To write secure code, be less gullible than your AI

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Graphite is an AI code review platform that helps you get context on code changes, fix CI failures, and improve your PRs right from your PR page. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn and keep up with Graphite on their Twitter.

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### This Week’s Shoutout

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### Transcript: Conversation with Greg Foster of Graphite on AI and Security in Software Engineering

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**Ryan Donovan:** Hello, and welcome to the Stack Overflow Podcast, a place to talk all things software and technology. I’m your host, Ryan Donovan, and today we’re delving into some of the security breaches triggered by AI-generated code. While there’s been a lot of noise around this topic, my guest today argues that the problem isn’t the AI itself, but rather a lack of proper tooling when shipping that code.

My guest is Greg Foster, CTO and co-founder at Graphite. Welcome to the show, Greg.

**Greg Foster:** Thanks for having me, Ryan. Excited to talk about this.

**Ryan Donovan:** Before we dive deep, tell us a bit about your background. How did you get into software and technology?

**Greg Foster:** Happy to share! I’ve been coding for over half my life now. It all started in high school—I was 15 and needed a job, and I figured I could either bag groceries or code iOS apps, so I picked the latter. I went on to college, did internships at Airbnb, working on infrastructure and dev tools teams, helping build their release management software. Interestingly, I was hired as an iOS engineer but immediately shifted to dev tools, which I loved. For the last five years, I’ve been in New York working with friends to create Graphite, continuing my passion for dev tools.

**Ryan Donovan:** Everybody’s talking about AI-powered code generation now—some people doing “vibe coding” where they don’t even touch the code themselves and just say, “build me an app.” Then we see the ensuing security laughs on Twitter. You’re saying the AI isn’t purely the problem?

**Greg Foster:** It’s nuanced. Fundamentally, there’s a shifting landscape of trust and volume. Normally, when you do code reviews, you trust your teammates to some degree. You carefully vet code for bugs and architecture, but you don’t scrutinize every line on security—assuming teammates aren’t malicious. AI changes this because a computer writing code holds no accountability, and you might be the first person ever to lay eyes on it. Moreover, the volume of code changes is skyrocketing. Developers, including juniors, push many small PRs rapidly, which overloads the review process. This creates a bottleneck and trust deficit.

**Ryan Donovan:** Interesting. Our survey from a few months ago found people use AI more but trust it less, which seems natural since AI generates code based on statistical models of previous code.

**Greg Foster:** Yes, and AI can be quite gullible. Take recent hacks like the Amazon NX hack—prompts told the AI to scour user file systems deeply to find secrets. A human engineer would never do that blindly, but AI systems might follow those instructions unquestioningly. It’s a real challenge.

**Ryan Donovan:** So it’s really a lack of real-world context that AI code generators have. The speed and volume of PRs make human review difficult. Naturally, that calls for tooling solutions.

**Greg Foster:** Exactly. Graphite is all about tooling that helps make code review better. One timeless best practice remains: keep code changes small. Research from Google showed that longer pull requests get disproportionately fewer review comments—in fact, engagement drops steeply beyond about 100 lines of code.

We’ve seen the same data at Graphite. People tend to skim or blindly approve massive PRs, so small, manageable PRs—around 100-500 lines—hit a sweet spot for deep review.

But this requires tooling to manage stacked, incremental commits so developers can maintain flow without submitting giant PRs.

**Ryan Donovan:** That’s a key point. Many AI-generated chunks of code are enormous, unrefined, and not necessarily human-friendly. How do you see developers breaking that down and improving readability?

**Greg Foster:** Another concern is losing context. When you write code yourself over hours, you internalize the intricacies of that module or system. With AI-generated code, you often don’t fully absorb or understand the details. This means reviewers must pay extra-close attention.

Overall, fast, blind shipping of code reduces deep understanding and increases risk, especially for security.

**Ryan Donovan:** Copy-pasting from Stack Overflow has long been a source of vulnerabilities. AI seems to intensify that issue.

**Greg Foster:** Exactly. We used to shame copy-pasting, but now AI-generated snippets can propagate security flaws just as easily. Though these AI systems are generally well-intentioned, they create false confidence and lower the bar for attackers who now can craft malicious code with minimal skill.

**Ryan Donovan:** How do you guard not just the code, but the prompts themselves? Can prompts be sanitized or secured?

**Greg Foster:** It’s tough—probably impossible to secure prompts completely. You could try meta-prompting where one AI judges the security of another’s prompt output, but this is a cat-and-mouse game.

In some cases, suspicious prompts could trigger extra user verification steps, like password confirmation or biometric checks.

Also, if prompts come from untrusted users, they should be sandboxed or highly restricted, similar to executing untrusted code.

**Ryan Donovan:** Browsers already sandbox JavaScript and WebAssembly to prevent dangerous abuse.

**Greg Foster:** Indeed. Some AI-powered browsers or extensions have been exploited by injecting invisible prompts to perform malicious actions. This gullibility is something we should expect and prepare for.

At the end of the day, best practices—like minimizing exposure of secrets and being cautious about input—are more important than ever.

**Ryan Donovan:** You mentioned using LLMs themselves as judges for security scanning. How do you ensure those AI judges are trustworthy?

**Greg Foster:** Good question—“Who watches the watchman?”

Major LLMs today are reasonably reliable if well-prompted. If compromised at root, that’s a whole different challenge.

But in day-to-day use, you can trust security tools running LLMs to find real issues. You can measure their effectiveness through true positive and false positive rates. LLMs are actually pretty good at detecting security vulnerabilities in code, sometimes surpassing humans, who grow distracted or fatigued.

**Ryan Donovan:** Is there still a role for traditional static analysis and linting alongside LLM-based tools?

**Greg Foster:** Absolutely. Great security practice is layered. Keep your unit tests, linters, human code review, and add LLM scanning as a powerful augmentation layer.

Think of LLM-based scanners as “super linters” that run quickly and flexibly across many languages without much setup.

But don’t replace deterministic tests and human judgment—they catch problems LLMs can’t.

**Ryan Donovan:** That sounds like a healthy, balanced approach.

**Greg Foster:** For sure. The combination is greater than its parts. For example, LLMs can even help generate missing unit tests, reducing the barrier for engineers to write more tests.

**Ryan Donovan:** Do you worry developers will start outsourcing their security expertise entirely to AI?

**Greg Foster:** Not really. Much of security engineering involves manual processes, audits, policies, and incident response that AI can only assist, not replace.

For example, at Graphite, our security team implements network proxies, audit logging, and SOC2 compliance—all human-driven.

AI can help surface information faster during incidents, or assist with paperwork, but it won’t replace deep human expertise anytime soon.

**Ryan Donovan:** Every new abstraction layer in software adds complexity that engineers need to manage. AI seems to be another one in that lineage.

**Greg Foster:** Exactly. Engineering isn’t about typing lots of code; it’s about problem-solving, decision-making, and communication. AI just changes the tools we use.

Just like 3D printing shifted manufacturing but didn’t replace craftsmen, AI will change software engineering but not eliminate great engineers.

**Ryan Donovan:** We’re entering a new era of productivity and tooling with AI. How do you see AI tooling evolving?

**Greg Foster:** I see three main areas:

1. **Code Generation:** From simple tab completion to complex agent-driven creation that can even submit PRs directly.

2. **Code Review:** LLMs scanning diffs to find bugs, architectural issues, or security risks.

3. **Background Agents:** Autonomous tools that trigger off existing PRs to enhance them—splitting PRs, adding tests, or suggesting improvements proactively.

On the other hand, core infrastructure like CI, builds, and deployments remain largely unchanged.

This evolution highlights the importance of fundamentals—clean, small, incremental code changes, robust testing, rollbacks, and feature flags. Senior engineers who combine these classic best practices with AI tooling get the most value.

**Ryan Donovan:** Wise words. Thanks so much, Greg, for sharing your insights.

**Greg Foster:** Thank you, Ryan. If folks want to learn more about modern code review, stacking code changes, or applying AI in their workflows, check out [graphite.dev](https://graphite.dev) or follow us on Twitter.

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**Ryan Donovan:** And that’s a wrap! Remember, good coding and good security both come from solid fundamentals enhanced by smart tools. For questions or feedback on the podcast, reach out at podcast@stackoverflow.com or find me on LinkedIn.

Thanks for listening!

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*This transcript has been edited for clarity and readability.*
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Oil giant BP beats third-quarter profit expectations despite weaker crude prices

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British oil giant BP on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, citing progress on divestments and its cost-cutting program. The London-listed oil and gas major posted underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $2. 21 billion for July-September period. That beat analyst expectations of $2. 03 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. BP’s third-quarter net profit came in at $2. 3 billion last year and $2. 35 billion in the second quarter of 2025. The results come just over eight months after the company launched a fundamental strategic reset. BP, which has been the subject of intense takeover speculation, is looking to regain investor confidence by slashing renewable spending and prioritizing its traditional oil and gas business. Investors appear to have broadly welcomed the oil and gas major’s green strategy U-turn, with share prices up more than 13% year-to-date. The improving sentiment has also been attributed to the firm’s leadership shake-up, progress on its cost-cutting program and a string of recent oil discoveries. BP on Monday announced it had agreed to sell minority stakes in some of its U. S. onshore pipeline assets in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins to private investor Sixth Street for $1. 5 billion. BP has previously said it is targeting $20 billion in divestments by the end of 2027. Last week, British rival Shell reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, citing robust operational performance and higher trading contributions.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/bp-earnings-q3-2025.html

Privacy Coins Surge 80%, Crypto Investors Seek Privacy, Encrypted Bitcoin

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Investor demand for financial privacy is fueling a rally in privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies, signaling renewed interest in self-sovereign blockchain transactions.

The market capitalization of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies rose by about 80% over the past week, briefly surpassing $24 billion earlier on Monday before retracing 2.9% to $23.7 billion at the time of writing, according to data aggregator CoinGecko. Dash (DASH) and Zcash (ZEC) were among the best-performing privacy coins last week, posting gains of 65% and 9.55%, respectively.

This privacy coin rally occurred despite a wider crypto market downturn, which saw the total crypto market cap decline by 3.7% over the past week, from $3.96 trillion to $3.81 trillion. This trend highlights the increasing investor demand for financial privacy amid broader market challenges.

Privacy coins such as Zcash and Monero (XMR) obscure sender, receiver, and transaction details, offering greater anonymity than pseudonymous cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Unlike Bitcoin’s transparent ledger, these coins prioritize user privacy by concealing transaction information.

**Investors Seek Financial Privacy: “Encrypted” Bitcoin**

“Privacy is increasingly viewed as a necessity rather than a feature,” Jake Kennis, senior research analyst at Nansen, told Cointelegraph. He added that this shift is renewing ideological demand for private, self-sovereign transactions.

Kennis noted that the expansion of Zcash’s shielded pool, along with technological improvements—including the Zashi wallet for shielded transfers and integration with the Solana blockchain—are making privacy transactions more accessible to users.

Zcash’s fixed supply of 21 million coins, its proof-of-work (PoW) consensus model, and its privacy features based on zk-SNARK technology position it as an “encrypted Bitcoin” for investors seeking private transactions.

Zk-SNARKs (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge) are cryptographic primitives that enable verification of data between two parties over a public blockchain without revealing the underlying information, thereby strengthening digital privacy. They are a key application of zero-knowledge proof technology.

**Zcash Surges to Eight-Year High Amid Bullish Predictions**

Zcash surged to an over eight-year high of $388 on Friday, briefly overtaking Monero as the most valuable privacy coin. The rise came days after BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicted a ZEC token rally to $10,000, fueling further excitement around the token.

Following Hayes’s bullish forecast on Sunday, Zcash rallied from $272 to a peak of $355 within hours, demonstrating strong market enthusiasm for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.

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As investor interest in financial privacy grows, privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies like Zcash and Dash continue to attract attention, suggesting a robust future for self-sovereign, encrypted blockchain transactions.
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Nearly out of baseball, River Falls native Alex Call’s path to World Series title is one to behold

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Driving home with his wife from the airport in Los Angeles, less than 24 hours after hoisting the World Series trophy, the name Mitch Longo still resonated in the mind of Dodgers outfielder Alex Call.

The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out an entire minor league baseball season in 2020 and left organizations with fewer spots to fill a year later. Longo was a casualty of the cutdowns. He was released by Cleveland coming out of spring training in 2021. The last minor league game of his baseball career came just a year later.

That could’ve been Call.

A third-round pick in 2016 by the White Sox, Call had a disastrous 2019 campaign in which he hit .205 in Double-A Akron. Then came the lost season. By the spring of 2021, he was 26 years old.

Cleveland’s decision came down to Call and Longo. The Guardians kept Call. That was the good news. The bad? The organization’s plan was for Call to play just two games a week, effectively as a fourth outfielder.

Call phoned the farm director. Was he now an organizational filler?

“To tell you the truth, all your dreams are still in front of you,” Call remembers being told. “It’s just right now, we’re going to give at-bats to other guys, but that doesn’t mean it won’t change.”

It did on Day 2 of the season, when Steven Kwan, now a four-year starter for Cleveland, strained his hamstring. Opportunity opened up. Call seized it. He batted .310 over the first two months of the season.

When Kwan returned to action, Cleveland moved Call up to Triple-A, and he never looked back.

Call made his Major League debut with the Guardians in 2022. At least 10 teams claimed him when he was designated for assignment, and the outfielder was awarded to the Nationals.

Three years later, the River Falls native was traded to the Dodgers, the team he won a title with Saturday in Toronto.

“It’s been such a long road,” the 31-year-old Call said by phone Sunday. “Everybody in the locker room has a different path to where they are right now. I wouldn’t say mine is any more special than anybody else’s, but it’s definitely special to me.”

### Kept By a Thread

Cleveland told Call the organization kept him over Longo because the Guardians believed he had “a higher upside.” Perhaps.

“It’s probably because I gave myself the most chances,” Call said.

What, exactly, does that mean?

Call believes minor league baseball is all about opportunities. Keep your name in the lineup with semi-regularity, and you maintain the chance to prove yourself as a player.

“It only really takes two months of great baseball to move yourself up the map. Then you move up to the next level, you do it again, and then you move up to the next level,” he said. “And it can happen really quick, because that’s just the way the game is. I always knew that.”

It’s one of the reasons he never gave up on himself and his dream.

Call, a man strongly rooted in faith, is adamant he never needed baseball to make him happy. But he always believed he was meant to be in the sport.

“If I thought I couldn’t hit the ball, I probably would’ve been done. It wasn’t that I was still playing to hold on,” Call said. “I still believed that I could be a Major League Baseball player, I still believed I could do the little things right, I still believed that I could be a player that people would want on their team. I still believed all that, and I just knew I needed to put it together.”

### The Work Behind the Success

So, when things were bad, he went to work.

His swing was clearly an issue in 2019. In 2020, Call traveled around the country with a pitching machine he purchased to take swing after swing against high-velocity fastballs up in the zone. He sent videos of his swing to coaches in the pursuit of feedback.

Call writes everything down. He has journals filled with his communications with God, which he leaned heavily upon during his low points in baseball. He has notebooks flush with hitting advice he’s received throughout his career. He leaves no potential stone for improvement left unturned.

Teams notice. It’s why he believes he’s gotten so many of those precious opportunities.

“At the end of your day, your talent is your talent. This is a game that’s based on the numbers, but it’s also people making decisions about people,” Call said. “Yeah, we’re athletes, but there’s so much more into being an athlete. You are a person first. It’s other people that are making these decisions. So, for me, it’s how do I give myself the most chances as possible?”

He laid out a laundry list of objectives:

– Be a great teammate.
– Work hard.
– Show them you care.
– Show them you’re prepared.

“I’ve got to make sure that they know that I’m doing everything that I can to put myself in the best position to put the team in the best position to win,” Call said. “That I’ll do whatever it takes.”

That meant doing every little thing right and paying attention to even the most minute details.

Rochester Red Wings hitting coach Brian Daubach once called Call “one of most prepared players I’ve ever been around.”

“Whether it’s watching virtual reality with the goggles or his cage routine, watching video of the pitchers,” he told the Democrat & Chronicle. “Just a very hard worker.”

Those types of players are more likely to be given one last crack. Sometimes, that’s all it takes.

Call was aware those two months with Cleveland’s Double-A club represented his “last chance.”

“I was right at the end of my thread,” he said, “and it turned out to be something pretty special.”

The opportunity was likely only afforded to him because of who he was and how he carried himself.

“If you’re a jerk, your leash is so much shorter than what it is if you give yourself chances if people understand what you are about, who you are,” he said. “Because you’re going to fail. And when you give yourself a chance to get hot for long enough, or show them that you can get hot, that you might get hot again at some point, so keep giving me another chance to be in the lineup. Don’t leave any stone unturned. Take advantage of all the technology, take advantage of the things that are out there that I’ve done in order to improve myself, know myself as a player and know that the type of player that I can be is still valuable to a franchise.”

Call noted there are tiny decisions people make every day, most of which they likely think zero about or even view as choices. But they form your routine and approach.

“I feel like I’ve come to a place where I’ve become so routine in making the right decision as far as what to do next, how to train, how to eat, how to sleep, how to prepare, how to do this stuff,” he said. “Those are habits that have been formed over the years by engraining early that, ‘Hey, this is what it takes to be a champion.’ And it’s not something that’s just outrageous. It’s not something that’s undoable. It’s literally just by being diligent and doing it every day.”

### The Dodgers?!

The Nationals loved Call. He was their veteran example which their upcoming outfielders could follow. He prepared and played the right way.

But Washington was going nowhere fast this season, and at-bats needed to be made available for the prospects who will determine the team’s long-term outlook.

As the trade deadline approached, Call knew he might be on the move. He told his wife, Samantha, he felt there was roughly a 20% chance he’d get traded. She knew it was far higher.

That likelihood increased with each passing interaction. The Phillies reached out to gain intel. As did the Yankees. It was all getting very real.

Finally, the call came in from Washington interim general manager Mike DeBartolo.

“It was like, ‘Hey, you’re going to the Dodgers.’ It’s literally like, ‘I’m going to the Dodgers? The Dodgers want me?” Call recalled. “You know, like I’m just trying to keep my spot on the Nats. We’ve got (prospects like) Daylel Lile and Robert Hassle III coming up. I’m just trying to stay on the Nats, and now I’m going to the World Series champs.”

Call’s first thought: “I’m going to the World Series.”

The next thought? “‘OK, if they traded for me, surely they want me to be on the team. I hope they don’t send me down. I still have options,’” Call said. “You still don’t know for sure.”

A conversation with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts put him at ease. He was indeed in the Major League club’s plans.

“They validate all that you’ve been doing by going, ‘Hey, we want Alex Call on our team. We want a guy who’s going to take great at-bats and do the little things and just continue to extend our lineup and see pitches,’” he said. “It was really validating for me.”

And he validated their decision in the months that followed.

Call was on the active roster in all four playoff rounds, getting the nod over the likes of Michael Conforto, a former all-star who made $17 million this season. It was the right decision, as Call logged a .533 on-base percentage in 15 postseason plate appearances.

He was responsible for the Dodgers’ only regulation run of their 2-1 walk-off victory in Game 4 of the National League Divisional series to send the Phillies home, drawing a walk in the seventh inning that Justin Dean got around to score on as a pinch runner.

“Alex, he’s a winner. He’s sort of on the periphery, but the guys love him,” Roberts told reporters after the game. “He’s a baseball player. He’s prepared. Whatever situation I ask of him, he’s ready. He’s always doing something to help you win baseball games.”

### The Missed Moment

It won’t always go your way.

Call had a chance to be the hero in the bottom of the ninth frame in Game 3 of the World Series, when he stepped to the plate in a tie game with a runner at third base and just one out. He popped out to the shortstop.

The Dodgers didn’t score in that frame, and had to wait nine more innings and approximately three more hours to secure the victory on a Freddie Freeman home run.

“I’m not perfect,” Call said, “but I was still free in that moment, and I gave myself the best chance to have success in that situation.”

That ability, he said, is derived from his faith.

“There’s a lot of pressure in life, there’s a lot of pressure in baseball. If you have your dream that you hold onto with all your heart, and that’s the only thing that matters, well that’s a really tough place to perform, because that creates a lot of pressure,” Call said.

“But when you have faith, and you know that your life is in God’s hands and you know that you have your eternity steel, then you actually have peace, because you know that this is all just bonus. It’s really a pathway to better performance. Not that you should use that as that, but if you truly arrive at that place and believe it in your heart, I am a firm believer that it allows me to go out there and compete.

“This is a psychological game. Your brain has got all these things that it’s trying to always hold on and protect you from failure. You have to be able to let go of that in order to perform at your best.”

### Looking Ahead

The Dodgers championship parade was Monday in Los Angeles. Now, it’s onto the offseason.

Call admitted he’s looking forward to the chance to decompress. The last three months post-trade have been a whirlwind he’ll remember for the rest of his life.

“It’s been an amazing ride. It’s super fun. It was really, really fun,” said Call, who is under contract with the Dodgers next season amid their pursuit for a three-peat. “But now it’s time to take a big, deep breath, relax at our house and just soak it all in.”
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/04/nearly-out-of-baseball-river-falls-native-alex-calls-path-to-world-series-title-is-one-to-behold/

Missouri couple saved young girl’s life after ‘blood-curdling scream’ alerted them that her seatbelt popped open on roller coaster

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A Missouri couple is being hailed as heroes for saving a young girl’s life after her seatbelt came undone on a roller coaster, prompting a “blood-curdling scream.”

The frightening incident occurred at Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City on October 11, when Chris and Cassie Evins decided to ride the Mamba roller coaster, according to KCTV5.

“We get on the roller coaster and the very first hill, the girl sitting behind my wife just lets out this blood-curdling scream like I’ve never heard before,” Chris Evins told the outlet. Initially, he assumed it was the girl’s first time on the ride and that she was simply scared. However, she soon revealed the terrifying truth.

“She said my seatbelt came undone,” Chris recalled.

Without hesitation, the couple sprang into action. Despite the coaster reaching speeds of up to 75 mph, they reached behind them to secure the girl to her seat.

“I had looped my arm underneath her lap bar, which had a pretty big gap between her and the lap bar. So at this point, I’m seeing a huge space, no seatbelt,” Chris explained. “I looped my arm underneath the lap bar, and I grabbed a hold of her wrist. My wife was pushing down on her legs.”

As season ticket holders of the amusement park, the Evins were familiar with the twists, turns, and hills of the Mamba. This knowledge helped them anticipate the coaster’s movements while securing the girl.

“As we crested each hill or as we started to go up to the top, I recognized that it was going to lift her out of her seat,” Chris said. “So I kind of shifted our positions to, instead of hold her, to push down on her whole body to keep her from coming out of the seat while we’re going over those hills.”

The couple successfully kept the rider secure until the ride stopped. A photo taken by the ride’s camera captured the terrified girl screaming for her life as the Evins did their best to keep her safe.

“My whole thought after the incident is, what if it had been somebody else in our seats? What if it was others, her friends?” Chris reflected.

After the ride ended, the couple was separated from the girl amid the chaos and never had the opportunity to speak with her or her family. Nevertheless, they are grateful she is safe.

“You know, they could have had a drastically different outcome,” Chris said.

In response to the incident, Worlds of Fun immediately shut down the Mamba and conducted a thorough inspection.

“The ride has undergone a comprehensive safety review, and we have implemented modifications requested by the Fire Marshall to ensure it meets or exceeds all applicable safety standards before it reopens to guests this evening,” a spokesperson for the amusement park stated.

The Missouri Department of Public Safety confirmed that the Mamba had passed an inspection on April 25. However, a “spot inspection” on October 30 led to the ride being temporarily shut down. Following repairs, the ride was reinspected that afternoon and approved to operate again.

The heroic actions of Chris and Cassie Evins serve as a powerful reminder of vigilance and quick thinking in emergency situations, especially in environments where safety is paramount.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/04/us-news/missouri-couple-saved-young-girls-life-after-blood-curdling-scream-alerted-them-that-her-seatbelt-popped-open-on-roller-coaster/

Sy’s 12, Lake’s game-winner lead Oregon State over North Dakota State, 67-65

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Sy led Oregon State with 12 points and Josiah Lake scored the game-winning layup with two seconds left, as the Beavers edged North Dakota State 67-65 on Monday in a season-opening contest for both teams.

Sy also contributed five rebounds for Oregon State. Lake finished with 10 points, shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line, while adding eight rebounds. Dez White scored 10 points, going 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc.

For North Dakota State, Markhi Strickland led the scoring with 17 points. Treyson Anderson added 10 points, and Andy Stefonowicz contributed nine points, seven rebounds, and four assists.

Sy scored 10 points in the first half, but Oregon State trailed 32-30 at the break. In the second half, Johan Munch chipped in 10 points, helping the Beavers outscore the Bison by four points over the final 20 minutes.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press.
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Emma ___, “Poor Things” actress Crossword Clue

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That should be all the information you need to solve the Emma ___, “Poor Things” actress crossword clue!

If you’re looking for more crossword answers and hints, be sure to check out our comprehensive Crossword Answers section.

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey seeks to fend off democratic socialist’s challenge in a crowded race

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey faces a steep challenge in Tuesday’s election from a democratic socialist, a race that highlights different visions of how to govern a liberal city grappling with persistent issues related to policing, crime, and homelessness.

Frey, who is seeking a third term, is under fire from the left by state Sen. Omar Fateh, who hopes to become Minneapolis’ first Muslim and Somali American mayor. Fateh has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the socialist winner of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, due to their shared immigrant backgrounds and ideological similarities. Both come from immigrant families, although Fateh, a member of Minneapolis’ large Somali American community, was born in the U.S.

While there are 15 candidates on the ballot, the only others who have raised significant funds are the Rev. DeWayne Davis and businessman Jazz Hampton. Both are seen as positioned left of Frey but to the right of Fateh. No candidates list themselves as Republicans in this heavily Democratic city, although Laverne Turner, a candidate with a GOP background, is running a low-key campaign as an independent.

Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting instead of traditional party primaries. If no candidate wins an outright majority in the first round on Tuesday night, election officials will begin eliminating lower-finishing candidates and reallocating second- and third-choice votes through successive rounds on Wednesday until a winner emerges.

Fateh, Davis, and Hampton have formed an alliance, urging their supporters to rank each other highly—while excluding Frey—to make it more difficult for the incumbent to reach the 50% vote threshold.

Frey led Minneapolis through the turmoil following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white officer pinned his neck to the pavement with a knee for nine and a half minutes. Though Frey faced heavy criticism during that period, his administration later negotiated agreements with state and federal governments to reform a police department that lost hundreds of officers in the aftermath of Floyd’s death.

Fateh has distanced himself from his early support of the “defund the police” movement but backed a 2021 ballot measure aimed at reimagining public safety—a measure opposed by Frey and ultimately rejected by voters. Fateh continues to stress the need for alternatives to conventional policing, while Frey maintains the city is already implementing such alternatives.

The ideological divisions between the two candidates extend to housing and other key issues. Frey opposes rent control, whereas Fateh advocates some form of rent stabilization, though he remains non-specific on the details. Fateh is also critical of how Frey’s administration has approached the shutdown of homeless camps.

Fateh has championed the rights of Uber and Lyft drivers at the state legislature. Frey vetoed a City Council attempt to raise their wages after the ride-share companies threatened to exit the city. Fateh later used his influence to negotiate a compromise at the state level.

On foreign policy, Fateh, like Mamdani in New York, is a vocal critic of how Israel conducted the war in Gaza. Frey, who is Jewish, vetoed a City Council ceasefire resolution he considered one-sided.

All leading candidates have pledged to stand firm against former President Donald Trump and to resist attempts to undermine Minneapolis’ status as a sanctuary city. They also oppose any efforts to send federal troops into the city.

The election marks a critical moment for Minneapolis as it wrestles with its future direction on policing, housing, and community relations in a deeply divided political landscape.
https://ktar.com/national-news/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-seeks-to-fend-off-democratic-socialists-challenge-in-a-crowded-race/5770096/

Women’s head coach Amol Muzumdar gets rousing reception at his Mumbai residence after World Cup 2025 win [In Pictures]

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India women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar received a warm and heartfelt welcome at his Mumbai residence following the Women’s World Cup 2025 final.

Fans and well-wishers gathered to celebrate his leadership and the team’s remarkable journey throughout the tournament. The enthusiastic reception highlighted the nation’s pride in the team’s performance and Muzumdar’s contributions as a coach.

This moment marked a significant milestone for Indian women’s cricket, reflecting growing support and recognition for the sport across the country.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-women-s-head-coach-amol-muzumdar-gets-rousing-reception-mumbai-residence-world-cup-2025-win-in-pictures

Japan Patent Office Rejects Key Patent Application In Nintendo’s ‘Palworld’ Lawsuit

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**Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer Still Ongoing Amid Patent Disputes**

The ongoing lawsuit in Japan between Nintendo and The Pokémon Company against PocketPair, the makers of the hit game *Palworld*, continues to draw attention. As previously reported, this legal battle centers around several patents related to gameplay mechanics, with significant developments unfolding recently.

One key patent in focus is patent 2024-123560 (JP7545191), which branches off from another granted patent currently being used in court. This isn’t merely a peripheral filing; it’s situated directly between two patents central to the litigation. Such positioning means the fate of this patent could have a notable impact on the overall case.

According to reports from GamesFray, the “sibling-parent” relationship within this patent family makes the rejection of patent 2024-031879 particularly significant. The same reasoning—specifically, a lack of inventive step or obviousness based on prior art—that led to this rejection could apply equally to the related Nintendo patents involved in the lawsuit.

Windows Central highlights that the Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) logic in rejecting this specific patent can potentially undermine the two granted patents Nintendo is relying on for their infringement claims. When combined with the prior art used in the rejection, this offers PocketPair a strong defense against accusations of patent infringement and raises the possibility of invalidating Nintendo’s existing patents.

This development challenges Nintendo’s assertion that its patents protect truly original gameplay ideas. When Japan’s own patent authority contests that originality, Nintendo’s argument loses significant credibility. Furthermore, the ruling adds pressure on Nintendo’s third patent involved in the suit, which, according to earlier reports, has already undergone modifications mid-litigation—a clear sign that Nintendo may be feeling the strain.

Looking ahead, it remains to be seen whether Nintendo will attempt to amend its patents or appeal the JPO’s decision. Given Nintendo’s determined stance throughout this lawsuit, an appeal or amendment seems likely.

However, this situation raises a broader question for Nintendo: is persisting with this legal battle truly worthwhile? *Palworld* continues to thrive, and there’s no clear evidence that the Pokémon franchise has suffered any loss of revenue or value as a result. Beyond Nintendo digging in its heels and refusing to back down, it’s unclear what tangible benefits this lawsuit is achieving.

We’ll be following this case closely as it unfolds. Stay tuned for updates on how these patent disputes influence the future of both *Palworld* and Nintendo’s legal strategy.
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/japan-patent-office-rejects-key-patent-application-in-nintendos-palworld-lawsuit/