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A blast on Friday at the rural Tennessee Accurate Energetic Systems plant, which supplies and researches explosives for the military left no survivors, authorities said, adding that the 18 people inside the building are presumed to be deceased. State officials brought in a “rapid DNA” team to help identify the remains and said it could be days, weeks or even months before foul play is ruled out.

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Or take Meredith Placko, the CEO of Steve Jackson Games, which produces games like Munchkin. “Some people ask, ‘Why not manufacture in the US?’ I wish we could,” she wrote. “But the infrastructure to support full-scale board game production—specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components—doesn’t meaningfully exist here yet. I’ve gotten quotes. I’ve talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren’t.” But surely, you say, a box of cards should be possible. And it is. But CAH tells me that the downsides of US manufacturing for its game are still…

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Fede Dorcaz, an Argentine singer and model, died Thursday night when he was fatally shot by armed motorcyclists in Mexico City. He was 29. Dorcaz was preparing to appear for the first time on the dancing reality show Las Estrellas Bailan en Hoy, which airs on Monday. After he left rehearsals, the car in which he was riding was intercepted by two people on motorcycles and shot at least three times, including in the neck, and died instantly, according to multiple outlets. There is speculation that the attack could have been an attempted robbery, but authorities had yet to determine a…

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Earth may respond to the huge quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) that humans are pumping into the atmosphere by “overcorrecting” the imbalance, which could result in the next ice age arriving on time instead of being delayed by tens of thousands of years, as had previously been predicted.This is due to a newfound “thermostat” that buries mountains of carbon beneath the seafloor so efficiently, it could do away with human carbon emissions within 100,000 years, researchers have discovered.That’s several times quicker than scientists assumed would happen with a previously described “lazy thermostat” that locks away carbon on timescales of 500,000…

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Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government shutdown continues. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images As the government shutdown drags on, Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo and other facilities are the latest to be caught in the fray, with the federal trust announcing the closure of all of its sites beginning on Sunday. “We will update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved,” the Smithsonian announced…

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The swish seafront hotels and freshly planted palms on the gleaming promenade might tempt any unwary holidaymaker to book in for Mallorca’s Calviá beach. But step out the back door and the resort is still firmly, as it is better known, Magaluf: boozed-up Britain in Spain, with cocktails by the pint.Mallorca got most of the Balearics’ 3.5 million UK visitors last year: for some residents, far too many. The island has become emblematic of the most heated debate in travel: overtourism – and how to tackle it.The island’s Calviá region, home of Magaluf, this week played host to the annual…

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Take a look at Sam Altman. I mean, actually do it. Go to Google images, where you can find countless photos of the OpenAI boss smiling in a kind of wan genius way, the humble lost puppy of Silicon Valley. But I urge you to simply cover the bottom half of his face in any of these pictures, and you will immediately clock that Sam has the sad-psycho eyes of the lost woman’s boyfriend who the police have asked to front the missing person’s appeal. Please come home, Sheila – we’re all worried sick and we just want you back.If…

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Rebecca Ferguson is sharing more details about her experience clashing with a male actor on set while filming a movie. In 2024, Ferguson revealed on the “Reign with Josh Smith” podcast that she worked with an “idiot” co-star who made her cry after a verbal altercation. The “Mission Impossible” actress, who stars in Netflix’s upcoming “A House of Dynamite,” gave more insight about her previous viral comments where she recalled working with a difficult actor who “screamed” at her, prompting her to walk off set, in a recent interview with the Times in the U.K. “This person would literally look…

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Oct 11, 2025, 09:34 AM ETWUHAN, China — Coco Gauff overcame seven double faults to beat Jasmine Paolini and will meet compatriot Jessica Pegula in the Wuhan Open final after the 31-year-old American ended top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka’s winning streak at the tournament.Gauff saw off Paolini 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday after winning the battle of converted breaks 7-5 as both top-10 players struggled with their serves.Pegula won a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) nail-biter to set up the all-American final and end Sabalenka’s 20-match Wuhan winning streak. Pegula holds a 4-2 advantage over Gauff in head-to-head matchups, though this is the first…

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