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Dozens of people have been killed in a drone strike at a displacement shelter in el-Fasher, a besieged Sudanese city on the brink of collapse, activists said.The resistance committee for el-Fasher, made up of local citizens and activists, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit Dar al-Arqam camp, located within a university, with two drone strikes and eight artillery shells. “Children, women and the elderly were killed in cold blood, and many were completely burned,” a statement from the group said. Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble.Sudan Doctors Network said 57 people were…

Kim Xavier, a senior associate at CoveyLaw, an immigration law firm based in New York, has spent much of the last year bracing herself for any Friday announcements that might affect her clients.So when Donald Trump announced on a recent Friday that he will impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, the timing was not totally surprising.“Every day, it’s like I’m trying to stay afloat. And every Friday, I’m just like, now what?” Xavier told the Guardian.Though headline after headline has highlighted the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, Xavier said many Americans don’t realize the heightened uncertainty legal…

This week, OpenAI announced that apps can now run directly inside ChatGPT, letting users book travel, create playlists, and edit designs without switching between different apps. Some immediately declared the app platform of the future — predicting a ChatGPT-powered world where Apple’s App Store becomes obsolete. An open question was answered today – “what will the AI-native distribution channel be?” It looks like ChatGPT will be that channel with 800M active users + the Apps SDK.This is likely as important as Steve Jobs announcing the app store in March of 2008 … pic.twitter.com/6RCbIi0foq— Anish Acharya (@illscience) October 7, 2025 But…

I n 2003, Heather Evans Taylor agreed to take a helicopter sightseeing tour with a pilot friend she’d met through her bank teller job in San Diego. When she arrived at Montgomery Field Airport, she was surprised to see that Tommy Lee, the lanky and colorfully tattooed Mötley Crüe drummer, was already waiting to join them, she says. What allegedly happened next was described in excruciating detail in a sexual assault lawsuit Taylor filed against Lee in December 2023. She claimed Lee and the pilot, David Martz, started drinking and snorting cocaine immediately after takeoff. She alleged Lee forcibly kissed,…

The Week 7 college football schedule features top 25 matchups throughout the day into the night, leading into a primetime schedule with some of the biggest programs in the nation. Two of the marquee names in college football are in the early stages of their conference rivalry, with USC and Michigan going head-to-head with their combined 19 national championships. Michigan defeated USC, 27-24, in Ann Arbor last season in their first matchup as Big Ten rivals in the programs’ first meeting since 2007. Although Michigan travels to USC for their matchup this year, the SportsLine model expects a similar result,…

This week’s science news was bursting with mind-blowing astronomical observations, led by new discoveries about the origins of the comet 3I/ATLAS.The comet, an interstellar interloper from far beyond our solar system, was first spotted in late June. Now, scientists are finally closing in on its age and where it came from. They discovered it likely originated in the far corners of our galaxy and could even be a relic from its earliest beginnings — making it potentially billions of years older than the sun.This discovery was accompanied by other observations, including the comet’s unusual properties, with astronomers spotting it spewing…

Russia has been accused of making false promises to recruit young women from across Africa to work in drone-assembling factories. The women were coerced into assembling Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in a dangerous area that has been repeatedly bombed by Ukraine.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 20: Jericho Sims #00 of the Milwaukee Bucks is defended by Ben Simmons #25 of the LA Clippers during the second half of a game at Fiserv Forum on February 20, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Milwaukee Bucks kept their undefeated preseason alive with a 117–111 win over the Detroit Pistons at Fiserv Forum on Thursday night, moving to 2-0.Giannis Antetokounmpo…

When Donald Trump’s administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city’s ICE facility, where protesters had gathered. After the frog humped the air in front of a throng of federal law enforcement — many dressed in head-to-toe camo with military-grade helmets, gas masks, and riot shields — the feds slowly began to retreat. What else could they do? A soldier knows what to do when they encounter another soldier. But an air-humping frog?As of writing, this video has over a million views on TikTok and…