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• How App-Enabled USB-C Earphones Are Shaping OEM Product Development

  13-10-2026 08:38 via article.wn.com
  Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, P.R.China - October13,2026 When a wired earphone includes an app, EQ presets, and AI interpretation, buyers need to evaluate more than sound quality. The product is no longer just a cable, speakers, and a microphone. Its performance also depends on the built-in DAC, target USB-C devices, app support, and translation service. This creates useful opportunities for brands, but it also adds new points that must be checked before sample approval. A feature shown in
  
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• White House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece amid ethics scrutiny

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, once a top Trump campaign surrogate, has been asked to resign amid a misconduct probe, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia told reporters Tuesday. “We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” Zacharia said at her inaugural White House press briefing. “She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well.” Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE It wasn’t immediately clear if Guilfoy
  
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• US 10-year Treasury yield at 5.9% would spark shift to bonds from stocks: BofA investor survey

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Inflation expectations have fallen to their lowest since January 2025 ......
  
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• U.K. Spy Agency Confronts Escalating Hybrid War With Russia and Iran

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  The head of MI5 has painted a sobering picture of a range of threats now facing Britain and European allies. ......
  
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• Tulsa families push to consolidate dual-language schools as TPS weighs closures

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Springdale and Sequoyah, which are less than two miles apart, are the only dual-language schools on proposed closure list. The district plans to share a site-by-site breakdown of projected cost savings on Oct. 19. ......
  
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• Trump asks Greece ambassador to resign after conduct allegations

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Trump appointee Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S....
  
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• Six Flags closes multiple roller coasters similar to one linked to Georgia park death

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Six Flags over Georgia confirms fatal roller coaster incident A man died after falling from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia outside Atlanta on Oct. 12. Six Flags is closing several rides nationwide after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster in Georgia on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to reporting by The New York Times and The Associated Press. The closures hit nine roller coasters at six of the corporation's amusement parks nationwide, according to reporting by the two news out
  
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• Security failure? Saudi Arabia's warning system stayed silent before airport attacks

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Security failure? Saudi Arabia's warning system stayed silent before airport attacks ......
  
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• Saudi Arabia alert: India asks nationals to stay calm and vigilant

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia alert: India asks nationals to stay calm and vigilant ......
  
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• Qantas plane grounded after reported bedbug outbreak

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Passengers travelling...
  
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• Pune to face weekly water supply shutdowns every Thursday from October 15

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Residents of Pune are set to experience a significant disruption in their daily water access as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) implements a citywide supply...
  
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• Military archbishop condemns plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter execution

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  JD Vance says he won’t watch Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad livestream Vice President JD Vance said he won’t watch if the Pentagon livestreams the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. The Catholic archbishop for the U.S. military has condemned the execution of the former Army major who killed 13 in a 2009 attack at Fort Hood, and the proposal to livestream the firing squad to the public. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said in a statement released Oct. 12 that...
  
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• LXR Hotels & Resorts Debuts in India with The Den Bengaluru (Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc)

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  ) Marking the brand's debut in India, the hotel joins LXR Hotels & Resorts' handpicked collection of independent properties around the world, bringing LXR's distinctive approach to personal discovery, restorative experiences and locally rooted hospitality to Whitefield LXR Hotels & Resorts debuts in India with the opening of The Den Bengaluru, introducing Hilton's collection of highly curated, bespoke luxury hotels to one of the country's most important and internationally connected mark
  
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• Kyrgyzstan to launch 113 new plants in 2026 as industrial output hits 600 billion soms

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Kyrgyzstan is intensifying its efforts to diversify its economic base through a targeted industrialization drive. Under the "100 Industrial Enterprises — 2026"...
  
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• India urges UN to include terror atrocities in crimes against humanity framework

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  India urges UN to include terror atrocities in crimes against humanity framework ......
  
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• How Houthis got past Saudi defences to strike Riyadh airport

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  How Houthis got past Saudi defences to strike Riyadh airport ......
  
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• How Britain Stepped Back from the Brink with Israel

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  (The Times-UK) Matthew Gould - Thursday was the deadline set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar for the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem and the departure of 27 diplomats in retaliation...
  
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• Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic D.C. golf course

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes...
  
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• FBI, police to use luminol to search for blood in Olney ‘house of horrors’

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Philadelphia police and...
  
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• Drones strike Black Sea ships as rescue effort unfolds

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Drones struck two ships...
  
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• British Prime Minister: Iran Behind RAF Fairford Plot

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  (Reuters) Michael Holden - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on Monday, "I can confirm our assessment that is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran,...
  
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• Biden's Hamas Hostage Negotiator: After Oct. 7, Israel "Will Never Allow Hamas to Reconstitute Those ...

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  (Sunday Times-UK) Josh Glancy - In August 2024, Brett McGurk, point man on the Middle East for President Biden, was working to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza when he received a call from William Burns, director of the CIA. Six Israeli hostages had been found slain in a tunnel under Rafah, all of them shot...
  
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• Behind the Saudi-Houthi Escalation

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  (The Times-UK) Samer Al-Atrush - A Houthi missile struck Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, killing 13 and wounding hundreds. It was the Saudis who in June escalated their...
  
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• A man falls to his death from a Six Flags roller-coaster in Georgia

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
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• US Supreme Court to hear asylum fight involving Nigerian cook

  13-10-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  Oct 13 - The US Supreme Court agreed on...
  
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• US midterm elections: An interesting Irish-American candidate to watch

  13-10-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  Republican Senator Susan Collins faces a must-win for her party in Maine ......
  
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• Terrorists plotting AI drone attacks on Britain, UK spy chief warns

  13-10-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  MI5 says AI could help groups develop biological or radioactive weapons ......
  
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• Saudi-led coalition orders evacuation of Yemen oil facility in Sanaa ahead of operation

  13-10-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  The order comes after the Iran-aligned Houthis' attacks on the kingdom's airports. ......
  
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• Russell Brand says ‘blessed’ as he arrives at UK court for second day of rape trial

  13-10-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  The British comedian denies all the charges against him ......
  
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• Romanian pro-Russian former presidential candidate to be moved to house arrest pending fraud probe

  13-10-2026 16:39 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, Oct 13 - A Romanian court...
  
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