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Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool could be about to make two huge signingshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fabrizio-romano-confirms-liverpool-could-105500111.htmlLiverpool Transfers: Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye Double Deal Now in Play as Deadline LoomsLiverpool’s final weeks of the transfer window are shaping up to be decisive, both for the squad Andon...Aug 18, 2026 10:55 AM

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Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fadehttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/governments-borrowing-costs-us-iran-bond-yields-trumpBond yields in US, UK, Germany France and Japan rise after ceasefire ends and Trump threatens to bomb OmanBusiness live – latest updatesGovernment borrowing costs continued to rise to levels not seen in decades on Tuesday, as hopes of an end to the US-Iran war faded.Concerns about the inflation outlook worsened after the ceasefire between Washington DC and Tehran ended on Monday night without an a...Aug 18, 2026 10:54 AM
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Guardiola says he and his wife “lost the passion” in their marriagehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guardiola-says-wife-lost-passion-105005519.htmlPep Guardiola revealed he and his wife “lost the passion” in their marriage as he opened up about personal struggles during his final years at Manchester City. The Spaniard, who stepped down as City manager at the end of last season, had 10 highly successful years at the Etihad Stadium, but the glory came at a cost.Aug 18, 2026 10:50 AM

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Unproven depth could define Maryland football’s running back roomhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/unproven-depth-could-define-maryland-105000183.htmlWe have already taken an in-depth dive into Maryland football’s quarterbacks. With the 2026 season coming in just a few short sleeps, we will now move to examine the Terps that make up head coach Mike Locksley’s running back room. The run game was one of Maryland’s biggest areas of weakness in 2025, finishing last […]Aug 18, 2026 10:50 AM
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Iran War: Trump Not Interested in Truce Extension | The Pulse 8/18/2026https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-18/the-pulse-8-18-2026-video"The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.
Today's guests: Jimmy Muchechetere, Investec, Senior Equity Analyst & Başak Yavçan, Migration Policy Group, Head of Research (Source: ...Aug 18, 2026 10:49 AM
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Newly promoted Le Mans has signed veteran defender Djibril Sidibe until 2028https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/newly-promoted-le-mans-signed-104528898.htmlNewly promoted Le Mans signed veteran defender Djibril Sidibe on a two-year-contract on Tuesday with the option for an extra year. The 34-year-old right back was a free agent and is the sixth signing of the offseason for Le Mans, which hosts Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Sidibe won the 2018 World Cup with France and made 18 international appearances.Aug 18, 2026 10:45 AM
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Iowa football lauds LB depth entering 2026 campaignhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/iowa-football-lauds-lb-depth-104519450.htmlSeth Wallace said Iowa football has one of its deepest linebacker groups in his time coaching the program.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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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
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MM 8.18: Maryland football adds veteran CB Jordan Scruggshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mm-8-18-maryland-football-103000766.htmlThis is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM
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Banner Health raises operating margin to 5.1% in H1: 5 things to knowhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a890683fc6f4ea7bce88ba36a0eb951&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beckershospitalreview.com%2Ffinance%2Fbanner-health-raises-operating-margin-to-5-1-in-h1-5-things-to-know%2F&c=350675537778961975&mkt=en-usPhoenix-based Banner Health reported operating income of $431.2 million (5.1% operating margin) during the first half of 2026, up from $251.2 million ...Aug 18, 2026 10:27 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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India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement makes schools next battleground against Modihttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/18/indias-cockroach-movement-makes-schools-next-battleground-against-modi?traffic_source=rssCockroach leaders asked supporters to audit their nearest government-run schools. But it has started with a killing.Aug 18, 2026 10:22 AM
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‘Legendary’: ESPN compares Angel Reese to Charles Barkley and Dennis Rodmanhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/legendary-espn-compares-angel-reese-102020759.htmlOver her first three seasons in the WNBA, Angel Reese has emerged as one of the biggest stars in the league. But unlike her longtime rival, Caitlin Clark, she hasn’t emerged as a superstar for her scoring, but rather for her rebounding. Through three seasons, Reese has already established herself as one of the most…Aug 18, 2026 10:20 AM

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Asian Champions League draw: Holders Al-Ahli to face former winners Al Ainhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/18/asian-champions-league-draw-holders-al-ahli-to-face-former-winners-al-ain?traffic_source=rssAl-Ahli and Al Ain, who will also face Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr, are the pick of the match-ups in AFC's Elite draw.Aug 18, 2026 10:20 AM
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Asian Champions League draw: Holders Al-Ahli to face former winners Al Ainhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/asian-champions-league-draw-holders-102006166.htmlAl-Ahli and Al Ain, who will also face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, are the pick of the match-ups in AFC’s Elite draw.Aug 18, 2026 10:20 AM
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Burrillville football ready to debut on new turf for 2026 seasonhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/burrillville-football-ready-debut-turf-101651359.htmlBurrillville football is ready to open its new turf venue. Here's what to know for the Broncos' upcoming season.Aug 18, 2026 10:16 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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Sean McVay feels like a failure after being trolled by NBA MVP Nikola Jokichttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sean-mcvay-feels-failure-being-101450238.htmlIn Sean McVay's early days, he used to be so enthusiastic and animated on the field that he often ended up very close to the action or in the way of the referees, cutting the plays.Aug 18, 2026 10:14 AM