How Caleb Williams' inner circle features Chicago star power
Bears QB Caleb Williams is part of a trio of young Chicago athletes whose friendship transcends sports.
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US-sanctioned ICC wins Sakharov Prize, EU’s top human rights award
The prize comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court.
Ecuador opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez arrested in campaign finance probe
Gonzalez’s Citizen Revolution Movement has denounced the arrest as politically motivated, calling for her release.
Trump defends Ohio Democrat’s estranged mother after Ramaswamy’s widely criticized campaign ad – live
Trump defends Amy Acton’s estranged mother, who stayed with her husband charged with raping her daughter, and touts Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘well coordinated’ attack adSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump attacks Ohio g…
Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand Prix
41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights recordLewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing in Formula One until he can take part in the African Grand P…
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Meta’s deal to keep Zuckerberg in California adds fuel to wealth tax debate ahead of election
With less than two weeks before the midterm elections, Meta made clear that Mark Zuckerberg is staying in California if the wealth tax passes.
Lawsuit accuses Trump of illegally profiting off foreign crypto deals
"We're suing to stop the corruption and to force President Trump to return the profits to American taxpayers," attorney Matt Pelikan told CNBC.
SpaceX and Tesla have high election stakes as Elon Musk pours $366 million into campaigns
Musk’s biggest political bet is on the Senate, where control could shape future investigations, federal spending and regulations affecting SpaceX and Tesla.
Moderna shares plunge after cancer vaccine data leaks — despite positive results
Moderna released full data on its closely watched cancer vaccine developed with Merck.
Technology
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PHP2Shell exploit bypasses protections designed to stop remote code execution
“Adversaries are clearly spending time (and tokens) on this bug,” researcher says.
Human receives AI-designed virus for the first time
Not to kill the human, of course – to kill the antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing their infection
Backdoored robot tries its hand at finger chopping and cat cooking
No actual digits or cats were harmed beyond the number crunching that went into this LLM poisoning experiment
Max-severity GitLab bug allows remote code execution over 12 years of releases
Vendor 'strongly recommends' upgrading to a fixed version 'as soon as possible'
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Surviving cancer starts at diagnosis and continues after treatment – earlier survivorship care can help patients feel better and live longer
Cancer survivorship is often thought to begin after a patient receives their last treatment. But planning for life after cancer is critical to effective care.
Indian Gen Z ‘cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy – and populism – in Modi’s India
The protests challenge the government’s view of who “the people” are, what democracy means, and who speaks for youth, women and the politically marginalized.
Beyond Policy Engines: Binding-Complete Execution Admission
arXiv:2610.29701v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Policy engines determine whether evaluated policies permit a request, but a correct ALLOW decision does not establish complete governance-source participation, exact contex…
CausGround: Causal Interaction Grounding for Adaptive Embodied Planning
arXiv:2610.29702v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) show promising reasoning capabilities, but reliable physical interaction requires planning that accounts for when actions are execu…
Sports
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How Caleb Williams' inner circle features Chicago star power
Bears QB Caleb Williams is part of a trio of young Chicago athletes whose friendship transcends sports.
What you might not know about Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson
Stevenson does all the little things for the Patriots, and he's on the cusp of 100 carries for the sixth straight season.
NFL Week 7 uniforms: Texans' battle red, Lions' all-black top alternate heavy slate
Here's a look at what each NFL team is wearing in Week 7, led by alternate looks from Houston, Detroit and Dallas.
Suited up, matcha drink in hand: Caleb Williams leads NFL Week 7 arrivals
NFL stars continue to turn game-day arrivals into their own weekly fashion showcase.
Entertainment
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Marvel’s ‘Zodiac’ Spy Series To Be Written By Amit Cohen & Ron Leshem
Following the news that Marvel has the spy thriller series Zodiac in the works at Disney+, Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem have been set as the show’s writers, we hear. When the new show was announced on October 8, details wer…
Tony Lipp And Dara Gordon Join Entertainment 360 As Partners
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Lipp and Dara Gordon have joined Entertainment 360 as partners. Lipp will also join the management board, and Gordon will open the New York office as head of office. The hirings are a major win for the co…
Laysla De Oliveira & Riccardo Scamarcio Wrap On Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Telephone’; Gale Anne Hurd Among EPs
EXCLUSIVE: Laysla De Oliveira, star of Paramount+’s Lioness, and Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio (A Haunting in Venice) have wrapped on Telephone, an indie sci-fi thriller directed by Anthony Scott Burns. Shot in Sudbur…
‘Wildwood’ Director Hopes People “See The Danger” In GenAI, Calls It “Antithetical” To Laika’s Work
As Laika debuts its latest stop-motion animation, Travis Knight is standing firmly against generative AI. The Wildwood director and Laika CEO explained that GenAI “is antithetical to everything that we are at this studio…
Health
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New WHO technical package to help countries improve health data for COVID-19 response and beyond
Today, as part of its commitment to strengthening health information systems and improving health[1], especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO announced a new approach to improving access to life-saving da…
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. The notification of withdrawal raises issues that will be considered by the WHO E…
Timor-Leste certified malaria-free by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining i…
African Union and World Health Organization renew strategic partnership to drive impact and strengthen health systems in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission renewed their longstanding strategic partnership today with the signing of an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 78…