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Israel’s bulky pager device fooled Hezbollah.

Israel has been accused of launching a series of lethal attacks on Hezbollah using weaponized pagers that exploded killing 39 people and wounding over 3,400 in Lebanon.

California reports five suspected human cases of bird flu.

The cases originated from nine different dairy farms, where the individuals were exposed to sick poultry or dairy.

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to inequality researchers Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson.

Three U.S.-based economists, Simon Johnson, James Robinson, and Daron Acemoglu, were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their groundbreaking research on the long-lasting impact of colonialism on global inequality.

SpaceX successfully catches massive Starship booster in its fifth test flight.

In a ground breaking moment, the towering first-stage “Super Heavy” booster of the rocket successfully returned to its Texas launch pad and was caught by giant metal arms—marking a first for SpaceX’s cutting-edge rocket engineering.

Australia allocates $64 million to strengthen its measures against bird flu.

This extra funding is aimed at preventing the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza, which has spread rapidly through bird and mammal populations worldwide, from reaching the country.

Hurricane Milton has slightly weakened but still remains a hazardous Category 5 storm.

Hurricane Milton's maximum sustained winds have decreased slightly to 165 mph, down from 180 mph, but it still remains classified as a Category 5 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center

Milton strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane and is on track to hit Florida.

Hurricane Milton was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center on Oct. 7, just two days before it was...

The wiretap systems of US courts were breached by Chinese hackers.

The telecom companies affected include Verizon Communications, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies. The hackers may have had access for months to network infrastructure used for complying with U.S. requests for communications data.

A rare brightening comet seen passing Earth from Hawaii.

A telescope in Hawaii captured a rare comet as it passed near Earth. The footage was captured on October 2 by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Subaru-Asahi Star Camera.

The number of reported influenza cases has been rising.

Health departments are reporting an increase in children with influenza symptoms.

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