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Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Ants are many things. Like, they’re very strong for their size, and they’re intensely social. And, as Ari Daniel reports, they might be sources of architectural inspiration, too, for designing spaces that reduce the spread of disease.ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: The ant in question is Lasius niger, the black garden ant.NATHALIE STROEYMEYT: It lives everywhere in Europe, and you can just collect queens during the mating flight in July, which makes it very easy to…

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu seems to be hinting at her romance with filmmaker Raj Nidimoru on Instagram. In her latest post, she shared a cheerful moment from Diwali celebrations with him in which they are beaming with happiness and spreading festive vibes. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru sparked rumours of them dating with their latest outings. Samantha spends Diwali with RajOn Monday, Samantha took to Instagram to share festive snapshots with filmmaker Raj Nidimoru. Dressed in a green ethnic outfit, she celebrated the festival of lights alongside Raj, who opted for a blue kurta. Samantha shared a series of…

Actor Karisma Kapoor is going through a turbulent time with her kids, Samaira and Kiaan, getting embroiled in a legal tussle with her former husband Sunjay Kapur’s widow Priya Sachdev Kapur over his estate. Amidst this turmoil, Karisma has reacted to an Instagram post praising her bravery and resilience. Karisma Kapoor with daughter Samaira and son Kiaan Raj. Karisma reacts to praise amid tough timesRecently, Khalid Mohamed, who directed Karisma in his film Fiza, shared a black-and-white throwback photo of the actor on Instagram. Khalid also wrote the screenplay of Shyam Benegal’s 2001 film, Zubeidaa, which starred Karisma in the…

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Tel Aviv football team says it is working to ‘stamp out racism’ among its fan base.Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv has said it will turn down any tickets offered to its fans for a match in the United Kingdom, even if an earlier decision by local officials to bar the team’s followers from attending is reversed.Maccabi Tel Aviv said on Monday that “hard lessons learned” meant it had decided to decline any offer of tickets for the Europa League game against Aston Villa.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount,” the…

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House on Monday in Washington, D.C., before construction of a new ballroom. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Trump’s $250 million ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects. Dramatic photos of the demolition work showed construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts…

Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw significantly more “eating disorder adjacent content” than those who did not, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters.The posts shown to those users featured “prominent display” of chest, buttocks, or thighs, “explicit judgement” about body types and “content related to disordered eating and/or negative body image.” While such material is not banned on Instagram, the researchers noted that parents, teens and outside experts have told Meta they believe it is potentially harmful to young users. Story continues below this ad Meta…

RJD candidate Satendra Sah was arrested immediately after filing his nomination papers from Bihar’s Sasaram Assembly seat on Monday (October 20, 2025), officials said.Officers of the police station concerned maintained that Mr. Sah was arrested by Jharkhand Police as a non-bailable warrant (NBW) was pending against him. His supporters were clueless about the developments.Read more:Bihar Assembly polls: RJD’s Sasaram candidate arrested after filing nominationRJD candidate Satendra Sah arrested post-nomination in Bihar, marking the third such incident for INDIA bloc candidates.

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday (October 20, 2025), taking their winning run to the fourth day in a row, driven by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries and sustained foreign fund inflows. A sharp rally in global markets also added to the markets’ optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 411.18 points or 0.49% to settle at 84,363.37. During the day, it zoomed 704.37 points or 0.83% to 84,656.56. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 133.30 points or 0.52% to 25,843.15. From the Sensex firms, Reliance Industries climbed 3.52% after the…

Figures from the entertainment industry — including the late Fred Rogers, Tupac Shakur, and Robin Williams — have been digitally recreated using OpenAI’s Sora technology. The app’s ability to do so with ease left many in the industry deeply concerned. Sora/Open AI/Annotation by NPR hide caption toggle caption Sora/Open AI/Annotation by NPR OpenAI says it has released new policies for an artificial intelligence tool called Sora 2, in response to concerns from Hollywood studios, unions and talent agencies. The tool allows users to create realistic, high-quality audio and video, using text prompts and images. “It’s about creating new possibilities,” OpenAI…