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Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots– as it happened US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' - as Anthropic reveals another 'cybersecurity' incident Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after dignitaries passed through Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift' Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs Gavin Newsom says he will not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.? Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development Macklemore 'removed' from Ed Sheeran tour over 'Free Palestine' comment Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots– as it happened US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis More than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' - as Anthropic reveals another 'cybersecurity' incident Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after dignitaries passed through Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift' Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs Gavin Newsom says he will not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.? Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development Macklemore 'removed' from Ed Sheeran tour over 'Free Palestine' comment
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Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots– as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. Donald Trump has claimed there…
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At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say

At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say

Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea. Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others…
85% agreement · 3 independent sources
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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards

Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards

The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory
80% agreement · 3 independent sources
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence

Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence

The 84-year-old said he was prepared to cast his first vote after rampant speculation about his health. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican Senate majority leader, returned to…
82% agreement · 3 independent sources
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Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide

Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide

Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life. Indonesian police are investigating the…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’. ‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s…
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Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift'

Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift'

An Instagram post from the couple said two nights of their wedding festivities in the Bahamas were partially funded by Umar Kremlev
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Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic

Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic

Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland
72% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation

Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation

Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing. Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs

US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs

Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%. US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Gavin Newsom says he will not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does

Gavin Newsom says he will not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does

In interview, term-limited California governor said running against former VP would ‘waste everybody’s time’. Gavin Newsom, the California governor, will not run for president if…
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO

Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO

Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds. The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to…
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Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.?

Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.?

Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development

Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development

China's Foreign Ministry called the Anthropic CEO's warning about the dangers of Chinese-developed AI "fearmongering," as the Chinese and U.S. leaders prepare to meet in…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Macklemore 'removed' from Ed Sheeran tour over 'Free Palestine' comment

US rapper Macklemore has claimed he's been removed as Ed Sheeran's tour opener after saying "Free Palestine" during a gig
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
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August was world's joint hottest month on record, say scientists

August was the world's joint hottest month ever recorded - at 1.65C above pre-industrial times, according to scientists
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Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen"
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Nato jets shoot down drone violating Lithuania’s airspace

Nato jets shoot down drone violating Lithuania’s airspace

The drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, ⁠was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern Lithuania. Nato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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World

Australian politics live: Fugitive developer Jean Nassif tells Icac ‘I’m not corrupt’ and ‘you want the country ruled by crooks’ in rant from bedroom

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas , says there is optimism that steel…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher

Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher

The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal. Recently, I overheard a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney

We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney

There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing. Imagining the future as almost…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds

Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds

Southbank Centre, London Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this virtual reality…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley

Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley

Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire

The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire

One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse. If you think you have heard…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes

How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes

The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Serious2 min
‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘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
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Technology

UK government moves to acquire Speciality Steel UK; AI stocks hit by calls for slowdown – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. AI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development. AI CEOs say they need to slow the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies

Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies

Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background. When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words “climate change”…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘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
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains

‘Our forefathers are coming back’: Naga people celebrate after Oxford museum agrees to return remains

Following six years of talks, Pitt Rivers Museum will return body parts collected by British colonial administrators to north-east India. Anthropologists and community leaders…
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Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots– as it happened

✓ 92% agree · 5 sources
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US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis

✓ 87% agree · 4 sources
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At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say

✓ 85% agree · 3 sources
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Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after dignitaries passed through

✓ 82% agree · 3 sources

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Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots– as it happened

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Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO

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Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks

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Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development

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