✓Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'
Officials believe the suspect may not have acted alone and spent days casing out scene of the attack
87% agreement · 4 independent sources
Nine Thai monks killed as 11-year-old boy crashes pickup truck into pilgrimage walk
83% agreement · 3 independent sources
Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with key exception
80% agreement · 3 independent sources
Downing Street defends decision to let pubs stay open until 5am for England match – UK politics live
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days
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✓Flowers, food and a fairytale castle: New York preparations point to giant Taylor Swift wedding
Singer and fiance Travis Kelce have been coy but festivities appear to be getting under way at Madison Square Garden. In her hit song Welcome to New York, Taylor Swift sings:…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears
AI company was forced last month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals. Business live – latest updates. Anthropic has restored customer…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulation. Political groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model
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73% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only
With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suit. Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓China says man who flew plane into Beijing skyscraper had mental health problems
Official statement offers the most detailed official account yet of the highly unusual and fatal incident in Beijing. Chinese authorities said the man who flew a small plane into…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓EU lawmaker investigating surveillance hacked by Israeli spyware, report says
Greek former parliamentarian Stelios Kouloglou targeted with Pegasus software, Citizen Lab analysis finds
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes
US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz. Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool
US authorities charged him with property destruction after renovations championed by President Donald Trump appeared to go awry
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice
The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate
80% agreement · 2 independent sources
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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
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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✓Canadian boy dies of rabies after waking to find bat on his face
Eleven-year-old developed symptoms 19 days after encounter in Ontario in ‘exceedingly rare’ case. Doctors in Canada say a child who awoke to find a bat resting on his nose and…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals
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75% agreement · 2 independent sources
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
✓World Cup boom falters as US hospitality jobs fall in June
There had been early signs of a jobs boom from the tournament, but hospitality jobs declined in June
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Alleged member of hacking group Scattered Spider arrested
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When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, 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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Donald Trump is the accidental hero of a real-life feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside | Clear Air
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market
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Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie
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Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
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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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
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Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’
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