How the Opium War Still Shapes Xi Jinping’s Trade Clash With Trump
China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero.
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High school flag football: Southern Section playoff results and pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S RESULTS Quarterfinals DIVISION 2 Newbury Park 8, Bishop Amat 7 Corona del Mar 27, Ventura 20 Westlake 18, Downey 12 Upland 25, El Toro 21 DIVISION 3 La Serna 6, Sunny Hills 0 Glendora 19, Long Beach Poly 0 Mission Viejo 13, El Modena 6 Eastvale Roosevelt 26, La Habra 13…
Did Dark Matter Help Supersize the Universe?
For a fraction of a second after the big bang occurred 13.8 billion years ago, most physicists believe, the newborn universe dramatically ballooned in size, jumping from being smaller than a proton to being bigger than a softball. Such an exponential expansion may seem minor, but it is equivalent to a grape in the palm…
Withings’ urine scanning health tracker is now available for $350
Withings first announced its U-Scan, a non-invasive device you install in your toilet to track various health metrics, at CES 2023 two years ago. Unlike Kohler’s Dekoda, which uses a camera to analyze your poop, the U-Scan detects and samples your urine, tests it using replaceable cartridges, and sends the results to the Withings app,…
‘High Potential’ Pays Tribute To Original Series’ Co-Creator Nicholas Jean
High Potential paid tribute to Nicolas Jean during the closing credits of the ABC procedural. The French screenwriter was one of the co-creators of the series HPI, the original series that inspired the U.S. adaptation starring Kaitlin Olson. “In Memory of Nicolas Jean,” read the title card at the end of Episode 7 of the…
Trump says he expects to lower fentanyl-related tariffs on Beijing, discuss ‘farmers’
TOKYO, JAPAN – OCTOBER 27: U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Haneda Airport on October 27, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Takashi Aoyama | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to lower fentanyl-linked tariffs on China ahead of a much-anticipated meeting with his…
Hurricane Melissa Caused Severe Infrastructure Damage, Jamaica Says
Most of the island of two million people was without internet service, and major airports were closed. Kingston, the capital, was mostly spared.
College football futures: Why Marcel Reed and Texas A&M should have your attention
Pamela MaldonadoOct 28, 2025, 06:43 AM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. After eight straight weeks of turnover at the top, we finally have stability in the Heisman market. Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza remains the favorite for a second week in a row, while we have a new top two favorites…
How a surge in ancient plagues 5000 years ago shaped humanity
Disease historians have a problem. While examining samples of ancient human DNA, geneticists have come across genes belonging to the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, revealing that it ravaged Eurasia 5000 years ago. That’s nearly 3500 years before the “first plague”, also known as the Justinian plague, after the Roman emperor of the day. What to…
Microsoft’s Copilot can now build apps and automate your job — here’s how it works
Microsoft is launching a significant expansion of its Copilot AI assistant on Tuesday, introducing tools that let employees build applications, automate workflows, and create specialized AI agents using only conversational prompts — no coding required. The new capabilities, called App Builder and Workflows, mark Microsoft's most aggressive attempt yet to merge artificial intelligence with software…