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View All 9Marine Le Pen secures 'historic' election success just months before France picks next President
French firebrand Marine Le Pen has hailed an "historic victory" after her National Rally (RN) party secured a record number of seats in the country's Senate.RN picked up nine seats, more than quadrupling their count in France's 348-seat upper chamber.A total of 178 seats were up for grabs in Sunday's election, where MPs and more than 170,000 councillors vote on behalf of the public.With more than 10 senators, Ms Le Pen's party can now form a caucus, like in the European Parliament, which gives its leaders special powers like the ability to request votes. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Back when it was known as the National Front, it picked up two Senate seats in 2014, and three in 2023. Now, it has 14."This is a historic victory, and a major milestone with the formation for the first time of a group in the Senate," Ms Le Pen said."The results have exceeded our expectations," she added.Alongside the RN, another two senators where elected from Eric Ciotti's right-wing Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR) party.RN President Jordan Bardella confirmed the senators would form a group with their UDR allies.Despite the gains, France's right, centre and left-wing Socialists appeared on course to stay on as the three largest groupings in the Senate - while the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party won its first-ever seat.The country's presidential elections are just months away - with millions of French voters heading to the polls on April 18 next year.Despite her sentence for mishandling EU funds, a court ruled Ms Le Pen was eligible to run in July.READ MORE FROM FRANCE:British charity hands over 100,000 freebies to wannabe illegal migrants assembling on French coastFrance tells police not to stop illegal migrants in shallow watersMuslim father jailed for threatening to behead French teacher - but insists: 'I'm not violent'Pollsters are tipping her to secure up to 36 per cent of the votes of the first-round election.She made it to the run-off in 2017 and 2022 but lost to Emmanuel Macron.Now, with Mr Macron on the way out, she looks set to face far-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon if both make it to the second round of voting.Mr Bardella, who was touted as a potential candidate before Ms Le Pen had her sentence reduced, told GB News of his plans for power just days ago."The first initiative we'd put in place if tomorrow we were in power," he said, "is to declare a referendum on immigration – a constitutional referendum which will allow us to put in place in the French Constitution necessary measures to protect our country from immigration."If Nigel Farage wins power in Britain and Ms Le Pen takes over in France, Mr Bardella has agreed to a pact to end the small boat crisis forever.A Reform UK Government would intercept boats and return migrants to French ports using the Royal Navy.Under the pact, France would "ordinarily accept" those on board, then send them home. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Labour confirms when 12 million Britons will be banned from using social media
Labour has revealed the date when millions of Britons will be banned from using social media as part of an "online safety" drive. In June, then-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced an "Australia-style" social media ban for more than 12 million under-16s, insisting the move will "protect children".Those affected will see their access to platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, X, YouTube, Snapchat and Reddit blocked. The Government had previously not revealed the date in which the prohibition would come into effect - until now. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say During an event at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Sunday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed the ban will come into force in March next year. The Cabinet minister hailed the measure as an "amazing force for good", insisting it will ensure Britain becomes a "pioneer" in safety online. "I'm determined that we will change the rights of children forever," she added.Ms Nandy also unveiled more details about how the blackout will operate, suggesting social media platforms could earn the right for children to use their platform if they can ensure their safety. She said the Government would assess each social media platform's "safety by design" and a "safety by feature-led approach".The Culture Secretary told attendees: “We’re going to do proper, comprehensive legislation so that it doesn't just incorporate the specific apps, it incorporates the features that we believe are not safe. "So there will be a way for companies, if they want to innovate and they want to change, to be able to get themselves essentially off that list. But that's up to them. We believe that's their choice."They can decide to innovate if they want to, and we believe they should because we think they have their social and moral obligations. "But whether they do it or not, the Government has an obligation here and we intend to act.”SOCIAL MEDIA - READ THE LATEST:Billions lose access to social media as Facebook and Instagram go down in apparent outageBritish officials hauled into US embassy for grilling over Labour's internet crackdownsAndy Burnham set to overtake Nigel Farage as TikTok's most effective politicianMs Nandy said it was a "sign of failure" that children needed to be banned from using social media, blaming tech companies and the Online Safety Act for not cracking down hard enough on the web.In December 2025, Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act came into force, requiring social media platforms to take "reasonable steps" to prevent under-16s holding accounts.Researchers surveyed 408 Australian 12 to 17-year-olds before the restrictions were introduced and then again three months later.More than 85 per cent of under-16s said they still used social media platforms covered by the legislation, mostly through their own accounts."Little evidence was found of immediate substantive reductions in reported social media use by adolescents under 16 years," the authors wrote.Two-thirds said they underwent age-verification checks, but many children said they simply found ways around them.The announcement of the ban's start date comes just days after Andy Burnham unveiled plans for a new "National Centre for Information Defence" to fight so-called online "disinformation" about the UK.The Prime Minister, addressing the United Nations, announced the centre to improve "community cohesion" and prevent a "distorted and untrue narrative about Britain".He has ordered security chiefs to set up the quango, which will detect, attribute and disrupt "hostile information attacks" and "deepfakes" which hurt British interests.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage likened the new unit to "George Orwell's Ministry of Truth", warning it will be deployed to "clamp down on free speech" in Britain. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Wrestler Benjamin ‘Pac’ Satterley dies aged 40
Professional wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, has died at the age of 40. Satterley’s sudden death was confirmed (AEW) on Sunday evening. They were ‘saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley aka Pac.’ The Newcastle native who built an international career had taken part in an AEW event in Chicago on Saturday. They said: ‘All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac. A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling career in 2004 and went on to perform for wrestling organisations all over the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability. ‘Pac signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW Championships and competed in some of the most memorable matches in AEW history. ‘Our condolences go out to Satterley’s family, friends and fans.’ His cause of death has not been publicly revealed. Satterley was known in the world of wrestling after taking part in events like WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), Japan’s pro wrestling and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico before joining AEW. At WWE, Satterley performed under the ring name Adrian Neville, later shortened to Neville, chosen as a nod to his favourite band The Specials and its member Neville Staple. Satterley was a lifelong fan of Newcastle United FC. Tributes have poured in from the wrestling community after the news of Satterley’s death emerged. Bryce Remsburg, an AEW referee and Satterley’s friend, said on X: ‘To many, he was a b****d. ‘To my kids, he was Ben – who brought them Kinder Eggs from the UK, who converted them to Newcastle fans. ‘To me, he was an incredible friend for 20 years. Watching a Black Arrow from inside the ring still takes my breath away.’ ‘The best of us.’ American wrestler Enzo Amore, known as REAL1, paid tribute to his ‘best friend.’ He said: ‘My best friend has passed on, I am absolutely in shock. My prayers are with his wife and family. I’m going to miss you Pac, thank you for being a friend.’
‘Mafia wife’ Eva will ‘kill for her kids’ as family heads for serious jeopardy in Coronation Street
Underestimate Eva Price on Coronation Street at your peril. The diva landlady of the Rovers’ Return may have an almost exclusively pink wardrobe and her cocktail nights may go down like a lead balloon. But she is not to be trifled with. Viewers got a taste of her dark side this year when her stepson Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson Wale) was being groomed , Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon). The police didn’t have the evidence to secure a conviction, so Eva went full vigilante with her sisters Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) and Leanne (Jane Danson). She’s also one of the few people on the Cobbles’ brave enough to stand up to her partner Ben Driscoll’s (Aaron McCusker) murderous mum Maggie Driscoll (Pauline McLynn) – who pushed her husband to his death. What causes Eva to get her claws out? Actress Catherine Tyldesley, who plays the bombshell barmaid, shares her take on what motivates her character to drastic action. I think the thing is with Eva, she craves peace and stability, but it doesn’t necessarily come her way so much. I think eventually that that is what she would like the most. But yeah, I think we’ve got a few mountains to climb.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ‘There’s a couple of storylines coming up with the family at the forefront, and if Eva thinks her family is in any kind of jeopardy, which they certainly are, she turns into mafia wife style.’ ‘She will do anything to defend her family, and that’s what I love about her. It’s my belief that if she had to kill for her kids, if she was pushed that far, she would. I think it’s an interesting part of her personality. She’s a very, very strong character.’ Eva will need all that strength in an upcoming story when she is seriously injured after being pushed down the cellar steps Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan). Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered . Like Eva, Sam has been profoundly affected , after she relentlessly bullied and harassed him for trying to expose her abuse of Will Driscoll. This drove the poor lad to a full-on psychotic breakdown, resulting in him being sectioned for his own good. Even though he’s out and back on the street, the road to recovery is a long one, and his attack on Eva is one huge bump in that road.
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View All 10‘Still a lockdown’: Deadly floods hit Nepal tourism as peak season begins
Tourism attracts thousands of international travellers, accounting for nearly 8 percent of Nepal's GDP [Jigyasa Mishra/Al Jazeera] 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026 Kathmandu, Chitwan and Nuwakot, Nepal – Like every year, Pushpraj Rimal, a tour planner and taxi driver in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, was looking forward to September for his business to boom.
Russian strikes kill eight, injure dozens across Ukraine
A rescuer works on a balcony of a multistorey residential building after a fire following a Russian air strike in Kyiv on September 27, 2026 [Genya Savilov/AFP] By AFP, AP and Reuters Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026 A Russian military strike on northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has injured at least 22 people, including children, less than a day after eight people were killed in attacks nationwide.
Tom Kean Jr. Backs Trump on Iran and Tariffs, if Not Local Issues
In a debate with the Democrat Rebecca Bennett, the New Jersey Republican said he was willing to take on the president over funding for a Hudson River tunnel project.
Japan Is Giving the United States a Chance in Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 2026 Edward Grattan / Reuters DAVID SACKS is Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the forthcoming book The Realist: Hans Morgenthau and the Purpose of American Power. NICK SNYDER is Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. Senior Foreign Service Officer, he served as Director of the State Department’s Office of Japanese Affairs from 2023 to 2025 and as Special Adviser to the Vice President for Asia and the Pacific from 2018 to 2020. More & Download Print unlock this feature or Sign in. Save Sign in and save to read later Copy This is a subscriber-only feature. or Sign in. Chicago MLA APSA APA Chicago Cite not available at the moment MLA Cite not available at the moment APSA Cite not available at the moment APA Cite not available at the moment Request reprint permissions here. But a cascade of external shocks in the past two decades forced Japanese leaders to revisit this postwar bargain. In 2010, when tensions flared over the disputed Senkaku Islands (known in China as the Diaoyu Islands), Beijing imposed an informal embargo on rare-earth mineral exports to Tokyo, showing its willingness to weaponize supply chains and highlighting Japan's vulnerability to coercion. President Barack Obama declared Syria’s use of chemical weapons to be a “redline” but did not enforce it, and as Washington did little to halt China’s militarization of islands and shoals in the South China Sea, Japan started to question the credibility of U. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, further demonstrated that great powers were willing to use force to redraw territorial borders. And in the wake of U. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan that same year, China’s aggressive live-fire military exercises made clear to Japan that a cross-strait conflict was no longer only a theoretical concern. Tokyo gradually concluded that it needed to invest in its own power and take more responsibility for protecting its interests. Since 2016, Japan has pursued a strategy known as the “free and open Indo-Pacific,” which seeks to connect countries along the Indian and Pacific Oceans with a shared commitment to the rule of law, freedom of navigation, and free trade. As part of this strategy, Japan worked with the United States to revive the Quad—a partnership among Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—which has worked to improve the detection of illegal maritime activities and protect undersea cables.
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View All 10Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty
Protesters at a ‘united not divided’ rally in London in September 2024. Photograph: Martin Pope/Zuma Press/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Protesters at a ‘united not divided’ rally in London in September 2024. Photograph: Martin Pope/Zuma Press/Shutterstock Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived , polling suggests. Three in five people said a political party’s position on free speech would affect how they voted at a general election. The human rights organisation Liberty, which commissioned the polling from More in Common, claimed the results showed that Labour’s failure to protect free speech could cost it votes. A significant proportion of those polled felt certain policies and rhetoric . For example, two in five said arrests of people for holding signs in support of the banned group Palestine Action had had a negative effect on freedom of speech. That compared with one in five who said it was positive. Only about one in seven thought Andy Burnham cared more about protecting free speech than his predecessor, Keir Starmer. Akiko Hart, the director of Liberty, said: “The ability to express ourselves freely makes us all who we are, and free speech is of vital importance to the British public. These findings should serve as a stark wake-up call for the government, which has lost the public’s confidence on protecting this fundamental human right. “We’re fortunate to live in a nation shaped , which means differences of opinion and sometimes uncomfortable views that could upset or offend others. This requires the government to adopt a consistent, non-partisan approach to safeguard everyone’s right to speak freely while protecting people from discrimination.” Graph on voter opinions on free speechThe polling, released ahead of a joint Liberty and More in Common panel event at the Labour party conference on Monday, also found that more than a third of people believe politicians calling for phrases to be banned at protests is bad for free speech, compared with just over a quarter who think it is positive. When asked about police getting greater powers to restrict protests or marches, a similar proportion – a third – believed it was good as thought it was bad.
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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More than 50 arrested at Palestine Action support rally
Merseyside Police said more than 50 protesters had been arrested More than 50 demonstrators have been arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool during a protest in support of the banned Palestine Action group, police have said. More than 250 protesters sat outside the conference centre earlier, many holding home-made banners which read: "I support Palestine Action". Scores of police officers stood , warning protesters they were illegally holding signs supporting a proscribed organisation. After asking them if they were going to continue to do so, officers led some of the protesters away, telling them they had been arrested under the Terrorism Act. Merseyside Police said more than 50 people had so far been detained at the Defend Our Juries event and that officers were in the process of making arrests on suspicion of wearing/carrying an article supporting a proscribed organisation. A force spokesperson said it respected everyone's rights to protest lawfully while also aiming to keep the peace and ensure public safety. The force said it made "detailed and co-ordinated plans ahead of such events to ensure it can apply this consistently, fairly and proportionately". The spokesperson said not everyone present at the protest had been committing a criminal offence. The arrests were criticised , which called them a "shameful attack on freedom of speech". One of those detained was human rights barrister Margaret Owen, 94. A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries said: "We had hoped the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, would do the sensible thing and bin the ban on Palestine Action given the weight of public pressure to do so and the escalating amount of resources required in enforcing it. "Continuing the charade of the proscription of Palestine Action is illogical, unsustainable and immoral." Protesters gathered outside court in July to call for the Palestine Action ban to be lifted Demonstrators in Liverpool cheered every time someone was carried away by police. Kerry Moscogiuri, chief executive of Amnesty International UK, said: "Protesting is one of the most effective tools we have to make our leaders listen to us, but we have seen consecutive governments crack down on our right to do it. "The arrests of grandparents, teenagers and everyone in between for holding placards outside the Labour Party conference are a truly shameful attack on freedom of speech. "The new prime minister can reform our laws so that communities are protected in coming together and demonstrating on the issues they care about.
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Brent gains 2.7% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait
Livestream Menu Oil prices jumped on Monday after U. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the conflict. Trump told aides he expects U. S. strikes on the country to resume after November's midterm elections, Wall Street Journal reported. @LCO27G @LCO26X Fuel tankers carrying Iraqi oil arrive at the coastal storage facilities of the Baniyas Oil Terminal in Tartus province, Syria, on September 13, 2026. Hasan Belal | Anadolu | Oil prices jumped Monday in Asia trading after U. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the Middle East conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. S. crude futures for November delivery rose 1.69% to $94.10 a barrel, while international benchmark Brent gained 2.65% to $106.96 a barrel. Trump turned down Iran's conditional offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and told aides he expects U. S. strikes on the country to resume after November's midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing unnamed U. Trump later confirmed to reporters that he had rejected Tehran's latest proposal: "They made a proposal but I rejected it." Separately, Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday it had intercepted projectiles launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday offered to reopen the key shipping route and restart nuclear negotiations with Washington within seven days, if the Trump administration agreed to Tehran's conditions. "If certain conditions are met, the Strait of Hormuz will be open at the end of seven days, and talks will be restarted," Araghchi told reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Those conditions include an end to what Tehran describes as U. S. "acts of aggression," the lifting of the naval blockade and economic warfare, and the release of Iranian assets, according to Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. Trump said earlier this month that he expected the conflict, which began with U. S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Feb. 28, to conclude soon after the midterm elections, with oil prices subsequently declining. — CNBC's Azhar Sukri contributed to this report
SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time
Livestream Menu Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised for a historic test flight of its massive Starship rocket early Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration authorized the company's launch and reentry operations on Sept. 26. SpaceX aims to send its spacecraft into orbit and around Earth for the first time, and to deploy 26 of its newest Starlink satellites. SPCX A SpaceX Starship spacecraft rolls out toward its launch pad past the Starbase Manufacturing Facility before its 10th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, U. Steve Nesius | Reuters SpaceX plans to launch its massive Starship rocket early Monday in an effort to reach orbit with the spacecraft for the first time. According to SpaceX's website, the 75-minute launch window begins at a. m. ET, or a. m. local time, from the company town of Starbase, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration told CNBC a "license authorization for the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Flight 14 launch and reentry operations" on Sept. 26. With the 14th test flight of Starship, Elon Musk's aerospace and defense company also plans to deploy 26 of its new Starlink V3 satellites. Starship is critical to SpaceX's expansion plans. The company is counting on the giant rocket to scale its Starlink, or Connectivity, business, which was its largest and only profitable segment as of the second quarter. SpaceX operates around 11,000 active satellites in orbit today, compared to roughly 650 for competitor Eutelsat OneWeb. On SpaceX's earnings call in August, Musk said, "It's not out of the question that at some point, Starlink will deliver a majority of the world's internet, at least in countries where we're allowed to operate, which is the vast majority of countries." SpaceX went public in June in the largest IPO on record and is now valued at about $2 trillion. SpaceX has designed its Starship Super Heavy rocket and booster to be fully reusable, and to lift more cargo for less cost into orbit than any prior spacecraft. None of the 13 earlier test flights have been intended to make it into orbit, but with the 14th flight, SpaceX is hoping Starship will circle the planet. The company is preparing Starship for a major NASA test flight next year, and intends to use the rocket to bring U. S. astronauts back to the moon's surface. SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said during the All-In Summit earlier this month that the company also plans to use Starship to put "supercompute in space," launching "AI compute satellites" into orbit in 2027.
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View All 10Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID
After more than a decade building a caller ID business serving over 500 million users, Truecaller is now taking the scam intelligence it gathered along the way to the open web, with no app or sign-in required. The Swedish company on Sunday launched Scam Checker, a new web and Android service that lets users paste in a suspicious phone number, link, or message to find out if it’s fraudulent. To work, the service surfaces related reports from Truecaller’s community, ScamFeed. However, more detailed information about a phone number, including the name associated with it, remains available only through Truecaller’s existing service, which requires a sign-in. The free-to-access tool will initially be available in India and is set to expand to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Southeast Asia, the company said. In addition to serving as lead generation for its app, the community reports can give Truecaller a better view of the scams circulating at a given time. This could also help the company with its fraud and risk products sold to enterprises through Truecaller for Business, although Jhunjhunwala said Scam Checker itself is aimed at consumers. To work, Truecaller’s Scam Checker checks the link the user submits, expanding shortened URLs and following redirects to the final destination. It then checks these against its proprietary risk database and other fraud signals. Users can also paste a suspicious message, allowing the service to pick out a phone number or link and surface related reports from the Truecaller community. Truecaller’s scam checkerImage Credits: Truecaller The launch comes as scams have grown well beyond phone calls to text messages, messaging apps, and web links. In a 2025 GSMA survey of Indian adults (PDF), 46% of those who reported being scammed said they were approached through messaging apps, while 37% via SMS and 32% through voice calls. Truecaller estimates that people make about 14 million web searches a month to check suspicious links and phone numbers, based on its analysis of search volumes and traffic to existing verification services. That behavior helped shape Scam Checker, CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala told TechCrunch. “When you need it, you’re usually somewhere else. The link shows up on WhatsApp. Your mum gets a message about a traffic fine. A friend forwards you a screenshot and asks, ‘Is this real?’” Jhunjhunwala said. “What people do in that moment is search.” Truecaller’s community is becoming a crucial piece of its scam-detection effort.
Bill Gates Suggests He’s the Man to Convince Donald Trump to Regulate AI
He published an essay in August 2026 warning that quick action is necessary to prevent the “most turbulent times in human history” from spiraling out of control. His successor at Microsoft, CEO Satya Nadella, spearheaded a partnership with OpenAI as one of the company’s top priorities, and recently said on a podcast that AI firms should mitigate their own risks. (OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a pause on advanced development this weekend after its models were implicated in numerous security incidents.) Gates warned in the interview that “AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths,” though he stopped short of the fantastical claims of Terminator-esque rebellion promoted . Instead, he characterized AI as empowering malicious actors: “Even though it’s pretty hard to get to 100%, there’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest AI tools.” Even as evidence accrues that current-day AI models and their operators can cause severe harm, like cyberattacks or egging on people facing mental health crises, it has yet to be demonstrated that worst-case scenarios like AI-generated plagues are plausible. OpenAI Frontier Risk Council member and SentinelOne cybersecurity researcher Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade recently told ABC exaggerated AI apocalypse scenarios are “enticing to a certain childish style of thinking” that is prevalent among frontier AI lab staff. (In other words, self-flattery.) Gates has mostly otherwise been in the news lately due to his former habit of meeting and/or hanging out with late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (dozens of times). In 2022, Gates’s ex-spouse Melinda French Gates first publicly identified his proximity to Epstein as a major factor in the couple’s 2021 divorce. Earlier this year, French Gates appeared on an NPR podcast where she said Gates’ ties to the predator filled her with “unbelievable sadness.” 96-year-old fellow billionaire Warren Buffett had reportedly gone full no-contact with Gates, a close friend since 1991, as of this spring. Gates concluded in the NBC interview on Sunday that he would like to personally meet another former friend of Epstein’s, Trump, and try to convince him to pivot on AI regulation. Why would he be a good envoy to Trump? In his words: “I hope that, given my life’s work in the field, my saying how unique and different this is and how concerned I am, will add to what [Trump’s] hearing from other people.” Incidentally, Gates met with Trump in August 2025 to try to talk him out of continuing to eviscerate U.
WordPress Owner Automattic’s Board Reportedly Purged After Failed ‘Coup’ Against CEO
Internet WordPress Owner Automattic’s Board Reportedly Purged After Failed ‘Coup’ Against CEO Automattic reportedly has new board members, advisers, and counsel after the old board failed to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg. 27, 2026, pm ET Reading time 2 minutes WordPress is an open source platform for building websites. © SOPA Images Read Later Read Later Comments (3) What Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has described as a “coup” at the WordPress. com, Tumblr, and WooCommerce parent company has ended with Mullenweg cleansing the ranks of the board that tried to oust him, TechCrunch reported. On Sept. 9, TechCrunch reported Automattic’s board voted to place Mullenweg on leave. Around 33 hours later, he had turned the tables, booted rival admins from the company Slack instance, and the board’s state was “in flux” (one confirmed departure was Automattic founding CEO and Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider). TechCrunch’s most recent report, from Friday, indicates that a subsequent house-clearing included the removal or resignation of two other board members and Automattic’s chief financial and legal officers (Mark Davies and Andy Missan, respectively). Mullenweg also brought on new legal counsel and a slew of new board members and advisers. Sources told TechCrunch that Automattic’s board now includes Silo franchise author Hugh Howey, Breakup Bootcamp author Amy Chan, and IRL co-founders Henry Khachatryan and Krutal Desai. The advisers include executives and co-founders from Whoop, June, and KISSmetrics. Mullenweg was one of WordPress’s co-creators and now runs Automattic, which competes with hosting provider WP Engine over the WordPress market. The two firms are currently locked in a long-running and bitter legal battle over trademarks and Mullenweg’s 2024 campaign labeling WP Engine a “cancer” that harms the WordPress community. WP Engine stated Mullenweg threatened “war” on “scorched earth nuclear” terms, demanding the company sign a trademark licensing agreement with Automattic. As TechCrunch noted, in July 2026, WP Engine filed a motion for sanctions to the court handling the lawsuit, alleging Mullenweg destroyed evidence. (The document included a lengthy redacted portion ending with, “… during which Mr. Mullenweg’s disappearing or deleted messages were lost forever.” The motion claimed that Automattic had continued to insist all discovery materials had been found and provided.) It’s not clear whether there is any connection between the lawsuit and the board upset. Mullenweg has suggested this is far from the first time he’s faced off against a corporate rebellion. “For purposes of Delaware law, I am the CEO, President, Treasurer, and Secretary,” Mullenweg told staff in an email, according to TechCrunch.
Anthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump
In Brief Posted: PM PDT · September 27, 2026 : Ludovic MARIN/AFP / Anthony Ha Anthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seems to be everywhere this weekend: He was lampooned on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, and tonight, he’s set to have dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House. Axios first broke the news of Amodei’s dinner plans, which TechCrunch subsequently confirmed with a source familiar with his plans. This will be the first one-on-one meeting between the two men, who recently found themselves on opposite sides of the AI safety debate. Amodei released a plan to slow AI development (or at least proceed with more caution), while Trump has insisted, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax; he also wants to rebrand the technology as “super intelligence.” Even before the current back-and-forth, Amodei and Anthropic have to had a fraught relationship with Trump’s administration. Earlier this year, the Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk in response to the company’s attempt to put guardrails around the use of its technology (Anthropic has been fighting the designation in court), although other administration officials have been friendlier. Topics AI, Anthropic, dario amodei, Donald Trump, Government & Policy Get 50% off a second pass The Disrupt experience is meant to be shared. Get your pass and bring a colleague, partner, or peer at 50% off. Cover more ground , building momentum, and discovering what’s next in the startup ecosystem. BOOK NOW the industry’s biggest tech news Related AI Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues? Anthony Ha 10 hours ago Latest in AI In Brief Anthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump Anthony Ha 9 hours ago AI Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues? Anthony Ha 10 hours ago In Brief Anthropic’s Dario Amodei gets the SNL treatment Anthony Ha 13 hours ago
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View All 10Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline
So far, scientists have identified more than 1,300 species of sea spiders. NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Science Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline September 27, 20266:31 PM ET By Chandelis Duster Tanystylum kiixin, a new species of sea spider, with round eggs inside its legs. Cormac Toler-Scott/The University of British Columbia hide caption toggle caption Cormac Toler-Scott/The University of British Columbia Researchers in Canada have discovered two new species that are related to spiders, but you don't have to worry about them crawling across your living room. The new species are part of the sea spider family and were found in shallow waters in the Salish Sea between Washington State and the Canadian province of British Columbia. These sea spiders are the first to be found in that area in more than 100 years, according to the researchers. The newly discovered species, which measure about a centimeter across, were collected between September 2023 and August 2024 off of the islands of Vancouver and Quadra in British Columbia. Sea spiders are marine arthropods that are part of a class called Pycnogonida. Scientists have discovered more than 1,300 species of sea spiders. Cormac Toler-Scott, lead researcher on the team at the University of British Columbia that discovered the new species, told NPR that some sea spiders not only resemble spiders on land with eight legs, but are also related to them. However, the marine creatures are different from land spiders in several ways. "They never made that transition to land," Toler-Scott said. "They really need to be in the water. They just kind of crawl on the seafloor." One of the new species of sea spiders, called Callipallene pilosuspedes, has red eyes, a three-lipped mouth shaped like a triangle and a curved spine that covers its legs. It also has limbs that come from its belly called ovigers that can be used to groom itself and comb off dirt as well as algae. "They're very clean and not all sea spiders can do this," he said. Callipallene pilosuspedes, another newly discovered sea spider species. Cormac Toler-Scott/The University of British Columbia hide caption toggle caption Cormac Toler-Scott/The University of British Columbia The other newly discovered species, Tanystylum kiixin, named after an ancient Indigenous village near where it was found, has shorter and stockier legs coming out of its chest. These can't be used to clean themselves.
We're looking for life on other planets. Are we ready to find it?
In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake listened for signals from alien worlds. Reporter Brendan Byrne's podcast When We Find Them picks up the search and asks what would happen if we finally find something. NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Science We're looking for life on other planets. Are we ready to find it? September 27, 20265:14 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Debbie Elliott , Janaya Williams , Daniel Ofman We're looking for life on other planets. Are we ready to find it? Listen · Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www. npr. org/player/embed/nx-s1-5967513/nx-s1-9942310" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake listened for signals from alien worlds. Reporter Brendan Byrne's podcast When We Find Them picks up the search and asks what would happen if we finally find something. Transcript DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST: For centuries, people have looked up at the sky and wondered if there's anyone else out there. For Frank Drake, that question started when he was a little boy, listening to his father talk about other worlds. His daughter, science journalist Nadia Drake, tells the story.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT)NADIA DRAKE: He started to wonder, did those places really exist? And if so, could he find them? And could we maybe actually communicate with whomever lived there? ELLIOTT: Frank Drake grew up to be an astronomer and became the first person to go on a modern search for extraterrestrial life. Brendan Byrne covers space for Central Florida Public Media. His new podcast, When We Find Them, follows the search for life on other planets and asks the question we may not be prepared for - what happens if we find it? Thanks for having me, Debbie. ELLIOTT: I want to know, right out of the gate, how you got into this. Is this something that you've always been fascinated with? What gave you the idea for a podcast about the search for life in outer space? BYRNE: Debbie, I've been covering space for more than 10 years and interviewing lots and lots of people who are on the search for life, and I learned that we're getting really, really close. And so as a journalist, I was like, boy, if that happens when I'm still working, how would I ever cover such an event like that?
Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression
Date: September 27, 2026 Source: UF Health Summary: A large health-record analysis found that glucosamine use was associated with a 25% higher likelihood of mild cognitive impairment progressing to dementia. Lab experiments suggest the popular joint supplement may intensify an abnormal sugar-tagging process in the Alzheimer’s brain, although researchers say clinical trials are needed to determine whether it actually causes harm. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY A popular joint supplement was linked to faster progression toward dementia, raising new questions about glucosamine’s effects on the Alzheimer’s brain. Credit: Shutterstock A widely used supplement for joint pain has been linked to a potentially concerning outcome in people with early cognitive problems. Researchers at the University of Florida found that glucosamine use was associated with a greater likelihood that mild cognitive impairment would progress to dementia. Mild cognitive impairment, often shortened to MCI, describes measurable problems with memory or thinking that are greater than expected with normal aging but do not necessarily interfere substantially with everyday life. The findings come from a large retrospective analysis of patient health records, supported 's disease. The results remain preliminary and will need to be tested in a human clinical trial, but the researchers say they add to growing evidence that disrupted metabolism may play an important role in neurodegeneration. The study was published in Nature Metabolism. A Popular Supplement Comes Under Scrutiny "In the United States, there are about 7 million people living with Alzheimer's and millions more with related dementias such as Lewy body or frontotemporal dementia," said senior author Ramon Sun, Ph. D., director of the Center for Advanced Spatial Biomolecule Research and associate director for innovation of UF's McKnight Brain Institute. "A lot of these people actively take an over-the-counter supplement that could be making their disease progression worse." Glucosamine is widely sold without a prescription and is especially popular among older adults who take it for joint discomfort and joint health. Because of how commonly it is used, the researchers wanted to know whether it might influence Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, known as ADRD. Working with Yi Guo, Ph. D., and Jiang Bian, Ph. D., the team used artificial intelligence to analyze deidentified UF Health records collected from 2012 to 2024. The researchers focused on patients diagnosed with either ADRD or mild cognitive impairment, or MCI. In both groups, 8% of patients reported using glucosamine. That included 1,896 people with ADRD and 2,750 people with MCI.
Ten NHS staff removed over Noah Woods data breach
Noah's family paid tribute to a "happy, cheeky, playful" boy Ten NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after a data breach involving the digital medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods. Launching an "urgent" investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, deputy chief medical officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said that any unauthorised access of patient data was "completely unacceptable". The trust has apologised "unreservedly" to Noah's family and said disciplinary action would be taken if needed. A major search for Noah was carried out in the village of Brantham, Suffolk, after the child went missing on 15 September. His body was found the next day in a nearby pond . A spokesperson for the trust said 10 employees had been "removed from active duty or suspended whilst investigations are concluded". A tribute issued a "happy, cheeky, playful" boy who loved to laugh. His mother urged other parents to "hold their children a little tighter and cherish every moment". An inquest, which opened on Friday, heard that the three-year-old had left a play area "through a gap in the fence". Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill said it was a "very sad and tragic death" as she opened and adjourned the inquest in Ipswich. In the statement issued on Sunday,, external Mansfield said: "Immediate steps were also taken to secure the records and prevent further access that was not for a legitimate, clinical reason. "We have reported the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and we will continue to keep Noah's family informed as our investigation progresses." Anna Turner, the trust's deputy director of communications, said the breaches were found through a "proactive" search because the case was high profile. She said the trust was taking steps to prevent further unlawful access to records. "We've made it impossible to find [Noah's] record, which is something we're able to do in this specific case," she added. On Saturday, the trust wrote to all staff informing them about the breach and "to make it clear we're taking very swift action". "We train all of our staff on information governance practice, with regular reminders, including posters in staff areas," Turner added. In a statement, the ICO said: "We can confirm that we are making enquiries with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. "A series of recent high-profile incidents involving unauthorised access to patient records is painting an extremely worrying picture." It stressed that any healthcare professionals knowingly or recklessly accessing patient data beyond their remit risked "your livelihood, your professional accreditation" and could face "criminal sanctions".
Environment
View All 10The Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’
This investigation was reported in a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations. MCDERMITT CALDERA, Ore.—On a cold and overcast spring morning, Katie Fite stood in one of the country’s last sage-grouse strongholds, contemplating the wooden stakes in the ground that she fears warn of its destruction. Every spring, males of the chunky […]
A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu
On a clean summer swell, the wave at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach arrives from the south, wraps around a cobblestone point and unspools toward the pier in a long, shimmering wave that can carry a surfer for hundreds of feet. It breaks slowly, forgivingly, over rounded stones that were delivered by Malibu Creek across millennia. The […]
‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
People outside a Torridge council meeting protesting against the 344-hectare datacentre proposed by Xlinks. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/ View image in fullscreen People outside a Torridge council meeting protesting against the 344-hectare datacentre proposed by Xlinks. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/ ‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash The datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the rolling hills of north Devon in an uprising against a planned hyperscale AI data campus in the middle of a globally protected landscape. Perched on an inland cliff, the town of Great Torrington has views that stretch for miles over the landscape of the Unesco biosphere reserve in which it sits, taking in the winding River Torridge and rolling acres of wooded valley and wildflower meadows. Pastoral and peaceful, its history was notably punctured 1646 when the royalists’ resistance in the first English civil war was brought to an end a battle fought out in the narrow streets in heavy rain and darkness. Today, a very 21st-century threat is rippling through the same country lanes as the AI boom reaches the pubs, churches and parish halls of Great Torrington and its surrounding villages. Torrington datacentreThe countryside that makes up the biosphere has been selected by a British company, Xlinks, to house a 1.5GW AI datacentre, one of the largest in Europe, as well as a vast 1.8GW battery energy storage system, or BESS. About 344 hectares (850 acres) of countryside have been secured for the huge campus, with five vast buildings ranging in height from 50 to 130 feet. Listed buildings on the site, Xlinks says, will be relocated and transformed into a visitor centre. Such is the anger locally that the new campaign against the AI datacentre has drawn in tens of thousands of people, uncovered what campaigners say is evidence of secret deals and adopted tactics being used . A recent public meeting in Great Torrington was hosted . She was one of the forces behind achieving a permanent datacentre ban in Coachella, California, over concerns about air pollution, water and energy use. “We’re fighting the largest companies that have ever existed in the world, and that is scary but we are all fighting this together,” Humphreys said. “This is a global issue; we are all connected. People across the world are standing up and fighting back.” Maps of planned datacentre and campus in Great Torrington and its location in the wider regionToday within the halls and pubs of Great Torrington and the villages of Huntshaw and Weare Giffard, the AI project is the main talking point.
What is El Niño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks?
Cracked ground at the dried-up Guarne Lagoon in Arví Park amid drought conditions linked to the El Niño phenomenon in Medellin, Colombia, . Photograph: Juan David Duque/Reuters View image in fullscreen Cracked ground at the dried-up Guarne Lagoon in Arví Park amid drought conditions linked to the El Niño phenomenon in Medellin, Colombia, . Photograph: Juan David Duque/Reuters Explainer What is El Niño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks? This year’s ‘godzilla’ climate phenomenon has already broken temperature records. We ask a climate scientist what is happening This year’s huge El Niño, which comes less than two years since the last one, has already broken temperature records. To understand what is happening, and why, the Guardian interviewed Prof Mat Collins, a climate scientist at the University of Exeter, the author of some of the world’s most important climate reports and an expert on the dynamics of the El Niño southern oscillation. View image in fullscreen Mat Collins. Photograph: supplied What is El Niño? It is a natural climate pattern that affects large parts of the world, often bringing higher temperatures, more droughts and floods. This occurs when the normally cool, dry east Pacific becomes warmer and wetter, shifting rainfall patterns in the tropical Pacific and with other impacts far beyond that. It usually occurs every three to seven years, but is very erratic. The last one was in 2023-24. What’s the best way to describe the relationship between El Niños and human-caused global heating? The easiest way to think about this is that they are two separate things that layer on top of each other. So if you’ve already got drought conditions as a result of global warming, then an El Niño is going to exacerbate that. The harder question is how they interact with each other. With our models, we can use hundreds of years of simulations to work that out but we lack the data to do that from the observational record, although some palaeoclimate reconstructions suggest the present day frequency of El Niño is quite unusual. How strong is this year’s El Niño? Some are calling it a ‘godzilla’ or ‘super El Niño’ It has already broken records and could be on course to be the strongest in a thousand years. The sea surface temperature of the El Niño region of the Pacific has already reached the previous 2015 high of 3C above average, which is almost unthinkable.
Weather
View All 5Today: Sunny, Minimum Temperature: 9°C (48°F) Maximum Temperature: 18°C (64°F)
This video can not be played Today will be a largely dry and settled day with prolonged sunny spells and just a few patches of cloud. Small risk of the odd isolated shower in the early morning. Tonight will be dry and fine with extensively clear skies but some patchy cloud will start to build in from the south towards dawn. A few patches of mist and fog are possible. Dry with variable cloud to start tomorrow, but clouding over with strengthening winds during the afternoon, with a chance of the odd spot of drizzle. Cloud breaking up in the evening. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will start breezy with heavy rain but this will clear to sunshine and showers in the afternoon. Thursday is set to be more settled with sunny spells but a few showers will still affect western areas. Friday looks to be generally dry with some sunshine and patchy cloud. Across the west, the odd shower cannot be ruled out in the early morning. Average wind speed 3 Miles per hour, Southerly3Average wind speed 5 Kilometres per hour, Southerly5 Humidity: Humidity: 93%,93% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1019 millibars, Rising,1019mb, Rising Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Rochdale, Rochdale jol1yReported by jol1y Report for Rochdale, Rochdale stevenReported , Bolton Cheryl DoranReported , Cheshire Raindrops on RosesReported
Tuesday: Light Cloud, Minimum Temperature: 18°C (64°F) Maximum Temperature: 22°C (71°F)
This video can not be played Today will be a largely dry and settled day with prolonged sunny spells and just a few patches of cloud. Small risk of the odd isolated shower in the early morning. Tonight will be dry and fine with extensively clear skies but some patchy cloud will start to build in from the south towards dawn. A few patches of mist and fog are possible. Dry with variable cloud to start tomorrow, but clouding over with strengthening winds during the afternoon, with a chance of the odd spot of drizzle. Cloud breaking up in the evening. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will start breezy with heavy rain but this will clear to sunshine and showers in the afternoon. Thursday is set to be more settled with sunny spells but a few showers will still affect western areas. Friday looks to be generally dry with some sunshine and patchy cloud. Across the west, the odd shower cannot be ruled out in the early morning. Average wind speed 3 Miles per hour, Southerly3Average wind speed 5 Kilometres per hour, Southerly5 Humidity: Humidity: 93%,93% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1019 millibars, Rising,1019mb, Rising Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Rochdale, Rochdale jol1yReported by jol1y Report for Rochdale, Rochdale stevenReported , Bolton Cheryl DoranReported , Cheshire Raindrops on RosesReported
One dead, tens of thousands without power as nor’easter impacts U.S. Northeast
Satellite image of the nor'easter storm impacting the U. East Coast at UTC on Sept 27, 2026. Credit: NOAA/GOES-19, RAMMB/CIRA, The Watchers The National Weather Service (NWS) New York/Upton office placed the storm’s center south of Long Island and east of New Jersey at UTC on September 27. The low was forecast to move westward toward New Jersey, stall near the coast Sunday night and drift slowly eastward on Monday while weakening. PowerOutage. com reported approximately 37 450 customers without electricity in New York and 29 740 in Connecticut at the reporting cutoff. Additional outages in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island brought the six-state total above 90 000. Suffolk County accounted for more than 21 000 of the New York outages. Eversource reported more than 27 000 customers without power in Connecticut. A 56-year-old New York City Housing Authority employee was killed when a tree fell on him in a parking area at 700 Euclid Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, at approximately EDT ( UTC) on September 26. The investigators had not determined whether storm winds caused the tree to fall. Four people suffered minor injuries when another tree fell at Kelly Park Playground in Brooklyn at approximately EDT ( UTC), according to the New York City Fire Department. They were taken to Maimonides Medical Center. The New York City Parks Department had received more than 350 reports of fallen trees by EDT ( UTC) on September 26. An NWS public information statement listed gusts of 98 km/h (61 mph) at Farmingdale Airport, New York, and 90 km/h (56 mph) at John F. Kennedy International Airport and Bridgeport Airport, Connecticut, on September 26. A gust of 74 km/h (46 mph) was recorded at Brooklyn College. Coastal Flood Warnings remained in effect across New York City, Long Island and parts of coastal Connecticut through EDT ( UTC) on September 27. NWS forecast inundation of approximately 0.6–0.8 m (2–2.5 feet) above ground in vulnerable waterfront areas, locally reaching 1 m (3 feet). Widespread moderate to locally major flooding remained possible along the back bays of southern Nassau and southwestern Suffolk counties. Breaking waves of approximately 2–3 m (6–9 feet) were forecast along exposed sections of Long Island. NWS expected additional rainfall of 25–50 mm (1–2 inches), with locally higher totals across Connecticut, Long Island and the New York City metropolitan area through Sunday evening. Widespread minor urban, poor-drainage and small-stream flooding was considered likely, with isolated flash flooding possible. High Wind Warnings had been replaced . Gusts of 65–72 km/h (40–45 mph) remained possible, particularly near the coast, before winds gradually weakened.
Baja California Sur prepares for Hurricane Polo ahead of Monday landfall, Mexico
Satellite image of Hurricane Polo at UTC on September 26, 2026. Credit: NOAA/GOES-19, RAMMB/CIRA, The Watchers Polo was centered approximately 480 km (300 miles) southwest of Cabo San Lucas and 520 km (320 miles) south-southwest of Cabo San Lázaro. It was moving north-northwest at 17 km/h (10 mph), with a minimum central pressure of 952 hPa. Hurricane-force winds extended up to 75 km (45 miles) from Polo’s center, while tropical-storm-force winds extended up to 205 km (125 miles). Polo had weakened considerably from its earlier Category 5 intensity but remained a major hurricane. Satellite observations continued to show indications of an eye, and NHC maintained the cyclone’s intensity at Category 3. Video credit: NOAA/GOES-19/NHCPolo was forecast to turn northward later on September 27 and northeastward on Monday. The hurricane was expected to approach western Baja California Sur on Monday, cross the peninsula Monday night and approach northwestern mainland Mexico early Tuesday. NHC forecast gradual weakening before Polo reached the peninsula. Increasing southwesterly wind shear and interaction with land were expected to cause rapid weakening after landfall. Polo was not expected to strengthen again over the Gulf of California because of strong wind shear. NHC indicated that it could still be near hurricane strength when it reached mainland Mexico, although the intensity of this second landfall remained uncertain. Uncertainty also remained over Polo’s forward speed after it turned northeastward. The forecast models showed greater-than-usual differences concerning how quickly the cyclone would move after crossing Baja California Sur. Video credit: NOAA/GOES-19/NHCA Hurricane Warning was in effect for the western coast of Baja California Sur from Punta Abreojos to Santa Fe. The eastern coast of Baja California Sur from Loreto to Santa Rosalía. A Hurricane Watch was in effect for the western coast north of Punta Abreojos to Punta Eugenia. The eastern coast south of Loreto to San Evaristo. The eastern coast north of Santa Rosalía to Bahía San Juan Bautista. Mainland Mexico from Huatabampito to Bahía Kino. A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for the western coast of Baja California Sur north of Punta Abreojos to Punta Eugenia. The eastern coast north of Santa Rosalía to Bahía San Juan Bautista. The eastern coast south of Loreto to San Evaristo. A Tropical Storm Watch covered mainland Mexico south of Huatabampito to Topolobampo. Residents elsewhere in Baja California Sur, Sonora and northern Sinaloa were advised to monitor Polo’s progress. Hurricane conditions were expected along the warned portion of western Baja California Sur .
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