✓Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash
The leaked tapes appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move at normal speed, even though another up ahead had stalled
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Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself the ‘leader of Brazil’ after fleeing to Miami
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US interest rates held steady and economy grows - what it means for you
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Crypto giant Binance hit by hack suspected to be largest in history
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China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials
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✓Crypto exchange Binance freezes billions in funds amid potential $6.3bn security breach
Breach may have started with a hacked laptop belonging to engineer, in incident analysts say could be of the most significant intrusions on record. Binance, the world’s largest…
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✓Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street
Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2bn, well short of expectations, though revenue rose to $127.6bn. Shares in the Google parent Alphabet fell double digits Wednesday…
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✓Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a…
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✓GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked
Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged
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✓Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’
Possible candidate to run World Economic Forum departs ECB nine months early, saying she wants to speak her mind about world affairs. Christine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central…
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✓DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked an Icelandic…
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Alaska governor: Election certification 'could be stopped' due to Peltola probe
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) suggested Thursday his state's midterm election certification process may be "stopped or changed" due to its investigation into ballot stacking…
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says
The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
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✓DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options
Instacart shoppers will be able to buy from 150,000 stores, compared to the 100,000 currently available on the platform, the firms said
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Social media watchdog sets out age verification plans ahead of under-16s ban
Social media age checks could help protect under-16s from inappropriate online content, but some children may find ways round them, Ofcom has said
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Trump to join tele-rallies 19 states after midterm event cancellations
The Republican National Committee (RNC) said Thursday that President Trump will appear in tele-rallies across 19 states before Election Day, an announcement which followed his two…
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✓AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records
The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone
Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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Israel election results: Qatar says accusations of election interference in Israel ‘ridiculous and dangerous’ – as it happened
Netanyahu’s claim of interference in election also dismissed by Israeli police and opposition parties. Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed…
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Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola’s Senate campaign. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. With days until the midterm elections, a…
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Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey review – the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic
It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault
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Former Bachelor star Sam Wood to remain in custody after another failed bail bid over domestic violence charges
Former Bachelor star and wellness influencer stands accused of choking and assaulting wife at Noosa in Queensland. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…
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Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?
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Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks
Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against them. A summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in…
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The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey
The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder. Saving the only planet we have makes good economic…
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‘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…
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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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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her
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Antisemitism envoy proposes ‘external ombudsman’ to monitor ABC and SBS coverage of Israel and Middle East
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Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
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Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC she put others at risk but says backlash was traumatic
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Leaflets promoting clinics in illegal Israeli settlements handed out at London medical recruitment event
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
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‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise
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