The Daily Populous

Monday October 13rd, 2025 morning edition

image for New Jersey declares emergency as nor’easter approaches, while Alaska flooding carries away homes

Across the continent in western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to coastal communities, pushing entire houses off their foundations.

“We have received reports that people’s homes have floated away and that people were potentially in those homes,” Zidek told The Associated Press.

At least eight homes were swept away in Kipnuk and at least four homes were swept away in nearby Kwigillingok, Zidek said.

He said Sunday evening that search efforts were continuing, and that they were still trying to determine exactly how many people hadn’t been accounted for.

Roads and boardwalks were inundated and power lines were damaged in Bethel, Napaskiak, Napakiak, and other Yukon-Kuskokwim communities.

In Delaware, emergency management officials activated the state National Guard in response to rising floodwaters and harsh winds.

All of New Jersey has been under a state of emergency since Saturday night. »

Lebanon rejects $60 million Iran aid offer over sanctions fears, envoy says

Authored by iranintl.com
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Lebanon refused a $60 million aid offer from Iran, citing concerns over international sanctions, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani said on Saturday, amid tension over Hezbollah’s arms and Tehran's role in Beirut's politics.

"The Americans have been promising assistance to Lebanon for three years but have failed to deliver on their promise," the envoy said.

Given the tightening of US and UN sanctions against Iran, any financial dealings or aid from Tehran face international restrictions and sensitivities. »

An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person

Authored by bbc.com

"Truth Terminal claims to be sentient, but it claims a lot of things," Andy Ayrey says.

Truth Terminal is an artificial intelligence (AI) bot created by Ayrey, a performance artist and independent researcher from Wellington, New Zealand, in 2024.

On his podcast, Andreessen said he gave Truth Terminal $50,000 (£37,300) worth of Bitcoin as a "no-strings attached grant" in the summer of 2024. »