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Miami Heat land Giannis Antetokounmpo in blockbuster trade with Bucks: an anatomy of the deal
The Miami Heat have acquired two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks in a package that includes Tyler Herro, Kelel Ware and four first-round draft picks. The deal is one of the highest-profile blockbusters in NBA history and reshapes both the Eastern Conference and the 2027 MVP race.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo passes 1,000 cases: the race to vaccinate in a conflict zone
An Ebola outbreak in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 1,000 cases, with the death toll reaching 254. Authorities say they have not been able to identify patient zero and that the civil conflict is complicating vaccine distribution.
St Paul's Jetty in Samothraki: the story of Christianity's first European footprint
On the northern coast of the Greek island of Samothraki, a small stone jetty is, by tradition, the spot where the Apostle Paul crossed from Anatolia to Europe. Atlas Obscura's travel notebook describes the overlap between religious tradition and archaeological reality.
What is YOLO26? A practical introduction to the real-time object-detection model
YOLO26, the latest version in the YOLO family, has set a new reference point for the real-time computer-vision community. A comprehensive introduction from Roboflow covers the new architecture, ease of training and real-world applications in depth.