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Inaugural lectures mark not merely an appointment, but a commitment — a scholar's public declaration of the questions that animate their work and the intellectual terrain they intend to open. It is with great pleasure that the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at King's College London invites you to the inaugural lecture of Professor Mercedes Bunz, Professor in Digital Cultures and Societies, Department of Digital Humanities. Professor Bunz's scholarship occupies that rare and demanding position at the intersection of critical theory, media studies, and the technical realities of contemporary AI systems — bringing to that encounter the conceptual precision of the humanities, her deep curiosity for the technical, and a refusal of easy answers.

1 hour agoShaimaa KhalilNorth America CorrespondentOregon Public BroadcastingKaylub Giamanco says he felt like the "last line of defence" between the children and the gunmanA father who shot dead a gunman at his two daughters' school in the US state of Oregon has described "hearing children pleading for their lives" and his anguish over those he could not save. Three students and a teacher were killed by a 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier this month. The attacker was then killed by parent Kaylub Giamanco. "I want to apologise for not saving their babies," Giamanco, who has been hailed as a hero, said of his thoughts for the parents of the children killed in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) that aired on Friday. "The gratitude for saving people's children is awesome, but there were ones that I didn't save. "Giamanco, 36, said he wanted to meet the victims' families and "cry with them and hold them". He credited a teacher who fought the attacker with giving him the chance to intervene without losing his own life. "I would love to give her a hug because that's a real true hero," he said.

The United States is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

WorldRepublican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Ad has faced criticism from Ramaswamy's Democratic rival and also from fellow RepublicansThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Demonstrators hold up signs as a 2026 Ohio Republican Bus Tour passes by after a campaign event with Ohio gubernatorial Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeastern Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

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