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New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.
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The capture of an island and coastal town tightens the militants’ grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial alternative to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
WSJ World News5hpublic-policy9
The fiscal debacle that began on Sept. 12, 2001, continued in ObamaCare, Covid relief and the like.
WSJ US News2hpublic-policy9
Anthropic says it disrupted the plot, which was included in its report on adversaries using AI to develop weapons and track dissidents.
WSJ Social & Politics10hai-governance9
The Trump administration is hoping to put so many restrictions on mail-in balloting that people simply won’t be able to vote that way at all.
The Atlantic10hpublic-policy9
Researchers have shown for the first time that human heart muscle cells can regrow after a heart attack. The finding overturns the idea that damaged areas of the heart are completely incapable of regeneration. Scientists now hope to identify ways to dramatically boost this natural repair process, potentially opening a new path toward treatments for heart failure.
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Unconventional quantum theories may imply that time itself has a tiny fundamental uncertainty, placing an ultimate limit on how precisely any clock could measure it. The effect is far beyond current detection, but it could reveal a hidden connection between quantum mechanics, gravity, and spacetime.
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Scientists have discovered that the Moon-forming collision may have depended heavily on how hot and physically strong early Earth and Theia were. New simulations found that some impacts create the familiar disk of debris that later becomes the Moon, while others can produce an intact Moon in only about five hours. The results challenge the long-standing assumption that the enormous collision could be modeled as if both worlds behaved mostly like fluids.
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Researchers have found a way to perform certain quantum operations more than 1,000 times faster, cutting thousands of repeated control cycles down to just one. The advance could reduce errors and bring reliable, fault-tolerant quantum computers closer to reality.
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Plus, Iran-backed Houthis take control of an oil chokepoint and consumer sentiment falls
WSJ Markets3hmacro-monetary8
Fighting poverty and funding climate action aren’t opposites. They’re linked.
WSJ Markets3henvironmental-risk-intel8
When the market reopened on Sept. 17, 2001, it told the world that terrorism wouldn’t paralyze us.
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Investors have started pricing in a series of increases. Chairman Kevin Warsh’s aversion to signaling the path leaves him few tools to talk them out of it
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Call it the “Horseshoe party.” The extremes in both parties are starting to sound alike in their disdain for capitalism and centrism.
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Does he not understand, or does he just not care?
The Atlantic1hmacro-monetary8
A new $100 million initiative has been launched to significantly cut maternal mortality rates and improve childbirth safety across the United States.
Fox 5 DC News8hpublic-policy8
A major Ontario study found 24 common medication chains in which one drug’s side effects can be mistaken for a new medical problem, leading to another prescription. Researchers say closer medication reviews, pharmacist involvement, and automated alerts could help prevent these potentially harmful prescribing cascades.
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Researchers analyzing data from more than 1.9 million people found that ADHD is associated with substantially higher rates of digestive problems. People with ADHD had nearly double the odds of constipation, 58% higher odds of irritable bowel syndrome, and more than four times the odds of encopresis.
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UCLA researchers developed ready-made cancer-fighting T cells from cord blood stem cells that can attack solid tumors through two separate detection systems. In mice, a single dose controlled cancer and extended survival while avoiding a dangerous complication associated with donor-derived T-cell therapies.
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Scientists have created an ultra-small nanolaser that could eventually allow microchips to transmit information with light instead of electricity, potentially making computers faster while cutting energy use roughly in half. Thousands of the lasers could fit on a single chip, opening possibilities for more efficient data centers, smartphones, and advanced medical sensors.
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Called knapping, the skilled process dates back thousands of years. The post Yosemite National Park highlights Indigenous arrowhead crafting appeared first on Popular Science .
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GENERAL25
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump Reform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based Christopher Harborne. Continue reading...
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Mike Rogers has also helped kill other bills that would have provided healthcare to responders and survivors Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican US Senate candidate, has sought in recent weeks to create controversy over old tweets his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed posted about 9/11. He has for example, falsely suggested El-Sayed, who is Muslim, said the US deserved the attack. But, as critics have noted, Rogers has twice voted against healthcare and other benefits for 9/11 first responders and survivors, congressional records show. He has also helped kill other bills that would have provided benefits and healthcare to first responders nationwide. Rogers, a former member of Congress, is vying for Michigan’s open US Senate seat in a tight race that could decide control of Congress during the next session. Continue reading...
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The CIA released 71 reports from the months and years leading up to 9/11, providing a new look at what the spy agency told two presidents before the deadly strikes.
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President Trump has announced a ban against the import of some Canadian products, including most Canadian alcohol, some dairy products and motorcycles. CBS News' Megan Cerullo has more.
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25 years after 9/11, we rarely hear about the state of the organization responsible for the attacks. The Atlantic recently put out a piece on al-Qaeda that says in part, "analysts can't decide if the terrorist organization is all but defunct or more threatening than ever." The article's author, Graeme Wood, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
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The FBI is warning of potential attacks on 9/11 remembrance ceremonies as terrorist groups call for new strikes on U.S. soil. Anna Schecter has more.
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Sudan’s UN ambassador said a total arms embargo goes against the UN Charter that guarantees a right to self-defence.
Al Jazeera52m4
Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.
BBC Top Stories53m5
Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report says The air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, according to a report. Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected after more than 2,000 flights were cancelled on Tuesday when the system used by the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) shut down for four hours. Continue reading...
Guardian World55m5
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.
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The investigation came to light as Brazil's Supreme Court unseals files related to the Banco Master corruption scandal.
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The CIA has released dozens of previously classified documents tied to 9/11. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
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Families, survivors, first responders and dignitaries marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with somber and poignant ceremonies. That included major gatherings in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks killed 2,977 people and set the country on a course that would define the next quarter-century. Geoff Bennett reports.
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Houthi rebels in Yemen consolidated lightning gains across the country's western coast. The group, which recently resumed fighting with the Saudi-backed government, also extended its hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial chokepoint at the southern reaches of the Red Sea. Ali Rogin reports.
PBS NewsHour1h7
Inflation in the U.S. is rising yet again, with the Labor Department saying consumer prices in August rose 3.4% year over year. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.
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In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose 3.4% in August when compared to last year, the inflation report is fueling speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates, U.S. health officials declared an end to the cyclospora outbreak and a British official says more than half a million Russian troops have been killed since the start of the Ukraine invasion.
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An ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president.
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With November's midterms closing in, Republicans wrapped an unprecedented two-day convention in Dallas aimed at firing up the party's base. President Trump and Vice President JD Vance headlined an event that also produced some striking and unexpected moments. Liz Landers spoke with some of the attendees.
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CBS News national investigative correspondent Tom Hanson reports from aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier as it operates in the Middle East.
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Already scarred by decades of war, Afghanistan became the center of America's response to 9/11 after the Taliban harbored the men who planned the attacks. Over 20 years of what's known there as "The American War," hundreds of thousands, mostly civilians, died. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Eric O'Connor spoke with three men who fought in that war.
PBS NewsHour1h8
Ceremonies were held Friday as the United States marked 25 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Nicole Sganga have more.
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The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks , detail intelligence that government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security . The documents illustrate security analysts’ tracking of Bin Laden’s movements and support system, as well as concerns about possible threats to US targets. They also detail officials’ understanding of his network in the United States and other countries, including how his operations were financed. Continue reading...
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David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the GOP's midterm convention and the identity of the party, if Democrats should be worried about campaign spending benefiting Republican candidates and how America has changed in the 25 years since 9/11.
PBS NewsHour1h6
Friday marks 53 days until the November midterm elections. Zachary Donnini, head of data science at VoteHub.com, joins "The Takeout" to dive into the numbers and their implications on the battle for the balance of power in Congress.
CBS News1h7
The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
BBC World1h8
POLICY ACADEMIA19
Regulation antitrust5
The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.
NYT Home Page3h7
The state was the first to pass a law banning Kalshi and Polymarket. A lawsuit filed by a federal agency may set a precedent on who gets to regulate them.
NYT Business9h7
Late-night host says interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico couldn’t air on ABC because of concerns over the rules.
WSJ US Business18h⊕36
Findings come after The Wall Street Journal reported that a KPMG employee is under investigation for alleged insider trading.
WSJ US Business6h6
New research shows how much tax policy matters to innovation.
WSJ Markets2h6
Public policy10
The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.
NYT Home Page2h7
Many islanders are resigned to an American presence and are wary of China, as Japan shifts toward stronger defense.
WSJ World News2h7
As President Trump blows hot and cold, a summit in New Delhi presents an opportunity for two giant neighbors to smooth over their differences.
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Harsh sentences for three Hong Kong dissidents are a summit message to Trump.
WSJ World News2h7
CIA reports detailing Osama bin Laden’s plan to attack U.S. cities were included in the president’s daily briefing as early as 1998.
WSJ Social & Politics7h7
The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia.
The Atlantic9h7
Osama bin Laden wanted to eradicate faith in American power. Twenty-five years later, his dream is on the verge of coming true.
The Atlantic11h7
The fight for the Michigan Statehouse is unique. President Trump is unpopular, like in other states, but Democrats are the incumbents in Lansing, and Abdul El-Sayed might be a drag down ticket.
NYT US News9h6
He envisions himself as a realist, but his proposed appeal to national interest is almost touchingly naive.
WSJ World News3h5
A Democratic operative counsels his party to scrap its unpopular views and stand up to radical activists.
WSJ Arts & Culture9h5
Unsorted4
If the International Court of Justice lowers the threshold for genocide to smear Israel, it will backfire.
WSJ World News2h⊕27
As Europe grapples with an era of American retren
NYT World News7h6
Relatives of victims said past administrations had not held the kingdom accountable, and called for action from President Trump.
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AI ML3
Ai governance2
Stark warnings from A.I. researchers have reverberated across the country.
NYT US News1h7
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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Applied ml1
Media already have a trust problem.
The Atlantic7h5
STRATEGY BUSINESS4
Branding positioning1
Trading screens for smiles in the battle for consumer loyalty.
WSJ US Business10h7
Audience newsletter1
In a world of AI, understanding your value is more important than ever
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Unsorted2
The gathering, which starts Monday, seeks to pair companies pitching projects with some of the world’s top asset managers responsible for assets totaling over $100 trillion.
WSJ World News6h5
A $50 billion buyout is stalled but Enrique Lores could make a $25 million bonus if Wall Street buys into his plans to transform the payments company.
WSJ US Business7h4
MARKETS FINANCE11
Macro monetary4
Stocks rose and bonds steadied after Friday’s warm CPI report took ‘a lot of the guesswork’ out of next week’s Fed decision.
WSJ Markets2h7
The odds of a quarter-point rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week surged to 90 percent after August’s Consumer Price Index report.
NYT Business8h⊕25
If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023.
NYT Business5h4
The survey’s index stands at 47.8, versus the 51.7 recorded at the end of August, bringing sentiment back down toward historical lows reached earlier this year.
WSJ Social & Economy9h4
Commodities energy4
U.S. diesel prices reached a record average of nearly $6.06 per gallon Friday as escalating fighting between the U.S. and Iran disrupted global oil supplies.
Fox 5 DC News9h7
Oil prices slipped back Friday after a string of gains, but ended the week sharply higher as traders assessed growing risks to Middle East crude exports.
WSJ World News4h6
Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.
NYT Home Page3h5
The kingdom said drones fired from Iraq damaged the East-West pipeline, which can carry up to 7 million barrels of oil a day.
WSJ World News3h⊕25
Portfolio theory1
For investors in or near retirement, inflation is always a threat. TIPs can get it under control.
WSJ Personal Finance10h5
Equities earnings2
Remembering Sept. 11, a quarter-century later.
WSJ US Business7h4
U.S. stocks snapped a four-session losing streak as an interruption to the torrid run in oil prices offset a reading of higher consumer inflation.
WSJ Markets2h4
SCIENCE HISTORY13
Biology medicine11
Nighttime light exposure was linked to thicker, stiffer heart chambers and early signs of reduced heart function in a study of more than 11,000 people. The findings suggest that keeping bedrooms darker could be an overlooked strategy for protecting the heart.
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A remarkably detailed study of Maria Branyas, who lived past 117, reveals that extreme longevity may involve both intense aging and powerful biological protection at the same time. Researchers found signs of advanced aging, but also low inflammation, beneficial gut bacteria, protective genetic features, and a biological age younger than her chronological age. Because she avoided major disease, the study offered a rare look at aging itself rather than the illnesses that often accompany it.
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Britain’s wasps have become mysteriously scarce this summer, and scientists suspect an unusual combination of temperature swings, heatwaves, and food shortages may be responsible. Even the wasps that remain appear unusually small, potentially offering a glimpse of how extreme heat could reshape insect populations.
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It wasn't the wisest move, unfortunately. The post Tiny crabs discovered hitching rides on sea snakes appeared first on Popular Science .
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A new survey found that 8 in 10 Americans were taking vitamins, protein powders or other supplements. But experts said there is little evidence for many of these products.
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Yet plenty of others might be, thanks to evolution.
The Atlantic6h6
Eating only between noon and 8 p.m. improved blood sugar control in a small study of adults with Type 1 diabetes and obesity, while avoiding an increase in serious complications. The promising findings offer the first evidence that time restricted eating could become another tool for managing the condition.
Science Daily Health Medicine21h6
Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.
NYT Home Page7h5
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Bear #609 (Bean) and Bear #620 were raised together when one mother bear adopted her sister’s cub. The post The cubs from Katmai’s ‘Brady Bunch’ blended family are all grown up appeared first on Popular Science .
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The NS 'Savannah' even offered a view into the reactor powering the state-of-the-art ship. The post In 1959, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship set sail before the world was ready appeared first on Popular Science .
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The medieval masterpiece has traveled from France to England for a once-in-a-lifetime show. It is not what our critic Jason Farago expected.
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SOFTWARE INFRA1
From a $400 tube-amp dock to a 10-minute Bluetooth mod, the iPod has always begged to be cracked open. The post Apple sealed the iPod shut, and hackers have been prying it open ever since appeared first on Popular Science .
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INCERTA ENVIRONMENTAL1
After devastating storms, wildfires, and heat waves, members of the Extreme Weather Survivors network learn to rely on one another.
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CULTURE LIFE1
People are going to great lengths to optimize their sleep. Plus, the boomers living with their parents in retirement communities and the tech billionaires trying to mainstream psychedelics.
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CREATIVE CRAFT1
This easy workaround will keep your wallet happy and thoughts flowing. The post How to craft pocket notebooks for pennies appeared first on Popular Science .
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MISC19
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
NYT Technology14h6
Memorial ceremonies in New York City, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon commemorate victims of illnesses linked to the terrorist attacks and people who died in 2001.
WSJ US News2h6
The Western perspective on World War II overlooks pivotal episodes in China, India and elsewhere that shaped the present.
WSJ Arts & Culture8h6
Remembrance and reflection, 25 years later
The Atlantic6h6
Communities across the Washington, D.C. region gathered for ceremonies and events Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Fox 5 DC News2h6
Most dog owners really are diligent, but smartphones are distracting. The post Dog poop not picked up? Blame people staring at their phones. appeared first on Popular Science .
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At a ceremony in Lower Manhattan, elected officials and loved ones of those killed in the 2001 terror attacks gathered in solemn remembrance.
NYT Home Page2h5
Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have for years maintained backchannels to celebrate victories and advise each other on the War on Terror.
WSJ Social & Politics7h⊕25
Keeping a collection of arbitrary objects may be irrational. It is also a way of coping with an unpleasant reality.
WSJ Arts & Culture9h5
Nashville International Airport is one step closer to undergoing a name change honoring late country music icon Dolly Parton.
Fox 5 DC News44m5
In recent weeks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has visited firehouses around New York City as part of an effort to direct the public’s attention toward the victims, and away from himself.
NYT Home Page2h4
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
NYT Home Page6h4
Also, an Iranian-backed militia seized a key Red Sea island. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
NYT Home Page2h4
The only fraternal organization for women special operations veterans held a gala to mark the wars that began 25 years ago. It came as the Pentagon questions women’s roles in the military.
NYT Home Page52m4
Shane Goldmacher, one of our national political correspondents, looks at the Republican candidates who spoke this week at their party’s unusual midterm convention, called a “Trumpapalooza.” Some other vulnerable candidates avoided it because of President Trump’s unpopularity.
NYT US News2h4
After pausing his $100 million gift following Oct. 7, Jewish billionaire Stuart Zimmer has agreed to resume funding it.
WSJ US News14h4
A dog fashion show in the Philippines, the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, an ice cave in the French Alps, a traditional rodeo in Mexico City, and much more
The Atlantic11h4
Tensions are high after a former Bowie Police officer was sentenced for shooting at an unarmed man in 2024.
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