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In some instances, contracts have been changed to declare that the centers are simply not subject to local or state laws. In others, ICE has purchased facilities owned and operated by private companies.
California
Dave Bautista will take over the role of Kratos in Amazon Prime's live-action 'God of War' series after original star Ryan Hurst suffered an on-set injury during filming.
Global
As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.
Markets
Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline.
Global
At least two people have died and around 12 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off southern Tunisia
Technology
"Pizza Pod started with a pretty ridiculous idea: What if I could turn a tiny Smart car into a mobile pizzeria?" says founder Bradley Alvelo.
Global
Seven people, including two police officers, have died in a head-on collision in the northeast of England following a pursuit
Culture
“Easy? Honey, they don’t call it a job for nothing.”
Global
Roman dream of building structure over strait of Messina has been revived by officials, despite claims it is unworkable and protests from locals For more than 2,000 years, it has been an obsessive dream: a plan to link the Mediterranean Sea’s largest island to mainland Italy. It began with the Romans, who, according to Pliny the Elder, built a bridge of boats and barrels across the strait of Messina in 251BC to transport 140 war elephants captured from the Carthaginians. Centuries later, the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini embraced the same vision, followed by rightwing prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who made the bridge a flagship project. Then, in 2022, after being appointed Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini revived the mythic ambition , claiming that the ferry crossings “cost people more in a year than it would cost to build the bridge”. Continue reading...
Markets
Tariff refunds have been flowing back to companies since President Donald Trump’s levies were rejected by the Supreme Court.
Technology
Michael Wright, an actor known for his roles in “The Five Heartbeats,” “The Principal” and “V,” has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 70. His wife, Susan Wright, announced his death in a post shared Friday evening on Instagram. “It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart […]
Technology
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that the proposed economic measures will likely negate the need for major U.S. military operations.
Technology
A new Airbnb fee change is one of many costs and considerations that can affect whether running a short-term rental makes money.
Technology
Citing "significant increases in memory and storage component costs," Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60 percent, as first reported by Fortune. The cheapest products in Amazon's lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K […] The Echo Dot Max went from $99.99 to $119.99 overnight, while its sibling the Echo Dot jumped to $79.99 from $49.99. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Citing "significant increases in memory and storage component costs," Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs , and Eeros by up to 60 percent, as first reported by Fortune . The cheapest products in Amazon's lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max also rose by over 40 percent to $84.99, and the base level Kindl
Technology
Laptop prices are out of whack. $500 used to get you a tolerable laptop, and $900 got you a really good one. They often had similar CPU, RAM, and storage options because that stuff was comparatively cheap; the difference was often in build quality and screen rather than power. But RAMageddon has thrown everything off. […] The OmniBook 3 isn’t a sweet treat, but it gets things done on the cheap. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Laptop prices are out of whack. $500 used to get you a tolerable laptop, and $900 got you a really good one. They often had similar CPU, RAM, and storage options because that stuff was comparatively cheap; the difference was often in build quality and screen rather than power. But RAMageddon has thrown everything off. Even laptops like the $950 Surface Laptop now start with 8GB of RAM, which isn't enough. And on the lower end, where manufacturers
Culture
In London for the Eternal Sunshine tour, Ariana Grande and boyfriend Ricky Álvarez are holding onto the last embers of British summertime, despite the temp.
Technology
Ukraine’s military has run out of US Patriot missiles to repel ballistic attacks, which have one aim, the capital’s mayor says: to destroy morale Viktor, 23, Sofiia, 18, and their dog, Teddy, were bedding down for the night on Thursday at the Dorohozhychi metro station three stops from Kyiv’s city centre. The couple have sheltered here “every night for the past three weeks”, Viktor said, as the missile threat to the city worsened; the dog, only three months old, has been with them a fortnight. Teddy lies quietly, knowing no different a life. People sleeping at Dorogozhychi metro station for safety. Continue reading...
Technology
New 50% Trump administration tariffs on some Canadian exports went into place after the U.S. and Canada failed to reach a deal on Friday.
Global
They will not be working royals when they come back. So what could they be doing instead?
Technology
Thirty finalists were selected from more than 1,000 entries in the 2026 photographic competition which has a $30,000 cash prize for first place. This year’s winner is Nathan Beard’s portrait of his Thai-born aunt Mae Khong, who was recuperating after a debilitating fall. Judges said Beard’s portrait has an ‘immediate and compelling emotional pull’ and offers an insight into the relationship between the artist and subject. The exhibition is on now at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra Continue reading...
Technology
Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” continued its winning streak at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where the Cannes Un Certain Regard winner took home the Heart of Sarajevo for best narrative feature film. The Austrian director’s third feature was the unanimous choice of a jury headed by two-time Academy Award nominee Emily Watson, which said in its citation: […]
Culture
This week, the beauty world played with natural features: sculptural floral nails, softly flushed blush, skin-forward glam. From Sadie Sink to Tyla, read on.
Technology
The Emmy-winning NBC medical drama that launched the careers of Denzel Washington and Mark Harmon ended by suggesting its entire six-season run existed inside the imagination of an autistic child — a twist that remains one of television’s most debated endings.
Technology
Rapper misses Winnipeg music festival gig due to arrest, but still slated to perform Saturday night at Iowa State fair
Culture
The rapper was forced to miss his performance at Winnipeg’s Country Rising Festival.
Technology
After enduring years of character assassinations by the right, Hunter Biden is in the throes of a chaotic media blitz that’s included Twitter-trolling, posting on Substack and appearances on a number of far-right podcasts, from Hitler worshipper Nick Fuentes and Russia stooge Tucker Carlson to conspiracy theorist Candace Owens. Is Joe Biden’s wayward son trying […]
Culture
Susan, 74, a retired careers adviser, meets Pete, 72, a retired Methodist minister What were you hoping for? A relaxed, friendly lunch with good and fun conversation. Continue reading...
Technology
Chairman of the Haslemere Society, Chris Harrison, says it was a day where "friends were reunited".
Technology
“Insidious: Out of the Further” leapfrogged “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and took the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office on Friday, but Marvel’s webslinger is still poised to win the weekend. “Out of the Further,” the sixth installment in the “Insidious” franchise, grossed $10.6 million on Friday from 3,303 North American theaters. By […]
California
The brother of Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson is sharing his side of the story as accusations are thrown his way online.
Technology
"Authorities have confirmed that the collision that occurred ahead of our bus resulted in a fatality," said the band in a statement
Technology
She built an extensive résumé of television appearances, including roles on 'Law & Order,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' 'Southland,' 'New Girl' and 'Shameless.'
Technology
Hunsicker, who founded the fashion technology platform, was found guilty of bilking investors out of $300 million.
Markets
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced his country would impose “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs on U.S. goods — a retaliatory measure after trade talks between the two nations broke down.
Global
New 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after last minute breakdown in trade talks.
Global
Collapse of trade talks could lead to job losses, but biggest impact on traditional allies is expected to be political The trade row is the biggest rupture in recent relations between Washington and one of its closest allies and trading partners as Donald Trump’s bellicose foreign policy angered officials in Ottawa. The two sides appeared close to a deal on Friday to lower tariffs on steel, aluminium and cars, but the deal was scuttled at the last minute. The two sides blamed each other for the collapse. Continue reading...
Global
The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.
Technology
Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing
Global
At least 55 people have been sickened in a salmonella and E. coli outbreak.
Global
Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country’s health minister said
Technology
From a crystal-covered Gucci gown to bold red Dior, the actress has delivered some of her most memorable red carpet moments in Venice.
Culture
The longtime Nashville manager also represented Martina McBride, Barbara Mandrell andJake Owen.
Technology
Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89. A representative said Morris died in his sleep. “He lived a big, bold, beautiful, blessed life, and I’m holding onto […]
Technology
The Office star was appearing at convention in London, less than two weeks after announcing her condition.
Technology
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 lab-grown diamonds while scrolling on TikTok, she was stunned. While the diamond engagement ring her husband proposed with years ago had cost thousands of dollars, these loose lab-grown diamonds were selling in seconds at a fraction of the price. “I have two rings that are both natural diamonds and cost a fortune,” she said. I saw the prices they were going for in the auctions, and I was like, “This is insanity.’” Continue reading...
Global
Prospectors have come to West Pokot county in the hope a gram of the precious metal can change their lives.
Technology
I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked. Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept. A set of points dash around the screen according to […] So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked. Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept. A set of points dash around the screen according to mathematical equations, generating hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. Those points pass through a series of concentric rings which trigger specific notes. Honestly, that alone i
Markets
Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.
Technology
A new survey shows even a $500 unexpected expense may throw households off track when it comes to big life goals like saving for retirement.
Technology
Starring in HBO Max’s “Dune: Prophecy” has been a major “departure” for Emily Watson, whose lauded career was built upon major independent and arthouse successes such as Lars von Trier’s “Breaking the Waves” and Robert Altman’s “Gosford Park.” As she embarks on a second season of the hit show, the actress feels more settled in […]
Technology
The Yale School of Drama alum also reveals just how close he came to quitting acting after years of financial struggle and how he is acclimating to success: "I need to come up with some new dreams because all of my dreams are coming true."
Technology
President Donald Trump said he has presided over "the essential denuclearization of Iran." But Iran likely still has materials and machinery that can be used to make nuclear weapons, undercutting Trump's claim.
Global
The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.
News
The judge ruled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his authority by issuing the policy, which "runs afoul" of the Immigration and Nationality Act by mandating "the refusal of visas to eligible applicants without any basis in law."
Global
Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.
Technology
The Air Jordan 5 Retro gets new glow-in-the-dark details for a spooky season style.
Markets
As climate change makes cities around the world unlivable, one city is using art and new infrastructure to adapt
Technology
Schools and increasingly teen employers are drawing a hard line against phone use. The benefits for teens can be profound.
Global
In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the world’s eyes and called for urgent action including trade and arms sales bans to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. An unprecedented joint letter dispenses with diplomatic language by accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing and warning that the world no longer sees Israel as a genuine democracy. Uphold the decisions of the international court of justice and the international criminal court. Suspend the EU-Israel association agreement and the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement for breach of human rights provisions. Suspend arms transfers to and from Israel and all bilateral military cooperation. Insist on unrestricted aid access to Gaza, led
Technology
Her claim, pertaining to the 2001 Disney Channel movie 'The Poof Point,' asserts that a “middle-aged, male employee who was involved in the filming” groomed and then repeatedly assaulted her.
Global
Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city
Culture
Much-copied and parodied picture captures dynamic between the individuals and the band with eerie perfection It’s not really the four blokes on the zebra crossing who make the cover of the Beatles’ Abbey Road memorable, but the street behind them. Vanishing towards a perfect blue sky, with summer trees veiling in bright green what might otherwise be dour brick houses, it could be a hyperreal vista painted by David Hockney. The black and white stripes of the crossing and the white line down the middle of the receding north London road are fresh and crisp, enhancing the clarity of this psychedelic daydream. Of course the four blokes do play a part. The Beatles were so transcendently famous by the time Iain Macmillan took this picture on 8 August 1969 that seeing them do something as ordinary as cross the road becomes a magical mystery. Continue reading...
Global
A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.
Technology
A film-maker’s attempt to reboot a horror movie franchise is derailed by her wild relationship with its former star, and the Killers frontman gets rustic Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Out now Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature builds on their interest in queer horror, with a story about the fictional Camp Miasma slasher franchise, set to be resurrected by an up-and-coming director (Hannah Einbinder), who enters into a wild relationship with the star of the originals (Gillian Anderson). Continue reading...
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Governor Newsom announces appointments 8.21.26
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Governor Newsom signs legislation 8.22.2026
Technology
Despite HBO Max hiking prices again last fall, the streamer is hoping to win over some new customers, with a 7-day free trial through Prime Video, just in time for the buzzy premiere of “Lanterns” and awards season pushes for critically-acclaimed shows like “Hacks” and “The Pitt.” While Amazon usually saves its streaming deals for […]
Culture
Landing in New York ahead of the Together, Together residency at Madison Square Garden, Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz take their touchdown looks seriously.
Technology
After the Grand Prix of Ontario in Canada in mid-August, Indycar Series travels to the United States’ capital city for the 2026 Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. It starts on Saturday, Aug. 22 with practice and qualifying rounds. Race day is the following day on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. […]
Culture
The tennis tournament begins on Aug. 23. Here's how to watch the action online for free.
Markets
There is a strong historical pattern of postmidterm strength.
Technology
The gallery, which has been closed since 1943, will reopen from 16 September.
Technology
The casual footwear was paired with other laid-back pieces from her closet.
Culture
The run supports Cruel World , Humberstone's second studio album, released April 10 through Polydor Records.
Global
Teachers warn it could be increasingly difficult for classrooms to function during the hottest months.
Technology
Dr. Ronald Primas, a longevity physician, offers concierge services like developing personalized health plans for clients. Here are his own wellness practices.
News
Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons
Markets
Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington
Culture
The street style set show how to do handkerchief styling.
Technology
They say that every trip to watch a ballgame is a different experience: a chance to see stolen bases and home runs; antics from the bleachers that end up on kiss cams and dance cams; fly balls soaring into the stands; or your daily caloric intake from hot dogs and popcorn. This unpredictability can be […]
Technology
From McDonald's to Wendy's, longtime Coke customers have been expanding their beverage offerings to boost their profit margins.
News
President Donald Trump has transformed the White House Rose Garden by adding statues of America’s founders
Global
Iran's president claims the world has accepted that Iran has won its conflict with the United States
Technology
The Sussexes are returning to the UK with significantly reduced media deals in an industry where fame alone can no longer guarantee success Having settled in California in the aftermath of their dramatic decoupling from the royal family in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced a partnership that appeared to set a clear destination for their new lives outside the House of Windsor. With every global media stable clamouring for their signature, the couple revealed a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $100m . The ambitions were lofty and broad, including scripted and unscripted projects, shows for all ages and documentaries. Continue reading...
Culture
She also co-wrote songs recorded by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells.
Technology
"Janie was there with me from the very beginning, before there was even a Motown," Berry Gordy writes in tribute to label's receptionist-turned-hit songwriter
Technology
After starting out as a receptionist for Berry Gordy, she also co-wrote Motown tunes recorded by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells.
Technology
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been increasingly seen secluding herself at home
Culture
The British singer brings her new album, What Are the Odds , to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in November next year.
Science
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Culture
Plus, Maná becomes the first Latin act to perform for Apple Music's Rediscovered series, and Elvis Crespo returns to NYC for a free concert.
Culture
The Oakland R&B savant proved exactly why she's the cover star of Billboard 's 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue.
Culture
Following his solo appearance at “The Dog Stars” premiere, Jacob Elordi was joined by Kendall Jenner for a night on the town.
Technology
The pilot had reported a "cabin fire in the back" of American Airlines Flight 2398, which landed safely.
Science
ShakeMap - III DYFI? - IV Time 2026-08-22 07:42:40 UTC 2026-08-22 07:42:40 UTC at epicenter Location 60.911°N 149.666°W Depth 31.30 km (19.45 mi)
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Boy, seven, had complained of feeling tired so father left him with snacks and a soft drink and continued his climb A man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in Japan after the boy complained of feeling tired while on a family hike has been reprimanded by local police. A worker on Japan’s highest mountain discovered the child sitting alone on a bench near the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) on Thursday. Continue reading...
Technology
Mark Ruffalo has fired back at Paramount after the company slammed the actor as “antisemitic” for accusing David and Larry Ellison of “powering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world.” “The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest,” Ruffalo wrote on X Saturday morning. “Criticizing the actions of […]
Technology
The Marvel actor is highlighting that Larry Ellison's tech giant Oracle played a role in the Israel-Gaza war. Paramount says his remarks are "a bridge too far."
California
Mark Zuckerberg and other tech moguls have been purchasing property outside of California.
Technology
Former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, Tina Brown, reported Saturday that the decision came after intense backlash in the U.K.
Technology
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has presided over a series of landmark tech trials and is now overseeing a case that could have a huge impact on Meta's future.
Global
Ranchers in northern Mexico are preparing to resume cattle exports to the U.S. as a yearlong ban ends
Technology
The Air Jordan 14 Retro Low is receiving the premium Bin 23 treatment.
Technology
The New York native also was memorable as a Resistance fighter on ‘V’ and as the doomed inmate Omar White on ‘Oz.’
Science
Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball
Global
The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.
Markets
Tap-to-pay is getting a TikTok makeover as shoppers turn checking out into a personalized accessory.
Technology
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute reviews new research in static electricity and other science revelations in our September magazine issue.
California
As the agency pivots to putting astronauts on the moon, this $3-billion space-copter is the agency's last large-scale mission to explore the solar system.
Global
Kassebaum Baker became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died on Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum. Continue reading...
Technology
It's the moon's turn to pull a disappearing act
Global
Omaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest public school district Omaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska ’s largest public school district. The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE )’s plan to give officers the “Gloves” – or “generated low output voltage emitters”. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails. Continue reading...
Technology
The chipmaker has told some of its largest customers that the prices of servers containing its AI chips could move more than 15% higher, Bloomberg News reported.
Technology
Tustin, California’s Analog Music Shop, the record store closest to singer's Daisy Chain Fields, was recipient of Handmaid's Tale -inspired track ahead of its digital release; all 500 copies have sold out
Technology
It was already clear Olivia Rodrigo is in full feminist mode these days, with her all-female music festival, Daisy Chain Fields, set to take place in California’s Orange County next Saturday. But it’s perhaps even clearer now that Rodrigo is releasing a non-album track, “Serena Joy,” named after a prominent character in “The Handmaid’s Tale” […]
Culture
Vogue spotlights some of Dua Lipa’s best looks, from many Met Gala moments to her off-duty style.
Culture
From bleach blonde to raven locks, experiments in bangs and blush, Dua Lipa is the ultimate beauty muse—with a permanent vacation tan.
Technology
Paramount has come out swinging against a Friday screed from Mark Ruffalo, in which the award-winning actor accused moguls David and Larry Ellison of “powering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world.” A spokesperson for the David Ellison-run enterprise said the company is “troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported […]
Technology
Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discuss a potential settlement of the states’ antitrust case, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Paramount has been pushing hard for a deal to allow its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to close. The deal […]
California
Paramount and the California A.G. office are set to meet Monday to discuss a settlement of the antitrust lawsuit over Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
Markets
The world’s top maritime piracy observer said incidents off the coast of Somalia are on the rise again after a pair of fresh attacks this week — as two major regional conflicts stretch naval forces in the area thin. Yemen’s …
Technology
Pope Leo XIV has praised San Marino as a model of political freedom and service to the common good, using a visit to the tiny republic to warn against political and economic systems that place power above human dignity
Technology
The historic brooch is one the royal reaches for again and again.
Technology
Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.
Culture
The record-breaking British pop star will play the Flemington mounting yard before kicking off his BRITPOP arena run.
Technology
More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.
Technology
In an epic bout, Premier Boxing Champions travels to Nevada this weekend, as Las Vegas-native Rolando “Rolly” Romero (17-2-0) defends his WBA welterweight title against Brooklyn-born boxer Teofimo Lopez (22-2-0) in a high-profile match. Romero vs. Lopez takes place on Saturday, Aug. 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with a start time of […]
Technology
Authorities say that Russian and Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have killed at least five people
Technology
Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least two people overnight in Ukraine
Technology
The jury at this year's Sarajevo Film Festival included British actress Emily Watson, European Film Academy director Matthijs Wouter Knol and Yorgos Lanthimos’ producer Athina Rachel Tsangari.
Global
Police in Nigeria report that a number of people have been kidnapped from a mosque in Niger state
Technology
E Street Band drummer fills in for his son and friend of the band Jay Weinberg at Australian psych-rockers' Forest Hills Stadium concert
Technology
Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.
Global
Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off Yemen, marking a resurgence in piracy
Technology
The late director’s sensitive and detailed adaptation of Stephen King’s novella has an authenticity that so many imitators could never replicate Coming-of-age metaphors don’t get any blunter than a group of preteen boys following a set of railroad tracks to a classmate’s dead body, a sobering testament to the fragility of life and a sign that their own futures are not guaranteed. The Stephen King novella that would become Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me is simply called The Body, and there’s no doubt that commercial considerations factored into naming the film after the song that blankets the soundtrack. Yet the enduring magic of Reiner’s film lies in the tension between this bleak journey and the nostalgia and warmth that keeps complicating our feelings about it. Between those two poles is a bittersweet tone that perfectly suits the material, the rare example of an adaptation that benefits fro
Global
Industry body Energy UK says the current support for households most in need does not go far enough.
Global
An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. One person was killed and three others were wounded, two of them severely.
Global
Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.
Global
The latest incident comes days after reports emerged Israel had struck a military airbase close to the Turkish border.
Technology
Writer Lauren J. Salkin has accused Taylor Sheridan of stealing his marquee series “Yellowstone” from her 2016 pitch in a lawsuit filed on Friday. 101 Studios, Paramount and Elevate Entertainment are also listed as defendants. Reps for Sheridan, 101 Studios, Paramount and Elevate Entertainment did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment. In the […]
Global
In June, a jury found Anthony guilty of fatally stabbing his classmate Austin Metcalf in 2025 at a track meet A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial on Saturday, dealing a blow to the 19-year-old’s bid to overturn his murder conviction. In June, a Collin county jury found Anthony guilty of fatally stabbing his classmate Austin Metcalf in 2025 at a track meet in Frisco, a suburb 28 miles (45km) north of Dallas. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Continue reading...
Technology
Acne-fighting, rosacea-calming, hyperpigmentation-fading azelaic acid has many benefits. Here are the best skin-care products featuring the potent ingredient.
Technology
Low-cost S&P 500 index funds are the foundation of many portfolios to grow wealth, but investors should add assets to diversify and lower volatility.
Culture
For the first digital natives, there are two places to express yourself: in the comfort of your own room and online. Photographer Niccolò Rastrelli set out to find out how the identities compare Social media arrived just as I, a younger millennial, was on the brink of teenhood. My friends and I signed up for accounts on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, as well as less remembered sites such as the now defunct Bebo. We didn’t know what we were doing; no one did. We posted indiscreet messages and photos on public feeds that we wouldn’t want any future employer – or really anyone, for that matter – to see. Then gradually we, and our parents and their parents, too, learned what it means to live with that world-changing phenomenon that we term social media. We started to find different ways to adapt, a process that is ongoing. But what is the experience like for gen Z, the first generation of “d
Global
A table tennis tournament and a throat lozenge could help Erin Patterson's lawyers overturn her convictions.
Markets
Home prices in America have changed dramatically over the last century — but the Midwest has remained a bastion of affordability through it all.
News
Retiring Rep. Don Bacon's open seat pits fellow Republican and Omaha City Councilmember Brinker Harding against Democratic activist Denise Powell.
Culture
The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.
Technology
Eithne Vallely, who was 81, was originally from Donegal, but had lived for decades in Armagh.
Technology
As with Hurricane Lala, the Big Island is expected to bear the brunt of Moke's rain and heavy winds as it passes south of a direct hit late Saturday into early Sunday.
Technology
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean
Technology
BBC Verify tracks the changes in design, spec, manufacture and release date of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile.
Global
A U.S. district judge said the policy "is contrary to law and was issued in excess of Secretary Rubio's statutory authority."
Technology
President Donald Trump disclosed just over 1,000 financial transactions in the month of June in what appears to be broad reshuffling of his portfolio.
Technology
President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and jokes about bombing Iran Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country. “We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now,” Trump said, addressing a crowd in South Carolina. He was campaigning for senator Darline Graham, who is running to permanently fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. Continue reading...
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The letter gave the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress until the end of business Friday to issue the retraction or face a $5 billion lawsuit. The center declined.
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President Donald Trump has urged a federal judge to reject the BBC’s request for the court’s help in securing testimony and documents from three members of the president’s family in response to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British bro...
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The tariffs are set to take effect early Saturday morning, after Trump extended a previous deadline by three days.
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A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger The abortion pill is a miracle. Mifepristone, then called RU-486, was synthesized by a French lab in the 1980s; in combination with misoprostol, commonly used as ulcer medication, it cuts off the body’s supply of progesterone, halts the development of a pregnancy, and incites contractions, which empty the uterus. The drug allows pregnancies to be terminated with a shocking degree of reliability and ease. Gone are the concoctions of ergot and Spanish Fly dispensed by 19th century midwives, which only sometimes worked to induce a miscarriage; gone are the backroom procedures of the pre-Roe US, when drunk, lascivious, incompetent or cruel providers wielded bent coat hangers in dirty rooms. The abortion pill is safe, effective and cheaper than ever. And since Dobbs, it’s everywhere: even if you live in a
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Billboard is summing up the key moments from the first week of the epic murder trial over the hip-hop legend's 1996 killing.
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 141, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I'm newish here too, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been getting back into the Installer groove, trying out some ergonomic Switch […] Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 141, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I'm newish here too, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage .) This week, I've been getting back into the Installer groove, trying out some ergonomic Switch 2 grips I bought on Etsy , researching bike stuff because I'm about to get a Velotric e-bike, inching my way through the fourth book in The Dark Tower series, trying to figure out what feels off about Sonic in the new Fortnite season , wondering why Mark
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PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died after a car driving the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough collided with a police vehicle.
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Zolani Tete, a former WBO bantamweight and IBF super-flyweight world champion, has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa.
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President Donald Trump's import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
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New CDC data shows MMR vaccination among kindergarteners declining slightly as non-medical exemptions climb to 4.2% A week after Donald Trump made a series of misleading claims about vaccines – including that some injections look “like the size of a soda bottle” – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the latest data on national kindergarten vaccination rates. CDC communications downplayed the changes – a three-sentence announcement said, “overall vaccination rates among kindergarteners remained high” – but medical experts immediately saw cause for concern in the trends. Continue reading...
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Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".
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The rapper, who has faced similar charges in the past, had been due to perform at the Country Rising Festival.
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Police in Sweden say the victim of a deadly sword attack at a school was a 17-year-old girl
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Several police vehicles are seen chasing a car just three minutes before the crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
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W. Kamau Bell is one of those people who has always just seemed to be there. From Totally Biased, to Politically Re-Active, United Shades of America, and We Need to Talk About Cosby, his blend of comedy, social commentary, and political activism has helped him stand out. He's won a Peabody and four Emmys, been […] I’m just as confused as you. | Image: Aundre Larrow W. Kamau Bell is one of those people who has always just seemed to be there. From Totally Biased , to Politically Re-Active , United Shades of America , and We Need to Talk About Cosby , his blend of comedy, social commentary, and political activism has helped him stand out. He's won a Peabody and four Emmys, been a Celebrity Jeopardy! champion, received honors from the ACLU, and been crowned the Ambassador of Fishbone by founding member Chris Dowd. Bell is, if nothing else, a busy man. So we're very grateful that he too
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Leonardo, a 9-month-old golden retriever, went viral for his love of swimming in the ocean.
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A lifeguard in Aruba saved three family members whose water tubing excursion took a frightening turn after one tube crashed into a boat.
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Mexican spider monkeys – an endangered species – named Miso, Matcha and Mei are being given a new chance at life after being rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade.
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Parenting expert Bethany Braun-Silva breaks down what medical professionals are saying about the link between mental health and higher education.
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New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel appears to be letting Warren Buffett and portfolio manager Ted Weschler make all the decisions on the company's equities.
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The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.
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Alex Jones won a Texas court ruling that reduced one of the defamation lawsuit judgments against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre a hoax by more than $40 million
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The new levies are expected to affect about 5% of Canada's annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging from hockey sticks to agricultural products.
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Now that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the UK with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, where precisely will the family Sussex choose to settle? Writer Lauren O’Neill has some suggestions…
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Why does everyone love Spider-Man so much? When “Spider-Man: No Way Home” came out at the end of 2021, it made an insane amount of money ($814 million in the U.S. alone), blasting away any vestige of that era’s comic-book-movie fatigue. I thought the reason for the film’s mind-boggling success was obvious: It had three […]
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Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.
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The bond market is one of the few forces in the world strong enough to get politicians to snap to attention
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Videos of extreme cleaning posted on social media often go viral and are watched millions of times.
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The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II
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It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic Here in Silicon Valley, the experts think that within the next couple of years we’ll see an extraordinary takeoff for artificial intelligence. “Welcome to the foothills of the singularity,” as a Stanford University friend greeted me. More prosaically, the imminent breakthrough is described as “recursive self-improvement” – the point at which AI itself trains each successive model of AI, resulting in an exponential development to something which, in many significant respects, is more intelligent than us humans. As Robert Wright puts it in his book The God Test : “Never before has the near-term future … held such a wide array of not-implausible paths for humankind that would be so wildly transformative.” But will this be heaven or hell? Heaven,
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Larsson is continuing her colorful dressing streak this festival season.
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Amid a jobs slump, award-winning writers, directors and producers taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and production Hollywood creatives are taking gig work to train AI models to replicate their skills in a bid to offset tightening earnings in a trend one compared to being “handed a shovel and asked to dig the grave of my profession”. Experienced and award-winning writers, directors and producers are being paid from $12 to $200 an hour to teach AI models the intricacies of their jobs, from writing a screenplay to devising a shooting schedule. Continue reading...
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English translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young lovers in prewar Paris, receives rave reviews as precursor to auteur’s cinematic work In the dog days of the second world war, 24-year-old Maurice Schérer wrote a tale of young lovers in prewar small-town France. He described lazy August swims in the Marne River east of Paris. He wrote about age-gap affairs and semi-incestuous flirtations. Schérer gallantly used a nom de plume, Gilbert Cordier, to shield his Catholic family from scandal, but he needn’t have bothered as his concerns were unfounded. The finished novel, Élisabeth, barely made a ripple and quickly slipped out of print. Undeterred, Scherer adopted a second pseudonym – Éric Rohmer – and decided to try his luck as a film-maker instead. Now – eight decades on from its first publication, 16 years on from its author’s death – Élisabeth belatedly return
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Anyone with a scrolling habit will know that social media can be a soothing place for the downbeat and lonely. Yet the intimacy you can strike up with strangers rubs up against the uncomfortable fact that our online personae are always manipulated to an extent. Writer-director Urša Menart’s luminous Sarajevo competition title “Everything That’s Wrong […]
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Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes. But expect to get reacquainted with a different object to play music soon: the CD player, once consigned to obsolescence, is back. John Lewis report that searches for CD players are up 96% since July, possibly owing to students heading to university and buying the systems for their rooms. The £79 Crosley Voyager , and the £129 Pure Classic C-D6 are both sold out online, with the Voyager scheduled to return in October. Portable CD players are also popular. Continue reading...
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As fitness-conscious consumers turn away from processed foods, the industry is scrambling for new ideas, including nutrient-rich lollies and protein-packed tubs. Will they take the fun out of this summer treat? Last month, I stood in the biggest ice-cream factory in Britain and watched a 5-metre Viennetta mint-flavoured ice-cream cake get made. The factory – which is owned by the Magnum Ice Cream Company and produces nine different brands of ice-cream – is based in an enormous building in Gloucester, where the air is thick with the scent of custard. I walked past the Twister and Solero sections on my way in, through clouds of tangy fruit, before arriving at the Viennetta assembly line, where everything smelled minty fresh. A Viennetta is built on a conveyor belt by a fully automated system, and watching it take shape was oddly hypnotic. Every few inches a nozzle attached to the belt squi
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A man at a bank counter in a border town in northern India, tension in the air: how could any photographer resist? Over the last decade, Lancashire-born, London-based Christine Rodgers has trekked in Bhutan, Nepal and the Indian states and regions of Uttarakhand, Ladakh and Sikkim. “I’ve developed something of a passion for the Himalayas,” she says. “I love being in the mountains; not climbing, but walking and camping at altitude, in sight of the wonderful range of peaks.” Rodgers used to rely on her Olympus camera to take photographs on her trips, but has since switched predominantly to using her phone. “I love the immediacy,” she notes. “I did miss having a viewfinder at first, but I now feel completely at home with the screen.” Continue reading...
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Beach patrols report hundreds of stings a day as warmer waters and drought create favorable conditions for jellyfish An unusually high number of jellyfish are crowding Delaware’s beaches this summer amid climate change and other environmental factors – keeping some beachgoers out of the ocean and stinging lifeguards as well as bathers. Beach safety patrols in the state have reported hundreds of daily stings as the jellyfish have increased with intensifying environmental factors, including warmer waters, hot and dry conditions, and water circulation favorable to the invertebrates. Continue reading...
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“My CPA hasn’t gotten back to me.”
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Neurodivergence can make an already challenging process far trickier — and in the UK support isn’t automatically available. A new book aims to help mothers prepare It’s 7am in a postnatal ward. I’ve been brought here having given birth around four hours earlier. I’m hot and have not slept since arriving at the hospital at 9pm for an induction, only to go into labour spontaneously before it could begin. All around me is incandescent hospital light and the sound of crying newborns. This would be challenging enough for someone who isn’t neurodivergent, but coupled with my attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) I could feel my ability to cope unravelling. I remember looking around, crying, unable to shut off the noise in my brain. “What if I don’t ever sleep again,” the little voice asked. I shut my eyes and the noise grew. Then there was my newborn son, lying next to me in a cot, a
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“National Treasure” director Jon Turteltaub says a third film is happening. “I have not said anything before this, but you deserve to have the scoop,” Turteltaub said at a live taping of the “National Treasure Hunt” podcast (via The Philadelphia Inquirer). He added that the audience was “the first people I have said this out […]
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Joachim Trier’s Oscar winner “Sentimental Value” became this year’s biggest Amanda Awards winner, taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize for best Norwegian film. Trier was also awarded for directing, as well as his screenplay written with longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt. “There’s a lot of stuff going on when you make and release films, […]
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“The cost is absolutely ridiculous.”
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I watched "Spa Weekend" and realized that the genre it’s in — the high-concept movie with the concept in the title, the comedy that puts out a vibe of "Look, I’m crass and dumb and obvious! And that’s why you like me!" — may be entering its twilight zone.
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If the children’s books of Enid Blyton have fallen out of fashion in classrooms and libraries — largely due to the racism and regressive gender politics throughout the British author’s oeuvre — they remain ripe for rehabilitation through adaptation. The BBC has churned out seven series of “Malory Towers” since 2020; in 2023, “The Famous […]
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The actor took the stage in character as Lestat for a special performance featuring six songs written by the series’ composer Daniel Hart.
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Social media platforms face public ire after fatal crash involving teenagers filming themselves driving on wrong side Videos often begin with the camera panning across a glowing dashboard as a gloved hand starts the ignition. The camera turns to show figures with masked faces in the rear seat, who are also filming, and swivels back to show the windscreen. Beyond it, a dark cityscape. The engine throbs, headlights puncture the night and the journey begins, first down a suburban road, then a motorway. The speedometer shows acceleration, the needle juddering as the car gathers velocity. Continue reading...
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"What is needed now is not a public relations operation. What is needed is justice (delivered by an independent authority) for Hind and for all the victims of the genocide in Gaza," Kaouther Ben Hania, who helmed the Oscar-nominated docudrama, said, dismissing the criminal probe announced this week as Rajab's mother also called for an independent inquiry.
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“We are hurt and confused, but we have also tried to respect the boundaries they have established.”