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✓ Verified Live updates: Trump blames Iran war for midterm loss while touting ballroom construction
In his first public appearance since Republicans lost big in the midterms, President Trump showed off the construction of the White House ballroom. "It's for the country, and it's…
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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
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Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms
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US midterm elections 2026 live: Democratic lead grows in Mississippi Senate race as Republican blame game begins
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Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing
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✓'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert…
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✓David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
Future of Australia’s upmarket department store in jeopardy after years of steep losses, and outer suburban and regional locations vulnerable. Get our breaking news email , free…
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✓'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack
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✓Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers. And, Gulf states brace for potential attack on Iran
Democrats in Michigan are considering their options after Haley Stevens endorsed GOP candidate Mike Rogers for Senate. And the Gulf states are bracing for a possible U.S. attack…
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✓Death toll hits 29 after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site, with 48 still missing
Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions, President Zelenskyy said in an online post that noted the barrage coincided…
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✓Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe
Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly…
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✓The blame game: Administration points finger at Iran after major GOP midterm loss
Welcome to The Hill's Defense NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense National Security Defense National Security The Big Story The blame game: Vance, Trump point fingers at Iran after…
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✓5 takeaways on the demographic shifts that powered the Democrats’ midterm victory
The dust has not yet settled from the seismic midterm elections, but the contours of the Democratic triumph are becoming clearer. Several key demographic groups have moved toward…
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✓Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June. The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job…
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✓US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
Strikes on eve of US midterms reportedly target surface-to-air missiles being used against US assets. The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday,…
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✓How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income. North Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is…
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✓Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack
Cryptocurrency exchange says 90% of losses covered as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor. The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has started to allow its…
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✓French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products. France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed…
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TechnologyTone Serious2 min
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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UK politics: Burnham says US midterm results have created ‘opportunity’ for world to focus on cost of living and ending Iran war – as it happened
‘I think people want to see the world coming together and focusing on the things that matter to people,’ PM says. Louise Haigh starts by saying she is standing in for Andy…
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The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…
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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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Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’
Cost of living has loomed over this election cycle as workers and unions champion candidates fighting for higher wages and tackling rising prices. For millions of Americans…
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Despite the teething issues, Dyson’s Camerajet toothbrush packs in a lot of clever tech – but is it worth £420?
Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean. • The best electric toothbrushes for every…
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Albanese government warned it is ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI
Centre for Public Integrity report calls for audit and public register of all automated decision-making. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The federal…
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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
My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
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Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
The ex-presidential candidate tells Democrats to prosecute corruption and bring real change for the working class. A corporate plutocracy. A broken healthcare system. Massive and…
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Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’. Get our daily political email ,…
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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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Endangered giant burrowing frog returns to wild after tadpoles rescued from ashes of black summer fires
Tadpoles collected from puddles in East Gippsland were transported to Melbourne zoo, where they were raised to metamorphosis and successfully bred in captivity for the first time.…
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on…
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‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show
The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…
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A lackluster response to North Carolina flooding disasters is eroding Republican support in one county
At more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with flooding. Aida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early…
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Castle Walls review – Prime’s first fully AI-generated show is here, and it’s a Vaseline-smeared mess
Billed as the first end-to-end AI-created series on a major streaming service, this Turkish show looks like the result of the prompt ‘make it cinematic’. Just as the world reels…
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‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean
A Guardian investigation has found that despite a recommendation to slow down, leading shipping companies continue to travel above advised speeds in a key habitat for cetaceans.…
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I tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.
I've spent the past week trying to figure out whether Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo is the future of smartphones or just an expensive way to do things I could already do on my regular…
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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says
Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions. It’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. The Trump administration has…
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