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hammadniazi6663 The US saw almost 12,000 book bans in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, the highest number in a single year, according to the free-expression non-profit PEN America. In a report released on Monday, PEN America said that there had been 34,000 instances of book bans since the organization started tallying the increasing “book … Read more
George Russell could face a further “double whammy” hit following his Malaysia retirement if his Mercedes Formula 1 power unit cannot be fixed. The Mercedes driver had looked on course to take a podium finish at Sepang before he was forced to stop his car five laps from the chequered flag with a suspected engine … Read more
A lack of good-quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but recent research goes further – giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize dementia risk later in life. Using data pooled from 69 previous studies, a team at York University in Canada ran a statistical analysis … Read more
The biggest stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is where the people building the future come to talk about what happens next in the tech ecosystem. Across three days, from October 13 to 15, at Moscone West in San Francisco, the Disrupt Stage will bring together some of the biggest game-changing founders, CEOs, and investors shaping everything … Read more
A powerful nor’easter battered the Northeast again on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned that another round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines. The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree fell Saturday, was expected … Read more
Tawfik Sabouni’s documentary “The Other Side of the Sun,” which world premiered as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale, has been chosen to represent Syria in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. It marks the country’s first Oscar candidate since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s … Read more
We start this week with Joseph’s stories on the massive FBI hack. 404 Media broke this news and continued to cover the breach of data on all FBI employees and their spouses. After the break, Jason tells us how a surveillance company is telling cops it wants to add facial recognition tech to Flock camera … Read more
A woman’s murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa is a “heinous crime,” Japan’s premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving incidents by U.S. personnel have long sparked protests on the island, which bears a disproportionate burden … Read more
“We have gone backwards,” David Wagner tells Sky Sports. He is reflecting on the state of German football from his position as RB Leipzig’s academy manager. “People now realise we have to change something.” Wagner is one of those trying to help change it. A former Premier League manager with Huddersfield Town, his current role … Read more
The National Weather Service in the US has issued extreme heat warnings for parts of southern California, including Los Angeles, until Thursday, as temperatures are expected to hit the high 30s celsius. Burbank, a suburb north of Los Angeles, recorded 39C on Saturday, a few degrees shy of the October record for the region set … Read more