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A croaky voice and a sharp, ‘razor blade’ sore throat are emerging as tell-tale signs of the latest Covid variants now sweeping the US.  The strains, XFB, dubbed Stratus, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, are fueling a surge in infections, with cases spiking specifically in the northeast in the last several weeks.  In the US, nationwide Covid wastewater levels, used …

Democrats plan unusual House floor tactic ahead of shutdown  Axios House Democrats’ government funding proposal goes down in flames with shutdown deadline in hours  Fox News Democrats Use Empty House to Shame G.O.P. Ahead of Shutdown  The New York Times House Democrats rally at Capitol in last-ditch effort to alter spending bill  The Hill Democrats Plan to Gate-Crash Informal House Pro Forma Session Hours …

Sometime in the Middle Eocene epoch, nearly 50 million years ago, a large object hurtled through Earth’s atmosphere, crashing into the North Sea between what’s now Britain and northwestern Europe. The impact formed a crater 1 kilometer (about half a mile) deep and 3 kilometers wide. A plume of debris and water blasted skyward before falling back down, triggering a …

Inside Trump and Hegseth’s unusual meeting with U.S. generals at Quantico  Axios Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans  The Washington Post Why Is Hegseth Calling The Military Brass To Washington  Forbes Top US military brass to hold secretive meeting with Hegseth as Trump ramps up Russia criticism  Fox News Trump says he’ll attend Pete Hegseth’s gathering of generals to tell …

The mysterious comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be extremely large, making it orders of magnitude more massive than two other confirmed interstellar objects observed in our solar system in years past, a new study suggests. Based on a new analysis of the most precise tracking data collected on the object since its discovery in July, the interstellar comet appears to be …

The newest Borderlands 4 patch arrived on September 25, addressing stability and performance issues. The update doesn’t fix everything, though, and now developer Gearbox has given players some advice about how to addresses ongoing stability issues. The developer said it’s aware of players experiencing stuttering issues following installation of the new update, impacting performance. This is due to shader compilation …

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his senior staff had been discussing for months the unusual meeting they have planned for next week that hundreds of senior officers will be required to attend, officials familiar with the planning said. But the plans and timing were only finalized in recent days, leaving top generals and admirals scrambling to find aircraft …

New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass  The Washington Post Hegseth’s surprise gathering of top military brass is to deliver speech on ‘warrior ethos,’ sources say  CNN Summoned U.S. Military Officers Are Expected to Hear a ‘Rally the Troops’ Message  The New York Times Hegseth’s mysterious meeting with generals will focus on grooming and warrior ethos  Politico Hegseth calls rare …

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Trump bills Hegseth’s unusual meeting with generals as a friendly meet-up  Politico Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals  The Washington Post Hegseth orders hundreds of senior military officers to Virginia for highly unusual meeting  CNN Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U.S. Military Brass From Around the Globe  The New York Times Pentagon chief orders US military officials from around …