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sy energy 5 1m ago 4 min read

Syria Replaces State Oil Company CEO as Pipeline Attacks Continue

Since forming a transitional government on March 29, 2025, Syria has courted foreign oil money while its pipelines keep getting hit. President Ahmed al-Sharaa swapped the head of the Syrian Petroleum Company by decree on Oct. 18, days after the latest blast. Output is still far below pre-war levels, and the new CEO inherits a network that has been attacked repeatedly since August.
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us tech 5 4m ago 4 min read

Federal Magistrate Allows Discovery of Some Rabbi Shmuley Boteach AI Chats in Fontainebleau Hotel Defamation Case

A Florida federal magistrate judge ruled Oct. 21 that some of Shmuley Boteach's communications with AI platforms can be sought in the Fontainebleau hotel's defamation case, because they may bear on intent and punitive damages. The court said it was not deciding the chats prove malice, and said work-product claims must be tested communication by communication. What the AI providers actually hand over is still to be worked out.
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us health 7 14m ago 4 min read

Flu Hospital Admissions Reach 4,811 in Week Ending Oct. 17 as H1N1 Dominates Early Season

Since flu activity began climbing in early September, the CDC has logged 4,811 lab-confirmed flu hospital admissions in the week ending Oct. 17, with the highest hospitalization rate for this point in a season since 2010-11. Infectious-disease doctors say there is no evidence so far that the dominant H1N1 virus is making people sicker, but they are urging earlier vaccination. Whether the early start becomes a harsh winter is still unknown.
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us energy 6 18m ago 4 min read

NOAA's Winter Outlook Calls for Heavy Storms in the South and West Coast, While Oregon Forecasters Say Their State Is a Toss-Up

NOAA's official 2026-27 winter outlook is dominated by a near-record El Niño, with wetter weather expected along the West Coast, the southern tier and the eastern seaboard. In Oregon, the state climatologist says the honest answer is that forecasters are "not quite sure." The event is expected to peak in December, so the real test comes in the next few months.
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il politics 8 24m ago 4 min read

Thousands Rally in Tel Aviv for Oct. 7 Inquiry Three Days Before Israel's Election

Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on Saturday, Oct. 24, demanding a state commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7, 2023 failures, which Netanyahu has refused. Polls show Netanyahu's bloc and Gadi Eisenkot's bloc neck and neck, with neither projected to reach 61 seats. Coalition haggling after the Oct. 27 vote will likely decide who governs.
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cn finance 5 50m ago 4 min read

Trafigura's Metals Desk Earned About $2 Billion, People Familiar Say, as Traders Post a Second Boom Year

Metals trading houses are booking a second straight blowout year on record copper, gold and silver prices, and banks are on pace for a record $5 billion in precious-metals trading revenue. Central banks, led by China and Poland, keep adding gold. Trafigura's audited numbers, due in early December, will show how much of the reported windfall holds.
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gb energy 6 54m ago 4 min read

Rosebank Oilfield Awaits UK Verdict: 122 Workers on Site, Decision Expected by Year-End

Three days after the UK approved the Jackdaw gasfield on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the fight has moved to Rosebank, the much bigger oilfield west of Shetland. Officials told the Guardian that Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is leaning against it, while the department calls that speculation. If Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham want the oil revenue, the final call lands on Burnham's desk.
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us tech 8 58m ago 3 min read

OpenAI Cuts Funding Valuation Target to $1.25 Trillion After Investor Resistance, FT Reports

OpenAI dropped its asking price for a roughly $30 billion round from $1.4 trillion to $1.25 trillion after some investors balked, and Coatue and UAE funds are now in talks to lead. Investor commitments are due Oct. 30, and some backers want to see how Anthropic's IPO prices before they write checks.
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us sports 3 1h ago 4 min read

Cincinnati Beats No. 8 Texas Tech 37-24, Handing Red Raiders First Loss After Sorsby Fight

Cincinnati beat previously undefeated No. 8 Texas Tech 37-24 on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the first meeting since the Brendan Sorsby fight. The Red Raiders suffered their first loss of 2026 and next face Arizona, while Cincinnati could be fined $50,000 for its fans storming the field, with a Big 12 decision possible as soon as Tuesday.
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us energy 6 1h ago 3 min read

US Natural Gas Futures Fall 15% in a Week to $2.64 as Warm Forecasts Cut Heating Demand Outlook

The November U.S. natural gas contract fell 5.6% on Friday, Oct. 23, to settle at $2.64 per million BTU, a 15% weekly loss and the biggest since early February. Warm forecasts through early November are the stated driver, while European gas sits near its highest since 2022 on Hormuz disruptions. The two markets are moving in opposite directions, and Europe's winter outcome now depends heavily on the weather.
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us sports 3 1h ago 4 min read

NC State fires Dave Doeren, school's winningest coach, a day after 31-28 loss to Stanford

NC State fired head coach Dave Doeren on Saturday, Oct. 24, one day after a 31-28 loss at Stanford left the Wolfpack 3-4. The school owes him roughly $9.75 million to $10.3 million depending on the report, and a national search starts immediately. Interim coach Todd Goebbel takes over for the Oct. 31 home game against California.
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us sports 3 1h ago 4 min read

Valkyries Beat Dream 67-62 to Even WNBA Finals at 2-2 as Angel Reese Goes 2-for-12

Golden State held Atlanta to 62 points, the Dream's fewest in any game this season, on Saturday, Oct. 24, to square the best-of-seven Finals at 2-2. Angel Reese, who had a double-double in each of the first three games, scored eight on 2-of-12 shooting. Game 5 is Monday, Oct. 26, in San Francisco.
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us health 6 1h ago 3 min read

CDC Analysis: 8.6% of Adults Hospitalized With RSV Died in Hospital or Within 30 Days of Discharge

A CDC analysis of 18,301 adults hospitalized with RSV between 2014 and 2024 found 1,565 died in the hospital or within 30 days of leaving. CDC researcher Michael Melgar called the 467 deaths among patients not sent to hospice the most concerning group. The results are preliminary, and the analysis does not show how many of those deaths RSV itself caused.
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us tech 6 1h ago 4 min read

Instacart Reportedly Exploring Sale After Talks With DoorDash and Uber; Shares Close Up 9.2%

Instacart has hired an investment bank and held preliminary talks with DoorDash and Uber about a possible sale, according to reports Friday, Oct. 23. Uber has reportedly walked away, no bid has been made, and any deal with DoorDash would run straight into antitrust review.
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ua energy 8 2h ago 5 min read

Zelensky Offers to Halt Refinery Strikes if Russia Stops Hitting Ukraine's Grid, as Kyiv Faces Winter Blackouts

Zelensky says Ukraine will stop hitting Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, after Trump blamed Kyiv's strikes for higher fuel prices. Meanwhile Kyiv is back on scheduled outages after the Oct. 14 substation attack, with its water and sewage systems at risk if the grid fails again.
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us tech 5 2h ago 2 min read

Data centers have become a bipartisan issue in Wisconsin as midterms approach, NPR reports

NPR's All Things Considered aired a segment on Oct. 24 describing data centers as a bipartisan political issue in Wisconsin. With the midterms approaching, many are looking to the swing state for clues about how the fight could play out nationally.
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us energy 4 2h ago 3 min read

Beshear Blames Trump for Diesel Price Jump, Hilton Blames California Policy, in Real Time Exchange

On HBO's Real Time, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Donald Trump alone caused diesel prices to more than double in a year. California GOP gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton said $9 diesel in California comes from both the war in Iran and state policies. Neither put a number on how much of the price each cause explains.
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us economy 6 2h ago 3 min read

Airline Traffic Slips as Carriers Trade Full Planes for Higher Fares: TSA Screenings Down 9.3 Million Since April

Since airlines began warning about jet fuel in April, about 9.3 million fewer people have passed through TSA checkpoints, and U.S. screenings are on track for their first annual decline since 2020. Carriers say that is fine: revenue per seat is up and executives call demand robust. The holiday season is the next test of how many travelers will keep paying.
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us tech 6 2h ago 3 min read

Nvidia H200 Rental Prices Up 143% to 160% Since January, a16z Data Shows

Renting an Nvidia H200 costs far more than it did on Jan. 1, with a16z-circulated figures putting the increase between roughly 143% and 160%. Even the six-year-old A100 rents for more than in January. Whether surging AI usage or power limits is the main driver is still disputed.
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es economy 6 2h ago 4 min read

Barcelona Riot: More Than 100 Arrested, 14 Shops Hit After Youth Gathering at Plaça de Catalunya

About 500 mostly hooded young people, many of them minors, gathered in central Barcelona on Saturday, Oct. 24, and the event turned into fires, clashes with police and looting. More than 100 people were arrested by 11 p.m. local time, nearly 30 of them minors. Barcelona's mayor says parents and guardians could face legal consequences.
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