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The Social Security building in Kuwait City is ablaze tonight after an Iranian drone/debris impact.
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Put the zip code first || 186 Comments
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EXPLOSION NEAR U.S. EMBASSY IN OSLO, NORWAY: BNO
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I just gave a closed-book, pen-and-paper midterm exam in my 300-level course at UBC with 100 students. All exams were graded by an experienced graduate-level TA according to a rubric. *** The average was 64/100.*** My class averages at UBC are usually 80-85. Context: • This wa
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Prediction markets are on fire 🔥 Polymarket just surpassed Kalshi in weekly volume and is reportedly valued around $20B. Largest platforms by weekly volume: 1.Polymarket — $1.93B 2.Kalshi — $1.87B 3.Probable — $133M 4.Opinion — $132M 5.Predict Fun — $55M
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Science Fiction Is Dying. Long Live Post Sci-Fi? || 46 Comments
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After Israeli airstrikes on a nearby oil storage facility in Tehran, burning petroleum products ran downhill into the storm drains along Koohsar Boulevard.
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Gavin Newsom’s press office reacts: “Take your hat off, you disgusting little man.”
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Major fire reported at Kuwait International Airport after Iranian attack drones targeted fuel tanks at the airfield.
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Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM types over 7 providers || 37 Comments
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I resigned from OpenAI || 61 Comments
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Effort to prevent government officials from engaging in prediction markets || 81 Comments
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Ask HN: Would you use a job board where every listing is verified? || 61 Comments
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New York Times, citing officials: Iran still retains 50% of its missile program
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wow, they had behind-the-scene footage of Mcdonald’s CEO review of Big Arch burger
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As people try to figure out what’s going to happen with Hormuz, looking at what happened to shipping after the Houthi rebel attacks is also very instructive.
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This is a compelling story, in part because it paints banking as a scam. It's also completely wrong and based on myths that have been debunked a million times. First, the 10% reserve ratio is a relic. Today, reserve requirements in the USA are 0%, yet banks didn't magically st
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LendingTree says you need to make about $52,040 a year to live comfortably alone, but only about 1 in 4 Gen Z full-time workers earn that much.
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Wow this new Malcom Gladwell book on offshore drilling looks sweet.
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If this was the thinking going into the war, then 1) they would have done more to prepare, and 2) they would have bet on a disruption of a few days, at most. It's been a week. It will likely be longer. At this point, there's no avoiding some considerable economic impacts.
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Oil products appear to have run downhill from the Shahran Oil Depot.
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Tesla $TSLA has raised the base fare for Robotaxi rides in Austin to $3.25 from $1, while keeping the per-mile charge at $1.
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