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● Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say ● US elections 2026 live: Democrats flip four more House seats as Republicans look for blame in brutal midterms losses ● Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case ● Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms ● Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing ● 'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter ● Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years ● 'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack ● Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe ● Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’ ● Vance eyes 2028 reset, as Republicans mull pivot after US midterms drubbing ● Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies ● What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress ● Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting ● Cristiano Ronaldo bows out from national team with emotional message ● Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse ● French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe ● Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher ● Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite ● The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot ● Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say ● US elections 2026 live: Democrats flip four more House seats as Republicans look for blame in brutal midterms losses ● Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case ● Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms ● Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing ● 'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter ● Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years ● 'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack ● Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe ● Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’ ● Vance eyes 2028 reset, as Republicans mull pivot after US midterms drubbing ● Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies ● What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress ● Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting ● Cristiano Ronaldo bows out from national team with emotional message ● Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse ● French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe ● Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher ● Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite ● The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say✓
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Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say

Det Supt Andy Furphy said he hoped other potential victims would gain "courage" and "confidence" from the guilty verdicts
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'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter✓

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years✓

Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years

Base rate increases from 3.75% and Bank governor signals another rise in near future to combat rising inflation. Analysis: Interest rate rise in midst of cost of living crisis…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack✓

'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack

Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe✓

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe

Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’✓

Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’

Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June. The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Vance eyes 2028 reset, as Republicans mull pivot after US midterms drubbing✓

Vance eyes 2028 reset, as Republicans mull pivot after US midterms drubbing

A Democratic 'blue tsunami' in the US midterms shines a light on emerging distaste for Trump's brand among Republicans
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies✓

Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies

Experts have said the US-funded trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of infants
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress✓

What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress

Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting✓

Democrat Scott Colom adds to lead in Mississippi Senate ballot counting

The Democrat in Mississippi’s Senate race expanded his narrow lead over the incumbent senator Wednesday, possibly giving Democrats yet another seat to pad their majority. Democrat…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Cristiano Ronaldo bows out from national team with emotional message

Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football
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Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse✓

Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse

The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe✓

French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe

Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products. France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite

Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite

Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot

The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot

Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial he went through Jesse Baird’s phone and poured water into his fuel tank

Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial he went through Jesse Baird’s phone and poured water into his fuel tank

Former police officer gives evidence in court after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024. The day in court: Beau Lamarre-Condon gives evidence in…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic

Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic

It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’

Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’

Cost of living has loomed over this election cycle as workers and unions champion candidates fighting for higher wages and tackling rising prices. For millions of Americans…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?

Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?

Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean. • The best electric toothbrushes for every…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads

Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads

Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’. Get our daily political email ,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county

A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county

At more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with flooding. Aida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Castle Walls review – Prime’s first fully AI-generated show is here, and it’s a Vaseline-smeared mess

Castle Walls review – Prime’s first fully AI-generated show is here, and it’s a Vaseline-smeared mess

Billed as the first end-to-end AI-created series on a major streaming service, this Turkish show looks like the result of the prompt ‘make it cinematic’. Just as the world reels…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean

‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean

A Guardian investigation has found that despite a recommendation to slow down, leading shipping companies continue to travel above advised speeds in a key habitat for cetaceans.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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World

I tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.

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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says

Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says

Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions. It’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. The Trump administration has…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘No one cares about the little guy’: Sri Lanka’s fishers still reeling from 2021 toxic plastic spill

‘No one cares about the little guy’: Sri Lanka’s fishers still reeling from 2021 toxic plastic spill

A stricken container ship shed tonnes of tiny pellets called nurdles on the west coast. Five years on, locals are counting the cost to marine life and livelihoods. On the beach in…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Trump’s billionaire-blue collar coalition has been smashed by class politics | Aditya Chakrabortty

Trump’s billionaire-blue collar coalition has been smashed by class politics | Aditya Chakrabortty

As tech bosses get richer and ordinary Americans struggle, Democrats put the case against the US’s grotesque unfairness – and voters responded. Remember the “vibe shift”? Just…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets

‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets

Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress. Calls are growing for major…
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‘Bring it on’: Pauline Hanson to appeal Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination ruling in high court

‘Bring it on’: Pauline Hanson to appeal Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination ruling in high court

One Nation leader granted special leave to appeal after full federal court earlier this year agreed Hanson portrayed Faruqi as a ‘second-class citizen’. Get our daily political…
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Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case

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Cristiano Ronaldo bows out from national team with emotional message

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Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms

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