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New York Times

Nor’easter vs. Hurricane: What’s the Difference?
Beaches Are Disappearing in Southern California as El Niño Bears Down
At State Dinner for China’s Leader, Melania Trump Wears the Pants
Carney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
As Xi Leaves Washington, Divisions Still Simmer Beneath the Surface

CBC Canada

Helicopters in Nain, N.L., being checked after 'tampering' reported, police say
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

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

Trump uses contested power to cut nearly $1B US in Congress-approved spending
Ukraine's largest steel plant to shutter amid recurring Russian strikes
Blue Jays all-star Guerrero Jr. apologizes for comments made in podcast interview
Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls
Ed Sheeran’s shows at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium cancelled due to bad weather
Why Trump’s potash threat against Canada isn’t as bizarre as it sounds

Slashdot.org

There's a New Way to Break RSA Encryption (slashdot)
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)

CBC Ottawa

Mayoral debate shows wide gulf over urban sprawl
Trump Avenue sign goes missing before official name change
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