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First Look: Julia Donaldson’s Wheat-Field Romance

Julia Donaldson’s latest leans into sunlit whimsy, where two devoted scarecrows plan the perfect wedding until a gusty rival crashes the vows. Expect barnyard stakes, gentle chaos, and the charming assurance that even straw-stuffed hearts can handle a plot twist. File under: actual joy, no algorithm required.

Harrow’s December Road Maze, With One Actual Exit

December brings the usual tangle of road closures across Harrow, but Clamp Hill in Harrow Weald is finally set to reopen after months of cone-chrysalis living. Applause to the council for releasing one road back into the wild, and condolences to anyone still navigating the rest of the traffic safari.

Starmer Calls China a Threat, Then Argues for Engagement

At the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, Keir Starmer labeled China a national security threat while insisting it would be negligent not to engage, a form of strategic yoga that actually sounds like adult governance. He ditched the golden age versus ice age theatrics, called China a defining force in tech and trade, and vowed never to swap security for market access, arguing that firm protections enable cooperation elsewhere. The backdrop is awkward, with the Westminster spy case collapsing after a key witness balked at calling China a threat, triggering Tory insinuations, denied by ministers, that the case was softened to keep Beijing sweet. Meanwhile, the government is poised to approve China’s vast London super embassy between the City and Canary Wharf, because nothing says cautious realism like Europe’s biggest embassy for a country you just called a risk.

Tennessee’s 7th Becomes a Five-Alarm “Safe Seat”

A special election in Tennessee’s 7th District, redrawn in 2022 to dilute Nashville’s influence and usually a GOP snoozer, has turned into a full-contact scramble. House Speaker Mike Johnson barnstormed the district while Donald Trump tele-rallied twice for Republican Matt Van Epps, a former Army helicopter pilot. Democrats countered online with Al Gore and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez boosting progressive organizer Aftyn Behn, who brands herself a pissed-off social worker. The split-screen issues are classic, Behn hits Trump-era tariffs and tax cuts and drills health care and costs, Van Epps embraces Trump policies with endorsements from Gov. Bill Lee and Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty. Republicans fret about post-Thanksgiving turnout while voters juggle pocketbook and infrastructure concerns versus illegal immigration. Outside money is flooding in, with House Majority PAC dropping roughly 1 million dollars and Trump-aligned MAGA Inc crossing 1 million dollars. If this is how a 22-point district gets defended, the red panic button is getting a workout.

Trump Hosts White House Huddle on Venezuela, Details Tightly Sealed

Donald Trump convened officials at the White House to discuss Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro amid reports of strikes on alleged drug boats. The optics say tough on trafficking, the follow-through remains unspoken. In other words, a meeting happened, and the policy is playing hard to get.

Apple Shuffles AI Deck, Promises Siri Will Finally Get Personal Next Year

Apple’s AI chief John Giannandrea is retiring and will linger as an advisor through 2026, while veteran leader Amar Subramanya steps in as vice president of AI, reporting to Craig Federighi. Subramanya, formerly at Microsoft and a 16-year Google alum who led engineering for Gemini Assistant, will oversee Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and Evaluation. Some groups, including AI Infrastructure and Search and Knowledge, shift to COO Sabih Khan and services boss Eddy Cue. Tim Cook thanks the outgoing chief, praises the incoming one, and promises intelligent, trusted, profoundly personal experiences. Also promised, a more personalized Siri next year. Nothing says on track like a leadership shuffle and a deadline that always arrives tomorrow.

Private School Expels Child Over Traditional Sgian Dubh, Cites Zero Tolerance

Albyn School in Aberdeen permanently excluded a nine-year-old after he brought a sgian dubh, the small ceremonial knife worn with Highland dress, prompting a police visit. The £20,000 a year school says its no-blades policy applies regardless of intent and that safeguarding procedures were followed. The pupil will not return. The decision lands as Albyn continues reputational repair after its former headteacher resigned in 2024 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, with promises of HR reviews and extra training. The statement arrived via the marketing and admissions manager, because at that price point even zero tolerance gets a brand strategy.

Mind The Funding Gap Says Revive Crossrail 2, Cut Costs In Half

A cross-party committee urges the Mayor and TfL to restart development of Crossrail 2 and get serious about making expansion affordable. Translation, less dithering, more digging, and a plan that halves the price without halving the tracks.

Flock’s Surveillance AI Uses Overseas Gig Workers To Label Americans’ Lives

Materials exposed by the company show Flock hiring Upwork contractors, including workers in the Philippines, to review and label footage from its license plate and AI cameras across the United States. Tasks include transcribing plates, tagging vehicle make, color, and type, identifying people and clothing, and even audio work as Flock touts a feature to detect screaming. A Flock patent references detecting race, internal dashboards tracked huge annotation bursts, and screenshots guiding workers show plates and landmarks from New York, Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, California, and more. This system is already woven into policing in thousands of communities, with some local departments even running lookups for ICE. Public safety, now with a global comment section.

Survey Crowns Home Alone The UK’s Favorite Christmas Film

BBFC polling of 2,000 people puts Home Alone on top with 20 percent of the vote, ahead of Love Actually at 9 percent, It’s a Wonderful Life at 8 percent, Die Hard at 5 percent, and Elf at 4 percent. Apparently nothing says festive cheer like booby-trapping your house and traumatizing burglars. The annual Die Hard is or is not a Christmas movie debate remains a minority sport. Bless its sweaty little vest.

Arianespace nails KOMPSAT-7 on Vega C, and yes, the rocket was on time

Arianespace launched South Korea’s KOMPSAT-7 aboard a Vega C, marking the company’s sixth flight of the year. Consider it a rare feel-good headline for punctuality, where the countdown actually counted down and the schedule did not burst into flames. Credit where due, precision matters, and so does getting the payload where it belongs.

Making Tracks in Rhiwbina, Cardiff’s garden village with deep roots and tidy hedges

Fifteen minutes from Cardiff Central, the line to Rhiwbina glides past Birchgrove’s cake leviathan, tens of millions of sponges and a festive blizzard of yule logs, before arriving at a 1912 garden-village experiment that still looks looked after. Inspired by Hampstead and Letchworth, Professor Stanley Jeavons’ humane housing brought gas, water, and generous gardens, built for workers, later priced for professors, now preserved in cream and green. The past lingers underfoot, from a Bloody Ford and a 12th century motte to the shadow of Iestyn ap Gwrgant, and the cultural roll call is sturdy, with writers like Kate Roberts and Dorothy Edwards, W. J. Gruffydd on the street names, plaques for Iorwerth Peate and Cyril Fox, novels from Jack Jones, and musicians from Howard Jones to Andy Fairweather Low. The local Wendy House once doubled as an ARP post, trains still keep wristwatch time, and a 2013 art workshop pulls in learners from Cardiff to the Forest of Dean. By dusk, the platform view politely insists the capital letters are earned.

Florida arrest after alleged TikTok school shooting threat, authorities stress zero tolerance

Walton County deputies arrested 20 year old Ethan Charles Ladner of Santa Rosa Beach after a TikTok livestream with violent statements was flagged and removed. Officials say he acknowledged the account and admitted posting to provoke reactions. He faces a felony charge for making electronic threats of a mass shooting. With students returning from the holiday break, law enforcement reiterated that every school threat is treated as credible, urged parents to discuss online behavior with their children, and said they are coordinating with schools and federal partners to safeguard campuses.

Wall Street bets on Polymarket, because nothing says price discovery like a parlay

Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the NYSE, plans to invest up to 2 billion dollars for as much as a 25 percent stake in Polymarket, valuing the prediction platform around 9 billion and piping its crowd odds into products for institutions. Google Finance and Yahoo Finance will surface the data too, which is one way to dress betting lines in a tie. Polymarket hosts roughly 10,000 yes or no markets across about 15 topics, from sports winners to celebrity milestones, with prices shifting in real time as wagers and news collide. Founder Shayne Coplan touts it as the most accurate thing we have until someone invents a super crystal ball, a bold claim for a company that is not yet profitable and does not charge trading fees. After a 1.4 million dollar CFTC fine in 2022 and a U.S. user block, federal probes were closed in July, and the company acquired a licensed exchange to set up a legal U.S. launch. Critics call it deregulated gambling in a nicer suit, boosters call it disciplined collective intelligence, and Donald Trump Jr. joined the advisory board after his fund reportedly invested about 10 million, because every casino eventually opens a VIP lounge.

Trump says he would 'absolutely' denaturalize some citizens if he had the power

Trump says he would 'absolutely' denaturalize some citizens if he had the power, and on Sunday he doubled down—then promptly admitted he’s “not sure” he has that authority, a crackdown pledge delivered with a legal shrug.

Study links earlier smartphone ownership to increased health risks in children

Study links earlier smartphone ownership to increased health risks in children, with a Pediatrics paper using data from more than 10,500 kids in the largest U.S. long-term brain development study finding that the younger a child gets a first phone, the higher the odds of depression, obesity, and poor sleep. Among 12-year-olds, those handed phones earlier were more likely to face multiple complications; the median first-phone age was 11. The lead author says parents should treat the handoff as a health decision, and many experts now recommend waiting longer—though techland will surely suggest a software update instead of an age limit.

Luigi Mangione asks court to exclude gun and notes from evidence

With the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing approaching, Luigi Mangione asks court to exclude gun and notes from evidence—items prosecutors say link him to the crime as he fights the charges.

Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Route 73 in Berlin, Camden County

Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Route 73 in Berlin, Camden County: A woman was hit by a vehicle on Route 73 on Monday morning and died from her injuries.

$1,800 All-AMD 4K Gaming PC Built from Cyber Monday Deals Can’t Match Alienware Prebuilt with 5080 and Intel Core Ultra

Built entirely from Cyber Monday deals, a $1,800 all-AMD rig proves 4K gaming on a sane budget is alive and well—just don’t expect it to outgun an Alienware prebuilt flaunting a 5080 and Intel Core Ultra. Shocking, I know: midrange money doesn’t beat flagship bling. Still, it’s a tidy reminder of how far deal-hunting can push 4K without paying the boutique tax.

Accidental discovery shows how airplanes dissipate static electricity

Accidental discovery shows how airplanes dissipate static electricity: an international team led by Olaf Scholten at the University of Groningen picked up radio-wave emissions from a commercial airliner, likely produced as the aircraft bled off static charge from specific points on its frame. A happy accident that could give the aviation industry a clearer map of where the sparks fly—useful, and refreshingly unaccompanied by a consulting fee.

Study finds smartphone use before age 12 may affect children’s health

Study finds smartphone use before age 12 may affect children’s health, adding weight to concerns that handing a pocket casino to a fourth-grader isn’t a wellness plan. A new study shows giving a child a smartphone too early could have health impacts—useful confirmation that Silicon Valley’s growth strategy shouldn’t double as pediatric guidance.

OpenAI May Introduce Ads in ChatGPT, Beta App Code Suggests

OpenAI may introduce ads in ChatGPT, beta app code suggests — courtesy of an Android test build (1.2025.329) where engineer Tibor Blaho spotted “feature ads,” “search ad,” a “search ads carousel,” and even “bazaar content.” Translation: the company that once called ads a “last resort” is measuring the drapes. CFO Sarah Friar said they were “exploring” ads before insisting there were “no active plans,” while CEO Sam Altman went from “unsettling” to “not totally against” and praising Instagram’s ad model. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s been poaching ad talent from Google and Meta, posting ad-centric jobs, and reportedly weighing personalized spots based on ChatGPT’s memory of your chats — because what’s more intimate than an algorithm that remembers your secrets and recommends a product?

If the shift happens, it would end ChatGPT’s three-year ad-free run that helped distinguish it from cluttered search. It also raises ethical flags: users share far more with chatbots than search bars, and the “friendly confidante” vibe is a poor chaperone for sales pitches. Still, OpenAI wouldn’t be alone — Google’s AI Overviews and Perplexity are already dabbling. Nothing says “trusted companion” like a targeted offer gently interrupting your existential crisis.

Recall issued for cheese sold at Wegmans locations in Pennsylvania

Recall issued for cheese sold at Wegmans locations in Pennsylvania: Wegmans Food Markets is pulling Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese with Wegmans scale labels after an FDA alert over potential Listeria contamination. The product was sold in several states, including Pennsylvania. No illnesses have been reported—proof that “aged” should describe the cheese, not the lab cultures.

California gang-related mass shooting leaves four dead, including three children

California gang-related mass shooting leaves four dead, including three children: In Stockton, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office says a family gathering on the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue turned deadly just before 6 p.m., when gunfire killed four people—children ages 8, 9, and 14, and a 21-year-old—an attack authorities describe as gang-related.

Alienware RTX 5080 gaming PC now $1,749 ($730 off) with 20-core Intel CPU and 1TB SSD

Alienware RTX 5080 gaming PC now $1,749 ($730 off) with 20-core Intel CPU and 1TB SSD—yes, Cyber Monday is doing its annual cosplay as Robin Hood. The brand-new rig packs Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5080, a 20-core Intel processor, and a 1TB SSD, dropping over $700 off the sticker so you can melt frames without fully incinerating your bank account.

Noem says Guard shooting suspect was radicalized in U.S., faults vetting process

Noem says the Guard shooting suspect was radicalized in the U.S., blaming gaps in Biden-era vetting under Operation Allies Welcome. Investigators identify the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who once worked with U.S. forces, accused of opening fire on two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House, killing Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and critically wounding Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24. Noem argues the screening was insufficient; current and former officials counter that evacuees underwent biographic and biometric checks overseas and say Lakanwal later passed National Counterterrorism Center vetting before receiving asylum—an approval granted earlier this year under the Trump administration using information from the Biden-era evacuation. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says there’s no evidence a known threat slipped through and warns against punishing Afghan partners for one person’s crimes. In response to the shooting, the Trump administration has paused asylum decisions nationwide and ordered a new review of green card cases from 19 countries of concern. Lakanwal remains hospitalized and is expected to face a first-degree murder charge once medically cleared.

Police: Woman fatally shot after pointing a gun at officers in North Philadelphia

Police say a woman was fatally shot after pointing a gun at officers in North Philadelphia early Sunday. According to the department, two officers encountered her just after 4 a.m. on Erie Avenue near Broad Street; she was initially holding a gun to her head before turning it toward police. She was shot by officers and later died.

Bet365 Missouri Bonus Code BROAD365: $365 Bonus Available Monday as Sports Betting Goes Live

Bet365 Missouri Bonus Code BROAD365: $365 bonus available Monday as sports betting goes live, with the book rolling into its 15th state and showing up to the party with extra confetti. New customers can bet $10 to unlock $365 in bonus credits—an elevated launch offer above bet365’s usual $150—just in time for Giants-Patriots, a packed NBA slate, and high-stakes college football. For that NFL matchup: New England sits around -370 on the moneyline, 7-1 as a favorite this season (5-3 ATS), riding nine straight wins and seven straight as a favorite. The Giants are perpetual underdogs (12 times, 2-10 straight up) but sneaky against the number, covering 7 of 12 overall and 5 of their last 6 when catching a touchdown or more. Translation: big favorite vs. cover-friendly underdog, and a rollout promo trying very hard to be your new best friend.

Ronan O’Gara Red-Carded, Faces Potential Ban

Ronan O’Gara is staring at a possible ban after an on-field run-in with referee Jeremy Rozier escalated from a warning to a red card for comments. File under lessons learned late, arguing with the person holding the cards seldom improves your hand. Disciplinary consequences now pending.

Wayne Lineker Gives Serious Health Update After ICU Stay

Wayne Lineker, 63, says severe pneumonia left him unable to walk and in intensive care for 10 days after falling ill on a flight from Mauritius to Dubai. Back in the UK, his condition worsened overnight and he was taken to hospital by ambulance. He is out of the critical phase and on a respiratory ward, expects around two months of rehabilitation and physiotherapy, and says he delayed going public until he felt confident about recovery. He initially feared COVID or a heart attack as symptoms intensified and noted higher pneumonia risk at his age. Family and friends are visiting as he continues treatment.

MP David Chadwick’s Blueprint to Jump-Start the Welsh Private Sector

Twenty-five years after devolution, Wales’s economy is still idling, says MP David Chadwick, pointing to Port Talbot’s wind-down while Scunthorpe feasted on funding. His remedy, treat business as partner, not suspect, and move fast before offshore wind jobs blow overseas. He calls for five shifts, replace property-based business rates with incentives for investment and productivity, rebuild EU trade via a new customs union to cut exporter red tape, create a Welsh Investment and Innovation Agency, WDA 2.0, to attract capital and scale firms, cut regulatory drag and speed planning so Wales is the easiest place in Britain to grow, and upgrade transport plus broadband and 5G, especially in rural areas. He wants Welsh-owned engineering at the core of a revived industrial base, from steel to renewables, and for Cardiff Bay to stop treating growth like a background app. In short, stop inventing industries here and exporting the profits elsewhere.

President Invites Families of Two Shot National Guard Members to White House

The president says he has invited the families of two National Guard members who were shot to the White House, describing the outreach as a gesture of support following last week’s attack.

National Gallery Honors Welsh Quarry That Sheltered Art in WWII

The National Gallery unveiled a slate plaque made from Manod quarry stone, inscribed in Welsh and English, to honor the wartime evacuation that hid its collection in Eryri’s caverns. By summer 1941 the entire collection was relocated to Manod, where an enlarged entrance and small brick bungalows stabilized temperature and humidity, before returning to London in 1945. Conceived by Jeremy Deller and carved by John Neilson, and commissioned by Mostyn with support from Wales’s CELF network, the tablet will be on permanent display in the Portico Vestibule. A fitting tribute to the classiest bunker in art history.

Beverly D'Angelo picks carpool over red carpet, calls it a win

Beverly D'Angelo, 73, says becoming a mother at 49 reset her priorities, and she would still trade a longer résumé for school pickups. She and then-partner Al Pacino welcomed twins via IVF in 2001, and she kept them far from Hollywood while discovering, via their classmates, that Christmas Vacation had quietly become a cultural staple. The generational gap with other parents was real, but the co-parenting with Pacino evolved into a candid friendship that continues even as his family has grown. In a town where ambition ages like milk, she chose PTA over premieres and seems perfectly content with the smaller IMDb page.

Linux 6.18 lands, your hardware sighs in relief

Linus Torvalds has shipped Linux 6.18 with broader hardware support, smarter filesystems, and networking tweaks. Highlights include Bcachefs getting removed, a Rust Binder driver joining the party, and a new dm-pcache target to use persistent memory as cache for slower block devices. There is a new microcode= boot option for x86, file-handle support now reaches kernel namespaces, and Btrfs gets initial support for block sizes larger than page size. Virtualization picks up LoongArch KVM PTW feature detection, and Linux can now run as a guest on FreeBSD's bhyve, because even operating systems end up with awkward roommates.

Trump backs Hegseth amid allegation of a second strike on drug boat

Aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump said he 100 percent believes Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's denial that he ordered a follow-up lethal strike on a Venezuelan narcotics vessel after two survivors remained. Multiple reports allege a Sept. 2 mission launched a second attack that killed two wounded men, with a commander citing an order that everyone must be killed. Hegseth called the coverage fabricated and defended the maritime campaign as lethal, kinetic strikes targeting narco-terrorists tied to designated groups. Trump praised the broader operations and claimed each boat is responsible for killing 25,000 Americans. The incident is under review. Conflicting accounts, high stakes, and sweeping casualty claims demand a transparent investigation, not slogans.

Fire devastates The Moon of Saucon Valley banquet hall

A Saturday night blaze tore through The Moon of Saucon Valley, formerly The Meadows, just outside Hellertown. Firefighters from three counties battled a fully engulfed commercial structure for roughly 10 hours, then returned Sunday to douse hot spots. Limited hydrants and access constraints from the ongoing Meadows Road Bridge replacement forced a tanker shuttle. The cause is under investigation by Lower Saucon Fire Rescue, township police, and the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal. Community leaders thanked first responders and urged more volunteers, and the Allentown Masonic Temple offered space to displaced events. A tough loss for the community, handled with grit by the crews on the line.

Penn State shrinks rotation, rides backs to outlast Rutgers 40-36

Ethan Grunkemeyer took all 58 snaps at quarterback, quietly going 17 of 21 for 209 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers while the offense lived in 12 and 13 personnel. The sledgehammers were the backs: Kaytron Allen played 45 snaps and set a career high with 226 yards and a score, and Nick Singleton added 86 yards and two touchdowns as the duo cracked 300 on the ground. Tight end Andrew Rappleyea chipped in 4 catches for 75 yards and a touchdown, and the same five offensive linemen never left the field. On defense, Amare Campbell logged 68 snaps, led with 14 tackles, and returned a fumble for the go-ahead TD, while Dani Dennis-Sutton paced the line with 57 snaps. The secondary wobbled, A.J. Harris had a long afternoon, though Daryus Dixson trended up. Rutgers ran plenty, Penn State rarely answered with three-linebacker sets, and the Lions survived anyway, less pretty than persistent but apparently bowl eligible all the same. File under, whatever works.

Trump targets Biden's autopen, but the law is not impressed

What is an autopen? A machine that uses a real pen to reproduce a preapproved signature, the modern heir to Jefferson’s letter-copying polygraph and a bipartisan time-saver used by universities, agencies, and yes, presidents like Carter, Nixon, and Obama, who even extended the Patriot Act with one. On Truth Social, Donald Trump declared that anything not directly signed by Joe Biden is hereby terminated, which is about as binding as a napkin doodle. A social media post cannot cancel executive orders. He has pushed probes into whether aides misused the device, while Biden says he personally makes the decisions and authorizes the autopen. A 2005 Justice Department opinion permits autopen use, and legal scholars call the controversy a nonstarter, pardons do not even need to be written. If the autopen were illegal, half a century of presidencies would evaporate, a claim experts dismiss with the vigor usually reserved for crank mail.

ZeroHedge Black Friday Sale Ending Soon

ZeroHedge Black Friday Sale Ending Soon: the outlet says its year-old store has been “humbled” by demand and is wrapping its promo at midnight Monday—50% off IQ Biologix supplements and multitools, 40% off ZeroHedge hats and gear, 30% off Anza Knives and ReadyWise, and 25% off water filters, with free shipping over $500. The pitch: not “cheap Temu junk,” but brain-and-brawn-boosting kit for those who prefer knives, filters, and antioxidants to, say, tofu and tranquilizers. Top sellers this weekend include the waxed canvas hat (limited edition too), the ZeroHedge multitool, and a medley of IQ-branded supplements—Astaxanthin, Colostrum, Resveratrol, Peak Focus, Brain Rescue, and yes, Male Enhancement—because nothing screams preparedness like a go-bag that also does biohacking.

Rubio: U.S.-Ukraine talks were productive, but more work needed to reach a deal

Rubio said U.S.-Ukraine talks were productive but more work is needed to reach a deal, after a Ukrainian delegation met U.S. officials in Miami on Sunday. The meeting sets the stage for scheduled U.S.-Russia talks later this week that will include Vladimir Putin—raising the stakes while Washington and Kyiv hunt for terms more substantive than optimistic sound bites.

Lawmakers Allege Pentagon May Have Committed a War Crime

Lawmakers Allege Pentagon May Have Committed a War Crime, with a top Republican joining Democrats in warning that U.S. military officials may have violated the laws of war during President Trump’s offensive against boats in the Caribbean, after a report that a follow-up strike was ordered to kill survivors. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said that, if true, such an action would be “very serious” and “an illegal act.”

PATCO announces minor changes to weekday night service

PATCO announces minor changes to weekday night service: Starting Monday, evening departures are tweaked to align with construction and ridership so trains can single-track without nightly “trackwork surprise” schedules. Weekday overnights remain as since Sept. 1—no trains from midnight to 4:30 a.m. during a six-month safety/cleanliness pilot. No changes to morning, daytime, or evening rush. From 6–7:30 p.m., trains run every 15 minutes; 7:30–11:30 p.m., every 20. Weekends are untouched: service runs 4:30 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, every 20 minutes on Saturdays and every 30 on Sundays. Night owls, plan accordingly—the carriage still turns into a pumpkin after midnight.

PATCO announces minor adjustments to its weekday night schedule

PATCO announces minor adjustments to its weekday night schedule, effective Monday—translation: evening departures shift to accommodate construction without nightly whack-a-mole trackwork notices. Weekday service from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will run every 15 minutes, then every 20 minutes from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., with morning, daytime, and evening rush hours unchanged. The overnight “safety and cleanliness” pilot continues: no trains from midnight to 4:30 a.m., as instituted Sept. 1. PATCO says the tweaks let trains single-track when needed without issuing fresh advisories each night—mercifully fewer PDFs, slightly different waits. Weekend service is untouched: trains run from 4:30 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, every 20 minutes on Saturdays and every 30 on Sundays. Plan accordingly—or enjoy the serene rail-free ambiance between midnight and dawn.

Troy Nehls’ identical twin brother seeks to replace him

Troy Nehls’ identical twin brother seeks to replace him: Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) bowed out over the holiday weekend, clearing the path for his identical twin, Trever, to launch a bid for the seat. Voters asked for change and got the political version of a mirror swap—same face, new yard signs.

House Republican Says Second U.S. Strike on Alleged Caribbean Drug Boat Would Be Illegal

House Republican Says Second U.S. Strike on Alleged Caribbean Drug Boat Would Be Illegal: On CBS News’s Face the Nation, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said that if the U.S. military ordered a follow-up strike targeting survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean—as reported by the Washington Post—it would constitute an illegal act.

OpenAI Flirts With Ads In ChatGPT Search

Strings spotted in the Android app v1.2025.329 reference an ads feature, bazaar content, search ad, and a search ads carousel. After years of keeping the chat experience ad free, the company appears to be testing promotions limited to search. Observers say conversational AI could turbocharge hyper personalized marketing, which is great news for anyone who looked at a search box and thought, what this really needs is a rotating shelf of product placements. Progress, now with a carousel.

Wales Rugby Hit Rock Bottom, Then Start Digging

Steve Tandy’s first autumn brought a brutal ledger: 52 conceded to Argentina, 52 to New Zealand, and a record 73-0 at home to South Africa, with a single flattering escape against Japan. Totals: 200 points and 27 tries shipped, 116 missed tackles, 49 penalties and seven cards, and a post contact deficit that reads like a canyon, 861 metres made to 1,589 conceded. The core problem is power. Without talisman Jac Morgan, Wales were bullied at the breakdown, beaten in the air, and starved of possession. The Springboks arrived with 899 caps despite missing a dozen regulars and ran in 11 tries. Sacha Feinberg Mngomezulu posted 28 points and Eben Etzebeth saw red late. Credit to scheduling too. An out of window Test cost Wales 13 English and French based players while clashing with a URC round. Attendance sagged to 50,112, a reminder that cash first and spectacle second has limits. The Nations Championship should retire these fixtures for a while. Tandy faces a steep rebuild before the Six Nations.

Powys Welcomes More Overseas Nurses, Seeks Housing Solutions

Powys Teaching Health Board has brought six internationally trained nurses from India to Brecon Hospital’s Y Bannau ward, the third cohort in a drive that has grown overseas nursing staff from two to over 30 with zero turnover. The sticking point is housing, so the board is pursuing partnerships with registered social landlords linked to the North Powys hub to secure accommodation during OSCEs and beyond. Overseas doctors are next in the pipeline. The long delayed North Powys Wellbeing Programme in Newtown moved forward with just under £1 million from the Welsh Government to complete its business case, with a £30 million proposal expected before Christmas. Actual investment in frontline care and places to live, a rare and welcome pairing.

Blind Item: Rumored PR Marriage For A Politician

The gossip mill claims an A list politician has tied the knot in a so called beard arrangement, the second such rumor in two years. It is unverified, of course, but the family values press releases should be immaculate.

Fatal Crash In Newark, Delaware

Police are investigating a collision around 9:45 a.m. Saturday on Salem Church Road that resulted in a fatality. Authorities are examining the circumstances and have not released further details. A sober reminder that routine mornings can turn tragic in an instant.

Woman Critically Injured In North Philadelphia Police Shooting

A woman was hospitalized in critical condition following a police involved shooting Sunday morning in North Philadelphia. Investigators are working to determine what happened. The priority now is accountability, facts, and care for those affected.

Kelly Accuses Trump Administration Of Harassing Afghan Refugees

Kelly alleges the administration is targeting Afghan migrants in the wake of a National Guard shooting, describing it as harassment of a large group of people just trying to live their lives. Serious claims that demand evidence, due process, and protection for those who were promised refuge after risking everything to assist the United States.