On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) stated that “Putin doesn’t comply with anything.” And “It’s like Iran, they’re not going to comply” with deals. Scott said, “Putin’s a thug. And so, we
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On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) responded to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considering leaving the state over a possible wealth tax by stating that there are questions about having a one-time tax, but “it’s disappointing
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Un destino turístico no se construye únicamente con paisajes, hoteles y visitantes. También necesita a las personas que lo gestionan, limpian las habitaciones y atienden los restaurantes. La falta de vivienda asequible para los trabajadores del Pirineo revela una contradicción: los lugares que generan riqueza gracias al turismo pueden acabar expulsando a quienes necesitan para seguir funcionando. No tiene sentido celebrar el éxito de una temporada si quienes la ponen en marcha deben compartir habitación o renunciar a vivir donde trabajan. Los balances analizan cuántos visitantes llegan y cuánto dinero dejan, pero hace falta preguntarse: ¿Qué condiciones de vida tienen quienes sostienen esa actividad? No se trata de enfrentar a residentes y visitantes, sino de entender que el turismo depende de las personas que lo hacen posible.
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I'd spent years learning Spanish before I moved to Spain, but once I arrived, I realized how much further I had to go before I could call myself fluent.
I consider myself "conversationally adjacent"; I'm a few neighborhoods over from fluent, but I still get lost.
So, when I started dating a Spaniard six months into moving here, I was fully prepared for regular vocabulary deficits and butchered grammar (especially with my archenemy, the subjunctive).
What I didn't expect was that even when I understood every word, I could still misunderstand the meaning behind it — because language was only part of the equation.
Early in our relationship, my Spanish boyfriend casually called me "fea" — literally "ugly" — and was baffled when I burst into tears.
To him, the word didn't carry the cruelty I heard in its English equivalent. In Spain, words like "fea" or "feo" are often used as playful terms of endearment. Understanding this, though, didn't make it hurt any less.
Another time, I asked him how to say "making out" in Spanish. He had no idea — and, in fact, he didn't even understand the concept when I explained it.
"You know," I said. "More than kissing, less than sex. The kind of thing teenagers do on the sofa while pretending to watch a movie." He looked at me like I had invented a new sport.
That was when I started to realize that I wasn't just learning Spanish, but discovering that dating comes with different assumptions in every culture.
Selena Templeton
After six months together, things were going really well, but my boyfriend and I still hadn't had "the talk."
Having lived in Canada and the US, I was used to relationships hitting a certain point when someone would say something along the lines of, "I really like you, and I think this is going well. Do you want to be in a relationship or date exclusively?"
When I brought this up, my boyfriend looked genuinely puzzled. So I asked how, in his experience, two people knew they were on the same page about progressing a relationship and not dating anyone else. He shrugged and told me that usually it's just assumed.
My mouth dropped open. "But what if you assume you're exclusive, and she assumes you're not, and it turns out she's dating other people?"
He shrugged again. "You just trust that you both feel the same way," he said.
My boyfriend isn't the only one who feels this way. After our discussion, I asked several Spanish friends about this, and they all said that neither they nor anyone they knew had ever had this conversation.
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Some differences are easy to laugh about later — like when we argued about "compromiso," a word I understood as "compromise" and he meant as "commitment" — but others are harder, because they're embedded in our DNA.
For instance, we argue in different ways. My boyfriend can feel ready to move on from disagreements moments after they happen. I, on the other hand, take a bit longer to recover.
Two years later, we're still together and still in love. We're also seeing a couples therapist who has experience with bicultural relationships, because not being quite fluent in each other's languages means we may understand most of the words, but we're sometimes still confused about what the other person is trying to say.
Our therapist is helping us see which misunderstandings are linguistic, which are cultural, and which are simply differences between two people.
Movies often make cross-cultural dating seem romantic — after all, body language is universal, wink, wink — but I beg to differ. Communication is supremely important when trying to build a life with someone.
So this relationship has forced both of us to assess our assumptions at every potential speed bump. Now, we ask: Is this cultural? Personal? A relationship incompatibility? Or just a "lost in translation" misunderstanding that we'll laugh about later?
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How soon is too soon to invite a new romantic partner to go on vacation? I asked myself that when I had been dating a guy for a month and had an upcoming vacation that I had planned before I met him.
During the height of the pandemic lockdown in the spring of 2020, I was going stir-crazy not being able to travel freely. In those early days before vaccines or access to testing, air travel felt risky, and there were even restrictions on interstate travel. As an avid traveler who always has a next destination in mind, I needed something to look forward to during those dark days when I was afraid to hug my parents because of social distancing guidelines.
I didn't know it yet, but a solo adventure to cure my cabin fever would turn into a litmus test for a budding relationship during those unprecedented times.
I loved hiking and the outdoors before the pandemic. While many places were closed due to social distancing mandates, the national parks were mostly still open. I had never been to Acadia National Park in Maine, even though I lived in New England until I was 10. Maine is within a day's drive from my home in the Washington, DC area, so Acadia seemed like a feasible destination.
I was single at the time. I had taken solo trips before and planned to go to Maine on my own. In June, I scheduled my time off from work for the last week of August. I didn't have any accommodations picked out or much of a plan other than driving up to Maine and visiting Acadia.
In July, I met a guy from a dating app. We hit it off, and soon we were seeing each other multiple times a week. About a month after we first met, we were hanging out, and I said offhand, "I'm going to miss spending time with you when I'm in Maine." He said he was going to miss me too. Then an idea, that seemed crazy, popped into my head. "Well, you could come with me," I blurted out.
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As soon as I asked him to join me, I wondered if I had crossed a line. We weren't even in official "boyfriend-girlfriend" territory. We had known each other for a month, and my trip was planned for a month later. Without hesitation, he accepted my invitation to go to Maine.
I was excited my new love interest wanted to join me on vacation, but I couldn't help but consider the potential for disaster. What if we stopped seeing each other before it was time to go on vacation? How would we handle a 9-hour car ride together? What if four days of nonstop togetherness was too much too soon?
As he helped me plan the trip, I got early signals that things would go well. We collaborated on finding a place to stay. We were aligned that while we didn't need a 5-star hotel, we also didn't want a bargain rustic cabin where the only bathroom was an outhouse. The night before we left, he humored my meticulous packing list and impressed me with his ability to load the car as if he were playing Tetris.
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The 9-hour drive showed we were a great team, taking turns as the driver or the copilot who assisted with navigation and music selection. We discovered that, as angsty teenagers, we had nearly identical tastes in early 2000s rock music, despite growing up on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Staying together in the cabin ended up being a micro-experiment in living together, which felt effortless.
The trip itself was a blast. We admired the Atlantic Ocean from the top of Cadillac Mountain and skipped rocks on Jordan Pond in Acadia. We went kayaking at the lake by our rented cabin and ate fresh lobster. Inviting someone you're dating on vacation so soon might have been unconventional, but it turned out great. Six years later, we're still together, and the trip remains a fond memory from the early days of our relationship.
Ever find something you want to buy online, leave it sitting in a browser tab and then completely forget where you saw it? Maybe you spotted a great pair of headphones while searching Google. Later, you found a birthday gift at another retailer. Before long, you've got a dozen tabs open and no idea which store had the better deal.
Google thinks it has a solution. On Oct. 15, the company began the U.S. rollout of Universal Cart, a new artificial intelligence-powered shopping tool that brings products from different retailers into one place. It also tracks prices, watches for restocks and helps you find savings before checkout.
With holiday shopping approaching, the timing could be especially useful. But there's another question worth asking. Will having everything in one cart help us spend less, or simply make it easier to buy more?
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Google Universal Cart is a shopping hub that works across Google Search and the Gemini app. Instead of keeping separate lists of products you might buy, you can save items from different retailers in one place. For example, you might find a coffee maker while searching Google and add it to your Universal Cart. Later, while talking with Gemini about gift ideas, you could save a pair of sneakers from another store. When you return, both products will be waiting for you. Google first previewed the tool in May 2026. Now, Universal Cart is rolling out to U.S. shoppers. It uses Google's Shopping Graph, which contains more than 60 billion continually refreshed product listings. That information helps the system monitor prices and availability across supported products.
The biggest attraction here is convenience. But Google has added several features that could also help you avoid paying more than necessary.
Shopping online often means bouncing between websites. You find something at Target, check another item at Walmart and then head to Sephora for a gift. Remembering where you saw everything can become a chore. Universal Cart lets you save supported products you discover through Google Search and Gemini. More importantly, your saved items stay together when you return to shopping. That could come in handy when you're shopping for several people or making a big purchase that requires some research. You can keep your options organized without committing to buying anything right away.
Here's the feature I find particularly interesting. Universal Cart can monitor saved products and notify you when a price drops. It can also alert you when something that sold out becomes available again. Suppose you're considering a new television but aren't ready to spend the money. Rather than checking the same retailer every morning, you can save it and let Google's shopping system watch for changes. The alerts could be especially helpful heading into Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Still, remember that a price reduction doesn't automatically guarantee the lowest price available.
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This is where Google's AI starts doing some extra work. Universal Cart can surface relevant promotional codes and consider benefits associated with your payment cards. Let's say you have multiple credit cards but can't remember which one offers better rewards at a particular retailer. Universal Cart uses information from Google Wallet to understand supported credit card benefits and help you choose between payment methods. It can also show relevant promotional codes directly in your cart, potentially helping you find savings you might otherwise miss. However, I would still check the details before choosing a card. Rewards programs come with conditions, and the highest points offer may not always translate into the greatest savings.
Once you're ready to buy, Universal Cart offers a more streamlined checkout experience with participating retailers. In some cases, you can complete the purchase using Google Pay directly from the cart. Alternatively, Google can transfer your selected items to the retailer's website so you can finish your order there. Google says its simplified checkout experiences include retailers such as Nike, Sephora, Target, Ulta Beauty, Walmart and Wayfair, along with many Shopify merchants. However, the available checkout options depend on the retailer. Either way, the retailer remains the seller of record and handles order confirmations and customer support. That means you'll continue dealing with the merchant for delivery questions or returns.
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Google began rolling out Universal Cart to U.S. users on Oct. 15. The feature works across Google Search and the Gemini app, although availability may vary as the rollout continues. To explore it, open Google Search or Gemini and look for products you're interested in buying. When Universal Cart becomes available in your shopping experience, you can save supported products from different retailers. Google says those items will remain in your cart when you return, allowing you to pick up where you left off. You can also use the cart to monitor price changes, discover promotional offers and review available checkout options. However, Google hasn't provided a single set of instructions that applies to every device. The appearance and placement of these features may vary.
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Not necessarily. Google says Universal Cart can organize products across retailers, but that doesn't mean every online store supports every feature. The products you can save depend on supported shopping experiences. Meanwhile, checkout options vary depending on the merchant. Some purchases can happen through Google Pay in the cart, while others require you to finish on the retailer's website. Google originally introduced Universal Cart in May with plans to bring it to Search, Gemini, YouTube and Gmail. However, its October 15 launch announcement specifically confirms availability across Search and Gemini in the U.S. Google has not announced a confirmed launch date for Universal Cart integration with Gmail or YouTube.
Behind the scenes, Google uses something called the Universal Commerce Protocol, or UCP. It's a shared technical standard designed to help AI-powered shopping tools communicate with retailers and payment systems. For shoppers, the technical details are less important than what they make possible. UCP helps Google connect product discovery with checkout, reducing the need to jump between different shopping experiences. Google has also been expanding AI shopping beyond the cart. Its Let Google Call feature, for example, can use AI to contact nearby stores and check product availability. Amazon has been developing AI-powered shopping tools, while OpenAI offers AI agents that can assist with shopping-related tasks. The competition to become your digital shopping assistant is heating up.
Having Google organize your shopping could be convenient, especially if you already use Search and Gemini. Still, it's worth considering how much shopping information you're comfortable keeping within your Google account. Universal Cart uses Google Wallet to help identify supported payment benefits and relevant offers. However, Google's launch announcement doesn't provide detailed information about how long Universal Cart shopping data is retained or exactly how it may be used for advertising. Before relying on the feature, review your Google account's privacy settings and Google's published privacy policies. For now, I would avoid assuming that adding something to Universal Cart keeps that shopping interest private. And if you're buying a surprise gift for someone who shares access to your Google account, think twice before saving it there. Of course, the usual online shopping precautions still apply. Before completing a purchase, check the final price and verify that you're buying from a legitimate seller. A familiar checkout experience shouldn't replace those basic habits. For more help spotting suspicious sellers, see our guide on how to tell whether an online store is real or a scam.
I like the idea of having one place to keep track of everything I'm considering buying, especially when the holidays roll around. The price alerts could be genuinely helpful. And if Google's AI can find a discount code I would have otherwise missed, I'm all for it. But I'm also watching where this is heading. Google is making shopping increasingly convenient, and that convenience can be a double-edged sword. When a company knows what you're interested in buying and makes checkout easier, there's less time to reconsider a purchase. My advice? Use Universal Cart to do your homework and save money. Just don't let the technology do the deciding for you.
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The Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps' Operation Vivaldi—its secretive counteroffensive east of Sloviansk in northern Donetsk Oblast—started earlier than first reported, and by the time it ended on 14 October it had cost the Russians more than 8,000 troops, by the 3rd Army Corps' count.
It was a major Ukrainian victory in one of the most important sectors of Russia's 56-month wider war on Ukraine. But it could prove to be a temporary win, one the Russians may be able to partially reverse, if the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to throttle Starshield, the military version of Starlink that Ukraine's drones and commanders rely on.
The Ukrainians' former command and control advantage, largely attributable to once-reliable Starlink and Starshield access, was pivotal as Operation Vivaldi played out in the Donbas region in stages starting in March. That advantage shrank practically overnight on 14 October, when a new speed cap began cutting off Ukraine's Starshield terminals whenever they moved faster than about 160 km/h (100 mph).
The 3rd Army Corps attacked east of Sloviansk and north of Lyman as early as March, analyst and mapper Clément Molin concluded after scrutinizing official videos and interviews the Ukrainian defense ministry recently released. "The operation began much earlier than initially thought," Molin wrote.
We are now 5 months after the start of Ukraine's
— Clément Molin (@clement_molin) October 20, 2026
A month after the operation was revealed, we know have much more information on the biggest Ukrainian success of the year.
The timing was probably no accident.
In early February, SpaceX, working from a Ukrainian defense ministry whitelist, switched off the thousands of stolen and smuggled Starlink terminals the Russians had been using.
That had the effect of grounding many Russian drones and blinding many Russian commanders. Taking advantage of the Russians' confusion, Ukrainian troops attacked in several key sectors: in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts in the southeast, and east of Sloviansk in northern Donetsk.
The Donetsk attack expanded into a full-blown counteroffensive under conditions of strict secrecy as the 3rd Army Corps probed for weaknesses along the flanks of the Russian 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies, then overextended along the axis between the Zherebets River in the east and the outskirts of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk urban conglomeration in the west.
The Russians had been threatening to lay siege to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, the last two big free cities in Donetsk Oblast, from two directions: the north and the south. Operation Vivaldi eliminated the northern threat—and at great cost to the Russian 20th and 25th CAAs.
Aerial drones and unmanned ground vehicles led the attack, taking the Russians by surprise. "For an offensive operation, the Ukrainians sustained relatively few casualties compared to previous engagements," Molin explained. "Conversely, the defending Russian forces suffered significantly higher losses, largely due to the rapid encirclement of at least three regiments, not all of which managed to escape the area."
It's unclear how many casualties the Russians suffered, but they might number in the thousands. The 20th and 25th CAAs were particularly fragile because the 3rd Army Corps and supporting drone units had been bombarding their supply line with so-called "middle strike" drones.
But many middle strike drones rely on civilian-style Starlink satellite terminals or the more rugged, better-performing Starshield. Now that the 3rd Army Corps has wrecked Russia's 144th Motor Rifle Division, which the Institute for the Study of War assessed on 20 October has effectively ceased to exist as an organized fighting force, and pushed the Russian survivors back to the far bank of the Zherebets River, the Ukrainians are probably "consolidating their gains and adopting a defensive posture," according to Molin.
But that defensive posture, protecting Sloviansk from a northern attack, depends on reliable communications and responsive drones. On 14 October, a new speed cap hit Ukraine's Starshield terminals, cutting the link on any drone flying faster than about 160 km/h. Who ordered it is disputed. Sources told Reuters the order came from inside the White House, and that Pentagon leaders were told the service needed to be slowed.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk himself ordered the slowdown, and that he and Trump discussed it soon after it became public. While Trump has denied ordering the speed limit, it's worth noting that the American president has become more overtly friendly toward Russia as his Republican Party looks likely to lose control of the US Congress in the November mid-term elections.
The speed limit renders many of the faster middle-strike drones unflyable. As a result, "Ukrainian drone strikes have diminished significantly following yesterday's crippling of Ukraine's Starlink/Starshield connections, Russian sources report," the military history account ChrisO_wiki wrote on X on 15 October, the day after the speed limit took Ukrainian operators by surprise.
A reduction in middle strikes on Russian supply lines could help Russian field armies recover from recent setbacks, including their retreat back across the Zherebets River. And if the communications confusion resulting from the partial loss of Starlink/Starshield connectivity persists, it could give the Russians the same kind of opportunity the Ukrainians had back in the spring.
An opportunity to go back on the attack—and an Azov communications engineer warned Euromaidan Press in February that the shoe might be on the other foot.
That's the worst-case scenario for the Ukrainians now that Operation Vivaldi has ended. The best case is that they get full Starlink and Starshield access back—or find command and control alternatives—and duplicate, in other sectors, the same success they enjoyed in northern Donetsk.
"Now that the northern flank of Donbas is secured, at least for some time, the focus will concentrate on the southern flank," Molin predicted.
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Ladies, have you been wondering how to tee up a golf ball? You're in luck, Paige and her playing partner have created a step-by-step lesson plan.
I have to give credit to Paige. She spent years as OutKick's No. 1 ranked golf influencer in the world, but the content was just Paige in some costume and it started to get old. Once she started doing this playing partner thing where she leans into just being Paige, giggling, dropping innuendo jokes and having fun, the content HAS POPPED.
The formula seems to be rather simple: Create content that neanderthals will share in their golf group chats.
"Good girls bend at the knee, bad girls bend at the hip . . . Or something like that . . . might be the other way round," some guy named Rich, who's clearly in a golf group chat, wrote on Instagram.
By the way, that's Kendall Toole, the former Peloton instructor golfing with Paige. I'm sure some of you who rode a stationary bike during COVID remember her.
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This is about as perfect as it gets and shows exactly what it's like to be an OutKick outsider going into many of these environments where the Big Js and the team media staffs absolutely despise you. But, someone has to do it.
I'm on the fence here. Part of me feels like this would be fun with toddlers who are a complete mess anyway, why not let them go wild. The other part of my brain tells me this is just another dopamine hit for Millennial parents who want to throw this content on Instagram so their yuppie friends smash that like button.
⢠Kevin F. in Naples, FL writes: Food that is hard to screw up? Nachos. A sign of a bad restaurant is when their nachos are terrible.
Kinsey: Hold up, nachos are screwed up at an astounding rate. In fact, a few years ago, I told Mrs. Screencaps that there wasn't a single place within 20 miles of our house that can do nachos correctly.
Burning shredded cheese onto chips isn't nachos. I got to the point where I couldn't even trust the Mexicans to produce a legit plate of nachos. I get where Kevin's going here, but they're easy to screw up because these places don't put in the effort.
⢠Kevin in Frederick checks in: Checking out the site and the Astros chick made me think about the ALCS and WS. I had to jump on the 4 letter website to see where the ALCS stood - the World Series starts Friday, after all, right? Just checked, and apparently it's over (Go Rays!). Didn't even know.
It serves MLB right to have to show the Trop for at least 2 games. Place is a soulless shâbox unlike American Family Field (aka Miller Park). Would cheer for the Brewers if Uke was still kicking it. Would love to hear him call a WS for the home team.
Never really been a MLB fan since the days of the Cubs afternoon games interrupting the 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM window of Scooby Doo and Tom and Jerry - stupid Cubs.
Pulling for TB, (another fan base that does not deserve a title) as I lived there while Sapp was playing. He was always a jerk. His philosophy was always he wouldn't take pics or sign anything because someone would be left unhappy - so he just made everyone unhappy. At least he was consistent.
Finally, The WNBA finals fix is in!. Atlanta beats GSV on the road and gets 15 more FT's than the home team? The WNBA decided they've got the chance to ride the Angel Reece train and they are gonna do just that - by any means possible. This is going 7 games for sure...and crowning her as the new face of the WNBA. Can't promote CC over a WNBA champ can you?
⢠Greg writes on the world of fast-food buffets: KFC has a good all-u-can-eat buffet here in Tallahassee.
⢠CF in Kansas tells me: We went to Wendyâs drive-thru the other day and "lo and behold!" there was an older lady working the window. We had a smooth experience for a welcome change. Perhaps that Wendyâs manager reads your column and was smart enough to take your advice. Bring back the old ladies!!!!!!
Kinsey: Thank you for this report, CF. The quicker Wendy's rids itself of the meth addicts and prison-release system workers, the sooner this brand restores order. Now, I'm concerned that too much damage has been done, but it's a great step. Remember how Cracker Barrel created an unnecessary mess with that whole logo change idea from the Rachel Maddow ripoff CEO? She learned a valuable lesson, left and now look at the stock: It hit $69/share this week.
Bring back the Superbar. Fire the meth addicts. I'd even sell monthly Superbar subscriptions. VIP lines like you're waiting for a ride at Cedar Point. You know what Chick-fil-A doesn't have? A f'ing SUPERBAR! DO IT, WENDY'S!
⢠Greg shares his experience with Warren Sapp: I graduated Univ of Miami in 1978 and have been a huge Cane fan since 1974, my first year on campus. I donât recall the exact year but it was likely around 2004, I was returning back to Florida from Nassau, and Warren Sapp was on the same plane. After we landed, I was standing in the terminal with some Cane fans who just wanted to shake his hand and perhaps get a picture. He could not have been more UNFRIENDLY AND RUDE as he ungraciously denied their request. I knew from that moment on that despite being a great football player, he was a lousy human being. It is no wonder you donât see too many endorsement deals for this miserable person.
â Tom T. says: Finally! You are covering a topic on which I am an expert. I have been listening to NFL home team broadcasts synced with the TV since Sonny & Sam were calling the Washington REDSKINS back in the 80's and 90's. Back then, over the air AM radio was already synced perfectly with cable TV, so all we had to do was mute the TV and turn on the Technics receiver pre-tuned to 960 AM.
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Nowadays, I listen to the skins on BIG100 out of DC, over the Internet. It is normally about 60 seconds ahead of the cable TV broadcast, so I have to pause TV1 AND pause TV2, which shows Redzone channel. I usually sync on the opening kickoff. I also have to avoid looking at my fantasy football scoreboard until commercial breaks, so I can remain in the 60 second "cone of silence".
A funny thing happens around 5pm, however. At that time, BIG100 starts telling me that I am out of the authorized listening area, so for 4pm or night games, I have to rely on an NFL+ subscription, which runs about $13 per month to listen to any game.
Most of the time, everything stays synced up, but occasionally it is necessary to re-sync. If you can handle that, it is the BEST way to watch your favorite team. I was travelling for work on Monday, and I ended up watching the second half on mute, because I was sooooooo tired of Buck and Troy sucking up to Kyle Shanahan and talking about how much the REDSKINS stink..... I can't handle the truth.
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Kinsey: I'm still not hearing how you sync the broadcast with the radio when the radio is running ahead of the video stream. Are you guys pausing the radio broadcasts for a set amount of time? Have you determined the exact amount of delay the TV stream is on and then you use some sort of counter to get this stuff perfectly synced?
â Steve C. in Kentucky writes: You have to delay and pause both the tv and radio apps then sync them by myself. After a while it is pretty easy.
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That should be more than enough content to get the juices pumping on a Thursday morning. The sun is still out here in Ohio. The weather has been absolutely phenomenal. I'm talking 69, sunny, no wind, no clouds. Just amazing for this time of year which means we're probably going to get pummeled in about seven days.
Anyway, let's enjoy life. Let's get some work done and get one step closer to the weekend.
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Mave, a cybersecurity startup that uses agents to counter the rise in AI-powered cyberattacks, has raised $34 million in funding.
The Israel-based startup says its AI agents pull together information from a company's existing security systems, investigate alerts, filter out false alarms, and take actions approved by human teams.
"Security operations is the last gate in any organization," cofounder and CEO Raziel Oren said, comparing it to the physical security guards who monitor a building's live camera footage. "This thing is really broken from the inside. The roots of the solutions there are just not keeping the relevant pace with the emerging threats."
AI has transformed cyber threats at a dizzying pace. Attacks can happen much faster and on a much larger scale, and Oren predicted that the increase in agent-powered incidents will be "exponential."
Mave says its own agents help human security teams keep up. "You can't hire your way out of this," Oren told Business Insider. "There must be a change in how you do [security operations] in order to protect your organizations."
Oren cofounded Mave with Guy Eshel in 2025 after years of friendship. The two met when Oren was Eshel's mentor in unit 8200 of the Israel Defense Forces, which sits under the intelligence corps and gave them firsthand experience with cybersecurity issues.
AI agents have come under the spotlight after a string of high-profile security breaches. Corporate leaders have grown increasingly worried about the cybersecurity risks AI poses, and some of Wall Street's executives spent third-quarter earnings calls explaining how they're defending against rogue AI agents.
The technology has also been used by researchers to uncover security flaws: this week, OpenAI said one of its AI models had helped identify a vulnerability that puts 70% of the world's websites at risk.
Oren said it takes some customers time to become comfortable handing over security operations to agents, but that the product's transparency is key to building trust. Mave says its agents track each step of their thousands of workflows, giving human employees insight into the agents' reasoning and actions.
Mave charges its customers a flat rate, depending on the company's size and needs. Other startups have also jumped at the opportunity Mave sees, including agentic cybersecurity companies Dropzone and Prophet Security.
Mave's $34 million funding consists of $28 million from a recent Series A round, led by Red Dot Capital Partners and with participation from Lumir Growth Partners, and an earlier $6 million seed round.
The startup currently has 30 employees and plans to use some of the fresh capital to continue expanding the team, mainly for go-to-market roles and AI research.
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A Assembleia da República rejeitou a proposta de elevação da vila da Póvoa de Lanhoso a cidade, defendida por este município, presidido por Frederico Castro (PS), que respeita a decisão, mas não se resigna.
“A voz da população contou: Póvoa de Lanhoso mantém a categoria de vila. A Assembleia da República rejeitou, esta quarta-feira, 21 de outubro, o Projeto de Lei n.º 241/XVII/1.ª, que propunha a elevação da vila da Póvoa de Lanhoso à categoria de cidade”, refere em comunicado a Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso (PSD), que sempre se opôs à pretensão da câmara.
Segundo a Junta, liderada por Paulo Silva (PSD), “esta decisão vai ao encontro da vontade expressa pela população na auscultação pública promovida pela Junta de Freguesia”, em maio deste ano, acrescentando ser “um sinal da força da participação cívica e do valor de uma Democracia que se constrói ouvindo as pessoas e respeitando a sua vontade”.
Em declarações hoje à agência Lusa, o presidente da Câmara disse respeitar a decisão do Parlamento, mas reiterou a convicção de que a Póvoa de Lanhoso passará a ter o estatuto de cidade, mais cedo ou mais tarde, sendo “apenas uma questão de tempo”.
Frederico Castro lembrou que a medida foi um objetivo assumido por si na última campanha eleitoral, acrescentando que esta decisão desfavorável da Assembleia da República, votada por PSD, CDS e Chega, “que se uniram” no voto negativo, não o faz resignar, mas antes “continuar a trabalhar” para que um dia Póvoa de Lanhoso seja cidade.
“Não tenho a mais pequena dúvida de que é só uma questão de tempo e de circunstâncias políticas. Póvoa de Lanhoso reúne todos os critérios para ser cidade. Não me vou resignar, vamos continuar a trabalhar, a debater o assunto, a esclarecer as pessoas e os partidos. Não vamos abrir mão nem abdicar desse objetivo”, sublinhou o autarca.
Em maio, a Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso realizou uma consulta pública que culminou com 85% de votos contra a proposta de elevação a cidade, apresentada pela câmara.
A consulta pública teve a participação de 882 cidadãos, dos quais 752 (85,3%) votaram contra a elevação da Póvoa de Lanhoso a cidade, 129 a favor (14,6%), havendo um voto nulo/branco.
Na Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso estão recenseados cerca de 5.300 eleitores.
A área territorial proposta para a elevação à categoria de cidade correspondia “exclusivamente ao território da Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso, circunstância que motivou a realização desta auscultação pública por parte da Junta de Freguesia, enquanto órgão representativo direto da população abrangida pelo processo”.
O processo de elevação da vila da Póvoa de Lanhoso a cidade, defendido pelo município, e que seguiu para a Assembleia da República por proposta dos deputados do PS eleitos pelo círculo de Braga, não foi consensual e gerou debate político e social no concelho, face às posições divergentes entre a câmara PS e a Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso PSD.
No comunicado agora divulgado, a Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso refere ainda que, “desde o primeiro momento, defendeu que uma decisão com impacto na identidade” local “devia contar com a voz de quem nela vive, de quem conhece a sua história e de quem ajuda, todos os dias, a construir o seu futuro”.
“A população participou, fez ouvir a sua voz e viu a sua vontade refletida nesta decisão. É assim que a democracia ganha sentido na vida de uma comunidade. A Póvoa de Lanhoso mantém-se vila, com a sua história, a sua identidade e o orgulho das suas gentes. Mantém também a ambição de crescer, de melhorar e de criar mais oportunidades para todos”, sublinha a Junta.
Em comunicado divulgado aquando da consulta pública, o PS da Póvoa de Lanhoso disse não reconhecer “a alegada ‘consulta pública’ promovida pela Junta de Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Amparo” (Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Lanhoso) sobre a elevação da vila a cidade.
O conteúdo Autarca promete “continuar a trabalhar” para Póvoa de Lanhoso ser cidade: “É só uma questão de tempo e circunstâncias políticas” aparece primeiro em O MINHO.
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A Câmara Municipal de Vila Pouca de Aguiar e a Junta de Freguesia de Bornes de Aguiar contestam a decisão da VMPS — Águas e Turismo, S.A., de limitar o fornecimento gratuito de Água Mineral Natural Gasocarbónica, mais conhecida como Água das Pedras à população local a um grade por mês e por pessoa, exigindo a manutenção das condições anteriormente acordadas.
Num comunicado publicado nas redes sociais, a câmara municipal e a junta de freguesia afirmam que a redução anunciada “põe em causa um compromisso assumido há várias décadas entre a empresa e a comunidade”, entendendo que este se encontra consolidado como um direito da população, na qualidade de contrapartida pela exploração das águas minerais naturais gasocarbónicas.
O protocolo celebrado em 25 de maio de 2021 entre a câmara municipal, a junta de freguesia e a VMPS previa o fornecimento anual de cerca de 200 mil litros de água mineral natural gasosa engarrafada à população local. Segundo a autarquia, este compromisso foi reafirmado num aditamento assinado em 2024, o qual manteve as obrigações anteriormente estabelecidas em vigor.
As entidades consideram inaceitável que a população seja confrontada com uma redução do fornecimento sem uma explicação prévia e devidamente fundamentada, bem como sem discussão com o município. No comunicado, classificam a decisão como unilateral e defendem o cumprimento integral dos compromissos assumidos.
No dia 7 de outubro de 2026, após terem tomado conhecimento da intenção de reduzir o fornecimento, a câmara municipal enviou um ofício à VMPS, manifestando a sua discordância e exigindo a manutenção das condições anteriormente asseguradas. Esta posição foi também comunicada aos vereadores do executivo municipal durante a reunião da câmara realizada no dia seguinte.
Segundo o município, a Câmara Municipal de Vila Pouca de Aguiar ainda não recebeu qualquer resposta ao ofício enviado à empresa.
A câmara municipal e a junta de freguesia garantem que continuarão a acompanhar a situação e a defender os interesses da população, procurando uma solução que permita manter o fornecimento gratuito de Água das Pedras, conforme acordado. As duas entidades comprometem-se também a manter a comunidade informada sobre os próximos desenvolvimentos.
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The entire full-time police force and city manager in a small town in Georgia recently resigned from their positions, officials revealed during a city council meeting on Monday.
Milner, Georgia, City Manager Tausha Grose told the city council Monday night that the town's entire full-time police force and most of its part-time volunteer officers have resigned. Grose also announced her own resignation during the meeting.
"It is with my extreme sorrow that our entire full-time police department has resigned, most of our part-time police. And also, I've also filed my resignation with the city clerk today," Grose said.
Milner Police Chief Lamar Bunn accused city hall of secretly placing a tracker on his truck, paid for with personal funds and without the knowledge of anyone else in city government. He also said he had been falsely accused of having an affair with the city manager.
"City Hall every day, it's got a tracker on my truck, it was bought with personal funds and placed on my vehicle without the city council or my supervisor, city administrator knowing it," Bunn said at the meeting. "Here's the thing, still I'm looking for a glimmer of hope to stay in the city. I don't know why. It's because I've devoted my life to Lamar County. 15, 16 years with the sheriff's office and now I'm back here in this county. My dad was here in '74 policing with his police department. I got roots here."
During the meeting, Mayor Craig Timmons acknowledged the concerns and said he hopes the situation can be resolved. Officials had disagreed over police overtime and a proposal to bar officers from using city vehicles for part-time work, but those disputes were not cited as the reason for the resignations.
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In resignation letters obtained by Fox News Digital, Bunn said he was stepping down over what he described as conflicts with city leadership on legal and ethical issues.
"I have determined that it is in my best interest to step down at this time due to fundamental differences regarding leadership, governance, and ethical alignment. Regrettably, recent actions and governance decisions within city leadership â specifically regarding legal compliance, ethical standards, and core values â have compromised my ability to perform my duties with integrity," Bunn said.
Other full-time employees at the police department echoed Bunn's concerns, with Milner Police Captain Craig Walton demanding an investigation into Timmons in his resignation letter.
"I sincerely hope that the residents of Milner and the members of the City Council will take these concerns seriously and pursue an independent investigation into the mayor's conduct, including any potential violations of his oath of office or the rights of city employees," Walton said.
Several other police department employees also cited disagreements with the mayor and city council as the reason for their resignations.
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A sétima edição do European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), competição universitária de foguetes organizada pela Agência Espacial Portuguesa, terminou com dez prémios atribuídos a equipas europeias, num ano marcado pela estreia de uma categoria para novos participantes e por um resultado inédito para Portugal. A equipa austríaca Aerospace Team Graz voltou a conquistar a principal distinção, enquanto a portuguesa da Universidade do Minho conseguiu lançar e recuperar um foguete na sua primeira participação.
A Aerospace Team Graz (ASTG) da Áustria conquistou o EuRoC Award, atribuído à equipa com o melhor desempenho global, considerando a conceção do foguete, a documentação técnica, o trabalho de equipa e os resultados em voo. A formação austríaca, que já tinha vencido em 2023 e 2025, arrecadou ainda o prémio de melhor voo na categoria de propulsão líquida para 9.000 metros.
“O EuRoC tornou-se uma referência europeia porque conseguimos criar um ambiente em que as novas gerações desenvolvem tecnologia em condições próximas da indústria. Muitos dos estudantes que passaram pelo EuRoC estão hoje a trabalhar em empresas do setor ou criaram os seus próprios negócios. É esse o impacto da competição: formar o talento de que a indústria espacial europeia precisa, tornando-a mais forte e mais autónoma”, destaca Ricardo Conde, presidente da Agência Espacial Portuguesa, citado em comunicado.
Outro dos destaques foi a grega White Noise, que conquistou dois prémios na sua estreia: o Rookie of the Year, que distingue a melhor equipa estreante, e o Payload Award, atribuído à melhor carga útil, tendo em conta a inovação, a fiabilidade e o potencial de aplicação da tecnologia desenvolvida.
Portugal esteve representado na fase final da competição de foguetes por duas equipas universitárias, depois de sete formações nacionais terem sido selecionadas para competir.
A Minho Aerospace Students’ Team (MAST), da Universidade do Minho, levou o foguete Mirage ao objetivo de 3.000 metros de altitude. Fundada em 2024, a equipa tornou-se a primeira formação portuguesa a conseguir lançar e recuperar um foguete, numa edição da competição que marcou a sua estreia.
“Esta edição demonstrou que é possível abrir a competição a novas equipas sem comprometer a exigência técnica que caracteriza o EuRoC. Para estes estudantes, foi primeira oportunidade de transformar meses de desenvolvimento num projeto real, sujeito aos mesmos desafios técnicos e de segurança que encontram na indústria”, afirma Marta Gonçalves, gestora dos programas de Educação e Ciência da Agência Espacial Portuguesa, citada na nota de imprensa.
Já a Rocket Experiment Division (RED), do Instituto Superior Técnico, que participa na competição ininterruptamente desde 2021, não conseguiu realizar o lançamento devido a problemas técnicos que não foram resolvidos dentro do prazo da competição. A North Space, que reúne estudantes de várias faculdades da Universidade do Porto e da Universidade de Lisboa, também não chegou à fase final, apesar de ter sido selecionada, devido a contratempos no desenvolvimento do foguete.
A participação portuguesa surge num ano em que o país voltou a destacar-se pelo número de equipas interessadas na competição. Em maio, altura em que encerrou o período de candidaturas, Portugal tornou-se o país mais representado no EuRoC pelo segundo ano consecutivo, num contexto de recorde de inscrições.
A competição decorreu em Constância entre 15 e 21 de outubro e reuniu cerca de 700 estudantes de 13 universidades europeias. Ao longo de quatro dias de operações, 12 foguetes saíram das rampas de lançamento, numa edição que ficou marcada pela diversidade tecnológica dos projetos e pela estreia da categoria Rookie, destinada a equipas que participam pela primeira vez.
O EuRoC contou com o apoio da Câmara Municipal de Constância e do Exército Português, que disponibiliza o Campo Militar de Santa Margarida para os lançamentos. A competição contou ainda com a presença de empresas do setor, como a Neuraspace, a Tekever e a Momentum Aerospace, reforçando a ligação entre o ensino superior, a investigação e a indústria espacial.
Além das distinções conquistadas pela equipa austríaca e pela formação grega, o EuRoC reconheceu projetos de equipas da Suíça, Itália, Hungria, Espanha e Chéquia.
Os dez prémios atribuídos na edição de 2026 ficaram distribuídos da seguinte forma:
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O cofundador da Unbabel, Vasco Pedro, que liderava a startup quando foi decidida a venda da totalidade dos ativos ao grupo TransPerfect, garante que "a gerência atuou de boa-fé e procurou, ao longo de todo o processo, encontrar a solução que melhor salvaguardasse os interesses dos trabalhadores, dos credores e dos clientes". O empreendedor reage assim à notícia de que o tribunal vai decidir se a insolvência da Unbabel foi culposa ou fortuita.
Naquela que é também uma das primeiras reações públicas de Vasco Pedro ao desfecho da startup que fundou em 2013, o gestor afirma ao ECO que "foram desenvolvidos esforços documentados de investimento,…
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