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American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain
AI borrowing binge rattles US markets
AI borrowing binge rattles US markets

The world's richest companies can no longer rely on their massive cash piles alone to stay in the artificial intelligence race and have suddenly started borrowing massively in a shift that is sending repercussions across the world.

October 06, 2026

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Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors
Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors

Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in chatbot-generated assignments. But like many US universities, his institution is shunning AI detection software.

October 06, 2026

Young Canadians sue government over alleged climate failures
Young Canadians sue government over alleged climate failures

When a wildfire threatened her northern Canada home three years ago, Kira Young packed what she could and fled.

October 06, 2026

Separatists win Quebec election in test for Canada PM
Separatists win Quebec election in test for Canada PM

Separatists won provincial elections in Quebec Monday, with a promise to hold a vote on leaving Canada after US President Donald Trump leaves office, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney's message of national unity.

October 06, 2026

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NHL record-breaker Ovechkin says current season will be his last
NHL record-breaker Ovechkin says current season will be his last

NHL all-time scoring leader Alex Ovechkin said Monday that the current season will be his last in the North American ice hockey league.

October 05, 2026

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Military plane crash kills 32 in Nigeria
Military plane crash kills 32 in Nigeria

A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday in the country's southwest, killing all 32 people on board, President Bola Tinubu said, declaring three days of national mourning.

October 05, 2026