used a jet ski to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Europe after he fled the war in Gaza.

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  • A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer
    Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.

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  • Will technology provide a boost to truck drivers ? or will it replace them?
    The American economy depends on truckers. Technology is promising to transform this industry with new driver-assistance features that are meant to make the job safer and less demanding.

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  • Virginia's tough rules for felons to regain their voting rights could soon be changing
    Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. But Virginia's rules may soon be changing.

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  • THC drinks are flying high. A new hemp law could kill the buzz
    Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.

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  • 'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
    Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

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  • What foods make you happiest? It's not what you think
    As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.

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  • Give thanks for the discounts: the feast will cost a little less this year
    Shoppers can be thankful for discounts on turkey and stuffing this year. While overall grocery prices are up, this year's Thanksgiving meal should cost a bit less than last year's.

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  • U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization
    President Trump's administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolįs Maduro designating Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization. But the entity is not a cartel per se.

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  • Zelensky warns against giving away territory as latest Ukraine talks end
    Talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian officals have ended with "progress" made - but sticking points remain.

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  • Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
    Oliver, 3, now appears to be developing normally after taking part in a trial to treat Hunter syndrome that almost didn't get off the ground.

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  • Police face misconduct inquiry in case of murdered Harshita Brella
    Four Northamptonshire Police officers will face misconduct proceedings, the force says.

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  • Jimmy Cliff, reggae singer with a run of hits spanning decades, dies aged 81
    The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.

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  • My son went missing but was not initially considered high risk. Five weeks later, he was found dead
    The family of Cole Cooper appealed to the public for help tracing the 19-year-old after he disappeared in May.

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  • Two peers to be suspended from House of Lords for breaking rules
    Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.

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  • UK to hold new national day to remember terror victims
    Starting next year, the annual day will honour victims and survivors in the UK, the Home Office says.

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  • What can nervous businesses expect from the Budget?
    It is going to be a nail-biting final few days for business leaders, says the BBC's Business Editor, Simon Jack.

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  • Debate over changing name of Prince Andrew Way
    Mid and East Antrim councillors will discuss a proposal to change a street sign named after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

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  • Australia senator condemned for burka stunt in parliament
    Pauline Hanson donned a black burka as she sought to push for a ban on the garment.

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rss: the register

  • Moss spores bolted to the ISS exterior laugh in the face of hard vacuum

    Japanese team finds 80% of the tiny plant cells remained viable after 283 days in orbit

    Moss has been shown to survive one of the harshest environments imaginable: the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS).?



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  • Years-old bugs in open source tool left every major cloud open to disruption

    Fluent Bit has 15B+ deployments ? and 5 newly assigned CVEs

    A series of "trivial-to-exploit" vulnerabilities in Fluent Bit, an open source log collection tool that runs in every major cloud and AI lab, was left open for years, giving attackers an exploit chain to completely disrupt cloud services and alter data.?



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  • Intrusion at real estate finance biz sparks concern for big banks

    SitusAMC rules out ransomware, but accounting records for major institutions potentially affected

    Real estate finance business SitusAMC says thieves sneaked into its systems earlier this month and made off with confidential client data.?



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  • Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos

    Trojanized npm packages spread new variant that executes in pre-install phase, hitting thousands within days

    A self-propagating malware targeting node package managers (npm) is back for a second round, according to Wiz researchers who say that more than 25,000 developers had their secrets compromised within three days.?



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  • Microsoft wedges tables into Notepad for some reason

    WordPad died for this?

    Microsoft is shoveling yet more features into the venerable Windows Notepad. This time it's support for tables, with some AI enhancements lathered on top.?



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  • NATO taps Google for air-gapped sovereign cloud

    Chocolate Factory wins contract to build fully disconnected systems for training and operational support

    NATO has hired Google to provide "air-gapped" sovereign cloud services and AI in "completely disconnected, highly secure environments."?



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  • FCC guts post-Salt Typhoon telco rules despite ongoing espionage risk

    Months after China-linked spies burrowed into US networks, regulator tears up its own response

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has scrapped a set of telecom cybersecurity rules introduced after the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign, reversing course on measures designed to stop state-backed snoops from slipping back into America's networks.?



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  • 6G isn't even here yet but mobile industry wants triple the spectrum

    Report warns of 2030s capacity crunch without expanding mid-band airwaves

    The GSMA says 6G networks will need up to three times the spectrum currently allocated to mobile operators to meet anticipated demands for data.?



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  • CISA orders feds to patch Oracle Identity Manager zero-day after signs of abuse

    Agencies have until December 12 to mitigate flaw that was likely exploited before Big Red released fix

    CISA has ordered US federal agencies to patch against an actively exploited Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) flaw within three weeks ? a scramble made more urgent by evidence that attackers may have been abusing the bug months before a fix was released.?



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  • DragonFire laser to be fitted to Royal Navy ships after acing drone-zapping trials

    Costs a tenner a shot instead of £1M per anti-aircraft missile

    Britain's Royal Navy ships will be fitted with the DragonFire laser weapon by 2027 ? five years earlier than planned ? following recent successful trials involving fast-moving drones.?



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rss: ars technica

  • F1 in Las Vegas: This sport is a 200 mph soap opera
    Yet another twist in the championship with two more weekends to go.

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  • UK government will buy tech to boost AI sector in $130M growth push
    Plan will offer guaranteed payments for British startups making AI hardware

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  • Rocket Lab chief opens up about Neutron delays, New Glenn?s success, and NASA science
    "In the end of the day, NASA has to capture the public's imagination."

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  • ?Go generate a bridge and jump off it?: How video pros are navigating AI
    I talked with nine creators about economic pressures and fan backlash.

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  • This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system
    Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue?even before they arrived.

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  • Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
    Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

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  • Why you don?t want to get tuberculosis on your penis
    While tuberculosis can attack anywhere, it's extremely rare on the penis.

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  • Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now
    Curiosity Stream's owner has more content for AI companies than it does for subscribers.

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  • Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser
    There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more.

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  • How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers
    So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

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