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New York Times

China’s Xi Snubs a Troubled U.N. for Trump, Drowning Out Its Big Week
Charges of A.I. Writing in a Lauded Novel, and a Fight Over the Literary Future
Not Long Ago, Trump Accused China of Election Meddling. Today, ‘Great Friendship.’
Here’s How Trump Is Building a National Citizenship Database to Check Voters
After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find
Brain Science Shows Why 18 Is Too Young for the Death Penalty

CBC Canada

ALERT says man charged with child luring used Snapchat location tool to track youth
RCMP watchdog postpones report from 3-year review on B.C. protest policing due to snap election
Canine conundrum: This N.L. biologist has ideas on what these animals could be
As wildfire season winds down, people in B.C. communities are rebuilding their lives
1.2 million British Columbians have no family doctor — even as B.C. NDP touts successes
Danielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: poll

arstechnica.com

Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally)
AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told
Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?
Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC"
After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild

CBC Top Stories

CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette warns of risk of U.S. interference in Quebec election
Taylor Swift dropped 4 new songs. Here's what fans are sleuthing
In win for Trump, U.S. Supreme Court lets states use revamped voter verification system
Justice Department under Trump asks EU to scrap $137M US fine for Elon Musk's X
Trump's top trade envoy says U.S. 'comfortable' with state of relationship with Canada
Quebec man threatened to kill PM Mark Carney, promoted hatred: police

Slashdot.org

Asteroids Named After Tom Lehrer and 'Weird Al' Yankovic (slashdot)
Raspberry Pi Stock Jumps 30% as Demand Surges. (And Boards Now Locked to Their Original RAM Size) (slashdot)
How Believable is Google's New 'Live Avatar' Capability? (slashdot)
People Training OpenAI's AI Fired For Using AI To Train the AI (slashdot)
Five Police Officers Criminally Charged for Misusing Flock Cameras in Indianapolis (slashdot)
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Urge UN Countries to Cooperate on AI Safety Standards (slashdot)

CBC Ottawa

Vancouver Canucks claim goaltender Leevi Meriläinen from Ottawa Senators
Report by former Leafs exec Shanahan makes 11 recommendations to improve Ontario junior hockey
Public high school teachers in Ontario to vote on strike in November
Tractor-trailer driver killed in Hawkesbury crash
Ottawa among police forces investigating threatening email sent to Muslim schools across Canada
Ontario students improving in math, but scores still low: EQAO data