Gaza turns discarded cooking pots into seawalls
As winter approaches, Palestinians in Gaza are turning damaged cooking pots into makeshift seawalls to avoid flooding.
California governor commutes sentences of more than 500 people on death row
Gavin Newsom cites state values and flaws in the legal system as he grants largest mass clemency in US history.
Physician Suspected of 10 Murders; Doc Accused of Setting Fire to Another Doc’s Home
This is a MedPage Today story. A German physician who was arrested last summer on suspicion of killing four patients is now suspected of killing
Trump signs order preventing future presidents from changing Oval Office
The order comes after Trump made a series of big changes to the decor of the Oval Office and tore down the White House East
Global tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to AI slowdown fears
Investors have reacted to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry.
White House denies Hegseth and Rubio to leave jobs after Republican election losses
The Trump administration has downplayed reports the pair could be on their way out after heavy Republicans election losses.
Chris vs Chris: Who’s running and what’s at stake this New Zealand election
New Zealanders will head to the polls on 7 November to elect a new government, with rising cost of living a key concern for voters.
FOSS Weekly #26.45: Fedora 45, Immutable Ubuntu, Mint New Feature, Dual Boot Without USB and More Linux Stuff
Fedora 45 arrived about two weeks late, but it’s packed. You get Linux 7.2, GNOME 51, and Plasma 6.7, plus kmscon replacing the old text
This Overlooked Linux mv Option Replaces Three Commands With One
Every Linux user has done the three-step dance at least once. You want to swap two files, so you move the first one to a
Southern Europe eats closest to the planetary diet, so why is diabetes so high?
Researchers comparing temperature trends, food supplies, and diabetes prevalence across Europe found that Southern Europe had the closest alignment with Planetary Health Diet recommendations, yet
The Mediterranean diet has a modern problem, and it isn’t just about food
A narrative review published in Applied Sciences examined how urbanisation, time constraints, food costs, and changing lifestyles have contributed to declining adherence to the Mediterranean
A simple salt swap could prevent nearly 3 million deaths a year, researchers estimate
A global modelling study covering 193 countries and territories estimated that replacing regular salt with a potassium-enriched substitute containing 25% potassium chloride could prevent 2.96
Omar Hamdi says AI will test whether PR firms can really scale
City A.M. reported on 6 October that the share of UK firms spending on public relations and management consultants fell to 4.2% in September, even as overall
Anthropic lets Claude read your bank accounts, but not move money
Anthropic launched Personal Finance, a beta that lets US Claude subscribers on Pro, Max and Ultra link bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask