A toxic haze engulfed Delhi on Monday, affecting visibility on the road and delaying flights and trains.

Inside the Polish shoe-shop chain’s complicated family ties and unresolved Russian legacy

James steered the Los Angeles Lakers to a narrow victory over the Phoenix Suns after blowing a 20-point lead.

Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne tread a delicate line between hard-hitting and empathetic in this profile of the Free Birth Society. Plus, an ode to The Gilmore GirlsA shocking Guardian investigation by Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne into the Free Birth Society (FBS), a movement that made millions of dolla…

The Lionesses, Red Roses and European Ryder Cup team are shortlisted for Team of the Year at Sports Personality.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.

arXiv:2512.11682v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Therapeutic decision-making in clinical medicine constitutes a high-stakes domain in which AI guidance interacts with complex interactions among patient characteristics, disease processes, and pharmacological agents. Tasks such as drug recommendation,…

arXiv:2507.23242v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Optimizing queries for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems poses a significant challenge, particularly across diverse modal indices. We introduce RL-QR, a novel annotation-free reinforcement learning framework for query rewriting that eli…

Actors, directors and politicians voice their sadness after bodies of Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner were found by authoritiesNews: Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner found dead at home in apparent homicideGallery: Rob Reiner – a life in picturesHollywood is in shock after the sudden death …

Dartmoor, Devon: In these treacherous conditions for the moorland walker, one false move and a wary wader will burst into the airDays of torrential rain have yet to drain from this broad ridge at the westernmost edge of Dartmoor. The wide path to the top of Gibbet Hill, with views of Wheal Betsy, th…

A person of interest who had been detained overnight in connection with the deadly shooting at Brown University is being released, officials said Sunday night.

North Darfur capital fell to Rapid Support Forces yet remains a political and spiritual city that cannot be overlooked.

The RJJJ NOTAM issed!

arXiv:2512.11798v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We present Particulate, a feed-forward approach that, given a single static 3D mesh of an everyday object, directly infers all attributes of the underlying articulated structure, including its 3D parts, kinematic structure, and motion constraints. At …

‘Released under investigation’ leads to uncertainty and distress for both victim and accused, say campaignersHundreds of suspected rapists in England and Wales are spending years released under investigation, under a system that the government has been urged to scrap as it “doesn’t serve anyone’s in…

Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one of the shooters in deadly Sydney attack

Company behind autonomous vacuum cleaner to be taken over by its Chinese supplier

Correspondence between the Lord of the Flies author and his editor reveals one of the great literary collaborations of the ageWhen William Golding submitted Lord of the Flies to Faber in 1953 it had already been rejected at least seven times, maybe as many as 20. Charles Monteith could tell from the…

Researchers discovered that tanning beds cause widespread, mutation-laden DNA damage across almost all skin, explaining the sharply increased melanoma risk. Single-cell genomic analysis revealed dangerous mutations even in sun-protected regions. Survivors’ stories underscore how early tanning habits…

Investigators have concluded that South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate rivals and monopolize power

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arXiv:2512.10970v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: The emerging pinching antenna (PA) technology enables flexible antenna positioning for creating line-of-sight (LoS) links, thus offering substantial potential to facilitate ambient signal-based backscatter communication (BSC). This paper investigate…

arXiv:2512.11399v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Vision-Language Models (VLMs) are able to process increasingly longer videos. Yet, important visual information is easily lost throughout the entire context and missed by VLMs. Also, it is important to design tools that enable cost-effective analysis …

arXiv:2512.08055v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Link-analysis algorithms, such as PageRank, are instrumental in understanding the structural dynamics of networks by evaluating the importance of individual vertices based on their connectivity. Recently, with the rising importance of responsible …

BBC News Australia correspondent Katy Watson visited the house in the Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg.

Revolution is still being sought three decades after the landmark ruling with a Dutch lawyer calling for a collective bargaining agreement for playersOn 15 December 1995, judges at the European court of justice (CJEU) took two minutes to bring an end to a legal process that had lasted five years. Th…

arXiv:2512.11251v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Time-series data is critical across many scientific and industrial domains, including environmental analysis, agriculture, transportation, and finance. However, mining insights from this data typically requires deep domain expertise, a process that is…

Advanced seismic imaging techniques could improve earthquake early warning models and aid the development of next-generation geothermal power
The post Scientists obtain detailed maps of earthquake-triggering high-pressure subsurface fluids appeared first on Physics World.

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, David Ingles and Yvonne Man give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: B…

New launch timeBackup Launch Opportunity #12   Launch: 2025-12-15 05:25:10 UTC.  12:25 AM ETDeploy: 2025-12-15 06:30:12.400 UTC.Launch window: 2025-12-15 05:25:10 UTC to 2025-12-15 05:29:09 UTC.T-54 min

Dense toxic smog has blanketed New Delhi, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks and disrupting travel

Indonesia’s exports of tin recovered in November, in a sign that concerns are easing over supply disruptions caused by the country’s crackdown on illegal mining.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2000457567194292500Quote from: innospace🔴 LIVE | Watch SPACEWARD, HANBIT-Nano’s first commercial mission, as it unfolds in real time! From the countdown to launch, be part of the journey to space. 🌌🔹Launch: December 1...

Stephen King has established an entire horror multiverse in his stories. Here's how the IT: Welcome to Derry draws on that mythology and connects to classic King tales like The Shining, Salem's Lot, and The Dark Tower.

arXiv:2512.11393v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Humans can intuitively parallelise complex activities, but can a model learn this from observing a single person? Given one egocentric video, we introduce the N-Body Problem: how N individuals, can hypothetically perform the same set of tasks observed…

The Los Angeles Police Department said it is investigating the deaths as “an apparent homicide.”

Resolution Foundation report comes in week when data is expected to show October unemployment riseYoung people are bearing the brunt of Britain’s jobs downturn, according to a report, before official figures this week that are expected to show the UK unemployment rate rising to 5.1%.The Resolution F…

He also directed 'Stand By Me,' 'A Few Good Men,' 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'This Is Spinal Tap,' and many more.

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on Today at 01:10 amLaunch "probably" delayed per rumors, but the one "official" sign of the launch date - the one NOTAM for fairing drop zone - is currently still active for the 17...

American entertainment giant Rob Reiner spoke with Lesley Stahl this past October about the bold choices he made to launch his directing career—a career that would go on to include American cultural touchstones including "A Few Good Men" and "When Harry Met Sally," among many others. Reiner and his …

The experimental composer brought electronic sound and radical ideas into the psych-rock genre

arXiv:2512.11279v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We propose a unified mathematical framework for rate-distortion theory, lattice quantization, and modern error-correcting codes by emphasizing their variational and convex-analytic structure. First, we establish a Gibbs-type variational formulation of…

He wrote poems named after Kylie songs and named his collection of erotic fiction after her indie album. He even loved the B-sides. So what did the avant garde writer find so inspiring about the mini Melbourne marvel? Kevin Killian was obsessed with stars. Not in a metaphysical sense, like the grand…

Two men opened fire on the Jewish community gathered during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. At least 15 people were killed, and 40 others wounded. Leigh Kiniry has more.

The Hong Kong publisher’s fate will reveal whether democracies still have the resolve to defend their own values.

arXiv:2503.17670v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Trust plays a critical role in visual data communication and decision-making, yet existing visualization research employs varied trust measures, making it challenging to compare and synthesize findings across studies. In this work, we first took a…

The identifies of the victims have not been confirmed, but they matches the ages of Reiner and his wife Michele Singer.
Two People Found Dead at Rob Reiner’s Home
Alex Young

Her picture books found models of perseverance and imagination in figures like Emily Dickinson, Georgia O’Keeffe and Benny Goodman.

The Gujarati town accounts for nearly 98 percent of India’s total and about a third of the global ship recycling volume.

arXiv:2512.11791v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Accurately quantifying vitiligo extent in routine clinical photographs is crucial for longitudinal monitoring of treatment response. We propose a trustworthy, frequency-aware segmentation framework built on three synergistic pillars: (1) a data-effici…

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the plastids remain vital. Asexual reproduction appears to have evolved repeatedly, helping the plants su…

NPL is coordinating a broad-scope UK research initiative on performance metrics and benchmarking for quantum computers
The post Performance metrics and benchmarks point the way to practical quantum advantage appeared first on Physics World.

The products have attracted fresh capital every trading day since launch, lifting cumulative net inflows to about $975 million.

Weeks after jewel heist, world’s most visited museum in dispute over staffing, renovations and ticket price risesTrade unions at the crisis-hit Louvre museum in Paris will begin a strike on Monday to demand urgent renovations and staffing increases, and to protest against a rise in ticket prices for…

arXiv:2307.02146v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Despite progress in melody-to-lyric generation, a substantial singability gap remains between machine-generated lyrics and those written by human lyricists. In this work, we aim to narrow this gap by jointly learning both wording and formatting fo…

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arXiv:2512.11169v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Combinatorial sequential decision making problems are typically modeled as mixed integer linear programs (MILPs) and solved via branch and bound (B&B) algorithms. The inherent difficulty of modeling MILPs that accurately represent stochastic real worl…

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arXiv:2512.11464v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Multimodal learning has rapidly advanced visual understanding, largely via multimodal large language models (MLLMs) that use powerful LLMs as cognitive cores. In visual generation, however, these powerful core models are typically reduced to global te…

The Bake Off judge shares her favourite culinary spots across the capital

Bianca Dittrich of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest
The post Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other potential solutions to this enduring challenge appeared first on Physics World.

arXiv:2512.11274v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Current video generation models perform well at single-shot synthesis but struggle with multi-shot videos, facing critical challenges in maintaining character and background consistency across shots and flexibly generating videos of arbitrary length a…

arXiv:2512.11079v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: What is your messaging data used for? While many users do not often think about the information companies can gather based off of their messaging platform of choice, it is nonetheless important to consider as society increasingly relies on short-form …

T-45  no change to wind  (I used an eailer image due to commercial)

Sale of stake in Safaricom and M-Pesa, global pioneer of mobile money, will go towards new infrastructure fund

The Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center is designed to act as a collaborative space for scientists and engineers
The post Fermilab opens new building dedicated to Tevatron pioneer Helen Edwards appeared first on Physics World.

Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home.

Across Hollywood and beyond, celebrities and fans are paying tribute to director and actor Rob Reiner, who was found dead along with his wife Michele on Sunday in their home. The son of writer Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner first became known for his role as Meathead in the influential sitcom “All in the F…

Result boosts our understanding of the Navier-Stokes equation   
The post Neural networks discover unstable singularities in fluid systems appeared first on Physics World.

One last item, the Faringshttps://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/2000404743336693818

Taunch and Landing trajectory

T-43m.. Launch Commentary on NSF resume at T-40.  This is the furthest we've gotten tonight.

China’s fossil fuel power plants are on track to chart their first annual drop in generation in a decade as renewables flood the grid to meet rising demand.

German striker was given a sarcastic ovation by the Sunderland fans after his inadvertent match winnerOn numerous occasions during the 75 minutes he spent on the pitch during the Wear-Tyne derby, Nick Woltemade cut an extremely isolated, peripheral and forlorn figure in the opposition box. A bad aft…

Travelers dealt with slowdowns at airports Sunday thanks to the arctic blast affecting parts of the country. Nicole Valdes reports.

HashKey Holdings Ltd., the operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange, raised HK$1.6 billion ($206 million) after pricing its initial public offering toward the high end of the marketed range, according to people familiar with the matter.

T-40 min, now just a few minutes to FD Polling for prop-loading

Packers star Parsons also has suspected torn ACLBills overcome 21-0 deficit to beat PatriotsMyles Garrett closes in on sack recordThe Los Angeles Chargers eliminated the Kansas City Chiefs from playoff contention when Derwin James picked off a pass by Gardner Minshew – who had just taken over for th…

Firefighters were called to a Brentwood home Sunday afternoon, where they found the bodies of a man, 78, and a woman, 68.

T-1 hr still a-blowing.

The beloved and outspoken auteur died alongside his wife Michele Singer on Sunday

Wait times to donate blood were up to seven hours in Sydney the day after the fatal Bondi beach terror attack.

President Gustavo Petro has urged Colombians to celebrate the Christmas season without fear despite a forced strike announced by rebels

The world’s most visited museum faces another moment of reckoning as hundreds of employees at the Louvre in Paris gather to decide whether to strike or continue negotiations with the government — a choice that could again bring the vast institution to ...

The verdict exemplifies the way Beijing, through Hong Kong’s national security law, has swept away any last remaining press freedoms and judicial independence in the city.

LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division are investigating their deaths as a homicide.
Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Singer Found Dead at Los Angeles Home
Alex Young

Nasdaq and MOVE index patterns warrant caution for BTC bulls.

Data: Gallup; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios VisualsAI usage is taking off in the workplace, per new Gallup data out Monday, even as workers fear it'll cost them their jobs.Why it matters: In certain industries the technology is now widespread, and the very nature of how some professionals work is chang…

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I lived and worked around Bondi for years. The emergency response tells you everything you need to know about the area.

CZ-5 Y10 was transfered to LC-101 this morning

The Middle Eastern oil market has weakened in recent weeks on concern that regional supplies will outstrip demand, adding to signs of a softening global picture that’s weighed on benchmark crude futures.

arXiv:2512.11306v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Rollout-training disaggregation is emerging as the standard architecture for Reinforcement Learning (RL) post-training, where memory-bound rollout and compute-bound training are physically disaggregated onto purpose-built clusters to maximize hardware…

arXiv:2512.11273v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Multi-period portfolio optimization is important for real portfolio management, as it accounts for transaction costs, path-dependent risks, and the intertemporal structure of trading decisions that single-period models cannot capture. Classical method…

arXiv:2512.11771v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Model fingerprint detection techniques have emerged as a promising approach for attributing AI-generated images to their source models, but their robustness under adversarial conditions remains largely unexplored. We present the first systematic secur…

A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of horror on Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing chaos and fear

Deepening decline feeds concerns over growth in world’s second-biggest economy

A "person of interest" in detained in the Brown University mass shooting was released, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said on X just before midnight.The big picture: Providence Police Chief Col Oscar Perez said at a Sunday night briefing on plans to release the sole person detained in connection with…