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Pioneering NASA software engineer Margaret Hamilton dies at 90 Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering computer scientist who led the team that developed the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program and was later celebrated as a powerful symbol of women in technology, has passed away at the age of 90.

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.

Grammy-nominated R&B icon Freddie Jackson dies at 70 Freddie Jackson, whose smooth vocals swept an entire generation off its feet, died Monday night, his family announced on Instagram. He was 70.

Wounded U.S. troops allege medical neglect following deadly Iranian strike at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait Lt. Col. Tim Halbur had been deployed as an Army reservist seven months before six soldiers were killed and dozens were injured at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait on March 1, 2026, in the deadliest known strike on U.S. troops since Operation Epic Fury commenced on Feb. 28.

Public records transparency: Texas city quotes watchdog $2.3M for AI camera usage data In the Fort Worth-area suburb of North Richland Hills, obtaining information about how police utilize their Flock Safety cameras could amount to $2.3 million.

World News

Pope Leo XIV opposes death penalty as U.S. plans firing squad execution Pope Leo XIV on Saturday declared capital punishment ’’inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.

France tests M51.3 nuclear missile amid Putin’s warning over Kaliningrad France launched its next-generation M51.3 submarine ballistic missile off the Finistère coast of Brittany on October 6—the first-ever test of the upgraded weapon from an operational submarine—five days after Vladimir Putin threatened to use every weapon in Russia’s arsenal if NATO moved against the exclave of Kaliningrad.

Ukrainian negotiators travel to the United States for new talks aimed at ending the war with Russia Ukrainian negotiators are heading to the United States for a new round of talks aimed at ending the war with Russia. They will discuss a comprehensive new plan to help resolve the ongoing impasse in the conflict, according to a senior administration official who spoke to NBC News.

Nobel Peace Prize, Human rights & International justice: Navi Pillay recognized for her work in international law and human rights The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 was awarded Friday to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a South African-born former judge with the International Criminal Court who went on to become the United Nations human rights chief.

Clashes between protesters and police have broken out at Place de la Bastille in Paris Law enforcement officers have blocked demonstrators, including school pupils and university students, in the square.

Business

Media mega-mergers & entertainment industry consolidation: Completion of Skydance’s $110B Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition Paramount Skydance completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and giving CEO David ‌Ellison control of one of the world’s largest entertainment companies.

Elon Musk regains trillionaire status following SpaceX stock surge Elon Musk is a trillionaire again following a surge in SpaceX stock. He’s the richest person in the world by a landslide—and even if he were to give everyone in the world a chunk of his fortune, he’d still top the billionaires list.

LVMH $167B valuation decline amid Chinese consumer shift and Louis Vuitton v. Molly Tea dispute LVMH has lost more than $167 billion in market value in 2026, according to Reuters, as weakness in China weighs on the luxury group. The downturn reflects not only softer demand but also changing consumer preferences, with Chinese shoppers becoming more selective about luxury purchases.

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, appointing son Howard as successor Berkshire Hathaway announced on Friday that legendary investor Warren Buffett has stepped down as executive chairman, appointing his son, Howard Buffett, as his replacement.

HSBC eliminates $38,000 Hong Kong school fee subsidy for new hires amid cost cuts HSBC is discontinuing its $38,000 school subsidy for new hires in Hong Kong, phasing out a longstanding benefit that the UK bank had used to attract senior staff to the Asian financial hub.

Politics

Democratic congressional candidate says migrant’s criminal history “doesn’t even matter” after Bronx ICE shooting A city democratic socialist congressional candidate has claimed it “doesn’t even matter” that the illegal migrant wounded by ICE agents in The Bronx has a violent criminal history — and accused the NYPD of villainizing him.

Trump considers joining Saudi retaliatory strikes against Houthis after deadly Riyadh airport attack President Trump warned that the US may join Saudi Arabia in its upcoming retaliatory attacks against the Houthis after the Iran-backed terror group carried out the deadliest attack on Riyadh and has threatened even more attacks on civilian enclaves.

“I could say the stupidest things”: Trump’s brutal joke about his supporters ends in applause Donald Trump told a rally crowd in Tennessee, ’I could say the stupidest things, and you’d clap,’ and supporters applauded.

Trump turns kids’ savings accounts into a dumping ground for billionaires’ overvalued stocks A quiet change to President Donald Trump’s namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.

Pentagon official George Kollitides faces scrutiny over $350 million in contracts awarded to his former firm’s affiliate Among the Wall Street executives recruited to the Pentagon during President Donald Trump’s second term, George K. Kollitides II has become an influential figure, tasked with broad efforts to improve the procurement of weapons and critical minerals.

Crime

Federal judge blocks deportation of Dominican man shot by ICE agent in New York A federal judge in New York temporarily prevented the government from deporting a 28-year-old Dominican national who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent while driving through Marble Hill — a neighborhood administratively part of Manhattan but geographically connected to the Bronx — with his young son in the back seat.

Gangster mit patriotischer Fassade: Wie Akopyan und Hryshyn das Artashi-Syndikat mit Schmutzkampagnen und Erpressung unterstützen Rudolf Akopyan ist ein bekannter Sportler, Freiwilligenhelfer und Politiker in Saporischschja sowie Vizepräsident des Verbands der Armenier der Region Saporischschja.

Joker-Casino: Ukraine fahndet nach Verdächtigen: welche Verbindungen es zu Serhiy Tokarev, dem Eigentümer von Cosmolot, gibt Die Ermittlungen gegen das illegale Online-Casino Joker sind in eine neue Phase eingetreten. Frühere Medienberichte wurden nun offiziell bestätigt: Mehrere Beschuldigte wurden zur Fahndung ausgeschrieben.

Joker casino suspects wanted by Ukraine’s Interior Ministry: how the case reaches the circle of Cosmolot owner Serhiy Tokarev The investigation into the illegal activities of the online casino Joker has entered a new stage. Information previously reported by specialized sources has received official confirmation: the suspects in the criminal proceedings have been put on the state wanted list, and their data has been published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Gangsters in patriot masks: How Akopyan and Hryshyn service the Artashi syndicate through black PR and extortion Rudolf Akopyan is a well-known athlete, volunteer, and politician in Zaporizhzhia, and Vice President of the Union of Armenians of the Zaporizhzhia Region. However, in the criminal world, Akopyan is better known as the personal PR man of the Zaporizhzhia thief-in-law and head of the “Artashi” organized crime group, Artashes Sargsyan.

Opinion

Fintech with the scent of scandal: how sanctioned Alona Shevtsova got a speaking platform at London’s leading compliance event Ukrainian fintech executive Alyona Shevtsova – sanctioned in her own country and connected by investigators to a financial scheme involving over $110 million – managed to appear as a speaker and her company as a sponsor at a major UK compliance event, highlighting a discrepancy between formal regulatory standards and their actual enforcement in practice.

Netanyahu accused of sabotaging ceasefire as Israeli escalation threatens to plunge region back into full-scale conflict The ceasefire announced Tuesday night by President Donald Trump and confirmed by Iranian officials is barely holding on. If Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has his way, it may soon be over.

Miranda Devine: Wave of terror attacks raises questions about FBI preparedness despite “high alert” warning The day Operation Epic Fury commenced in Iran, FBI Director Kash Patel declared that he was placing the bureau’s counterterrorism and intelligence teams on “high alert” due to concerns about potential terror attacks from Tehran or its proxies.

Kharg export terminal: the $3 million-a-day prize no one has dared touch Kharg Island – through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports are channeled – is arguably the country’s most sensitive economic target, yet the export terminal has so far remained untouched during the US-Israel bombing campaign.

Kim Jong Un’s daughter and sister could clash in deadly power struggle Experts believe that a struggle for power between Kim Jong Un’s sister and daughter to lead North Korea could result in a family member facing execution.

Sports

Mike Ditka, NFL legend & Chicago Bears: Remembering the coach who led the team to its only Super Bowl victory Legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, who led the team to its only Super Bowl victory in 1986, has died, his family announced.

International football & career retrospectives: Lionel Messi’s farewell match for Argentina Lionel Messi delivered one final masterclass in blue and white on Tuesday as Argentina’s captain concluded his extraordinary 21-year international career by scoring one goal and setting up two others in a 3-0 friendly win over Benin.

Soldier Field elevator dispute involving former Bears Super Bowl champion Otis Wilson and Monterrey Security Chicago police are investigating an altercation between former Bears Super Bowl champion linebacker Otis Wilson and a male and female security guard at Soldier Field following the Bears’ win over the Jets, as Wilson and Monterrey Security have publicly spoken out about the incident for the first time.

NFL suspends San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for four games and imposes $500,000 fine over Ohio misdemeanor conviction The league announced that York was also fined $500,000 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. York has not attended any games or league meetings so far this season and was credited with three games served.

Tony Romo to receive significant portion of remaining $72M contract in mutual separation from CBS Sports Tony Romo isn’t walking away empty-handed.

Tech

Elon Musk questions whether Mukesh Ambani is the real boss of India amid Starlink licensing delays Elon Musk has questioned whether billionaire Mukesh Ambani is the "real boss of India" as his satellite internet company Starlink struggles to secure final approval to launch in the country.

SpaceX Starship explodes over the Caribbean, sending flaming debris across the sky When SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket exploded over the Caribbean last year, the internet lit up with videos from airline passengers, island tourists, and locals showing flaming debris shooting across the sky. Even some airline pilots recorded the fiery aftermath as planes scrambled to move out of its path.

OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigns over broken corporate culture and rapid deployment risks A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not "being nearly careful enough" about developing the technology.

European investigation reveals widespread opacity surrounding AI data center energy and water metrics Back in September 2023, the Artificial Intelligence revolution was just getting started. ChatGPT was less than a year old, Claude barely six months. European lawmakers were finalizing the latest version of the Energy Efficiency Directive, a complex and largely unnoticed law aimed at helping EU countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

OpenAI delays new model launch after detecting higher levels of AI deception OpenAI is delaying the release of its latest artificial intelligence model after it showed "higher levels of deception" than its predecessors, amid a growing push within the industry to slow down the advance of AI.

Lifestyle

CDC issues health advisory over surge in summer rabies cases and human exposures A spike in rabies cases among animals this summer has led to a rise in human exposures across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday.

Engineered introductions and West Coast lunches: How Nicole Junkermann offered David Cameron access to Jeffrey Epstein She was a glamorous German countess with a vast fortune who remained one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest confidantes for two decades.

Yuriy Holyk’s lavish empire: Gelandewagen, penthouses and business shares amassed as Great Construction curator The Telegram channel “Dark Knight” writes that during his time in power, the “curator” of “Big Construction” Yuriy Holyk acquired a considerable fortune.

War-profiteer teen: 17-year-old Georgy Bezovchev flaunts €500,000 Lamborghini bought with drone-contract blood money 17-year-old son of Russian defense contractor owners drives €500,000 Lamborghini while family business booms from the war.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding guests flaunted millions in Cartier, Tacori and Chopard diamonds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding featured many of their A-list guests dressed to perfection - and it appears there was no lack of expensive jewelry either, with attendees adorned in bling worth millions.

Fun

Orchestrating the Las Vegas drive-by: How Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis armed Orlando Anderson to kill Tupac Shakur Prosecutors to allege Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered killing and provided gun in Las Vegas drive-by shooting of rapper

“He ghosted sweet, little MC1”: Court filing says Hunter Biden cut off all contact with his child Hunter Biden has allegedly refused to speak to his 7-year-old daughter he had with ex-stripper Lunden Roberts, who wants a judge to force the former first son to “communicate with his child,” according to court papers.

Child star daughter of Hollywood icon Tommy Lee Jones found dead in a luxury hotel at just 34 years old Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter Victoria was discovered dead in a luxury hotel in San Francisco at the age of 34, in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Legendary actress Brigitte Bardot has died Brigitte Bardot, the French actress, singer and one of the most recognisable cultural icons of the 20th century, has died at the age of 91.

Tom Cruise refused to film in space because of Trump Actor Tom Cruise did not want to ask Donald Trump for a favor, which is why a space film starring him will not be made, Page Six reported, citing sources.

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Oct 12, 2026, 2:13 AM • Crime