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British police arrest five near a US air base, the MLB playoff bracket takes shape, and a nor’easter unearths a centuries-old shipwreck on Nantucket.
Politics & World
Five men suspected of explosives and terrorism offenses were arrested near RAF Fairford, the English base the U.S. has used for strikes on Iran, as investigators examine a possible Iranian connection.
Business
Washington and Beijing published lists lowering tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods, the first…
Sources: CNBC Top News, Financial Times
Sports & Culture
MLB’s 12-team 2026 postseason bracket is set after Sunday’s regular-season finale, with all four…
Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report
The number of years since Apple buried Copland, its famously failed 1990s operating system, which enthusiasts have now resurrected to boot inside a web browser. It’s a working glimpse of the future Apple abandoned when it chose NeXT instead.
Source: The Register
How the Satanic Panic turned Christa Pike’s case into a true-crime obsession — and the more haunting truth behind the woman now facing execution.
The Intercept · Liliana Segura
How AI is upending the art of solving mathematics’ greatest problems, and what mathematicians fear losing along the way.
Wired · Sophia Chen
Why John D. Rockefeller’s rise and reckoning offer a cautionary tale for today’s business titans.
Foreign Policy · Julian E. ZelizerSubscription
All four MLB Wild Card Series begin, opening the 12-team postseason after teams got a single day of rest.
The MLB postseason bracket runs through a potential World Series Game 7, slated for Oct. 31.
Today’s clickbait, so you don’t have toMiddle Schoolers Turned an NPR Podcast’s Comment Section Into Their Secret Group Chat
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“It ain’t over till it’s over.”
— Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame catcher — fitting words as baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday
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