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Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
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Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.
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- Reported by NPR Top and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:00:00 UTC.
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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
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Leveraged funds’ Bitcoin futures shorts fall by 5,300 BTC-equivalent as longs shrink
The September 29 snapshot shows leveraged funds’ reported shorts fell about 5,300 BTC-equivalent across four products, while longs and open interest also declined.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
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Blast shuts down $20M layer-2 network, forcing Oct. 26 exit deadline
Users face a temporary withdrawal pause before an Oct. 26 deadline to exit through Blast’s normal interface.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
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On complex political issues, most Americans take shortcuts to simplicity
A core assumption in any democracy is that citizens with access to information will make reasoned decisions on political candidates and policy issues.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
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Lyft settles landmark driver misclassification lawsuit for $272.5M
Critics say workers are still owed far more.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica