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The Archive
Christian
US Catholic bishops open nine days of prayer for mental health
The US bishops' Novena for Mental Health runs from 10 to 18 October. The Vatican's Sister Alessandra Smerilli says no wound can erase human dignity.
Australia
Cook government pushes Perth uni merger as all three object
WA's Cook government wants a business case on merging Curtin, Murdoch and UWA in Perth. Curtin will vigorously oppose it and no cost has been named.
United States
Florida still has about 200,000 power outages after Isaias
About 200,000 Florida accounts were still without power late Sunday US time, state regulators said. That's down from 448,298 the morning after Isaias hit.
AI / LLM
Shane Mac says Grok Bot posted his bank balances to work Slack
XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac says his Grok Bot finance agent posted his personal bank balances in his company's Slack on 1 October. He says it's been fixed.
Australia
Sydney auction clearance rate falls to its lowest this year
Domain's preliminary Sydney clearance rate fell to 46 per cent at the weekend after a fourth rate hike. Vendors are cutting reserves to sell.
Australia
Canberra marks 25 years since Australia went to Afghanistan
Leaders gathered at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Sunday for the 25th anniversary. Veterans want the war's official histories released.
Hacking
Hijackers got rogue Google certificates via .gh, .sl and .as
Attackers hijacked the .gh, .sl and .as domain registries and got real security certificates for Google and YouTube names. Chrome has blocked them.
SpaceX
Starship Flight 15 pushed to November on FAA planning slide
An FAA planning slide, not SpaceX, lists Starship Flight 15 no earlier than 8 November. SpaceX hasn't set a date, and Ship 42's engines are out.
Australia
Teen charged after stolen car hits woman at Flinders Street
A 16-year-old has been charged after a stolen car allegedly hit a woman outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. He faces a children's court Monday.
Australia
Roy Morgan puts One Nation on track for 11 seats in Victoria
A new Roy Morgan projection has One Nation winning 11 of Victoria’s 88 lower house seats, up from none in 2022. The state votes on 28 November.
Australia
Hobart council election enters its final fortnight
Hobart voters are choosing a new lord mayor and nine councillors by post. Rates, bike lanes and the stadium split the field. Votes close 27 October.