News
Blizzard prompts Boston Globe management to call off printing paper for first time in 153 years
just now (259+ words) A record-setting snowstorm has prompted managers of The Boston Globe to call off printing their daily newspaper for the first time in its 153-year-old history. Snow and winds prevented staff from safely getting to the Globe printing plant to print…...
New footage emerges as parents of missing 4yo Gus speak out
just now (370+ words) The parents of the missing South Australian four-year-old have released an emotional statement and video as investigations continue into his disappearance. The parents of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont have made a renewed public plea for information as investigations continue into…...
61 Privacy Regulators Just Demanded AI 'Safeguard Proof.' Here's How to Build It with Cryptographic Audit Trails.
just now (466+ words) Yesterday, 61 data protection authorities from around the world published a joint statement demanding that AI companies prove their safeguards actually work. Not claim they work. Prove it. Notably absent: the United States and Japan's PPC. The statement deliberately avoids prescribing…...
Roundup: Chinese tourists spend Spring Festival exploring Egypt's ancient wonders
just now (412+ words) CAIRO, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- As the Chinese people welcomed the Year of the Horse during this year's Spring Festival, many travelers chose to spend the holiday among the temples, pyramids and museums of Egypt, drawn by its cultural depth and growing…...
Python Check If Number is an Integer
just now (100+ words) TypeError if we try to float(None). ValueError if x is a string and contain non-digit characters. Example usage (test cases) A simple isinstance(x, int) won't work fully enough. It fails when cases like this: This is important when…...
Trump demands Netflix fire board member Susan Rice
1+ min ago (104+ words) Less than three weeks after saying he would not get involved, Donald Trump appears to have reentered the fight between Netflix and Paramount for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. On Saturday, the Pre... Less than three weeks after saying he…...
Oklahoma County leaders project significant layoffs at jail, pending budget struggles
2+ min ago (395+ words) Jail leadership estimates it will be $5.3 million short of what it needs to operate before the end of the current fiscal year on June 30. A renewed cautionary warning from the leadership of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority, or jail…...
Buffalo Soldiers Association share legacy during black history month event
2+ min ago (120+ words) LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Buffalo Soldiers spent the evening richly celebrating Black History Month by sharing their legacy with the community. The event was held on Feb. 23 at the Lawton Public Library. The Lawton/Fort Sill Buffalo Soldiers 9th & 10th Calvary Association…...
Missing the full picture: Pathology, anatomy, and operator effects in HoLEP comparisons - Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
3+ min ago (147+ words) Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2026)Cite this article The authors should be commended for conducting a well-designed randomized comparison of en-bloc and lobe-by-lobe (LBL) HoLEP under standardized refinements [1]. The study adds valuable prospective data in an area where high-quality trials…...
Lamont parents break silence with emotional plea to find their son
3+ min ago (342+ words) The parents of South Australian missing four'year'old August "Gus" Lamont have broken their silence, issuing a raw and desperate plea for information nearly five months after their little boy vanished from a remote outback sheep station. In a statement released…...