Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in US as another powerful storm barrels towards Mexico
Hurricane Isaias has made landfall in the US, bringing winds of more than 100mph and the risk of floods, storm surges and tornadoes.
Month: October 2026
Ramp hits $60bn valuation in $1.85bn round, Bloomberg reports
Fintech start-up Ramp has raised about $1.85bn at a valuation of roughly $60bn, Rebecca Torrence reported for Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Dragoneer
Law firm Quinn Emanuel maps how AI data centre debt could unravel
A memo from US law firm Quinn Emanuel sets out how the debt behind the AI data centre boom could turn into a wave of
A year after the ‘ceasefire’, Gaza’s healthcare is still collapsing
Continuing attacks, restrictions on medical aid and delayed evacuations are still killing Palestinians.
Journalist Hamurabi Huesca Manzano killed in Mexico’s Oaxaca
Conflicting reports emerge on the circumstances of the killing, prompting calls for justice from advocacy groups.
Brazil police rescue 13 children taken hostage at kindergarten
Brazilian police have rescued 13 children held hostage for more than two hours at a daycare centre in Curitiba.
Does written language speed up or slow down cultural change?
The written word is one of humanity’s most important information technologies. Without it, mathematical and scientific discoveries would be lost to history. But it can
Hurricane Isaias downgraded after making landfall in Florida
Hundreds of thousands of households are without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias continues its path across south-eastern US.
‘Stain on the country’: Trump criticises Norway over Nobel Peace Prize
The US president told a rally he had “never heard of” the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.
US country music star Ella Langley cancels show due to ‘security threat’
Police say they checked the concert venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma but “could not find any threat”.
Three men found guilty of murdering Australian brothers and US friend in Mexico
Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were on a surf trip when they were killed in an apparent botched robbery.
‘Take this serious’: Florida Lt. Gov Jay Collins warns residents to brace for Hurricane Isaias
Florida Lt. Gov Jay Collins is warning residents to brace for Hurricane Isaias as it gets ready to pass through the state, saying to stay
‘Hopefully we have a home to go back to’: Florida resident evacuates ahead of Hurricane Isaias landfall
Gloria Centanni is a new Florida resident and homeowner who evacuated with her husband, who just had surgery, and her seven-month-old baby. NBC News’ Brian
‘What terminal cancer has taught me about life’
A Gloucestershire man with terminal cancer shares the life lessons he wishes he’d learned sooner.