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Who's on the CFP bubble? Did Week 8 burst the Big 12's two-bid dreams?
A conference-by-conference look at who is contending for the playoff, who's close and who's out.
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From championship hopes to rock bottom, what went wrong for Oregon?
All signs pointed to a special season for Oregon. Instead, the Ducks are already on the outside of the CFP.
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Power Rankings: Updated 1-32 poll, plus the best offseason addition for every roster
How does every NFL team stack up heading into Week 8? We made our 1-32 list and picked the best offseason additions -- coach or players -- for every team.
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Seven things Solak thinks: The Chiefs will trade for a receiver, Goff is a sleeper MVP and more
Get ready for Week 8 with takes on the Chiefs' trade deadline plan, Jared Goff's sneaky season, Kevin Stefanski's Coach of the Year case and the Ravens' struggling defense.
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Power Rankings: How did an action-packed Week 8 change the top 25?
With another week of upsets comes another makeover of our list of college football's best teams.
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Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl LXI halftime show
Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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Watch the goals that won Kane the Ballon d'Or
We take a look at all Harry Kane's goals for Bayern Munich from the 2025/2026 Bundesliga season, as the record-setting goal scorer becomes the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001.
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Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election
Democrats are still holding a slight edge with Election Day a week away, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, Israelis are casting their votes in an election that could change leadership.
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Scotland's recycling rates fall to lowest level in five years
Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.
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Abhishek hits 35-ball ton as India hammer New Zealand
Abhishek Sharma's 113 from 38 balls helps India chase a target of 199 in just 13.2 overs against New Zealand.
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Netherlands makes U-turn over Eurovision 2027 participation
A Dutch broadcaster reverses a decision to take part, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.
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Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time
Comey's lawyers say the case stems from alleged disclosure of classified information to the New York Times in 2016.
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Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election
Democrats are still holding a slight edge with Election Day a week away, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, Israelis are casting their votes in an election that could change leadership.
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Finnish and Norwegian leaders hold rare ‘frank and substantive’ call with Putin on Ukraine – Europe live
Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre say they have briefed Volodymyr Zelenskyy after discussion with Russia’s president about next month’s Abu Dhabi peace talks Meanwhile, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, has warned that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “testing us and testing Nato’s resolve” as he condemned hybrid threats and “state-sponsored terrorism” from Russia. Streeting repeated his recent warnings that “we have to be ready for a scenario in which the United Kingdom and the Nato alliance finds itself at war with Russia”. He went on: Not because we want war – we have no quarrel with the Russian people, and we have no desire for war with Russia; Nato is a defensive alliance – but when Putin gives assurances that he has no intentions to provoke a war with Nato, we are reminded of what he said about Ukraine only days before the invasion. The more ready we are to face against Russia, to
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Netherlands makes U-turn over Eurovision 2027 participation
A Dutch broadcaster reverses a decision to take part, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.
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Boeing narrows third-quarter loss as defense sales rise, but focus remains on 737 Max production
Boeing is set to brief investors on its aircraft production outlook when it reports quarterly results before the market opens Tuesday.
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HSBC profits surge 32%, sparking fresh calls for bank taxes in the budget – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises The 6% drop in HSBC’s share price this morning has made rather a dent in the FTSE 100 share index. The ‘Footsie’ is down 108 points, or 1%, at 10,659 points. “You don’t usually get fireworks from HSBC results, and these are no exception. There are signs of some improvement overall, and a boost to the buyback is welcome, but it’s clear why the market wasn’t really inspired by these numbers. HSBC seems to be doing ok, but ok doesn’t really cut it in a world where inflation is back on the menu and growth may start to slow. At least it’s not exactly rolling in profits this time around, providing some useful air cover ahead of a UK budget that will may include another raid on banks.” Continue reading...
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Man charged with assisting ‘foreign intelligence service’ after incident at UK base used for Iran strikes
Two men face U.K. national security charges after an incident at a British air base used by U.S. forces during strikes on Iran.
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Coca-Cola hikes earnings outlook, even as it sees lackluster demand in North America
Coca-Cola stock has climbed about 32% so far this year, raising the beverage company's market cap to roughly $398 billion.
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Industrial Intelligence: The next growth opportunity for manufacturing
Every manufacturer has its own industrial intelligence. Some is documented, and some resides in the knowledge of experienced workers. Consider an experienced operator preparing to restart a line after a changeover. The machine settings matter, but so does knowing how a particular material behaves, what happened during the previous shift, and when an apparently minor…
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Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs
Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate has grown 14-fold in six months, with the U.S. accounting for more than half its revenue.
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Sterling Anderson doesn’t think humanoid robots should be building cars
At a splashy event in New York City last week, General Motors unveiled its new tech roadmap centered on AI-driven vehicle development, advanced battery tech, high-powered car computers, and autonomous driving. Some of this was old news: We already knew the automaker was developing hands-free, eyes-off driving automation and had been prototyping new battery chemistries. […]
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AI Agents Are Media’s New Favorite Audience
As agents go mainstream, some publishers are hoping that people will pay for content tailor-made for AI—not humans.
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Who's on the CFP bubble? Did Week 8 burst the Big 12's two-bid dreams?
A conference-by-conference look at who is contending for the playoff, who's close and who's out.
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From championship hopes to rock bottom, what went wrong for Oregon?
All signs pointed to a special season for Oregon. Instead, the Ducks are already on the outside of the CFP.
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Power Rankings: Updated 1-32 poll, plus the best offseason addition for every roster
How does every NFL team stack up heading into Week 8? We made our 1-32 list and picked the best offseason additions -- coach or players -- for every team.
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Seven things Solak thinks: The Chiefs will trade for a receiver, Goff is a sleeper MVP and more
Get ready for Week 8 with takes on the Chiefs' trade deadline plan, Jared Goff's sneaky season, Kevin Stefanski's Coach of the Year case and the Ravens' struggling defense.
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Bassist plays Halloween gig wearing a Steam Frame: 'Interestingly, only one guy asked me about the Frame'
Even wearing a VR headset couldn't get anyone to talk to the bassist.
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‘Barbara Forever’ Director Brydie O’Connor on Celebrating a Lesbian Icon Who Did It All – and Getting Support From Christine Vachon
Lesbian artist Barbara Hammer felt invisible for most of her life. She started making films in the late 1960s, but emerging queer filmmakers often face the same challenges today. “I really felt her frustration at so many different points,” says Brydie O’Connor, director of “Barbara Forever.” “We had such wonderful partners, but we were all […]
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Fan favourite map Shipment arrives today in Modern Warfare 4, just four days after launch - a new record for Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is getting a small update today that includes the latest iteration of Infinity Ward 's iconic Shipment map. The map arrives just four days after Modern Warfare 4's launch last Friday, 23rd October, which is unusually quickly. Read more
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Half-Life: Alyx patch adds foveated rendering support a mere 6 years after the game's release
Just took launching a VR headset with eye tracking for Valve to add it.
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Scotland's recycling rates fall to lowest level in five years
Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.
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New weather warning as third storm hits Scotland
The country is braced for the third storm in as many days as communities continue to clean up after the weekend.
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What is Nasa's Artemis III mission? And what comes next?
Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.
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More high winds hit parts of UK as Storm Boelo clean-up continues
A Met Office weather warning is in place for Scotland and Northern Ireland for much of Tuesday.
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Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live
Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this morning before tomorrow’s budget Back to “everyday fixes” (see 9.07am ), and groups representing men have welcomed the news that self-employed men will be able to qualify for parental pay. The Labour MP Amanda Martin , who co-chairs the Labour Men and Boys group, said: I’ve long believed that self-employed dads deserve the same chance as everyone else to be there for their families when a new baby arrives, so I’m delighted that this is becoming a reality. It’s about time self-employed fathers got the support they deserve. Self-employed tradies build our homes, fix our heating and keep our lights on, so ensuring they can access paternity leave is a proper mark of respect for the people who keep our country going. This will make a real difference to tens of thousands of d
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UK and EU officials to discuss freedom of movement
Officials are expected to begin discussions on a range of options for the future UK-EU relationship before a summit next month.
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MPs and MSP detained by Israel and barred from entering West Bank
SNP MP Lara Bird and the Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens were part of an international delegation turned away by Israeli security forces.
NPR Politics
Democrats still poised to make gains, but poll shows warning signs for just how many
Democrats hold significant advantages going into Election Day, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. But lagging enthusiasm among key groups is just one indicator that gains may not come easy.