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Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation Oil prices jump over 5% after Trump suggests ceasefire with Iran has ended following fresh US strikes – as it happened China braces for super typhoon after severe flooding and thunderstorms leave multiple people dead US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’ Trump switches back to flying on older Air Force One for England trip instead of new Qatari jet Ceasefire plunged into greater uncertainty amid fresh US strikes in Iran – as it happened Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is 'over.' And, IOC lifts Russia's suspension Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics live Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth FIFA World Cup: Refereeing chief denies bias claims in Argentina-Egypt game Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding US, Iran launch more attacks as mediators urge both sides to uphold MoU Ten children among at least 13 killed in separate Bangladesh landslides Hottest June on record in Western Europe as heatwaves hit continent Trump wraps NATO summit on a positive note, after meeting Zelenskyy Amazon apology after breastfeeding boss barred from business course Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation Oil prices jump over 5% after Trump suggests ceasefire with Iran has ended following fresh US strikes – as it happened China braces for super typhoon after severe flooding and thunderstorms leave multiple people dead US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’ Trump switches back to flying on older Air Force One for England trip instead of new Qatari jet Ceasefire plunged into greater uncertainty amid fresh US strikes in Iran – as it happened Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is 'over.' And, IOC lifts Russia's suspension Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics live Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth FIFA World Cup: Refereeing chief denies bias claims in Argentina-Egypt game Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding US, Iran launch more attacks as mediators urge both sides to uphold MoU Ten children among at least 13 killed in separate Bangladesh landslides Hottest June on record in Western Europe as heatwaves hit continent Trump wraps NATO summit on a positive note, after meeting Zelenskyy Amazon apology after breastfeeding boss barred from business course Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals
Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation
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Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation

The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false"
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Ceasefire plunged into greater uncertainty amid fresh US strikes in Iran – as it happened

US president says new strikes are ‘retribution’ after ships hit in strait of Hormuz; Iranian state media report explosions in several locations. US carries out another wave of…
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Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is 'over.' And, IOC lifts Russia's suspension

Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is 'over.' And, IOC lifts Russia's suspension

Trump said that he believes the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is over, but hasn't ruled out talks. And, the International Olympic Committee paves the way for Russian athletes to compete in…
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Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive

Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive

Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulation. Political groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in…
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Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics live

Senate pick announced his withdrawal in angry video accusing party and media of acting as ‘judge, jury and executioner’. Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual…
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Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs

Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs

Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’. As a reality TV show host, Donald Trump rose to fame with the…
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UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears

UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears

Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online. AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from…
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Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth

A spacecraft has blasted into orbit on a mission to rescue a NASA telescope that is at risk of crashing back to Earth
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FIFA World Cup: Refereeing chief denies bias claims in Argentina-Egypt game

FIFA World Cup: Refereeing chief denies bias claims in Argentina-Egypt game

Pierluigi Collina said that such allegations of bias could provoke threats against referees and their families
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Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding

Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding

Local media in Hengzhou report king ratsnakes and cobras among hundreds in flood waters caused by typhoon Maysak. Hundreds of snakes, including cobras, have escaped from flooded…
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US, Iran launch more attacks as mediators urge both sides to uphold MoU

US, Iran launch more attacks as mediators urge both sides to uphold MoU

Iran says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar after US bombarded targets in Iran
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World

Ten children among at least 13 killed in separate Bangladesh landslides

At least five children have died in a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh, two days after eight people, including five children, died in a separate landslide in…
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Hottest June on record in Western Europe as heatwaves hit continent

Hottest June on record in Western Europe as heatwaves hit continent

Thousands of deaths across Europe, mostly in France, Spain and Belgium, have been linked to a June heatwave
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Trump wraps NATO summit on a positive note, after meeting Zelenskyy

Trump wraps NATO summit on a positive note, after meeting Zelenskyy

President Trump capped a NATO summit in Turkey meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and saying that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense…
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Technology

Amazon apology after breastfeeding boss barred from business course

Amazon has issued an apology after a company boss was told she could not take her breastfed baby to a business course
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Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals

Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals

A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."
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World

Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as UK health service urges children and elderly to ‘take weather seriously’ – Europe live

Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record. A high temperature warning has also been issued for a dozen…
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I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips. I am not, by nature, an early…
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‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market

‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market

With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads. Skye has…
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The Guardian view on the flamingo revolution: Albanians are standing up for their rights, as well as for nature | Editorial

The Guardian view on the flamingo revolution: Albanians are standing up for their rights, as well as for nature | Editorial

Plans for a mega-resort, backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, have spurred broader questions about who politics is serving. For more than a month, thousands have taken to the…
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World

Farage launches preemptive attack on Commons standards committee, claiming it won’t judge him fairly – UK politics live

Reform UK leader also tells the Daily Mail he did not anticipate main parties would not stand candidates in Clacton byelection. Reform activists urged to switch focus from…
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‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies

‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies

The writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those in power. A “centaur”, in…
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‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres

‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres

In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s…
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Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’ | Arwa Mahdawi

Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’ | Arwa Mahdawi

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth. For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns

AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns

Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence ‘cheating, deceiving, going their own way’ – and time to get ahead of it is during testing. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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Shark ChillPill 3-in-1 fan review: the handheld fan I’d pack for every trip – at a price that’ll make you sweat

Shark ChillPill 3-in-1 fan review: the handheld fan I’d pack for every trip – at a price that’ll make you sweat

With three ways to cool down and a cold plate that can lower skin temperature by up to 9C, Shark’s latest fan is a standout if you can justify the cost. • The best handheld fans,…
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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…
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling

PS5, PC, Xbox Series X/S; Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft Ubisoft has removed all the boring parts of pirate life from its fantasy RPG, creating something more focused and fun. Edward…
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Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries. Lake Powell, the US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Atmosphere in Iran remains highly charged after Ayatollah’s funeral and escalation of grievances with US

Atmosphere in Iran remains highly charged after Ayatollah’s funeral and escalation of grievances with US

World is witnessing a turning point, says ministry spokesperson, as Iran seeks to assert independence amid rising tensions. Before a foreign ministry press briefing at the Grand…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’

Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’

A housing shortfall, record home costs and cuts to subsidies are intensifying the US affordability crunch. Of the various dimensions of the affordability crisis weighing on US…
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 one change that worked: I banned myself from social media – and my children have never been happier

The one change that worked: I banned myself from social media – and my children have never been happier

I used to think my phone helped me to relax. But setting strict limits on my usage has improved my mood and my relationships. I am a psychotherapist who works with frazzled,…
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
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I tested 53 water bottles to find the best for leaks, looks and sustainability: here are my favourites

I tested 53 water bottles to find the best for leaks, looks and sustainability: here are my favourites

Ditched single-use plastic bottles but can’t find a good reusable one? I spent months putting dozens through their paces – these are the ones worth buying. • The best travel mugs…
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Citizen Vigilante review – Armie Hammer returns to obliterate the imaginary woke piñata of Europe-stan

Citizen Vigilante review – Armie Hammer returns to obliterate the imaginary woke piñata of Europe-stan

Low-budget film-maker Uwe Boll sets Hammer up for a further fall from grace by cannibalising all manner of tired tropes in this incoherent schlocker. Oh, Armie Hammer! Has it come…
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Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth

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Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation

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Ten children among at least 13 killed in separate Bangladesh landslides

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Amazon apology after breastfeeding boss barred from business course

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UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears

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Amazon apology after breastfeeding boss barred from business course

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