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Warring States-Themed Events Draw Holiday Tourists to Henan's Yunmeng Mountain

HEBI, China, Oct. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Battle flags, replica chariots and the sound of drums greeted tourists to Yunmeng Mountain during China's National Day holiday. The displays set the scene for a program inspired by the Warring States period, when rival states competed for power more than 2,000 years ago. The scenic area in Qi County, central China's Henan province, opened its holiday program with Entering the Camp: Guiguzi Troop Review, a performance depicting the legendary strategi

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Online Casino Real Money 2026 Exclusive From BetWhale features online casino games, live dealer tables, promotions, and mobile access for users exploring real money online casinos in the USA. New York, Oct. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Online Casino Real Money USA announced by BetWhale has an updated focus on its online casino platform 2026, highlighting a selection of real-money casino games, a current welcome promotion, mobile browser access, account security features and a stated payout-proce

A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, five items cost as much as a full cart once did. And on Wednesday, Bos and nearly 1,400 other people were laid off from their jobs at what had been the Navistar truck factory in southwestern Ohio. The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday at a nearby

SIBIONICS and PharmaSens Explore New Horizons for Automated Insulin Delivery at EASD 2026

MILAN, Oct. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2026, SiBionics presented "See More, Act Earlier," connecting continuous sensing with future diabetes care. Three exhibition chapters shaped this vision: "See More: Beyond Glucose," covering glucose, ketone and combined monitoring; "Act Earlier: From Insight to Intervention," exploring multimodal sensing and insulin delivery; and "Go Further: Realizing the Unimagined," looking toward broader biosensi

Asian port congestion may prolong shipping crunch into 2027

MANILA, Philippines — Congestion at major Asian container ports is tying up about 8.5 percent of the global containership fleet, raising the prospect of a prolonged shipping capacity crunch and higher freight rates that could extend into 2027, maritime analysts said. Sam Chambers, maritime analyst and editorial director of Asia Shipping Media, said the disruptions increasingly appeared to be more than a temporary problem as weather disturbances and operational bottlenecks continued to dela

AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants — ex-OpenAI engineer

NEW YORK — Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make AI safe, saying the industry must mimic the aviation or nuclear power sectors with their layers of safeguards to avoid disaster. In an article published in The Atlantic Magazine, David Robinson echoed warnings from inside and outside the AI world that its agents are being developed so fast and becoming so smart they could soon elude control and conceivably wipe out humanity. Robinson said ala

Netanyahu invites 'true hero' Indian flydubai captain to Israel

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited to Israel as a guest of honor the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how he saved the plane after being attacked. Netanyahu said he wanted Captain Smit Machchhar and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of Israel's key international partners, to light a flame at a national ceremony for Israel's Independence Day next May, saying the role was usually reserved for Israeli ci

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Three Times, Elon Musk Entered an Industry and Took It Over. Top Tech Expert Says He's Doing It a Fourth Time Right Now.

One of America’s top tech experts lays out a pattern in Musk's career, payments, cars, and space, and explains artificial intelligence is next, following the same playbook almost nobody sees coming. Washington, D.C., Oct. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elon Musk's companies are usually treated as separate stories. tech analyst James Altucher says that when you line them up in order, they tell the same one, three times over. In a new presentation, Altucher argues Musk has a repeatable pattern of wa

Jostens Announces New Partnership with James Madison University

The Official Partnership will Revitalize the University's Ring Program James Madison University Official Rings Class rings offered in the James Madison University ring program. Designed in collaboration with JMU’s Campus History Committee and University Historian, the Official James Madison University Ring introduces the inaugural JMU Legacy panel, debuting with the Class of 2028. Anchoring the design is the historic Bluestone facade of Wilson Hall overlooking the iconic Quad sidewalks, set agai

WATCH: Thousands march in Paris Pride march

Tens of thousands of people, carrying rainbow flags and wearing flower necklaces, march in Paris to defend the rights of LGBT+ people, concerned about the rise in popularity of the far right. VIDEO BY NICOLAS GARCIA / AFPTV / AFP

LeBron puts on a show in 76ers' scrimmage debut

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers' public address announcer ended a brief retirement over the summer in large part to get behind the mic and do what he did for the first time ahead of the team's annual scrimmage. Matt Cord introduced LeBron James in the Sixers' starting lineup. "At 6-9, from St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, No. 23, LeBron James! James!' Close to 10,000 fans who plunked down $10 a ticket on Saturday to essentially witness a glorified practice at the Sixers’ home arena went wild f

Genmab Announces Rinatabart Sesutecan (Rina-S®) Phase 2 RAINFOL™-01 Results Demonstrated Durable and Clinically Meaningful Responses in Patients with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Media Release COPENHAGEN, Denmark; October 3, 2026 Treatment with Rina-S® 120 mg/m² every three weeks demonstrated a clinically meaningful objective response rate (ORR) and durable median duration of response (mDOR) in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) Antitumor activity was observed regardless of folate receptor alpha (FRα) expression levels, including low FRα expression and non-expressorsGenmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) today announced results from Part C of the Phase 1/2 RAINFOL

WATCH: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta fills New Mexico skies as hundreds of balloons take flight

Hundreds of hot-air balloons rose over Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday (October 3) as the 2026 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta got underway. The event opened with a drone light show at approximately 5:45 a.m. local time (1145 GMT), featuring images of hot-air balloons, New Mexico's state bird, the roadrunner, as well as chili peppers and Mexican-themed skulls. The festival's signature Mass Ascension began at around 7:00 a.m. local time (1300 GMT), with hundreds of balloons launchin

RoboParty Unveils RP1, a High-Performance Full-Stack Open-Source Humanoid Robot at IROS

From RPO and Romomo to PartyOS, RoboParty is building an open humanoid robotics foundation for developers worldwide. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 28, 2026, RoboParty publicly unveiled RP1 (ROBOTO 01) at IROS 2026, marking the robot's global debut. In January 2026, RoboParty fully open-sourced RPO (ROBOTO ORIGIN), its first open-source humanoid robotics project. To date, RPO has received more than 2,500 GitHub stars. As a developer-oriented open-source humanoid robot, RPO

WATCH: Firefighters battle wildfires in Brazil's Amazon

Content warning: The video contains images of wildfires and environmental destruction. Viewer's discretion is advised. Firefighters battle wildfires burning through forested areas in Iranduba, near Manaus in Brazil's Amazonas state, as flames spread through the Amazon rainforest. VIDEO BY AFP

XT Exchange Introduces XT Pay, Connecting USDT Balances With Local QR Payments

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XT Exchange, a leading global digital asset trading platform serving over 12 million registered users across more than 200 countries and regions, is extending the use of digital assets through XT Pay's Scan to Pay feature. Available in the XT App to eligible users in supported markets, the feature enables purchases at participating merchants to be funded from USDT held in a user's Spot account. XT Pay connects the exchange account to suppor

Cebu Pacific empowers young women on Girls in Aviation Day

MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific (CEB) on Saturday hosted 120 aspiring young Filipina aviators at its Training Academy (TRAAC) for this year's Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD), which aimed to encourage women to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace. The annual international initiative, organized by Women in Aviation International (WAI), provides hands-on activities, learning sessions, and direct membership from industry professionals. This year's event was led by CEB's women's community,

What Is a Token in AI? 51AIpower Explores How Individuals Can Participate in AI Infrastructure

From writing with ChatGPT to creating videos and selling digital products, discussions about how to make money with AI often begin with using tools to deliver services. But what other participation options are worth understanding for people who do not code, want to avoid buying GPUs, or lack the time for ongoing freelance work? Starting with AI tokens, 51AIpower examines the electricity and computing behind AI applications and how individuals can participate in infrastructure through platform pl

Dizon pushes nature-based solutions in flood-prone Bulacan

MANILA, Philippines — Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon said on Saturday that the government was shifting away from its traditional reliance on concrete structures to nature-based solutions to address chronic flooding in Bulacan. Dizon said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) had for decades tended to turn to concrete structures such as sheet piles, concrete dikes and other engineering works whenever flooding occurred. “We need to change that,” Dizo

San Antonio Is Coming for Everyone

Preseason power rankings are basketball’s annual exercise in wishful thinking. Every contender believes this is the year. Every superstar is leaner, healthier and more motivated. Every front office is convinced its summer moves solved last season’s problems. They didn’t. With opening night approaching, five teams stand above the rest: the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. Most rankings place those teams in some var

WATCH: NU Cebu opens five new college programs

National University (NU) Cebu campus has added five new academic programs as it expands its college offerings for students seeking career paths in communication, business, technology, multimedia and political science. The new programs are BA Communication, BS Management Accountancy, BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Multimedia Arts and AB Political Science. The university is also offering Senior High School Career Pathways for the first time, covering Computing Technologies; Engineering and A

WATCH: Bisaya music on global map

The Bisaya band Oh! Caraga is eyeing to put Cebuano-language music on the global map and explore opportunities for Grammy recognition through a planned collaboration with American musician and producer Stokes Nielson. Nielson, a songwriter, producer and member of country group The Lost Trailers, joined Oh! Caraga members Kenneth Corvera and Adam Niel Corvera at a press conference on Oct. 1, 2026, to announce plans for Spirit of the Country Cebu. The artists have already recorded a cover of Olivi

DA builds $6M agribusiness center in Zambales

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has begun building a $6-million agribusiness incubation center in Zambales to help small farmers develop sustainable enterprises. The center broke ground Oct. 1 at the DA Research Outreach Station for Lahar-Laden Areas Development in Barangay Rabanes, San Marcelino. The facility is part of a project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) to improve the livelihoods and incomes of marginalized farmers in Central Luzon. The project, implement