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• Why has U.S. deployed ‘space weapons’? |Explained

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  What is a ‘space control’ weapon? What has the U.S. said? Are there treaties limiting weapons deployments in space? ......
  
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• Three Harvard students built a low-cost infrared headset designed to screen athletes for possible concussions in about 60 seconds; it won the $6,500 US James Dyson Award but still needs validation

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Three Harvard students have built a low-cost infrared headset that can screen athletes for possible concussions in about 60 seconds, bringing objective eye-tracking data from the clinic to the sideline. Their invention, called Rumble Rims, was named the 2026 US winner of the James Dyson Award and comes with a $6,500 prize to support further development. While the team emphasises that the device is a screening tool and not a diagnostic system, they say it could help coaches and families make clea
  
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• The Brands Guests Continue to Count On: Three Hilton Brands Again Rank No. 1 in JD Power 2026 Study (Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc)

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  ) Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton ranked highest in guest satisfaction within their respective segments, continuing a multi-year track record of securing the top position. The 30th annual study surveyed more than 44,000 branded hotel guests across North America, making it one of the hospitality industry's leading benchmarks for guest satisfaction. MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) once again has earned top recognition in the JD Power 2026 North America Hotel Guest Sati
  
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• Stanford scientists transplanted human brain tissue into mice missing most of their cortex; within months, it grew to occupy more than 90% of the space

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Stanford scientists have created a new model for studying human brain development by transplanting lab-grown human brain tissue into mice that were engineered to lack most of their cerebral cortex. Within months, the human tissue not only survived but expanded to occupy more than 90 percent of the cortical space, forming working connections with the mouse brain and spinal cord. The study titled 'Developmental xenocortication using human-derived organoids in mice' was published in Nature online o
  
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• Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has confirmed...
  
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• In Russia, the election result is easy to guess. Much else there is uncertain.

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Russians are voting in parliamentary elections this weekend but, in contrast to the many uncertainties of life in today’s Russia, the outcome — in favoring the governing party, United Russia — is assured. ......
  
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• Houthis claim attacks on ‘sensitive sites’ in Saudi Arabian capital

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Video footage showed a large plume of black smoke rising from an area near Riyadh’s international airport. ......
  
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• Can Mamdani-style populism win in Berlin? Mayoral race offers test for left.

  19-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  One of the leading candidates in the tight race, Elif Eralp, met with an adviser to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. ......
  
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• Why is the U.S. betraying its ally?

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Photo illustration – As the Houthis threaten Saudi...
  
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• US lawsuit accuses OpenAI, Google and rivals of slowing AI development

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  US lawsuit accuses OpenAI, Google and rivals of slowing AI development ......
  
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• US, China negotiators in final talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Beijing: Top US and Chinese negotiators will hold final preparatory talks in Washington from Saturday, September 19, including on tariffs, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States for a summit with his counterpart Donald Trump, the commerce ministry here said. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to Washington from September 19 to 23, where the two sides will discuss economic and trade issues of mutual concern, guided by the consensus reached by
  
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• Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  President had brushed away suggestions to slow down AI technology, even as his own party counseled caution...
  
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• Today in History: September 19, mortgage crisis bailout plan sends stock market soaring

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  The administration of President...
  
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• Today in History: September 18, Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Congress passed the Fugitive...
  
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• Randy's Natural World: the rabid wolf spider

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  When I mention the rabid wolf spider, especially to those who aren't familiar with it, the first thing they want to know is if it carries rabies. ......
  
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• Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression ......
  
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• Man charged in US boy’s disappearance after 33 years

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Investigators got a break in the case after a witness stepped forward in June. ......
  
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• Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter of man who stabbed soldier continues to divide country...
  
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• How to help kids lighten their emotional backpacks this school year

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  As students settle into a new school year, they're carrying more than backpacks filled with notebooks and homework. Many are also carrying stress, anxiety and other emotional challenges. Research suggests those pressures are common. According to the CDC’s 2023 national survey, nearly 40% of U.S. high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Other surveys point to the prevalence of stress and anxiety amo
  
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• Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child | World News ......
  
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• DPM Dar to arrive ahead of PM Shehbaz’s UNGA visit, hold preliminary consultations

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will arrive in New York on Sunday for preliminary consultations, a day before Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives to lead the Pakistani delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Dar’s early arrival will allow Pakistan to prepare for a week of intensive diplomatic activity, as world leaders gather in New York amid the continuing war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, an escalating
  
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• CNN, MS NOW, Politico denied access to White House grounds

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  The news outlets...
  
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• As tobacconist firebombings intensify in Melbourne, nearby stores are being denied insurance

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Arson attacks related to illegal tobacco trade are also causing revenue and reputation problems for neighbouring businesses...
  
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• A cancer survivor hoped to work — Then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage

  19-09-2026 23:22 via article.wn.com
  Patients with disabilities have long struggled with administrative hoops, blunders, and confusion when trying to qualify for federally subsidized health coverage because of their illness. ......
  
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• Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar

  19-09-2026 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president said his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth" amid amid warnings about the emergent technology.
  
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• ‘Women do not feel safe’ – Fears in South Africa after ninth body found

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Runners have taken to the streets across South Africa to demand action after the murders of nine women...
  
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• White House denies entry to CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters after Trump's ban

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The White House made good Saturday on US President Donald Trump's vow to deny CNN, MS NOW and Politico access to the presidential mansion as punishment for reporting what he calls "fake news." The three news outlets denounced the ban as a violation of the US constitution and vowed to keep reporting on the US government. They are expected to take the bans to court to regain access to the White House, fighting back as Trump expands his battle against mainstream news outlets that he detests and rou
  
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• ‘We don’t trust Donald Trump’ – Former Greenland MP reacts to security deal

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  We were joined by former Greenland MP Tillie Martinussen. ......
  
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• Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Several of the nation’s largest...
  
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• US senators urge Rubio to involve State Department in Europe force posture review

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday urged Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio to ensure that the State Department is fully involved in a Pentagon-led review of the US military posture in Europe. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign...
  
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• UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is launching into its yearly meeting of world leaders, a week of diplomacy, dealmaking, speechmaking — and lingo. ......
  
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• UAE arrests Swedish international gang leader wanted for money laundering

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates arrested a Swedish national suspected of leading an international criminal gang, and who was wanted by Sweden for money laundering offenses, the UAE Interior Ministry said Thursday. The arrest was carried out in coordination with...
  
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• Trump vows to create ‘AI Force’ and appoint czar amid calls to regulate technology’s development

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The president, writing on Truth Social,...
  
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• Trump says he will create 'AI Force', won't tolerate attempts to slow industry growth

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at critics of artificial intelligence and data centers, saying he would not allow the "destruction" of the industry and...
  
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• Trump claims Greenland deals gives US ‘permanent control’ of security

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has declared that his security pact with Denmark and Greenland gives the US “permanent control” over the Arctic territory....
  
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• Telehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do?

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  It's not hard to explain why business is...
  
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• Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has issued emergency...
  
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• Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile. ......
  
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• Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party...
  
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• Russia votes amid war as Kremlin tightens power grip

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Voting has begun in Russia’s parliamentary election with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house. The political and economic environment, however, has visibly changed four-and-a-half years after the start of Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. Economic costs are increasing, Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistical facilities have inflicted massive damage, and the public, which no longer sees the fighting as something d
  
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• "Publishers are afraid of certain parts of the world": Saber Interactive's message to North American ...

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Layoffs have been a constant drumbeat in gaming industry news since 2022. Even if the cadence of layoffs seems to have slowed in 2026, the severity of those cuts has not lessened. In...
  
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• Photos show the opening ceremony of the Asian Games held in Japan

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event. ......
  
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• Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces on Saturday ended a standoff with militants holed up inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. ......
  
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• Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells AP Iranians are paying the price for war

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1 1/2 years of wars and ongoing U.S. sanctions, the country’s most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated Press. ......
  
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• MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after ...

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House. Reporters from the two cable networks both went live to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by President Donald Trump. The actions escalated ......
  
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• Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.” ......
  
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• Mecca Alliance will be ‘game-changing platform’: Turkish foreign minister

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The three-nation Mecca Alliance will be a “very game-changing platform,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday, adding that the initiative has reached an advanced stage, with efforts underway to establish its headquarters and assign personnel. Speaking to Turkish broadcaster NTV on foreign policy issues, Fidan said there is “a very strong will” behind the alliance – formed...
  
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• Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner plots tell-all book in fresh agony for her parents

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  EXCLUSIVE: Christian Brueckner, who was released from jail a year ago this week, and the prime suspect for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, wants a book to be published in both German and English ......
  
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• Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. ......
  
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• Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus further and longer as Europe warms

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area during more months of the year. More than 650 infections have been reported in Italy so far this year, accounting for about half of all cases recorded in Europe, according to local health authorities. “Higher temperatures linked to climate change help mosquitoes reproduce and extend the transmission season, increasing the chances that in
  
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