UK PM Burnham says Iran likely behind RAF base incident: Is there evidence?
UK, US and Israeli officials point to Iranian involvement but remain tight-lipped on details., British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK’s security services have “strong indications” of Iranian involvement in the incident at a British Royal Air Force (RAF) station near Fairford this week in which five menContinue Reading
Woman’s Hour
Episode details Radio 4 , 01 Oct 2026 , 57 mins Cornell University rape investigation, Tributes to Esther Rantzen, Sunbeds Woman’s Hour Available for over a year New York state prosecutors say they will reopen a criminal inquiry into the alleged rape of a woman at Cornell University in 2024.Continue Reading
OCSiAl contributes nanotubes to EU project on aircraft battery cells
OCSiAl is contributing its TUBALL single-wall carbon nanotubes to ELEVATE, a Horizon Europe project that aims to develop aviation-grade battery cells exceeding 400 Wh/kg in specific energy—a level that is widely considered essential for commercially viable electric regional aircraft. OCSiAl is one of 11 partners in ELEVATE. The consortium isContinue Reading
A “Harbinger” of the end of the Age of Pilots: FedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks
When we spoke with John Harris, the cofounder and CEO of electric truckmaker Harbinger, back in January, we were impressed with his company’s tightly focused business model and cost-saving supply chain strategy. (Read the complete in-depth interview here.) Now the Harbinger team’s hard work has borne fruit, in the shapeContinue Reading
My Child Brought Home A Pink Princess Nightgown — Then Said 5 Words That Cracked Me Wide Open
As a psychiatrist, I thought I understood identity and development — until my daughter showed me who she was. I’ve spent years studying human development, trauma, mood disorders and anxiety. I trained at leading institutions, specialized in adult and women’s mental health, and supported individuals across the gender spectrum. ButContinue Reading
Lil Nas X Shares His Late Mother’s Loving Voicemail Ahead of New Song ‘World’s Greatest’
Lil Nas X has new music on the way, and he’s introducing it with a message from someone whose words are still helping him through life. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Grammy-winning rapper shared an emotional Instagram video featuring a voicemail from his late mother, Tamikia Hill, who died inContinue Reading
After an outfield collision left him paralyzed, every gain in rehab is a big win for A’s Ryan Lasko
Ryan Lasko was a promising outfielder in the Athletics organization on a path he hoped would one day make him a major leaguer, having established himself in Double-A ball, Read MoreContinue Reading
Judge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after The Traitor comments
A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently banned Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing charges against a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Transcript: The Traitor TV Ads Backfire as Poll Shows He’s Shockingly Toxic
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 1 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. This week brings two relatedContinue Reading
Iraq celebrates withdrawal of US-led coalition forces
Residents across Iraq waved flags and banners in the streets as they celebrated the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from the country. #iraq #military #war #unitedstates #The TraitorContinue Reading
Ukraine is downing Russia’s fastest drones—just not often enough, and scaling up comes down to money
Ukraine is stitching together a layered answer to Russia’s faster, jet-powered Shahed drones, leaning on electronic jamming, fighter jets, and a new class of homegrown interceptors, RBC-Ukraine reported. Each tool has limits, and the new interceptors still bring down only the occasional jet drone. The bottleneck now is money andContinue Reading
A school with children, a café, warehouses: Russia’s drones hit civilian Kyiv again
Russia hit Kyiv with another round of drone strikes from the evening of 30 September into the morning of 1 October, striking a school, a café, and warehouse buildings across the capital, the city’s mayor and emergency services said. The children inside the school were in its shelter and cameContinue Reading
FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said Wednesday. The AI giants and other tech companies in recent months have disclosed examples of their AI agents going beyond human instructions,Continue Reading