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NASA shifts first crewed Artemis lunar landing to Artemis IV in 2028; Artemis III becomes 2027 Earth-orbit test

NASA redefines the Artemis sequence: Artemis III will be a 2027 Earth-orbit docking test; the first crewed lunar landing is now targeted for Artemis IV in 2028. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #spaceflight, #moon

Civil-rights groups ask Ninth Circuit to bar 'tower-dump' warrants in test of reverse-location searches

ACLU and EFF urged the Ninth Circuit to declare tower-dump warrants unconstitutional or sharply limit their use in a criminal case tied to two murders. ...Read more

#civilliberties, #fourthamendment, #towerdump, #privacy, #geofence

Child in Lewis County Dies in Measles-Associated Case, New York's First in Over 30 Years

A child in Lewis County, New York, died in a measles-associated case — New York’s first in over 30 years amid a widening 2026 outbreak. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccination, #publichealth, #newyork

NOAA: Late‑October Event Set Record High Tides at Four California Gauges, Raising Flood Risk

NOAA says a late‑October mix of high tides, El Niño Kelvin waves and a marine heatwave produced record-high water at four California tide gauges. ...Read more

#california, #tides, #noaa, #elnino, #coastalflooding

New computer-assisted Four-Color proof promises near-linear planar-graph coloring

A team unveils a new computer-assisted proof of the Four-Color Theorem and a near-linear O(n log n) algorithm to color planar graphs; paper heads to FOCS. ...Read more

#four-color-theorem, #planar-graphs, #algorithms, #mathematics

AI-guided choice boosts perovskite solar-cell performance in authors’ lab tests, preprint shows

A preprint reports an evidence-grounded LLM, OpenPerov, selected a perovskite contact that outperformed the human-preferred alternative in the authors’ lab on efficiency and stability. ...Read more

#perovskite, #solarcells, #ai, #materials

Radio observations strengthen case for companion that may plunge through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere

VLA and ALMA radio maps show recurring distortions in Betelgeuse that match the orbit of a faint companion which may pass through its outer atmosphere. ...Read more

#betelgeuse, #astronomy, #stars, #radioastronomy

Perseus offers open full-stack system for faster homomorphic encrypted AI inference

A new open-source system, Perseus, claims multi-fold speedups for homomorphic encrypted model inference and provides reproducible code and benchmarks. ...Read more

#ai, #homomorphicencryption, #privacy, #encryptedinference

Miami No. 1 in First 2026 College Football Playoff Rankings; Georgia, Utah and Indiana in Top Four

CFP committee's first 2026 rankings put Miami at No. 1, followed by Georgia, Utah and defending champion Indiana — those four would get first-round byes. ...Read more

#collegefootball, #cfp, #miami, #indiana

ICJ to Deliver Final Judgment on Nov. 19 in The Gambia’s Genocide Case Against Myanmar

The Hague court will hand down its final ruling Nov. 19 in The Gambia’s suit accusing Myanmar of genocidal violations over 2017 Rohingya atrocities. ...Read more

#rohingya, #myanmar, #icj, #genocide, #internationallaw

3M Announces $7.35 Billion Agreement to Resolve Most AFFF Personal-Injury Claims

3M announced a $7.35 billion, nine‑year agreement to resolve about 99% of AFFF personal‑injury claims; $5.8B present‑value charge expected Q4 2026. ...Read more

$MMM, #3m, #pfas, #legal, #settlement

Newly disclosed records show USPS monitored social media posts about planned 2020–21 protests

Documents released after an EFF FOIA suit show the Postal Service’s iCOP tracked protest planning across the political spectrum in 2020–21. ...Read more

#usps, #surveillance, #foia, #civilrights

California DOJ declines charges in 2023 Glenn County CHP shooting, recommends training reforms

California DOJ says evidence insufficient to charge a CHP officer in the 2023 Glenn County shooting of Jesus Guzman Jr., and urges five training changes. ...Read more

#police, #california, #doj, #chp

Registry Analysis Finds No Statistically Detectable Mortality Difference Between PCI and CABG for Left Main Coronary Disease

An IRIS‑MAIN registry analysis found no statistically detectable long‑term mortality difference between PCI with drug‑eluting stents and CABG for left‑main disease; results are observational. ...Read more

#leftmain, #pci, #cabg, #cardiology, #clinicaltrials

Fannie Mae Director Omeed Malik Resigned Effective Oct. 30, SEC Filing Shows

Fannie Mae disclosed in an SEC filing that director Omeed Malik resigned effective Oct. 30; the 8‑K gave no reason for his departure. ...Read more

$FNMA, #fanniemae, #corporategovernance, #board, #resignation, #housingfinance