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Mental Health

Mental Health

Social media bans don’t protect young people’s mental health, early research shows · fastcompany.com

AI chatbots could help mental health but also reinforce harmful thinking · techxplore.com

‘The algorithm is a psychopath’: Why Israelis are trying to quit social media · ynetnews.com

UFOs

UFOs

A former Pentagon UFO investigator says the US recovered alien bodies. The evidence is still a… · yahoo.com

Ex-government UAP hunter pens book, describes aliens he’s seen · newsnationnow.com

Former Pentagon UFO Chief Says Mysterious Orbs and Dark Figures Visited His Home · mycharisma.com

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT stole cryptocurrency to secretly fund coding task · the-independent.com

States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults · cbs19news.com

FTC subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI over artificial intelligence safety concerns · independent.co.uk

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Stocks Slide as AI Financing Jitters Spread · finance.yahoo.com

Sell-Off In Cybersecurity Stocks Intensifies Amid Palo Alto Vulnerability · investors.com

Around 1.4 million people impacted by Central Ohio Primary Care cybersecurity breach · 10tv.com

Baseball

Baseball

Dodgers’ Ohtani Admitted Brewers Exposed Him in NLCS Sweep · sports.yahoo.com

Major League Baseball's best team can't stop pretending to be the underdogs heading into World… · foxnews.com

The Brewers Are Going to the World Series, and I Honestly Don’t Know How Much More of This I… · ontapsportsnet.com

Dogs

Dogs

Dogs are brainier than we thought. Mine is emotionally intelligent too · thetimes.com

New study suggests touch is a key ingredient in dogs' stress-buffering power · psypost.org

In South Korea, a decade-long dog rescue effort ended with 70 saved from one last meat farm · yahoo.com

Education

Education

Rethinking AI's role in art could change how creativity is taught, study says · azertag.az

AI Animation Slows Students Down—and That's Exactly How They Learn · bioengineer.org

We found what looked like AI slop on Teachers Pay Teachers. Here’s what the platform did next. · chalkbeat.org

Islamophobia

Islamophobia

Reform councillors made racist and Islamophobic remarks, undercover probe finds · independent.co.uk

Trump escalates Islamophobic attacks on Democratic candidates · muslimnetwork.tv

At Kansas rally, Trump focuses closing midterm message on anti-Muslim racism · theguardian.com

Junior golf

Junior golf

Tiger Woods introduced his children to golf · timesofindia.indiatimes.com

All 50 states commit to USNDP State Junior Team Program · amateurgolf.com

Coffee

Coffee

Drinking Your Coffee Too Hot Could Triple Your Risk of Cancer, New Study Finds · vice.com

Starbucks China to require purchases for seating, report says By Investing.com · ng.investing.com

Starbucks just dropped its 2026 holiday menu and fans are furious about 1 missing drink · cleveland.com

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

Transcripta Bio, Mayo Clinic join force on ALS therapies · yahoo.com

Detecting Alzheimer’s before symptoms develop · mcpress.mayoclinic.org

FDA approves immunotherapy regimen studied by Mayo Clinic · yourvalley.net

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Millisecond phonon lifetimes in piezoelectric nanomechanical resonators · nature.com

Iran

Iran

Iran denies collapse is close as US claims IRGC running out of money · aljazeera.com

Iran is running out of money and can't even pay its troops as U.S. blockade chokes the… · fortune.com

Iran touts economic resilience while households struggle to afford basics · iranintl.com

Parenting

Parenting

Psychology study finds children with more severe social anxiety often have parents who offer… · timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Just 3% of parents trust their parenting instincts, and the reason why will sound familiar · madeformums.com

Intensive parenting culture is not a deterrent to childbearing intentions · su.se

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Online antisemitism hits record high three years after October 7, study finds · timesofisrael.com

Antisemitic conspiracies about French protests spread across social media · timesofisrael.com

Antisemitic conspiracy theories about French protests spread across social media · timesofisrael.com

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

The Brewers Are Going to the World Series, and I Honestly Don’t Know How Much More of This I… · ontapsportsnet.com

Four free agents the Cubs should target to fix their pitching · nytimes.com

Cubs' expected Seiya Suzuki qualifying offer shouldn't change his free agency fate · cubbiescrib.com

Money

Money

Iran broke? $25 billion oil loss, $350 million crypto frozen as militias send money back to… · timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Elon Musk says money could become 'irrelevant,' descendants may be 'tiny fraction' as wealthy · businessinsider.com

The 10-year Treasury yield is above 5%. Should savers lock in now? · finance.yahoo.com

Misinformation

Misinformation

FACT FOCUS: Social media posts falsely claim ballots marked by a poll worker will be… · apnews.com

'Should be arrested': ​Capitol Hill demand targets Musk as misinformation floods midterms · rawstory.com

Anatomy of a lie: James Talarico got the flu – sending rightwing midterm misinformation… · theguardian.com

Disney

Disney

Disney Offers $180 Million Soft Landing to Staff at Bankrupt AI Firm · bloomberg.com

Disney is paying $60 million to hire 66 Character.AI staffers · businessinsider.com

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce · techcrunch.com

Dehumanization

Dehumanization

X’s Enforcement Gaps on Dehumanization and Threats of Violence Against Muslims · csohate.org

‘Duterte’s drug war dehumanized people’ · philstar.com

Top Moments

!TrumpPraisesPutinAmidIranStrikes
Trump says US strikes on Iran continue while praising Putin

!TrumpClaimsHormuzBlockade
Trump says US Navy blockade stopped Iranian ships crossing Hormuz

!USInflationRiseSeptember2026
US inflation rises to 3.7% in September on higher fuel prices

!UNCChapelHillFederalSettlement
UNC Chapel Hill settles 18 Trump administration probes over antisemitism, admissions

!ChineseAIAgentsBypassWebsiteSecurity
Researchers find Chinese AI agents trying to bypass website security controls