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Original artwork from painter and TV host Bob Ross will be auctioned off to help support public television stations after funding was cut by the Trump administration. The auction house Bonhams said in a statement that 30 of Ross’ paintings will be sold at different auctions. The first auction is set Nov. 11 as part of their California and Western …

Drinking just one can of fizzy drink per day—diet or full-fat—could dramatically raise the risk of developing deadly liver disease, concerning research today suggested.  Known medically as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the condition is not linked to heavy drinking—the more commonly known cause of liver problems. Instead, MASLD occurs when excess fat builds up inside the liver, and it …

Quantum Computing to Raise $750 Million in Private Placement. The Stock Falls.  Barron’s QUBT drops after announcing another equity raise, agreeing to sell 37.2 million shares with expected gross proceeds of $750 million  Sherwood News Quantum Computing (QUBT) Adds 23% Gain on Growing Optimism for Quantum Computers  Yahoo Finance Quantum Computing Inc. Announces $750 Million Oversubscribed Private Placement of Common Stock Priced at …

Social Security benefits are on pace to receive a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. The Social Security Administration will announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on October 15, provided the government shutdown has ended. In the meantime, two of three data points needed to determine the COLA are available, which means we already have a good sense for how much …

If you’re looking to mail a letter anytime soon, you’re in luck. Instead of the usual twice-yearly increases in stamp prices, the U.S. Postal Service has decided to forego increasing the price of stamps — at least for January 2026. “The price of a stamp to mail a 1-ounce single-piece First-Class letter will not increase in early 2026,” USPS said …

Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – Pfas “forever chemical” pollution. Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon often …

Prolonged US government shutdown could raise market risks  Reuters As the US government hits pause, Trump’s economic chaos only accelerates  CNN Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as US shutdown begins, rate cut bets jump after ADP surprise  Yahoo Finance US stocks drift near their records as tech keeps rising and Wall Street keeps ignoring DC’s shutdown  AP News Investors are unfazed …

Hakeem Jeffries is seizing on the shutdown fight to raise his national profile  Politico Jeffries says GOP uninterested in negotiating because ‘they apparently wanted’ a shutdown  PBS Democrats plan unusual House floor tactic ahead of shutdown  Axios Top Democrats knock ‘erratic and unhinged’ Trump behavior as government shuts down  The Hill House Democratic Leaders Hold Briefing on Government Shutdown  C-SPAN Source link

Mormons raise nearly $200,000 for family of gunman who attacked their church  The Washington Post ‘I forgave him’: Daughter of man killed in Grand Blanc church attack describes encounter with gunman  ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 Daughters of man murdered in Michigan church forgive shooter in emotional letter  CNN A Prophet’s Diagnosis  The Atlantic Grand Blanc Twp. church attack brings push for protective barriers …

Periodic Labs came out of stealth on Tuesday with a war chest of $300 million as a seed round, backed by a tech industry’s who’s who: Andreessen Horowitz, DST, Nvidia, Accel, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt, and Jeff Bezos. Periodic Labs was founded by Ekin Dogus Cubuk and Liam Fedus. Cubuk led the materials and chemistry team at Google …