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Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The service initially translates text between English and Spanish and from German to English, as it’s still operating in beta. More languages will be supported over time. The retail giant noted less than 5% of titles on Amazon are available in more than one language, suggesting there’s a big opportunity for AI translations. Of course, AI isn’t perfect, which means it could introduce errors into the text. To address this, Amazon allows authors to preview their…

NEW YORK (AP) — Travelers braced for canceled flights, scrambled plans and holidays stranded in airports as a U.S. government shutdown threatened to snarl trips across the country.News that the Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic at 40 airports beginning Friday set off a flurry of worry among those planning trips.“Oh no,” said 31-year-old Talia Dunyak, who is due to fly next week from Vienna to Philadelphia, among the airports targeted by the FAA for flight cutbacks. “I’m really hoping my flights don’t get canceled.”Dunyak is due to meet her newborn niece, have some business meetings and celebrate Thanksgiving…

A Malta-flagged tanker heading from Sikka, India, to Durban, South Africa, is targeted by suspected Somali pirates.Published On 6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAttackers firing machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia, United Kingdom officials say of the latest assault, likely by resurgent Somali pirates, in the region.“The Master of a vessel has reported being approached by 1 small craft on its stern. The small craft fired small arms and RPG’s towards the vessel,” the British military’s UK Maritime Trade Operations centre said in an alert issued on Thursday.…

Millions of voters in India’s third most populous state, Bihar, are voting on Thursday in the first phase of elections that could not only shape the state’s future but also serve as a bellwether for the broader mood of the nation, 17 months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power in New Delhi with a diminished mandate.The elections for the Bihar Legislative Assembly will determine who governs Bihar for the next five years. The state is India’s poorest. But its 130 million people – more than any European nation – give Bihar hefty political clout.Roughly half of Bihar’s constituencies…

Cheese on toast is a staple dish we’re all familiar with, whether you’re in need of a speedy snack, easy lunch or dinner, or something to feast on as a midnight snack. However, sometimes plain cheese just doesn’t hit the spot.Channel 4 Served star Georgia Hughes recently shared how she takes the humble cheese on toast recipe to the next level in a TikTok video. All you need is a handful of ingredients. Georgia said: “Stop making boring cheese on toast. This is my easy, cheesy Bombay toast.”To give plain cheese on toast extra flavour, Georgia uses a combination of…

De PERE, Wis. (AP) — Cora Anderson and Madison DeCleene spent their first two years at Division III St. Norbert College believing their academic pursuits would force them to end their athletic careers earlier than they wanted.An NCAA pilot program gave them another chance to keep competing. The program allows D-III athletes to continue playing at schools they no longer attend under certain conditions. Anderson and DeCleene remain on the track and field team for St. Norbert – where they spent their first two years – even though they now attend nearby Bellin College. The two schools are located about…

Rarely has a month gone by in 2025 without OpenAI signing another multibillion-dollar data center deal. In a lengthy post on X on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly clarified the totals. “We expect to end this year above $20 billion in annualized revenue run rate and grow to hundreds of billion by 2030. We are looking at commitments of about $1.4 trillion over the next 8 years,” he wrote. While the post was largely a response to a brouhaha over comments his CFO made, and quickly walked back, concerning government-backstopped loans, Altman also listed a number of future business…

U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights Thursday due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports starting Friday because of the government shutdown.More than 760 planned Friday flights were cut from airline schedules, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. That number, already four times higher than Thursday’s daily total, was likely to keep climbing. The 40 airports selected by the FAA span more than two dozen states and include hubs such as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the agency’s order, which was published Thursday…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests is coming under new scrutiny in New Mexico, where two state legislators are proposing an investigative “truth commission” to guard against sex trafficking in the future.Democratic state Rep. Andrea Romero of Santa Fe said several survivors of Epstein’s abuse have signaled that sex trafficking activity extended to Zorro Ranch, a sprawling property with a hilltop mansion and private runway about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of the state’s capital city. Yet not enough is known about what went on there for…

Australia were all out for 119 in chase of 168 as Sundar took three wickets, while Chakravarthy and Patel chipped in.Published On 6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIndia’s spinners led the way with the ball as the visitors took a 2-1 lead in their Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series against Australia with a 48-run demolition of the home side on Queensland’s Gold Coast.After losing the toss and being sent in to bat on Thursday, India reached 167-8 thanks to a well-made 46 from Shubman Gill and useful contributions from Abhishek Sharma (28) and Shivam Dube…