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Saudi Brain Cells Head to Space Station to Study Alzheimer’s and MS
Saudi Arabia sent brain cells to the ISS aboard SpaceX CRS-35 to study Alzheimer's and MS in microgravity — the first Middle Eastern biological samples in space.
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Ossoff and Collins Trade Sharp Charges in First Georgia Debate
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and Republican Representative Mike Collins clashed in their first head-to-head debate on Thursday night, October 8, trading personal accusations that…
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Schumer Leadership Bid Meets a Restless Democratic Candidate Field
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has declared he will seek another term as Senate Democratic leader regardless of the midterm outcome, Political.org reported on…
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Hudson Valley Contest Between Lawler and Conley Tests House Map
Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican, is fighting to hold New Yorks 17th Congressional District against Democrat Cait Conley in one of the most closely…
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Maritime Zones Stay on Table as Sea Levels Reshape Pacific Talks
Pacific ministers preparing for COP31 reaffirmed this week that climate-driven sea-level rise should not erase state sovereignty or maritime zones established under international law.…
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Family Separations Return: DHS Labels Separated Children Unaccompanied
ICE agents in the US interior are separating children from parents and classifying them as unaccompanied in federal custody, per a Mother Jones investigation.
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Producer Prices Jump 6.3% in September as Wholesale Inflation Hits Fastest Pace in Four Years
US wholesale inflation accelerated sharply in September, with the producer price index rising 1.3 per cent on the month — the biggest monthly gain…
Technology
Agents With Their Own Cloud Computers Enter Everyday Software
Artificial-intelligence agents with their own cloud computers have moved from demonstration to product language in October 2026, with OpenAIs dots, Microsofts Autopilot work within…
Sports
Rockets and Mavericks Open NBA China Games in Macao
The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks meet in the NBA China Games at Venetian Arena in Macao on Friday, October 9, headlining the days…
Entertainment
Single-Territory Debut Puts Sherlock of China on Global Chart
An independent release titled Sherlock of China grossed twenty-nine point four eight five million dollars from a single territory to rank third globally on…
Health
New PRECISION Data Back Aprocitentan for Resistant Hypertension, Idorsia Says
Two new analyses of the Phase 3 PRECISION study show aprocitentan delivering rapid, double-digit blood-pressure cuts in resistant hypertension, Idorsia said.
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Light-Based Brain Control Shows How Circuit Tools Changed Neuroscience
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honoured Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries leading to optogenetics — using light…
