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The Daily Mauling: 8/18/26https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/daily-mauling-8-18-26-110300490.htmlKansas Jayhawks News A key date has been set for Melvin Council’s case for another year of eligibility Some of this has already been covered, but Bill Self spoke candidly about his thought process when he considered retirement in the spring Could KU’s trip to London next month set the tone for the entire season? […]Aug 18, 2026 11:03 AM
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The Death of the Summer Job | Money Moves with Jill Schlesingerhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-death-of-the-summer-job-money-moves-with-jill-schlesinger/Jill and Mark reflect on their teenage summer jobs as teen employment hits its lowest level since the summer of 1948. What will become of American adolescence without those formative experiences scooping ice cream and lifeguarding? Then, Katelyn asks how her college-bound oldest son can begin investing. Plus: Jill and Mark explore the delicate dynamics of loaning money to friends and how a financi...Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM

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‘Migration has been weaponised’: Italy’s security law criticised after death of Moroccan man in police restrainthttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/italy-security-law-death-moroccan-man-police-custody-abderrahim-fakirCase of Abderrahim Fakir is first in which legal shield giving police greater protection from prosecution has been invokedIf, before 19 July, few people in Italy beyond his family and friends knew who Abderrahim Fakir was, by the late afternoon of that day the final moments of his life were being watched across the country.Video footage widely shared online showed him being handcuffed and forcibly...Aug 18, 2026 10:55 AM
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Kingdom Hearts games hit Steam’s bestseller charts after D23 reveal and 70% off salehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a1a097c8644f2a391d1b71287174c&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Ftechnology%2Fkingdom-hearts-games-hit-steam-s-bestseller-charts-after-d23-reveal-and-70-off-sale%2Far-AA2arzCB&c=9853837004759729188&mkt=en-usThanks to a new Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer and more D23 announcements, Kingdom Hearts is the king of gamer hearts once again.Aug 18, 2026 10:53 AM

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Deaths mount, trauma sets in as Russia ramps up missile attacks on Ukrainehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/putins-illusion-of-victory-russia-ramps-up-missile-attacks-on-ukraine?traffic_source=rssFamilies mourn their loved ones as Ukrainian experts lament Washington's elusive promises of military support.Aug 18, 2026 10:45 AM
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Why Russell Westbrook goes No. 1 in 2008 NBA redraft | Mussatto's Minuteshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-russell-westbrook-goes-no-104512144.htmlThis week brings an all-Russell Westbrook edition of Mussatto’s Minutes as part of our continuing coverage of his retirement.Aug 18, 2026 10:45 AM
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‘This is crazy’ – Fans share their reactions to Lionel Messi’s new rating in FC 27https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/crazy-fans-share-reactions-lionel-104500576.htmlLionel Messi may now be 39 years of age, but he continues to impress for both club and country. Over the summer, Messi was able to help take Argentina to the 2026 World Cup final while finishing as one of the tournament’s top goalscorers.Aug 18, 2026 10:45 AM
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Real Madrid midfield mainstay will be available vs Espanyol after resuming traininghttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-midfield-mainstay-available-104500491.htmlAurelien Tchouameni’s race to be fit for Real Madrid’s first La Liga game of the season looks set to have a positive ending.The French midfielder returned to group training as Jose Mourinho’s si...Aug 18, 2026 10:45 AM
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Mark Walter’s LA Lakers sale covered 1/3rd of $20 billion debt, could be forced to sell LA Dodgershttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mark-walter-la-lakers-sale-104457752.htmlAs Mark Walter deals with the ramifications of his financial investments, one MLB expert has pointed out a significant nightmare scenario that is on the table for the LA Dodgers. In the last few weeks, amid an investigation led by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into his finances, Mark Walter has been offloading significant business ventures.Aug 18, 2026 10:44 AM

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Canada: The Unsung Hero In The Global Race For Capital?https://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2026/08/18/canada-the-unsung-hero-in-the-global-race-for-capital/Why Canada is attracting global capital: political stability, natural resources, market access and a growing focus on strategic investment and infrastructure.Aug 18, 2026 10:41 AM

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Mechanical fault suspected in helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds in Greecehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/mechanical-fault-helicopter-crash-killed-british-newlyweds-sifnos-greeceMarie Ebert, Alexander Cromie and their pilot died when their aircraft crashed on island of SifnosGreek police believe a mechanical fault may have caused a helicopter to crash moments before it was due to land on the island of Sifnos, killing a British couple on honeymoon and the pilot.Authorities were focusing on Tuesday on the “strange noise” the aircraft, a privately chartered Bell 206, is repo...Aug 18, 2026 10:36 AM
bloomberg.com
Emerging Assets Halt Rally on Higher Oil Prices, Bond Selloffhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/emerging-assets-halt-rally-on-higher-oil-prices-bond-selloffAn emerging-markets equity benchmark snapped a four-day advance and a currency gauge retreated from record highs as a global bond selloff combined with higher oil prices weighed on risk sentiment.Aug 18, 2026 10:34 AM

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‘If you really look at it’ – Claressa Shields gives reason why WNBA deserves same respect as NBAhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/really-look-claressa-shields-gives-103123692.htmlBoxing world champion Claressa Shields isn’t mincing words when it comes to the endless comparisons between women’s and men’s sports. Claressa Shields continues to redefine greatness as a two-time Olympic gold medalist and multi-division undisputed world champion.Aug 18, 2026 10:31 AM
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How to watch UP T20 League 2026? Live stream, TV channel and schedule for Uttar Pradesh leaguehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-t20-league-2026-live-043002038.htmlWith the latest season of Uttar Pradesh T20 League about to start, here's everything you would need to know about the tournament, teams and fixtures.Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM
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Official | Joey Veerman joins Borussia Dortmundhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-joey-veerman-joins-borussia-103000376.htmlBorussia Dortmund have announced the signing of 27-year-old PSV Eindhoven midfielder Joey Veerman in a five-year deal lasting until June 30, 2031. The announcement comes a day after the Black and Yell...Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM
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Horse Tracks: Broncos’ defense picks up where it left offhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/horse-tracks-broncos-defense-picks-102533738.htmlSean Payton acknowledged there are “just a handful of things” he might be mad about following the 27-7 preseason win over the Falcons last weekend, but that would be an improvement over his mood following the first preseason game last year when he had “14 things to be pissed off about.” And other than “too […]Aug 18, 2026 10:25 AM
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“He’s Officially Lost The Locker Room”: Wings Fans React as Alanna Smith Seemingly Calls Out Jose Fernandezhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/officially-lost-locker-room-wings-102215881.htmlDallas Wings forward Alanna Smith went viral for her post-game comments after her team’s 78-70 loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Monday. With the Wings’ frontcourt back to full strength after injuries to multiple players, a reporter asked Smith about ways to optimize lineups to improve the team’s two-way connectivity.Aug 18, 2026 10:22 AM

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ChatGPT is getting a dedicated mode for teenshttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/981333/openai-chatgpt-teen-modeChatGPT for Teens includes safeguards and parental controls. | Image: OpenAI
OpenAI is introducing a dedicated ChatGPT mode for teenagers, combining existing youth safeguards and new safety features under one roof. The launch comes amid mounting public scrutiny over how AI tools affect younger users, as other platforms implement their own age checks and teen-specific protections.
ChatGPT for T...Aug 18, 2026 10:18 AM
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Show HN: Samuel, a Silly Speech Modelhttps://samuel.vvolhejn.com/My original idea was to make a modern supercharged version of SAM, the old-school text-to-speech. Then I remembered Pink Trombone, one of my favorite creative coding projects. In the end, I decided to just make it a model that mimics speech - it would be easy to make a text-to-speech by chaining an existing TTS with a Samuel filter.The phonetics work quite well for vowels - you can try making a sound and then seeing if the predicted tongue prediction matches where your tongue was. It's less accurate for consonants; it doesn't do plosives or nasals (I tried).How the machine learning works:It's a speech autoencoder in which the decoder is Pink Trombone. A couple of issues: PT is not differentiable, so I use Gumbel softmax to get a differentiable approximation. PT also generates audio sample-by-sample (apparently it's called a "Kelly-Lochbaum vocal tract model"), which would make training extremely slow. To do that, I approximate it using FIR filters that change each 10ms. The fundamentalAug 18, 2026 10:16 AM
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Premier League to publish verdicts on referee and VAR decisionshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-publish-verdicts-referee-100703002.htmlThe Premier League will publish the judgements of its Key Match Incidents Panel for the first time this season.Aug 18, 2026 10:07 AM