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In the municipal elections held on October 11, 2026, the STAN movement recorded a triumph, while the ANO movement of Andrej Babiš, which tried to paint its electoral defeat as a victory, faced shameful results, especially in Prague and its traditional strongholds. #KomunálníVolby #HnutíANO #STAN (translated)

Jan Betlach stated that on October 10, 1960, then Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir offered Arab states negotiations with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion in New York or elsewhere, without preconditions. According to his contribution, she proposed discussions on peace, or at least on a non-aggression pact, specifically reaching out to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Jordanian King Hussein, and the Lebanese Prime Minister. Betlach added that Israel, at that time, had a width of only 15 kilometers at its narrowest point due to the 1949 armistice, and the Arab states rejected the offer. One Western European delegate reportedly told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he hadn't heard a more reasonable proposal in a long time. Betlach wrote that Saudi representative Ahmad Shukairy used Nazi-related expressions twelve times in his subsequent reply and compared Meir to the Nazis. Five days later, according to his contribution, Nasser declared that Israel was trying to deceive world public opinion and that Egypt would never recognize the Jewish state. Shukairy later became the first chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and drafted its charter, which, according to Betlach, rejected a Jewish state in any borders. Betlach concluded that Meir was only requesting a meeting but was rejected and made the target of comparisons to perpetrators of the murder of European Jews. #historie #BlízkýVýchod #mír (translated)

The second round of the Senate elections will take place on October 16 and 17, 2026, with the first round having a voter turnout of 43.31%, and the candidates who advanced to the second round are those who received the highest percentages of votes in the individual electoral districts. #SenátníVolby2026 #VolebníMístnosti #VolebníPrůkaz (translated)

The article analyzes the results of the municipal elections and the first round of Senate elections, which took place on October 9 and 10, and examines what coalitions could arise in regional cities based on these results. #KomunálníVolby #VolebníAnalýza #ČeskáPolitika (translated)

Martin Dvořák thanked voters for their votes and stated that he advanced to the second round. He wrote that the Hradec region has shown interest in a democratic representative in the Senate, and he appreciated the support of the people involved in the campaign. Before the voting on October 16 and 17, he called on voters to assess the values, attitudes towards democracy, and the experience and abilities of the candidates, and asked for their support in the second round as well. #Hradecko #Senát #Volby (translated)

The post stated that Nous Research, creator of the open-source AI agent Hermes Agent, confirmed a Series B investment round of $90 million on October 7, 2026. According to the post, which referred to the Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch, the company was valued at $1.5 billion. The round was led by Robot Ventures and the funds were intended primarily for a corporate product designated as "Hermes for." (translated)

According to NATO's nuclear operations commander David Bull, the exercise taking place between October 13 and 23 will include all scenarios, including a simulated alert and air exercises under "real conditions, but without the use of nuclear weapons." #NATO #jadernéodstrašení #bezpečnost (translated)

NATO plans to conduct the nuclear forces exercise Steadfast Noon in Italy, which will take place between October 13 and 23 and aims to maintain the Alliance's deterrent capability, while not being aimed against any country and will occur under "real conditions" without the use of nuclear weapons. #NATO #jadernéodstrašení #bezpečnost (translated)

Tomáš Prouza claimed that the Prague magistrate abolished price caps for traditional taxis with taximeters from October 1, without notifying residents and tourists. According to him, this allowed drivers to charge a starting rate of 666 crowns and 444 crowns per kilometer, which he said could lead to rides costing tens of thousands of crowns. He linked the change to the long-term effort of traditional taxi drivers to limit competition from digital platforms. He stated that the parliamentary amendment, advocated by ANO and the Pirates, aimed to drive thousands of taxi drivers out of Prague. He attributed falling prices, better ride availability, and the ability to know the price in advance to the applications. According to Prouza, the responsibility for the taxi service area lay with Prague's deputy mayor for transport, Jaromír Beránek. Prouza called the change an adjustment pushed through at the request of the taxi mafia and warned that it could damage Prague's reputation. He also referred to the city's decision to abolish the price cap and questioned the timing of the change before the elections and its secrecy. https://t.co/ipI2QMVBLE #taxi #prague #praha #magistrat #taxi #praha #magistrat (translated)

Tomas Kapler wrote that the woman died on September 30, 2026, in a hospital in Cambridge at the age of 90. According to him, MIT announced her death on October 7 and did not disclose the cause. He stated that she is survived by her daughter Lauren, son-in-law, two grandsons, four great-grandchildren, and siblings John, David, and Kathryn. In the obituary, the institute referred to her as more than just a pioneer. Kapler also described that the computer reported an overload three minutes before landing on the Moon, not a malfunction, and thanks to the design of the system, it safely deferred some tasks. According to him, few in the lab initially believed in this concept, but it proved itself during the landing. He also wrote that the woman advocated for the foundations of reliable programming and a safety net allowing for landing despite a software error, even though she was initially only allowed to make a note in the manual. #ZenyVeVede #Veda #Historie (translated)