Magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocks Panama, damaging buildings
The powerful tremor triggered an alert for a possible tsunami across the region, but no damage was reported from waves.
Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone after landfall in Florida
The storm, which hit the US as a Category 2 hurricane, has prompted mandatory evacuations and warnings of life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds, and flooding. It is the first hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2024.
Strikes killing 17 are Russia’s ‘thanks’ for US diesel sanctions lift, Zelenskyy says
A Russian attack that killed at least 17 people including three children in Ukraine are Moscow’s “thanks for the lifting on sanctions on diesel exports,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday. A series of strikes on the…
Măsuri de urgență luate de Apele Române pentru Centrala Nucleară Cernavodă. Nivelul Dunării a ajuns la doar 3 cm de limita de siguranță
Administraţia Naţională „Apele Române” (ANAR) anunţă sâmbătă că măsurile de suplimentare a debitelor evacuate din acumularea Iezer, situată pe valea Mostiştei, au caracter operativ, temporar şi excepţional, fiind necesare pentru punerea în aplicare…
Four dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle
Some of deaths came from falling trees as nearly a million people are without power and rain and flooding remain a concern Hurricane Isaias latest updates – live At least four people were reported dead on Saturday amid Isaias after it made landfall…
Indian police detain 'cockroach' leaders ahead of protest against election commission
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders were detained before disembarking from a flight, ahead of a protest on alleged misconduct during a nationwide voter-roll revision.
Nearly 300,000 at risk from Himalayan floods, as flood zone building accelerates
Nearly 300,000 people may live in areas at risk of flooding in the Nepalese, Indian and Chinese areas of the Himalayas. The results, from a study published in Scientific Reports, also indicate that the total area covered by buildings within…
Christa Pike discharged from hospital, 10 days after failed execution
Pike, who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee, has been moved to a rehabilitation center, according to her attorneys and the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US
Isaias made landfall in Florida on late Friday before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
Pope criticizes death penalty after Hegseth announces public execution
Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty “an attack” on human dignity a day after senior Church officials condemned the Pentagon’s plans to live-stream an execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.
Tsunami alert after major earthquake rocks Panama
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake jolted Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city and warnings of dangerous tsunami waves.
Descoperire spectaculoasă în lupta cu cancerul: celule din cordonul ombilical pot „vâna” și distruge tumorile ascunse
Rezultatele cercetării au fost publicate în jurnalul Cell Reports Medicine și relatată de Science Daily prezintă o posibilă soluție pentru una dintre problemele terapiilor celulare actuale: riscul ca tumorile să își modifice caracteristicile și să…
Bayeux Tapestry's London tour spurs enthusiasts to Battle of Hastings reenactment
A reenactment of the Battle of Hastings, which took place almost a millennium ago, is drawing crowds of enthusiasts in the UK.
Primaire de la gauche sociale-démocrate : plus de 100 000 personnes ont déjà voté, selon la commission d’organisation
Ce chiffre, qui correspond à plus de la moitié des inscrits, est nettement supérieur aux 20 000 personnes qui avaient pu voter jusqu’à vendredi 19 heures.
Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Riyadh airport attack
The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis. (Image credit: UGC via AP)
Incendiul violent de la fosta unitate militară din Vâlcea, stins după ore întregi de luptă cu flăcările: 20 de mașini de pompieri au intervenit / Câteva echipaje rămân la fața locului
UPDATE, ora 11:40 Incendiul a fost lichidat după mai multe ore de intervenție Pompierii ISU Vâlcea au anunțat, sâmbătă noapte, că incendiul la fosta bază militară a fost lichidat. Nu se știe, momentan, cauza izbucnirii acestuia. Potrivit…
Trump says he will ‘make a decision’ on Hegseth plan to live-stream execution
The Pentagon has said a firing squad for the Fort Hood shooter is scheduled for Dec. 3. “By showing it, maybe other people won’t be doing what he did,” the president said.
Christa Pike discharged from hospital, 10 days after failed execution
Pike, who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee, has been moved to a rehabilitation center, according to her attorneys and the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Germany warns EU that €159B budget cuts are not enough
BRUSSELS — Germany and its allies rebuffed Ireland’s plan to downsize the bloc’s next seven-year budget, arguing that the proposed cuts are not enough. On Saturday, the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU, which is steering the talks…
Republicans’ SNAP changes land in crunch time for midterms
Under the political radar, the country’s food stamps program is undergoing a slow-motion transformation. The ramifications could bubble up into the midterms. Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from Republicans’ One Big…
David Plouffe warns Dems: Don’t take North Carolina for granted
National Democrats are increasingly shifting their attention away from North Carolina’s Senate race as polls show former Gov. Roy Cooper ahead, eyeing once long-shot races as possible pickups. But a veteran Democratic strategist who helped deliver…
Microsoft's Nadella says AI needs an ‘emergency brake’ that humans control
Nadella joined other tech moguls and researchers in calling for stronger safeguards and, in some cases, for the pacing of frontier development.
US CPI to Show Overall Inflation Boosted by Higher Gasoline Prices
Higher gasoline prices probably led to quicker overall US inflation in September even as underlying price pressures moderated, supporting views that the Federal Reserve will refrain from raising interest rates this month.
AI Debt Issuance Defies Rising Yields as SpaceX, Broadcom Plan Major Deals
When financing gets more expensive, companies usually slow down their bond sales. Tech companies have instead been ramping up this year, and talk this week of potential big financings from SpaceX and Broadcom Inc. only amplified investor fears…
Strong Earnings Keep US Stocks in Favor
PNC Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Amanda Agati tells Bloomberg This Weekend that strong corporate fundamentals and resilient consumer spending could support US stocks as investors head into third-quarter earnings season. Speaking with…
Preşedintele american Donald Trump afirmă că este timpul ca #Ucraina să aibă un nou lider
”Le sugerez să se doteze cu un nou lider care poate ajunge la un acord” cu Rusia pentru a pune capăt războiului, a declarat liderul american în faţa presei la Casa Albă. Declaraţia lui Trump intervine la o zi după anunţul său privind negocierea…
50MB operating system can resurrect your old PC
My dying Dell Inspiron runs like new with this forgotten Linux distro.
Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe
Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?
DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit
Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has confirmed to The Verge that the takedowns are a direct response to claims made by UMG. The label filed a lawsuit…
‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Are we really living through ‘end times fascism’? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor think so. In a new series from the Guardian, the pair speak to Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty in an extended interview. From Trump 2.0 and the rise of the…
‘Pure insanity’: Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI’s latest drop
"Staggering." "Overwhelming." "Unprecedented." "Surreal." "Pure insanity." Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathematicians reached for in conversations with The Verge as they tried to make sense of the flood of mathematical…
Impactful scheduling for GPU clusters
A Blog post by Ai2 on Hugging Face
AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat The most basic function of government is to protect people from harm. Two growing phenomena – the climate crisis and AI…
We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no
Ever since people first seriously contemplated giving machines an intelligence modeled on our own, there has never been any question that they would, like us, be able to say no. The sci-fi canon is full of stories of robotic disobedience. Most of…
Ultraviolet laser pulses engineer diamond defects selectively, leaving quantum qubits intact
When we think about a diamond, we often think about a material whose value comes from its perfection. In my research, however, I am interested in something almost opposite: the tiny imperfections inside diamonds. These atomic-scale defects can give…
How to meal prep safely: A microbiologist's step‑by‑step guide
Meal prepping is a great way to save money, spend less time in the kitchen and stick to a meal plan. But while cooking meals for the week ahead may be convenient, there can be real risks associated with eating bulk-cooked meals.
Adult acne is real, but there are ways to treat it. Here's what to know
As a teenager, Gillian Maegan Montalbo's pimples weren't too bad—just a few bumps on her forehead and nose.
Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US
Isaias made landfall in Florida on late Friday before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
New stability rules distinguish quantum phases of matter that an older method wrongly groups together
Most of us recognize basic phases of matter and their properties: solids maintain their shape, liquids flow freely with constant volume, and gases expand to fill their container. Quantum phases, on the other hand, are much harder to categorize…
Loneliness may steal nearly 6 years of good health
A large study suggests loneliness and social isolation can cost people years of healthy life, especially when it comes to mental health. Men experiencing both lost about 5.8 years free from depression and anxiety, while women lost roughly 3.7 years.
Bowel cancer “melted away” after immunotherapy, then stayed away
A short course of immunotherapy before surgery may offer remarkably durable protection for some patients with stage two or three bowel cancer. In the NEOPRISM-CRC trial, 32 patients with a specific genetic form of bowel cancer received…
Ongoing lawsuits allege GLP-1s can cause serious harm. But we don't know how often
Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions about how often the drugs might cause serious harm like blindness or pancreatitis. (Image credit: The Engel family)
'What terminal cancer has taught me about life'
A Gloucestershire man with terminal cancer shares the life lessons he wishes he'd learned sooner.
What happens when you don't know your family medical history?
People who have been adopted or in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which would be crucial to their own health.
Four dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle
Some of deaths came from falling trees as nearly a million people are without power and rain and flooding remain a concern Hurricane Isaias latest updates – live At least four people were reported dead on Saturday amid Isaias after it made landfall…
Still wielding a chainsaw at 85: the Australians restoring nature in retirement
For a growing band of older Australians, retirement has become an unlikely second act, spent rewilding mountains, counting sea slugs and coaxing damaged country back to life Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When Susan Downes stepped into…
‘We cannot accept foxes as part of our landscape’: the plan to save Australia’s threatened wildlife
Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at risk Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here They dart across…
Nearly 300,000 at risk from Himalayan floods, as flood zone building accelerates
Nearly 300,000 people may live in areas at risk of flooding in the Nepalese, Indian and Chinese areas of the Himalayas. The results, from a study published in Scientific Reports, also indicate that the total area covered by buildings within…
Dozens injured and buildings damaged as tornadoes hit Sicily
Marsala on island’s west coast badly affected after powerful storm approached from Mediterranean Two tornadoes have struck the coastal town of Marsala in western Sicily, injuring dozens of people, damaging buildings including a school, and…
Incendiu violent la o clădire dintr-o fostă unitate militară din Vâlcea / Intervin pompieri din patru județe
Peste 50 de pompieri militari intervin, sâmbătă după-amiaza, pentru stingerea unui incendiu izbucnit la acoperișul unei clădiri din incinta fostei unități militare din localitatea Vlădești, județul Vâlcea, transmite Mediafax. Clădirea are parter și…
Co-creator of Empire Market dark web marketplace given 40-year sentence
Raheim Hamilton, 30, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a drug conspiracy charge and agreed to forfeit more than $100 million worth of Bitcoin and several properties in Virginia.
Friday Squid Blogging: I Caught a Squid
On Wednesday I spent a day fishing, on a small boat out of Gloucester, MA. We caught many cod (none of which we could keep), and a bunch of hake and mackerel (all of which we could keep). And…I caught a squid! Near as I can tell, it’s a longfin…
Japan confirms arrest of Russian Qilin operative, extradition to Germany
Japan’s National Police Agency confirmed the arrest and extradition to Germany of a Russian national accused of being involved in the Qilin ransomware gang.
Hundreds of thousands impacted by data breach at biosensor firm iRhythm
A company known for wearable cardiac sensors, iRhythm, has begun notifying states of the impact of a data breach from the summer.
USWNT player ratings: Wilson's 8/10 a bright spot in Americans' frantic loss to Spain
The USWNT made mistakes against Spain, who ruthlessly capitalized in their 2-0 win, although Sophia Wilson nearly changed the complexion of the game.
Marsh's 4th-down TD lifts Indiana to comeback win over Nebraska
Nick Marsh scored a 44-yard touchdown on fourth down to give No. 7 Indiana its first lead in a 20-17 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.
UNC knocks off Pitt as Belichick gets first win vs. ranked foe
Billy Edwards Jr. threw a 75-yard TD pass in the second half, and North Carolina knocked off No. 25 Pittsburgh for coach Bill Belichick's first win vs. a ranked team.
Source: Vikings elevate OBJ but not decided whether he'll play vs. Saints
While the Vikings elevated receiver Odell Beckham Jr. from the practice squad for Sunday's game, a source said, it's not yet decided if he'll play.
Steelers place WR Pittman Jr. on IR with foot injury
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (foot) on injured reserve, the team announced on Saturday.