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AI Is Helping Bring Back the Dodo

Colossal Biosciences is on a quest to bring the dodo back from extinction.

October 14, 2026

Pilot issued haunting warning before plane crash killed 6 in Wisconsin

Pilot issued haunting warning before plane crash killed 6 in WisconsinThe six-seat, single-engine plane crashed shortly before 10 p.m. in a wooded area near a popular tourist destinationBookmarkCommen...

October 14, 2026

Trump insider gets lucrative job picking which acts will perform at the Kennedy Center

Trump insider gets lucrative job picking which acts will perform at the Kennedy CenterHis compensation package was not disclosed but a job posting for the role indicated a salary range of $270,000-$29...

October 14, 2026

Prosecutors urge life sentences for Alexander luxury real estate brokers in sex trafficking case

Prosecutors urge life sentences for Alexander luxury real estate brokers in sex trafficking caseFederal prosecutors say a New York judge should send two of the nation’s most successful luxury real est...

October 14, 2026

Arkansas school district sues teen after payroll mix-up puts $12,000 in her bank account

Arkansas school district sues teen after payroll mix-up puts $12,000 in her bank accountThe lawsuit accuses the teen of conversion and unjust enrichment by acting as the owner of the money, which is a...

October 14, 2026

Marine Le Pen promises ‘trial of strength’ with EU if elected French president

Marine Le Pen promises ‘trial of strength’ with EU if elected French presidentMarine Le Pen is the frontrunner to win the French presidential election next yearBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark p...

October 14, 2026

Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write his story

Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write his storyZimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write his short story, "The Blue Fighter," which won the $10,000 Cain...

October 14, 2026

Russell Brand was a ‘manipulative’ predator with a ‘voracious’ sexual appetite, court told

Russell Brand was a ‘manipulative’ predator with a ‘voracious’ sexual appetite, court toldThe celebrity, who denies all the allegations, told friends he aspired to sleep with 5,000 women, the court he...

October 14, 2026

GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from Japan

GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from JapanSemiconductor contract manufacturing and design company GlobalFoundries Inc. says it plans to open two chi...

October 14, 2026

Pair of teens busted in Jersey for allegedly trying to steal $273K of frozen seafood

Pair of teens busted in Jersey for allegedly trying to steal $273K of frozen seafoodThe driver transporting the frozen seafood was allegedly tricked into rerouting the truck by someone posing as a fre...

October 14, 2026

Woman suffering an asthma attack was locked inside urgent care as staff all left for the day

Woman suffering an asthma attack was locked inside urgent care as staff all left for the day‘I knew that they were slammed at the end of the day so I was trying to give them some grace,’ the woman say...

October 14, 2026

King Charles to write to Pope Leo after the pontiff’s lung cancer diagnosis

King Charles to write to Pope Leo after the pontiff’s lung cancer diagnosisCurrently undergoing treatment for cancer himself, Charles will privately write to the Pope BookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBoo...

October 14, 2026

Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schools

Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schoolsThe Istanbul governor’s office has declared schools closed and placed some public sector workers on leave after heavy rainfalls caused floo...

October 14, 2026

5 people have been found dead near a river trail in Michigan, sparking serial killer fears

5 people have been found dead near a river trail in Michigan, sparking serial killer fearsAll five victims were unhoused men attacked overnight while lying down along the same one-mile stretch of the ...

October 14, 2026

PM: We need The Independent more than ever

Independent at 40PM: We need The Independent more than everMarking the milestone in a letter celebrating four decades of The Independent, Andy Burnham praised how it always seeks ‘different points of ...

October 14, 2026

Community outraged after single dairy farm kills 11,000 fish

Community outraged after single dairy farm kills 11,000 fishMaryland has already sued the farm over alleged repeated discharges of manure and other pollutants into Basin RunBookmarkCommentsGo to comme...

October 14, 2026

Trump rebuked by judge who cites Dr. Seuss in DC golf course ruling: ‘Just ask the Lorax’

Trump rebuked by judge who cites Dr. Seuss in DC golf course ruling: ‘Just ask the Lorax’Workers cut down and bulldozed hundreds of trees because the president ‘demands haste,’ according to Judge Ana ...

October 14, 2026

Newly-discovered fossil of ‘Frankenstein’ bird leaves scientists stunned

Newly-discovered fossil of ‘Frankenstein’ bird leaves scientists stunnedThe crow-sized Jurassic bird lived 150 million years agoBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClos...

October 14, 2026

South Americans pray for Pope Leo’s recovery as uncertainty hangs over his visit

South Americans pray for Pope Leo’s recovery as uncertainty hangs over his visitCatholics across South America are praying for Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung cancer surgery as uncertainty grows ove...

October 14, 2026

What to Know About Pope Leo's Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Surgeons removed part of the Pontiff’s right lung and reported he had adenocarcinoma.

October 14, 2026