Google takes on ChatGPT’s Study Mode with new ‘Guided Learning’ tool in Gemini
Google is also offering students in the U.S., Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and Brazil a free one-year subscription to its AI Pro plan.
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Rains and Broken Roads Complicate Flood Rescue in Indian Himalayas
About 190 people have been rescued so far, officials said, but they warned that the death toll could rise.
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California Wildfire Season Starting Earlier Because of Climate Change, Study Finds
A new study examined fire trends while taking into account the different characteristics of the state’s 13 ecological regions.
nytimes.com
Inside the Biden Administration’s Unpublished Report on AI Safety
The US government conducted a groundbreaking study on frontier models—and never published the results.
wired.com
Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Americans are divided between support and opposition for the US decision to drop an atomic bomb during World War II.
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NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires
After 25 years at NASA, flying in four different spacecraft, accumulating 464 days in space, astronaut and test pilot Butch Wilmore has retired from NASA. The Tennessee native earned a bachelor’s a...
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Syria signs $14bn infrastructure deals, will revamp Damascus airport
Syria's fledgling government has sought investment to reconstruct the country after its devastating yearslong civil war.
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Wildfire in southern France rages as firefighters battle for control
A wildfire in southern France has burned an estimated 13,000 hectares, about the total for the entire country last year.
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McDonald’s sales return to growth despite less traffic from poorer customers
Fast-food chain points to weaker inflation-adjusted incomes and sentiment among lower-income households
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The Guardian view on the London Stock Exchange: its struggles are symptoms of a broken growth model | Editorial
The chancellor and the CBI have plans for reviving the institution. Neither will tackle Britain’s pitifully low levels of business investment“We are, it is admitted, the financial centre of the wor...
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Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily
The project, which has been started before, still needs to cross several hurdles before building can start.
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OpenAI is practically giving ChatGPT to the government for free
GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum in a statement encouraged “other American AI technology companies to follow OpenAI’s lead and work with us.”
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The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown
New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemploymentFrom 1945 to 1951, a Labour government, struggling to pay down Br...
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M23 rebels killed 319 civilians in east DR Congo in July, UN says
UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in 'one of the largest documented death tolls' despite a truce.
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OpenAI Announces Massive US Government Partnership
The ChatGPT maker is providing its frontier AI models to federal agencies for $1 for the next year.
wired.com
Trump hits India with extra 25% tariff for Russia oil purchases
New Delhi says US president’s decision is ‘unfair, unjustified and unreasonable’
ft.com
Israel pushes for more illegal settlements in occupied West Bank amid raids
Plans to expand in the E1 area east of occupied East Jerusalem would bisect area and isolate Palestinian communities.
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Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others
The authorities have not confirmed the cause of the crash, described as a "national tragedy".
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White House says Apple to invest billions in US manufacturing
The White House is expected to announce the new deal as early as Wednesday.
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Google’s AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta
Google today launched its AI coding agent, Jules, out of beta — just over two months after its public preview debut in May.
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Leonard Lopate, Longtime New York Radio Host, Dies at 84
Leonard Lopate in 2005. He interviewed thousands of writers, artists, actors, politicians, scientists, athletes, journalists, musicians and more.
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‘I must document everything’: the film about the Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza
Fatma Hassouna used poetry and photography to record the death and devastation she saw daily. Was she targeted by the IDF? We speak to the director of Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a film ab...
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Payment platform Lava raises $5.8M to build digital wallets for the ‘agent-native economy’
Lava is a digital wallet that lets merchants use credits to facilitate transactions.
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Wildfires and heatwaves grip southern Europe as evacuations ordered
Deadly blaze in France and mass evacuations in Spain and Portugal as extreme temperatures fuel fire risk
aljazeera.com
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website
Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful d...
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Trump-Modi ties hit rock bottom with new tariffs on India over Russian oil
Trump's tariff threats and social media outbursts have raised concerns about the state of India-US relations.
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Trump’s war on data will do lasting harm
Reliable government statistics are one of the cornerstones of the American economy
ft.com
Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web
The one-year-old startup raised a Series A led by Insight Partners.
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Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action ban
Exclusive: Naomi Klein and Angela Davis among those demanding stop to ‘attack on fundamental freedoms’ of assembly and protestLetter: Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedomsNaomi...
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Breathwork, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers
A new wave of luxury wellness facilities are catering to travelers looking to maintaining their health goals alongside high-powered schedules.
wired.com
Apple set to boost US investment plans by $100bn, says White House
Tech giant to announce expanded pledge ahead of deadline for Donald Trump’s new tariffs to take effect
ft.com
Arsenic in the damper, campers driven off a cliff: the murky historical links of AACo, Australia’s largest beef producer
Jesse Gregson led massacres of Aboriginal people before joining the Australian Agricultural Company as its longest-serving superintendentWarning: This article contains historical records that use r...
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Tjanpi Desert Weavers at 30: how 400 Indigenous women in remote Australia took the art world by storm
The First Nations-run social enterprise initially made traditional baskets before expanding into contemporary and sculptural works now exhibited around the worldIt was about seven years ago, in the...
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The New Era of Work Travel
Don’t sweat the expense reports—from first-class tech to multiday commutes, WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip.
wired.com
Keir Starmer downplays warnings that taxes will have to be raised in autumn
PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings tha...
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These Democrats Think the Party Needs AI to Win Elections
The National Democratic Training Committee has made the first official playbook for the use of AI by Democratic campaigns ahead of the midterms.
wired.com
The Business Traveler of Today Is Changing—and So Is Their Flight Map
A new era of work travel is taking entrepreneurs and creatives to Nigeria, Brazil, and beyond.
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Trump hits India with extra 25% tariff for buying Russian oil
This will bring the tariff rate on India to 50%, among the highest rates imposed by the US.
bbc.com
From chatbot apocalypse to a bespoke romance about the family cat: Edinburgh gets creative with AI
A tech twist on Hamlet, a glimpse into a catastrophic future and a uniquely personalised tale of societal breakdown immerse fringe audiences in the haunting uncertainty of artificial intelligenceEv...
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Putin and Trump envoy hold ‘productive’ meeting on Ukraine as US deadline nears
US president has urged Russia to agree ceasefire by Friday or face new sanctions
ft.com
Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes review – unmissable return of the egomaniacal millennial
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Through song and standup, Cohen transforms her 2023 medical emergency into glorious oversharing with this comic triumphEverything was going right for cabaret comic Ca...
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Could RFK Jr's move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?
The US is withdrawing $500m for vaccines for diseases like flu and Covid. Health correspondent James Gallagher asks if it's the right call.
bbc.com
Indian village swallowed by mudslide: What happened – and why?
More than 100 people are missing after floods swept through a village in Uttarakhand.
aljazeera.com
Instagram takes on Snapchat with new ‘Instagram Map’
Instagram notes that location sharing is off by default on Instagram Map, and a user's location only updates when they open the app, meaning it doesn't provide real-time location updates.
techcrunch.com
Mississippi Attorney Serves NASA and the Nation
Before Nathan Jermyn could dig into the legal frameworks at NASA, he had to answer a different call. Jermyn participated in a one-day orientation in the summer of 2023 to begin work as an attorney-...
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Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested
The flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath laying event in Paris.
nytimes.com
Cohere’s new AI agent platform, North, promises to keep enterprise data secure
Canadian AI firm Cohere is taking aim at alleviating data privacy concerns with its new AI agent platform, North, which can be deployed privately so that enterprises and governments can keep their,...
techcrunch.com
Is Trump winning the trade war and at what cost to the economy?
Donald Trump's tariff policy is taking shape and the president is already touting benefits to the US economy.
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‘We have a trout-off!’ Wallace and Torode return to MasterChef – despite being sacked
What accusations of sexual misconduct? What allegations of racist language? Despite firing its hosts, the BBC food show seems to be pretending there is no problem here …To say that this year’s Mast...
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Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China; Nvidia says no to kill switches
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping "tens of millions of dollars" worth of high-pe...
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Photo-sharing app Locket is banking on a new celebrity-focused feature to fuel its growth
Celebrity Lockets is a new feature where celebrities can engage with their most loyal followers on their home screens.
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Final call: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket savings end tonight
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world — and tonight’s your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Fr...
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What to Know About Traveling to China for Business
Recent developments and an escalating trade war have made travel to cities like Beijing challenging but by no means impossible.
wired.com
Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.
wired.com
The Tech That Keeps Planes Flying for Ultra-Long-Haul Flights
Wide wingspans, more powerful engines, and high-efficiency materials are making super long flights more possible than ever.
wired.com
Tatum takes in Pats camp without walking boot
Jayson Tatum, who tore his Achilles tendon in May in the semifinals vs. the New York Knicks, was at New England Patriots training camp on Wednesday without his walking boot.
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Microsoft brings OpenAI’s smallest open model to Windows users
Microsoft will bring OpenAI's new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, its platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open-source model...
techcrunch.com
India’s flood rescue efforts hampered by landslides, blocked roads
Among the missing are at least eight soldiers from a nearby army base.
aljazeera.com
Gaza’s health care system ‘was crumbling’ before the war
The healthcare system in Gaza was already in dire situation pre-war with Israel, but has since gotten much worse.
aljazeera.com
Alec Luhn, Missing American Hiker, Is Found Alive in Norway
Rescue workers found Mr. Luhn, a journalist who had not been heard from for days after setting off alone in a Norwegian national park.
nytimes.com
Venus on playing in 2026: Don't ever rule me out
Former world No. 1 and seven-time major singles champion Venus Williams said she was uncertain about her future beyond the upcoming US Open but teased she wasn't done with the sport just yet.
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Robert Wilson obituary
Performance artist, set designer and director who created haunting, sometimes plotless tableaux to great effectThe career of Robert Wilson, the visionary performance artist, designer – of furniture...
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Totem Compass Review: Find Your Friends, No Reception Required
Stuck at a festival with no reception? To find your group, just look down.
wired.com
Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database
Google confirmed that one of its cloud-stored Salesforce databases was breached, exposing its customer data. Google attributed the breach to a hacking group, ShinyHunters, known for breaking into S...
techcrunch.com
Video: Israel bombs Gaza clinic as blood banks run dry
Gaza’s health system is in a state of collapse as Israel continues its attacks on medical facilities.
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Keith Tkachuk on Matthew, Brady, Olympic gold and his Hall of Fame snub
"There's nothing better than seeing your kids do what they love to do best," Tkachuk said of his All-Star sons.
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Thatcher’s right to buy policy is celebrated but here’s the cost: losses to us all of £194bn and a fractured society | David Madden
A new report details the damage. This was an ideological ploy from which we have yet to recoverThe housing problem in the UK has become so pervasive that it can sometimes seem natural and eternal,...
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The Earth didn’t just crack, it curved. "It sent chills down my spine!"
A surprising discovery emerged from a security camera video taken during Myanmar’s recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake. While the footage initially drew attention for showing the dramatic fault movemen...
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One dead and thousands without power as wildfire spreads in France
The wildfire is the largest in France this year and has burned some 12,000 hectares of land and killed one.
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Bodies seen at Gaza aid sites as more than 50 killed looking for food
At least 58 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces while trying to get food from US- and Israeli-backed GHF aid site
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Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik removed from office
Dodik's mandate as Bosnian Serb president was revoked due to earlier appeals court verdict that sentenced him to jail.
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Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privac...
techcrunch.com
UK construction activity in July falls at steepest rate since Covid
Collapse in housebuilding underscores challenge for government in meeting its target of building 1.5m new homesBusiness live – latest updatesUK construction activity fell last month at the sharpest...
theguardian.com
White House envoy Witkoff meets with Putin as deadline looms for Russia to end war
White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to convince him to make peace in Ukraine or face punishing new economic penalties by Friday.
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Wildfire in France tears through area as big as Paris overnight – video
Firefighters in southern France are tackling the country's biggest wildfire of the year so far. At least one person has died, almost a dozen others injured and homes destroyed by the the fire, acco...
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Accepted but trapped: Why won’t the UK evacuate its students from Gaza?
Palestinian students in Gaza who earned places at top UK universities are being stranded by political indifference.
aljazeera.com
Gloucester-Hartpury face Saracens in 'blockbuster' PWR opener
The opening weekend of the 2025-26 season will feature a re-run of last season's final as organisers attempt to tap into Rugby World Cup enthusiasm.
bbc.com
‘Where’s the money going?’: why Brazilian towns awash with royalties from oil are still among the poorest
Since the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty lineThough 60 miles (...
theguardian.com
Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay Aids Play review – twice the satire from Gay Witch Sex Cult comic
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghStarting out with a deliciously bumptious persona, Doherty’s show trips itself up with a subplot about arts fundingGay Witch Sex Cult was quite the solo debut last year fro...
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Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs
When US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariff hikes in April, he set in motion a seven-day rush to bring goods into the country. Bitcoin miners elbowed their way to the front of the queue.
wired.com
Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund
Exclusive: MP presses minister for explanation as thinktank says omission undermines innovation in the northMinisters have been accused of undermining innovation in the north of England after five...
theguardian.com
Kelley Mack, ‘Walking Dead’ Actress, Dies at 33
Kelley Mack had announced earlier this year that she was being treated for a cancerous tumor.
nytimes.com
Looking for late-season heroes? Six players to target
A lot of teams made strong postseason pushes at the MLB trade deadline. What are you going to do with your team as the fantasy trade deadline approaches?
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Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable
Human judgement remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial intelligence will get baked into the world’s most dangerous systems.
wired.com
Life After the Atomic Blast, as Told by Hiroshima’s Survivors
Eighty years after the dropping of the first atomic bomb, Hiroshima’s survivors and their descendants describe how health problems and stigma have echoed down the generations.
wired.com
‘I feel equally rooted in bhangra and hyperpop, queer anthems and Sufi poetry’: Pakistani star Ali Sethi on his defiant debut album
The Pakistani-American singer has fused traditional singing with Technicolor pop to express forbidden love, take down trolls and explore the confusion of our ‘monstrous world’As a child, Ali Sethi...
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Ministers tried to block publication of financial interests form
The Cabinet Office spent £30,000 on a legal battle to prevent publication of a questionnaire for ministers.
bbc.com
Meet the AI vegans | Arwa Mahdawi
They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a pointI tried to write a letter recently but my hand didn’t quite c...
theguardian.com
Why are people in Sudan’s el-Fasher starving?
A siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a famine in North Darfur's capital el-Fasher.
aljazeera.com
Tech giants turning blind eye to child sex abuse, Australian watchdog says
Commissioner's recommendations for tech companies include measures that have been criticised on privacy grounds.
aljazeera.com
Champions review – intimate encounter is a voyage round the father
Pentland theatre, Pleasance at EICC, Edinburgh Voices swirl in Andreas Constantinou’s medium-like performance as he struggles still with his dad’s response to his sexualityThis is a show about a ga...
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How does the King of the Hill reboot fit into a very different America?
The welcome return of Mike Judge’s Texas-set animated sitcom about a conservative father tries to find reason during an unreasonable timeThe Fox Network’s rotating lineup of animated sitcoms increa...
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Kerr confirms sights set on Glasgow 2026
Olympic silver medalist Josh Kerr confirms he intends to race at next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
bbc.com
Trump's envoy Witkoff meets Putin as ceasefire deadline looms
Despite President Trump's threat of sweeping sanctions, expectations for a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv are muted.
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For Some Wounded in Ukraine War, Surgery Helps Rebuild a Sense of Self
After more than three years of war, thousands of Ukrainians struggle with the physical and emotional trauma of severe facial injuries.
nytimes.com
Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Climate Change
Wildfire smoke obscured the Interstate 90 bridge in Seattle in 2022.
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Sudan’s Civil War Shifts Toward Kordofan
Sudanese Army soldiers arriving last March at a market in Al Kalalah district, an area south of the country’s capital, Khartoum, that had been recaptured a short while earlier from Rapid Support Fo...
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Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical review – party like it’s 1959
Evolution London A strong cast sings live versions of all the hits against screens showing the film, backed by a terrific band and willing extras recruited from the audienceThere’s no secret about...
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All-star lineup: Aphelion, a game made in collaboration with the European Space Agency
On an icy world, a glitteringly hard take on sci-fi emerges which draws on real science as well as Hollywood’s cosmic fantasiesWhat defines a game by Don’t Nod, the French studio behind acclaimed n...
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War Shattered His Face. Technology Helped Reconstruct It.
Volodymyr is a Ukrainian marksman whose face was shattered by a Russian bomb in 2023. After multiple surgeries and titanium implants, he has returned to active duty near the closest point of the fr...
nytimes.com
WNBA's CBA negotiations: Why revenue sharing is priority No. 1 and whether a lockout is realistic
With the CBA expiring Oct. 31, negotiations have become the most important topic in the WNBA this season.
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Lisa Nandy says she won’t watch latest MasterChef after presenter controversy
Culture secretary says she won’t watch last episodes with Gregg Wallace and John Torode, but that it’s ‘not for me’ to tell BBC what it can airThe UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she won...
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US envoy Witkoff in Russia as Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms
President Donald Trump has warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire.
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Svitolina faces abuse after loss, blames bettors
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina spoke out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after she lost a match in Canada, including messages wishing her dea...
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‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’Good morning. Keir Starmer is out on a visit today and he wi...
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Can loading up on relievers at the deadline win you a World Series? We found out
Contenders went all-in for relievers at this year's deadline. Here's how much bullpens really help in October.
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Trump Sends His Envoy to Russia With Sanctions Deadline Looming
Steve Witkoff in New Jersey last month.
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India faces stark choice on Russian oil
Narendra Modi under pressure over cheap crude imports as he seeks to limit economic damage from US
ft.com
Japan’s Hiroshima marks 80 years since US atomic bombing
Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.
aljazeera.com
Svitolina receives death threats after Montreal loss to Osaka
Former world No 3 Elina Svitolina said she was subjected to online abuse, including death threats, after her Canadian Open semi-final defeat to Naomi Osaka, blaming the "shameful" behaviour on disg...
skysports.com
Wednesday season two review – Jenna Ortega’s charisma could power 1,000 hearses
Tim Burton’s smash hit Addams spinoff is as wildly entertaining as ever – and now with added Steve Buscemi. Its hugely elaborate, joke-packed return sees its star on wonderful formHark! ‘Tis the pe...
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Inside Birmingham City: How Davies plans to evolve team in Championship
What next for Birmingham City after achieving the highest points total in the history of English football? Chris Davies could retire now with a higher win percentage than Pep Guardiola. But that is...
skysports.com
Gakpo: Slot, Champions League hopes and World Cup dreams
Nestled among rows of houses on the outskirts of Eindhoven is where Cody Gakpo has chosen to start this story.
skysports.com
Transgender athlete debate rolls on six months after executive order
Six months after President Trump signed an executive order banning trans women from women's sports, these athletes are still trying to find ways to compete, and battles around their participation c...
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Transfer rumors, news: Milan monitor Højlund as Sesko deal edges closer
Manchester United striker Rasmus Højlund looks set to leave the club as an €85m move for RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko edges closer. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
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ESPN joins with WWE, to stream Wrestlemania
Wrestlemania will be part of ESPN's new direct-to-consumer streaming service, starting in 2026, thanks to an agreement between WWE and ESPN.
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MP becomes first to create himself as an AI bot
Mark Sewards MP says the chatbot version of himself will allow people to ask for help with local issues.
bbc.com
Can Morris & Smale combine to produce amazing art?
Manchester Originals' Seren Smale attempts to help team-mate Fi Morris draw a piece of art through unsighted direction.
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Osaka earns US Open seed with semi-final run at Canadian Open
Naomi Osaka secured a seeded spot at the US Open as she powered into the National Bank Open semi-final in Montreal, sweeping past Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-2 in the last eight.
skysports.com
Champions, old faces and European dreams - the Irish Premiership returns
BBC Sport NI looks at some of the talking points ahead of the new Irish Premiership season.
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Video Forces Pakistan to Confront ‘Honor Killings’ and Gender Violence
A protest last month in Quetta, Pakistan, against the killings of Bano Bibi and Ehsanullah Samalani, who had been accused of having an affair. A tribal leader ordered their execution, according to...
nytimes.com
TV tonight: Johnny Vegas’s lovely public art project
The comedian creates a sculpture for St Helens and grapples with a diagnosis of ADHD. Plus: MasterChef, but not as we know it. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4Johnny Vegas (and his “...
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US-India relations hit new low despite Trump-Modi bromance: What’s next?
India won't give up on Russia or its strategic autonomy, experts say, even as areas of friction with the US grow.
aljazeera.com
Star survives black hole and comes back for more
This is the first confirmed case of a star that survived an encounter with a supermassive black hole and came back for more. This discovery upends conventional wisdom about such tidal disruption ev...
sciencedaily.com
Russia, China naval forces to carry out joint Asia Pacific patrol: Report
Russian Pacific Fleet says joint patrol with China in the Asia Pacific will follow naval drill in the Sea of Japan.
aljazeera.com
Gardeners urged to collaborate to help moths and hover flies thrive in cities
Researchers found moths and hover flies are more negatively affected by urbanisation than beesGardeners have been urged to work with their neighbours to support moths and hover flies after research...
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We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis | Rafael Behr
Politics is struggling to cope with the pace of technological change – and that is affecting every single one of usReturning from holiday, asked where I have been, I want to say “offline”. The more...
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Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream
Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in HampshireSouthern Water has applied for a drought order that would allow it to draw larger quantitie...
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60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.
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Nihilistic online networks groom minors to commit harm. Her son was one of them
When Dana's son was hospitalized last year, it led her to a path of discovery about predatory online networks that groom children into harming themselves and others. Their reach is global and growing.
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by record bleaching as oceans warm
New Australian government report finds coral decline across the reef due to 'climate change-induced heat stress'.
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What is a cloudburst? The rare and intense weather event blamed for deadly India flash flood
Meteorologists say that complex processes combine to create cloudbursts, which can have life-threatening consequencesAbout 100 people missing as flash flood tears through town in northern IndiaA so...
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Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers
Eighty years after the atomic bombing, some Japanese think that peace for peace’s sake is no longer enough.
nytimes.com
How the Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Changed Japan
A visual simulation of the dropping of the atomic bomb, displayed at Hiroshima’s peace museum.
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The all-female rescue mission to Mars: my opera about a toxic tech bro takeover of the red planet
Four women travel 140m miles across the heavens – only to find their new world in hostile corporate hands. Composer Jennifer Walshe reveals what fed into her epic opera, from low-gravity procreatio...
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Best of 2025 … so far: the great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? – podcast
Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chose...
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Platonic season two review: Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne stop at nothing to make you laugh – and it’s joyful TV
It’s so nice to watch a show that tries this hard to induce chuckles. But there’s also real depth to this gag-packed comedy about two mischief-loving friends reuniting in midlifeThe Studio, Seth Ro...
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Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as...
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Dirty Work review – a jolly holiday with Mary Floppins
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghJessica Barton sets about cleaning up the domestic acts of the men in her audience with comically strict disciplineWe’ve all felt the urge to impose order on the mess o...
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Dale Vince on net zero, Gaza and why he’s still backing Labour – podcast
John Harris is joined by the eco-activist, entrepreneur and political donor Dale Vince to chat through his journey from new age traveller to renewable energy millionaire and major backer of the Lab...
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Berkshire shares tumble as Warren Buffett prepares to step down
Conglomerate’s stock underperforms market by second widest margin since 1990
ft.com
Scientists just found a massive earthquake threat hiding beneath Yukon
A long-forgotten fault in Canada's Yukon Territory has just revealed its dangerous potential. Scientists using cutting-edge satellite and drone data discovered that the Tintina fault, previously co...
sciencedaily.com
Russia protests Israeli settler attack on diplomatic vehicle in West Bank
Moscow says Israeli troops did not intervene as settlers attacked a Russian diplomatic vehicle and threatened diplomats.
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Times change, so do people. So why does the British Museum still think it’s OK to display human remains? | Paul Daley
Bodies and body parts have long been part of collections of imperial plunder over the years – but museums must understand that attitudes have moved onI went to the British Museum with my youngest a...
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Texas governor seeks court order to fire top Democrat who fled in row over voting map
"There must be consequences," says the governor as Democrats insist they will not return to Texas.
bbc.com
RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US
Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.
bbc.com
What is the chikungunya virus, how are countries such as China battling it?
Since the start of 2025, about 240,000 people have been infected with chikungunya, with 90 deaths in 16 countries.
aljazeera.com
Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders for peace talks: Report
Armenia and Azerbaijan's leaders met in the UAE last month but reached no breakthrough in the decades-long conflict.
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US charges Chinese nationals with illegally shipping Nvidia chips to China
Prosecutors say two men 'knowingly and willfully' used California-based company to evade export controls on AI chips.
aljazeera.com
Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing
Japan's leader Shigeru Ishiba and officials from across the world attended the annual ceremony in Hiroshima.
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Labor was in a climate crouch. It now has the chance to stand up to News Corp and put the national interest first | Clear Air
Australia’s political landscape is barely recognisable from four years ago. Will Labor abandon its risk-averse past and take an aggressive stance on emissions?Want to get this in your inbox when it...
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US crime rates dropped in 2024, new FBI report shows
Murder offences decrease by 14.9 percent as US public safety continues to improve after pandemic, according to FBI data.
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Francis Ford Coppola in hospital in Rome for ‘scheduled’ procedure
A representative for the Godfather film-maker denied earlier reports that the director had experienced a mild cardiac arrhythmiaFrancis Ford Coppola, the veteran American Italian film-maker behind...
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,259
Here are the key events on day 1,259 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Iran’s Dangerous Desperation
What comes after the 12-day war.
foreignaffairs.com
The New American Hustle
Trump is changing corruption—and making it more dangerous.