Department of Defense official charged with running dog fighting ring
'God help us': John Kelly confirms disturbing Trump stories
Be prepared: An emergency alert test will hit your cellphone this Wednesday
3 scientists win Nobel physics prize after creation gave humanity 'new tools'
Powerball jackpot keeps growing after no big winners Monday
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- BusinessThe Cool Down
Experts explain sustainable secret of the battery recycling world: ‘It wasn’t always this way’
The lead battery's success story gives reason for optimism.
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Tesla surprisingly adds previously omitted safety feature for new Model 3: ‘[This is] WAY overdue’
That has been a regular feature of other brands’ cars for years.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
There’s a time and place for basketball shorts — it’s not the U.S. Senate floor | Opinion
It makes more sense to nudge John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator, into better clothing choices than to lower the bar for the other 99 senators, says Ana Veciana-Suarez.
3 min read - ScienceMiami Herald
Slimy creature — with sharp teeth and slender body — found in ocean. It’s a new species
The serpentine fish is “very rare,” one of the authors said.
1 min read - WorldFox News
NATO testing underwater drones off the coast of Europe to deter Russia
NATO is developing new underwater drone technology that can use artificial intelligence to better detect and deter attacks on critical underwater infrastructure.
3 min read - PoliticsFox News
Ramaswamy campaign asks RNC to slash the number of GOP presidential candidates on the next debate stage
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has urged the RNC to cut the number of candidates from the Nov. 6 debate stage as the "frontrunner is absent."
2 min read - USYahoo News
'Child care cliff' could see 3.2 million kids lose child care access as federal funds set to expire
Saturday, Sept. 30, is when $24 billion in pandemic-era stimulus funding for child care runs out. This would incite a so-called child care cliff that would bring a ripple of consequences to the American people.
5 min read - USYahoo News
How to stay safe around floodwaters left by storms
It can be hard to navigate the aftermath of flooding, but there are ways to keep safe from floodwaters
2 min read - BusinessYahoo News
Here's why your cellphone will get an emergency alert this Wednesday
Electronic devices including cell phones, TVs and radios across the nation are expected to simultaneously blare out an emergency alert Wednesday. Here's what to know and why it's happening.
3 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Trump legal news brief: Judge refutes Trump’s claim that 80% of the case against will be tossed out
The judge in the New York financial fraud trial against former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and their family business clarifies remarks he made Monday about the statute of limitations in the case. Trump, meanwhile, says he will take the witness stand “at the appropriate time.”
6 min read - NewsYahoo News
Powerball: Why getting eaten by a shark is more likely than winning the $1.2 billion jackpot
The odds of winning Wednesday’s drawing are 292,201,338 to 1 — or about 300 times less likely than getting struck by lightning.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charge: A guide to understanding his latest legal woes
The president’s son pleaded not guilty to federal gun charges on Tuesday, less than three months after an earlier plea agreement he’d reached with prosecutors on tax and gun charges fell apart.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Matt Gaetz’s effort to topple House Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved forward. Here’s what to know.
McCarthy attempted to block the motion to vacate but lost a key vote.
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
Tesla now offers a $43,990 rear-wheel drive Model Y in the US
Tesla has quietly updated its Model Y page to add a new option for buyers in the US: A rear-wheel drive Model Y that's cheaper than the other variants.
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Stocks pummeled as bond yields surge amid hot jobs data: Stock market news today
The Nasdaq led losses as rising Treasury yields piled on pressure and investors got a reminder not to expect a Fed rate cut any time soon.
1 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
The new Ford F-150 Lightning Flash puts tech and battery range on center stage
Ford is launching another version of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup that prioritizes tech and battery range over other premium features as the automaker tries to respond more quickly to consumer demands. The F-150 Lightning Flash version will have a starting price of $69,995 (not including the destination fee) and will come with an extended battery range of 320 miles, the 1.2 version of its hands-free advanced driver assistance system that includes lane changing, a 15.5-inch touchscree
2 min read - WorldYahoo News
Why China is taking pandas back from the U.S.
In 2024, for the first time in more than 50 years, there will be no pandas in the United States, after zoos in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., return pandas that have been on loan from Beijing.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
How does pay-per-mile car insurance work?
Here’s how pay-per-mile car insurance works, the pros and cons to be aware of, and whether it’s worth it to switch from standard auto coverage.
5 min read - TechnologyAutoblog
Nissan Hyper Urban is designed to be parked in your home, not your garage
The Nissan Hyper Urban concept is an electric crossover with a distinctive exterior design and a futuristic, lounge-like interior.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
Meta’s Oversight Board will weigh in on ‘altered’ Facebook video of Joe Biden
Meta's Oversight Board said it planned to announce a case involving a user appeal related to an “altered” video of President Joe Biden.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
The original Apple Watch lineup is officially obsolete
Apple's first generation Watch is now officially obsolete, including the Hermes and $17,000 18-karat gold Watch Edition models.
1 min read - USYahoo News
Rep. Jamaal Bowman: Why did he pull a fire alarm, and why is the right outraged?
Republicans tried to compare Bowman to the Trump supporters responsible for the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
4 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Volvo prices its entry-level 2025 EX30 EV
We now have full pricing for Volvo's entry-level EX30 electric crossover, sporting up to 275 miles of range on a single charge.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Canada Style
Save 50% on a Fire TV Stick ahead of Amazon Canada's October Prime Day
Can't wait until Amazon Canada's October Prime Day? Save 50 per cent on this Fire TV Stick ahead of the fall sale.
3 min read - HealthYahoo Life UK
How being a workaholic affects your health, as Idris Elba admits he struggles to relax
The actor said he has been in therapy for the past year to overcome his 'unhealthy habits' when it comes to work.
4 min read - WorldYahoo Finance
Behind the new malaria vaccine endorsed by the World Health Organization
The Serum Institute of India has received a recommendation from WHO for malaria doses using a Novavax adjuvant.
3 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Amazon's smart thermostat falls to its lowest price of the year in early October Prime Day deal
Amazon's Prime Day event this month will take place on October 10 and 11, but the e-commerce giant has already kicked things off with a few early deals.
2 min read - TechnologyEngadget
The best laptops for 2023
Here's a list of the best laptops you can buy right now, as reviewed by Engadget editors.
11 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Ousted Flexport CEO Dave Clark strikes back
Dave Clark, the former Amazon executive who was ousted as CEO of Flexport just a year into the job, fired back at its founder and board, calling recent reporting on the logistics company "deeply concerning." Clark made the comments Monday in a lengthy post on social media site X following a report from CNBC that provided new information about his last days at Flexport, a freight forwarding and customs brokerage startup valued at $8 billion. Clark, who was handpicked by founder Ryan Petersen to
3 min read - NewsYahoo News Canada
'On my way with a bottle of Cheese Whiz': Major Ontario highway closed due to celery spillage
Truck rollover on Ontario highway spills hundreds of pounds of celery across southbound lanes
2 min read - USEngadget
A pedestrian was pinned under a Cruise robotaxi after another car’s hit-and-run
A woman was reportedly in critical condition after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run, which flung her into the path of the driverless car.
3 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
Sam Altman backs teens' AI startup automating browser-native workflows
Sam Altman, Peak XV, and Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman's AI grant are among backers of an AI startup, founded by two teenagers, that's aiming to assist businesses in automating numerous workflows in previously unexplored ways. Induced AI, founded this year, enables businesses to input their workflows in plain English, subsequently converting the instructions into pseudo-code in realtime for numerous repetitive tasks typically managed by back offices. The eponymous platform launches Chromium-ba
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
US government confirms it didn’t offer any plea deals to Sam Bankman-Fried
On the first day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, in a dark mahogany-walled court room at the Southern District of New York, federal district Judge Lewis Kaplan asked the U.S. government if it had ever offered any plea offers to the defendant. The jury selection process began Tuesday, and the room was quiet and sober, except for conversations involving the judge, both parties and the prospective jurors. The seven charges being presented against Bankman-Fried are serious, but Judge Kaplan presided
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Life
These parents are on strike from their jobs. Here's what it means for their families.
As various workers hit the picket line, parents who are striking share what it's like, and how they talk about it with their kids.
5 min read - BusinessEngadget
X sues X in trademark infringement lawsuit
A Florida-based company called X Social Media has accused X Corp. of trademark and service mark infringement, obviously for the use of the letter "X."
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
TechCrunch+ Roundup: SBF's trial opens, Series A tips, how to roll out AI features
Follow-on financing has become harder to raise, which leaves startups striving for a Series A in a real bind. Pre-downturn, startups with strong growth could be more confident about finding additional funds.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Fed joins Instagram, Threads to 'increase accessibility and availability of Board news'
The Federal Reserve joined Instagram and Threads on Monday in an effort to make itself more accessible.
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Job openings increase in August, hitting highest level since May
Job Openings increased in August, raising questions about more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve as the central bank looks for further softening in the labor market.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Two Fed officials warn rates to remain high for some time
The Cleveland Fed president said the strength of the US economy will help determine how long rates remain elevated.
4 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Ford temporarily lays off 330 workers, blames the UAW strike
Ford has temporarily laid off 330 non-striking workers in Ohio and Illinois due to a ripple effect caused by the on-going UAW strike.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Conservative party conference: What happened on Tuesday?
While senior Tories were busy avoiding the topic of high-speed rail, home secretary Suella Braverman was striding into another quagmire at the Conservative party conference.
5 min read - WorldTechCrunch
The EU is about to adopt a dangerous law with international consequences
The soon-to-be-adopted EU Media Freedom Act could lead to users — particularly marginalized groups who are often targeted with hate speech — facing arbitrary content moderation and discrimination. Millions of EU users rely on online platforms to remove content that violates community standards. In practice, EU politicians are requiring “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) like Twitter and Facebook to take specific steps to create a registration portal where media actors can self-declare as in
3 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
Column: Fund Ukraine!
Biden should make a clearer and more forceful case for why open-ended aid to Ukraine is in America's — and American taxpayers' — interest. It shouldn't be hard.
5 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Fox Host Points Out Insanity of Trump’s Bank Fraud Trial ‘Jury’ Claim
Fox NewsDespite Donald Trump’s courthouse complaint Monday that his bank fraud trial in New York is being decided by a judge rather than a jury, it was the former president’s own lawyers who agreed to such an arrangement, Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov pointed out on The Five.Trump, who voluntarily attended Monday’s proceedings, griped to the press afterwards that it is “very unfair that I don’t have a jury.” Judge Arthur Engoron ruled last week that Trump, his top executives, and his heirs wer
2 min read - USDetroit Free Press
Michigan Supreme Court refuses to hear case of James and Jennifer Crumbley
James and Jennifer Crumbley get big news from the Michigan Supreme Court in their unprecedented case.
6 min read - WorldTheStreet.com
Neil DeGrasse Tyson reveals startling facts about recently discovered alien evidence
A Mexican Congressional hearing on UFOs in September was invaded by evidence of alleged alien corpses, wheeled in and unveiled to the Congress and the press by Mexican journalist and "ufologist" Jaime Maussan. This latest stunt came about six years after Maussan made similar claims in Peru; the country's prosecutor found at the time that the alien corpses were actually "recently manufactured dolls, which have been covered with a mixture of paper and synthetic glue to simulate the presence of sk
2 min read - USINSIDER
A man did a DNA test and learned the dark reason his dad was an orphan. He said he can't be angry at his father.
A man who took an at-home DNA test found out his father was an escaped convict, imprisoned for killing his own parents.
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