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Cambridge men defeat Oxford to extend era of dominance

Cambridge men defeat Oxford to extend era of dominance

Published by Sam Flores

Our Dark Blue boat got off to a strong start, edging out to a 2ft lead past the boat houses. But the Light Blues took full advantage of their early bend, and between the Black Buoy and Craven Cottage, got almost a length of clear water in blustery conditions. At the milepost, they were 6.3 seconds ahead. In contrast to most Boat Races, and perhaps a hint for today, our coxes had different interpretations of where the stream is on the stretch to Hammersmith. We were wide apart, and there was none of the gladiatorial frenzy of our dead heat two years ago. (The men’s veterans still managed to engineer a clash, however, in a dramatic race which saw the lead change twice). With cox Joe Gellett from the 2024 Blue Boat urging us on, we did not lose our self-belief. “They’re not moving away!” he cried, and we believed him, finally settling into a long and powerful rhythm in flatter water.  From Harrods Furniture Depository onwards, with the bend now in our favour, we …

AI Didn’t Extend Intelligence, It Changed Its Direction

AI Didn’t Extend Intelligence, It Changed Its Direction

Published by Jenni Sidey

For a long time, we treated intelligence as something that could be measured along a single line. We pushed along that same line with more memory, faster recall and better reasoning. Progress meant moving forward. The contention seemed that smarter was simply further. AI changes, if not disrupts this assumption. What it offers doesn’t feel like a continuation of human thought. It feels, at least to me, like a shift in how thought is produced. The output may look familiar to cognition, but the computational process behind it has no common ancestor with our own. The simple reality that’s entangled in today’s complex discourse is that human intelligence is anchored in experience. It bundles the richness of humanity by including the likes of memory, emotion, consequence, and ownership. We don’t just process information—we metabolize it. Our thinking is shaped by the friction of life’s experiences. Our conclusions arrive through this struggle. And this “output” is fundamentally different from one that’s retrieved on demand. It belongs to us in a way that changes how we act …

Trump’s politics of death extend far beyond Iran

Trump’s politics of death extend far beyond Iran

Published by Sam Flores

Going to war should be one of the most difficult decisions a president can make. People will die. That is the very definition of war. But instead of acting with gravitas following his choice to start a war with Iran, Donald Trump and his administration have celebrated the killing and devastation. In comments to reporters at his Miami resort on March 9, nine days after the war began, the president raised the possibility of all but destroying Iran if they don’t “behave.” He boasted about killing their “sick,” “crazy” and “demented” leaders, calling it “a great honor.” According to CNN, more than 1,300 Iranians have been killed. At least 3,000 people have died across the region. More than three million Iranians have been displaced by the war. Thirteen American service members have been killed, with more than 200 wounded, and the Pentagon is apparently considering sending more troops to the Middle East. When asked about the American casualties, Trump has shown little emotion or concern. “We expect casualties,” he said, “but in the end it’s …

Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools

Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools

Published by Sam Flores

(AP) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to extend the application deadline for private school vouchers until March 31 due to the state’s exclusion of Islamic schools from the program. The extension comes after four Muslim parents and three Islamic private schools sued Texas leaders earlier this month, arguing state leaders discriminated against their religion by excluding them from the program. A lawyer representing plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits confirmed the ruling to The Texas Tribune. Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock — Texas’ chief financial officer who manages the voucher program — has prevented Islamic schools from participating in the program over claims that some are associated with foreign terrorist organizations. Hancock has said schools accredited by the company Cognia hosted events organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights group that Gov. Greg Abbott recently designated a terrorist organization. CAIR has sued Abbott over the label, calling it defamatory and false. The U.S. State Department has not designated the organization a terrorist group. The comptroller’s office did not immediately provide comment …

Starmer facing new Labour rebellion as MPs fight to extend porn ban | Politics News

Starmer facing new Labour rebellion as MPs fight to extend porn ban | Politics News

Published by Sam Flores

The government is trying to find a solution to banning depictions of step-incest in online pornography amid warnings of a “significant rebellion” from female MPs. Ministers have been accused of “losing the plot” after promising to ban depictions of incest in online porn but not step-incest. Politics Live: Reeves ready to support release of oil reserves The debate is part of efforts to crackdown on harmful pornographic content online, following a review by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin. Her amendment calling for step-incest to be included in the ban was backed by 144 votes to 143 in the House of Lords last week, meaning it could now face a vote in the Commons. Sky News understands efforts are ongoing to find a way around what ministers regard as a key complication – that relationships between adult step relatives are not illegal in real life. Ministers believe this will make banning their depiction in pornography difficult to enforce. However a “significant number” of female Labour MPs are prepared to rebel if the government does not back …

PSG extend lead atop League 1 with 1-0 win at Le Havre

PSG extend lead atop League 1 with 1-0 win at Le Havre

Published by Sam Flores

LE HAVRE, France, Feb 28 : Paris St Germain extended their Ligue 1 advantage to four points with a 1-0 victory at Le Havre on Saturday thanks to a first-half goal from Bradley Barcola. PSG lead second-placed Lens, who have stumbled over the last seven days with a 3-2 home loss to Monaco last weekend and a 1-1 draw at Racing Strasbourg on Friday. PSG now have nine wins from their last 10 league games but it took 37 minutes for Barcola, in an unfamiliar centre forward role, to break the deadlock by heading home a Lee Kang-in cross. Lee missed a good chance to double the score two minutes later and two minutes after that Dro Fernandez, recently signed from Barcelona, had an effort disallowed for offside. Desire Doue should have made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 79th minute after being tripped by Lucas Gourna-Douath, but his effort was saved by Mory Diaw. Le Havre, who stay nine points above the relegation zone in 13th place, struggled through most of the …

Syria agrees to extend ceasefire with SDF for 15 more days | Bashar al-Assad

Syria agrees to extend ceasefire with SDF for 15 more days | Bashar al-Assad

Published by Sam Flores

NewsFeed A fragile ceasefire between Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led SDF has been extended by 15 days, easing tensions in the country’s northeast and buying more time to implement a deal with Damascus. The truce is intended to support US efforts to transfer thousands of ISIL prisoners out of Syria, as Al Jazeera’s Ayman Oghanna reports from Damascus. Published On 25 Jan 202625 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link

How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative

How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative

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FOTOGRAFIA INC./Getty Images Cut your sugar, get some exercise, stop smoking, eat your vegetables, take supplements, don’t stress, sleep well. Every day, we are bombarded with information about how to live longer, healthier, happier lives. But there is one crucial piece of health advice I bet you have never been given. It’s probably the most enjoyable health tip you could be told, but the data supporting it has – to date – remained a bizarrely well-kept secret: engage in the arts. Over the past few decades, evidence has been accumulating to suggest that being more creative works wonders for our health. Programmes being developed around the world are starting to integrate the arts into healthcare, with astonishing results, from music in surgery reducing the amount of sedatives, opioids and anti-anxiety meds needed, to dance programmes helping people with Parkinson’s disease to walk. But the arts aren’t just there for us when we are sick. Crafts, singing, theatre, dance, reading, writing and drawing are inherently good for us as part of our day-to-day lives, even if …

Politics Home Article | Labour MPs Urge Government To Extend Gaza Student Visa Programme

Politics Home Article | Labour MPs Urge Government To Extend Gaza Student Visa Programme

Published by Sam Flores

(Alamy) 3 min read19 December Labour MPs are urging the government to extend a scheme allowing Palestinian students to come and study in the UK. As part of the Gaza Scholarship Programme, the government is welcoming prospective students in Palestine who are over the age of 18, have a fully funded and verified scholarship, and have received an offer to study at a UK university by the end of this month. However, Labour MPs have voiced concern that not a single student has been successfully evacuated from Gaza and moved to the UK under the scheme. Before Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, a handful of Labour MPs met asylum minister Alex Norris in the Commons to raise alarm over the fact that the scheme is due to close in a couple of weeks, PoliticsHome understands.  The MPs involved in the push to extend the scheme told PoliticsHome that they know examples of students who have been offered places at UK universities but have encountered extreme difficulty leaving Gaza, despite the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Abtisam Mohamed, …