The Leap Second Is No More 16. October 2026 (23:31) The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.(Wired)
Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue 16. October 2026 (23:30) Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it.Healey’s predecessor as chancellor, Rachel Reeves, put approval of the long-planned runway at the heart of her “growth speech” last year, saying it would “make Britain the world’s best-connected place to do business”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York man charged with rape and lethal fentanyl dosing of college student 16. October 2026 (23:15) Prosecutors allege Moises Freire gave two students at FIT the opioid, saying it was cocaine, and raped one as she overdosedA man raped a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) after giving her a dose of fentanyl that rendered her unconscious and ultimately killed her, federal prosecutors allege.That student’s friend also experienced an overdose and nearly died after taking the potent synthetic opiate, leading to charges against three men, the US Department of Justice said in a statement on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
James Talarico's faith was meant to help Democrats win in Texas. Now undercover video from his home church exposes a Christian divide that has horrified megachurch pastors
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