News from Saturday, October 31, 2026

Palestinian journalist returns home after 15 months in Israeli detention Palestinian journalist Farah Abu Ayyash has returned home to her family following 450 days of detention in Israeli prisons, according to a report…

Rare footage obtained by Al Jazeera offers a look at the life of former Hamas military commander, Mohammed Deif.

Iran warns of 'earth-shattering blow' as Araghchi slams Germany's war stance Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has criticised Germany for supporting Israel-US war on Iran last year and now complaining the conflict…

Deal would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since ​Trump took office in 2025.

Liren Lai and Yuance Chen admitted to facilitating 'dead drop' cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US.

What does Joseph Kabila launching a new rebel movement mean for DR Congo?

President Karol Nawrocki seen struggling to gain entry to court building in Warsaw amid long-running row over the court’s legitimacyRiot police were locked in a tense standoff with protesters outside Poland’s constituti…

'We must be so strong that no dares covet our land', Pezeshkian says Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reminded his countrymen that “we must be so strong that no one dares to covet our land and identity”. In a pos…

“Anything’s possible” was Donald Trump’s response when asked if he would launch a new attack on Iran after the midterm elections. Fears of what a return to all-out war would bring have set off a flurry of diplomacy. Two…

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says four tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

Hormuz shipping traffic remains 70% below pre-war levels, UKMTO says Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains 70 percent below pre-conflict levels, with vessels continuing to face attacks, navigation interference a…

The MV Odyssey was billed as the ultimate escape from Donald Trump. Instead, the oil shock caused by his war has left passengers unceremoniously dumped in CambodiaThe idea was a never-ending retirement at sea, a continu…

Authorities ​are struggling to find a way to control the ⁠outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.

Israeli lawyer says 'settler violence is state violence, a monster with many arms' A prominent Israeli attorney and rights activist, Michael Sfard, has said that "settler violence is state violence" and one must not be…

Hundreds have been evacuated from Russia-occupied Oleshky under a localised ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump.

A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec is indefinitely closed after the US imposed 50% tariffs on its products, putting hundreds out of work.

Turkey nominates OSCE chief Sinirlioglu for UN's top job Turkey has nominated Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, leader of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to be the next UN secretary-general, the…

The prime minister will speak with King Charles and others at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Antigua and BarbudaGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastAs “summit season” begins, re…

The Ukrainian president called the US decision strong, but added that delivery of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles ⁠could take yearsThe US has approved the sale ⁠of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles ⁠to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1…

If the accusations are true, the record-making heist shows how powerful suspected North Korean hackers have become.

Indian chef Ranji Smile opened America’s first Indian restaurant in 1901 - then became a fake prince.

Filter straws to a disposable toilet - people in the US, Japan, Sweden and Netherlands on what's in their emergency stashes.

Vatican confirms the pope submitted a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of November 3 midterm elections

France braces for another weekend of unrest as the Yellow Vests return to the streets under the rallying cry of ‘Act III – Halloween’, with 70,000 police and security forces deployed after the riots and looting of recen…

Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycottThe traditional “family photo” to open the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting has been abrupt…

After one of Israel's most consequential elections, the path forward for the country and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is uncertain. On a special edition of Compass Points, Nick Schifrin speaks with Netanyahu biogra…

Carney says Canada could become an EU ‘Associate Member’ as he seeks closer ties with Brussels

In Ukraine, President Zelenskyy made the clearest indication yet that a disruption of Starlink technology contributed to civilian deaths. Elon Musk admitted last week to ordering the slowdown of the service. The intenti…

Miliband also told Russia foreign minister ‘you are not winning this war’

Actor Margaret Qualley and Grammy winner Jack Antonoff have filed for divorce after three years of marriage

The president of the country’s top court has been suspended

Residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky have left for Russia's Anapa city with a Ukrainian delegation, senior official David Arakhamia said Friday. They are expected to fly to Belarus bef…

Prime Minister Mark Carney tells DW that Canada is seeking closer EU ties to "diversify and deepen" partnerships beyond the Americas. Despite German pushback, he said he favors the all-new term "associate membership."

The money for translators could be better spent elsewhere, the vice president said when asked about protecting the “identity of the country.”

The paper is one of the few Russian outlets that has been openly critical of Russia's war in Ukraine, but it has come under increasing pressure from Moscow.

Not much from me tonight, but I do want to call out the political signs reading “Stop Fraud: Vote Republican” I saw today as I left Maine.

Speaking at a campaign rally, Donald Trump told voters to send Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed ‘back to where he came from’.

Pike, 50, is being held in solitary confinement and faces an uncertain future after surviving a failed lethal injection.

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Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputedA federal judge has barred the justice department from threatening or coercing election workers to…

Fabricated surveys are adding to tensions in the country's increasingly polarised political environment.

From Alaska to Texas, candidates with an eye on Congress are using their personal style to stand out.

On the eve of the midterm elections, there’s no one I’d rather talk election protection with than Norm Eisen.

The report called the obstruction “unprecedented.”

The Mexican national, who was living in the US without legal documentation, suffered multiple leg fractures and a hip injury, prosecutors said.

ICE failed to record data on miscarriages suffered by immigrants in its custody between October 2025 and June 2026US lawmakers are urgently demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disclose how many preg…

The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads that appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes, including one touting the president's claim that every American will ge…

Candidates around the country are making their final campaign stops before Election Day with just the weekend left to go. President Trump is in Florida and will then head to Iowa and Kansas -- a last-minute change after…

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, says it's working to recover funds after the biggest crypto heist in history. The company halted withdrawals after hackers made off with $6 billion in assets. The cy…

Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father saysA teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in…

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is sounding the alarm about the future of his own party. In his new book, "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," Tillis warns that GOP lawmakers are afraid to chal…

The real estate mogul and his two daughters were shot, while his wife was assaulted with a hammer, in an attack that has shocked the city.

The Department of Justice also filed with the court a list of proposed questions it seeks to compel the Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to answer about their reported role in recruiting…

The Trump administration has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot air defense interceptors for Ukraine

Several children have had to leave the state to receive medical care, including abortions, that is unavailable in Texas.

The tech trillionaire shared tremendous fear-mongering Friday to baselessly warn Americans about the supposed dangers of a Democratic sweep.

HuffPost spoke to five rallygoers who challenged the president during his speech in South Carolina. Two said they were assaulted. They all said they were proud.

The price of candy, especially chocolate, is up, and Halloween bargain hunters are searching for deals and ways to cut costs.

Federal government shelled out six times more for Prairie Correctional Facility in remote Appleton than its prior valuation, according to a report

Supreme Court showdown appears imminent in battle over voters DOJ has accused of being noncitizens

‘It would be game over for America,’ said Musk, who sewed chaos overseeing the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency

A November 16 townwide vote will determine whether to fund plans to connect the historic village center, as well as other community staples

“I’m used to flyovers in DC but this one scared me,” a local wrote on X.

Crows and black cats are symbols of Halloween, but here in the Capital Region, they're also current topics of interest.

A Latham hotel that was investigated by NewsChannel 13 earlier this month for having 'disgusting' living conditions passed a health inspection one day after NewsChannel 13's story aired. The post ‘Disgusting’ hotel pass…

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - An Albany native is gaining attention for her appearance on 'The Voice,' a TV reality singing competition. As she prepares for the next round of competition on Monday, NEWS10's Cassie Hudson caug…

New Yorkers received additional good news about the state’s overall fiscal health.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) --The RISE shelter on Adelphi Street in Saratoga Springs will close it’s doors tomorrow when it's funding comes to an end. Minister Steven Boxley is a local minister who spent time in the…

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Online predators are on the rise. To combat this, the FBI Albany Field Office has been hosting info sessions at local schools to educate both parents and students about the dangers of online. "W…

Field of Horrors relies on makeup artists to help turn its actors into believable characters for a busy night. com NewsChannel 13.

Field of Horrors reopened for Halloween after a summer rebuilding effort following a fire that destroyed three haunted houses.

Two new food vendors have opened at Clinton Market, adding new dining options in downtown Albany. com NewsChannel 13.

NewsChannel 13 is recognizing Corporal Louis Lavender of Colonie for his military service. com NewsChannel 13.

Big bags of candy are a staple for people putting out treats for kids, but they've grown in price and can now run for more than $25 a bag.

“Pumpkin Patrol" is an annual event where local amateur radio operators set up shop on overpasses around upstate New York to keep an eye out for people who might have designs on throwing pumpkins at cars. WAMC’s Sam Din…

Hungry Bowl Mongolian Grill & Sushi Ramen is adding its first New York location to Latham Center.

Albany Mayor Dr. Dorcey Applyrs announced on Friday that she has opted to veto a commuter tax resolution that was previously put forward for the city.

Controversy is brewing in the Saratoga County town of Clifton Park over supposed sexual harassment complaints against Clifton Park’s town attorney. The tensions reflect larger political debates in the municipality, the…

Republican Anthony Constantino has run his New York 21st Congressional District campaign in a Trumpian fashion. He’s unfiltered and unscripted, talks less about policy and issues, and makes frequent use of social media.

The funding will support the creation of statues commemorating the 1980 Miracle on Ice, set to be unveiled in February 2030

Carlton Road is closed in Clifton Park while crews repair a broken watermain. Clifton Park Highway Superintendent Dahn Bull announced that the Road between Van Patten Drive and Kinns Road is closed to traffic. The post…

To wrap up Halloweek on Capital Region Lifestyle, local rock powerhouse, Mike and the Monsters performed on our patio. Mike and the Monsters is a female fronted five piece band that plays classic rock, modern hits, coun…

"Always ask the last question."

Instead of reading lines over and over to memorize a Robert Frost poem she had never seen before, a cognitive scientist mentally walked through her apartment and hung an image on every piece of furniture. Two minutes la…

Julia Pacheco's Walmart groceries yield five additional leftover meals.

More than 50 years later, this unpredictable soul performance still feels electric.

She rattled off benefits of aging without a single apology.

In the second half of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, there’s an iconic sequence that’s arguably as terrifying as Jack Nicholson’s ax-wielding rampage. It begins quietly, the camera following Shelley Duvall as she walks…

What spooks you? A mysterious thud downstairs in the middle of the night, spotting a spider on your pillow, and feeling something brush against your leg in the sea are among the top 10 things that make Brits scream, acc…

All it takes is a single question.

You'll never see "by the way" and "of course" the same way again.

"The biggest mistake people make is they talk a lot."

Amid a summer of crop failures, a spud-tacular potato harvest in Japan showed that banner years are still in the almanac even as climate uncertainty continues to make farming more challenging. A potato industry outlet r…

Episode Description: A teenager built a supply distribution network where families request what they need without filling out any forms or declaring themselves as someone in need. She also added a program that researche…

The creature flies so fast and so high that it has only been recorded a handful of times.

A young student has been accepted into a prestigious university thanks in part to an unusual source of inspiration: a strawberry farmer he met because of a question on an English exam. Now a postgraduate student in arti…

Legendary actor Sir Patrick Stewart passed away yesterday at the age of 86 following a brief struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. A titan of the silver screen, theater, and television, Stewart passe…

In the early-ish days of Wikipedia, my college friends and I had an ongoing contest to see who could introduce a lie into an entry that would stick the longest. If your goal is to smuggle mistruth into the internet’s en…

53 years ago today, the Bosporus Bridge was completed, linking mainland Europe with Anatolia over the Bosporus Straits for the first time. It’s a gravity-anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers…

A victory was won for the Amazon rainforest, a skin cancer vaccine showed promise, and a nicotine loophole was closed in the UK, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on…

For all the talk about generational differences at work, some of the biggest differences show up in surprisingly ordinary moments.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A new analysis by energy think tank Ember finds that six European countries collectively avoided close to $2.2 billion (approximately €2 billion) in oil import costs between March an…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Not every vegetable belongs in a backyard garden. Some take up space, demand attention, and still cost more to grow than to buy once you factor in seeds, soil, and the time it takes.…

JoyDrops: Short Films With Big Hearts and Even Bigger Ambitions Good News Network and Switchboard Magazine have joined forces on JoyDrops, a curated slate of awards-season documentary short films that offer positive per…

For the first time in years, we can breathe freely.

After spending years without wheels but with no shortage of errands, a Minneapolis veteran recently received a transformational gift. Students at a Minnesota engineering school beautifully refurbished a 2020 Hyundai Ela…

A famous poet once wrote that hope is a thing with feathers. Well, new research may suggest that healthy aging is too. Specifically, the research examined how expertise required for identifying birds aided in maintainin…

The Romans were incredible materials scientists, having famously invented self-healing concrete that allowed their structures to stand for millennia. Yet for some, it’s the glass that forms this one—yes, one—goblet that…

In 1991, Saskia Sassen published The Global City in which she asserted that London had more in common with New York and Tokyo than it did with other parts of the U.K. The geography of culture wasn’t delineated by nation…

In Namibia, rangers are using real-time data and traditional knowledge to support farmers and safeguard a recovering lion population The post Smartphones, ancient tracking skills and a future for desert lions appeared f…

If you go through all of the bloviations from RFK Jr. when it comes to his stance on vaccines, one of his chief refrains is that vaccines that have been in wide use for many years haven’t been tested properly for safety…

When investors get nervous about AI spending, it helps to have the chipmaker that sells the chips offer to cosign the loan.

As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, says it will be shutting down in a week.

There’s a lot wrong with AI. But bad things happen when we try to use copyright law to fix it. Which is what we just told the Southern District of New York, where OpenAI and Microsoft are defending themselves in several…

dbreunig/nesformer Inspired by qwenputer by Divyansh Agrawal, Drew Breunig baked a working emulator for a Nintendo Entertainment System 6502 CPU into the weights of Qwen3.5-4B. You can now play NES ROMs such as Super Ma…

Intel is being hurt by PC sales as the AI industry gobbles memory and other components causing PC prices to rise.

Blackstone's forecast is just a prediction, but naturally, a high junk rating would make it more difficult and costlier for Anthropic to raise the money to keep funding its massive spending that has undergirded its busi…

Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.

It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

People who love AI don't always love telling others they used it.

Snap is now the only defendant in the case.

The beta feature makes it easier to stay on top of reports and account strikes.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or yo…

But it's still early days for the relatively new e-commerce use case.

Despite good initial hardware, the Googlebook OS still needs a lot of work.

Writer and readers share what they're feeling and doing in the aftermath of the AO3 outage. It's anything but Wattpad.

Big tech stocks falter as investors question whether billions being poured into AI can generate returns quickly enoughA sell-off of tech stocks that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings…

We have talked about the Wyden Siren many times before. Senator Ron Wyden learns, through classified briefings, that the intelligence community is doing something most Americans would consider a clear violation of their…

The site's data is reportedly intact, but the cause of the outage is still unknown.

A newly released database of more than 25,000 anonymized calls from the Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Support Line opens a rare window into psychedelic experiences outside of clinical settings.

David Gibson says the problem is that details of the flaw were revealed before it was fixed, while Charles MacKinnon notes that we are at the mercy of technology we don’t understandChris Stokel-Walker may be right (The…

Technology and urban planning | The Guardian letters page | PorridgeYour account of the datacentre controversy in Cardiff (The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle, 24 October)…

The move came after 404 Media published an investigation into how Proton CEO Andy Yen was aggressively pushing AI across Proton despite security concerns and the culture of fear he has created.

This week, we discuss customer service and Proton fallout.

Ghost hunting has changed in recent years due to AI chatbots, and paranormal enthusiasts are concernedGhost hunting is a tech-heavy pursuit. When Amy Waine and Jarrad Cutting investigate haunted locations, they’re loade…

Binance has been hit by what could be the biggest crypto hack ever - here's what we know so far

The Binance hack has thrust cryptocurrencies back into headlines - but what are they and how do they work?

Most kids say they use chatbots for help with homework and when they're stressed, lonely, or anxious. And how they use chatbots is tied to their mental health.

Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

The firm said transactions are suspended while it conducts security checks and will "cover all losses".

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photogra…

Countries have been trying to get a global agreement to halt nature decline back on track.

With high pressure developing across the UK, the start of November is looking very settled with no significant rain in the forecast.

Emily Kwong and Ari Daniel of NPR's Short Wave talk about mysterious X-ray objects, the link between movement and learning and how a small part of the brain triggers memory formation.

America’s newest aerospace expo and air show – MAX POWER – is fast approaching, and NASA has announced key events beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and running through Sunday, Nov. 8, hosted on and near the agency’s Kennedy Spa…

Richard Dawkins’ first work has thrilled fans and frustrated critics for five decades. The science has moved on, but any writer looking to supplant its place must learn its lessonsRichard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene was n…

Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely s…

Experts say some older Scot pine damaged by fire could die removing an important source of seeds

NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Scientists have created a miniature universe in the laboratory that could help answer one of the biggest mysteries in physics: What is time, and where does it come from? Using 24,000 ultracold atoms, a University of Bir…

Scientists may have solved a 66-million-year-old mystery: how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. A sweeping analysis of fossils and ancient climates suggests that their preference for warm en…

A surprising discovery by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope is challenging a leading explanation for how the early universe emerged from a dense fog of hydrogen roughly 13 billion years ago. Scientists once b…

A startling new study suggests that venomous snakebites are killing far more people worldwide than official statistics indicate, with an estimated 274,000 to 513,000 deaths every year. Researchers found that as many as…

Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planetary alignment of the four largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.…

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Foggy conditions likely to bring tricky conditions for the Friday morning commute as severe weather warning issued.

The purchase of the vast Rothbury Estate by wildlife groups is hailed as "something very special".

Two astronauts completed a 7-hour, 11-minute spacewalk to install a new solar array on the International Space Station, bringing NASA one step closer to a major power upgrade. Once the final array is installed on Novemb…

Some of Britain's rarest and most threatened bats have been recorded in the south-west of England.

Loch Insh, Cairngorms: In my three decades in Scotland I’ve adjusted to the darkness of this time of year, and found glory in the quality of lightIt is the one clear day in a fortnight of heavy cloud, wind and rain, so…

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 30 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photogra…

The sight of an icy skull-like visage on the Antarctic island could make one’s blood run cold.

Earth is warming faster than ever recorded, with scientists detecting a major acceleration in global temperatures since around 2015. A new study reveals that the warming rate has surged to approximately 0.35°C per decad…

Astronomers have solved a 170-year-old planetary mystery in a nearby two-star system, discovering that a mysterious wobble was caused by stellar activity rather than a giant planet. Although Jupiter-sized worlds have be…

Scientists have discovered that three bizarre deep-sea fish that look exactly like seahorses actually belong to a separate evolutionary group, proving that nature created the same unusual body shape more than once. Nick…

A surprising discovery at UC San Diego suggests that chronic lower back pain may become deeply embedded in the brain's sense of personal identity. Researchers found that movement-triggered pain activates a brain network…

Description This global map of Mars shows 13 locations that match the mineralogy and chemistry of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth. While scientists can never know for sure whe…

A new generation is embracing eye-catching patching and visible mends.

The bird's arrival on a managed grouse moor in southern Scotland is seen as a key moment for the species.

Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individual…

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk perform spacewalk to install and deploy an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA).

As one of the world’s leading forensic anthropologists, Dame Sue Black has acted as an expert witness in a myriad of high-profile criminal cases. Her work has taken her from the lab to active war zones and the aftermath…

Medieval tournaments were more than contests of strength and skill. From elaborate spectacles to unexpected confrontations, Steven Muhlberger reveals just how unpredictable jousting…

Nestled on a quiet back street in the once-booming oil town of Franklin, PA, sits St. John's Episcopal Church. While the exterior is pleasing and well-maintained, the true treasures are discovered once you pass through…

What’s more wondrous than towering spires on a building? Stained glass? Vaulted windows, or garden roofs? One word: Ghouls. Nothing jazzes up a normal old cathedral or mansion more than a mischievous face etched in ston…

SOMOGY COUNTY, HUNGARY—More than 700 coins were discovered at three sites near the Drava River

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—China Daily reports that Australian officials have repatriated the looted heads of two statues

BURSA, TURKEY—According to a Türkiye Today report, a cremation tomb dated to the first century

Frank Cornelius, a retired Korea and Vietnam War veteran has taken what started out as a personal collection of Marine Corps memorabilia and created a museum, with his wife Nancy. He gives guided tours (by appointment)…

PARIS, FRANCE—SciNews reports that a team of researchers including Philippe Walter and Yohan Boulard of

NAPLES, ITALY—Reuters reports that archaeologists have uncovered a wooden cupboard discovered in a house on

Forget the kraken of sailors’ nightmares. The monster really does exist—and in the Asturian fishing town of Luarca, you can come face-to-face with one. Far from being a ship-swallowing beast, the giant squid is a myster…

Kavita Puri on the extraordinary story of a lesbian Lithuanian princess and surgeon

Two stolen 14th-century Byzantine icons depicting Matthew and Mark have been returned to Cyprus after more than 50 years.

The 12th president did indeed fall ill after gorging on cherries at a Fourth of July celebration, but that does not tell the whole story – or stop the conspiracy theories of sinister assassinations

The new Spanish drama seeks to be a queer-cinema monument for the ages, weaving together three stories about gay men living through times of Fascism and freedom.

In Mumbai’s Cumballa Hill area, there is a really old arch over a lane. The lane goes towards The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital. The foundation stone of the hospital was laid in 1907 by Sir George Clarke, the then…

How did celebrated entertainers become associated with a profession increasingly defined by exploitation?

Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld is a Sumerian poem pre-dating The Epic of Gilgamesh and featuring its central characters. It is sometimes included in modern-day translations as Book 12 but is usually omitted as i…

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In 1091, a medieval priest encountered a terrifying army of the dead in Normandy, revealing medieval beliefs about ghosts, punishment and the afterlife.

You begin to see the plaza as parts of it starts to peek through the imposing arches surrounding the plaza in the old part of town. The massive, rectangular plaza is surprising in its sheer size at 10,000 square meters.…

CONSTANTA, ROMANIA—Romania Insider reports that an intact Roman sarcophagus has been uncovered in the necropolis

Rising silently above the flat agricultural expanses of An Nhon Bac, the solitary silhouette of Phu Loc Champa Temple commands its hilltop domain like an ancient sentinel. Built during the 12th century, this weathered s…

AMARILLO, TEXAS—KFDA reports that some 3,000 artifacts were recovered from the Schaeffer Shelter in south-central

The Army of Northern Virginia was the main field army of the Confederate States in the eastern theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Famously led by General Robert E. Lee for most of its existence, the army num…

LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS—Mark Driessen and Carol van Driel-Murray of the University of Leiden have reexamined

The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was first performed in 1880, in what was then a small Hakka fishing and farming village. The tradition continues to this day, with the ceremony taking place on the evenings of the 14th, 15…

As London's graveyards overflowed, a private company proposed a remarkable new way to bury the dead.

Take a tour of the world's most-storied cities. In this season: Kraków, Samarkand, Glasgow, Boston, Siena, Boston, Kyoto, Vienna, Tunis

New research reveals a surprising connection between medieval medicine and ancient Egyptian mummies, with chemical evidence of aloe in embalming materials.

Studies conducted in various countries indicate that approximately 60% of people over age 65 currently live with two or more chronic conditions. With the aim of reversing this trend and promoting healthy aging, European…

A simple vaginal swab may one day help women with abnormal bleeding learn whether they have endometrial cancer without first going through a painful biopsy.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs more often among older patients and men with drug overdose–involved hospitalizations, while severe inpatient courses disproportionately affect younger patients, according to research pub…

Patients with psoriasis have an increased risk for cataracts and cataract surgery, with the risks for these outcomes varying by treatment modality, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Dermato…

(MedPage Today) -- BALTIMORE -- ChatGPT's answers to patient queries about assisted reproductive technology (ART) were generally accurate but less complete than professional society education materials, a comparative an…

Eating fruit and vegetable scraps such as peels and stalks could provide a health boost that most of us are missing, say UK researchers, external.

(MedPage Today) -- BALTIMORE -- Adding a broader genetic test to testing for single-gene disorders among younger patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) reduced costs -- but it also may lower cumulative live bi…

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(MedPage Today) -- People who lived alone had a significantly higher mortality from cancer and multiple other conditions. (American Cancer Society) The FDA warned Amgen that a promotional video for its colorectal cancer…

Hannah Smith was travelling to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital as she could not go to Dr Gray's in Elgin.

From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

Political campaigns can do more than raise your blood pressure. Studies link election stress to irregular heartbeats and an increase in heart attacks.

On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” we discuss the latest cancer data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology.

AstraZeneca has launched a three-year cost-cutting program that aims to slice off $1.5 billion a year, with the savings reinvested in R&D

Most parents of young children today haven’t experienced the devastating childhood diseases that used to be common before vaccines were developed.

A promising new study suggests that more than half of younger adults with type 2 diabetes could achieve remission in just six months through a combination of a low-calorie diet and structured exercise. Researchers found…

In the late 2010s, a movement argued that no one body type is superior than another. Now in the GLP-1 age, people are still pursuing thinness - and just not talking about itVogue World Milano was held beneath the vaulte…

Scientists have uncovered hidden aggressive cancer cells in children whose tumors were previously considered lower risk, revealing why some cases of rhabdomyosarcoma become unexpectedly deadly. The discovery could help…

Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the average increase by switching to…

The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But…

This year’s winning Halloween haikus take on measles, the high cost of dental care, and AI-powered insurance denials.

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999 calls will be triaged and if there is any risk of harm or to life, or if a crime is involved, the police will still attend.

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A handful of providers are hijacking the arbitration process – and consumers are likely to foot the bill.

Cranberry juice may offer an unexpected benefit beyond its reputation for helping prevent urinary tract infections: protecting teeth from decay. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago discovered that pure, un…

More than 100 known species of lemurs live in Madagascar. These primates with large eyes, a pointed snout, and long bushy tails are found only in the island country, where they usually live in large groups on trees. Lem…

BANGKOK — Now in her mid-70s, Sompong Viengchan has seen 16 prime ministers and 26 cabinets come and go during her fight against a dam upstream of her village. Governments change; her demand for justice remains. Since 1…

Congressional leaders and Maryland regulators continue to pressure the Trump administration for information about the ongoing jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews. Both want immediate action that will stop the contaminat…

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Tesla has launched a new referral program in the US that pays owners in Full Self-Driving (Supervised) instead of rewarding car sales. A referred owner gets one free month of FSD, and the referrer gets a free month or a…

More than 100,000 species are traded globally, whether illegally smuggled, sold as ornaments or in fisheries, timber and fashion industries, study findsThe number of plant and animal species in use or sold in the wildli…

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A group of U.S. lawmakers is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to support Colombia’s plans to restart aerial spraying of coca crops in the Amazon, warning of risks to human health and the environment. The Colomb…

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This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The midterm elections are upon us. While most of the country has its eyes on who will control Congress, there’…

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A global tax on food emissions, mostly from meat and dairy, could cut them by 17 percent. Charging rich nations up to $969 per ton of CO2, and poor ones as little as $21, would protect the hungry.

Researchers analyzed the chemical composition of coral skeletons to study how the Pacific Ocean has changed over thousands of years.

When frozen ground known as permafrost degrades, it can fail catastrophically. That could spell serious trouble for the whole planet.

Peat fires are burning across the country, smothering one of the world's most populated countries in smoke.

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Las mujeres embarazadas de las colonias de Arizona viven cerca de campos fumigados con pesticidas y lejos de la atención médica. Los planes estatales de salud materna no tienen en cuenta ni la contaminación ni el calor…

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Biodegradable plastics, designed to break down in compost, linger for a long time in oceans. Embedding them with tiny amounts of plastic-destroying enzymes speeds things up.

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More than $6 billion worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen from Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange. It's the biggest cyber heist ever — and many suspect North Korea may be behind it.

Ian Thomas, who heads the City of London Corporation, tops the Black Powerlist in its 21st year.

Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that $6.3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what is thought to be the biggest crypto hack on record.

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Anthropic gave a 94-page list of risk factors in its S-1 this week. Two of them stood out.

Prices for candy, the most popular Halloween purchase, and gum have risen 7.7% in one year and are up more than 18% in two years, according to the latest federal data.

Foreign firms awarded large defence contracts will need to invest an equal value back into the UK, Wes Streeting announces.

Nicola Shaw, who has led the company since 2022, will step down in January, it is announced.

Yasmin Rufo asks New Yorkers who picks up the bill on a first date, and how much they usually spend.

Forward Guernsey believes the allowance is putting pressure on rental prices.

The retail giant - which started life at a Wolverhampton market - is now at threat of collapse.

The companies say the tie-up would combine DoorDash's global reach and expertise in logistics with Instacart's purpose-built technology and long relationships with grocers.

Fans queued for hours ahead of the opening of a new Lego Store in Norwich.

Rising gas prices drove much of the inflation increase as renewed violence in the Middle East has kept oil prices above $100 a barrel, up from below $70 before the Iran war. But prices also rose outside of fuel costs.

Consumer spending rose at a good clip in the third quarter, and business investment was up sharply, reflecting the AI boom.

American auto companies say they are paying more for key components like computer chips, steel and copper — plus the fuel needed to transport their products.

Learning about money is becoming a growing part of the high school curriculum.

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Kevin Parker said the ‘Batman Forever’ soundtrack was the first CD he ever bought; the band also played a stripped-back “Dracula”

Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt are bringing Storm Corrosion back from the dead

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The nearly century-old venue has hosted acts including Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac and Bon Jovi — and according to some, it’s home to multiple active spirits.

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The veteran Canadian rock band were set to embark on the second leg of their first tour in 30 years. Triumph Cancel Fall Leg of 50th Anniversary Tour “Due to Sudden and Unexpected Medical Circumstances” Spencer Kaufman

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The Alice in Chains leader is back to sporting a closely-cropped look similar to 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here' era.

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'Our Fates Lie in Tandem' comes out February 12 on Rise Records.

Josh Homme and company are back with a new nine-song effort. Queens of the Stone Age Release New Album Perfecth: Stream Langdon Hickman

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Google Store's Pixel Watch 5 page has 109 images. 47 had no alt text and menu images carried labels like "Browse all offers". After a page scan in Image Optimizer, the average match between alt text and image rose from…

Reddit says search referrals are falling and its CEO points to Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode. Here's what its login test means.

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Google is adopting new AI training controls, under consideration by the IETF, that should simplify and streamline AI training controls for publishers and site owners.

Discord's most public servers will each have a web page that may carry AI summaries and some messages search engines can show.

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AI repeats an old story because, to a machine, it is still the best-documented thing about your company. The story was covered widely, linked often and repeated on sites the machines trust. What happened next, and every…

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OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal to help website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers.

OpenAI is strengthening violence prevention in ChatGPT with expanded safeguards, earlier interventions, and a new commitment to public safety reporting.