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About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France
PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais, in the country's north and bordering the Strait of Dover, said one of the wildfires was under control
XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost
SpaceXAI Grok 4.6 is roughly the same performance as Fable 5 Max at an 85% discount. 80% cheaper for input tokens and 88% cheaper for output tokens. It is pareto dominant. Grok 4.7 will be significantly better as is a much larger model with the Cursor and SpaceX data included in pretraining. Grok 4.6 is
Done Deal: Romero ready for Parma in €7m agreement with Tigre
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - FEBRUARY 07: David Romero of Tigre celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between River Plate and Tigre at Estadio Más Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on February 07, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) Tigre striker David Romero is
Police seek missing girl, 13, last seen in Nepean Wednesday
Ottawa police missing persons investigators are asking the public to help them find 13-year-old Jax Rose Langdon, who was last seen leaving her home in Nepean Wednesday. She is known to frequent the College Square area, other parts of Nepean and Centretown, specifically Elgin Street, the Ottawa Police Service said in a media release Friday...
Weekend weather: Rainfall warning in effect, record-breaking high Friday
A rainfall warning is in effect for Ottawa with 20 to 30 mm expected to fall starting Friday night. The frozen ground is less able to absorb the rain, which will be heavy at times Saturday afternoon and come to an end overnight, Environment and Climate Change Canada said...
Naperville News Digest: Will County forest preserve picnic, camping permits go on sale starting Tuesday; teen attains Eagle Scout rank with Lake Crone project
Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area...
Researchers warn of bias as Montreal health network to use AI to reduce wait times
Health-care workers walk across a sky bridge at a hospital in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Researchers who study responsible artificial intelligence say a Montreal hospital network's plan to use AI to reduce emergency room wait times is an appropriate use of the technology, if it’s done carefully...
Pelé invigorated US soccer, paved way for ’94 World Cup, MLS
Clive Toye started his pursuit of Pelé with a trip to Jamaica and a cold call in 1971. Pelé signed with the New York Cosmos four years later. It put U.S. soccer on a path to hosting the World Cup…
Lockdown has taught menot to take backstage heroes for granted
As I write this, it’s been 58 days since the lockdown in Shanghai started on March 28 in Pudong, where I reside...
Community living:Neighbors pitch in to spur bulk-buying trend
When the alarm goes off at 5:45am, you open all the grocery apps on your smartphone with sleepy eyes, fill your shopping cart, and stare at the phone screen with your index finger hovering over the check-out...
Pope Emeritus Benedict in stable condition and participates in Mass
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was in stable condition Friday after suffering a decline in his health and participated in a private Mass in his room, the Vatican
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About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France
PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais, in the country's north and bordering the Strait of Dover, said one of the wildfires was under control
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XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost
SpaceXAI Grok 4.6 is roughly the same performance as Fable 5 Max at an 85% discount. 80% cheaper for input tokens and 88% cheaper for output tokens. It is pareto dominant. Grok 4.7 will be significantly better as is a much larger model with the Cursor and SpaceX data included in pretraining. Grok 4.6 is
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Done Deal: Romero ready for Parma in €7m agreement with Tigre
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - FEBRUARY 07: David Romero of Tigre celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between River Plate and Tigre at Estadio Más Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on February 07, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) Tigre striker David Romero is
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Osun: Don’t turn election into war, Atiku tells FG
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or deploying state institutions for partisan advantage. Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, Atiku declared that “Osun is a test” of
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Burnham’s devolution drive could ‘push 90,000 jobs out of London’
Wednesday 12 August 2026 5:16 pm Nearly 10,000 jobs are expected to leave the capital by 2031 Roughly 90,000 of London’s white-collar jobs could be pushed into other parts of the country as Andy Burnham accelerates his devolution drive, a top recruitment firm has predicted. Legal, banking and accounting firms could be among those to