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A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses? Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’ Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 1,000 as police ask relatives for DNA to identify victims Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead New lawsuits claim OpenAI execs put image ahead of safety in Canadian mass shooting Green party leader Zack Polanski seeks to stand in byelection for Keir Starmer seat Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit Relief as five Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster found alive Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones ‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us? Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images ‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses? Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’ Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 1,000 as police ask relatives for DNA to identify victims Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead New lawsuits claim OpenAI execs put image ahead of safety in Canadian mass shooting Green party leader Zack Polanski seeks to stand in byelection for Keir Starmer seat Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit Relief as five Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster found alive Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones ‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us? Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images ‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia
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A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in…
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Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead

Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead

Claim relating to infamous apartheid-era shooting of protesters part of wave of litigation for apartheid-era crimes. The day dawned brightly on 21 March 1960, as residents of the…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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New lawsuits claim OpenAI execs put image ahead of safety in Canadian mass shooting

New lawsuits claim OpenAI execs put image ahead of safety in Canadian mass shooting

The suits say that recommendations to alert police about the alleged shooter were nixed by OpenAI's global affairs team, led by veteran political strategist Chris Lehane. OpenAI…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Green party leader Zack Polanski seeks to stand in byelection for Keir Starmer seat

Green party leader Zack Polanski seeks to stand in byelection for Keir Starmer seat

Polanski says he will ‘stand up for people struggling to pay their bills’ if he becomes MP for Holborn and St Pancras. UK politics live – latest updates. Zack Polanski will seek…
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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada. Apple has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its Maps…
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One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts

One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts

Almost everyone is now accounted for after dozens of hikers were airlifted to safety, an official says
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Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit

President Trump 's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not. The big picture: Google and…
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Relief as five Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster found alive

Relief as five Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster found alive

Several missing Australians have been found since Tuesday morning, bringing the total citizens unaccounted for to 38. Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far.…
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Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live

Maryland judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting what he termed ‘birth tourism’. Sign up for US Breaking News emails. An army of attorneys…
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Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats

OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets

London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets

Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensed. Londoners are now able to hire self-driving taxis for the…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney

Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney

Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?. This week the Euro summer…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones

Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones

I will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’t. I can’t even remember when I decided to…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us?

‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us?

We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply unsettling. Researchers are…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images

Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images

Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced ‘any naked underage images’. A survivor of child sexual abuse has sued Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence company, alleging that its…
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
‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents

‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents

US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing. The US startup behind the Claude chatbot has admitted a series of hacking…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’

Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’

People online are distressed at men butchering words such as ‘hyperbole’ and ‘hors d’oeuvres’ – highlighting a gender reversal in ‘intelligence gaps’. There are common…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Chilling footage shows Molly Ticehurst’s murderer saying ‘I can’t believe I just did that’, court hears

Chilling footage shows Molly Ticehurst’s murderer saying ‘I can’t believe I just did that’, court hears

Victim’s father Tony Ticehurst confronts Daniel Billings during sentence hearing in regional NSW, saying ‘I hope that every night Molly’s screams keep you awake’. Follow our…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone 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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone 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
The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes

The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes

Small changes are what I’m aiming for – 10-minute workouts, cleaning out my handbag. Then I’m less likely to have failed come October. Are you a January resolutions or a September…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves

Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves

As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together. On a bitingly cold night in…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world

‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world

As FromSoftware’s new multiplayer game The Duskbloods nears release, the legendary game director behind Dark Souls talks connection, pessimism and of course, feet. Since 2020’s…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area. Electric-blue meltwater sprays up under…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
I've tested dozens of items to perfect my work-from-home setup. These 13 make all the difference

I've tested dozens of items to perfect my work-from-home setup. These 13 make all the difference

Build a home office you’ll actually enjoying working from with tried-and-true upgrades – from inexpensive speakers to a stand that can turn an iPad into a second monitor. The best…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves

From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves

Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials. As the first heatwave of the record-breaking summer arrived on…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media

'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media

More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations
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WorldTone Serious2 min
Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’

Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’

As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to clean up its mistakes rather than create original work. Lisa, a freelance graphic designer based in Spain, noticed a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites

'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites

So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial

Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial

In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy. Meta’s business…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but is a cull the answer?

Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but is a cull the answer?

Bears killed 13 people in Japan last year, as a lack of forest foods increased human-wildlife conflict. But the controversial cull in response has raised concerns with…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘I ain’t goin nowhere’: Gullah Geechee people fight off developers with a historic referendum

‘I ain’t goin nowhere’: Gullah Geechee people fight off developers with a historic referendum

A citizen referendum, only the second of its kind in Georgia history, seeks to block a zoning amendment. Ire Gene Grovner stood behind his house on a recent morning, between…
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A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

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Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died

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Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses?

✓ 82% agree · 3 sources
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Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’

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Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images

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‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents

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