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October 2026

Florida officials say six people dead from Hurricane Isaias

Six deaths have been confirmed in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias

Ron DeSantisflorida Governor
We’re sad to hear that. At the same time, we’ve had some where there have been a lot more. So I think that people did take precautions and I think the local officials did a good job of spreading the word,

Barrios strikes after 53 seconds as Atlético pile misery on 10-man Manchester United

Not so far this season, where they have suffered their worst start in 40 years, and not here in Madrid where Manchester United’s manager insisted that they would embrace the challenge

Manchester Unitedman
Sometimes when it’s not quite going for you, you see who’s really there,

AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices

Such self-replication would represent a major loss of control of a runaway AI model

We should aim to harden our systems to make it difficult for such replicators to spread, but also prepare to deal with a world where they are here to stay,
A replicator like this would be challenging to shut down,... since there’s no centralized point to shut off.”

Man charged with murder over shooting death of boy, 12, in Sydney last month

This shooting at this stage does not appear to be linked directly to current conflicts however a number of individuals who were inside the unit at the time are well known to NSW police,

Lena Dunham’s Girls returning for limited run at HBO

Judd Apatow will also return as executive producer

Lena Dunhamshe is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards
We always said we would only return to Girls if there was a specific story we were burning to tell,
We’re thrilled to have Lena turn her gaze from the tumult of one’s twenties to the milestone of turning forty,

Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debut

With an eerie lack of emotion, she served up pro-Trump talking points, took only three questions and vanished after 14 minutes

I want to thank President Trump for his trust that he has placed in me,
Katie Zachariawhite House press secretary
She has been a wonderful asset to the team and we wish her well,
I'll have to get back to you on that,
Your family is in California. Your husband, your four children. I’m wondering how you are going to manage that.”
Donald Trumppresident
I thought she was very good.”
When I moved to China.”
Donald Trumppresident
Attendance is at record highs as enthusiastic, hard-working Americans are lining up and packing arenas to support President Trump and Republicans,

Netflix unveils first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew

The Magician’s Nephew tells the story of two children in Edwardian England named Digory and Polly (newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell) who chance upon the Wood Between Worlds, a realm with many portals to different dimensions

California coastal homes battered and bruised after weekend of intense waves and flooding

The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico’s Baja California over the weekend as well as southern California and Las Vegas

This year, just everything that forms is just lasting a long time and getting really powerful,

Cornell suspends fraternity parties amid backlash over alleged sexual assault

Kotlikoff also committed to adding a case manager to Cornell’s office of civil rights to help those who report sexual misconduct at the Ivy League institution navigate the processes

Michael Kotlikoffcornell President
These measures will provide time for a thorough review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how it can safely continue,

UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people

Some of the UK’s biggest retailers and hospitality businesses, including Tesco, Costa Coffee and the Co-op, have met John Healey to urge him to cut the cost of employing young people in his first budget

As has always been the case, decisions on tax are a matter for the chancellor to set out at fiscal events rather than routinely commenting on rumour, speculation or proposals.”

Wes Streeting’s unintelligible jargon shows how well he’s bedded in at the MoD | John Crace

Defence secretaries tend to be more the unsmiling types who operate in the shadows

Florida carries out execution amid scrutiny over botched Tennessee attempt

Florida’s use of the death penalty has come under increased scrutiny since the failed 30 September effort by authorities in Tennessee to kill Pike with two doses of pentobarbital

Florida has a sound lethal injection process and protocol,
Jordan Kirklandflorida Department of Corrections spokesperson
The sentence of the state of Florida versus James Robertson was carried out at 12.32pm [Tuesday],
Nah, I’m straight,
Nothing that had happened today will bring my father back,

The Guardian view on probation: overcrowded prisons need an outlet | Editorial

But with about 2,000 offenders being freed this month, the risk is that by cutting the numbers, he has added to overcrowding problems inside

Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen and says missiles launched toward location of Saudi Aramco HQ

A Houthi spokesperson responded to the attack on its oil storage by warning “all employees and citizens present near any facility affiliated with Aramco Petroleum in Riyadh to evacuate it and stay away from it, as it is a legitimate target for our forces”

Baraa Shibanyemini human rights activist
Saudi Arabia is struggling to respond to the Houthi’s improved arms technology. Until relatively recently Houthi missiles and drones fell in desert areas or if they got through were intercepted. They have learned how to deploy drones that fly lower and are smaller, and are less easy to detect. They are cheap and it does not take many to get through to be effective”.