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WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2025, 12:45

World

Afghan CIA fighters, like National Guard attack suspect, face stark reality in U.S.

Today at 12:00 PM, via NPR

The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man charged with killing one National Guard soldier and seriously injuring a second after opening fire on them in Washington, D.C. on Thanksgiving Eve.

Business

United States moving to punish South Africa

Today at 12:30 PM, via BusinessTech

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says that Washington is open to extending AGOA and excluding South Africa, saying the country is a “unique problem”.

Sport

Can you name every SPOTY winner?

Today at 10:11 AM, via BBC News

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award has been won 71 times. How many winners can you name?

Science/Tech

RoboCrop: Teaching Robots How To Pick Tomatoes

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

alternative_right quotes a report from Phys.org: To teach robots how to become tomato pickers, Osaka Metropolitan University Assistant Professor Takuya Fujinaga, Graduate School of Engineering, programmed them to evaluate the ease of harvesting for each tomato before attempting to pick it. Fujinaga’s new model uses image recognition paired with statistical analysis to evaluate the optimal...