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Travelers are advised to stay alert, follow local guidance, and enroll in STEP for updates.The U.S. State Department has issued a safety warning for parts of Japan, a country that has long been considered one of the safest in the world to visit, because of an increase in bear attacks in the north of the country. More than a dozen people have been killed by bears so far in Japan this year, and another bear sighting this week in Maruyama Park in the northern city of Sapporo has led authorities there to close the park for two weeks. The U.S. Consulate…

Last month, tech billionaire Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an AI-powered platform, to rival online encyclopedia Wikipedia.“Grokipedia will exceed Wikipedia by several orders of magnitude in breadth, depth and accuracy,” Musk posted on X the day after his site went live on October 27.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn the age of generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted search engines, Wikipedia remains an information repository authored by humans. Grokipedia will exceed Wikipedia by several orders of magnitude in breadth, depth and accuracy https://t.co/Nt4M6vqEZu — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2025 Yet PolitiFact found Grokipedia’s articles are often almost entirely lifted…

We’d like to find out more about your holiday spending plans this year. The New York Times reported on Friday that the Trump administration is pivoting to an affordability message and considering lowering some tariffs rates.The administration has floated policies that would lower prices for coffee and fruit, spoken about a 50-year mortgage proposal, and Trump has mused on social media about giving Americans $2,000 funded by tariff revenue.A Harris poll from September found that 74% of Americans said their monthly household costs had gone up by more than $100.We want to hear from you. Have you started preparing for…

In the first step, the chimps got the auditory evidence, the same rattling sound coming from the first container. Then, they received indirect visual evidence: a trail of peanuts leading to the second container. At this point, the chimpanzees picked the first container, presumably because they viewed the auditory evidence as stronger. But then the team would remove a rock from the first container. The piece of rock suggested that it was not food that was making the rattling sound. “At this point, a rational agent should conclude, ‘The evidence I followed is now defeated and I should go for…

When I first told my mother I was freezing my eggs, she asked: “So my grandchildren are going to be stored next to some Häagen-Dazs?” (Very funny, Mum.) I’m one of an increasing number of women in the UK who have chosen to put their eggs on ice in order to preserve their fertility, although this does – as discussed later – have clear limitations.According to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the UK’s regulator for the fertility industry, there was a 170% increase in the number of egg freezing cycles between 2019 and 2023. The technology has been around…

During the same week in which the New York Giants made major changes, they also advocated to Jaxson Dart that he strongly consider making some of his own.People both inside and outside the Giants organization spoke with Dart, who remains in concussion protocol, and urged the rookie quarterback to be more thoughtful and careful with when and how he runs.Dart is out for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers due to the concussion he suffered last week against the Chicago Bears. He was spotted at practice last week on the field going through stretching exercises, as he attempts to…

EUROPERobert Browning’s Florence apartmentThe Casa Guidi in central Florence dates from the 15th century and was divided into graceful, high-ceilinged apartments in the early 1800s. In July 1847, it was rented, initially for three months, by Elizabeth and Robert Browning – but the couple carried on living there until Elizabeth’s death in 1861. The apartment has been restored as closely as possible to the Brownings’ family home, based on a painting Robert commissioned, family letters and an inventory of their son Pen’s belongings. The furnishings include the works of art the couple collected around Europe, the original drawing room mirror…

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 15: The LSU Tigers celebrate the win against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium on November 15, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Kristen Youngl/University Images via Getty Images)University Images via Getty ImagesTwo more regular season weeks remain for college football programs to make their case for bowl eligibility with plenty of spots available. There’s still plenty to play for down the stretch with 63 programs already punching their ticket to bowl eligibility. This is your guide to tracking which teams will reach the postseason through the end of the regular season.College Football Bowl…

At the 46th edition of the Cairo Intl. Film Festival, programmers from some of the world’s leading festivals are finding something they rarely encounter elsewhere on the circuit: a festival where the energy in the market mirrors the energy in theaters. As regional co-production models expand and the Cairo Film Connection strengthens the festival’s profile as a project incubator, Cairo is emerging as a key site not only for discovering new voices but also for understanding what matters to Arab filmmakers right now. This year’s expanded Cairo Film Connection, held as part of Cairo Industry Days, signals the festival’s growing…

Lane Kiffin addressed rumors regarding him potentially leaving Ole Miss for another head coaching job after leading the Rebels to a 34-24 Saturday night win over Florida.The home victory allowed No. 7 Ole Miss to improve to 10-1 and remain in contention for the program’s first College Football Playoff berth.When asked after the win if he saw this as the “last chapter” of his Ole Miss career, Kiffin answered, “The ‘last chapter’ thing makes me feel like I’m 80 years old. I don’t like being old, so I don’t really like that part of the story, that makes me feel…