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✓ Verified Trump threatens to abolish birthright citizenship through Congress after supreme court rules against him – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. Supreme court upholds birthright citizenship , allows states to ban trans women from female sports and ends limits on federal campaign spending. What…
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Anthropic: US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security risk fears
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Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
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Manhunt under way after Ukrainian-born tycoon injured by Monaco bomb
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At least 14 children killed after roof collapse of tutoring centre
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✓‘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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✓‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests
More than 2,000 anti-foreigner protesters march through Durban city centre as the arbitrary deadline passes for undocumented migrants to leave the country. South Africa was…
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✓Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing
President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for the bill Wednesday, saying Congress must first pass a strict voter ID bill
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✓Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight
US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency. The Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the…
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Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – as it happened
Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a ‘complete halt’ to talks. US and Iran trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of endangering ceasefire. We…
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✓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…
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✓Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say
Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to militant attacks across Pakistan. Afghanistan condemned the strikes as acts of…
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✓NPR retracts ‘inaccurate’ story saying supreme court justice Samuel Alito retiring
Story from Nina Totenberg removed and replaced with editor’s note after journalist misheard announcement made by chief justice. The US public broadcasting organization National…
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✓Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction
Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly
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✓Mexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador to advance in World Cup
Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn't advance past the group stage in 2022. Now, the 40-year wait is over
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✓Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud
Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money laundering. A US federal court has sentenced exiled…
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✓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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✓US supreme court agrees to hear challenges to assault-weapons bans
Justices to consider whether bans on AR-15s and similar semi-automatic firearms violate second amendment. The US supreme court will consider whether bans on AR-15 rifles and…
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✓‘Historic Event’: Trump announces Republican midterm convention
President unveils plans for Dallas summit, in break with tradition of conventions only in presidential election years. Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will stage their…
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✓British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI
Dunhill maker to cut about a fifth of workforce, aiming to reduce costs and become more ‘technology enabled’. Business live – latest updates. British American Tobacco (BAT) will…
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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…
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Australia news live: politicians and media gather for Canberra’s Midwinter Ball; Westpac director resigns as KPMG scandal widens
Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Albanese says charges against EY employees who accessed PM’s bank account details…
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When the right promotes heat-stress denial, 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…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘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…
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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…
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Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goals. Let no one accuse Bernie…
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‘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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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its…
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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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Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases
Police say there are similarities but no evidence of links between Thunchanok Donhomla’s alleged murder and two other deaths in past two years in same region. Get our breaking…
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A ‘buttery’ mouthfeel or ‘meadow grass’ notes? How Australian olive oils rank against other supermarket options
Consumer advocacy group Choice blind tested 30 olive oils – and found many of the highest ranked came from Australia. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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‘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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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.…
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Starmer to take PMQs as he faces backlash over ‘poisoned chalice’ defence investment plan – UK politics live
Concerns that plan is not properly funded and will take cash from much-needed road projects. Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan. Andy…
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‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears
The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites. An opaque White House office staffed largely by veterans of…
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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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‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI
Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can…
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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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Ed Miliband as chancellor would benefit every part of the UK – and the bond markets | Josh Ryan-Collins
If Andy Burnham chooses the energy secretary, Labour could fully use the benefits of net zero to promote growth and jobs. It should have been a great week for Ed Miliband and his…
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Citizen Vigilante review – Armie Hammer returns to obliterate the imaginary woke piñata of Europe-stan
Low-budget film-maker Uwe Boll sets Hammer up for a further fall from grace by cannibalising all manner of tired tropes in this incoherent schlocker. Oh, Armie Hammer! Has it come…
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