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Today β€” 7 October 2026Main stream

One of Patty Hearst’s Kidnappers Has Died

6 October 2026 at 23:52
Bill Harris was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army.

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Bill Harris, center, after being captured in 1975, the year after the S.L.A. kidnapped Patty Hearst. Her family, he later said, β€œwas in control of a media empire that we viewed as an arm of propaganda for the United States government.”

After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

6 October 2026 at 23:48
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the β€œruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.

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Six members of the S.L.A. died in a shootout with Los Angeles police in May 1974. Clockwise from top left, Camilla Hall, William Wolfe, Donald DeFreeze, Patricia Soltysik, Nancy Ling Perry and Angela Atwood.

OpenAI Releases Findings on 377 Math Problems, Further Roiling Field

After a previous solution angered mathematicians, the company characterized the new release as being more responsive to concerns about A.I. disrupting research.

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For 10 of the findings, OpenAI provided summaries of how the A.I. model came up with its solution. The average result took about three hours of computing, the company said.

UK set for coldest night of autumn so far

6 October 2026 at 23:35
The first frost of the season is expected for some places this week as colder, Arctic air moves across the UK bringing a dip in temperatures. But how cold will it get and how long will the chillier spell last? Sarah Keith-Lucas takes a look.

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