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Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on autos after Carney vows to retaliate Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveils new U.S. economic sanctions to isolate Iran Trump administration preparing to revoke visas of up to 200K foreigners in largest mass visa revocation ever Burnham says UK with Ukraine ‘all the way’ despite ‘outrageous threats’ from Russia – Europe live Byron Donalds: Kushner 'just keepings lines of communication open' with Jeffries meeting Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language Health of Norway's King Harald deteriorated at the weekend, say royal officials Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses Cricket legends urge Pakistan to provide 'proper medical care' for Imran Khan Kidnappers release video showing hundreds abducted from Nigerian mosque Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media Landslide kills 30 after mound of waste collapses at landfill site UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears Maradona 'Hand of God' football sells for £2.5m Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on autos after Carney vows to retaliate Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveils new U.S. economic sanctions to isolate Iran Trump administration preparing to revoke visas of up to 200K foreigners in largest mass visa revocation ever Burnham says UK with Ukraine ‘all the way’ despite ‘outrageous threats’ from Russia – Europe live Byron Donalds: Kushner 'just keepings lines of communication open' with Jeffries meeting Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language Health of Norway's King Harald deteriorated at the weekend, say royal officials Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses Cricket legends urge Pakistan to provide 'proper medical care' for Imran Khan Kidnappers release video showing hundreds abducted from Nigerian mosque Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media Landslide kills 30 after mound of waste collapses at landfill site UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears Maradona 'Hand of God' football sells for £2.5m
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Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live

California governor also highlighted two new proposed state laws that would make it a crime to interfere with the delivery of mail ballots. US supreme court rules Trump can…
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Burnham says UK with Ukraine ‘all the way’ despite ‘outrageous threats’ from Russia – Europe live

Coalition of the Willing condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, pledges to work on ‘constraining Russia’s war chest’. Here’s the full quote from Kremlin’s Peskov , via AFP:. “…
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Byron Donalds: Kushner 'just keepings lines of communication open' with Jeffries meeting

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Monday said President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in recent weeks to create an…
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Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language

Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language

Prime minister praised for rejecting US trade proposal as Trump shows little interest in retreating from dispute. Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from…
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Health of Norway's King Harald deteriorated at the weekend, say royal officials

Norway's King Harald is in a stable condition in hospital after his health deteriorated at the weekend, royal officials have said
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Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say

Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say

The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July
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Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses

Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses

Spokesperson for Duke of Sussex says he remains an ‘active and avid supporter’ of African Parks’ mission. The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of a major African…
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Cricket legends urge Pakistan to provide 'proper medical care' for Imran Khan

Former cricket captains - including Sir Alastair Cook and Mike Atherton - have urged Pakistan to ensure jailed former prime minister Imran Khan receives "humane treatment and…
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Kidnappers release video showing hundreds abducted from Nigerian mosque

Kidnappers release video showing hundreds abducted from Nigerian mosque

Mass kidnappings highlight Nigeria's security crisis in the north as elections approach
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Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video

Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video

Humanoid robots have smashed human track records at the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Among the records broken was Usain Bolt's 9.58-second 100m, with a robot…
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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13
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Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran

Welcome to The Hill's Defense NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense National Security Defense National Security The Big Story Trump bets on economic chokehold on Iran over military…
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New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children. New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his…
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Landslide kills 30 after mound of waste collapses at landfill site

A landslide at a waste site in Guinea has killed 30 people after a mound of rubbish collapsed on to nearby homes
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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears

UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears

Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technology. Cinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing…
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Maradona 'Hand of God' football sells for £2.5m

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his "Hand of God" goal against England in 1986 has been sold at auction for £2.5m
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‘Standard’ velvet hangers? There’s nothing standard about some of the items on John Lewis’s uni essentials list| Emma Beddington

‘Standard’ velvet hangers? There’s nothing standard about some of the items on John Lewis’s uni essentials list| Emma Beddington

It used to be that dorm rooms were chaotically messy. Does this new generation really need an £80 spice rack and velvet clothes hangers?. Of all the questions this year’s freshers…
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Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash

Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash

It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic. Here in Silicon Valley, the…
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Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; Aria bans AI music from charts

Anthony Albanese will announce a loan of the work to the Art Gallery of Western Australia from April to September 2027. Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email ,…
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Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price. The British government must soon…
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How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist.…
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"Stop gaslighting me!": Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism

Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon , and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and…
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Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it

Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it

Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for…
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Canadian politician threatens to cut off electricity to the US - as Trump issues 'fall in line' warning

A Canadian politician has threatened to cut off electricity and mineral supplies to the US after President Trump raised tariffs on some goods to 50%
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Police presence and 'deep sadness' at funeral for one of five teens killed in Ireland head-on collision

A funeral mass has been held for one of the teenagers killed in a head-on collision in County Kildare last week - with a heavy police presence at Carlow for the event
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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?

London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?

Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them. Ten years ago,…
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No 10 backs ‘tough action’ if social platforms fail to remove dangerous driving posts after A66 crash

No 10 backs ‘tough action’ if social platforms fail to remove dangerous driving posts after A66 crash

Downing Street condemns ‘utterly disgraceful’ clips and says sites are legally obliged to take them down. The government has given its full backing to Ofcom to take “tough action”…
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‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks

‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks

Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ‘recklessly’. A senior leader at OpenAI has said people should prepare to…
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Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM

Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM

North Sea oil, once the driving force of the UK economy, may be dwindling but it remains a symbol of prestige and a rich resource for political debate. When oil was first…
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Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?

Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?

Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research.…
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'I've caught one fish all season' - how a polluted river could end 300 years of coracle fishing

'I've caught one fish all season' - how a polluted river could end 300 years of coracle fishing

The tradition on a Carmarthenshire river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end
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Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel. Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy…
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I dug through hundreds of Labor Day sales to find real deals on high-quality products that last

I dug through hundreds of Labor Day sales to find real deals on high-quality products that last

Prepare for autumn with our favorite end-of-season deals on staples including leaf blowers, blankets and bedding. College grads share the room essentials that weathered the dorm.…
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Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams

Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams

On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact with reality. As…
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‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild

‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild

Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans.…
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Maradona 'Hand of God' football sells for £2.5m

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Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut

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Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live

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US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on autos after Carney vows to retaliate

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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears

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Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash

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Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it

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