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WIRED

The Race to Secure Voting Tech Gets an Urgent Jumpstart
The full report is out from this summer's Defcon voting machine hack. And while there's been some progress in securing America's elections, experts...
How a Heavy Lift Ship Rescued the Damaged USS John S McCain
After a collision at sea, the USS John S McCain needed a ride home from the MV Treasure.
Why the Internet Is Freaking Out Over the Porgs in the 'Last Jedi' Trailer
Meet this season's BB-8. Twitter can't get enough of him.

NYT > Home Page

Europe Edition: Catalonia, Harvey Weinstein, California: Your Wednesday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Wildfires Burn Out of Control Across Northern California; 17 Are Dead
The two biggest and most destructive fires consumed more than 52,000 acres in Napa and Sonoma Counties, the heart of wine country.
‘Everything Was Incinerated’: Scenes From One Community Wrecked by the Santa Rosa Fire
Household items were so deformed by the fires in Northern California it was sometimes difficult to know what they had been before.

India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

The concept of 'living will': Key points
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to examine the concept of a 'living will,' more than six years after passive euthanasia was accepted as a...
TN cabinet okays Seventh Pay Commission recommendations, raises liquor prices
here will be 20% hike in the salaries of government employees and teachers.
Rural development should be outcome based not output based: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday batted for an outcome-based approach for rural development and said that "the country has sufficient...

BBC News - UK

Brexit: UK to wait until 'last moment' to spend on 'no deal' plan
Philip Hammond says he will prepare in a "timely" manner but won't spend money before it is needed.
No energy bill price cap this winter, Ofgem says
A further one million customers will benefit from a limit on bills, but a wider cap will be delayed.
Van crashes into Maulden thatched cottage front door
The vehicle is thought to have crossed a grass verge and gone through a hedge before hitting the cottage.

National Geographic News

Reuters: World News

UK's Hammond rejects call to fund plans for 'no deal' Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond rejected calls on Wednesday to start spending on plans for a "no deal" Brexit as a way to...
U.S. flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President...
How a businessman struck a deal with Islamic State to help Assad feed Syrians
RAQQA/DUBAI (Reuters) - While Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was accusing the West of turning a blind eye to Islamic State smuggling, a member of...

SPACE.com

'Alien: Covenant' Crew Parties Ahead of Cryosleep in 'Prologue' Video
Meet the crew of the “Covenant” colonization ship in this “Last Supper” prologue to the film.
Spaceflight Purchase Electron Launch for Medium-Inclination Payloads
Spaceflight, a company that arranges launches for small satellites, announced May 17 is it purchasing a launch from Rocket Lab for payloads seeking...
A Cloud 'Tide' Fills the Grand Canyon in Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video
Time-lapse images recently captured an incredible sight — a "tide" of clouds rolling in to fill up the Grand Canyon.

CBC | Canada News

Sears Canada wants court's permission to liquidate all remaining stores
Sears Canada says it plans to seek court approval to begin liquidation of all its remaining stores...
Chaos inside the Phoenix pay centres — Is anyone's pay right?
Workers inside pay offices across the country say the litany of problems with Phoenix software —...
'Truth-telling helped us': Residential school survivor's family hopes others will preserve testimony
Residential school survivor Ted Quewezance and his daughter are encouraging tens of thousands of...

Yahoo News - Top Stories

W.Va. Sen. Capito’s difficult journey to ‘no’
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Tuesday she was against the current version of the Senate GOP health care bill. In an exchange that was...
Cardinal Pell Makes Statement Following Announcement of Charges
Cardinal George Pell spoke of his innocence and said he is looking forward to having his day in court after Australian authorities charged him with...
Trump’s lawyers fail to follow through on threats to Comey
President Trump’s lawyers, after rethinking their legal strategy, have shelved plans for now to file complaints accusing former FBI Director James...

CNN.com - Top Stories

Zero rain and strong winds today are expected to hamper firefighters' efforts to battle the deadly blazes
Wildfires raging across Northern California have killed at least 17 people, as hundreds of firefighters battle the flames and keep thousands of...
Wildfires devour area the size of a football field every 3 seconds
More than a dozen wildfires are scorching Northern California, aided by the state's epic drought, low humidity and high winds. Here's some...
Man in coma after burns, daughter's whereabouts unknown
As firefighters battle deadly wildfires across Northern California, families are frantically searching for missing loved ones.

WSJ.com: What's News US

Wall Street Journal Reporter Sentenced to Prison by Turkish Court
A Turkish court sentenced Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak to two years and one month in prison Tuesday, declaring her guilty of engaging in terrorist...
Finally, More Women Are Asking for Raises. But There's a Catch.
They find they pay a price for getting what they want.
Wall Street Journal Reporter Sentenced to Prison by Turkish Court
A Turkish court sentenced Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak to two years and one month in prison Tuesday, declaring her guilty of engaging in terrorist...

Sydney Morning Herald RSS News Headlines

Today's cartoons: The illustrated news
The news of the day as interpreted in the work of our award-winning cartoonists.
Incident that led to death of helicopter pilot in Antarctica preventable, inquest hears
The man in charge at an Antarctic base when a helicopter pilot died believed the incident was preventable.
More than 90,000 Honda car owners driving with faulty Takata airbags
More than 90,000 Honda cars with potentially deadly airbags are still on the road.

The Times of India

Actor Anupam Kher appointed FTII chairman
Veteran actor Anupam Kher was on Wednesday named the new Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.
Probe blames heavy rain for Elphinstone stampede
According to the report, the stampede was caused by heavy rains which forced people outside at the ticket counters to rush to the already jammed...
Small asteroid set to pass by Earth on Thursday
The asteroid designated 2012 TC4 is estimated to be 15 to 30 meters in size. Orbit prediction experts say the asteroid poses no risk of impact with...

UK news | The Guardian

Ofgem extends energy price cap to 1m more vulnerable customers
Regulator takes interim step towards Theresa May’s plan for wider cap, which is unlikely to take effect until next winterA million more households...
Care homes could become most common place to die by 2040
Experts estimate that 76% of all deaths in England and Wales will occur in care facilities, hospices and at home by 2040Care homes could overtake...
Egg safety – we've cracked it, food watchdog tells Britons
Pregnant women, infants and elderly people told it is now safe for them to eat runny or even raw British eggsPregnant women, babies and elderly people...

Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis

Chicago’s soda tax fizzles after two months, dealing a blow to the anti-soda movement
The tax — the country’s largest on the books — had been plagued by legal challenges, implementation glitches and a...
Allegations of harassment, rape pile up against Weinstein as Paltrow, Jolie and other stars come forward
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, already suspected of decades of sexual harassment, faced accusations that he raped three women. Separately, actresses...
Weinstein’s wife leaving him amid sexual harassment accusations

NBC News Top Stories

Trump Wanted Tenfold Nuclear Increase, Surprising Military
President Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal in a meeting with military leaders this summer.
The Real Fuel Behind the Western Fires: Human Activity
Scientists generally agree that man-made climate change has exacerbated the drought and high temperatures that are fueling California's deadly...
Raging Wildfires Caught Sleeping Californians by Surprise
Authorities on Tuesday continued to struggle with containing at least 17 firestorms raging simultaneously across the state's celebrated wine country.

PCWorld

Toshiba TR200 review: Another slow TLC SSD
The whole idea behind Triple-Level Cell (3-bit/TLC) NAND is to put more stuff into less space for less cash. It’s succeeded at the former, but the...
TP-Link KC120 Kasa Cam review: All the essentials in an affordably priced security camera
This security camera delivers crystal-clear video, sound and motion detection, and integration with Amazon's Echo Show smart speaker and display.
What is two-factor authentication, and which 2FA apps are best?
The age of widespread fingerprint and face-scanning authentication is almost here. Yet even in the age of Apple’s Face ID and Windows 10’s Hello,...