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Donald Trump’s push to make daylight saving time permanent in the United States has run into a Senate roadblock, with Republican senator Tom Cotton vowing to oppose the legislation over fears that children in Arkansas would be forced to travel to school in darkness during winter. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House of Representatives in July by 308 votes to 117, but it has no clear route through the Senate. Senators are not expected to return to Washington until after the November midterm elections, leaving the proposal stalled for now. Trump escalated the dispute on Saturday, October 3, by…

The Superquiz has been relaunched with a new format designed to make the daily general-knowledge challenge faster and easier to play on mobile devices. The quiz retains its familiar structure of 15 questions, while adding interactive features intended to show players how their results compare with those of other participants. Players can now see other scores in real time and share their results with friends and family through Facebook, X and WhatsApp. Further updates are also planned. The redesigned interface displays the total number of questions beside the progress bar, along with the player’s position in the quiz, such as…

Artificial intelligence is being developed too quickly and needs protective guardrails to prevent catastrophe, frontier technology whistleblowers have warned. Connor Leahy of ControlAI has weighed in on the concerns, focusing attention on the need for serious oversight of increasingly advanced AI systems. The warnings include the possibility that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, including the risk of extinction if adequate safety measures are not put in place.

A Devon mother with incurable breast cancer has held a solo wedding celebration so she could experience wearing her dream dress, surrounded by family and friends, rather than continue waiting for the “perfect circumstances”. Amanda Barnes, 49, from Totnes, was diagnosed with stage four cancer in October 2022 after the disease was found to have spread to her spine. She had previously been warned that she might not live beyond March 2023. Friends helped her arrange the occasion at the Ilsington Country House Hotel near Newton Abbot, where she was joined by 30 loved ones. There was no groom, but…

Memecoin trading on Robinhood Chain surged to $443 million in early September before collapsing by 96%, in a brief speculative wave that also drew in digital tokens designed to track individual companies’ share prices. The blockchain, launched by Robinhood this summer, saw virtually no trading in memecoin-stock-token pairs in July. Activity rose sharply in September, according to CryptoQuant, but the burst proved short-lived. The rush also prompted the creation of about 26,000 new tokens a day on the chain during September, with the daily total reaching almost 45,000 on September 8, according to Dune data. Most recorded little or no…

Ghosts actor John Hartman has said TMZ contacted people close to him, including his sister, claiming he had died. The 42-year-old, who plays Nigel Chessum in the CBS comedy series, addressed what he described as a death hoax in a video shared on social media. “Yesterday, TMZ called a number of people in my life, including my sister, and said I died,” Hartman said. He said the situation had since been resolved, adding: “It was all a misunderstanding. It got cleared up. Frankly, I didn’t know that TMZ cared if I was alive or not…. Did give people quite a…

A Houston foundation is staging a casino-themed fundraiser to raise money and provide scholarships for survivors of domestic violence. You Have a Purpose Foundation’s Bet on Her: Casino Royale will take place on Thursday 8 October at Momentum BMW on the Southwest Freeway, with support from Mega 101 FM, the law office of Domingo Garcia and Texas Technical Trade School. The event will run from 6.30pm to 9pm and feature casino-style tables, food, drinks and auctions. Organisers say the games will be for entertainment, with no real-money gambling involved. Proceeds will support the Houston Area Women’s Center and help fund…

Alex de Minaur was forced to retire injured in the China Open final, handing the title to an also ailing Novak Djokovic. The Australian was left shattered after being unable to complete the final in Beijing, with injury ending his challenge. Djokovic, who was also suffering from an ailment, was crowned champion after de Minaur’s retirement.

Cornell students and faculty are protesting the university’s handling of an alleged gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024. The case has attracted national attention, with demonstrators challenging how Cornell responded to the allegations. The protest centres on the university’s management of the reported incident at the fraternity.

Two people have been killed and seven injured in a major Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and surrounding areas, Russian officials have said. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 650 drones had been heading towards the capital during the overnight assault, with most intercepted. Russia’s account of the scale of the attack varied, with officials also saying 290 drones targeted Moscow and nearby regions. A warehouse in Moscow was set on fire, while regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said one person was killed in Radumlya and another in Barbybino. Vorobyov said 185 drones had been “destroyed or neutralised” over the wider Moscow…