Abdul El-Sayed’s fighting style terrifies MAGA
commentary Republicans don’t know how to handle this Michigan Democrat Published October 19, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 10: Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks from the stage during a campaign event at the State Theater on October 10, 2026 in Traverse City, Michigan. A former publicContinue Reading
Australian MP Helen Haines critically injured in what PM calls ‘deliberate act’ | BBC News
Australian MP Helen Haines has been taken to hospital with “critical injuries” after she was hit by a car near her regional office in Wangaratta, Victoria, police have said. “This wasn’t an accident – there was a deliberate act, it would appear,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Police have saidContinue Reading
New Chinese brands drive curiosity at the Mondial de l’Auto car show in Paris
Half a million visitors flocked to Paris for the Mondial de l’Auto, with the presence of new Chinese brands drawing large crowds of curious European car fans.Continue Reading
Tents fill Lisbon square as protesters highlight Portugal’s housing crisis
Protesters camped overnight in central Lisbon over the weekend to denounce Portugal’s housing crisis, as soaring rents leave many struggling to afford accommodation.Continue Reading
A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming
A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it’s driven by El Niño and it’s going to happen again. (Image credit: Dillon J. Amaya)Continue Reading
Fave Five: Cozy Queer Fiction Featuring B&Bs
With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling Balsam Inn series by Katia Rose Dead & Breakfast Mysteries by Rosiee Thor and Kat Hillis A Christmas Inn, Maine by Aaron Kyte The Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz, Read MoreContinue Reading
Serbian rector’s phone was infected with spyware during student protests, group says
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Spyware from an Israeli company was used to target the phone of the rector of the Belgrade university who has played a prominent role in nearly two years of protests against Serbia ‘s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic, a digital rights group said on Monday. The BalkanContinue Reading
AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns
Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver’s seat. “I kind of went into it like a guinea pig,” said Robb, a Toronto-basedContinue Reading
Dozens killed after Houthi strike on military camp in Shabwa
Dozens of Yemenis are feared dead after a Houthi strike targeted a military camp in Yemen’s Shabwa governorate., Dozens killed after Houthi strike on military camp in Shabwa NewsFeed Dozens of Yemenis are feared dead after a Houthi strike targeted a military camp in Yemen’s Shabwa governorate. The spokesman forContinue Reading
Russia’s Lavrov to discuss US war and regional security during Tehran visit
GCC states have pressed Moscow to help halt Iranian attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz., Tehran, Iran – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to meet with senior Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss the war with the United States and efforts to end it. Lavrov landed inContinue Reading
Supreme Court to hear a new case on race and school admissions, this time in Maryland
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a new challenge to school admissions policies on diversity, taking up a case on magnet programs in Montgomery County, Maryland., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Linux Mint’s new system monitor does more than you’d expect
December’s Linux Mint 27 release will include a brand new system monitor tool preinstalled. The app is called Superlight (well, that’s the project and package name; the user-facing label is just System Monitor). It shows hardware, app and process usage, relays battery stats and has an interactive storage page toContinue Reading
4 ways to tame shadow AI (hint: you need them all)
In olden days — last year, say — employees using unsanctioned AI tools might copy-and-paste sensitive data that could end up in the AI company’s training data set. Today, an unsanctioned AI can hack into another company for an employee even if they didn’t explicitly ask it to. This doesn’tContinue Reading