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All four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour have withdrawn in solidarity with fellow opening act Macklemore, as backlash grows against his removal from the tour over onstage comments in support of Palestine. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/ed-sheeran-macklemore-palestine-openers-finneas
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Fourteen Russian spy satellites moved over a US military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating attack by Iran. https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/world/video/russia-spy-satellites-iran-intelligence-strikes-us-assets-digvid-invs
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Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation. Tooting, howling, screeching, booming, crashing, whistling, grinding, and trilling bolster his ego. — Jean Arp
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U.S. democracy has reached its lowest levels in 50 years, according to a new global report that tracks democratic performance around the world. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/15/nx-s1-5969741/state-of-u-s-democracy-reaches-new-low-report-finds
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Sussex County Republican Chairman Joseph LaBarbera, 50, of Hardwick, was arrested this weekend after a road rage incident ended in the brandishing of a handgun, police said. https://patch.com/new-jersey/hopatcong-sparta/sussex-co-gop-chairman-pointed-gun-child-road-rage-incident-police-say
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union's ambition for Canada to become its first "associate member", calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwly7vkke4jxo
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Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel laureate known as the “Godfather of AI,” issued an ominous warning to lawmakers: Congress may only have one year left to implement safeguards on artificial intelligence before it loses control of it. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/godfather-ai-warns-congress-maybe-year-left-regulate-ai-rcna598330
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Jackson Mayor Jennifer Kuhn has received misogynistic and antisemitic Facebook messages, unsettling voicemails and an unsigned package of gummies in the shape of male genitalia in recent months in the politically volatile town. https://www.nj.com/news/2026/09/shes-a-new-mayor-in-a-large-nj-town-shes-getting-death-threats-and-the-c-word-in-her-voicemail.html
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#meme #memes
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Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/
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Escalating infrastructure attacks by both Russia and Ukraine are leaving civilians increasingly vulnerable as winter approaches, United Nations investigators warned Mon Sept 21, expressing fear of a repeat of last winter’s suffering. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-civilians-face-rough-winter-amid-russian-infrastructure-attacks-un-probe
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Flights are grounded through at least 1:45 p.m. At Newark, 179 flights have been canceled and 224 are delayed as of 1:10 p.m. due to a ground stop caused by an equipment failure. https://www.nj.com/news/2026/09/newark-hit-again-as-equipment-failure-halts-flights-at-3-airports-monday.html
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Progressive candidates beat opponents backed by or aligned with Moms for Liberty in school board races across the state – in many cases reversing gains made by the group in 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/florida-activists-rightwing-school-boards
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The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing for governments to work together to manage the increasingly powerful technology. https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-leaders-brief-un-amid-warnings-technology-could-slip-beyond-human-control-2026-09-23/
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Democrats in Maine on Wednesday accused Republican senator Susan Collins of corruption after a major media outlet reported that the FBI had proposed investigating her for allegedly accepting bribes – before Donald Trump derailed the inquiry. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/susan-collins-corruption-allegation-report-propublica
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said in October that the Israeli leader will be arrested if he enters Canada. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel-hamas-war/article/netanyahu-crosses-canadian-airspace-with-arrest-warrant-in-effect/
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The US government is seeking to join Elon Musk's legal challenge to overturn a €120m (£105m) EU fine against X over its blue tick badges. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-backs-elon-musks-bid-094839033.html
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Rapper Macklemore is launching a "Free Palestine" tour, days after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqzjzlve8jg7o
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“These nor’easters are beach eaters.” https://www.nj.com/weather/2026/09/beach-eaters-noreaster-devoured-dunes-and-shoreline-across-new-jersey.html”
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My experience writing automated tests for a SPA https://lobste.rs/s/vlywx2 #testing #web https://reecoute.fr/tech_blog/2026-09-28_my-experience-writing-automated-tests-for-a-spa
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I'm unsurprised to learn that Cory Doctorow uses an LLM in his editorial process. I recently read a fiction book of his for the first time and found it difficult to read. There were no spelling errors or grammatical errors, but ambiguous pronouns and ambiguous sentence structure abounded. I kept having to stop and think "Is the way I'm interpreting this sentence actually the way the author intended?" I had the distinct impression that it was edited by a machine, not a human.
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It’s still fuck AI but BeanGPT can stay https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7332253
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I had a blast volunteering at the WR Labour Council’s Ed Weidinger Memorial Labour Day Picnic! Working the inflatable obstacle course brought me back to my high school days working as a lifeguard at the water park 😎 I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the unions and civil society groups at the picnic who are working toward a better future for all of us. #kitchener #wrpoli #watreg
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As co-owner of Full Circle Foods, I work with local farmers and producers, helping neighbours to make local and zero-waste shopping decisions. Together, we’ve saved over 167,000 single use packages from the landfill. We can think global and act local in Kitchener to do our part for the planet.
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Anyone who makes a political promise to be fulfilled 10 years or more in the future is selling you on the hope that someone else will do it