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Taylor Swift fans brave the New York heat to be (at least somewhat) near wedding to Travis Kelce Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive 'We can still pull out live victims': LA rescuers join Venezuela quake rescue efforts Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man' Venezuelan leader hits out at 'disgraceful' misinformation over earthquake response Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only China says man who flew plane into Beijing skyscraper had mental health problems Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70 Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am on Monday for England Mexico match Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice Taylor Swift fans brave the New York heat to be (at least somewhat) near wedding to Travis Kelce Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive 'We can still pull out live victims': LA rescuers join Venezuela quake rescue efforts Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man' Venezuelan leader hits out at 'disgraceful' misinformation over earthquake response Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only China says man who flew plane into Beijing skyscraper had mental health problems Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70 Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am on Monday for England Mexico match Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice
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Taylor Swift fans brave the New York heat to be (at least somewhat) near wedding to Travis Kelce

People gather outside Madison Square Garden despite security keeping them from seeing anything noteworthy. Taylor Swift ’s fans gathered in the heat outside New York’s Madison…
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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…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
'We can still pull out live victims': LA rescuers join Venezuela quake rescue efforts

'We can still pull out live victims': LA rescuers join Venezuela quake rescue efforts

In Venezuela, international emergency crews — including a team from LA — are working tirelessly to reach people still missing after last week's devastating earthquakes
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model

Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model

The U.S. government is asserting a new level of influence over AI, controlling which companies can access Anthropic's new models. OpenAI agreed to let the administration screen…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'

Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'

Officials believe the suspect may not have acted alone and spent days casing out the scene of the attack
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World

Venezuelan leader hits out at 'disgraceful' misinformation over earthquake response

Venezuela's US-backed acting president Delcy Rodriguez has issued a fiery defence of her government's response to last week's devastating earthquakes - which has claimed the lives…
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only

Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only

With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suit. Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games…
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China says man who flew plane into Beijing skyscraper had mental health problems

China says man who flew plane into Beijing skyscraper had mental health problems

Official statement offers the most detailed official account yet of the highly unusual and fatal incident in Beijing. Chinese authorities said the man who flew a small plane into…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by Chinese authorities
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool

Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool

US authorities charged him with property destruction after renovations championed by President Donald Trump appeared to go awry
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession

At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession

Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstances. An 11-year-old boy has driven his parents’ truck into a…
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Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes

Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes

US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz. Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups

China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups

Law comes into effect that critics fear will further erode rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans, as well as allow Beijing to pursue dissidents abroad. A new ethnic unity law has come…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am on Monday for England Mexico match

Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am on Monday for England Mexico match

The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further for the World Cup
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice

Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice

The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office

Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office

The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
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."
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
World

Polis defends data centers as Colorado juggles energy demands

ASPEN, Colo. — Colorado's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, defended data centers, touted oil and gas rules and bemoaned climate change in a recent interview in this mountain…
72% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
World Cup boom falters as US hospitality jobs fall in June

World Cup boom falters as US hospitality jobs fall in June

There had been early signs of a jobs boom from the tournament, but hospitality jobs declined in June
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot

When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda. Every time you think the idiocy has hit…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
Donald Trump is the accidental hero of a real-life feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside | Clear Air

Donald Trump is the accidental hero of a real-life feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside | Clear Air

Despite a deadly heatwave sweeping through Europe, the US president’s ineptness has created reason for optimism on the climate crisis. Sign up for climate and environment editor…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie

Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie

A warm start to winter is part of a global trend of extreme and unseasonable temperatures caused by global heating. Many parts of Australia have already broken early winter…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘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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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
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
Cold feet and cooling prices: Australia’s property market is transforming – and first home buyers aren’t biting

Cold feet and cooling prices: Australia’s property market is transforming – and first home buyers aren’t biting

Exclusive: Data shows buyers are not rushing to get into the market, despite lower prices and less competition. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. First…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
‘I felt like Orpheus’: how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown

‘I felt like Orpheus’: how the designer of Gears of War bounced back from studio closure by producing Hadestown

After suffering the schadenfreude of gamers online, the Tony-winning Broadway musical offered redemption to Cliff Bleszinski. ‘It was utterly heartbreaking, to be honest, and it…
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TechnologyTone Serious2 min
One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?

One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?

Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them off. Get our breaking news email , free app…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?

Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?

They’re a key part of the digital and AI economy but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone 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…
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ClimateTone 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…
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EconomyTone Serious2 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

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Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth

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Taylor Swift fans brave the New York heat to be (at least somewhat) near wedding to Travis Kelce

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Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception

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Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death

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Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth

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

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Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model

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

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