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An intensifying El Nino has set a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific Ocean, the European Union’s climate monitor reported on October 12 — and forecasters are warning it could be a preview of extreme weather to come. The El Nino temperature record, documented by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, is raising … Read more
Netflix is reportedly getting ready for its biggest round of layoffs in four years. According to reporting that surfaced on October 12, the streaming giant could cut about 5% of its workforce — roughly 800 of its 16,000 employees — with an announcement that could land as soon as this week. The Netflix layoffs 2026 … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t usually announce things with emojis of fruit, but this time he did. On Monday, the Meta CEO posted a picture of a watermelon on Threads — and hours later, he pulled back the curtain on the real thing: Meta Muse Wonder AI, the company’s newest flagship large language model and its boldest … Read more
The Ilhan Omar home raid unfolded just after dawn on Monday, when Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived at the DC-area residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar and began carrying out boxes of evidence. By mid-morning, the Department of Justice had confirmed what happened: agents had “executed a judicially authorized search warrant” at the congresswoman’s home as … Read more
Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cratered on Monday, and the Fannie Mae Freddie Mac plunge was one of the ugliest single-day moves either stock has seen all year. Fannie Mae tumbled 9.4% while Freddie Mac sank 12% after Mizuho downgraded both companies and slashed its price targets roughly in half. It wasn’t just … Read more
An Erie Pennsylvania shooting has left a quiet lakeside community reeling after eight people were found dead and the gunman killed himself, police said Monday. Eight of the nine dead were family members, and the ninth was a family friend, according to investigators. The scale of the loss — nearly an entire family wiped out … Read more
A Strait of Hormuz oil tanker attack has set nerves on edge across the world’s energy markets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy says an explosion ripped through the engine room of a supertanker capable of carrying 2 million barrels of crude in the narrow waterway on Monday, and Tehran blames a naval mine for the blast. … Read more
UCLA’s dream season took a brutal turn on Saturday, and on Monday morning it got worse. Star quarterback Nico Iamaleava is out for the season with a leg injury, first reported by CBS Sports and confirmed in a USA Today report, leaving the 5-0 Bruins without the player who has carried them all fall. For … Read more
The hurricane isaias aftermath is unfolding across the South this weekend. After making landfall Friday night near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane with 105-mph winds, Isaias left at least four people dead — two in Florida and two in Alabama — and roughly 670,000 customers without power as of midday Saturday. Nearly 900,000 … Read more
The amazon layoffs 2026 saga took another turn this weekend. According to reports published Saturday by the LA Times and Business Insider, Amazon has carried out a new round of job cuts centered on its Stores institutional sector — the division that runs its core e-commerce website. Fewer than 1,000 people were affected in the … Read more
