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France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail Firefighters hasten efforts to contain massive wildfires in France and Spain ahead of heatwave – Europe live Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us Poultry farming leads to 100-fold increase in food-poisoning bacteria, study finds Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online 'Do the right thing': Savannah Guthrie makes another plea to mother's kidnappers Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara's murder under Pinochet OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons? Trump imposes fresh tariffs on UK, EU and dozens of other trading partners Number of suspects in fatal Seattle food festival shooting rises to three Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months Trump to meet Zelensky at White House, as MAGA voices shift on Ukraine Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail Firefighters hasten efforts to contain massive wildfires in France and Spain ahead of heatwave – Europe live Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us Poultry farming leads to 100-fold increase in food-poisoning bacteria, study finds Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online 'Do the right thing': Savannah Guthrie makes another plea to mother's kidnappers Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara's murder under Pinochet OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons? Trump imposes fresh tariffs on UK, EU and dozens of other trading partners Number of suspects in fatal Seattle food festival shooting rises to three Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months Trump to meet Zelensky at White House, as MAGA voices shift on Ukraine Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors
France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
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France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

In southern France, a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of…
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Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online

Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online

Pop star aims to use legal process to name ‘wrongdoers who hide in the shadows and wreak technological havoc with impunity’. Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers who…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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'Do the right thing': Savannah Guthrie makes another plea to mother's kidnappers

'Do the right thing': Savannah Guthrie makes another plea to mother's kidnappers

The US journalist has made several social media pleas for the abductors of her mother Nancy to share where she is
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara's murder under Pinochet

Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara's murder under Pinochet

Nelson Haase was one of those convicted over the kidnap and murder of folk singer Victor Jara after Chile's military coup in 1973
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know

OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know

The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close. Sperm whales produce a specific pattern…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars

Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars

Iran has reacted with fury to the assault on the vessel, with Tehran's foreign minister saying it "cannot go unanswered"
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons?

As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons?

The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its "arsenal of freedom" is perilously low
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Trump imposes fresh tariffs on UK, EU and dozens of other trading partners

Trump imposes fresh tariffs on UK, EU and dozens of other trading partners

New tariffs will replace 10% global duty and come after US supreme court declared many of the earlier levies illegal. Donald Trump has imposed a fresh round of tariffs on more…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Number of suspects in fatal Seattle food festival shooting rises to three

Number of suspects in fatal Seattle food festival shooting rises to three

One suspect is in custody, while a second is being sought and a third is thought to have died at the scene, court documents show
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year

Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year

Julie Masino faced criticism as restaurant chain was called ‘woke’ and ‘soulless’ after unveiling modernized logo. Cracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Masino, is stepping down, the…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge

Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge

The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months

Shots fired near US consulate in Canada for second time in four months

No one was injured and no suspects have been identified in connection to shooting near Toronto compound, police say. Shots were fired near the US consulate in Toronto early on…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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World

Trump to meet Zelensky at White House, as MAGA voices shift on Ukraine

President Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday, a White House official confirmed to Axios. The big picture: The visit gives…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer
81% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors

Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors

Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was paused temporarily on Tuesday morning after slumping by 8%
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson

Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation. Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Federal panel votes to propose changes to historic preservation rules that Trump administration says holds up projects

Federal panel votes to propose changes to historic preservation rules that Trump administration says holds up projects

A federal panel on Friday voted to advance a revamp of the nation’s historic preservation rules that Trump administration officials say slow down projects. The Advisory Council on…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to take action against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to take action against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong wrote an op-ed Monday citing the dangers to industry competition, jobs and a concentration of power if Paramount Skydance and…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told

About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told

Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk. Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Australia to warn China it won’t be bullied by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal

Australia to warn China it won’t be bullied by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal

Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
AI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough

AI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough

The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will help. The modern mind…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone 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
Top Democrat calls on Taylor Farms to provide information on Trump administration cyclospora communications

Top Democrat calls on Taylor Farms to provide information on Trump administration cyclospora communications

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Monday called on Taylor Farms to provide information about its…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
AusAlert blared around parks, libraries and cinemas for a few seconds, but some didn’t get the alert at all

AusAlert blared around parks, libraries and cinemas for a few seconds, but some didn’t get the alert at all

Federal government touts emergency warning alert test as a success and says no approach works 100% of the time. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them | Gene Marks

Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them | Gene Marks

Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers. I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘Shake down Angus’: Taylor named as potential donor to NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ being investigated by Icac

‘Shake down Angus’: Taylor named as potential donor to NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ being investigated by Icac

Federal opposition leader, who is not accused of wrongdoing, says he won’t provide ‘running commentary on matters before commission’. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters

Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters

‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills. Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed…
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
‘I knew what he had done to those boys’: murderer to stay in jail after journalist’s fight for justice

‘I knew what he had done to those boys’: murderer to stay in jail after journalist’s fight for justice

Gibraltar-based Ros Astengo inspired four men to report sexual assaults carried out by Allan Grimson in 1990s. Ros Astengo, a journalist based in Gibraltar who usually focuses on…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends

Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends

MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the site. A private security company linked to Donald Trump’s immigration…
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
‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire

‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire

Residents describe their fear as they were forced to leave their homes because of the ‘extremely intense’ blaze. Sitting in their suburban apartment in Mérignac on the outskirts…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail

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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

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France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

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Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

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Poultry farming leads to 100-fold increase in food-poisoning bacteria, study finds

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Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson

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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

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