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Chair Carr calls E-Rate expansions unlawful, Ted Cruz warns of online risks for kids

The US Federal Communications Commission may soon pull funding for free Wi-Fi on school buses and in libraries after Chair Brendan Carr declared two Biden-era expansions unlawful and proposed eliminating them.…

A first-of-its-kind global research expedition has extracted freshwater samples from beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor off Cape Cod, documenting a massive aquifer stretching from New Jersey to Maine. The three-month Expedition 501, funded at $25 million by the National Science Foundation and European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling, drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed at sites 20-30 miles offshore. Samples registered salinity as low as 1 part per thousand -- meeting U.S. freshwater standards -- with some readings even lower. Scientists collected nearly 50,000 liters for laboratory analysis to determine whether the water originates from ancient glacial melt or current terrestrial groundwater systems. The UN projects global freshwater demand will exceed supply by 40% within five years.

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Katie Price 'called the paparazzi' on herself while she was admitted to the rehab clinic, The Priory, for depression in 2019 and after her drinking driving crash in 2021 for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Kylie has four daughters with Travis' older brother, Jason Kelce, with the couple's first meeting with the 'Anti-Hero' singer drawing massive public reaction in January 2024 at an NFL game.

Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz may be downplaying their new romance as casual, but all signs point to something much deeper brewing between the superstar couple. 

The Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace has announced today. Royal expert Robert Hardman reflects on her remarkable life from glamorous royal to modest music teacher.

Ex-tennis star Anna Kournikova was spotted running errands on Thursday after it was revealed last month that the 44-year-old is pregnant.

Bleak scenes are played out every day in the centre of this city, where a world of addiction and despair exists alongside the shoppers, tourists and office workers on their lunch breaks.

Broadcom turned in its financial results for its third quarter last night, and all of the tongues in the IT sector are wagging about how the chip maker and enterprise software giant has landed a fourth customer for its burgeoning custom XPU design and shepherding business. …

Broadcom Lands Shepherding Deal For OpenAI “Titan” XPU was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

tldr; boffins did it

interview  It all started as an idea for a research paper. …

Angela Rayner is understood to be leaving her post as Deputy PM after Sir Laurie Magnus delivered his verdict to Keir Starmer.

Microsoft is giving away Microsoft 365 Personal subscriptions to all US college students. From a report: This subscription gives students free access to Microsoft's Office apps and the Copilot AI assistant integration for a year, after which the students are eligible for a 50 percent discount to continue the subscription. While most students have access to education versions of Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, Microsoft's offer is for student's own personal Microsoft accounts, and is available to claim until October 31st. Microsoft 365 Personal is usually $99.99 a year, or $9.99 a month, and includes 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage.

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Lt Liam Hulkes, 31, whose job involved investigating Army sex crimes, sexually assaulted his victim during a drinking session following the study day last June.

Keir Starmer effectively went back to the drawing board after a dismal first year in power and torrid summer of migration protests.

Politics is about to get much tougher for Keir Starmer.

Excellent Echo, ridden by Oisin Murphy, fell on Friday. The horse suffered a broken leg and carried own down the track before being caught by his handler at the winning post.

After being forced into action by Angela Rayner 's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister over her tax row, Sir Keir carried out a frantic reshuffle of his administration.

Macaulay Culkin has revealed the late John Candy swiftly clocked onto the fact his father was a 'monster' - years before he became estranged from him.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is gearing up for a massive immigration raid of Chicago - the city President Donald Trump said he'd selected for the next federal military takeover.

Pro tip, don't install PowerShell commands without approval

A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by tricking users into pasting malicious commands through a technique called ClickFix, which uses fake fixes and login prompts.…