Public safety minister defends gun buyback program after pilot sees low uptake

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is heralding the test run of the government's marquee gun control policy as a ...
IEEE

A Fingertip Sensor for Wire Retention Force Test of Electrical Connector Using Pressure Control on Textured Elastic Friction Pair

Abstract: Wire retention force is an important indicator for evaluating the reliability of wire insertion in electrical connectors. Current approaches to measure this force are mainly relied on spring ...

The Ashes RECAP: England star's century raises a huge question before it all falls apart in the space of just three balls

Australia go into day four at the SCG with the upper hand after centuries to Travis Head and Steve Smith - with more than a ...

SCG Test day three as it happened: Head, Smith centuries put Australia in control

England suffered through another rough day in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney, as Ben Stokes’ visitors slipped to a ...
HELLO! Magazine

HELLO!'s celebrity and royal quiz of the year

As 2025 draws to a close, I couldn't resist the chance to set you 12 questions to test your knowledge of a year which started with a wise royal baby, picked up steam with a long-awaited fraternal ...
Fitgurú on MSN

The 7-minute stability and strength test: The simple wall-based challenge that reveals your real fitness level

A fast, equipment-free assessment designed by strength and lifestyle experts in the U.S. to measure core stability, ...
moneycontrol.com

ICC rates pitch used in fourth Ashes Test unsatisfactory; hands one demerit point to MCG

The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used in Melbourne for the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia as unsatisfactory and handed the venue one demerit point after it was deemed to be "too much ...
WNDU

Rep. Tim Walberg calls for local control as national test scores decline

LANSING, Mich. (WNDU) - A Michigan congressman said national test scores continue to decline and called for more local control of education as a solution. Rep. Tim Walberg, who represents Michigan’s ...
The New York Times

7 Questions to Ask Yourself for a Happier New Year

It’s time to look back — and forward. By Jancee Dunn At the end of every year, I like to reflect by asking myself a question. This year, I’m mulling one recommended by Kandi Wiens, the author of ...
WGBH

Healey on ballot questions: ‘yes’ for public records, ‘no’ on rent control

Massachusetts voters are on track to decide a potentially record-setting number of ballot questions in 2026, and Gov. Maura Healey has already started to figure out how she’ll fill in the bubbles.
IEEE

Adaptive Question–Answer Generation With Difficulty Control Using Item Response Theory and Pretrained Transformer Models

Abstract: The automatic generation of reading comprehension questions, referred to as question generation (QG), is attracting attention in the field of education. To achieve efficient educational ...
Associated Press

Do you remember what happened in 2025? Test your knowledge

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People gather in Brooklyn near the Manhattan ...