Cornell tipster speaks out and Supreme Court begins a new term: Morning Rundown
A Cornell student who gave police leads expresses dismay with how the case was handled.
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We gather news cautiously — unless it’s something bad about Israel
It is good, heartening even, that the Times handled last week’s foiled hijacking with care and caution. Yet somehow, it seems no claim about supposed Israeli perfidy is too stupid, outrageous, or ridiculous to make its way into the Times.
Libyan teachers’ strike escalates as union demands major education reforms
School year is on hold with teachers on strike and other unions threatening to take action.
A $30 painting, found in ‘dark corner’ of estate sale, fetches $1.35M at auction
An enigmatic oil painting bought at an estate sale has broken an auction record after it was confirmed to be the work of a celebrated American surrealist named Gertrude Abercrombie.
Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against UK police over Epstein arrest
King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched legal action against police in England over his arrest earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office following revelations from the Epstein files in the United States.
Pakistan installs fishing nets at security outposts to block drone attacks
Strung several metres overhead, the nets are a low-cost solution in sensitive areas prone to attacks by armed groups.
Spanish PM Sánchez calls November election amid growing housing protests
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election after facing mounting pressure from mass protests over the country’s housing crisis.
A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79
A box of old video games donated to a Goodwill store in Texas turned out to contain a rare 1982 Atari game that collectors had been searching for.
Key takeaways as Brazil heads to presidential runoff that could reshape Latin America
Brazil is heading for another Lula-Bolsonaro showdown. But this time it is Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio who stands between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and another term in power. A Bolsonaro victory would push the region further towards the right, hand US President Donald Trump a powerful ideological ally in its largest country and potentially strengthen Washington’s hand as it seeks to counter China’s influence across the hemisphere.
Nolo changes from a hurricane to a typhoon after crossing the international date line
Nolo has changed from a strong hurricane to a typhoon after it crossed the international date line.
Radical change needed to cut Scottish child poverty, says charity
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding poverty targets "by a wide margin".
Guam's snake invasion became so bad that power lines were a problem: How brown tree snakes climbed poles, caused blackouts and forced researchers to find bizarre ways to keep them away
Guam’s brown tree snake problem is far stranger than a typical invasive-species story.
How flydubai security failure, across 3 countries, almost led to 'Israel’s 9/11’
A string of security failures across Oman, the UAE and Israel allowed the flydubai co-pilot to get into the cockpit, a Wall Street Journal investigation
Numerology horoscope today, October 05, 2026: What your name's first letter reveals today
Number 1. If your name starts with the letters A, I, J, Q, or Y.
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman wants Americans to stop 'hating' datacentres; calls them the only reason US is not in a recession
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman has defended the massive wave of AI infrastructure investment in the United States, arguing that spending on data centers
She bought 3 Abbott shares for $180 in 1935; after her death at 100, her $7 million fortune went to help college students
Grace Groner lived a modest life in Lake Forest, Illinois, despite eventually accumulating a fortune worth more than $7 million.
Meta lets go co-founders and employees of AI startup Virtue AI, four months after the company hired them; Andy Stone admits differences over style of working
Meta is letting go of employees from an AI security startup it acquired just months ago.