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Readers sound off on crime stats, a smuggler’s sentence and pushing for term limits
When accurate statistics aren’t the whole story Malverne, L.I.: To Voicer David Melvin: Thank you for your letter. However, I never changed my position or contradicted myself. Unfortunately, my original letter was edited by the Daily News and they...

Israeli military’s evacuation order sparks panic in Gaza City, as they threaten ‘mighty hurricane’ unless Hamas returns hostages
Evacuation orders cause panic among Gaza City residentsSome prepare to leave, others say they will stayIsrael threatens 'mighty hurricane' if remaining hostages not freedQatar pressing Hamas to take US-proposed ceasefire deal Residents of the city...

Three stocks to join S&P 500 as indexes edge higher
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. NEW YORK -- Stocks drifted higher on Monday ahead of a week with several data reports that could dictate by how much or even whether the Federal Reserve will cut...

Puerto Rico U-18 team visits school in Okinawa
For about an hour, the Puerto Rican players participated in a conversation session with students at Oroku High School in Okinawa, Japan, including members of the school’s baseball team. The Puerto Rico National U-18 Baseball Team had an...

Today's NYT Crossword answers and hints (Tue, September 9)
Need a hint for today's NYT Crossword on Tuesday, 9th September? Well we have them! Every last one of the riddles for the September 9th NYT Crossword are covered in this Rock Paper Shotgun Crossword Companion. But if you don't want all of the...

UP lawmakers criticize Aspirus Health over Ironwood OB/GYN service closure
State Senator Edward W. McBroom | Michigan House RepublicansState Senator Edward W. McBroom | Michigan House Republicans The recent decision by Aspirus Health, a Wisconsin-based healthcare provider, to end OB/GYN services at its Ironwood facility...

Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown
In the three weeks since President Donald Trump flooded the streets of Washington with hundreds of troops and federal agents, there have been only a few scattered protests and scarcely a word from Congress, which has quietly gone along with the...

Officials detail Newport man's threats against preschools
On Monday, September 1, several law enforcement agencies worked together to arrest Zachary Charles Newell, of Newport, for communicating threats of mass violence, including threats such as to "shoot up a black preschool," in social media posts....

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon Visits High School in Detroit
DETROIT, Sept. 8, 2025 ~ U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took an unpublishzied visit to a Detroit high school Monday amid scrutiny of her performance in her role and perceived aversion to public education. As part of a tour visiting...

How Young Taiwanese Women’s Views on Romantic Romance Are Shaping Taiwanese Society
Written by Elspeth Lewis. Image credit: IMG_9696 by Jerry Lai/ Flickr, license: CC BY-SA 2.0. Taiwan has the lowest birthrate in the world. At just 1.11 children per couple, according to The World Factbook, the island is well below the replacement...

What is Broccolini and why everyone’s talking about this super veg? Here's what experts say
Most of us were told to eat our vegetables when we were kids, even if we didn't want to. That advice was right, but only one in ten Americans eat enough vegetables now that we're adults. Each vegetable has a job to do, from onions that help the...

An inside look at Ramp’s eye-popping $22.5 billion valuation
Software companies designed to reduce the drudgery of back-office tasks don’t tend to become household names. Somehow, Ramp is defying the odds. The six-year-old fintech startup has generated an almost cult-like following among not only CFOs, but...

U.S. House overturns Biden-era resource management plan, reopens millions of acres to extraction
A truck carrying a load of Powder River Basin coal (Photo by Dustin Bleizeffer of WyoFile). The U.S. House last week passed a resolution overturning Biden-era restrictions on resource extraction across millions of acres in eastern Montana,...
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[News] Microsoft’s Analog Optical Computer Cracks Two Practical Problems and Shows AI Promise
A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems. From the beginning, they wanted to build it using commercially...

Korean prodigy with IQ of 204 aims for Oxford after leaving science high school
Baek Kang-hyun, a Korean prodigy with an IQ of 204, has revealed that he is preparing to apply to the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Baek recently uploaded a video titled “Applying to Oxford University” on his YouTube channel, sharing...

DEAR ABBY: Wedding guest list doesn't include late grandfather's widow
DEAR ABBY: My son and his fiancee are getting married in a few months. They are planning a small reception with only their closest friends and family. Unfortunately, this excludes my late father’s second wife, “Bonnie,” who has been in our lives...
Economic Watch: U.S. jobs report points to cooling labor market, strengthens case for Fed rate cut
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in August, underscoring signs of a cooling labor market and bolstering expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. The economy added just 22,000 jobs...

Medication Adherence in Parkinson’s Disease: Longitudinal Changes and the Influence of Depressive Symptoms
Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity, and non-motor symptoms such as cognitive decline, mood, and sleep disturbances.1 The...

Portugal PM urges China’s Xi Jinping to push Russia for Ukraine peace
Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his country’s close relationship with Russia to push for a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, during a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.Montenegro’s visit to China...

Trump Getting Booed At The U.S. Open Is Sparking Quite The Conversation
President Donald Trump’s recent appearance at the U.S. Open sparked multiple loud boos, jeers and occasional cheers from the crowd. And one American studies professor says there’s a lot to take away from the icy reception. Trump made his first...