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• DeepSeek's October Outages Raise Stability Concerns

  16-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Chinese leading artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek has experienced five service outages in October alone. Amid growing collaboration with Huawei, a Chinese AI chipmaker, to reduce reliance on NVIDIA, concerns over service stability are mounting as errors continue to occur. According to Chinese economic media Caixin on the 16th, DeepSeek faced disruptions on its website, mobile application (app), and application programming interface (API) starting at 8:11 a.m. local time the previous
  
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• While families sleep, AI helps firefighters spot the first signs of danger

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Photo illustration -Human intelligence provides the...
  
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• U.S. News & World Report best elementary, middle schools in NYS: How Long Island schools ranked

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Six Long Island schools were named among the state's top elementary and middle schools, down from 17 last year, according to rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Of the schools highlighted, some generally high-performing schools saw their rankings slip down the list while others that previously lagged shot up, the U.S. News...
  
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• Urban canals across Britain and Ireland could help protect people from extreme heat

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Urban canals across Britain and Ireland could help protect people from extreme heat by cooling their immediate surroundings during heatwaves, according to a recent study by The University of Manchester. The research found that canals reduced surrounding daytime temperatures by an average of around 0.8 degrees Celsius. During heatwaves, the cooling effect...
  
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• University of Arizona sorority member alleges sexual assault at fraternity house

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Student told the university’s police department that assault by two men occurred in August during a night of drinking...
  
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• Trump scolds reporter for question about new whistleblower program during heated Oval Office exchange: ‘You ...

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump clashed with a reporter during an Oval Office exchange on Tuesday, October 20. ......
  
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• The Latest: Trump campaigns in North Carolina as part of final GOP push before midterms

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump arrived Greenville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, the latest stop on his Republican midterm rescue mission. Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can boost GOP turnout in the elections — but even some of his devoted fans are doubting those government payouts would arrive. This most recent offer could reveal how much voters still trust him as they decide control of Congress on Nov. 3. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read
  
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• Sanae Takaichi took on Japan’s male-dominated politics and won – can she survive a second ...

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  The straight-talking PM’s ability to manage Trump and stand up to China have endeared her to the public, but she may need friends closer to home to survive...
  
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• reVolver Podcasts Brings Classic Radionovela La Colorina to Today\u2019s Audio Audiences

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  The Spanish-language drama from Santa Rita explores maternal love, sacrifice and the space between misery and the sublime DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- reVolver Podcasts, a leading Dallas-based multicultural podcast network, today announced the addition of La Colorina to its expanding Spanish-language fiction lineup. The classic novela from Santa Rita, adapted for radio under the direction of Rosario Muñoz Ledo, is now available to audiences as an episodic audio drama. ×
  
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• Prince Harry reveals reasons behind family’s UK return

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Opportunities for the children and proximity to family and friends are the main reasons Prince Harry returned with his family to the U.K. after six years, he revealed in a new interview. ......
  
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• Polymarket removes contract allowing wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexual assault

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Polymarket has removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of sexually assaulting or exploiting a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony sex crime. The market was made available on Sept. 30 and was slated to close on Jan. 31. It had more than $450,000 in volume before it was taken off Polymarket's international platform. The company's U.S. exchange is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Comm
  
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• Not a single gram of enriched uranium leave Iran: Tehran tells Pak army chief Munir ...

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Iran has ruled out transferring enriched uranium abroad and refused to resume negotiations with the US until Washington fulfils its demands, as Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir attempts to revive diplomatic efforts. ......
  
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• 'No enriched nuclear material will leave Iran': Tehran tells Pakistan army chief Asim Munir amid ...

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Asim Munir is in...
  
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• Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda...
  
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• Maybe it’s personal: Europeans worry Trump just likes Putin more than Zelenskyy

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump with Ukraine’s...
  
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• Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoir

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer...
  
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• Indonesian diplomats help keep multilateral diplomacy moving in UN

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  W hile facing funding constraints and growing questions about its relevance, Indonesian diplomats working within the United Nations are helping to keep the machinery of multilateral diplomacy...
  
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• In 1977, Rascal the Raccoon sparked Japan’s pet craze; escaped raccoons spread to almost all ...

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  A 1977 cartoon sparked...
  
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• How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  It’s not always patience and luck that get patients off the organ transplant waiting list and into the operating room. Unlike in many areas of medicine, experts say there’s a lot of variation in the U.S. transplant system. Knowing there are differences and what to ask might help. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm“x 925 E@ 2D< 2 =@E @7 BF6DE:@?D E@ 7:8FC6 @FE
  
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• ‘Find $1 billion, get 1% commission’: What is Trump’s $25 million whistleblower programme

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Under this new...
  
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• eSafety Says Proposed Duty of Care Could Enable Tests of AI Child Abuse Risks

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has told a parliamentary inquiry that her office is not...
  
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• Elon Musk behind Starlink slowdown order that disrupted Ukraine's drones: Report

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Elon Musk reportedly...
  
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• CDF Munir-Pezeshkian meeting raises peace hopes

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD: Iranian leaders have told Pakistan that the United States must take the first steps to rebuild trust, and that the acceptance of Tehran’s seven-point proposal could provide a starting point for renewed negotiations. The message was conveyed during Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir’s visit on Tuesday, where he met with President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Mohsen Rezaei, a
  
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• Brewers promised a ticket to any future game for $1,000. Some fans unhappy with World ...

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers ran a promotion over a decade ago offering fans a “Timeless Ticket” granting them admission to any game in the future if they paid $1,000. Now that the Brewers are in the World Series for the first time since 1982, fans who took that deal are eager to redeem those tickets they bought in 2015. That has led to some complications. Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger said Tuesday that several hundred fans had indicated they wa
  
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• Bishop Says Love Will Be ‘Loudest Voice’ in the Dark Days After MP Attack

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  An Anglican leader in the small regional Victorian city of Wangaratta says love will lead the...
  
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• Aurora Towers Announces New Board Member

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Aurora Towers Announces Niko Veilleux as a Member of the Board of Directors MONTRÉAL, Oct. 20, 2026 /CNW/ -- Aurora Towers today announced that Niko Veilleux has joined the company's leadership team as a member of the Board of Directors. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm}:<@ 3C:?8D G2DE 6IA6C:6?46 24C@DD E96 =682=[ E6=64@>>F?:42E:@?D[ 2?5 7:?2?4:2= D64E@CD] w6 :D
  
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• AP Trending SummaryBrief at 6:11 p.m. EDT

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 42 BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel Kennedy, has died. She was 42. According to the town clerk in the town of Westwood, Massachusetts where she lived, Kennedy died on Sept. 21. An advocate for education reform and disability rights, Kennedy spent most of her life in Massachusetts. After college, Kennedy joined Teach for America where she worked as a teach
  
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• AL champion Rays were mainly built by wise trades and low-cost signings

  21-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
  The Tampa Bay Rays were built into American League champions through savvy trades, budget-friendly signings and an organizational strength in identifying, developing and maximizing talent. They’re four wins from the franchise’s first World Series title thanks to smart decisions by president of baseball operations Erik Neander, manager Kevin Cash and their scouting and coaching staffs. The Rays face the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 on Friday night. Only three players on Tampa Bay&rsquo
  
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• Zelensky, U.S. envoy Witkoff discuss ceasefire proposals in Oslo

  21-10-2026 04:52 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed proposals for various ceasefire formats...
  
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• Woman who accused students of rape says Cornell president’s response made her feel ‘unsupported’

  21-10-2026 04:52 via article.wn.com
  A woman who accused several Cornell...
  
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