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● White House defends pro-Trump TV ads timed with midterms: 'Patriotism isn’t partisan' ● Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms ● Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing 'humanity amid a paradise of machines' in Paris – video ● White House press ban set to continue for now after hearing ends without ruling ● Pope Leo warns against AI and says technology ‘must remain at service of humans’ during first visit to France – as it happened ● OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma ● US supreme court rejects Republican-drawn midterm map in Missouri for third time – as it happened ● High levels of 'forever chemical' causing cancer found in blood of residents living near factory ● Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election ● OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity ● One dead and five missing after explosion destroys building close to Acropolis in Athens ● Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit. And, Netanyahu gives defiant UNGA speech ● EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’ ● Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii ● Trump rescinds nearly $1B in federal funding, bypassing congressional approval ● Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year ● TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement ● Robbie Williams sings with fans outside hotel after show cancelled in Peru ● Manchester City found guilty? What we know; what could the punishment be? ● Disaster zone declared across Bangkok as heavy rain triggers flooding ● White House defends pro-Trump TV ads timed with midterms: 'Patriotism isn’t partisan' ● Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms ● Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing 'humanity amid a paradise of machines' in Paris – video ● White House press ban set to continue for now after hearing ends without ruling ● Pope Leo warns against AI and says technology ‘must remain at service of humans’ during first visit to France – as it happened ● OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma ● US supreme court rejects Republican-drawn midterm map in Missouri for third time – as it happened ● High levels of 'forever chemical' causing cancer found in blood of residents living near factory ● Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election ● OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity ● One dead and five missing after explosion destroys building close to Acropolis in Athens ● Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit. And, Netanyahu gives defiant UNGA speech ● EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’ ● Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii ● Trump rescinds nearly $1B in federal funding, bypassing congressional approval ● Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year ● TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement ● Robbie Williams sings with fans outside hotel after show cancelled in Peru ● Manchester City found guilty? What we know; what could the punishment be? ● Disaster zone declared across Bangkok as heavy rain triggers flooding
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White House defends pro-Trump TV ads timed with midterms: 'Patriotism isn’t partisan'

The White House defended the pro-President Trump television campaign that aired this week ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, saying that “patriotism isn’t partisan.” “The…
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OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma✓

OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma

As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race. When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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US supreme court rejects Republican-drawn midterm map in Missouri for third time – as it happened

Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri. This blog is now closed. Sign up for US Breaking News emails. Xi…
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High levels of 'forever chemical' causing cancer found in blood of residents living near factory

Dozens of residents living near a major chemical factory have discovered high levels of a cancer-causing "forever chemical" in their blood, according to lawyers
81% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election✓

Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election

A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity✓

OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity

Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents. Two ⁠months after OpenAI…
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One dead and five missing after explosion destroys building close to Acropolis in Athens✓

One dead and five missing after explosion destroys building close to Acropolis in Athens

Local media report the property included a holiday rental, with US tourists and a UK national among the missing
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Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit. And, Netanyahu gives defiant UNGA speech✓

Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit. And, Netanyahu gives defiant UNGA speech

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’✓

EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’

US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe. The EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii✓

Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii

Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Trump rescinds nearly $1B in federal funding, bypassing congressional approval

President Trump cancelled almost $1 billion in federal funding Friday using the controversial “pocket rescission" process, which allows him to sidestep congressional approval.…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year✓

Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement✓

TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement

Trial had been set for Monday over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful content. TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Robbie Williams sings with fans outside hotel after show cancelled in Peru

Robbie Williams was captured on video giving an impromptu performance outside his hotel in Peru after saying he was "broken-hearted" his concert was cancelled
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Manchester City found guilty? What we know; what could the punishment be?✓

Manchester City found guilty? What we know; what could the punishment be?

The fallout begins as football and lawyers prepare for the next phase of 115 Premier League charges against Man City
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Disaster zone declared across Bangkok as heavy rain triggers flooding✓

Disaster zone declared across Bangkok as heavy rain triggers flooding

Nonstop rain since Thursday has submerged Thai capital's roads and canals, sending water into homes and stores
80% agreement · 2 independent sources
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The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial

Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice. Some warnings are so grave that it is almost…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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‘This gap opens up of doubt and scepticism about everything’: Jess and Morgs confront the politics of deepfakes

‘This gap opens up of doubt and scepticism about everything’: Jess and Morgs confront the politics of deepfakes

In the choreographers’ new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews. It appears the interviewer has got…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’

The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’

Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable. “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,”…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Gavin Newsom condemns Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’, predicts Trump’s downfall and expects AOC to run in 2028

Gavin Newsom condemns Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’, predicts Trump’s downfall and expects AOC to run in 2028

Democrats must show links of climate shocks to ‘kitchen table’ issues, California governor says. It’s a mistake for Democratic politicians not to talk about climate change , and…
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ClimateTone 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
‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions. Get our breaking news email , free app…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn

Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn

Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations. Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns…
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
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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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks

Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks. A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men on terrorist charges for…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian. New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans. Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species

‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species

Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Technology

Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored – podcast

Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?. By Jill…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers

Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers

Guardian investigation: 7-Eleven and Circle K stores often fail to honor advertised prices – charging more at pump and register for gas, snacks, and other items. Marco Cruz pulled…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks

‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’. Lonnie Bunch ,…
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White House defends pro-Trump TV ads timed with midterms: 'Patriotism isn’t partisan'

✓ 89% agree · 4 sources
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Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms

✓ 87% agree · 4 sources
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Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing 'humanity amid a paradise of machines' in Paris – video

✓ 82% agree · 3 sources
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Robbie Williams sings with fans outside hotel after show cancelled in Peru

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Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing 'humanity amid a paradise of machines' in Paris – video

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US supreme court rejects Republican-drawn midterm map in Missouri for third time – as it happened

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High levels of 'forever chemical' causing cancer found in blood of residents living near factory

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OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity

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