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Senate panel holds Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer COVID-19 questions Bangladesh's ousted ex-prime minister says she will return despite facing death sentence Drone carrying explosives at German airport marks ‘new level of danger’, says interior minister Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage High-profile Indian journalist jailed for 10 years for raping colleague Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through strait of Hormuz, says Iranian foreign ministry – as it happened Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control Tucker Carlson unveils vision for ‘what America should be’ amid third party talk Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon? Who was Cesar Gastelum, Mexican TikToker shot dead mid-livestream? The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones Senate panel holds Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer COVID-19 questions Bangladesh's ousted ex-prime minister says she will return despite facing death sentence Drone carrying explosives at German airport marks ‘new level of danger’, says interior minister Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage High-profile Indian journalist jailed for 10 years for raping colleague Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through strait of Hormuz, says Iranian foreign ministry – as it happened Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control Tucker Carlson unveils vision for ‘what America should be’ amid third party talk Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon? Who was Cesar Gastelum, Mexican TikToker shot dead mid-livestream? The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
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Senate panel holds Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer COVID-19 questions

A Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt for repeatedly declining to answer questions last week from lawmakers investigating the origins of the COVID-19…
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High-profile Indian journalist jailed for 10 years for raping colleague

High-profile Indian journalist jailed for 10 years for raping colleague

Tarun Tejpal, ex-editor of Tehelka magazine, was initially acquitted in 2021 in case that drew nationwide attention. An Indian court has sentenced a high-profile former editor of…
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Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through strait of Hormuz, says Iranian foreign ministry – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. The ⁠geographic coordinates for a shipping ⁠route ⁠through the ​ strait of Hormuz ⁠have been agreed by Iran and ⁠ Oman , and ​a ‌joint announcement…
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Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again

Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again

Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys’ arguments in case also naming Murdoch. A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump ’s legal…
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David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control

David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control

With $111bn deal to acquire cable network’s parent company stalled in courts, Ellison courts public. Speaking out on the lawsuit against the big merger between Paramount Skydance…
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Tucker Carlson unveils vision for ‘what America should be’ amid third party talk

Tucker Carlson unveils vision for ‘what America should be’ amid third party talk

Former Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson is fanning chatter he might consider a run for the White House with a new video laying out what he sees as wrong with the United States and…
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Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses

Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses

It represents roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected under the policy, with billions still to be repaid
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SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans

SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans

Elon Musk told investors that people were "underestimating" his company
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Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations

Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations

Voters in the red district are concerned with congressman’s alleged behavior and political future ahead of the midterms. David Griffith was a registered Republican for years. But…
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The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group

The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group

The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt
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Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest

Two Iranian female footballers granted Australian citizenship after protest

Iran players stayed in country after Asian Cup in March. Duo condemned as traitors in Iran for not singing anthem. Two former Iranian footballers said on Thursday they were…
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Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants

Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants

President hails ‘successful’ rescue as country battles endemic kidnapping for ransom and insecurity worsens. Nigerian security forces have rescued more than 300 abducted people in…
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Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings

Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings

Fate of historic bicycle name in hands of administrators after Netherlands-based Accell Group fails to find buyer. The bicycle company that owns the historic Raleigh brand has…
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What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Who was Cesar Gastelum, Mexican TikToker shot dead mid-livestream?

Who was Cesar Gastelum, Mexican TikToker shot dead mid-livestream?

Gastelum's death comes after the killing of TikToker Valeria Marquez last year
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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
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Wednesday briefing: ​How misinformation and ​a​ hardened immigration policy ​turned Ceuta ​into Europe’s ​latest ​flashpoint

Wednesday briefing: ​How misinformation and ​a​ hardened immigration policy ​turned Ceuta ​into Europe’s ​latest ​flashpoint

In today’s newsletter: The past week shows how quickly images, rumours and ​right-wing political opportunism can eclipse the facts on the ground. Good morning. Last week, an…
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Reform will jail directors of companies employing illegal workers for up to five years, says Yusuf – UK politics live

Party says employers would be held responsible even if they were unaware of the worker’s immigration status. A Reform government will introduce national licensing for vape shops,…
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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…
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Ceuta residents ‘sad, helpless, anxious’ as up to 5,000 migrants remain in the city, president says – Europe live

Juan Jesús Vivas has been briefing EU lawmakers on the ‘humanitarian emergency’ and says updated death toll now lies at least 100 people. The commission also got repeatedly asked…
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‘Do we really need huge cruise ships here?’: fears £150m Falmouth Docks plan threatens habitats – and town itself

‘Do we really need huge cruise ships here?’: fears £150m Falmouth Docks plan threatens habitats – and town itself

Plans involve dredging and expanding docks to allow larger cruise ships to visit with up to 200,000 passengers annually. Janavi Kramer had just enjoyed a swim with friends and was…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it. Can’t you leftists understand? Mass death is good…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’

Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’

Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall. Protesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny Arizona town…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Labor faces fierce backlash from gambling giants as Coalition and Greens push for new controls on inducements

Labor faces fierce backlash from gambling giants as Coalition and Greens push for new controls on inducements

Despite reports the PM wants Labor’s bill to be passed in full or withdrawn, Anika Wells insists she is prepared to negotiate. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice. When John Sayles, a student at Williams College taking time off…
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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
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Nato to ‘urgently’ get air defences for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production

Nato to ‘urgently’ get air defences for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production

After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptors. Nato is…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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
New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street

New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street

Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island. Temperatures have plummeted across New Zealand…
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‘Performative reductions’: Labor MPs and business groups urge Burke against sweeping immigration changes

‘Performative reductions’: Labor MPs and business groups urge Burke against sweeping immigration changes

MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categories. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Major business…
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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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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
Technology

'Total devastation': Suffolk wildfire still burning after two days as National Trust launches appeal

Firefighters are still tackling a blaze that has caused "total devastation" to a heathland in Suffolk – with the National Trust launching a public appeal to restore the reserve
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Senate panel holds Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer COVID-19 questions

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Bangladesh's ousted ex-prime minister says she will return despite facing death sentence

✓ 88% agree · 4 sources
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High-profile Indian journalist jailed for 10 years for raping colleague

✓ 86% agree · 3 sources
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Drone carrying explosives at German airport marks ‘new level of danger’, says interior minister

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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

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

Mental load Light · Technology
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

Mental load Light · Technology
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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

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