TOP SIGNAL18
Polls show momentum for the Democrats heading into November elections, but winning control of both the House and Senate could still be tough.
NYT World News3hpublic-policy9
The evidence was hidden in plain sight. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert4hancient-history-archaeology⊕29
Some tech leaders recently warned that A.I. progress should be regulated and slowed down for safety. On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the host Kevin Roose says this has made him more optimistic.
NYT Artificial Intelligence7hai-governance9
The winners of this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion competition showcase the wiggly, feathery, undulating beauty of invisible life.
NYT Science3hdigital-photography9
Scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, suggesting that evolution fused together two ancient nervous systems with very different jobs. The discovery also allowed researchers to grow human hindbrain neurons in the lab, opening new possibilities for studying ALS, spinal muscular atrophy, and other brainstem diseases.
Science Daily Health Medicine13hbiology-medicine9
Scientists have found evidence that black holes of vastly different sizes may launch powerful jets according to the same universal rule. Supermassive black holes can produce jets soon after tearing apart a star, then fire up again hundreds or thousands of days later when their feeding rate drops to about 2% of the Eddington limit. That same threshold is known to trigger jets from much smaller black holes in the Milky Way.
Science Daily Space Time10hphysics-cosmology9
The Kadesh Peace Treaty was signed by Pharaoh Ramesses II and Hittite King Ḫattušili III around 1259 BCE. The post Fragment of oldest known peace treaty discovered in Turkey appeared first on Popular Science .
Popular Science8hancient-history-archaeology9
A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.
NYT World News5hpublic-policy8
As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.
NYT World News7hpublic-policy8
The lawsuit alleges that the AI company failed to notify law enforcement and calls out product safety gaps.
WSJ World News2hai-governance⊕28
The United States is looking to establish a new “notification mechanism" with China that would be triggered in cases where artificial intelligence-related incidents could affect national security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed the proposal Sunday as the two nations meet ahead of this week’s White House talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Fox 5 DC News20hai-governance⊕28
A new interpretation of the law would mean that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, would be illegal.
NYT Climate14hepa-enforcement8
Senate hopeful Ashley Hinson says Iowans “shouldn’t have to foot the bill” for the Iran war.
WSJ Social & Politics3hpublic-policy8
A new needle-thin brain implant can record neural activity, deliver drugs, and stimulate multiple brain regions using a single flexible fiber. Successful tests in mice suggest it could give scientists a more precise, less invasive way to study the brain and may eventually help treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy.
Science Daily Health Medicine11hbiology-medicine8
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has successfully activated its 300-megapixel infrared camera, which will capture enormous stretches of the cosmos with Hubble-like sharpness. Its planet-hunting coronagraph is also working as expected, putting Roman another major step closer to beginning science operations in 2027.
Science Daily Space Time11hphysics-cosmology8
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surprisingly simple way to turn polyethylene, the common plastic used in shopping bags and cutting boards, into gasoline and diesel-like fuels. The process uses inexpensive aluminum-based molten salts to break long plastic molecules into smaller hydrocarbons, producing about 60% gasoline under relatively mild conditions.
Science Daily Energy Resources10h8
A large Amazon study suggests the most powerful conservation move may be protecting the forests that are already standing. Preventing damage from wildfires and logging delivered the greatest biodiversity benefits and nearly matched deforestation prevention for protecting carbon. Restoration remains important, particularly where forests have already been heavily cleared, but it was more expensive and less effective on its own.
Science Daily Earth Science12hearth-paleontology8
Innocuous-looking landforms reveal a chaotic and complex system below. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert11hearth-paleontology8
GENERAL25
A federal appeals panel has ruled in favor of new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump. But there is no immediate impact from Monday's ruling.
PBS NewsHour1h⊕38
On Monday morning, the primary circuit that carries data into that air traffic control facility failed, affecting flights for Philadelphia as well as Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
PBS NewsHour4h⊕34
Immigration agency’s move makes it harder for lawyers and family to find detainees, in line with stringent Trump policy US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to current and former officials familiar with the practice. ICE removed those detainees from its online detainee locator system on 15 September, according to three current and former ICE officials who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the change. Several lawyers contacted by the AP confirmed their clients vanished from the system this week, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association warned its members about the situation on Friday. Continue reading...
Guardian US4h⊕36
Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU while fighting trade war with US The leaders of France and Canada have pledged closer ties to grapple with rising geopolitical tensions, climate change and the erosion of democratic values, after they met in a French territory off Canada’s Atlantic coast. The two leaders’ visit to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon – the first by a French president since 2014 and the first by a Canadian prime minister – came just weeks after Donald Trump posted an image showing the islands, as well as all of Canada and other countries in North America, covered by the US flag. Continue reading...
Guardian World22h⊕37
FIFA president proposes 'consultation' with members to reform world football governing body's decision-making process.
Al Jazeera4h⊕24
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.
BBC World6h⊕25
Vladimir Putin will likely use the result to claim most Russians back the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
BBC World23h⊕26
Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket company A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge. US district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr declined the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the parcel exchange, saying they failed to prove it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations. Continue reading...
Guardian US6m7
Just six weeks remain until the crucial midterm elections that could swing the balance of power in Congress. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports.
CBS News8m4
Before United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone Australia understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action as much as any other country, Anthony Albanese has said in a keynote speech shortly before the United Nations general assembly. Speaking at the opening of the Climate Week event at the UN in New York on Monday, the prime minister said Australians had experienced the impact of climate breakdown up close with a series of disastrous bushfires and floods in the past decades. Continue reading...
Guardian World19m7
More than 6,000 flights were canceled or delayed coast to coast because a construction crew accidentally severed a backup data cable from a radar facility near Philadelphia. The first line had already failed. Kris Van Cleave has more details.
CBS News35m4
Sources say President Trump nearly launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen over the weekend, but opted not to late Saturday. CBS News' Holly Williams and James LaPorta have more.
CBS News40m4
CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday announced a lawsuit over President Trump's White House ban against them, calling it a "blatant violation" of the first amendment. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more.
CBS News45m7
In a new campaign ad, Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers is calling for an end to the Iran war. Political strategists Chuck Flint and Chuck Rocha join with analysis.
CBS News47m4
Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go private Some of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion of young people claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism since the pandemic, according to new research. Claims for the personal independence payment (Pip) benefit for these health conditions were typically proportionally far higher in deprived areas with higher rates of poverty, low educational outcomes and insecure employment. Continue reading...
Guardian World58m7
Changes could save £33bn and result in average of four extra years of good health for people, report says The NHS in England could prevent 20,000 deaths and save £33bn a year by cutting red tape and boosting productivity, a report says. Research by the Health Foundation found the health service has been held back for decades by excessive regulation, short-term planning and insufficient capability to deliver major change. Continue reading...
Guardian World58m7
CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration for stripping access to the White House, calling it a "direct assault on the First Amendment." Monday, CNN was removed from its duties for the rotating pool of TV journalists covering the White House. The TV pool announced there would be no replacement to cover Trump's trip to New York for the UN General Assembly. Liz Landers reports.
PBS NewsHour1h8
Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei found a silver lining in the ongoing AI doom-and-gloom and co-wrote a modern survival guide called "Simplify: Do 50% More with 50% Less." Vandehei joins "The Takeout" to discuss the book, artificial intelligence and the Trump administration.
CBS News1h4
A series of independents are mounting competitive Senate campaigns in red states, including Army veteran and former Idaho State Rep. Todd Achilles, who is running against 83-year-old Republican Sen. James Risch. Achilles joins "The Takeout" to discuss his campaign.
CBS News1h4
For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. But mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. As anti-abortion groups lobby to further restrict these drugs, Special correspondent Sarah Varney and producer Rachel Wellford take a look at these treatments. It's for our series, Beyond Abortion.
PBS NewsHour1h5
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle The United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns. The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region. Continue reading...
Guardian US1h8
In this web exclusive, Andy Beshear, the Democratic governor of Kentucky, talks with CBS News' Robert Costa about his new book, "Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country," and about his advice to Democrats on how to win over voters: "Just be real."
CBS News1h6
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says an Amtrak crew accidentally cut into a Verizon fiber line in New Jersey on Monday, causing an outage that led to major air travel issues along the East Coast. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.
CBS News1h4
Ten years ago, Scott Anderson's New York Times Magazine project, Fractured Lands, traced the lives of six people across the Middle East as war, dictatorship and the Arab Spring transformed the region. His latest book, "King of Kings," examines the fall of Iran's last Shah in 1978 and the Islamic Revolution that followed and still shapes Iran today. Anderson joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.
PBS NewsHour1h7
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time.
PBS NewsHour1h5