Karak Castle, above the city of Karak, Jordan. Photo: Petar Milošević, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Three gunmen attacked mourners at the Hammoud Greek Orthodox church in Karak on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 34, Jordanian officials said at an evening briefing. The interior minister called it a terrorist act by “a group of extremists”; the king visited the wounded. No group has claimed the attack.
A New Mexico Judge Orders Meta To Pay $25 Billion
The sign at Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, in a file photo. Photo: Nokia621, CC BY-SA 4.0.A jury found 26 of 29 Meta statements misleading and more than 43 million violations of New Mexico law. The judge set the penalty at $25 billion, down from a $219 billion maximum. Meta says it will appeal.
Politics · Domestic💬 CommentsUkrainian Strikes On Russian Data Centers Are Felt Across Russia’s Internet
Server racks in a data center, in a file photo. Photo: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský, CC BY 4.0.AP: this month’s strikes hit three main Yandex data centers, a Sberbank center and a VKontakte facility. Banking, e-commerce, ride-hailing and court databases are down across Russia.
World News💬 CommentsMavericks 121, Pacers 105: Irving Scores 24 As Dallas Runs Away In The First Half
Kyrie Irving, in a file photo from his Cleveland years. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0.FINAL: Dallas led 77–43 at halftime and by as many as 37. Flagg left with a sore left shoulder after a flagrant foul; Haliburton scored 18 in his first home game since the 2025 Finals.
Sports · Basketball💬 CommentsReport: Pentagon Plans A Deep-Cover Spy Network Aimed At China — And Says The Report Is Not True
The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. Photo: mariordo59, CC BY-SA 2.0.The Washington Post reports a planned corps of nonofficial-cover officers posing as businesspeople — a covert arm of economic warfare against China, run by a 39-year CIA veteran. The Pentagon’s answer: “simply not true.”
Politics · Domestic💬 CommentsThe Pentagon’s New UFO Files Include The Roswell Officer’s 2002 Statement — In Print Since 2007
The Roswell Daily Record, July 8, 1947 — public domain.
Maj. Marcel with the debris, Fort Worth, 1947. Photo: J. Bond Johnson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram — public domain.
Lt. Walter Haut, 1947. Photo: U.S. Army — public domain.The Department of War on Friday posted Release 07 of its UAP archive at war.gov. At page 46 of one file — a historical report package from Bigelow Aerospace’s research arm — sits a copy of the affidavit Lt. Walter Haut signed on December 26, 2002: a 7:30 a.m. staff meeting on July 8, 1947, a debris field 75 miles northwest of Roswell, and a second site holding an egg-shaped craft, 12 to 15 feet long, and a couple of bodies under a canvas tarpaulin, their heads larger than normal.
“I am convinced that what I personally observed was some type of craft and its crew from outer space,” the affidavit closes. Haut had it sealed until after his death; it was first published in 2007. The release makes no finding, and the Pentagon’s AARO office maintains there is no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial technology or bodies.
World News💬 CommentsEarthquake In Tibet Kills At Least 16; Hundreds Of Homes Collapse
The high plateau country of northern Tibet, in a file photo. Photo: Luo Shaoyang, CC BY 2.0.A magnitude 7.0 quake struck Baqên County in northern Tibet late Thursday, killing at least 16 and collapsing at least 339 houses. A Level-III response has sent more than 1,600 rescuers into the region.
World News💬 CommentsWoodruff Is On The World Series Roster. In July, He Was Supposed To Be Done For The Year
Brandon Woodruff on the mound for Milwaukee, in a file photo. Photo: Yeroc3103, CC BY 4.0.Out since July 4 and headed for season-ending surgery that was called off, Woodruff threw live batting practice Tuesday and made Milwaukee’s 13-man Series staff — the only change on either roster.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsAnthropic Puts 5 Percent Of Its Shares Toward The Public Good. Musk Answers With A SpaceX Share For Every Kid In America
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei in 2023, in a file photo. Photo: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0.Anthropic will commit 5 percent of its shares to a public benefit fund that could be worth about $100 billion. The next day, Musk posted he will give a SpaceX share to every child in America — a pledge Reuters values at $10.5 to $11 billion.
World News💬 Comments597 Days Later, Kyrie Irving Is Back — In A Game Dallas Lost By 18
Kyrie Irving, in a file photo from his Cleveland years. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0.Irving’s first game in 597 days: 15 points in 24 minutes in a 128–110 loss at Houston. Flagg scored 32; VanVleet also returned from a torn ACL.
Sports · Basketball💬 CommentsThe Bukele Model Goes Regional: A 5,000-Bed Prison In Costa Rica, 58,000 Arrests In Ecuador
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, in a file photo. Photo: AndreX, CC BY-SA 4.0.El Salvador’s mass-incarceration crackdown is being copied across Latin America: Costa Rica opened a Bukele-modeled prison with Bukele as adviser, and Ecuador has made nearly 58,000 arrests this year, while its homicides remain above where they started.
Politics · Foreign💬 CommentsSomebody Wins A First Title: The Most Unlikely World Series Opens Tonight In Milwaukee
American Family Field in Milwaukee, in a 2023 file photo. Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.The first Series since 1980 with both clubs seeking a first title opens tonight: Misiorowski’s record heat, a closed roof, robot umpires, and the two best records in baseball on bottom-half payrolls.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsA One-Time 5 Percent Tax On California’s Billionaires Is On The Ballot. The Governor Vows To Beat It
The California State Capitol in Sacramento, in a file photo. Photo: Henri Sivonen, CC BY 2.0.Proposition 40 would levy a one-time 5 percent tax on net worth above $1 billion — about 200 people — with supporters projecting $100 billion for health care. Gov. Newsom opposes it and vows to campaign against it.
Politics · Domestic💬 CommentsMcDavid’s Five-Point Night: 30 Points In 10 Games, Past Gretzky’s Oilers Mark
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0.Two goals, three assists, 30 points in 10 games — past Gretzky’s Oilers mark — as Edmonton edges Carolina 6–5 in a shootout.
Sports · Hockey💬 CommentsMail-Ballot Requests Are Down. In-Person Early Voting Is “Through The Roof”
An official ballot drop box in Mendocino County, California, in a file photo. Photo: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0.Mail-ballot requests are down in six of eight states analyzed, Georgia down 40 percent, while Wisconsin’s first in-person day jumped 65 percent. In Nevada, Democrats are shifting to in-person voting faster than Republicans.
Politics · Domestic💬 CommentsThe Rays’ Game 1 Gamble: Martinez Tonight, Their Ace Saved For Game 2
Rays manager Kevin Cash, in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Arturo Pardavila III, CC BY 2.0.Rasmussen (2–0, 1.29 ERA this postseason) was ready on regular rest. Cash gave him the extra day anyway — Martinez starts Game 1, Rasmussen Game 2, and ex-Brewer Peralta gets Game 3 at home.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsHe Left The Force In 2021. He Kept Searching The License-Plate Cameras For Five More Years
A Flock Safety license-plate camera, in a file photo. Photo: Bruxton, CC0.A Post investigation found a former Georgia investigator kept his Flock login for five years after leaving and searched the plate network 60-plus times. The series has identified 100-plus officers charged with or accused of misuse.
Politics · Domestic💬 CommentsThe NFL’s First Game In Paris Is Sunday. France Is In Its Worst Unrest In Years
Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Photo: Darthvadrouw, CC BY-SA 4.0.The Steelers and Saints play the NFL’s first game in France on Sunday — with France in its worst unrest in years, a canceled fan event and a State Department alert.
Sports · Football💬 CommentsStocks Fall Two Straight Days: Thursday’s A.I. Rout, Then An Oil Spike On Iran Fears
The New York Stock Exchange trading floor, in a file photo. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, public domain.The S&P 500 dropped 1.4 percent Thursday in its worst day since July on A.I. worries; Friday, oil past $100 took the Dow down 653 points. The Dow still finished the week higher.
Politics · Domestic💬 CommentsThe World Series Opens Tonight. A Lockout Could Follow It By Six Weeks
Commissioner Rob Manfred, in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Arturo Pardavila III, CC BY 2.0.The labor deal expires December 1, the owners want a cap the players have vowed to reject, and a lockout could start December 2. The smallest-market owner in the Series still endorses the cap.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsTems’ “What You Need” Reaches 30 Weeks On The Hot 100 — A Solo Record For An African Artist
Tems performing in January 2019, in a file photo. Photo: NdaniTV, CC BY 3.0.The Nigerian singer’s solo single passes the 29-week mark of Tyla’s “Water” and CKay’s “Love Nwantiti,” at No. 33 on this week’s chart. Longer African runs exist — all collaborations.
Entertainment · Music💬 CommentsGetting Into Game 1 Costs More Than Getting Into The Super Bowl
Fans line up outside the Brewers’ ballpark, in an earlier season. Photo: Jeramey Jannene, CC BY 2.0.About $2,700 to stand in Milwaukee tonight — above Super Bowl LX’s $2,600 get-in. In 1982, a lower-level Series ticket in Milwaukee was $18. Some fans are flying to Florida instead.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsTwo Umpires Work Their First World Series; Morales Has Tonight’s Plate
Crew chief James Hoye, in a 2011 file photo. Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.Lentz and Morales debut on James Hoye’s crew, in the first Series with robot-umpire challenges — and published overturn rates for every plate umpire.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsSal Frelick Is Playing This World Series With A Torn Labrum
Sal Frelick in the Milwaukee outfield. Photo: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.A torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, carried since August: a .236 average and a compromised arm — and a starting right fielder’s job in the World Series.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsDodgers Say Ohtani Needs Rest, Not Surgery — And They Expect Him Pitching In 2027
Shohei Ohtani at a Dodgers parade, in a file photo. Photo: Garrett Brooks (Reunion), CC BY 4.0.Friedman: rest, not surgery, for the knee and biceps that ended Ohtani’s pitching in July. He’s expected on the mound in 2027 — the workload is the unsettled part.
Sports · Baseball💬 CommentsTicTac Object Over The Plaza
Photo: Michael Davies, Davies Daily.
Photo: Michael Davies, Davies Daily.
Photo: Michael Davies, Davies Daily.The Daily's publisher filmed them himself: three clips, 47 seconds, a dark object holding its place over a shopping plaza in Cypress. The uncut footage and the super-zoom enlargements. “A legit UFO,” Davies says.
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