VOL. 2026 · NO. 285 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026

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Technology

Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer

Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate.
Wired
U.S. Politics

The Senate races most likely to flip less than a month from Election Day

The race for control of the Senate is heating up, with forecasters increasingly moving races in the Democrats' direction less than a month out from the election. Last week, nonpartisan election forecasters Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia Center for Politics shifted Senate races in Kansas, New Hampshire,...
The Hill
Science

U.S. crop genome sequencing gets $180 million boost

Department of Agriculture will expand effort to describe genetics of seed banks
Science Magazine

What we learned from ‘guilty’ Man City’s win over Liverpool at Anfield

City beat Reds despite a hostile Anfield reception, but Premier League season still hangs in the balance.
Al Jazeera

Judge orders Trump administration to immediately stop taxpayer-funded TV ads

The ads featuring President Trump have been criticized as government propaganda and as aimed at influencing the outcome of the midterm election.
CNBC

Global travel warnings after Iran-backed Houthi militants strike Riyadh airport

The Saudi-led coalition responding to the attacks said Monday it was dealing with more drones and missiles heading toward the Kingdom.
CNBC