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✓ Verified Scoop: Democrats plan bill to counter Trump order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America"
House Democrats are planning legislation to counteract the executive order President Trump signed Thursday redesignating Lake Ontario as "Lake America," Axios has learned. Why it…
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Norway's King Harald dies aged 89: A beloved monarch buffeted by family crises
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‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe return
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Nepal-Tibet flood: this is the cost of not acting in the face of the climate crisis | Sunil Acharya
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The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial
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Trump to allow ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid beef import backlash – US politics live
President has faced anger in his own party for suspending tariffs on foreign beef to lower grocery prices. Sign up for the US Breaking News email. A reminder that we are covering…
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✓What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands. In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father,…
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✓Russia says UK ‘playing with fire’ amid reports CIA chief has warned Kremlin not to attack Nato
Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles. Russia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of…
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✓‘We praise God’: Australian woman feared missing in Nepal flooding makes contact with family
Cara Severino has spoken with her parents – but still faces a trek of more than 110km to reach Kathmandu on foot. ‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians…
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✓London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
Surgeons aided by real-time analysis of camera footage that identified critical anatomy in brain to be avoided. Neurosurgeons in London have performed the world’s first successful…
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✓Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
About 80 people sign open letter to Andy Burnham calling for legislation to protect voice ownership. Nicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas are among a group of actors…
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✓Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport
A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage
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✓Instagram head Adam Mosseri testifies in defense of Meta in child safety trial
The social media giant is being sued by four states who allege it designed Facebook and Instagram to hook kids — and lied to the public about the risks
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✓Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, has died at 84
Ratko Mladic was one of the most notorious figures of a war that killed over 100,000 people in the 1990s. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims and…
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✓Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
A judge issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Department of Defense's views on AI use. The…
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Shingles vaccine could slash risk of stroke and heart disease, study finds
The shingles vaccine could slash the risk of heart disease, heart failure and stroke, a study has found
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Warning of fresh danger from rising lake water in Nepal – as it happened
This live blog has now closed – but our coverage continues at a new blog here. Eyewitness accounts have been emerging from the Tibetan side of the border , with a woman saying she…
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✓Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules
The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military
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✓Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states
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✓Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide role
Eugene N. was convicted for his part in a massacre at a stadium in which 3,000 Tutsis were slaughtered
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Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats
OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled…
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✓US judge repeats block on Trump’s bid to limit voting by mail
Order comes days before ballots go out for the midterms
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✓World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda's Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old
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✓Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies
Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films
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‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river
A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats. On a rocky beach in Cornwall, a…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle
Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly. This long, hot summer has brought our…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite new conditions
Energy minister says states can apply to use coal and gas supply to power datacentres but must prove it is cheaper than renewables. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn
US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use. Meta agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and…
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Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
Expeditioners at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘psychological stress’, while 100 dead little penguins found on Tasmanian island. Get our…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
An $18bn settlement is a drop in the ocean for Meta – but the tide will still come for it | Chris Stokel-Walker
This week’s settlement without liability was pragmatic, but it doesn’t change the inevitability of further lawsuits around the world. Not many people would count paying $18bn they…
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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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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret
If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom…
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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel
What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
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Live updates: Warsh hints at potential Fed interest rate hike; March on Washington focuses on voting rights
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh spoke Friday morning in Wyoming at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium and suggested the nation's central bank could raise interest rates…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
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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‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet sent text plotting downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears
Brother of former state premier tells Icac he sent message to his wife referring to a plan to damage the career of rival David Elliott. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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"Stop gaslighting me!": Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism
Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon , and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and…
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Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for…
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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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‘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…
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Norway's King Harald dies aged 89: A beloved monarch buffeted by family crises
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