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Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon Zelenskyy rails at lack of anti-missile defences amid deadly Russian attack on Kyiv – Europe live Trump sells his social posts to the highest bidder - with huge stock market consequences Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100 Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests Suspect appears in court after British woman's body found in suitcase in Greece Anthropic AI created fake profiles and impersonated people in attempted hack The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon Zelenskyy rails at lack of anti-missile defences amid deadly Russian attack on Kyiv – Europe live Trump sells his social posts to the highest bidder - with huge stock market consequences Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100 Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests Suspect appears in court after British woman's body found in suitcase in Greece Anthropic AI created fake profiles and impersonated people in attempted hack The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says
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Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live

The former public health official has slight lead over congresswoman Haley Stevens, but vote count could continue well into the day. El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate…
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Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives

Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives

The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region
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Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100

Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100

Four days after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the small Spanish territory of Ceuta, the death toll continues to rise -- nearing 100
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Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran

Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds President Trump's anti-weaponization fund ahead of his confirmation hearing. And, the president calls off strikes on Iran over a…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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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Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream

Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream

Miami police told US media outlets the celebrity blogger had been "safely recovered" from his home
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After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests

Some of Anthropic's most powerful models — including Mythos 5 and an internal research model — gained unauthorized access to real-world systems during pre-deployment cybersecurity…
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Suspect appears in court after British woman's body found in suitcase in Greece

A man accused of killing a British woman and disposing of her body in a suitcase has appeared in a court in Athens
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Anthropic AI created fake profiles and impersonated people in attempted hack

Anthropic AI created fake profiles and impersonated people in attempted hack

The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented
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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
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful. Trump imposes fresh tariffs on dozens of trading partners. A coalition…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City
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Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit

Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit

The arrest happened shortly before President Trump was due to host a fundraising dinner at the coastal golf course in California
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How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest

Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says

Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says

European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more people. The president of the European Commission has called for action…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Michigan Senate Democratic primary too close to call: 5 takeaways

Michigan Senate Democratic primary too close to call: 5 takeaways

The marquee race for the Democratic Senate nod in Michigan was too close to call early Wednesday morning, stretching out a primary race that’s spotlit Democrats’ fight for 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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‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure

‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure

Denkiworks’ debut lets players pull off tricks and pull pints in a stunning, Japan-inspired setting. A freeloading tanuki, mounting debt, and a town full of possibilities will…
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Justice minister defends early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers amid possible legal challenge – UK politics live

Jake Richards acknowledges ‘unimaginable pain’ of Harper’s family but says government faces an ‘unenviable position’. BP’s chief executive has urged Andy Burnham to make use of…
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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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‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Daniel Andrews defends actions as opposition labels Labor ‘a gangster government’ after Ibac report released

Daniel Andrews defends actions as opposition labels Labor ‘a gangster government’ after Ibac report released

Victorian corruption watchdog finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by senior Andrews government members in dealings with union boss. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘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
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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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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…
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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

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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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
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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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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Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures

Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures

Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people. Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the…
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‘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
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Technology

Greens senator brands Pauline Hanson a ‘political coward’ over press conference bans – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Angus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this week. The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced,…
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Most verified today

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Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live

✓ 86% agree · 4 sources
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Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon

✓ 81% agree · 3 sources
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Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened

✓ 79% agree · 3 sources
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Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream

✓ 77% agree · 2 sources

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‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure

Mental load Light · Technology
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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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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed 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