Mahmoud Khalil takes deportation fight to the US Supreme Court
Lawyers for the former student leader seek to overturn an appeals court decision that would allow for his removal.
Colombia illegal gold mine collapse kills 14 people
Illegal gold mine collapse in southwestern Columbia leaves 14 people dead, 7 injured.
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Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45 billion compute deal
In August, Nscale and Anthropic announced a $45 billion compute deal. The two companies are reportedly discussing yet another deal of the same magnitude.
Tehran rejects any role in plot to kill leaders of German Jewish groups
Tehran summons German envoy after two men convicted of trying to kill leaders of Jewish groups, rejects any role.
Children among six killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine park
Children among six killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine park
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Embedded AI evaluators won’t be an easy solution, Hugging Face’s policy chief says
AI labs have staked their reputations on model benchmarking — the supposedly neutral and accurate system of evaluations that are designed to measure whether one...
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Pennsylvania issues alert on congenital measles—something US hasn't seen for decades
Congenital measles can be fatal, and survivors require monitoring for years.
Trump: ‘Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon’
US President Donald Trump blamed immigrants for the unrest in France, claiming Paris would soon become a ‘Muslim city’.
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Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’
Microsoft wants enterprises to closely watch the agents employees use with systems not controlled by AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Egyptian parliament delays vote on military support for Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers adjourn session as opposition party tells members to abstain over unclear commitment.
160 people reported killed in escalating drone attacks across Sudan
Rights groups warn increasing attacks by unmanned aircraft are targeting civilians and infrastructure.
Could your halal pension be funding Israel’s military?
HSBC’s ‘sharia-compliant’ fund invested over $100 million in companies linked to Israel’s military.
Israeli police say they arrested 10 in connection with settler attacks
Israeli police released a video they say shows the arrest of 10 suspects over weekend settler violence.
Trump approval hits record-low 31 percent, polls show Republican struggles
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Democrats leading by 12 points in generic US congressional ballot surveys against Republicans.
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Best Power Bank Deals: Laptops, MagSafe, and More
You can never have too many portable chargers, especially when they’re this discounted.
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Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
"Kosmos 2612 closed from hundreds of kilometers away to extreme proximity to ICEYE-X36."
Injured Ukrainian soldier rescued in first-ever drone evacuation mission
The Ukrainian army says it has carried out the world’s first drone evacuation of a wounded soldier from the front line.
Kenya convicts cult leader over the murder of 190 children
The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty
Trump signs order launching women’s health division at NIH, White House
First Lady Melania Trump has championed the executive action as a 'transformative moment' for US women's health.
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Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says
US fears Saudi government will help ex-OpenAI engineer flee spying charges.
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Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet with new TorchNeuron dev tool
Amazon wants to break Nvidia’s hold on PyTorch, the free toolkit used to build most AI apps, so that more developers run their apps on alternative chips like it...
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Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?
One way to make batteries cleaner is to make fewer of them.
Finland seeking one million land mines as it eyes Russian threat
Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border.
US Federal authorities responding to shooting at mosque in Columbus, Ohio
This is a breaking news story.
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OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody
A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check...
Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuban leader Raul Castro
The announcement mirrors a federal indictment from May as the US steps up pressure on the Cuban government.
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The Best Mixbook Sale for Holiday Cards (2026)
Mixbook is the best card service I’ve tried, and the brand has multiple sales on holiday cards happening now.
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PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.
Residents hoisted from rooftops amid Spain’s deadly flooding
Spain’s military is hoisting residents from the rooftops of their flooded homes.
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Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and s...