Neighbors carry a man rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building the day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Robots have gotten very good at moving fast, repeating steps and doing jobs that would wear you and me out. But ask a robot to pick up something delicate, oddly shaped or slightly different from the last item it handled, and things can get a little complicated quickly. That is where a new collaboration between ABB Robotics and PSYONIC comes in. ABB Robotics is working with PSYONIC, a California bionics company, to explore whether real-world touch and motion data from human prosthetic use can hel
Reeves refused to say whether she would accept a more junior job in cabinet if Burnham offered her one Good morning. Rachel Reeves now seems to resigned to losing her job as chancellor when Andy Burnham becomes PM, probably three weeks tomorrow. She had reportedly been angling to stay in post, but she has given an interview to the BBC with a tone that is distinctly valedictory. Reeves says she is backing Burnham to be the next PM. Asked why she did not stand in Downing Street to hear Keir Starme
A judge is again directing the DOJ to formally address whether the Trump administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is dead, as the agency has claimed.
Following a socialist sweep in New York City’s Tuesday elections, Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt., and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are dictating their terms and sending warnings to the Democratic Party not to cross them. In a post-election call clipped by Manhattan Institute analyst Stu Smith, a DSA leader remarked that in addition to socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani , "more than three million New Yorkers are now represented by socialists at multiple levels of government, and in some ca
Guardian - World · Oct 8
French capital hails ‘landmark decision’ against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas products A Paris court has ruled that French oil major TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products, and set out plans to address them in a high-stakes case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris. The ruling on Thursday is a partial victory for climate change NGOs seeking to apply France’s 2017 corporate duty of vigilance law to climat
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a 71-year-old physician well known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested in the occupied West Bank Israeli forces on Sunday arrested a prominent 71-year-old Palestinian physician known as the “doctor of the poor” in a pre-dawn raid on his home in the occupied West Bank, prompting widespread condemnation. Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a physician widely known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested before dawn at his home in the al-Tira neighb
Guardian - World · Oct 8
People in Caracas and coastal towns describe powerful quakes that collapsed buildings and killed at least 164 As a double whammy of powerful earthquakes rattled Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, residents of the capital, Caracas, scrambled out on to the streets from shuddering, fractured buildings. “It was horrible. I felt like the house was moving to a different rhythm to the earth. I had to carry my mum out. She was paralysed by fear,” said 18-year-old Sebastian Rodríguez, whose family
Fox News · Oct 8
I did pretty well in soccer yesterday. I had three plays and went 2-1 for the day. Looking back on it I probably should've taken a full unit on the one bet I felt most confident in -- both teams scoring in the Canada game. Today, there is a big card for the World Cup as they try to get the last of the games in for the group stage. Let's put some bets on these games. Ecuador vs. Germany Ecuador needs to get a win if they want to advance. Germany has already locked up their spot in the next round.
