The Friday, October 23, 2026 Edition
Blanche Certification Fight, Brazil Runoff, and Gene-Edited War Dogs
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The jump in calories in Americans' coffee drinks over the past decade, according to a study of 30,000 people. The biggest driver isn't sugar or milk -- it's non-dairy creamer, which has overtaken both as the top source of added calories.
Source: Science Daily
Tonight: Game 1 of the World Series: the Tampa Bay Rays host Nick Martinez's first pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers, with a first-time champion guaranteed.
Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween lands on a Saturday, with ghost tours and dark-tourism hotspots expecting peak crowds per a new haunted-cities ranking.
- 1915Some 25,000 women march in New York City demanding the right to vote
- 1941Disney's 'Dumbo' premieres in New York City
- 1956The Hungarian Revolution begins as protesters rise up against Soviet rule
- 1983A truck bombing at the Marine barracks in Beirut kills 241 US service members
Wall Street prepares for AI's 'day after'
How Wall Street is quietly gaming out the 'day after' scenario -- what happens to markets if the AI boom suddenly goes bust.
Axios · Madison Mills
The inside story behind OpenAI's million-dollar math proof
The inside story behind OpenAI's million-dollar math proof, and what the effort reveals about how AI tackles problems that stump humans.
Scientific American · Joseph Howlett
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built -- and what SunZia's long road says about America's clean power buildout.
Vox · Sara Herschander
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