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World

Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

Today at 16:57 PM, via NPR

Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali’s capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.

Sport

Punjab pull off record T20 chase to defeat Delhi

Today at 16:49 PM, via BBC News

Punjab Kings produce a stunning victory against Delhi Capitals by hunting down a target of 265 to record the highest successful run-chase in the history of T20 cricket.

Sport

Villa were not ‘clinical’ against Fulham – Emery

Today at 16:26 PM, via BBC News

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side had “good chances” to score against Fulham but were not “clinical” enough to convert them as The Villains lost 1-0 at Craven Cottage.

Education

A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

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Education

Liberia: House Endorses Bong Mining Probe Report, Passes Paynesville School System Act

Yesterday at 18:53 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill — The House of Representatives has decided on two key issues – endorsing the Joint Committee on Lands, Mines and Energy; and Natural Resources and Environment following of an investigation into complaints filed against H&K Mining Company and Huren Mining Company in Bong County Electoral District #3, and then passed into law the Paynesville School System Act of 2026.

Science/Tech

Intel’s Stock Soars 24% Friday, Its Biggest One-Day Gain Since 1987

Today at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

Intel’s stock price soared 24% Friday. It’s the stock’s largest single-day spike since since October 1987, reports CNBC, “as investors cheered signs of renewed growth due to mounting artificial intelligence demand.”The stock closed at $82.57 and is now up 124% this year after jumping 84% in 2025. Friday’s rally topped a 23% gain for the stock on Sept. 18, when Nvidia agreed to invest $5 billion...

Science/Tech

Physicists Revive 1990s Laser Concept To Propose a Next-Generation Atomic Clock

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Physicists have proposed a new kind of atomic clock based on a revived superradiant laser concept that could produce an extraordinarily stable signal with a linewidth around 100 microhertz, potentially the narrowest ever for an optical laser. “The implications of this result could stretch well beyond timekeeping,” reports Phys.org. “A laser immune to environmental frequency shifts would be a...