Just last month, we reported that Britain was rewriting its Cold War-era War Book, updating emergency plans for everything from military conflict to attacks on critical infrastructure. At the time, officials were already discussing the need for British families to start keeping emergency food and water at home.Now the government is taking that message nationwide, and the timing couldn’t be much worse.Today, the British government launched its new Be Ready campaign, a three-year effort encouraging households to keep enough food, water and emergency supplies to survive at least 72 hours without outside assistance. Officials are also urging people to think…

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DURHAM, NC — A woman’s brother shot and wounded a man who was trying to break into her Durham apartment on October 10, according to police, who described the shooting as apparent self-defense. The wounded man was taken to a hospital, and no one else was hurt. Police said he would be charged, although the initial report did not specify the offense. Officers responded to the 4800 block of Danube Lane at about 9:45 a.m. Saturday, according to WRAL’s account of the Durham Police Department’s findings. Police said the man was trying to break into the apartment of the mother…

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For decades, Hollywood has shown us what happens when artificial intelligence turns against humanity. In The Terminator, Skynet becomes self-aware, decides humans are a threat and launches a war against its creators. The machines take over military systems, communications networks and eventually just about everything else.It made for a hell of a movie. But what if we’ve spent the last forty years looking for the wrong warning signs? What if Skynet doesn’t announce itself, doesn’t need to become conscious and never sends an army of killer robots marching down the street? What if it starts with thousands of AI systems…

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The M40 rifle might be the most recognizable of all American sniper rifles. Its birth coincided with a need for a precision instrument in the steamy jungles of Vietnam, and its legacy was built by those who relied on its performance. Its accuracy, reliability, and endurance have given rise to a generation of precision rifles that ultimately pay homage to its design. Lance Cpl. George Wilhite aims an M40 sniper rifle during Operation Auburn south of Da Nang during the Vietnam War. The operation was to clear out a Viet Cong (VC) stronghold on Go Noi Island. Image: U.S.M.C.While a whole…

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