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Astronomers Find First Candidate “Microblazar”, a Black-Hole Jet Aimed at Earth
Astronomers have identified the first candidate “microblazar” — a miniature version of a quasar whose black hole fires a jet directly toward Earth —…
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Houthi Missile Strike on Riyadh Airport Kills Three, Saudi Officials Say
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said on Friday that a missile strike by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed…
Politics
Trump Floats Gas Tax Holiday He Cannot Deliver Alone, With Congress Gone Until After the Midterms
President Donald Trump said this week that his administration is “thinking about” suspending the federal gasoline tax, reviving an idea he first raised in…
Business
Wall Street Splits as Oil Surges and Chip Stocks Slide
U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday as a sharp rise in crude oil prices and renewed selling in semiconductor shares pulled the major indexes…
Technology
Microsoft Ties AI Agents Deep Into Windows at Surface and Windows Event
Microsoft used its October Surface and Windows event to push artificial intelligence from a feature into the operating system’s core, unveiling an agent-centered strategy…
Sports
NFL Primetime Audiences Wobbled in Week 4, but the Season Trend Still Points Up
The lights were a little less bright in Week 4. According to Nielsen-based reporting by Sports Media Watch, all three of the NFL’s primetime…
Entertainment
Affleck Directs and Stars in “Animals”, Netflix’s Mayoral Kidnapping Thriller
Ben Affleck’s new film “Animals” began streaming on Netflix on October 9, with Affleck directing and starring as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose…
Health
Global Tuberculosis Diagnoses Hit a Record Even as Deaths Fall, WHO Reports
Global diagnoses of tuberculosis have risen to a record level while deaths from the disease have fallen, according to the World Health Organization’s latest…
Science
NASA Loads Crew-13 With Health Studies Aimed at the Moon and Mars
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station will carry a coordinated suite of human-health studies — examining everything from B-vitamin effects on…
