Interest servicing now consumes 19.2% of China’s central government budget, up sharply from 12% in 2014, outpacing growth in other major spending categories.
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President Trump’s campaign to reduce gasoline costs ahead of the midterms meets stubbornly high fuel prices, refinery bottlenecks and escalating Middle‑East tensions.
The New York Times Strands puzzle released on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, featured the theme “A slow drizzle.” The solution includes the spangram STICKYANDSWEET and five syrup‑based words.
Developer Brandon Thomas announced a suite of seven open‑source apps that mimic Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator and other Creative Suite tools, built with AI‑generated code in Rust.
Apple’s new iPhone Duo animation has sparked a wave of imitation attempts on Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, with developers offering third‑party tools despite warnings about risk and quality.
Researchers have created a photo‑responsive tattoo ink that can be switched on with UV light and erased by sunlight, opening up playful and medical uses.
Astronomers have identified the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded, originating when the universe was three billion years old and traveling 10 billion light‑years to Earth.
Texas A&M researchers found that polyethylene microplastics can trigger fatty liver disease, especially when combined with a Western‑style diet.
Stories from adoptees in England and Northern Ireland show how limited access to biological family health information can affect diagnosis and treatment.
A Lancet commission warns that malicious AI use and nuclear war could threaten humanity’s survival by 2100, alongside 15 other major health threats.