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France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned Tuesday of foreign interference in France's presidential election in spring 2027. He singled out US tech billionaire Elon Musk for using social network X to attempt to influence debate in European democracies.

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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says

Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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EU opens new talks in Ukraine membership bid

The European Union launched new negotiations with Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday, after MPs in Kyiv passed legislation protecting Hungarian-speaking minority rights.

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Katie Zacharia bombs first day as White House press secretary

She appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

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EU watchdog says smart glasses must clearly show when recording

Smart glasses, which resemble ordinary glasses but can capture images and interact with AI assistants, must give 'clear warnings' when they are recording, the European Union's data regulator said Tuesday. The statement comes amid an outcry over privacy violations.

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Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings.

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...

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Kyiv residential building struck by Russia as Ukraine says intelligence sharing from partners interrupted

Ukraine did not receive a warning of the attack from allies in the same way it usually does, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters.

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Did Trump’s New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer?

There is no evidence that Katie Zacharia was admitted to practice law in a single state or Washington, D.C.

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Meet the Man Behind Japan's Sex Toy Revolution

Koichi Matsumoto made "pleasure aids" so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name.

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Drone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe it

A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.

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Cornell can do a lot more than pause frat parties

The college is suspending Greek events after a sexual assault lawsuit. Other schools banned fraternities long ago.

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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit

BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the BBC and Trump’s legal team had agreed for him to be deposed on Friday. The BBC’s lawyers wrote to the judge that they have spent months trying to secure a location for the deposition from Trump’s team. Continue reading...

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned after allegations of improper conduct. The White House says Guilfoyle was asked to resign after coming under severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.

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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal

Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Pope Leo Prepares for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule

The Vatican has said that the pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering in the hospital.

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New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.

Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, made plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both...

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Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgery

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.

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Americans are voting in three weeks. It’s time to vote out the Trump enablers | Robert Reich

War profiteering, AI grift and tariff shenanigans spell defeat for Trump’s party

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for now

A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until…

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I Bet like a Problem Gambler (On Purpose.) DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

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Trump Tries to Get Out of Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Backfires

Donald Trump sued the BBC—and the case keeps going downhill for him.

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Pope Leo undergoes successful surgery to remove lung nodule, Vatican says

Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week, with all audiences canceled until October 20.

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Mamdani and City Council strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industry

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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles went boldly into 'Sense and Sensibility,' rethinking the text with director Georgia Oakley, who encouraged exploration.

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Social Security checks will go up by about $75 a month to offset inflation

Seniors on Social Security will see higher benefits starting in January to offset inflation, which has been weighing on the economy all year.

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This is an era of Davids, not Goliaths

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Trump rally brings pardons, promises and endorsements to Wasilla

The president endorsed Republicans, mocked Democrats and talked up Alaska developments he’s advanced.

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Airbus forecasts huge hiring gap as aviation services market expands

Aviation will need to hire 2.44 million people over the next two decades to serve air travel, including ‌730,000 for maintenance shops where acute labour shortages have been one of the sector's biggest headaches, Airbus said on Wednesday.

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I've studied over 200 kids—these 7 'magic phrases' can calm any tantrum instantly

Calming down your kid during a tantrum can feel impossible. Reem Raouda, a child psychologist who has studied over 200 kids, shares the "magic phrases" that will instantly stop a meltdown.

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Trump mulls intelligence-sharing with Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said recently that Kyiv had received no intelligence from partners on a Russian missile attack.

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Women’s Rugby League World Cup shapes as tighest yet as gap closes on hosts Australia | Megan Maurice

The three-time world champion Jillaroos maintain a strong edge but their title defence may be under threat from New Zealand and England Four years is a long time in women’s sport. While men’s sport is ever evolving and growing, the speed of change in the women’s game is much faster, as time lost when they were sidelined in professional sport at an increasingly rapid pace is made up. The last time the Rugby League World Cup was held, the women’s game was in a very different place. The NRLW contained just six teams, playing five rounds of competition, which was positioned almost as a sideshow to the men’s finals. Since then, it has doubled in size to 12 teams and 11 rounds, getting genuine airtime across the Australian winter. Continue reading...

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Europe at ‘critical moment’ to regulate AI, conference on ethics and media copyright told

Editor calls for level playing field where media is fairly compensated for the original, creative work it produces

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The new Western Sydney International airport is about to open. Will it be cheaper to get to and fly from?

Fares for domestic and international flights out of Sydney’s newest airport are still comparable with Kingsford Smith airport – but at least the parking’s cheaper * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Western Sydney International (WSI) airport is about to open to passengers, with commercial flights to begin later this month. It is intended to complement Sydney Kingsford Smith airport at Mascot, which is constrained by its size and its strict curfew, imposed to limit noise for its inner city neighbours. Continue reading...

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Only one-sixth of desired jobs achieved after closure of peat-fired power plants in midlands

National Just Transition Fund intended to help counties recover from loss of jobs from power plant closures

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Minnesota worries it’s not getting back $259 million Trump froze

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Tax changes to discretionary trusts are likely – what is happening and why are some Australians upset?

Most Australians don’t use trusts, but the government’s planned changes to the tax status of them has proven controversial * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government on Wednesday introduced into parliament rules that will place a minimum 30% tax on income received from discretionary trusts. It is the latest legislation from what Jim Chalmers, the treasurer, has humbly titled “the most ambitious tax reform in a generation”. Continue reading...

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Vitamin patches have their grip on the wellness industry: but is the fad only skin deep? | Antiviral

Experts peel back the evidence to see whether any of the health claims about vitamin patches stick – or whether it’s the placebo effect at work * Read more in the Antiviral series Feeling fatigued and listless? Searching for an energy boost? Want to improve your mood and motivation? The solution may be, according to a proliferation of online articles and wellness TikToks, not to seek medical advice, but to whack on a vitamin patch. Wearers purport to feel more focused or energised when adorned with the patches, some of which look like transparent squares, and others which are cuter and more colourful, resembling stickers or temporary tattoos. Continue reading...

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Gary Waddell dies aged 74: the brilliant Australian actor who turned small roles into great ones

Waddell appeared in countless films and TV shows, often as rough-as-guts characters, though he was rarely given the screen time he deserved The great Australian actor Gary Waddell – known for his gooseflesh-raising ability to portray rough-as-guts characters so real you swear you’ve met them before – has died aged 74. Waddell was a fixture of the Australian film and TV industry for decades, bursting on to the scene, bleary-eyed and angsty in Bert Deling’s cult classic drug drama Pure Shit, a production so notorious that its first public screening, in 1976, was raided by the vice squad. This legitimately great film – the best ever made about heroin addiction and subculture in Australia – was famously described as “the most evil film I’ve ever seen” by Melbourne Herald critic Andrew McKay (an example of hysterical overreach if ever there was one, although, as they say, those were different times). It remains a thrilling piece of social realist cinema, full of drug-taking, petty crime and tomfoolery, with the story revolving around Waddell’s character Lou, who arrives five minutes in, grousing about how he “hasn’t had a hit for 10 hours”. Continue reading...

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Woman gets 140 years for orchestrating shooting that killed Baltimore educator

Cassandra McRae, 38, of Northeast Baltimore, professed her innocence before being sentenced for her convictions on second-degree murder and related crimes.

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I live in the Hamptons year-round. Visiting in the offseason is quieter, but comes with trade-offs.

As a year-round Hamptons resident, I love the offseason for its quiet beaches, less-crowded restaurants, wine tastings, and great holiday decorations.

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Australian supermarket mustard taste test: the most intense is ‘an excellent torture device’

In a taste test of almost 40 jars, Nicholas Jordan and friends experience the full spectrum of mustards, from timid to nuclear * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Foods designed to be eaten on their own need balance; without, it you’ll struggle to get through a meal. Condiments have different rules. They’re designed to be eaten with something. Their role is to adjust or intensify what is already on the plate, bun or roll. Mustards should be intense. I’m not saying they need to be nuclear, but at the very least they need to shock me, and make my taste buds feel as if they’ve been pricked by a bed of nails. I want my sausage delivered, if not with radioactive fallout, then with a side of light acupuncture. Anything less is pathetic – likely made by cowards and the spice intolerant. At the very least, they need to taste like mustard – that is, mustard seeds, the ingredient they’re based on. That was how I was thinking before I tasted 39 jars of it. Continue reading...

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Tip or skip? How US-style tipping culture is creeping into Australia

The rise of cashless prompt screens is compelling customers to tip to avoid awkwardness rather than reward service. But who actually pockets the gratuity? * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In an increasingly cashless society, wherever you spend money, there is often a prompt to spend more. Pubs, cafes, beauty salons, farmers’ markets, rideshares, food delivery services and even online shopping – the option to tip can present itself wherever you tap your card. Until recently, tipping “wasn’t a big thing in Australia”, says Kieran Scott, a Brisbane-based web designer. “[Businesses] basically never asked if you wanted to leave a tip,” he says. Rather it was something you did “out of your own choice”. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Sunday morning Continue reading...

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Major US Power Grids Strain Under Heat During Peak Repair Season

Power supplies are tightening on grids that serve roughly one-third of the US population, as a short-lived blast of heat in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic collides with planned off-season maintenance outages.

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Miami tugboat captain sentenced in crash that killed 3 girls

A Miami tugboat captain was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a Biscayne Bay crash that killed three girls attending a sailing camp.

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Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe whether young men were at the controls

German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot. The incident took place in Cologne, where a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl’s buttocks and made thrusting movements.

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Councils that restrict harmful advertising won’t lose out on profits

Some councils are restricting advertising for carbon-intensive forms of consumption in publicly controlled spaces to avoid undermining health or environmental goals.

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Will a decade-long family feud cause this pioneering 45-year-old California winery to self-destruct?

A pioneering 45-year-old winery’s fate hangs in the balance as the result of a bitter, decade-long sibling feud that has spanned multiple lawsuits in California.

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