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Thursday, October 08, 2026

Hikers keep getting stranded after consulting AI chatbots for potentially life-saving -- or life-threatening -- advice. read more


US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries' seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. read more


China got hold of F-35 components after a UPS worker didn't act on a routing alert that barred moving the shipment through Hong Kong under US export rules. read more


It overtakes a notorious washing machine, which only sent 3.6GB. read more


Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reportedly overseen nearly $800,000 in federal funding for a research project involving a Russian laboratory with ties to the Siberian facility at the center of a suspected plague outbreak. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that experts are questioning what really caused the lab worker's death. "Something is not adding up about this situation," said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Brown University. "You don't quarantine 200 people for one plague case," she added. "You don't close multiple hospital units in response to one infection." read more


A phone company launched by President Donald Trump's sons was hacked ... read more


More than 80 U.S. military aircraft have been destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, which is now in its eighth month, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service. read more


President Donald Trump is eyeing a new presidential retreat la Camp David. The location? His golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. read more


Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. read more


Four weeks before the November 3 US midterm elections, Republicans trail Democrats by 9.6 points on the generic ballot in analyst Nate Silver's midterm forecast model. read more


Malcolm Ferguson: Democrats will block Trump's Supreme Court nominees if the Senate flips.


Wednesday, October 07, 2026

President Donald Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment with AI defense company Anduril Industries on Tuesday -- the most recent government funding agreement into a company with investment ties to the president's sons. read more


The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. read more


Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she was appointing Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University. read more


Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the southwestern Gulf and is forecast to become a hurricane, potentially bringing significant flooding rain and strong winds to parts of the northern Gulf Coast and South late this week. read more


A Chicago teacher who was shot five times by an immigration agent last year is suing the federal government for damages. read more


 

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