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Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony's request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet

Judge Michael Chitty denied the retrial motion in a half-page order following a two-day hearing this week near Dallas, citing a review of the evidence and arguments. He did not elaborate.

Infantino defies FIFA vice president's request to stay away from Caribbean youth tournament

FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a rare public appearance in the Caribbean despite a request from vice president Victor Montagliani to abstain as pressure mounts over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

Meta Quest Promo Codes and Coupons for August 2026

Experience cutting-edge VR and save up to 20% with coupons for the latest games, Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban AI glasses, and more deals.

Serbia requests international assistance to battle wildfires

Serbia requested assistance from the European Union and Russia to help bring intense wildfires under control.

"Do questions like that create a self-fulfilling prophecy?”: Dishonored director Harvey Smith on the fear of asking if immersive sims are dead

It appears that August is the month for having thoughts on the success of immersive sims! Earlier this month, one of the original designers behind Thief: The Dark Project shared his feelings on developing imsims at triple-A scale, coming to the conclusion it doesn't really work .

EverQuest Legends dev says 'I'm sure we would' add new classes, races 'in the longer-term vision of the game'

EverQuest Legends, the EverQuest spinoff that remixes an old-school version of the early MMORPG into a multiclassing, froglok-murdering ARPG minmaxer's paradise , has a lot on the way. In a recent Twitch stream , developers from Daybreak Games and Game Jawn floated some pretty bi

Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

The letter gave the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress until the end of business Friday to issue the retraction or face a $5 billion lawsuit. The center declined.

James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.

The post James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions. appeared first on ProPublica .

Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?

The post Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone? appeared first on ProPublica .

A mosque built by a transgender person raises questions about faith and belonging in Pakistan

A transgender man in Pakistan built a mosque hoping it would offer an inclusive space for worship. Instead, he faces harassment from neighbors amid growing attacks on the trans community.

The art of asking questions in a world full of answers

Below, Lani Watson shares five key insights from her new book, Q: The Hidden Power of Questions in a World That Wants Answers . Watson is a philosopher and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. She is a world-leading expert in the philosophy of questions, having researc

Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and released

Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client account, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph.

Court turns down Trump’s request to reconsider its refusal to hear Carroll suit against him

The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down President Donald Trump’s request to reconsider the justices’ denial of review in a civil suit brought by journalist E. Jean Carroll, which yielded a $5 million verdict against the president. The announcement came as part of the seco

Livestreamer's murder raises questions over relations between Mexico's creators and cartels

The murder of content creator César Gastélum on Tuesday raises questions about why influencers are coming under attack.

Questions remain over Vieira deal amid Senegal uncertainty

Questions remain over the appointment of Patrick Vieira as Senegal's new head coach, with the country's football federation riven by off-field issues.

Sugarcane farmers question APVMA paraquat ban

Lindsay Clancy killed her children. The jury will soon answer a more complicated question. - NBC News

Lindsay Clancy killed her children. The jury will soon answer a more complicated question. NBC News Lindsay Clancy's three child victims forgotten amid crowds of support: mother of six Fox News The defense rests in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy WBUR Why People Want to Believ

Rajasthan High Court questions police as probe into attack on Dalit family changes hands six times

High Court seeks affidavits from investigating officers and supervisory committee over delay in probe into alleged land encroachment and attack on Dalit family

These bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing

For some mainlanders, Hong Kong's independent bookstores are a window into a different, freer world.

Beatty files emergency request to stop Trump's name from returning to Kennedy Center

Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex.

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in stabbing death - The Guardian

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in stabbing death The Guardian Judge denies motion for new trial for Karmelo Anthony KERA News Karmelo Anthony Loses Bid for New Trial to Overturn Murder Conviction People.com Judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet - AP News

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet AP News Judge denies motion for new trial for Karmelo Anthony KERA News Karmelo Anthony Loses Bid for New Trial to Overturn Murder Conviction People.com Judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s requ

A cracked version of Marvel Tōkon is reigniting questions around DRM and its impact on PC games

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Soul is reigniting the debate around DRM, amid reports a new DRM-free cracked version is performing better than Sony's widely lambasted official PC version. Read more

Zelensky has 'questions to answer' about corruption in his government, sacked minister tells BBC - BBC

Zelensky has 'questions to answer' about corruption in his government, sacked minister tells BBC BBC Ukraine's ousted defence minister plans US trip to raise project funding Reuters A rival’s bombshell and a new corruption probe heap untimely pressure on Ukraine’s Zelenskyy NBC N

In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers

In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”

The grueling fight over who profits from AI music

AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.

Klay Thompson Expected to Join Miami Heat Following Mavericks Contract Buyout

Summary Klay Thompson is expected to sign with the Miami Heat after clearing waivers following his contract buyout from the Dallas MavericksThe four-time NBA champion requested a buyout from Dallas to join a title contenderThompson will bolster Miami's perimeter shooting alongsid

Kenny Schachter Says Stop Complaining About Art and Do More

Summary 'State of Art' is a new HypeArt series inviting artists, curators, collectors and other leading voices to weigh in on the ideas, debates and cultural shifts shaping contemporary art. Through intimate questions and personal recommendations, the series offers a closer look

Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy - The Guardian

Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy The Guardian Zelensky has 'questions to answer' about corruption in his government, sacked minister tells BBC BBC Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine Al Jazeera Is the tide at home turn

The Atlas Obscura Guide to Winter Sun

Every winter sun list is the same list. Somewhere with a beach, ranked by average January temperature, with a paragraph about resorts. The only variable is the number, and the number is available on any weather site for free. Here is a better question. Rather than asking where it

Doña Manolita in Madrid, Spain

Few phenomena can reliably unite the notoriously fragmented population of Spain, but the obsession with El Gordo —the nation’s historic Christmas lottery—is unquestionably one of them. At the heart of this annual ritual of collective hope stands a single legendary shop in the cap

North American Cryptid Museum in Plano, Texas

Allen Hopps, owner and creator of the North American Cryptid Museum (NACM) in Plano, Texas, has a message he wants everyone to hear: Our world needs monsters! He is on a quest to bring you face-to-face with our homegrown North American monsters. As a kid who was afraid of the dar

Beyond Raw Transcripts: Structured Persona Extraction for LLM-Based Digital Twins

arXiv:2608.20344v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: LLM-based "digital twins" aim to simulate how an individual would behavein new environments or respond to novel questions, given some representation of that individual's prior responses. A common approach constructs this representat

Taking Weight-Loss Drugs Could Help Reduce Violent Impulses

About a year ago, Rutgers University researcher Daniel Semenza was listening to a podcast about an expansive study of GLP-1 medications when a question occurred to him. The 2025 study, published in Nature Medicine, had examined millions of Department of Veterans Affairs records t

This mod transforms Doom into a terrifying tactical shooter, and it's partly inspired by another PC gaming classic

It takes a brave soul to ask the question "What if Doom was an incredibly slow-moving tactical shooter?" In fact, it's not a question I ever thought I'd want an answer to—we aren't exactly short of grim-faced, hyper-lethal first-person shooters these days. But the most recent foo

Ray Chase, the voice of Cyclops in X-Men '97, has '1,000 freaking hours' in Slay the Spire and is running a 'smell build' in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: ' I we

Disk Cleanup (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Disk Cleanup , our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you

Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model

A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.

George Russell defends Mercedes’ use of team orders against him

Mercedes gave the instruction over the radio to "invert" the cars, meaning swap positions, with Russell doing so after initially questioning why it was necessary.

Subaru's Smallest Production Car Was Its First To Be Sold In The US, Here's Why The Microcar Failed

A tiny, cheap car sounds just right for 1968 - and it was, if the car in question was the VW Beetle. But Subaru's first U.S. entry had a host of problems.

Lindsay Clancy's three child victims forgotten amid crowds of support: mother of six - Fox News

Lindsay Clancy's three child victims forgotten amid crowds of support: mother of six Fox News Lindsay Clancy killed her children. The jury will soon answer a more complicated question. NBC News Lindsay Clancy trial: What to expect in final days of testimony The Boston Globe A Mur

How to use AI to give yourself a head start at a new job

When you start a new job there is a lot to learn. There are projects, clients, and processes that are likely to be new to you. You may have been pointed at the employee handbook and maybe even given a mentor. But you probably still have more questions than answers for the first f

Trump brings ballroom dispute to the Supreme Court

Updated on Aug. 14 at 2:01 p.m. The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to allow construction of the new White House ballroom to continue while a challenge to the project continues in the lower courts. The request came one week after a fe

Slaughter’s vice

As a new school year gets underway, law students might expect to soon be called upon to answer a seemingly simple question: What did the Supreme Court hold in Trump v. Slaughter ? A student who has dutifully done the reading might respond by quoting the chief justice’s majority o

GTA 6 Leaks Prompt Take-Two to Seek Subpoenas for Microsoft, Discord Data

The requests target Discord accounts and a GitHub repository connected to the ongoing GTA 6 leak investigation.

After Super Speeders, Florida’s Cops Are Now Cracking Down On Slow Drivers Too

Orange County deputies are ticketing left-lane lingerers, raising a thorny question about speed, safety, and road design

Walking, Talking Factory Robots Are Here, But Humans Are Still Faster. For Now

BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes and Tesla see humanoids as factory workers, though some experts question whether they’re worth the trouble

Porsche Has High Hopes for the Future of Sonderwunsch

Expect more one-of-one projects as Porsche’s special-request program continues to find its creative footing.

Rumours swirled after a Vietnamese teen was run over - then came a stunning admission

Confirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.

India built the world's biggest digital payments miracle. Now comes the bill

India's UPI may finally face merchant fees, raising questions over who pays and whether users will resist.

Rumours swirled after a Vietnamese teen was run over - then came a stunning admission

Confirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.

Prog Is a State of Mind #3

Decades since the prog titans' formation, the answer to the question is still Yes. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Ukraine: Zelensky asks for more Patriot interceptors as civilian deaths hit highest level since 2022

Kryvyi Rih is still digging through the wreckage. The Russian strike on a shopping centre there, in President Zelensky's own hometown, has now claimed at least sixteen lives, with several people still unaccounted for. It has added urgency to the request Zelensky has been making f

The Herat arrests are a defining moment of Taliban repression in Afghanistan

A visit to a market, a medical appointment, or a family gathering is no longer judged only by necessity, but also by the possibility of being questioned, humiliated, or detained.

Civic group leads efforts over 1942 undersea mine disaster

The Japanese and South Korean governments have begun DNA analysis of remains collected from the site after the group requested such research.

PM Tarique Rahman’s trip stalled: What it means for Bangladesh-India ties

India and Bangladesh have not been able to move past the contentious question of Sheikh Hasina, living in New Delhi.

How reforming the Supreme Court could backfire on Democrats

reforms limiting the court’s ability to decide constitutional questions might empower the president far more than Congress, particularly if the president insists his ability to interpret the Constitution is just as authoritative as that of Congress or the court.

Pinarayi accuses UDF govt. in Keralam of surrendering to BJP, RSS on Waqf issue

Leader of the Opposition questions why the government should allow non-Muslims to be appointed to a Muslim religious institution

Don't tell Nintendo, but I turned GTA 5 into Pokémon Go using a mod

Los Santos Customs I'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier . I've been trying to conve

Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe

The responses to NHTSA's questions so far are redacted entirely, citing "confidential business information."

Take-Two kicks off GTA 6 leaker hunt with subpoenas demanding records from Microsoft and Discord

As the Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks continue to flow, Take-Two Interactive has begun the hunt for the people behind them. A Kotaku report says the GTA publisher has filed subpoenas with Microsoft and Discord, requesting user data and records of accounts that were involved in sharing

Jagan alleges sharp decline in A.P. government school enrolment

YSRCP chief cites UDISE+ figures to question government’s claim that over 1.10 lakh students shifted from private to public schools

Power of democracy gave ordinary person like me chance to become CM: Fadnavis at youth event

Mr. Fadnavis fielded questions on civic engagement and leadership, marking a major outreach effort at a time when political parties are intensifying efforts to reach Gen Z voters ahead of upcoming elections

Tupac murder trial: Cans the prosecution use the defendant's words against him?

Who killed Tupac Shakur? Three decades after the rap superstar was murdered in Nevada, a trial in Las Vegas intends to answer that question. 63-year-old Duane Davis is accused of orchestrating the drive-by killing. Kim Langtree, lecturer in Law and the University of Salford in th

Professor held in Chhattisgarh paper leak case; police personnel say he inserted endoscopic camera in sealed envelope

Five students were also arrested in connection with the leak of an Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya entomology question paper