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Trump directs Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to pay troops despite shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown, a short-term fix that will not apply to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed. Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.” The Republican president’s directive removes one of the pressure points that could have forced Congress into action, likely ensuring that the shutdown — now in its 11th…

Triple Trouble: Fairey, Hirst, Invader review – the most revolting visual soup imaginable | Art

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You’ve heard of the best of both worlds, well get ready for the worst of three. Down in Vauxhall in London, three artists have mashed themselves together to create the most revolting visual soup imaginable, an exhibition that isn’t so much the sum of its parts as a total negation of anything good any of them has ever done.Whatever qualities YBA kingpin Damien Hirst and street artists Shepard Fairey and Invader might have, none of them are on display in this staggeringly vast exhibition – it just goes on and on, huge room after huge room filled with aesthetic crap.Triple…

Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today’s youth

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The guests sipped prosecco and chattered away while dessert was served at the third annual Project Health Minds Gala on Thursday night in New York. The evening was winding down, but there was still one big award to give out: Humanitarian of the Year, which this year would be honoring Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for creating The Parents Network through their nonprofit Archewell Foundation. The Parents Network supports families who have been harmed by social media. Earlier this year, it hosted an event where the faces of young children were shown on giant smartphone screens; the children had lost their lives in ways their parents believe social media…

David Allen v Arslanbek Makhmudov: Defeat in Sheffield for Doncaster boxer

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British heavyweight David Allen's fairytale headline show ended in a unanimous points defeat to Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov at a raucous Sheffield Arena.Judges scored the fight 115-111, 117-109 and 116-10 in favour of Makhmudov.Allen, 33, had previously fought at the venue five times, but this was his first time as a headliner and a 9,000-strong crowd came out to support their South Yorkshire hero, who quit boxing five years ago and planned a quiet life.He returned to the sport with titles on his mind, and for big nights like this."I've never, ever seen anything like it," Allen said after the fight.…

Are You Eligible? Discover Which Jobs Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness in 2025

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Key Takeaways Student loan forgiveness programs, such as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, offer relief to borrowers who work in qualifying jobs.Being eligible for PSLF requires meeting specific employment criteria and making qualifying payments.Each loan forgiveness program has its own set of requirements that must be met in order to qualify for loan cancellation. Student loan forgiveness is a way to have a portion or all of what you owe on your student loan balance canceled after you meet certain conditions. There are various student loan forgiveness programs, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Teacher Loan Forgiveness, and…

Meta Superintelligence’s surprising first paper

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MSI’s first paper, REFRAG, is about a new way to do RAG.This slightly modified LLM converts most retrieved document chunks into compact, LLM-aligned chunk embeddings that the LLM can consume directly.A lightweight policy (trained with RL) decides which chunk embeddings should be expanded back into full tokens under a budget; the LLM runs normally on this mixed input.The net effect is far less KV cache and attention cost, much faster first-byte latency and higher throughput, while preserving perplexity and task accuracy in benchmarks.Meta’s new Superintelligence labs made big headlines with its eyewatering salaries for researchers and leaders alike. Big name…

Appeals court rules U.S. troops Trump sent to Illinois can stay, but can’t be deployed for now

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CHICAGO (AP) — National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday. READ MORE: What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland The decision comes after federal Judge April Perry on Thursday ruled to temporarily block the National Guard deployment for at least two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois during Trump’s immigration crackdown. The appeals court on Saturday…

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79 | Diane Keaton

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Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson.Keaton’s death came as a shock across Hollywood and the rest of the world. The actor had not been in the public eye for some months, but no illness had been announced.Bette Midler, Keaton’s co-star in The First Wives Club, said on Instagram: “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I…

Ready or not, enterprises are betting on AI

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This has been a big week for AI companies signing enterprise deals, with Zendesk unveiling new AI agents that are supposed to be able to resolve 80% of customer service issues, Anthropic and IBM announcing a strategic partnership, and Deloitte also announcing a deal with Anthropic. Plus, Google announced a new AI-for-business platform. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be smooth sailing for big organizations using AI. In fact, the timing of the Deloitte announcement was a bit awkward, coming on the same day the Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations said the professional services and consulting firm would…

Mikey Lewis: Has Hull KR stand-off played his way into starting for England in Ashes?

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A first Ashes series for almost 20 years is a big occasion and Hull KR head coach Willie Peters - who will be part of the Kangaroos' backroom team for the series - believes Lewis' performance on the Grand Final stage was a pivotal moment in his career."I said out there that Mikey Lewis has arrived and what I meant was, that was a big moment," Peters told BBC Radio Humberside."It doesn't get bigger than a Grand Final and he owned that first half."He cops a lot but it just shows the type of player we've got, who he is…