commentary The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal Published October 5, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a campaign event at the Georgia Theater on Sept. 13, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) For more than a year, journalists MaggieContinue Reading
The 20-year-old soldier denies the charge as protests held on Okinawa and in Tokyo., The 20-year-old soldier denies the charge as protests held on Okinawa and in Tokyo. Japan’s prime minister says the killing of a woman, allegedly by a US Marine stationed in Okinawa, is a “heinous crime”, andContinue Reading
The US has abruptly withdrawn all of its aircraft from the UK’s RAF Fairford, citing concerns about a potential attack., NewsFeed The US has abruptly withdrawn all of its aircraft from the UK’s RAF Fairford, citing concerns about a potential attack. Former NATO operations director David Des Roches explains howContinue Reading
You already know that Canonical has been selectively replacing Ubuntu’s C-based system components with Rust-written equivalents that don’t compromise in terms of functionality, most of the time. Now it looks like the distro’s OpenPGP implementation is next, with Sequoia PGP coming preinstalled in Ubuntu 26.10. Canonical wants it to eventuallyContinue Reading
SpaceX Falcon 9 is roughly 15–18 t to LEO in reusable mode and ~23 t expendable, with boosters routinely flying 20+ times and the fleet doing dozens of launches per year. Falcon 9 has had 160-170 launches per year in 2025 and likely in 2026. This is about 2500-3000 tons per year. No other rocketContinue Reading
There are not many rockets or similar rockets in a family of rockets that get to over 20 launches in a year. It is over more rare to get to over 50 launches in a year from any number of launch pads. The SpaceX Falcon 9 is the only rocket to get to over 50Continue Reading
Yemeni forces claim to seize key positions near waterway as Pakistani, Saudi and Turkish officials to meet., Yemeni forces claim to seize key positions near waterway as Pakistani, Saudi and Turkish officials to meet. The army of Yemen’s internationally recognised government says it has seized control of the Dhubab districtContinue Reading
After launching major military offensive to reclaim Houthi-held areas, Yemen’s government says it has taken key district, Yemen’s internationally recognised government has announced a major military campaign to retake all territory controlled by the Houthis, marking a new escalation in a civil war that had largely been frozen for severalContinue Reading
October Prime Day is next week, but we’re already seeing deals across Amazon. Some of those discounts are still hard to swallow, given the state of things in the world and the global economy. If you’re like me, your budget is tight—not much room to enjoy Prime Day sales…Continue Reading
I picked up my kids and ran into a few parent friends on the way back to our car. They asked whether I was going to the school board meeting that night. I normally wouldn’t go, but I knew this one was expected to be heated. Our school hired aContinue Reading
Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprising second job: helping epithelial cells swallow nearby dead cells. Using live zebrafish and mouse embryos, researchers found that cells can dramatically reshape their lower surfaces to engulf cellular debris whileContinue Reading
Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media reports., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Two people have died and another is missing after heavy rain caused flooding across Catalonia, with firefighters responding to more than 1,500 calls.Continue Reading