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Milwaukee has erupted in celebration as Brewers fans filled the city’s streets for a World Series victory parade, marking the franchise’s first championship title. Supporters gathered from downtown Milwaukee towards the lakefront ahead of Friday’s procession, with the city expecting about 400,000 people to attend the celebrations. The parade is due to begin at 10am at the intersection of North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and West Wisconsin Avenue before travelling through the city and ending at Henry Maier Festival Park, the Summerfest grounds. Fans began claiming places along the route from the early hours, while the Brewers’ players, families and…

Men are almost five times more likely than women to remember a hug because it felt arousing, research involving more than 15,000 adults suggests. The study found that 3.9% of men associated an embrace with arousal, compared with 0.8% of women. Women were more likely to recall hugs as a source of comfort and emotional support. Dr Anna Lena Dueren, the study’s first author from the University of Bristol, said: “We found that among participants who remembered a hug, men were more likely than women to describe it as arousing.” The findings, published in the journal PLOS One, showed that…

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A meteorite found in the Sahara in 2022 has been identified as a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars, offering scientists an unusually detailed glimpse of the planet’s early crust. The rose-coloured rock, discovered in Mali, weighs nearly two pounds and has been named Teghaza 001 after the salt plain where it was found. NASA said it is one of roughly 435 meteorites known to have come from Mars. Scientists can establish a Martian origin by comparing a meteorite’s chemical and mineral composition with samples and data gathered by missions to the planet. Age analysis placed Teghaza 001 among the three oldest…

Protesters covered the frontage of a Wetherspoon pub in Gosport with poppy stickers after a group including veterans was allegedly refused entry for wearing them. The incident took place at The Star on Sunday, 25 October, while an anti-immigration march and a separate counter-demonstration were being held in the Hampshire town. Reform UK councillor George Madgwick said members of the group had been meeting for a drink after campaigning. He said they were wearing ordinary clothes, with no flags, party logos or other political branding, but that two veterans were asked to remove their poppies before entering. “When we reached…

Anthropic should publish a separate “Public Risk Statement” setting out who may be harmed by its products and how affected people can seek redress, according to an analysis of the artificial intelligence company’s planned public offering. The proposal argues that the company’s prospectus focuses largely on risks to investors and the business itself, rather than the wider social and financial costs that may be borne by workers, consumers and communities. Anthropic’s 240,000-word filing devotes about 69,800 words to risks, covering issues including job displacement, rogue AI agents, catastrophic harm and the concentration of power in the industry. It also warns…

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to cast a ballot in a US general election, voting by mail in Illinois from the Vatican in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Vatican confirmed on Friday that the 71-year-old pontiff, who was born Robert Prevost in Chicago, had exercised his right to vote as an American citizen. Leo has taken part in US elections whenever he was eligible, including during his years living in Peru. The Vatican said he believes citizens have both a right and a duty to participate in the democratic process. He reportedly requested his ballot on 3 October,…

Arsenal have received a fitness boost before their trip to Liverpool, with Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Christos Tzolis all training ahead of the Premier League meeting at Anfield. Mikel Arteta confirmed the trio took part in Friday’s session as Arsenal prepare for a demanding away fixture. Noni Madueke is still due to be assessed after the next training session. Arsenal fitness update ahead of Liverpool clash Arsenal will nevertheless be without Bukayo Saka, while William Saliba has yet to feature this season after suffering a serious injury at the World Cup during the summer. The Gunners have coped without…

Early voting in Texas ends on Friday, October 30, giving registered voters one final opportunity to cast their ballots before the November 3 general election. Voters can cast an early ballot at any designated early-voting location in the county where they are registered, although locations and opening hours vary. The Texas Secretary of State advises voters to check their registration and polling details before travelling. The election will decide federal, state and county offices, including all 38 seats in the US House of Representatives, the US Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn, and a range of statewide judicial and…

Christa Pike has spoken publicly for the first time since surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee, saying she remains in constant pain and is struggling to speak. The 50-year-old was due to be executed on September 30 for the 1995 stabbing death of her classmate Colleen Slemmer. She survived after the state administered two doses of pentobarbital. In a statement dictated to her legal team from the prison infirmary, Ms Pike said she had entered the execution chamber prepared to die peacefully but later woke alone and confused in a hospital bed. “There hasn’t been a moment since that night…