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'Ah! Rejected, yet again': How this 45-year-old turned his 'demoralizing' job search into a one-man show
After months of fruitlessly searching for a job, Tim Millard decided to turn his calamity into comedy.
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2026-09-07
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'I have chronic cancer but I'm not going to die' - BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri
Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.
Global
'It's disappointing': Americans react to record high Labor Day fuel prices
Petrol prices have never topped $4 (£2.96) per gallon on Labor Day, but it's still below the record of $5.02 (£3.71) a gallon set in June 2022.
Technology
'Widow's Bay' dominates with 8 Emmys at early ceremony and 'The Pitt' takes 4
“Widow’s Bay” has dominated at an early Emmys ceremony, winning eight awards for its debut season
Global
25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?
Stanley Primnath and Brian Clark were two of only four individuals known to have survived above the impact zone in the north tower He has told the story hundreds of times, but it never seems to fade. If anything, it only becomes more vivid. “Oh, gosh,” exclaims Stanley Praimnath, his voice cracking with an “ooooooh!” as if bearing a weight. “It’s like reliving that day.” Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington DC on September 11 2001. But Praimnath and another office worker, Brian Clark, were two of only four individuals known to have survived from above the impact zone in either tower of the World Trade Center. The two strangers met in the smoke and fire of the 81st floor of the south tower, and walked down 1,620 steps into the rest of their lives. Continue reading...
Science
28 Travel Jackets for Every Climate, Itinerary, and Jet-Setting Style
Before you hit the road this fall, be sure to pack the right travel jacket for your itinerary—from lightweight cotton styles to designer raincoats, here are some of our favorites.
Culture
36 Bridal Clutches, Purses, and Handbags to Carry on Your Big Day
Make sure every detail of your look feels special, including the bag you carry. Shop 36 of the best bridal clutches, purses, and handbags.
Culture
4 Key Takeaways From Tokyo Fashion Week SS27
With many emerging local designers showing outside of TFW, the SS27 schedule felt sparse. But this season, JFWO seized the opportunity to showcase international talent.
Technology
A $2,000 iPhone is coming soon as Apple aims for high-end buyers
Apple’s launch event on Wednesday is likely to feature the iPhone 18 and 18 Pro — as well as a foldable iPhone Ultra with a starting price near $2,000.
Technology
A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
With austral winter nearing its end, clouds cleared for a satellite view of volcanic activity in the remote South Atlantic.
Markets
A Century and a Half of Putting People First
By Mike Scott Bell & Hudson Insurance Agency has built its business around a simple idea that insurance is ultimately about people, relationships, and keeping promises. In fact, it has been doing that since the late 1800s. That philosophy has …
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A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
As the final midterm of Donald Trump's presidency rapidly approaches, the landscape is proving especially volatile, with Trump often stirring the tumult.
Technology
AI Filmmaking’s Future Debated by Alibaba, Sonilo, PROMPTR Executives at TapNow and Dogme23’s Venice Production Bridge Panel
Executives from Alibaba Token Hub, Sonilo and PROMPTR joined film educator Barry Dignam at a TapNow-hosted panel during the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Production Bridge to debate AI filmmaking’s creative and economic impact, capped by a technical breakdown of the AI-generated series “Primodia.” The panel, titled “AI x Cinema: The 10,000 Parallel Universes Initiative,” was […]
Culture
ARIA Award for Best Music Festival Returns for Second Year
Laneway Festival won the inaugural award in 2025.
Technology
Andrew Scott feels the Pressure as 'unsung hero' in WW2 thriller
The actor reveals how he approached playing James Stagg, the "chilly" meteorologist key to D-Day's success.
Technology
Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to stand down after taking a job with the San Francisco AI firm Anthropic, in a move senior MPs called a “clear conflict of interest”. Matt Clifford announced last week that he was taking a full-time job working for the company behind the Claude chatbot, “leading its engagement” with governments outside the US – including the UK. But he retained his leadership at the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), which funds frontier science and tech projects . Continue reading...
Global
Armed Ohio man arrested after charging at Democratic candidate for governor
The candidate, Amy Acton, was not hurt, but her team said several others were injured as the man tried to "lunge" at her.
Technology
Armed man charged toward Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, law enforcement says
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an armed assailant charged toward the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people before he was stopped by troopers.
California
As Trump locks in oil deal, Venezuelans ask: What happened to elections?
Some Venezuelans fear President Trump's oil deal with the Venezuelan government will entrench what's becoming a dictatorship.
Technology
Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says
The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency
Technology
At Venice, Ellen Burstyn reflects on playing Marilyn Monroe and a lifetime in movies
Ellen Burstyn, at 93, stars as a 100-year-old Marilyn Monroe in the short film “Flesh Impact,” premiering at the Venice Film Festival
Technology
Audi’s new A2 E-tron is its most affordable and efficient EV yet
When shopping for an electric vehicle, affordability is becoming a more common trait. But affordable and energy efficient is truly a rare breed. Often you have to sacrifice one for the other. Want something affordable? Great, here's a range loser. Want something that goes the distance? Be ready to pay the price. Surprisingly, here comes […] When shopping for an electric vehicle, affordability is becoming a more common trait. But affordable and energy efficient is truly a rare breed. Often you have to sacrifice one for the other. Want something affordable? Great, here's a range loser. Want something that goes the distance? Be ready to pay the price. Surprisingly, here comes Audi to split the difference. The German automaker's new A2 E-tron compact crossover is inexpensive, starting at just £32,200 (about $45,000). And it absolutely impresses with an ultra low drag coefficient
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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
Global
Austria's Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school
The government says the law is intended to protect the rights of young girls, but critics say it is fuelling anti-Muslim feeling.
Culture
Bad Bunny Wins First Primetime Emmy for 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show: Updated
The program won seven Emmys, more than any other Super Bowl Halftime Show in history.
Technology
Belgian Royalty Series ‘King of Hearts’ Secures Key VRT Backing (EXCLUSIVE)
Enterprising Flemish broadcaster VRT has boarded the historical coming-of-age drama series ‘King of Hearts’ from Giles Coulier, whose company, De Wereldvrede, is behind such hits as 2019 series “War of the Worlds” and Prix Europa winner, “Albatros.” As continental royalty series hit ratins and sales – think “Maxima” – “King of Hearts,” currently in development, […]
Technology
Bentley’s Torcal EV tries to balance authenticity with fake V8 sounds
Thanks to their ability to provide a smooth ride and quiet powertrain with ease, electric vehicles are a true shoo-in for the high-end luxury automotive segment. Rolls-Royce has the Spectre, Cadillac's Celestiq is taking bespoke to a whole new level, and Mercedes has given the EQS the full Maybach treatment. From Volkswagen Auto Group, Bentley […] Thanks to their ability to provide a smooth ride and quiet powertrain with ease, electric vehicles are a true shoo-in for the high-end luxury automotive segment. Rolls-Royce has the Spectre , Cadillac's Celestiq is taking bespoke to a whole new level, and Mercedes has given the EQS the full Maybach treatment . From Volkswagen Auto Group, Bentley is just about to debut its 2027 Torcal, a spacious SUV that shares a platform with the electrified Porsche Cayenne. I recently got a quick ride in a heavily camouflaged preproduction Torcal as a w
Technology
Billy Joel Announces Death of Early Bandmate Jon Small
Small and Joel played together in the Hassles and Attila before the future Piano Man had affair with Small's wife, temporarily ending their friendship
Culture
Boatbuilders review – a gentle study of craftsmen’s quiet expertise
Venice film festival: Luke Lorentzen’s light-touch documentary follows a team of Maine craftsmen constructing a high-spec sailboat for a super-rich guy who seems kind of nice The Brooklin Boat Yard stands in a quiet harbour on the coast of Maine and makes high-spec yachts for rich men and women to sail. Its latest client is Graham Green, a millionaire financier who has commissioned the team to build him a 56ft cruising sailboat, the Kiandra, complete with maple worktops and a Sonos sound system. Green plans to sail the boat around the world, while its creators will stay in Brooklin, raise their kids and make boats. These men know their place. “We’re just the fucking help,” one confides. Boatbuilders is directed with the lightest of touches by 33-year-old Luke Lorentzen, who has already proved himself a past master in unhurried, observational documentaries about work. Midnight Family , hi
Global
Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral
The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday
Technology
Bruce Campbell Says He Has 5 Years to Live After Cancer Diagnosis
“With the type of cancer that I have, which I don’t want to get into, the current thing is a five-year deal,” Campbell said. “I’ve decided pretty specifically though to live with it, not die from it.”
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Buy a Ticket — Vogue Business Global Summit: New York
Join us on 4 November for our annual Global Summit.
Technology
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China's weak consumer becomes the world's problem
A Group of 20 finance meeting in the U.S. this month has now elevated the debate over whether China's exports have cost people in other countries their jobs.
Technology
Can breath be art? Liz Larner on sculpting with hair, lashes, leather – and international group exhalation
The Californian once cultivated petri dishes breathed on by artists that turned ‘murky and scary’. But now, in our dystopian age of space technocrats, she’s taking inspiration from Nasa shots of asteroids ‘I had artists from all over the world breathe over petri dishes,” says Liz Larner. “It was a piece of international art made from breath bacteria.” The American sculptor is reminiscing about her 1988 work Every Artist Gave a Breath, a fragile and strangely evolving work of art grown on agar. Exhibited in a 2022 show, it has since transformed in various ways: some bacteria has morphed into “beautiful, dried wafers in colour”, while other dishes “turned into a really weird blackish-green, really murky and a little scary”. Larner is no stranger to making alluring work out of strange materials, from human hair and false eyelashes to leather and surgical gauze. For her first major exhibitio
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Carbon credit financing emerges as Africa’s biggest bet for expanding clean cooking
Carbon credit financing is helping to drive Africa’s clean cooking transition by making cleaner stoves affordable for millions of low-income households
Science
Carbon credit financing emerges as Africa’s biggest bet for expanding clean cooking
Carbon credit financing is helping to drive Africa’s clean cooking transition by making cleaner stoves affordable for millions of low-income households
Culture
Carrie Underwood Surprises Fans With Limp Bizkit Cover at Velocity Festival
Underwood performed Limp Bizkit's 1999 hit "Break Stuff," for which she donned a backward red baseball cap in a nod to frontman Fred Durst.
Technology
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Real Swansea Accent Is Loud and Proud in Trailer for AMC+’s ‘Kill Jackie’
The Welsh Oscar-winner plays Jackie Price in the series adaptation of Aidan Truhen's novel 'The Price You Pay.'
Technology
Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Parents Lobby for Death Penalty if D4vd Found Guilty of Daughter’s Murder
"If the death penalty were activated, it would be perfect for this kind of human being, devoid of feelings and emptiness inside," says family of victim who would have turned 16 on Monday
Technology
Chancellor calls for 'confidence about Britain' despite 'historic high' borrowing costs
John Healey detailed plans to spread growth more widely across the UK, ahead of his first Budget.
Technology
Chemo hair loss doesn't define me - it's a symbol that I'm strong
The beauty and resilience of women living with cancer is celebrated though photography.
Technology
China says it will pump $54 billion into banks and insurers — but their stocks still fell
With a bigger capital cushion, financial institutions may also be asked to do more to mobilize resources in capital markets, analysts say.
Markets
China to pump $54bn into state banks and insurers to boost economy
It comes as Beijing is aiming to reshape its economy in the face of a number of challenges.
Technology
Chinese theater, promoter fined for altered patriotic song in a comedy show
Authorities have fined two companies after a well-known Chinese comedian altered the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance
Markets
Chip stock investors beware — these charts could warn of further weakness ahead
U.S. stock investors have reason to pay attention to the currency market for signs of how money may be flowing in and out of chip stocks.
Culture
Ciara Is Pregnant! The Singer Is Expecting Her Fifth Child With Russell Wilson
“One more person to love,” so said Ciara and Russell Wilson as they joyfully revealed the news of their fifth child.
Culture
Ciara Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 5 With Russell Wilson
"One more person to love," she captioned her pregnancy announcement.
Technology
Ciara Miller Gets a Reality Check
The former ICU nurse has conquered Bravo, survived a shocking public betrayal and landed on her feet with 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Technology
Ciara and Russell Wilson Are Expecting Another Baby
“One more person to Love," she captioned an Instagram post.
Technology
Ciara’s Best Pregnancy Shoe Style Moments Over the Years, From Saint Laurent Pumps to Stuart Weitzman Nudist Sandals
The singer just revealed she is expecting her fifth child.
Global
Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection
The burial of a young chorister in Bunia highlights the ongoing Ebola crisis in Congo
Science
Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection
The burial of a young chorister in Bunia highlights the ongoing Ebola crisis in Congo
Culture
Connor Storrie Officially Debuts His Buzzcut at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys
The “Heated Rivalry” star walked the red carpet with his mom and a dramatic new haircut, swapping his signature curls for a shorn look.
Technology
Crashed Amazon cargo jet struck two vehicles, ended up 1,300 feet past runway, NTSB says
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board didn't provide details on the cause of the crash in Miami, which killed at least five people.
Science
Cravings ‘like heroin withdrawal’: what happens when weight-loss drugs don’t work?
GLP-1 medications have been a gamechanger in the fight against obesity. But for a minority of patients, their impact is negligible. Why? When Mercedes was told by her doctor that she could be prescribed GLP-1 weight loss jabs in 2024, she broke down. “[When] she said yes, I cried in her office. And I didn’t really stop crying for a week,” she said. “Finally, after being overweight my entire life, this was going to save me. My struggle, my burden, my shame was finally going to come to an end.” Continue reading...
Technology
Creative Arts Emmys, Night 2: Winners List
Sunday's ceremony includes the high-profile guest acting categories and the limited series supporting actor and actress awards.
Technology
Data centers in space: Four big obstacles and Elon Musk's ambitious timeline
Data centers in space: Four big obstacles and Elon Musk's ambitious timeline
Technology
David Harbour Thanks HBO for “Tons of Notes” as He Lands First Emmy Win
Harbour won best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his portrayal of Floyd Smernitch in 'DTF St. Louis.'
Technology
David Harbour Wins Emmy for Supporting Actor in Limited Series for ‘DTF: St. Louis’
David Harbour has won the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his portrayal of Floyd Smernitch in HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis.” This marks the actor’s first Emmy win. As an executive producer on the series, he is also up for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series for “DTF […]
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Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say
Firms are more likely to use technology as ‘the intern in the office’ than as a replacement for skilled staff Professional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rapid growth of generative AI, according to business leaders, despite fears over job losses in the sector. With design and film production companies and manufacturers all adopting AI at an accelerating pace, industry bodies said the technology would be used to enhance the work of designers rather than replace them. Continue reading...
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Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk
Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival
Technology
Dolly Parton's sister pleads for end to 'AI garbage' posts after singer's death
Since Parton's death in late August, dozens of AI-generated songs, images and videos have appeared online.
Technology
EU chief unveils $232M Greenland package as tensions heighten with Trump claims
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is offering Greenland a new investment package worth more than $230 million
Culture
EU seeks to reassure a Trump-rattled Greenland with promise of a new partnership and investment
The European Union is promising Greenland a stronger partnership and hundreds of millions of euros in investment, wanting to reassure Greenland after U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to take control of the island.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: Access to Lacoste’s Latest Capsule Requires Getting a Room
The Hoxton and Lacoste created a limited-edition collection created in collaboration with artist Michael McGregor.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: Formula 1 Taps Spanish Sportswear Brand Pompeii for Capsule Collection
The unisex apparel line will launch Tuesday to mark the return of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: Furniture Firm Poltrona Frau Poaches New CEO From Dolce & Gabbana
Giovanni Baldi most recently served as president EMEA at Dolce & Gabbana and spent more than two decades at Gucci.
Global
Ecclestone stopped by police for taking shotgun into Portugal
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he was stopped by officials at an airport in Portugal after arriving with a shotgun he intended to use in a clay pigeon shooting competition.
Technology
EcoFlow makes the miniature power station even smaller
If you're in the market for a tiny power station that punches well above its size and weight then have a look at EcoFlow's new fourth-generation River series. The River 260 Gen4 features a 256Wh capacity battery while the 520 Gen4 packs in 512Wh - storing about 2.5x and 5x the energy of the largest […] The River 260 Gen4 (on the table) powering a portable fridge, Starlink Mini, and charging a phone. | Image: EcoFlow If you're in the market for a tiny power station that punches well above its size and weight then have a look at EcoFlow's new fourth-generation River series. The River 260 Gen4 features a 256Wh capacity battery while the 520 Gen4 packs in 512Wh - storing about 2.5x and 5x the energy of the largest airline-approved power banks, respectively. Better yet, the batteries are built using longer-lasting LFP chemistry that's far less volatile. The River 260 Gen4 features four
Technology
Ellen Burstyn Cries as She Gets Venice Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: ‘It’s One Thing to Win an Oscar, Tony or Emmy — All of Which I’ve Won. But This Is a Lot’
Maggie Gyllenhaal delivered a message on behalf of Ellen Burstyn before the 93-year-old acting legend took the stage at the Venice Film Festival to receive the prestigious Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. “Ellen asked me to let you know that she recently took a fall,” Gyllenhaal said from the podium. “She’s OK, but she is […]
Technology
Ellen Burstyn on Being “Recognized” by Marilyn Monroe, Changing Roles for Women With ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’
The 93-year-old Oscar-winning star is in Venice with two films, and to receive a honorary Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
Technology
Elon Musk Documentary Teaser Asks If Billionaire Is the ‘Greatest Living Inventor’ or a ‘Fascist’ Who ‘Has Lost His Mind’
The first teaser trailer for Alex Gibney’s highly anticipated Elon Musk documentary “Musk” has been released. The film will world premiere out of competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 8 before continuing to the Toronto International Film Festival. In the 48-second teaser, montages of spacecrafts and astronautical devices fill the screen […]
Culture
End of the Road festival review – Pulp and CMAT lead indie landmark’s joyous birthday party
Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire Hitting 20, this festival has grown into a warm, genre-hopping powerhouse where fringe experimental acts are greeted as warmly as the star headliners There is a celebratory feeling in the air at End of the Road festival this year as it turns 20. The piano stage has been turned into a giant birthday cake with candles on top, one man is dressed as a toilet to commemorate the porcelain anniversary, and Jarvis Cocker leads a spirited singalong of Happy Birthday while wishing for 20 more years. Retaining a core identity while also expanding and evolving has been key to that longevity. While early days were centred more on alt-folk and Americana, EOTR is now a genre-hopping powerhouse, blending everything from pop fun to noisy experimentation via global grooves, and with an equal focus on the familiar and the unknown. Continue reading...
Technology
Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany's AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.
Global
FBI official warns 9/11 is still inspiring terrorists inside America 25 years later
Twenty five years after al-Qaeda struck inside the U.S. homeland, authorities are warning that the threat from foreign terrorist organizations has hardly gone away.
Technology
Fair Warning to Auction Rare Yves Saint Laurent Mondrian Dress and Several Pieces by John Galliano Despite Controversy over Met Museum Exhibition’s Cancellation
“The Impossible Couture Collection” is organized by Fair Warning and Kerry Taylor Auctions and will take place on September 17.
Technology
Faisal Islam: Chancellor's attempts to boost vibes may limit tax rises
The new leadership is trying to maintain both confidence and the promotion of economic animal spirits.
Culture
Fans Choose JISOO’s ‘Click’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Her new solo song brought in more than 50% of the vote.
Technology
Far-right AfD landslide in German state piles pressure on federal government
The "extraordinary" result may be the "most consequential German state-election result of the postwar era," according to analysts.
Technology
Far-right AfD win signals shift in Germany, raises alarm in Europe
Germany's far-right AfD party won a major parliamentary election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The win marks a growing divide in German politics. The AfD party is anti-immigration and has been labelled as xenophobic and extremist by German intelligence. Liz Landers discussed the outcome with Liana Fix, author of "Germany Rearmed: The Return of War and the End of Illusions."
Markets
Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami
Experts say federal investigators will likely consider whether an Amazon cargo jet that barreled off a runway and crashed into several vehicles in Miami touched down too late
Technology
Festival Leaders Confront Growing Political Pressure at Lumiere Summit: ‘We Don’t Judge Artists by Their Passport’
Political pressure on film and television festivals emerged as a defining theme of a panel discussion Monday at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, with Séries Mania general director Laurence Herszberg issuing the session’s most direct call for protection of programming autonomy. “We don’t judge artists by their passport, we judge them by their works,” […]
Markets
Final results show far-right party winning German regional election but falling short of absolute majority
Final results show far-right party winning German regional election but falling short of absolute majority
Markets
First female administrator in the Panama Canal's history takes the helm
Naval engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta takes the helm on Monday as the first woman to lead the Panama Canal administration, stepping into the role at a challenging time for the vital maritime route
Technology
For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying times
Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway will buzz with steel drums and flag-draped floats on Monday during the West Indian Day Parade
Global
For baseball’s Black and Latino players, it’s always 1926 somewhere
From home-run celebrations to tilted caps, players embracing joy continue to collide with an old guard devoted to Dust Bowl grimness Over the last several years, simultaneously lauded and paralyzed by its ironclad traditions, baseball has undergone various forays into reinvention, trying to free itself from its unwritten rules of retaliation , its seeming aversion to joy, its demand that every generation of player of every culture and background play the game with the grimness of a Dust Bowl farmer. The sport even attempted to change those customs by promoting a cultural shift with an industry-wide motto : Let the Kids Play. But in a time of intense division within the aggressive backdrop of Trumpism, the result is a racial clash that is actually a generational and cultural one that predates current politics by a century. Howard Bryant is the author of 11 books, including Full Dissidence
Technology
Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy
Judge admits he made mistake in sentencing Misty Roberts, who faced up to 17 years in prison after conviction The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to state corrections records. The 44-year-old finished her jail term on Monday, the Labor Day holiday in the US, one week after the judge who presided over her case rejected a request from prosecutors to force her to serve a harsher sentence. Continue reading...
Technology
French Drama Series ‘The Red and the Black’: Passion, Power, Political Intrigue and Victor Belmondo’s Anti-Romantic Hero
“The Red and the Black,” an adaptation of Stendhal’s 1830 novel, follows the young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) as he pursues greatness, rising socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion, power and political intrigue. Following screenings at Canneseries and the Italian Global Series Festival, “The Red and the Black,” produced […]
Technology
French President Emmanuel Macron Calls on YouTube to Finance Content and Warns of Growing Threat to Cultural Model (EXCLUSIVE)
French President Emmanuel Macron said the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which he co-chaired with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday, was deliberately held at a moment of dramatic upheaval for the entertainment business, from the growing dominance of YouTube and TikTok to AI and media consolidation. Speaking to Variety at the event, he […]
Markets
Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues
Gas prices in the U.S. have hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon
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Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues
Gas prices in the U.S. have hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon
Technology
Gaps in evidence on vaccinating badgers against TB, researchers say
Researchers want increased monitoring of the vaccination's impact on the disease and a review of the evidence.
Technology
Gary Oldman Says a James Bond Has Been Picked — and He’s Hoping It’s Jack Lowden
"They have made their choice, but they have not announced it yet," Oldman says of the upcoming casting for Amazon MGM Studios' new Bond film.
Global
Gas prices in U.S. hit record Labor Day high, thanks to Iran war and refinery issues
It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend.
Global
Gavin Newsom on how to beat the GOP: 'Democrats need to grow a backbone'
As California's governor, Gavin Newsom has become one of the Democratic Party's most vocal critics of President Trump. As speculation swirls around Newsom's own potential presidential bid, he's on the road and raising money to get more Democrats elected at the state level, where he says his party took its eye off the ball. Amna Nawaz caught up with Newsom in North and South Carolina.
Technology
Gaza Cinema Academy Launches at Venice Film Festival
A group of prominent Palestinian, Arab and international filmmakers and industry professionals on Monday launched the Gaza Cinema Academy at the Venice Film Festival. The new entity aims to establish a sustainable space for film education, training and production in Gaza, “while connecting emerging Palestinian filmmakers with the wider international film community,” as a statement […]
Culture
Geese, Pulp & CMAT Smash End of The Road’s 20th Birthday Celebrations: 7 Best Moments
Held in the southwest of England, the indie festival brought the party for its anniversary celebrations.
Technology
Geles Cabrera, Trailblazing Mexican Sculptor, Dies at 100
She was Mexico's first professional female sculptor.
Culture
German chancellor faces pressure after far-right party wins in state election
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure after the far-right Alternative Germany (AfD) party achieved a significant victory in a regional election
Global
German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election
Friedrich Merz said his conservative CDU was shaken ‘to its very foundations’ after far-right victory in Saxony-Anhalt A “shocked” and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite the far right’s triumph in a state election that has brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians within striking distance of power. The German chancellor, appearing ashen-faced in front of reporters in Berlin, said on Monday that the landslide victory by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt had shaken his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) “to its very foundations”. Continue reading...
Technology
Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the top UN court
Germany has told the United Nations’ top court that a genocide case over weapons sales to Israel was improperly filed by Nicaragua and should be thrown out
Technology
Germany's far-right AfD hails big victory in east, but falls short of majority
Alternative for Germany hails a "historic" success as preliminary results show a big margin of victory with almost 44% of the vote.
Culture
Germany's far-right AfD says 'democracy demands' parties work with them after state election win
The far-right party is trying to form a government in the state after falling three seats short of a majority.
Global
Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further ‘strong’ cooperation with Musk as French minister says ‘we cannot forget our history’ AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority The candidate who led the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party to a historic state election victory in Germany has thanked Elon Musk for his support, as one French minister warned that this was a “serious moment” for Europe. The AfD more than doubled its support in the Saxony-Anhalt region and appears to be on the brink of becoming the first far-right party to gain power in Germany at state level since the second world war. Continue reading...
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Giuliani says Mamdani should skip 9/11 ceremony during rant against Islam
New York City mayor confirms he will attend memorial service but declines to respond to Giuliani’s remarks New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to come face-to-face with Rudy Giuliani at the main September 11 memorial service, just days after the former mayor – who led the city at the time of the 2001 terrorist attacks – disparaged his Muslim religion and said he should skip the ceremony. In an interview with right-leaning Newsmax at the weekend, Giuliani said : “Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he’s coming.” Continue reading...
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Global shares are mixed as chipmaker shares rally in Tokyo and Seoul
Global shares are mixed, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers
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Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed
Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve The bioluminescent beams of “fairy folk” are shining again from a nature reserve in North Yorkshire for the first time in a century after the successful reintroduction of endangered glowworms. Female glowworms were spotted over multiple weeks at Nosterfield nature reserve this summer following a no-frills, almost zero-budget reintroduction of the much-loved invertebrates, which have vanished from the British countryside in recent decades and are notoriously difficult to re-establish. Continue reading...
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Greenland welcomes major funding boost from EU amid Trump’s annexation threats
It comes shortly after Icelanders voted to reject restarting EU membership talks and as Trump renews his push to acquire Greenland on national security grounds.
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Harrods Backs Brand63Africa With Pop-up Spotlighting African and Diasporic Fashion
The pop-up on the fifth floor of the Knightsbridge flagship is designed to move these labels from niche discovery to the luxury main floor.
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Hawking by Graham Farmelo review – the dark side of genius
A biography of the physicist recognises his achievements, but also reveals the selfish narcissist underneath When I wrote an unadoring review of Stephen Hawking’s final book, a collection of essays published posthumously in 2018, New Scientist suppressed some of my criticisms on the grounds that it was “too early” to voice anything other than praise for the physicist who died, aged 76, that March. It was apparently still too early in 2021, when no British publisher would touch Charles Seife’s exposé of Hawking’s bullying and self-aggrandising behaviour, Hawking Hawking. In this new biography, veteran science writer Graham Farmelo takes a different approach. It is a comprehensive and accessible portrait of a brilliant scientist and an extraordinarily determined man who also possessed deep personal flaws to which the scientific community and the public mostly turned a blind eye. The uncomf
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Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds
WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences Big increases in wildfires and heatwaves supercharged by the climate crisis are hindering improvements to air quality around the world, UN experts have said. Regions that had recorded a fall in pollution emitted by cars and industrial sites are facing new threats to air quality because of exposure to smoke from wildfires, according to a new report, while rising temperatures caused by intense heatwaves are causing a surge in ground-level ozone. Continue reading...
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Here Are All the Winners in the 7 Music Categories at the 2026 Primetime Emmys: Full List
Gavin Brivik and Andrew Bird were giant-slayers, beating both Lady Gaga and South Park 's Trey Parker.
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Hiltzik: Today's tycoons learn a lesson from history — public esteem for rich entrepreneurs inevitably sours
Familiarity ultimately breeds public contempt for technology pioneers
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Hirokazu Koreeda Opens Up About His Tender Coming-of-Age Drama ‘Look Back’: “I Was Tearful the Entire Time I Made This Film”
The live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s wildly popular manga features remarkable performances from its young leads and is premiering in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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How Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham Stepped Back Into the Spotlight in Venice
Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham made a rare red-carpet appearance at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
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How a Sweet, Horny Hockey Show Rewrote the Rules of Independent TV
Accent Aigu Entertainment turned a $200,000 lowball offer and a rabid BookTok fandom into the game-changing global hit ‘Heated Rivalry.'
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How to Find Your Why
A book called “Start with Why” by Simon Sinek covered this topic and gave inspiration for this article. “When an organization is filled with ‘good fits,’ those who believe what you believe, success just happens,” said Sinek. Sir Ernest Shackleton, …
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How to Style a Suede Jacket—6 Fall-Ready Outfits to Try
Textural, cool, and endlessly versatile, suede jackets are a fall—and Fashion Month!—favorite for a reason. Here are six ways how to style a suede jacket now.
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Huawei copies Samsung’s privacy display in its latest trifold
Huawei has released its third trifold phone in China, and the company has clearly had half an eye on Samsung during development. Not only does the Mate XT 2 adopt the inward-folding form factor used on Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold, it's also the first foldable to include a privacy-enhancing display, much like the one Samsung […] Huawei has released its third trifold phone in China, and the company has clearly had half an eye on Samsung during development. Not only does the Mate XT 2 adopt the inward-folding form factor used on Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold , it's also the first foldable to include a privacy-enhancing display, much like the one Samsung added to the Galaxy S26 Ultra this year. The first Mate XT, which launched in China in late 2024 and internationally a few months later , used an accordion-esque folding design. It removed the need to include an additional cover screen on
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Husband of Tanzania's president dies while undergoing hospital treatment
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband has died while undergoing treatment in Zanzibar
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Husband of Tanzania's president dies while undergoing hospital treatment
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband has died while undergoing treatment in Zanzibar
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ID’s ‘O.J. Unseen: Exploitation of Evil’ Excavates O.J. Simpson’s Thwarted Reality TV Comeback
The documentary looks back at the making and undoing of 'Juiced,' a hidden-camera prank show.
Technology
Icicle Names Sabato De Sarno as Creative Director
The Italian designer will present his first collection for the fall 2027 season, marking the next stage in the Chinese brand's plan to grow a global business alongside minority investor Kering.
Culture
Imperium review – Sergei Loznitsa’s archive collage collates everyday life in cold-war Soviet Union
Venice film festival: The Two Prosecutors director cuts together documentary footage shot by a TV crew in the 1970s to try and get across what daily life in the USSR was like Here is an archive-compilation documentary from Sergei Loznitsa, a hypnotic panorama of early 1970s life across the vast reaches of the Soviet Union, or maybe we should call it the Soviet empire. Loznitsa gives it the Latin title Imperium, perhaps to recall the Romans before their decline and fall. His material is taken from fascinating footage shot between 1970 and 1973 by a visiting Italian camera crew who presumably had the necessary permissions and were well enough liked by the authorities to keep coming back. The effect is part Potemkin village, part seance, part ethnographic study; there are no interviews or voiceover, just ambient footage. (The Italians may have intended this material as B-roll to be fitted i
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In the Shadows of Nuremberg review – trial-adjacent thriller aims to be Russian answer to Saving Private Ryan
A trivial personal plotline and a strain of maudlin patriotism undermine Nikolay Lebedev’s shaky telling of the Soviet side of the story Taking place in the wings of the Nuremberg trial, this Soviet-side political thriller, first released back in 2023, features a scene in which the crowd turns on a boa-draped Hollywood floozy in town to entertain the troops. A case of mea culpa for director Nikolay Lebedev, who trivialises the momentous issues emerging from the courtroom by dressing the legal stuff up with a tenuous and shakily handled plotline about a missing soldier, in an attempt to make his film the Russian answer to Saving Private Ryan . After his brother goes MIA in the vicinity of the soon-to-be-historic city, Red Army intelligence officer Igor Volgin (Sergey Kempo) wangles a post translating for the Soviet delegation. He’s approached by Lena (Lyubov Aksyonova), a Russian wastrel
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Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing
Indonesia is maintaining closures at several airports and shifting schools to remote learning though the eruption of Anak Krakatau is easing
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Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 340,000 stranded as airports extend closure
Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from capital Jakarta, began spewing lava and volvanic ash late on Friday.
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Inside Parker Posey’s Venice Film Festival—From Sightseeing to Fabulous Fashions
The star touched down in Venice for her film “Wild Horse Nine” this week. “I like looking like I’m showing up,” says Parker Posey.
Technology
Inside southern Lebanon's villages where Israeli occupation has upended daily life
As part of its occupation of southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces have systematically destroyed dozens of villages, many of them home to Shia Muslims. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn and videographer Adrian Hartrick traveled to two Christian villages and one Sunni village near Israel's occupation zone, demarcated by a so-called yellow line.
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Inside the Most Glittering Parties of Venice Film Festival 2026 (So Far)
From fashion dinners to charity galas, here, find Vogue’s roundup of the best and most star-studded parties at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
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Investigators begin work on why cargo plane overran Miami runway
Five people died and five others were injured as the Amazon plane overshot the runway after landing at Miami International Airport.
Technology
Ira Sachs, Jordan Firstman and Diego Luna Among San Sebastian’s Film Talks Lineup
'Josephine' filmmaker Beth de Araújo and Argentine director Benjamín Naishtat will also sit down for discussions on their creative processes at the Spanish film festival.
Markets
Iran increases gasoline price for its heaviest consumers as economy struggles
State media reports that Iran has introduced a higher price for its heaviest gasoline users
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Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was protest
Two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who claimed asylum in Australia have confirmed their pivotal refusal to sing the national anthem during the Women’s Asian Cup in March was a protest against Tehran
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Is the stock market open today for Labor Day? What about bond trading and mail delivery?
Here’s how trading hours and other services are affected by the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7.
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Israel-Hezbollah clashes kill 11 as Mideast conflict escalation gathers pace after U.S.-Iran strikes
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the U.S. to help stop Israeli attacks after Sunday strikes killed at least seven people.
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Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children
Monday's strikes came amid a new round of escalation between Israel and the militant Hezbollah group despite a truce reached more than two months ago.
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Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes The gap between what is being inflicted on Palestinians and the appropriate reaction on the part of the international community has always been vast. But now it yawns so wide that it swallows reality itself. As arms export licences for Israel from states such as Germany surge , talk of harsher measures and sanctions on the part of other European countries remains talk . People continue to be killed in Gaza, Palestinian families remain besieged in the West Bank, and the Israeli political right has been removing all doubt that these violations are intentional, by telling the world of its hopes and plans. A sample from only the past few days. On Thursday, Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, detailed a scheme for th
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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanese village kill 12
Lebanon says a recent Israeli escalation is jeopardising a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Technology
Issy Wood Picked as National Portrait Gallery’s Inaugural Artist for Contemporary Program
The gallery’s Weston Wing will host three exhibitions annually with free admission.
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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs over next two years
The cuts come as the carmaker struggles with Chinese competition, US tariffs, and the transition to electric vehicles.
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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs over two years in major cost-saving drive
The luxury carmaker is targeting £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) in savings as it faces Chinese competition, a cyberattack and U.S. tariffs.
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Jaguar Land Rover will cut 4,000 jobs to reduce costs and compete with China
The company aims to achieve $2.3 billion in savings over the next two years.
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Jaguar Land Rover will cut 4,000 jobs to reduce costs and compete with China
Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally to reduce costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers
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Jamaica takes case for reparations for Britain's role in slavery to King Charles III
Jamaica is pushing for Britain to pay reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade
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Japan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention
Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.
Culture
John Varah obituary
My friend John Varah, who has died aged 67 of heart failure, was one of Britain’s most influential community artists. A cultural anarchist dedicated to creating festivals, parades and illuminated spectacles, he was an inventor as much as an artist, surrounded by coils of wire, soldering irons and improbable contraptions as he coaxed ideas into life. Over the years he created and curated a number of popular events, including the annual Burning the Clocks ritual in Brighton, in which, on the winter solstice, thousands of people walk through the city carrying handmade paper-and-willow lanterns containing their hopes and dreams for the year. Continue reading...
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Jorja Smith, Chase & Status and Sam Smith to head up Radio 1's Live Lounge month
Jorja Smith, Rachel Chinouriri and Blossoms also among artists set to take to the studio next month.
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Judge Nixes Uber’s RICO Suit Alleging NY Lawyers, Doctors Conspired on Auto Claims
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit by ride-sharing firm Uber against several injury law firms, doctors, and pain clinics alleging they conspired to extract inflated auto insurance claims payments through staged accidents, unnecessary surgeries, and …
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Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti talk about the funniest scene you'll see in a movie this year
Midway through Jesse Eisenberg's "The Debut," there's a scene that makes the audience go wild. Its actors sat down with us to discuss how they did it.
Technology
Just like for SpaceX, investors may look to ‘make room’ for AI lab IPOs. These stocks could pay the price.
OpenAI and Anthropic’s listings may dovetail with a seasonal tax plan, further hurting some poor performers
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Kansas Town Settles Lawsuit Over Controversial Raid of Newspaper
A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper’s offices in 2023 that ignited a national furor over press freedom. …
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Katie Lee Biegel on Telling the Story of the People Behind Windows on the World Restaurant in CNN Doc Short
The Food Network star talks executive producing 'Top of the World,' about the history of the restaurant atop the World Trade Center, ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and embarking on her post-'Kitchen' chapter in food media.
Technology
Kering Expands Generation Award to India
The first Indian edition of the event, to be held on Oct. 13, will reward start-ups that propose circular initiatives having a direct impact on resource protection.
Culture
Kid Cudi Responds to Criticism of Ye Support After Chicago Stage Reunion
The pair, whose relationship spans two decades, performed "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1" and "Ghost Town," plus "Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)," at Soldier Field this weekend.
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King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and Meghan in a letter after their return to the UK
King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom.
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King makes clear Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals
The letter has been sent to Prince Harry's team, the government, military and Lord Lieutenants, Palace sources say.
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Kore-eda Hirokazu on Adapting Fujimoto Tatsuki’s Manga for Venice Competition Film ‘Look Back’
“Look Back” is Kore-eda Hirokazu’s third time working from manga source material, but never before has the arthouse filmmaker drawn from such a commercially popular and internationally beloved work.A one-volume story from “Chainsaw Man” mangaka Fujimoto Tatsuki, “Look Back” follows the converging, then diverging, fates of two classmates, Fujino and Kyomoto, who achieve their professional […]
Technology
Kyiv air raid alerts at record high as Russia launches round-the-clock strikes
Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.
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Laura Poitras Shares the Desperate Vision Behind Her ICE Documentary ‘They’re Here’: “What’s Happening in the United States Is a Nightmare”
Speaking in Venice ahead of the film's world premiere, the Oscar-winning filmmaker and co-director Rachel Lauren Mueller described how their doc uses the language of horror and dystopian cinema to challenge the normalization of ICE violence in Minneapolis.
Technology
Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’ A cluster of advocacy groups that boast veteran lawyers, voting experts and ex-judges have expanded legal challenges to Donald Trump’s authoritarian executive orders on voting and other presidential actions they see as a “war” on the rule of law in the US. Heavy legal opposition to Trump’s two executive orders on elections to curb voting rights and supplant the authority of states on election matters has come from the Democracy Defenders Fund, the Campaign Legal Center, the American Civil Liberties Union and kindred groups. Continue reading...
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Liam Gallagher's tambourine grin and Charli XCX says bye to Brat - Music Photography Awards 2026 shortlist
Nominees for the Abbey Road awards captured some of the past year's best moments in music.
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Liam and Noel Gallagher Soak Up London Love at U.K. Premiere of ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’
"Be prepared," said writer Steven Knight alongside the Gallagher brothers ahead of the screening. "It's an emotional film."
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Linda Cardellini Tearfully Calls First Emmy Win “A Real Dream Come True”
Cardellini won the best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie award for her performance in 'DTF St. Louis,' which also took home a few other trophies at the awards show on Sunday.
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Linda Cardellini Wins Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for ‘DTF St. Louis’
Linda Cardellini won her first Emmy on Sunday night at the Creative Arts Emmys taking home the award for supporting actress in a limited or anthology series. On stage, an emotional Cardellini said, “I had to write something just in case, but first I would just like to say thank you to my mom and […]
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Lindsay Clancy was failed by our warped understanding of motherhood | Moira Donegan
Clancy’s case became a referendum on mothers, healthcare, and the status of women Most family annihilators are men. It’s a grim fact that such incidents are common enough to have a discernible pattern. The massacre is carried out by a husband and father, often one who is on the verge of bankruptcy or divorce ; typically, it forms the finale of a long reign of domestic violence terror. About half the time , the perpetrator kills himself after slaughtering his family. Gun use is common – a large number of what are termed “mass shootings” in the United States are in fact family annihilation killings, in which a man turns his weapon on his family members. Other times, the killer uses knives, or fires. Continue reading...
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Luca Guadagnino on Casting Hollywood A-Listers in Subversive Roles: ‘I Have Worked With Some of the Finest’
Luca Guadagnino discussed his warm rapport with Hollywood movie stars on Monday at the Venice Film Festival, one year after being on the Lido with his Julia Roberts-starrer “After the Hunt.” During a wide-ranging master class the Italian director, who was born in Palermo, Sicily, to an Algerian mother and a Sicilian father – and […]
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MPA Signs Two Lumiere Summit Declarations, Joins Roundtables With Presidents Macron and Lee
The Motion Picture Association signed two declarations at the Lumière Summit on Monday, adding its name alongside those of governments and private sector organizations worldwide to the Lumière Declaration on the Future of Cinema and the Moving Image and the Declaration on Strengthened International Cooperation in the Fight Against Film and Audiovisual Piracy. The summit […]
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Macklemore Faces Petition to Leave Ed Sheeran Tour After ‘Free Palestine’ Plea
The rapper opened for Sheeran at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sept. 4.
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Macklemore Says His Call to ‘Free Palestine’ Is Not a ‘Criticism’ of Jewish People: ‘None of Us Will Be Free Until We Are All Free’
Macklemore is speaking out about his call to “Free Palestine,” which the rapper made while opening for Ed Sheeran on Friday night at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. “To all of my Jewish brothers and sisters: criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you,” Macklemore said on […]
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Maggie Gyllenhaal Ushers in Fall Wearing Wine-Colored Pumps at 2026 Venice Film Festival
Gyllenhaal was spotted heading to the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony.
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Menendez brothers granted early parole suitability hearing after denial last year
Erik and Lyle Menendez were granted on Monday an early parole suitability hearing, tentatively scheduled for March 2027.
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Merz says ‘shock’ AfD victory in key German state ‘is an election result we cannot simply move past’ – Europe live
German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority AfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.” He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done. Continue reading...
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Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates attend Labor Day events
This year's campaigns already have been combative, busy and expensive.
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Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day events
Candidates in several states with competitive House and Senate races are beginning the stretch run of election season with Labor Day events at festivals, union halls and parades
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Minister condemns disorder at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest after police officers hurt
Sarah Jones told MPs the violence sparked by the arrival of 120 migrants in a single dinghy was "intimidating and thuggish".
Markets
More funding needed to boost construction jobs for young people, housing boss says
Recent analysis showed the construction sector needs an extra 2,200 workers a year to meet demand.
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Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best
Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest of global reinsurers that use IFRS-17 accounting standards, while Lloyd’s has moved to the top ranking of non-IFRS-17 reinsurers, according to AM Best. Among IFRS-17 reporters, Munich Re …
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Murder arrests over baby girl's death in woodland
Police say they have arrested two men and two women as part of their investigation.
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My favorite family heirloom: an old Zojirushi hot water dispenser better than any tea kettle
It heats water up fast and crucially, keeps it warm for the whole day, so you can can access hot water to your heart’s content. Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Of all the things my mother has given me from the vast warehouse of her garage, there are two items I treasure the most. One, a Costco-sized box of gallon-sized Ziploc bags, and two, a battered Zojirushi water boiler that has been in the family for decades. The Ziploc bags are nice to have and can be easily replaced; the water boiler, on the other hand, has become an indispensable tool that makes my life at home a little better, every time I use it. A brief twist: if given the choice, I’d take an ice cold beverage over hot any time. But even I, with my preference for drinks so cold that they hurt my teeth, have been converted to my family’s beloved Zojirushi. Continue reading.
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NTSB chair calls Amazon cargo plane crash scene ‘devastating’ and says flight and voice recorders have been recovered
NTSB chair calls Amazon cargo plane crash scene ‘devastating’ and says flight and voice recorders have been recovered
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NTSB chair calls Amazon cargo plane crash scene ‘devastating’ and says flight and voice recorders have been recovered
NTSB chair calls Amazon cargo plane crash scene ‘devastating’ and says flight and voice recorders have been recovered
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes Doc Revealed as Telluride’s Surprise Secret Screening
Watch a teaser for the film, 'You Can See Everything,' which will be released in October.
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National Growth From the Heart of Texas
By Mike Scott Higginbotham has grown from a small Fort Worth insurance agency founded in 1948 into one of the nation’s largest independent insurance brokerages, with more than 4,500 team members and 150-plus offices across 19 states. But even as …
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Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
Monday was the 13th day since the flooding which killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and Tibet and left some 5,000 missing, including foreigners, according to Nepal's disaster management agency.
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Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
Nepal is holding a day of mourning to remember those killed in the August 26 floods
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Nepal observes national day of mourning for victims of flash flood disaster
Flags flew at half mast on the 13th day since the disaster, the last day of the Hindu mourning period.
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New Inbetweeners film confirmed by Netflix as lead stars return
Netflix has confirmed the original stars of the coming-of-age sitcom are set to reprise their roles for the film.
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New videos of man at centre of 9/11 lawsuit reveal links to extremists and Saudi state
The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials.
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News Wrap: Tropical Storm Marie brings dangerous surf to California coast
In our news wrap Monday, Tropical Storm Marie is whipping up high surf along the California coast, the Kremlin is not ruling out future talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States following a weekend visit to Moscow by U.S. negotiators and Iran is warning that new U.S. strikes could trigger further retaliation, including against American energy interests in the Gulf.
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Next wins key appeal to overturn £30m equal pay ruling
A judge ruled Next can pay warehouse workers more because it is harder to recruit and retain them.
Global
North Korea adds 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military drill
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent
Culture
North West Headlines First Chicago Solo Show With Ye and Kim Kardashian Cheering Her On
The 13-year-old rapper took the stage at The Vic Theatre on Sept. 5.
Culture
Oasis recordings up for auction despite band’s objections
Guide price of archive documenting concerts, rehearsals, soundchecks and conversations between £1.2m and £1.6m An archive of more than 100 hours of Oasis recordings, including concerts, rehearsals and candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher, is to be auctioned for up to £1.6m despite objections from the band. The collection was amassed by the band’s sound engineer Huw Richards, who worked with Oasis from the release of their 1994 debut album, Definitely Maybe, until 2001. It comprises 209 DAT tapes, 73 analogue cassettes and three MiniDiscs, and is being sold by Richards’s son, Owain. Continue reading...
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Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger review - emotional documentary glosses over the hard stuff
The film captures the euphoria of Oasis' comeback, but fails to explore the story of their reunion.
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Ohio City to Pay $4.7M to Family of Teenager Killed by Police
Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy while also announcing that the city has agreed to pay $4.75 million to the teen’s family. The settlement, which still needs a judge’s approval, came …
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Oil prices climb after reports of Saudi Aramco refinery being hit by Houthi rebels
The West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude contracts previously rose to near-seven-week highs.
Technology
Oil prices rise to 6-week high after Iran and U.S. trade blows, Saudi Aramco facilities reportedly hit
Renewed attacks between the adversaries in the Iran war pushed oil prices up on Monday.
Culture
Okurimono review – a heartbreaking dispatch from survivors of the Nagasaki bomb
Laurence Lévesque’s powerful documentary follows a woman who discovers a support network among her mother’s generation of survivors of the nuclear blast No words are spoken during the first five minutes of Laurence Lévesque’s documentary. In a rustic house on the island city of Nagasaki, a Japanese woman in her 60s, Noriko, draws back the curtains to let in the glow of dawn. The tranquil mood, however, is deceptive. Once her childhood home, the place holds a lifetime of secrets, which Norkia only discovers after her parents’ death. While clearing out the house, she comes across letters received by her mother that shed light on her turmoil as a survivor of Nagasaki’s atomic bombing in 1945. Noriko has always known her mother was a hibakusha – a term referring to people who survived the nuclear bombs. Already scarred by psychological and physical trauma, the victims also faced ostracism in
Technology
OpenAI chief scientist warns no-one is prepared for consequences of AI
The post comes as the firm releases GPT-6 Astra, which it says is its most powerful product yet.
Global
Palestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks grow
A headteacher in the occupied West Bank has installed new barbed wire fencing after three pupils were killed this year.
Technology
Pamela Anderson Dons Wild Animal-Printed Pumps at Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
The ceremony was held to honor actress Ellen Burstyn.
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Pamela Anderson Opts for Fresh & Bright Hues in Vibrant Orange Gown at 2026 amfAR Gala
The gala was held during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice.
Markets
Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theft
A 22-year-old man from Singapore is expected to plead guilty this week in Washington to orchestrating one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million
Technology
Pilot killed in small plane crash near regional airport in Florida
The National Transportation Safety Board has identified the plane as a Mooney M20F aircraft, a four-seater propeller plane.
Science
Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.
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Pixel 11 review: Google sets the bar for standard flagship phones
Longer battery life, faster chip, actually useful AI tools and better cameras keep quality Android ahead of competition Google’s Pixel 11 continues to set the standard for what you should expect from the base model of a flagship phone with class-leading cameras, long software support and almost all the bells and whistles of its most expensive phones. The regular Pixel 11 costs £879 (€999/$899/A$1,499) making it £80 or equivalent more expensive than last year’s model as the cost of RAMageddon continues to bite . It’s not cheap by any stretch of the imagination, but it comes with 256GB of storage and is £200 less than the Pixel 11 Pro, matching rival Samsung’s Galaxy S26 . Screen: 6.3in 120Hz FHD+ OLED (422ppi) Processor: Google Tensor G6 RAM: 12GB Storage: 256 or 512GB Operating system: Android 17 Camera: 48MP+ 13MP UW + 10.8MP 5x tele; 10.5MP selfie Connectivity: 5G, eSIM, wifi 6E, UWB,
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Plans for major overhaul of councils halted
Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities have been paused or withdrawn in a number of areas.
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Pope Leo returns to sanctuary where he prayed after election and unveils a fresco depicting the event
Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica.
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Portuguese Artists Drop Out of Jerry Seinfeld-Headlined Festival
Multiple acts have announced that they are no longer participating in the festival set to take place in October: "We will celebrate justice, freedom and joy with you on another occasion."
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Primetime review – Robert Pattinson’s preening TV host hunts paedophiles but real drama proves harder to target
Venice film festival: Lance Oppenheim’s drama about controversial US reality show To Catch a Predator is unsure what it wants to say about media or morality Lance Oppenheim is the acclaimed documentary-maker who has made his feature debut with a strangely overwrought and heavy-footed drama-thriller, which for all its elaborate neon-lit atmosphere of noir danger isn’t at all sure what it wants to say about media or morality, or anything else. The subject is the controversial top-rated US TV reality show To Catch a Predator which ran from 2004 to 2008; that title was evidently taken from the Hitchcock movie To Catch a Thief, which in turn was inspired by the phrase “Set a thief to catch a thief”. In search of prey, the show’s researchers baited paedophiles in online chatrooms posing as children, lured them to “sting houses” where actors played underage teens on the front porch to get the a
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Protesters block roads in Portsmouth after 140 migrants arrive in boat
The government condemns "thuggish behaviour" in the second major anti-migrant protest of the weekend.
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Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company
The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills.
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Radiohead Announce Australia and Japan Shows
The band will play a total of 21 dates in 2027
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Radiohead Announce First Australian Tour in 15 Years With 16 Arena Shows
The run marks Radiohead's first Australian tour since 2012.
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Radiohead Reveal 2027 Japan and Australia Tour
The 21-date trek follows the band's fall 2025 reunion dates in Europe
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Rapist serving life may face more assault charges
Zhenhao Zou was convicted of raping 10 women but he is thought to have committed further crimes.
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Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ – at the party’s own risk
A historically unpopular president will take centre stage as the party seeks to sway voters with an unprecedented event It seemed like a good idea at the time. In December 1978, Jimmy Carter, a US president besieged by inflation and energy crises, watched as thousands of Democrats descended on Memphis, Tennessee, for a rare midterm convention . “It was wild,” recalls Elaine Kamarck , who attended as a 28-year-old working for the Democratic National Committee. “ It became a forum for Ted Kennedy to informally announce his opposition to President Carter. There was a lot of hostility to the president there. The Democrats have sworn ever since never to do anything this stupid again.” Continue reading...
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Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi
It's not clear how many people were inside the building - or if there are still people under the debris.
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Rescuers search for people trapped in New Delhi building collapse as death toll rises
Search and rescue teams are combing through the debris of a collapsed building in New Delhi
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Rihanna Has Found Her Fall Color Palette—With a Suitably Rihanna Twist
Earth tones, chocolate, oatmeal—Rihanna is usurping the fall neutrals from the quagmire of quiet luxury for something much more cool.
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Rob Reiner Wins Posthumous Emmy for ‘The Bear’
The late and great Rob Reiner has won an Emmy, nine months after his death. Reiner won the outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for “The Bear” at the Emmy Awards Night 2, prevailing over Michael J. Fox and Brett Goldstein (“Shrinking”), Hamish Linklater (“Widow’s Bay”), Christopher McDonald (“Hacks”) and Connor Storrie (“Saturday Night […]
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Rob Reiner and Betty Gilpin Win 2026 Emmys for Guest Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series
The awards were given out at Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys, held ahead of the Sept. 14 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy for his guest appearance in 'The Bear'
The Television Academy awarded the actor and director for his appearance in the fourth season of 'The Bear,' and several actors, including David Harbour and Linda Cardellini, won their first Emmys.
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Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in Ukraine Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border , in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine. The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia’s far east and Tumangang in North Korea, along a remote and sparsely populated stretch of the countries’ shared border just a few miles from the coast. Continue reading...
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Russia and North Korea open the first road link across shared border
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge for car traffic, enhancing their growing ties
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Russia shuts German consulate in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat move after Leipzig drone incident
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg
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STAT+: Novo Nordisk stops two cardiovascular trials of drug aimed at lowering inflammation
Novo Nordisk has stopped two trials of a drug that aims to tame inflammation as a way to improve cardiovascular health, another blow for the approach.
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Sabato De Sarno Looks Eastward for His Next Move
The former creative director of Gucci joins Icicle as creative director.
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Second Festivalgoer Death Reported at Burning Man 2026
A 60-year-old man was found dead at his camp in Black Rock City, Nev., on Sept. 5.
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Self-described 'genocidal racist monster' jailed after BBC investigation
A former tax worker is sentenced to two years for inciting hatred online.
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Sensormatic Solutions President Tony D’Onofrio on His Journey From Bag Boy to Retail Visionary
D’Onofrio shares three priorities for the future of retail.
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Serbia's government proposes dissolving Parliament for early election
The Serbian government has proposed dissolving Parliament, setting in motion a procedure for scheduling a high-stakes early parliamentary election
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Shailene Woodley and Ernest Harden Jr. Score 2026 Emmy Guest Acting in a Drama Series Wins
The awards were given out at Sunday's Creative Arts Emmys, the second of three nights that make up the 2026 Emmy Awards.
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Six years later, Sony revisits its legendary XM4 headphones
Six years ago Sony and Bose were in the middle of a noise-canceling battle, with each new model of headphones better than the last. In the fall of 2020, Sony released the WH-1000XM4 headphones to wide acclaim. They sat atop best headphones lists for years, thanks to their great sound, competitive ANC, and compact size, […] The XM4C (in white) have the exact same visual design as the XM4 (in black) from 2020. | Photo: John Higgins / The Verge Six years ago Sony and Bose were in the middle of a noise-canceling battle, with each new model of headphones better than the last. In the fall of 2020, Sony released the WH-1000XM4 headphones to wide acclaim. They sat atop best headphones lists for years, thanks to their great sound, competitive ANC, and compact size, until they went out of stock. Now Sony has brought them back, with minor improvements, as the WH-1000XM4C. The XM4C look identi
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Small Business Satisfaction
Technology is helping to improve satisfaction levels overall for small business owners, according to JD Powers’ recent 2026 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study. The survey showed that small businesses’ overall satisfaction with small commercial insurers rose 15 points (to 713 …
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Some Reflections Gloria Steinem Shared At Her Last Public Event
In July, the late icon hosted a two-night live series called "Yes to the Unknown," in which she emphasized community: "What’s precious is your feeling of being understood. You can’t live without that.”
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South African among workers abducted after attack on hunting camp in Mozambique
A South African national was among a group of workers abducted in Mozambique during an attack by insurgents on a hunting camp, South Africa’s foreign ministry said on Monday
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SpaceX rival launches rocket in historic first, says industry is 'desperate' for more
Isar Aerospace reached orbit on its second test flight as the German rocket startup looks to scale production amid booming satellite launch demand.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s WFAC, Creativeland Take ‘Krishnavataram’ Global (EXCLUSIVE)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Forum For Art and Culture (WFAC) and Creativeland Studios have formalized a partnership to take “Krishnavataram,” a trilogy tracing the life of Hindu God Lord Krishna, to international audiences. The association was made official on Janmashtami, the Hindu festival marking the birth of Lord Krishna and one of the most […]
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St Paul’s Cathedral Faces Backlash After Partnering with Fabric, Iconic London Nightclub
The cathedral has hosted many state events, including the wedding of King Charles III and Princess Diana.
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Starwatch: Waning crescent moon gets close to brilliant beacon of Jupiter
The moon will pass less than a degree north of the giant planet and will be on its other side the next morning Those already out and about at 5am this week will be rewarded with a beautiful waning crescent moon approaching Jupiter, while Mars watches on from a little further away. The chart shows the view looking east from London at 5am on Tuesday. The waning moon will be easily visible with about 10% of its visible surface illuminated. The brilliant beacon of Jupiter will be close by. The two are drawing together ahead of a conjunction later that day when the moon will pass less than a degree north of the giant planet. For comparison, the moon appears to be about half a degree wide in the sky. Continue reading...
Technology
Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did
Congrats, you cut the cord. Now you have six more cords. Streaming prices are rising three times as fast as inflation, making escaping cable company greed now seem quaint.
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Studio TF1 Smashes Doc Records With ‘Leon Marchand: Beyond Gold,’ Rolls Out ‘Surface’
Studio TF1 is celebrating recent successes at home and abroad with Sacha Vucinic and Xavier Marchand’s sports documentary “Leon Marchand: Beyond Gold” and Slimane-Baptiste Berhoun’s mystery drama “Surface.” While the doc series on French Olympic swimming champion Leon Marchand and his life in the wake of four gold-medal wins at the Paris Olympics has scored […]
Technology
Study Shows Shoppers Feel Like They’re Not Being Heard
One third of consumers say they don’t feel heard by digital brands when asked for feedback.
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Summer Box Office Breaks All-Time Record With $4.67 Billion
Need proof the movies are really, truly back? The summer box office was already the biggest since COVID upended the industry in 2020 — and now the season has become the highest-grossing of all time. Domestic ticket sales from May 1 through Labor Day on Sept. 7 stand at $4.76 billion, according to Rentrak. Revenues […]
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Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says
Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material A nearly complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of the toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog has revealed. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month visited two sites, one in Deir ez-Zor and a second in an undisclosed location identified to them by Syrian authorities. Continue reading...
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on GOP's midterm challenges
NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including Gov. Gavin Newsom's apparent efforts to get a jump on the 2028 presidential race, the Republicans holding a midterm convention and how President Trump's low approval rating is impacting GOP campaigns.
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Tanzanian President Samia's husband dies in hospital
Hafidh Ameir Hassan kept a low profile and was rarely seen in public with the president.
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The Best Labor Day Deals on Luxury Bedding for an Even Better Night’s Rest — Tested & Reviewed by Editors
These last-minute Labor Day sales from high-end bedding brands like Cozy Earth, Parachute, and Brooklinen are too dreamy to sleep on.
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The Iranian school struck in the war's earliest attacks is now a memorial for children
The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel.
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The Last Bath review – self-mortifying nun struggles with profoundly uneasy sexual awakening
Anabela Moreira is an impressively intense lead as the sister who finds herself in charge of her wayward teenage nephew A sharp, self-abnegating performance from Anabela Moreira elevates this passionate – largely in the religious sense – Portuguese debut, which is only now arriving in the UK after festival screenings dating back to 2020. As senior nun Josefina, she wears a permanent cowl of careworn melancholy, suggesting a woman for whom, even after she is summoned to look after her bereaved 15-year-old nephew Alexandre (Martim Canavarro), holding the world at arm’s length is standard practice. Watching him slam into girl drivers on the fairground dodgems, it seems clear that desire is for other people. Or maybe not. Josefina is called back to her childhood village after the death of her father, who – in her wantaway sister’s absence – was Alexandre’s guardian. Traumatised by finding th
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The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias review – Slavoj Žižek goes in search of paradise
Venice film festival: Inserting himself into settings from Apocalypse Now to The Handmaid’s Tale, the pop-cultural critic finds it hard to locate the perfect ending – even with spoilers The great pop-cultural critic and postmodern Marxist is back, with more entertaining and semi-serious provocations and deconstructive insights, notionally into the idea of “utopias”, as they appear in the movies and TV, having already done “cinema” and “ideology”. I was incidentally hoping for a Slavoj Žižek aria about how unexpectedly great and profoundly important threequels are. This is of course delivered emphatically in that amazing voice, now as universally recognised as Werner Herzog’s. Is it too late for a cameo on The Simpsons? Continue reading...
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The Spiral review – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is hilarious as a demon cutting a deal with a vain matriarch
Venice film festival: Tedeschi gives a career best performance as the mysterious stranger who visits a wealthy Italian family to prey on their pampered weaknesses Everyone in the movie business has earnestly learned to call film-makers “storytellers”, despite the fact that film-makers don’t necessarily have to deliver conventional narrative and that so many of them are in any case no good at the old-fashioned business of storytelling. But this last point certainly doesn’t apply to Italian director Paolo Strippoli who has brought to Venice an uproarious edge-of-the-seat gripper in which Valeria Bruni Tedeschi gives us the funniest performance of the festival and the best of her career. It’s a satirical nightmare about a wealthy woman’s Faustian bargain, like one of Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected – as elegantly designed and beautifully shot as anything by Paolo Sorrentino and with sm
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The death of ‘hello’: how gen Z – and scammers – put paid to the greeting
If you’re called by an unidentified number, the advice is to remain silent until you’re sure there’s a human being on the line. Is this the end of an era? Name: Hello. Age: 200 years old. Continue reading...
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The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet? – podcast
Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. So where are they? By Adam Kirsch. Read by James Sobol Kelly Read the text version here Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod Adapted from We Want to Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstream and Why It Matters, published by Columbia Global Reports on 25 August. To support the Guardian, order your copy from guardianbookshop.com . P&P may apply Continue reading...
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The poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty
The poorest people in the U.S. face the most acute shortage of affordable homes
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The real reason your phone is getting more expensive
When Apple debuts the next generation of iPhones this week, they're likely to come with an unwanted change: a higher price tag. A price hike from the supply-chain powerhouse would be the clearest sign yet that soaring memory costs have become unavoidable - with no end to the memory crunch in sight. Call it "chipflation" […] When Apple debuts the next generation of iPhones this week, they're likely to come with an unwanted change: a higher price tag. A price hike from the supply-chain powerhouse would be the clearest sign yet that soaring memory costs have become unavoidable - with no end to the memory crunch in sight. Call it " chipflation " or " RAMageddon ." The shortage is reversing a decades-long decline in memory costs that helped make consumer electronics more powerful without making them dramatically more expensive. The terms "memory prices" and "memory shortage" appeared in
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These Vintage Photos of Jane Birkin Prove She’s the Ultimate Fall Style Muse
Chic, yet cozy—the British singer, actor, and French icon knew how to dress for chilly weather.
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Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić
Mladić was jailed for genocide during the 1990s Bosnian war and the EU warned Serbia not to glorify the convicted war criminal.
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Tom Rothman on Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Blockbuster Success, Being Outbid for ‘Obsession’ and More
Sony’s Tom Rothman took a bit of a victory lap with the studio’s boffo success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which has become the highest-grossing film of 2026 to date. Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group, spoke Monday at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, an international film and entertainment conference […]
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Top Wall Street analysts like these 3 stocks for the long haul
The ratings of these experts are backed by in-depth research of a company's financials, and thorough analysis of the factors affecting business performance.
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Travis Kelce bought a $5.35 million estate on Lake Erie months before marrying Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce forked over $5.35 million for a sprawling lakefront Ohio estate just months before he and Taylor Swift said “I do” at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
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Treasury yields face 4.8% test as fiscal risks threaten to spill into other assets
Treasury yields face a test at 4.8%, with a sustained move above that potentially creating "meaningful problems" for other asset classes, said Miller Tabak.
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Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms
US embassy says Downing Street’s plan to give BBC, ITV and other established media more online visibility carries risk of ‘censorship’ The Trump administration has raised “serious concerns” over Downing Street’s plan to force YouTube and other digital platforms to hand more prominence to established broadcasters, warning the move risks “facilitating censorship”. In a pointed intervention, the US government said the proposals to boost traditional media outlets in social media algorithms could “establish a template that authoritarian regimes could invoke to justify more control over online content”. Continue reading...
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Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of an economic boom. But Friday's surprisingly positive jobs report ultimately provoked frustration from Trump.
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Trump's economic record is working against him in the midterms
President Trump, who won reelection based on a promise to turn the economy around, now faces a reckoning in midterms centered largely on his economic record.
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Tsai Ming-liang on Venice and San Sebastian Title ‘Dust,’ Slowness as Rebellion and Life With Lee Kang-sheng
A barefoot monk in a red robe walks the length of San Sebastian’s La Concha, pauses beneath the concrete rooms of Chillida Leku and stands before the crashing wall of the Peine del Viento. He is Tsai Ming-liang’s Walker, and in “Dust,” the 11th installment of the director’s “Walker” series, his slow procession moves through […]
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Turning cooler with wet and windy weather forecast for UK this week
Weekend warmth gives way to rain and strong winds for many into the start of the new week.
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UK government condemns anti-immigrant demonstrators after Channel crossing protests
The British government has condemned the "intimidating and thuggish behavior" of anti-immigrant demonstrators who tried to prevent migrants arriving in southern England
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US labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections
Uptick in US union membership coincides with high public approval ratings of unions After years of decline, union membership in the US increased by 411,000 members in 2025, the largest increase since 2008, according to a new report . The report makes clear the impact that “right to work” laws can have on union membership: most gains were concentrated in states that protect collective bargaining. Continue reading...
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US tariff on Canadian imports could send hockey gear prices even higher
Hockey families in the U.S. are feeling the pinch from rising equipment costs
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US woman charged with killing son ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy trial, prosecutors say
Corie Walsh charged with murder after two-year-old Barrett found dead in basement of Illinois family home last week An Illinois woman charged with killing her two-year-old son had been closely following the murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy and was texting friends about the case just hours before her son was found dead, prosecutors said. Corie Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder after her son, Barrett, was found dead in the basement of the family’s suburban Chicago home last Tuesday, according to court records obtained by NBC Chicago. Continue reading...
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Unidentified Murder review – playful sendup of alien abduction and true crime influencers in Hong Kong
Childhood friends claim to have witnessed the disappearance of a schoolkid in this low-budget comedy caper that pushes limits of storytelling Modestly scaled and intricately structured, Kwok Ka-Hei and Jack Lee Chun-Kit’s comedy is a capriciously playful send-up of true crime aficionados and wannabe influencers, done with affection rather than malice. It revolves around a (fictional) 25-year-old case that captivates the whole of Hong Kong. Back when they were seven, childhood friends Mark (Ling Man-lung) and Kit (Ronald Lam Tsz-kit) claimed to have witnessed the abduction by aliens of their classmate Ho in the woods of Tung Tau Hill. On the 25th anniversary of this supposed incident, the pair re-enter the internet’s consciousness after an interview on an online chatshow about unsolved mysteries. Cashing in on their viral fame, Mark’s girlfriend Man (Renci Yeung) hires actor Kim (Peter Ch
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Venice Home Crowd Gives Italian Horror ‘The Spiral’ 9-Minute Standing Ovation
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi shines as a devilish femme fatale in Paolo Strippoli’s campy thriller.
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Viewpoint: How Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk, Coverage
I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started showing up in convenience stores and gas stations across the country. Back then, our message to the cannabis, hemp and …
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Viewpoint: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage
I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started showing up in convenience stores and gas stations across the country. Back then, our message to the cannabis, hemp and …
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Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, canceling hundreds of flights and stranding thousands
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, causing flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and stranding about 170,000 passengers in the region
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Volcano eruption disrupts hundreds of flights at Southeast Asia's second-busiest airport
Mount Anak Krakatau’s eruption disrupted hundreds of flights across Indonesia, with flight cancellations extending into Monday.
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WATCH: Scientists discover dozens of new species in the Pacific
ABC News' Danny New takes a deep dive into ultra-rare creatures found in the Pacific Ocean.
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WATCH: Severe storms impact Labor Day weekend travel
Weather is disrupting travels for millions of people with over 2,000 flight delays across the country.
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WATCH: Two towns, scarred by fire, unite on the football field
The Lahaina Lunas and the Paradise Bobcats met for the first time to play in what they called the Unity Bowl.
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Watch Carrie Underwood Cover Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Linkin Park at Velocity Festival
The country singer performed a series of nu-metal covers at the Iowa music festival on Saturday
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Watch: Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
Video footage shows the aircraft burst into flames in Sunday's deadly incident.
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Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heat Typhoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian province, recorded 416.5mm of rain in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, with surrounding villages recording more than 500mm in the same period. In Fujian, authorities estimate that almost 600,000 people were evacuated from high-risk, flood-prone areas. A further 128,000 people in 53 counties were also affected across Jiangxi, with emergency evacuations affecting 9,000 people. Flooding, landslips and infrastructure damage were reported widely in the region. More than 2,500 teachers and students were trapped in a school compound in the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou on Wednesday after extr
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What happened inside Telluride's secret screening of Nathan Fielder's new Elizabeth Holmes documentary
"You Can See Everything," co-directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, offers extraordinary access to the convicted Theranos founder before taking a reality-bending turn.
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What to Stream: 'The Paper,' Bloc Party, 'Call My Agent!' and a 'Halloween' game
The second season of "The Paper" and a new album from Bloc Party are among the streaming release highlights for the week of Sept. 7
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What we know about anti-migrant protests and organiser Danny Thomas
UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks at the link between small boat protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.
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What we know about anti-migrant protests and organiser Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas organised the demonstration in Dover - seemingly after weeks of preparation - and was also present in Portsmouth.
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What went wrong before an Amazon cargo jet barreled off the runway in Miami
Federal officials are investigating why an Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport, striking two vehicles and killing five people. Video posted to social media shows the Boeing 767 jet was still airborne far down the runway before it touched down. Geoff Bennett discussed the questions surrounding this accident with aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien.
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When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock First Made Magic
Kidman and Bullock starred as sister witches in 1998’s ‘Practical Magic’ but couldn't conjure up box office success.
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Why Can’t You Wear White After Labor Day?
Here’s where this archaic rule came from—and why it no longer necessarily holds true.
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Why Meta started losing in court - podcast
Katy McQue, who has spent years reporting on Meta and the potential harms its platforms pose to children, explains the tactics being used by prosecutors For years, the investigative journalist Katy McQue has been reporting on the potential harms Meta’s platforms pose to children. Yet, as she explains to Annie Kelly , despite the mountain of evidence compiled by journalists, prosecutors, bereaved families and others, it has been nearly impossible to bring Meta and other social media companies to court. Continue reading...
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Why Organic Mentorship Is Insurance’s Best Retention Tool
There is a 6-to-1 ratio of retirement-eligible veterans to young professional entrants in the insurance industry, which means hiring new talent and developing existing talent is vital. And despite efforts by many organizations to keep emerging professionals engaged, the industry …
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Why You Should Visit the Original ‘Practical Magic’ Filming Location This Fall
A travel guide to Washington state's Whidbey Island: the filming location for the original ‘Practical Magic,’ where orca sightings, historic wharves, and misty nature reserves are just another day.
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Why the 'Temu Range Rover' is such a threat to Jaguar Land Rover
Job cuts come as JLR faces falling sales and intense Chinese competition while trying to switch to electric vehicles.
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Why the launch of OpenAI’s latest Astra model reignited the memory-chip trade
Since troughing on July 29, the semiconductor sector has been recovering steadily with the OpenAI ChatGPT-6 Astra release bolstering sentiment further
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Will hordes of influencers, weed smokers and mid-point talkers bring down the US Open?
This year, the noise at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center has officially become A Problem. But changing it would mean changing society The first thing you notice while sitting in the upper tiers of Arthur Ashe Stadium is the noise. A persistent exterior hum filters up from ground level, fed by the massive ventilation and cooling units that sit outside the stadium, the clack of the Long Island Rail Road to the north, and the forklifts receiving goods from the refrigerator trucks that keep the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center flush with its essential supplies of Evian, champagne, and premium IPA. Overhead, planes descending toward LaGuardia airport ensure the auditory assault takes place by land and air simultaneously. In the lower rakes of the stadium, the babble of the spectators is incessant; it’s not unusual to overhear full-volume conversations on various non-ten
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Workers’ Comp in an AI Era: Report
Workers’ compensation has long been one of the most operationally complex lines in the property and casualty insurance industry. “What appears to be a straightforward claims process is, in reality, a highly interconnected ecosystem involving injured workers, employers, insurers, medical …
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Workshops Educate African Researchers On How to Publish With IEEE
Many researchers and students in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda struggle to access and publish scientific and technical articles because of financial barriers including publishing fees and subscriptions to research libraries. To help, IEEE has made its Xplore Digital Library more accessible by offering discounts on subscriptions and lowering fees to publish articles. But the number of papers published by technologists in the three nations still lags behind those from other developing countries. It might be that many researchers haven’t received training in methodology, been instructed on how to write academic articles, or fully understand the process for publishing in scientific journals. Staff from the IEEE Publication and Information Products group and IEEE volunteers held educational workshops this year in the three countries. The sessions covered the publishing process, IEEE publication o
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‘Alpha Gang’ Review: Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine and an All-Star Cast Play Space Aliens in David and Nathan Zellner’s Endearingly Goofy Sci-Fi Spoof
Among the greatest cinematic mysteries of our time, when it’s harder than ever to make movies, is the fact that David and NathanZellner continue to realize their uncompromisingly DIY, endearingly childlike vision through an indie filmography that only seems to grow in scale and purpose. It’s a welcome miracle that the duo who once captured […]
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‘Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff’ Review: Nanette Burstein’s NatGeo Doc Prioritizes the Human Over the Intellectual, for Better and Worse
The Telluride premiere focuses on the 'Cosmos' creator's marriages, kids and enjoyment of recreational drugs nearly as much the Viking and Voyager missions.
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‘Elsinore’ Director Simon Stone, Basking in Telluride’s Glow, on Making a Movie About Love of the Theater, the Peak AIDS Era, and Being ‘100% in the Service of Andrew Scott’
The Telluride Film Festival casts a wide net, as almost all festivals of its ilk do, but if it has had any speciality that stands out among many, it might be the well-earned tearjerker. There is as much crying at Telluride every year as there isn’t in baseball, but with the festival’s emphasis on top-line […]
Technology
‘Hombre Al Agua’ Review: Gael García Bernal’s Chaotic Mexican Dramedy Has a Hard Time Staying Above Water
The star of 'Amores Perros' and 'Y tu mamá tambíen' directs and acts in a midlife crisis flick about a Cuban émigré in Mexico trying to hold onto his family, career and sanity.
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‘Imperium’ Review: Sergei Loznitsa Brings Together Nearly Three Hours of Italian Footage From the Early 1970s Covering the Vastness of the USSR
In the early 1970s, Italian film crews spread out across the USSR, capturing a vast, multicultural empire few had ever seen in such diversity. From urban commuters to village fêtes, Baku trawlers to Siberian reindeer herders, the cameramen aimed to capture the Soviet polity at a time when Westerners had a gray, monolithic image of […]
Markets
‘I’m the executor’: My two siblings and I inherited an IRA. Can we just cash it out?
“Am I required to create three new inherited IRAs so that the firm can divide it equally?”
Technology
‘Look Back’ Review: Once Past the Over- Preciousness of a Child’s World, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Manga Adaptation Becomes a Moving Tribute to Friendship
There’s barely an adult in sight in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back,” where anyone out of school age is marginalized practically to the point of superfluidity. Like much in the first half of this sweet — at times too sweet — adaptation from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga of the same title, also made into an animated film […]
Technology
‘Making Marie Antoinette’ Review: The Late Eleanor Coppola’s Doc on Her Daughter’s Film is Full of Gorgeous Details and Maternal Affection
With its lush costumes, decadent food spreads and playfully anachronistic soundtrack, Sofia Coppola’s gorgeous 2006 film “Marie Antoinette” is a phenomenon of the aughts, a kaleidoscopic yet emotionally dark foray into youthful isolation and, like much of the filmmaker’s work, the bubble of privilege and celebrity. But while Coppola was making her third feature, what […]
Technology
‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister
James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs Concern is being raised about Palantir’s work with the NHS as new figures showed tens of thousands of patients have withdrawn their data from use in research projects. James Frith, the health innovation minister, said he was worried about “mistrust” of the US defence and health tech company and “the impact it could have on people’s willingness to share data with the NHS”. Continue reading...
Science
‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conducted The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a report linking “gender ideology” to leftwing authoritarianism and political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conducted and “nakedly political”, likely leading to greater politicization of science and health. It follows attempts by the administration to limit access to gender-affirming care – including, on Friday, an agreement reached between the Department of Justice and a New York hospital to no longer offer pediatric gender-affirming care. Dozens of hospitals stopped offering gender-affirming care after the Trump administration began investigating them for offering the standard of care. Continue reading...
Culture
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger’ Captures the Gallagher Brothers Like Never Before: 5 Best Moments
Stephen Knight’s revealing look at Oasis’ spectacular comeback is filled with emotional revelations and stunning tour footage.
Technology
‘Plaza Catedral’ Director Abner Benaim, Chile’s Daniela Vega and Alfredo Castro Board Fiction Series ‘School of the Americas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Panama’s Abner Benaim has boarded as a co-director of the fiction series “School of the Americas” (“Escuela de las Américas”), which will star two of Chile’s most internationally renowned thespians: Daniela Vega, who headed the Oscar-winning “A Fantastic Woman,) and Alfredo Castro, a Pablo Larrain regular who’s also starred in a slew of Latin American […]
Technology
‘Primetime,’ Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’ and Latest Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Join London Film Festival Lineup
'Bunker' star Javier Bardem and 'Werwulf' director Robert Eggers will sit down for in-depth career conversations as part of LFF's Screen Talks program.
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‘SNL U.K.’ Adds Freddie Meredith to Cast
“Saturday Night Live U.K.” has added a new castmember for its second season with Freddie Meredith joining the gang. The comedian has previously starred in “Such Brave Girls” and “Big Boys.” Meredith, who recently won an award for best newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show “Need a Light?”, joins returning castmembers Hammed Animashaun, […]
Technology
‘SNL UK’ Adds ‘Such Brave Girls’ Star Freddie Meredith
The comedian joins the cast ahead of the season two premiere on Sep. 12 with host Jeff Goldblum.
Culture
‘Sharks are my film stars’: how the Jacques Cousteau of the North Sea finally unlocked its beauty
Epic plankton blooms make filming in the North Sea notoriously difficult. But a new documentary gives a rare glimpse of the kaleidoscopic life – seals, sharks, tuna, orcas and shorthorn sculpins – lurking beneath its waves The North Sea, as even its greatest admirers will concede, often glowers an unappetising grey or brown. And we assume that its dull exterior is matched by sediment-filled waters where little life dwells. For years, the friends and family of Peter van Rodijnen wondered why the Dutch cinematographer and diving fanatic spent so much time exploring “this murky bowl of soup”. But, inspired by a childhood of watching Jacques Cousteau’s adventures in rather more enticingly temperate waters, Van Rodijnen’s dedication to North Sea diving gradually revealed its hidden wonders. Over 20 years, as camera technology improved, Van Rodijnen obtained more and more amazing footage of ma
Culture
‘She’ll outdo herself’: Céline Dion fans camp out for glimpse of star before sold-out Paris comeback
Singer has rewarded patience of hundreds waiting outside hotel with regular appearances and even some dancing Noëlla Lamy, 52, who described herself as one of Céline Dion ’s biggest fans, was preparing to spend all night on a Paris pavement without a tent but wearing a sweatshirt printed with the singer’s face for comfort. “Céline Dion is a force of bravery and an inspiration,” she said. Continue reading...
Technology
‘Spider-Noir’ Rakes in Several 2026 Emmy Wins Days After Being Canceled
The series, which was canceled by the streamer earlier this week, has been nominated for 11 awards at the 2026 Emmys.
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‘Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing’ Review: A Handsome Ode to an Oft-Disrespected Sport
The title of “Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing” is the closest that Erik Shirai’s documentary comes to a joke at the expense of its subject: sumo wrestling, the Japanese sport largely known in the western world for the ample size and minimal clothing of its practitioners, and not an awful lot beyond that. In all other […]
Culture
‘Swiftly enchanted’: why Bedknobs and Broomsticks is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers recommending their most rewatched comfort films is a reminder that Disney’s kids fantasy is more than a Mary Poppins knock-off “ Filigree, apogee, pedigree, perigee !” – the four incantatory words I blame for receiving a shonky Paul Daniels Magic Set as a child in the 80s. In Bedknobs and Broomsticks, it’s the spell that Angela Lansbury’s patriotic Nazi-vanquishing witch Eglantine Price casts to transform people into fluffy rabbits; a trick I yearned to pull off. When it became clear I wouldn’t deter the Third Reich with three plastic thimbles, a deck of playing cards and a flaccid wand, my conjuring kit was mothballed – but my irrational love of the Disney film remains to this day. For me, it originally fell into the category of the crackling VHS that your parents taped off ITV at Christmas then would repeatedly plonk you in front of to shut you up –
Technology
‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Review: FX’s ‘Snowfall’ Spinoff Offers a Promising, if Uneven, ’90s Hip-Hop Odyssey
Gail Bean and Isaiah John reprise their roles in Malcolm Spellman's new drama, which blends music and crime in South Central circa 1991.
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‘The Spiral’ Review: Paolo Strippoli’s Lurid Faustian Tragedy Shores Up His Reputation as Italy’s New Horror Virtuoso
We don’t get a close enough look to see if the Devil actually wears Prada, but regardless, in Paolo Strippoli’s new horror romp “The Spiral,” she’s very chicly turned out indeed: Cool, crisp and collected in a tightly belted camel trenchcoat, hair pristinely bobbed and lips perfectly rouged, wielding a cigarette like a laser pointer. […]
Culture
‘The more famous I got, the bigger my beehive got’: how Mari Wilson made Just What I Always Wanted
‘I was trying to bring back some glamour. The backcombed hair was like architecture really. It took more than 45 minutes to style’ Just What I Always Wanted had already been in our live set, but with different verses. When we’d gone on David Essex’s Showcase earlier in 1982, in the middle eight I sang “A wink from Wilbur, a kiss from Kurt, don’t tell Hank, he might get hurt” – all names of my backing band the Wilsations. But when it came to recording, I said to Tot Taylor, who wrote most of my early singles, including Love Man and Baby It’s True, “We can’t sing that because no one will know who they are. What about, ‘A mink from Paris, a ring from Rome, a whole new wardrobe in my home?’” Tot, such a brilliant writer, took it from there. Continue reading...
Culture
‘Work hard – nobody cares how good you used to be’: Paul Smith at 80 on love, fun and his fabulous life in fashion
With the release of his new biography, the British designer talks about leaving school at 15, the real reason he won’t retire and why no one wears velvet trousers any more Go for a browse in the Paul Smith shop in Mayfair, London, on any given Saturday and you’ll likely find an older shop assistant, straight-backed in fine tailoring, approaching to help you with a new shirt, or a suit for a special occasion, perhaps a jaunty pair of socks. There aren’t many global fashion brands, Paul Smith points out, perhaps unnecessarily, “where the owner is a Saturday boy”. But working in his shop, one of more than 130 around the world, is probably Smith’s favourite part of the job. “It’s fantastic, you meet so many interesting people,” he says, smiling broadly. Smith’s whole career, he says, has always been about doing things in a different way. He’s the untrained fashion designer who created a glob