✓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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Nepal flash flood live updates: search on for hundreds missing near Tibet border as officials warn death toll could rise higher
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Democratic states sue to block postal service from carrying out Trump’s mail-in voting order – as it happened
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Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say
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Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
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✓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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✓Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October
A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says
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✓Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?
What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country
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✓How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks
The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost Americans. This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign…
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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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House Democrats' pro-Israel wing gains power on panel overseeing foreign policy
A trio of vocally pro-Israel House Democrats were given powerful posts on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, with one taking the reins of the subcommittee that…
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✓Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations
The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order
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✓At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital
Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight. ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings. At least 47 people were…
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✓Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you - here's what to know
The UK government claimes panels could help homes "significantly cut" energy bills
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Meta reaches $18B deal on kids' use of Facebook, Instagram: 4 takeaways
A landmark settlement between Meta and attorneys general across the country will see the technology giant pay more than $18 billion to states but also roll out several changes to…
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✓Flight attendant’s breast cancer was occupational disease, court rules
Sophie Lainault, who worked for Air France, wins legal case linking illness to more than 12,600 hours on flights. A flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast…
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✓TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13
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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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✓Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide
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Accused 9/11 'mastermind' to stand trial in 2028
The self-proclaimed and accused "mastermind" of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center is scheduled to stand trial in 2028, according to an order issued…
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NSW’s koala national park will protect threatened species and cap logging across the state. Could the Greens really block it? | Adam Morton
The Albanese government approved a proposal allowing the park to create carbon credits worth hundreds of millions of dollars, sparking a schism among environmentalists. What…
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Early government projection showed thousands of Americans at risk of harmful exposure after East Palestine train derailment
An early government projection on the exposure to toxic chemicals following the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment indicated that the incident could have put thousands of…
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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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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense. Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of…
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‘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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‘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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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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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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"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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The war on ‘loudcasting’ phones can be won, but it will take some very British nudging | Dan Hancox
Although mobiles blared in public are nothing new, this crop of headphone-dodging irritants are truly maddening. It’s time to take them on. ‘Interesting cities can’t be quiet”,…
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Cyborg cockroaches with tiny syringes designed to join search and rescue teams in major disasters
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Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
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Hospital nursery fire kills 14 newborns in Pakistan's capital, officials order immediate inquiry
A fire erupted early Wednesday in a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government
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‘I ain’t goin nowhere’: Gullah Geechee people fight off developers with a historic referendum
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