At China’s Humanoid Robot Games, Athletes Fell Down a Lot
The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.
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Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along East Coast
Evacuations were ordered on islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the storm is unlikely to make direct landfall. Hurricane Erin began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday before it’s expected to churn up dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
ESPN College GameDay dissects 2024 Florida State meltdown, chances for turnaround
There is perhaps no team with a wider range of outcomes in the 2025 college football season than Florida State. The Seminoles are coming off of an abysmal 2-10 record that forced an entire rest to their roster, which brought in 23 players through the transfer portal. FSU also made big moves on its coaching…
Matthew Perry death: ‘Ketamine Queen’ to plead guilty to selling fatal dose – National
A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Having initially pleaded not guilty, her change of…
European Leaders’ Rush to Trump-Zelensky Meeting Appears to Have Paid Off
Jolted by President Trump’s support for possible land swaps in Ukraine, they went to back President Volodymyr Zelensky, a move that appeared to have accomplished its goal.
Astronauts need oxygen. Magnets could help
Adding a magnet could simplify the process of producing oxygen in space, making a crewed mission to Mars more feasible.
Substack writers can now direct US readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS
Newsletter subscription platform Substack will begin taking advantage of an option on the U.S. App Store that allows users to make purchases outside of Apple’s in-app purchasing system. This functionality is permitted by a change to the App Store’s rules in May, as a result of Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant. Since…
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. injury: Blue Jays star leaves game vs. Pirates due to hamstring tightness
Getty Images Early in the Blue Jays’ game in Pittsburgh on Monday night against the Pirates, a camera caught Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pointing to his left hamstring and mouthing something to the dugout (video via BlueSky here). In the top of the fifth inning, the Blue Jays used Ty France to…
Kylie Jenner ‘puts speculation of a split with Timothée Chalamet to bed’
19 August 2025 Kylie Jenner appears to have put speculation of a split with Timothée Chalamet to bed. Kylie Jenner appears to have put speculation of a split with Timothée Chalamet to bed The 28-year-old reality star and beauty entrepreneur, once at the heart of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, has been hit with persistent…
Jules Witcover, Political Reporter and Columnist, Dies at 98
A journalist of the old school, he covered presidential races and political affairs for several newspapers and in many books, as well as in a long-running column, “Politics Today.”