New York City is trying a new solution to its rat problem: trash cans from NPR Jeongyoon Han
New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior. Read More
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Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike from NPR Juliana Kim
The union’s members still need to vote on Boeing’s proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that’s the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday. (Image credit: Jason Redmon) Read More
‘I am struggling all alone,’ says a widowed Ethiopian mother of 6. Now there’s hope from NPR Willem Marx
After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there’s a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need. (Image credit: Ed Kiernan) Read More
Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers from NPR Kamala Thiagarajan
Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if “we were to specially train others to do it.” (Image credit: Smita Sharma for NPR) Read More
Kendrick Lamar will headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show from NPR Emma Bowman
The Grammy-winning rapper, who spent this summer topping the charts, previously performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. But this will be his first Super Bowl as the headliner. (Image credit: Amy Harris/Invision/AP) Read More
Jazz historian and critic Dan Morgenstern dies at 94 from NPR Tom Vitale
Over the course of seven decades, Morgenstern helmed major jazz magazines, wrote books, produced concerts, won multiple Grammys, taught college and oversaw one of the world’s largest jazz archives. (Image credit: Infrogmation of New Orleans) Read More
‘Mr. Greedy,’ a prolific penguin dad, has died at age 33 from NPR Emma Bowman
Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said. (Image credit: Maryland Zoo) Read More
Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration from NPR The Associated Press
No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner’s two positive drug tests. (Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP) Read More
Apple could hold an October event to refresh its smallest iPads and Macs from the Verge Wes Davis
Illustration: The Verge Tomorrow’s iPhone 16 launch won’t be the final Apple event of the year, as the company plans to debut some M4 Macs and new iPads with another showing in October, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. Apple could be announcing a new iPad Mini for the first time…
Researchers say a bug let them add fake pilots to rosters used for TSA checks from the Verge Wes Davis
Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge A pair of security researchers say they discovered a vulnerability in login systems for records that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses to verify airline crew members at airport security checkpoints. The bug let anyone with a “basic knowledge of SQL injection” add themselves to airline rosters, potentially…