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Panama Earthquake: 7.7 Quake Topples Churches, Cuts Off Tonosí
A magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake and a 6.6 quake hit Herrera, Los Santos and Coclé, collapsing churches and roads. No deaths reported; canal operating…
October 10, 2026
Boston EMS Welcomes 20 New EMTs at Faneuil Hall Ceremony
Boston EMS graduated 20 new EMTs and promoted 12 members at Faneuil Hall on Oct. 10, as the city's ambulance service handles 141,000 incidents…
October 10, 2026
Black Men’s Health Funding: Boston Offers $1M in Grants
Boston’s $1M RFP will fund up to four groups at $250,000 each to narrow a nine-year life expectancy gap for Black men. Priority areas…
October 8, 2026
Ataraxos Stratego AI Beats Top Player 15-1-4 on Tiny Budget
Ataraxos Stratego AI from CMU, MIT, NYU and Stanford beat Pim Niemeijer 15-1-4, using a belief model for hidden pieces at roughly an $8k…
October 4, 2026
Microsoft Quine Biology AI Aims to Speed Lab Discovery
Microsoft Quine biology AI pairs a multimodal world model with lab tools, as Broad Institute cancer assays back early compound rankings from the system.
September 30, 2026
Starship Flight 14 Explained: First Orbit, Starlink V3
Starship Flight 14 reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, then ended early. Timeline, engine scare and what's next.
September 30, 2026
Boston Overdose Response Grants: $700K for Six Groups
Boston overdose response grants total $700,000 for six community groups through mid-2028, and BPHC is expanding PAATHS care coordination, the city said.
September 29, 2026
Starship Flight 14 Targets First Orbit Monday
SpaceX aims Starship Flight 14 for its first Earth orbit Monday, with a 75-minute window and 26 Starlink V3 satellites aboard.
September 27, 2026