At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> 534 feet: Height of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica after the latest part of its central tower was lifted into place this week, making it the world's tallest church.
> $1,007: Average estimated holiday spending among American consumers, similar to $1,014 in 2024.

Browse
> See first-known photo of wild white Iberian lynx.
> Sick of candy? Some trick-or-treaters want potatoes.
> British royal titles, explained.
> Over 450 logos capture over 80 years of space exploration.

Listen
> The woman who can make affairs disappear.
> The strange power inanimate objects hold over us.

Watch
> Why the Martian sky turned from blue to red.
> Does it still make sense to go to university?
> Engineering feats that brought us bagged salad.

Long Read
> We've consumed the slop, now we are the slop.
> Inside Pittsburgh's parallel parking championship.
> A New York City restaurant that doesn't care about profit.

Most Clicked This Week: Dictionary.com names “6-7” the Word of the Year.

Historybook: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling exhibited to public for first time (1512); Earthquake and tsunami in Lisbon kill 60,000-90,000 people (1755); Apple CEO Tim Cook born (1960); Bollywood actress and Miss World 1994 winner Aishwarya Rai Bachchan born (1973); Football great Walter Payton dies (1999).

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Toronto Blue Jays lead Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 with chance to win the World Series in Game 6 tonight at 8 pm ET (More)

> Women's Basketball Hall of Fame announces 2026 class, featuring Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Cheryl Reeve (More) | WNBA 101 (1440 Topics)

> Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 includes no rap songs, a first since 1990 (More) | Universal Music Group settles copyright lawsuit against AI song generation platform Udio, partners with Stability AI to develop music creation tools (More)


Science & Technology
> Google DeepMind AI model helped scientists predict Hurricane Melissa's intensity and sharp turn northeast, enabling earlier warnings for Jamaica, Cuba, and eastern Bahamas (More) | What we've learned about hurricanes (1440 Topics)

> Researchers identify DNA-repairing protein in bowhead whales, providing insight into how the over-176,000-pound mammal can live up to 200 years (More)

> Paleontologists determine tiny tyrannosaur fossils belong to distinct species, not teenage Tyrannosaurus rex, overturning long-held assumptions about dinosaur growth (More) | Explore the best resources we've found on dinosaurs (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -1.0%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -1.6%) as investors digest latest batch of earnings reports (More)

> Apple posts record $102.5B in Q4 sales due to iPhone 17 demand (More) | Meta shares drop 11%, in worst one-day drop in three years, on higher AI spending (More) | Amazon shares rise 13% in after-hours trading after earnings top estimates (More)

> Federal Reserve to cut banking oversight staff by 30% to roughly 350 people by end of 2026 (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump ends his Asia tour after agreeing to de-escalate trade tensions with China; Trump agrees to reduce fentanyl-related tariffs, with China delaying rare earth export controls, among other agreements (More)

> The White House caps refugee admissions for fiscal year 2026 at a record low of 7,500 people, and directs the administration to prioritize admissions of white South Africans known as Afrikaners (More)

> French prosecutors arrest five more people in connection with the Louvre jewel heist investigation and say three of four suspected robbers are in custody; no gems have been recovered as of this writing (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

What we Know or Don't Know

 

Here's what we know...

• Bill Gates has changed his mind that Climate Change will destroy the world
• Our Tech Leaders last year told us that AI/Robots taking jobs was five to ten years out

At one time, I could safely say that the only people who LIE to the Public are POLITICIANS...

Now...

it appears that most people in positions of leadership, authority, and power LIE.

Why do you think that is?

But, before I do offer an explanation, let me share other data.

• Married Spouse Lie - both male and female
• Parents Lie to Children
• Ministers Lie to Congregations
• Children Lie to Parents
• Teachers Lie to Students
• Jurors Lie to Courts
• Judges Lie to the Judicial System
• Police Personnel Lie to their Superiors
• Journalists Lie to their Editors
• Writers Lie to their Readers
• Actors Lie to Themselves
• Politicians Lied about Obamacare
• Teenagers Lie to Each Other
• Criminals Lie to their Attorneys
• Attorneys Lie to the Courts
• The FBI Lies to Congress
• Congress Lies to its Constituents

Everyone LIES... in one form or the other so we should not be surprised when we find out others have lied.

Because we have lied so much to each other, to others, and to ourselves, we have no idea what the truth is or is not.

Do UFOs exist?

Are there extraterrestrials around?

Will there be a WWIII?

Are we close to nuclear war?

Are we going to run out of drinking water?

Is the global white population shrinking?

Why can't we balance the budget?

What's really at Roswell?

Is there really a heaven?

Why were only some books included in the Bible?

Didn't the gifts from the 3 Kings make Jesus wealthy?

As we grow older, we tend not to trust our elders because we have learned over the years that they LIED to us often...

WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE OR WHAT NOT TO BELIEVE...

Somewhat Political

 

Exploring how dark matter alters electron-capture supernovae and the birth of neutron stars

Artist impressions of a super-asymptotic giant branch star (left) and its core (right) made up of oxygen (O), neon (Ne), and magnesium (Mg). 

A super-asymptotic giant branch star is the end state of stars in a mass range of around 8–10 solar masses, whose core is pressure supported 

by electrons (e-). When the core becomes dense enough, neon and magnesium start to eat up electrons (so called electron-capture reactions), 

reducing the core pressure and inducing an electron capture supernova explosion. 

Credit: S. Wilkinson; Las Cumbres Observatory (lco.global/news/a-new-type-of-supernova-illuminates-an-old-mystery/)

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of the sun. These stars develop oxygen-neon-magnesium cores, which become unstable when electrons are captured by neon and magnesium nuclei.


The resulting loss of electron pressure triggers core collapse, leading to a supernova explosion and the formation of a neutron star—an extremely dense star composed mostly of neutrons.

Researchers at INFN-Pisa and the University of Pisa recently carried out a study aimed at shedding new light on how a hypothetical type of dark matter, called asymmetric dark matter (ADM), could influence the collapse of the ECSN progenitor cores and the subsequent formation of neutron stars.

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Wonderings 28

 Harvard scientists believe that Aliens are living among us now.

NASA believes that there are Alien relics on the Moon and Mars.

Archaeologists have found remnants of life that cannot be linked to human beings.

Our government for years denied the existence of UFOs.

Who are we?

Who created us?

What is our purpose?

Is there life after death?

Why does this universe have human beings only living on earth?

Why didn't the Bible/Koran share any of this with us?

Unfortunately,

all we can do is speculate, conjecture, and make educated guesses when answering these questions because no one knows FOR SURE!!!

However,

It is strongly believed by the educated as well as by the uneducated that death will reveal these answers to us.

Death will REVEAL...

Are you kidding me?

Death is death and therefore, there can be no revealing...  or can there be?

Maybe death does not mean death.

Maybe death means a transformation from one form to another...  Isn't that a law of physics?

MATTER CAN NEITHER BE CREATED NOR DESTROYED BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER.

So...

we do not die...  but transform...   INTO WHAT?

Our bodies hold our essence...  our mind...  our soul...  whatever it actually is.

We weigh slightly less when we die, it is said.

Could those missing grams, but our essence?

IF SO...

we transform into spirits...  puffs of smoke, let's say.  Spirits without shape or form or substance, but with some sort of thought, strong enough, to perceive we have bodies....  perhaps.

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Federal judge “likely” to order the Trump admin to release SNAP funds. On Thursday, Judge Indira Talwani said during a hearing that a $5.5 billion contingency fund should be used to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after states run out of aid money due to the government shutdown—lapses that may begin as soon as tomorrow. “Congress has put money in an emergency fund, and it is hard for me to understand how this is not an emergency,” Talwani said. She also said the USDA should be figuring out how to allocate the $5.5 billion, even though it’s not enough money to fund an entire month of the program. She called the agency’s search for a reason not to disburse the money “lawyering” and said, “I want agency action, not lawyering.” The SNAP program provides food assistance to 42 million Americans.—HVL

Palantir says two former AI engineers stole company secrets. The company named after the object with which Pippin nearly gave away the secret that Frodo and Sam were carrying the One Ring to Mordor has accused two ex-employees of stealing its secrets. Palantir sued two former senior AI engineers, alleging that they stole information to launch a “copycat” company, Percepta, Bloomberg reported. According to the lawsuit, the employees lied about their plans to start a competitor when they resigned in November 2024 and February 2025, respectively. Palantir also claims one of them stole “highly confidential” documents the day before she resigned by sending them to herself on Slack. Percepta’s parent company declined to comment to Bloomberg.—AE

Taylor Sheridan is staying at Paramount (sorta) to write a Call of Duty movie. The move heard ’round Hollywood got even spicier yesterday when news broke that writer-producer Taylor Sheridan will in fact still co-write a Call of Duty movie for Paramount, just days after the highly coveted Yellowstone creator reportedly defected to rival NBCUniversal. Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter said Sheridan was moving his overall pact from Paramount to NBCU, where his film deal will start next year and his TV deal will kick in in 2028. But apparently not before penning a film adaptation of the US’ top-selling video game franchise. Call of Duty has sold more than 500 million copies and generated tens of billions of dollars in revenue.—AE

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At A Glance

(10/24/25) What it means if you see a blue stop sign.

(10/3/25) Why the kids are saying "6-7."

(10/14/25) Simple steps to help prevent dementia.

(10/14/25) Study finds the one trait that makes for a great manager.

(10/15/25) Practical tasks Americans can and cannot do.

(10/13/25) See where you fall in the newly released 2026 tax brackets.

(10/13/25) The funniest one-star reviews for national parks.

(10/7/25) What it costs to grow old in your home. (w/interactive)

(10/28/25) The income needed to be in your state's top 5%.

(10/3/25) How much alcohol do Americans drink?

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Clickbait: The number of friends our brains can handle.

Historybook: English poet John Keats born (1795); Magician Harry Houdini dies (1926); Mount Rushmore National Memorial is completed (1941); Actor and comedian John Candy born (1950); First female prime minister of India Indira Gandhi is assassinated (1984).

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Toronto Blue Jays lead World Series 3-2 after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, teeing up potential for title-clinching win in Game 6 tomorrow at 8 pm ET (More)

> Paramount to lay off roughly 2,000 employees—about 10% of workforce—as it targets $2B in cost cuts following acquisition by Skydance in August (More)

> Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola auctions seven watches—including one valued at roughly $1M—after $120M film "Megalopolis" grosses $14.4M in box office (More)


Science & Technology
> Startup Character.AI to ban minors from engaging in open-ended chats with its chatbots next month after lawsuits from families over child safety (More)

> Researchers determine attention lapses caused by sleep deprivation coincide with fluid flushing from the brain, a process that typically occurs during sleep (More)

> Scientists discover age-related changes in T cells can trigger weaker vaccine responses in adults around age 65, suggesting older adults may need tailored vaccine formulations and treatment schedules (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq +0.6%) after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signals Fed may not cut rates again this year (More) | Fed lowers interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%-4% (More)

> Starbucks reports same-store sales growth in September for first time in nearly two years (More) | Alphabet tops $100B quarterly revenue for first time (More)

> General Motors to permanently lay off 1,750 workers in Michigan and Ohio and temporarily lay off 1,550 in Ohio and Tennessee amid slowing EV demand (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Hurricane Melissa weakens to a Category 1 storm en route to the Bahamas after killing at least 30 people across Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic (More) | See live updates (More)

> Sudanese rebel group Rapid Support Forces kills 460 patients at a hospital in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur; the group, allegedly backed by the UAE, has reportedly killed over 2,000 people in the three days since capturing the city (More)

> Brazilian police raid on a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday kills at least 119 people—the city's deadliest raid on record (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

Financially Selfish

 My wife and I live in East Tennessee; we own our home (no mortgage) and have no outstanding debt except for monthly expenses.  The data shows that the average monthly cost to live in East TN without a mortgage is $4,000/month.  This expense covers utilities, home maintenance, taxes, cell phones, health and car insurance, other medical expenses, dental, food, and wifi a couple of entertainment channels.

Right now, our combined monthly income which is basically Social Security is right around $3,000 leaving us about $1,000 that we have to take out of our savings each month or about $12,000 a year.  If we add in vacations and other purchases, then we are up to $18,000 or another $1500/month from savings or whatever investments we might have.

Currently, we are getting about $3,000/month from investments, so our income is $6,000 and our expenses are $5,500, leaving us with a positive amount of $500 which we put right back into savings.

Our investments are locked in for twenty-four months, so we are basically experiencing no financial issues perhaps until 2027/2028.  By then, I will be 80 years of age, and my wife will be 75.   Our life expectancies are not over 95 and quite possibly less, leaving us another 15-20 years to worry, if necessary, about our finances.

Our situation is better than most our age but not as good many our age.  The reason for this discrepancy is that we did not fully prepare ourselves for retirement and what we were able to save was just pure luck.  However, very few financial experts believe in luck.

Neither my wife nor I trust the STOCK MARKET nor do we trust investment brokers who claim they only have your best interests in mind.  That is BOLOX as the British say...  America is all about GREED and MAKING MONEY...  companies will say anything to get you to invest with them.

We have our money in Credit Union CDs and while the interest rate is below the Stock Market, our money is relatively safe...

Plus, as long as the CD rate is above the annual inflation rate, we are keeping our heads above water.

When the economy is BAD, like under Biden, the Credit Union CD rates were higher than when the economy was good under Trump.

Therefore, we are hoping that another Democrat wins the Presidency in 2028 and ruins the economy again.

GUESS THAT MEANS WE ARE SELFISH...

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