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Shohei Ohtani Says He 'Definitely' Will Pitch in 2027 as Dodgers Weigh Offseason Evaluation

Shohei Ohtani says he 'definitely' plans to pitch in 2027 despite late-season injuries; Dodgers will evaluate whether offseason procedures are needed. ...Read more

#sports, #mlb, #dodgers, #shoheiohtani

Katie Zacharia exits White House press secretary role days after appointment amid credential scrutiny

Katie Zacharia left the White House press secretary post days after her Oct. 9 appointment amid criticism of her debut briefing and questions about her legal credentials. ...Read more

#politics, #whitehouse, #presssecretary, #trump

Nasdaq Notifies Canopy Growth of $1 Minimum Bid Deficiency; Compliance Clock Runs to April 12, 2027

Nasdaq notified Canopy its shares have closed under $1 for 30 straight business days. Canopy has until April 12, 2027 to regain compliance or act. ...Read more

$CGC, $WEED, #canopygrowth, #nasdaq, #stocks, #reversesplit

GAO: Ambiguous rules and conservative land-use assumptions add billions to DOE nuclear cleanup costs

GAO says unclear federal-state rules and conservative land-use assumptions are lengthening DOE’s nuclear-waste cleanup and could add billions to costs. ...Read more

#nuclear, #waste, #energydepartment, #gao

NCAA Sues Ohio Governor Over Executive Order Letting Class of 2022 Bypass Eligibility Limits

The NCAA sued Gov. Mike DeWine in federal court to block an order that would let Ohio colleges ignore NCAA eligibility limits for Class of 2022 athletes. ...Read more

#ncaa, #ohio, #mike_dewine, #college_sports, #eligibility

FSB finalizes 12-point AI governance guidance for financial firms

The Financial Stability Board published 12 sound practices to guide banks' AI governance and lifecycle risk management, offering a global benchmark for supervisors. ...Read more

#ai, #financial-regulation, #fsb, #governance

JWST lensed-quasar survey hints at self-interacting dark matter on small scales

JWST analysis of 29 quadruply imaged quasars shows a population-level preference for self-interacting dark matter over CDM at small scales; tentative preprint result. ...Read more

#astrophysics, #darkmatter, #jwst, #gravitationallensing

DeepMind paper: Gemini 4 Argon agents autonomously beat Minecraft, researchers say

A DeepMind preprint reports four Gemini 4 Argon agents autonomously defeated Minecraft’s Ender Dragon after 27 hours of planning, coding and coordination. ...Read more

#ai, #deepmind, #minecraft, #gemini4

Brewers Sweep Dodgers, Reach World Series for First Time Since 1982

Milwaukee completed a four-game sweep of the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant and reach the World Series for the first time since 1982. ...Read more

#brewers, #mlb, #worldseries, #dodgers

ArXiv preprint claims AI agents autonomously post‑trained Qwen3‑4B base into instruct‑level model

An Oct. 15 arXiv preprint says four agents using Claude Opus 5.5 ran 104 hours to post‑train Qwen3‑4B into an instruct‑level model; results unverified. ...Read more

#ai, #machinelearning, #agents, #preprint

International Timekeepers Vote to End Leap Second; Continuous UTC to Start May 20, 2027

Global metrology body votes to retire the leap second, moving civil time to continuous UTC with a one-hour maximum drift. ...Read more

#timekeeping, #utc, #leapsecond, #bipm

Judge Lets Unions’ Lawsuit Over Alleged Social‑Media Surveillance of Noncitizens Move Forward

A federal judge in Manhattan refused to dismiss unions’ lawsuit alleging the Trump administration ran social‑media surveillance of noncitizens, allowing the case to proceed. ...Read more

#labor, #firstamendment, #immigration, #surveillance

NASA: 2026 El Niño Driving Exceptional Pacific Warming, Sea-Level and Biological Shifts

Satellite data show the 2026 El Niño is producing record-like Pacific warming, sea-level swings and reduced phytoplankton, matching NOAA and WMO forecasts. ...Read more

#elnino, #climate, #nasa, #ocean

Petey Halpin’s Fifth-Inning Homer, Bat Flip Lift Guardians to 3-2 ALCS Game 3 Win

Halpin’s fifth-inning two‑run homer — capped by a bat flip — gave the Guardians a 3-2 win over the Rays and a 2-1 lead in the ALCS. ...Read more

#guardians, #rays, #mlb, #alcs, #peteyhalpin

FERC proposes blanket authorization program for some LNG facilities

FERC proposes a three-tier blanket authorization to streamline approvals for certain LNG upgrades, expansions and new facilities while retaining safety and NEPA reviews. ...Read more

#ferc, #lng, #energy, #regulation