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Also in today's Digest: longevity lessons from a tortoise (Need To Know), Trump signals Iran strikes pause (Pol. & World Affairs), is it the end of dining out? (In-Depth), AI shares a guy's bank account balance with colleagues (Etc.), and much more.
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Need To Know
Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the US Gulf Coast late tonight or early tomorrow as a Category 2 or higher storm. See updated forecast cone.
The storm, packing sustained winds of 100 mph as of this writing, is expected to strike between Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, bringing storm surges of up to 7 feet, heavy rainfall, and damaging winds (why the storm’s so-called “dirty side” faces the greatest surge risk). Officials have issued evacuation orders, closed schools, and declared states of emergency in Florida and Alabama. Heavy rainfall is expected to spread inland across the eastern US this weekend. Isaias is the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, forming more than four months after the season began. Its late arrival is attributed partly to El Niño, a weather pattern that increases wind shear and disrupts hurricane formation.
The storm formed just one day shy of tying a 121-year-old record for the latest first Atlantic hurricane, set Oct. 8, 1905.
Protests Sweep Spain
Thousands of people marched through Madrid yesterday in memory of an 87-year-old tenant who died the day before. Protesters had rallied around her as a symbol of the country’s housing affordability crisis.
María del Carmen Abasca had lived in her apartment since 1956 and inherited the rent-controlled lease from her mother in 2005. She paid around $570 per month until a real estate company purchased the property in 2018 and sought to increase her rent by 230%. Abasca could not cover the new rate, and the company made four attempts to evict her. On Sept. 23, police broke down Abasca’s door, removed her on a stretcher, and took her to a hospital (watch her response).
The eviction resonated with Spaniards who now spend 50% of their salaries on rent as nationwide rates have nearly doubled over the last decade. Lawmakers rejected emergency renter protection proposals last week, prompting Spain's socialist prime minister to call a Nov. 29 snap election.
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Slow and Steady Aging
Scientists identified unique genetic traits that may explain how Jonathan, a roughly 194-year-old giant tortoise and the world’s oldest land animal, has lived so long. The study results, published this week, could offer insights into human longevity.
Jonathan is believed to have hatched in 1832, the same year author Lewis Carroll and architect Gustave Eiffel were born. The 400-pound tortoise lives on a remote island off Africa’s west coast, where researchers traveled to swab his saliva. The sample revealed 287 genetic variants unique to Jonathan, including some linked to cancer suppression and inflammation reduction. Researchers also found that his molecular "on-off" switches regulating DNA repair, energy production, and other processes were resistant to wear and tear, resembling those of much younger tortoises. Changes in these switches—called the epigenome—are one of the nine hallmarks of aging (w/video).
Experts say Jonathan's longevity is likely due in part to his vegetable-heavy diet, favorable tropical climate, and attentive veterinary care. Watch him get a bath here.
🫶 Humankind: Nearly 140-year-old homeless shelter in Los Angeles' skid row serves up to 3,500 meals daily, possibly making it one of Southern California's busiest restaurants.
In The Know
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Canadian author Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature for her work blending ancient Greek and Roman works with contemporary influences (More) | See all previous winners (More)
> Cleveland Guardians force Game 5 against Chicago White Sox in American League Division Series tomorrow at 8 pm ET (More) | Full MLB playoff bracket and schedule (More)
> Podcaster Joe Rogan renews multiyear partnership with Spotify that carries a reported earnout of $250M; “The Joe Rogan Experience” has topped Edison Research’s list of the most listened-to podcasts in the US since 2019 (More)
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Science & Technology
> Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led the development of the flight software for NASA's Apollo program, dies at age 90 (More) | SpaceX's Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after nearly eight months in space (More)
> Underwater acoustics from healthy coral reefs help restore degraded reefs and rebuild their fish communities (More) | Why are reefs getting sick? (More, w/video)
> Collagen-eating enzymes that emerged roughly 550 million years ago may explain why later soft-bodied animals are largely absent from the fossil record, while earlier ones are more commonly preserved (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq -1.3%) after Brent crude oil prices rise 4.1% to $104.3 per barrel (More) | How soaring diesel prices may affect you beyond the gas pump (More)
> Trump administration suspends Microsoft, Adobe, and at least six other tech companies from program that allows skilled foreign workers to apply for green cards, accusing them of abusing the visa system (More) | How does it work? (More)
> Nvidia and Oracle shares fall 3% and 5.5%, respectively, on reports that OpenAI's annualized revenue is $20B short of a prior $70B estimate due to investor miscalculations (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Nobel Peace Prize winner is due to be announced this morning at 5 am ET; watch live broadcast (More) | ... and did you know Adolf Hitler was once nominated? (More via podcast)
> President Donald Trump says the US will not attack Iran before next month's midterm elections (More) | USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego Bay after deployment that included 265 uninterrupted days at sea (More)
> Russian glide bomb kills at least 30 people on buses in eastern Ukraine (More) | See war updates (More)
In-Depth
> Old Fiddler's Convention
Long Reads | David Alm. A New York-based journalist spends six days in southwest Virginia, learning from self-described hillbillies vying to keep Appalachian folk music alive, one jam session at a time. (Read)
> Death of Dining Out
NY Times | Staff. About 42% of restaurant owners said they weren't profitable last year. Many have turned to QR code menus and counter service to cut costs, but those changes aren’t giving consumers much reason to come back. (Listen)
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Etcetera
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Former NFL player solves nearly 30-year-old math problem.
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Why acorns may have suddenly taken over your sidewalk.
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