How Charlotte Sena Was Rescued: A Ransom Note and a Mistake
The rescue of Charlotte Sena began with a lucky break — and a possible missed opportunity — followed by old-fashioned police work.…
Trump Won’t Be on Trial in Georgia Case This Fall, but His Presence Will Be Felt
Two lawyers who tried to help overturn the 2020 election results are facing trial this month, an early test of the state racketeering case against the former president and 17 others.…
Chemistry Nobel Prize Revealed in Media Hours Early
Some Swedish news outlets correctly reported the laureates’ names even before the choice was formally signed off, according to the academy that awards the prize.…
EU won’t protect journalists from government spying – activists
MEPs have left an opening for the use of spyware, which may lead to abuse, critics believe
The hope for a full ban on the use of spyware against journalists in the EU is “dead,” after MEPs backed watered-down media regulations that allow the authorities to infect phones in the name of national security, media freedom advocates claim.…
Europeans face €13 monthly Facebook charge – WSJ
Meta hopes to dodge EU privacy law by asking users to pay for an ad-free experience
Meta is considering asking Facebook and Instagram users to pay a monthly subscription charge to opt out of having their data mined for personalized ads, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.…
You gotta just ignore annoying tweets
Yes, people on the internet are irritating. And yet.
Two weeks ago, I saw a tweet that was written, I believe, with the sole purpose of annoying me.…
Liverpool boss demands match replay after VAR mistake
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has demanded a replay of their Premier League match against Tottenham after a goal was wrongly disallowed.…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to 3 Quantum Dots Researchers
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov developed and discovered quantum dots, particles whose size governs their properties.
Inside the Menendez Indictment: A Mercedes and a Secretive Fatal Crash
A 2018 fatal car crash in Bogota, N.J., drew no media attention and resulted in no charges. The driver was the soon-to-be wife of Senator Robert Menendez.…
An 8-Year-Old Is at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism
He may have to defend the faith in Mongolia against pressure from China’s ruling Communist Party.
FIFA World Cup to be hosted across three continents in 2030
The 2030 men's FIFA World Cup is set to be spread across countries on three continents, Sky News understands.
More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers Begin Strike
The health system failed to reach a new contract agreement with some of its unionized employees, who have planned a three-day job action in Kaiser’s facilities in several states.…
Legal smoking age proposed to raise by one year every year
Rishi Sunak has pledged to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes by one year every year in a crackdown on smoking.…
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Cancels Key Part of HS2 Rail Project
The British prime minister said he would pull the plug on a costly but potentially transformative line to Manchester that was a cornerstone of his party’s pledge to “level up” the north of England.…
Economic models not capturing climate change’s reality
Scientists say severe climate change is now the greatest threat to humanity. Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves savage coral reefs.…
Man who racially abused cricket umpire Majid Haq fined £400
A man who made a racist remark about former Scotland cricket international Majid Haq at a match has been fined £400.…
UK asks European countries to take its criminals – The Times
The British government is seeking to rent cell space from foreign countries to combat overcrowding in its prisons
The UK’s Ministry of Justice is in talks with correctional facilities across Europe to rent out space to tackle chronic overcrowding in its prisons, according to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, who gave a speech on the subject at a Conservative Party conference. …
Laurence Fox arrested after video showing police in his home shared on social media
The leader of the Reclaim Party, Laurence Fox, has been arrested.
Laurence Fox arrested after video showing police in his home shared on social media
Actor turned political activist Laurence Fox has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras.
David Brooks thinks Americans are getting meaner
He blames the collapse of moral education. But what about capitalism?
One of the things you hear often these days is that America is becoming a more polarized country.…
Oz-Indonesia tie-up could break China’s EV battery supremacy
Lithium-ion batteries, composed of minerals including lithium, nickel and cobalt, have the potential to be game-changers in decarbonization. However, their efficacy is contingent upon several factors, such as China’s predominant role in minerals processing and downstream applications, supply chain complexities and future technologies related to battery minerals supply chains.…
Corporate manslaughter investigation after Lucy Letby baby murders
Police in Cheshire have launched a corporate manslaughter investigation into the Countess of Chester Hospital after nurse Lucy Letby was jailed for murdering seven babies.…
Safeguarding review to be launched into Sara Sharif death
A safeguarding review is set to be launched into the agencies involved with Sara Sharif's family before her death.
Woman attempts to break record as world’s oldest skydiver
A 104-year-old daredevil ditched her walking frame for a parachute as she attempted to break the record as the world's oldest skydiver.…
Warming world nearing ‘point of no return’, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has appealed to world leaders to address climate change before it's too late, warning the planet is nearing a "point of no return".…
What a striking new study of death in America misses
The Downfall of Kevin McCarthy
For the first time in the history of the House of Representatives, its members fired their leader in the middle of a term.…
Second suspect charged as police name man who died in Glasgow
A second suspect has been arrested and charged following the death of a man in Glasgow.
The Ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
For the first time in American history, the House of Representatives has voted to remove its leader.
Japan’s yen stuck in a ‘Groundhog Day’ time loop
TOKYO – A plunging yen is the global financial system’s version of “Groundhog Day.” Since 1993 – when the beloved Bill Murray film featuring a weatherman stuck in a time loop of the worst day of his life until he changes course hit theaters – currency traders have repeatedly had to obsess over whether the […]
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