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Sport

Nine-man Leverkusen beat Frankfurt for first win post Ten Hag

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via BBC News

A brace from Alejandro Grimaldo helps Bayer Leverkusen overcome the sending off of captain Robert Andrich and Ezequiel Fernandez to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in the Bundesliga, in new manager Kasper Hjulmand’s first game in charge following the sacking of Erik ten Hag.

Education

Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks

Yesterday at 19:58 PM, via New York Times

Readers discuss the damage to America’s parks. Also: Racial profiling in immigrant sweeps; the 9/11 memorial; phones in the classroom.

Science/Tech

US EV Sales Smash Records In August

Today at 03:50 AM, via Slashdot

US EV sales hit a record 146,332 in August, grabbing nearly 10% of all new car sales, according to Kelley Blue Book. That’s the highest yet and up from 9.1% in July. Electrek reports: With the federal EV tax credit set to expire on September 30, analysts say Q3 2025 is shaping up to be the strongest quarter for EV sales in US history. The current record holder is Q4 2024, when 365,824 EVs were...

Science/Tech

Newfoundland’s 10-Year Education Report Calling For Ethical AI Use Contains Over 15 Fake Sources

Today at 03:10 AM, via Slashdot

Newfoundland and Labrador’s 10-year Education Accord report (PDF) intended to guide school reform has been found to contain at least 15 fabricated citations, including references to non-existent films and journals. Academics suggest the fake sources may have been generated by AI. “There are sources in this report that I cannot find in the MUN Library, in the other libraries I subscribe to, in...

Science/Tech

Employee Who Leaked ‘Spider-Man’ Blu-ray Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years Prison

Today at 02:30 AM, via Slashdot

A former Memphis disc manufacturing employee has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after stealing pre-release Blu-rays from his employer and leaking them online. While he received 21 months for copyright infringement, a concurrent firearm charge extended his total prison term to 57 months. TorrentFreak reports: In February, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 37-year-old Steven...

Science/Tech

From Discord To Bitchat, Tech At the Heart of Nepal Protests

Today at 01:50 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from France24: Fueled in part by anger over flashy lifestyles flaunted by elites, young anti-corruption demonstrators mainly in their 20s rallied on Monday. The loose grouping, largely viewed as members of “Gen Z”, flooded the capital Kathmandu to demand an end to a ban on Facebook, YouTube and other popular sites. The rallies ended in chaos and tragedy, with...