CurrentsApple recently partnered with Klarna to revamp its Upgrade Program, which lets you lease some Apple devices for a low monthly fee.
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CurrentsA fusion of Japanese and American influences is converging to kick off moon-viewing burger season.
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CurrentsThe U.S. hasn't responded to weeks of strikes to commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz despite Trump's previous threats that the U.S. will “hit back much harder.”
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CurrentsIncidents in 2026 include a destroyer without power for four days, a fire aboard another destroyer and a minor collision during refueling at sea.
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CurrentsJosé Suárez oversaw stations in Fort Myers and Orlando. Recovery efforts continue after the crash killed seven people in Kenya.
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The GuardianRussia has begun importing fuel, its government has confirmed, as a shipload of gasoline arrived from India. A fuel exporter in peacetime, Russia has been forced to turn to imports after Ukrainian strikes on its refineries and depots in response to the Russian invasion. The campaign by Kyiv’s military has been a major success, causing fuel shortages across Russia and in illegally occupied Crimea. At least one cargo of gasoline from India has just entered Russia’s domestic market, three industry sources told Reuters and shipping data showed. Russia is also arranging rail imports of gasoline from Belarus and Kazakhstan, and has placed a ban on fuel exports. Reuters reported last…
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CurrentsThe Arvada Harvest Festival and Parade faces an uncertain future after the city denied permits over safety and financial concerns.
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CurrentsGeneral Dynamics officials said the updates, which started in 2024, will allow for more collaboration. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was at the ribbon-cutting event.
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CurrentsWhen Americans buy groceries, fill up their cars or purchase goods shipped through California’s ports, they are paying for a climate mandate they never voted for, imposed by an unelected agen…
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The GuardianA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece. The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math students were “five to eight years” behind and lacked a “middle school” education on fractions and basic algebra. Stankova said the UC system’s test-blind admissions were to blame, suggesting that students who weren’t sufficiently prepared for the rigor of Berkeley’s mathematics program were admitted because a longstanding benchmark like the SAT had disappeared. Over the weekend,…
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TheNewsAPISebi plans a comprehensive review of IPO rules for small and medium companies. Market making and underwriting systems are identified as areas needing attention...
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LiveMintDonald Trump declared the launch of unprecedented economic warfare against Iran, threatening consequences for any nation aiding Tehran. The announcement follows stalled peace talks over Strait of Hormuz, with Trump asserting that Iran will not agree to a deal necessary to prevent
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LiveMintOver six years beginning 2019, Birla Group Holdings Pvt. Ltd has worked to secure a core investment company registration. Finally, the Birla promoter company won the registration last November.
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The GuardianMore than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid workers said on Wednesday. The landslide happened on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Zamboye, about 50km (31 miles) from the town of Baboua and close to the border of Cameroon. Footage on social media appeared to show an avalanche of sand descend on a group of people, likely the miners, and cover them. A statement by a local public prosecutor said many others were trapped under the deluge. It did not mention the number of fatalities. However, Gervais Ganagoroh,…
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New York TimesThe reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administration is protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors.
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The GuardianCalifornia has become the first state in the nation to mandate that replacement tires be energy efficient, a major auto industry regulation set to block the sale of older tires and make vehicles on the road greener. State regulators have said the new rules will reduce emissions and drivers’ fuel costs. But the rules – which come as the Trump administrations fights to block other California restrictions to promote greener cars – have already sparked a rightwing backlash, with one conservative news outlet calling the policies a “massive overreach”. The new policies were unanimously approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC) this week and praised by environmental and clean-air advocates,…
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The HinduCongress to expand student outreach to 800 cities; Rahul seeks report on education reforms from Congress Chief Ministers, says will stand by students; Punjab infighting shadows meet as Channi stays away
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LiveMintThe tentative trade deal between the US and Canada would lower tariffs on certain Canadian exports of steel and aluminum to 25% and cut duties on Canadian auto exports to 15%, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The HinduThe regional party warns that closing the claims and objections process on August 19, despite ongoing flood disruptions, may deny genuine electors the chance to protect their electoral rights
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The HinduThe State‘s Food and Drug Administration suspends licences of two Blinkit facilities in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Mumbai for serious food safety violations, including expired products and poor hygiene
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The HinduThe decision comes more than six years after the couple gave up their royal duties and moved to California to pursue lucrative media contracts
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The GuardianYoung people who start vaping risk developing breathing problems and going on to smoke cigarettes, children’s doctors have warned. Child vaping is consistently linked with poor respiratory health, such as coughing, wheezing, bronchitis symptoms and asthma exacerbations, while vapes have been shown to act as a gateway to smoking cigarettes, according to one of the most comprehensive reviews of the available evidence so far undertaken by the Royal College of Child and Paediatrics Health. The review’s co-author, Prof Will Carroll, said: “Vaping should not be seen as a harmless part of growing up. The evidence shows clear links with respiratory symptoms, nicotine dependence and subsequent cigarette smoking, while concerns about…
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New York TimesThe United Arab Emirates, Iran’s most important regional trading partner, announced a total embargo on transactions with Tehran on Tuesday.
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The HinduWith Mary Kom, the coach had to extend an established champ’s career, while with Jaismine, he had to rebuild a young boxer after a difficult phase; he chose adaptation over a fixed template
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The GuardianThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US, it has been reported. The couple and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to relocate later this month to a non-royal residence. The property is believed to be outside London, and the children are enrolled to start school in September, the Daily Telegraph reported. King Charles was informed on Sunday that his son and daughter-in-law would return to Britain, according to the Telegraph. It comes after the Sussexes, who have lived in California since 2020, had a reunion with the king last month…
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New York TimesThe prince and his wife, whose relations with King Charles and the rest of the royal family have long been strained, will remain non-working royals, according to a person familiar with the decision.
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The GuardianMeta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it comes to the safety of children on its social media platforms, according to a whistleblower who testified during a landmark trial against the company on Tuesday and Wednesday. Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, told the jury that the company was aware of the harm its products caused children, which included its recommendations pushing content from sexual predators and violent and graphic images. He said he repeatedly raised the issue to various Facebook and Instagram executives but that they did little to resolve it. In his testimony, Béjar said his job often included him briefing Meta’s CEO, Mark…
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The GuardianUS debt reached $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, the US treasury department said, after the government deficit doubled over the last decade. The treasury’s latest debt balance showed $40.047tn on Tuesday afternoon, the highest in US history. The milestone marks years of government spending that grew under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. During his first term, Trump approved $8.4tn worth of debt, with a huge chunk going to Covid-19 relief spending, while Biden approved $4.3tn worth of debt, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. In fiscal year 2026, which started in October 2026, $1.8tn has been added to the debt so far, with a…
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New York TimesInterest rates on U.S. government bonds can affect everything from auto and student loans to mortgages.
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New York TimesDemocrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.
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The GuardianThere’s an increasingly common pattern emerging whereby documentary makers take a story that was run through the Outrage-A-Tron by the tabloids to produce headlines that warped public understanding (“Britain’s Worst/Most Evil/Most Deadly” and so on), then proceed to put back some of the lost nuance and present the more complicated original picture. Lucy Letby (“Britain’s Worst Child Killer”) has been the subject of at least two such films redressing the lost balance. Last week, the story of Rhianan Rudd (“Britain’s Youngest Terrorist”) was unpacked and its many sadder parts laid out for inspection in The Schoolgirl Terrorist? In Love You to Death, it is the turn of Lisa Hayden-Johnson, who…
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The GuardianDallas Wings rookie guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the WNBA season because of soreness in her right knee, the team announced Wednesday. Fudd will undergo an arthroscopic procedure in Connecticut early next week and begin rehabilitation immediately afterward. The Wings said they would provide an update following the procedure. Fudd has not played since the Wings faced the Washington Mystics on 5 August. She was ruled out of Dallas’s next game after experiencing soreness during warmups and has missed five straight games. The 23-year-old averaged 13.1 points, 1.8 assists, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 0.83 blocked shots in 30 games during her rookie season. Fudd leads all…
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The HinduThe 27-year-old became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon, claiming bronze and further underlining his emergence as a multi-event athlete
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The HinduParty sources said that BJP leaders expressed strong support for the student agitation in Jharkhand, both on the streets and in the legislature, by addressing alleged irregularities
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The HinduGeneral secretary Jairam Ramesh raises concerns over the Census questionnaire, alleging that the methodology adopted for collecting caste data is “deliberately flawed”
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The HinduThe road to peace in West Asia runs through Palestinian statehood
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LiveMintThe victims included a senior executive at Telemundo and Ecuador’s national intelligence chief, turning the crash into an international tragedy.
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LiveMintThe new director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told agency employees that she wants them to feel safe and not fear retributions for honest conversations, according to a recording of the meeting heard by Bloomberg News.
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The HinduBefore Tamil Nadu asks for more, it must collect better and spend smarter
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The GuardianOne win in England’s last 17 Tests. Those were the numbers that greeted Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes when they took over in 2022, a reminder of just how bad things had ended under Joe Root. It was a statistic that gave the new boys permission to rip up the old order. So it’s easy to forget that precious one. It was near the middle of that horror run, and it came at Headingley against India five years ago this month. The tourists were bowled out for 78 as Root reached three figures and celebrated his 27th victory as Test captain, a record among Englishmen. The Yorkshireman had to come…
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The HinduPalestinian ambassador calls for halting illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank
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New York TimesA veteran detective with deep connections in the city’s rap scene, he served as a one-man intelligence unit and liaison to the music world.
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The HinduWhile there is no rule that the chairperson of a scientific institution must be a scientist, it matters for each institution’s credibility and vision
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The HinduThe team, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwath Narayana, has been tasked with conducting a detailed inquiry and submitting a report following the suo motu case registered by the SHRC.
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The HinduThe deceased has been identified as Barkat, a native of Andhra Pradesh.
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The HinduRecord-breaking cohort includes students enrolling in BTech, BArch and ITEP BSc-BEd programmes
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The GuardianIt takes a brave writer/performer to make her character a sociopath. How to keep the audience on board with someone who is callous and indifferent? In Abigail Weinstock’s sparkling one-woman show, 30-year-old Eliana has been caught making clandestine recordings in her neighbour’s bedroom and cannot deny it. A court summons follows. Even then, her first thought is how to game the system. Her attempt to do so is what gives Giraffe its structure. Eliana has a fortnight until going in front of a judge who will determine whether her temporary restraining order should be made permanent. If she can drum up three letters of support in that time, she has…
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The HinduThe exhibition features around 30 photographs by photojournalists from various dailies in Kozhikode
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The GuardianFor all that Joe Root was playing his 167th Test match for England, and had led the side on 65 previous occasions, there will surely have been a few butterflies as he pulled on the blazer and walked out for the toss on his home ground. Root was resuming what he once described as an “unhealthy relationship” with the captaincy, while a supposedly one-off return to the job earlier this summer ended in a crushing defeat to New Zealand. Aged 35, England’s premier batter could easily have said a polite “no thank you” when the vacancy came around again. Yet Root appears to be driven by something more than just…
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The HinduThe cells aim to strengthen integrity, transparency, and public confidence in the Police Department
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New York TimesMinutes from the Federal Reserve’s July gathering showed broadening support for higher borrowing costs to stamp out lingering price pressures.
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LiveMintNelson Mandela's message challenges the traditional measures of success, emphasizing the importance of resilience. Rather than focusing on achievements, he encourages evaluating life through the repeated acts of getting back up after failures.
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LiveMintMullu Rathore attended a public hearing with a man in a dog mask to highlight stray dog attacks and alleged irregularities in the sterilisation programme in Madhya Pradesh.
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LiveMintNandini M's salary journey from ₹2.40 LPA in 2020 to ₹14 LPA in 2026 emphasises career mobility in India's tech sector, sparking discussions on job loyalty and growth strategies among professionals.
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LiveMintCamilla recalled visiting a Maggie’s cancer support centre shortly after Charles was diagnosed, saying she was “longing to let it out” but knew it was not the right time to disclose the news.
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New York TimesThe phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?
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LiveMintThe IRS is seeking to increase UnitedHealth’s taxable income over foreign subsidiary transactions as the healthcare giant contests the proposed tax adjustments.
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LiveMintThe 78-year-old entered his guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland. He is scheduled to be sentenced on November 12 and faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
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LiveMintSelection for the government's ₹1 trillion Research, Development and Innovation fund will be merit-based with no fixed cap on numbers, RDI Cell head Jyoti Sharma told Mint.
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LiveMintUAE halts trade with Tehran after missile strikes, and Iran warns Gulf states against supporting US forces. Meanwhile, Strait of Hormuz shipping remains severely disrupted, keeping oil prices elevated - Latest developments
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LiveMintA new study reveals X's algorithm operates through 'hate management', prioritising engagement over user values.
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New York TimesWith Iran making ship traffic perilous, a U.S. operation offers a way out for some energy exports, stealthily shepherding tankers on dangerous journeys.
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MediastackHe alleged that educational institutions are increasingly being taken over by RSS people
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MediastackThe incident occurred on the bus that was on its way from the Kalaburagi City Bus Stand to Kalagi
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MediastackTirunelveli District Collector instructed the local administration and public health departments to carry out mass cleaning operations to remove garbage and discarded articles, organise medical camps in vulnerable areas and desilt clogged drainage and storm water channels to avert water stagnation
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MediastackCoimbatore Corporation intensifies drive against illegal hoardings
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MediastackHelmed by Bhoomija Trust, the eighth edition of Jackfruit Festival brings together 194 young performers for three days of performances, workshops, and outreach programmes
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MediastackCoimbatore’s dug-up roads await restoration after pipeline works
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MediastackArguments continue on their bail petitions, with the prosecution submitting additional digital and physical evidence linking them to the crime
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LiveMintA young boy from West Bengal's Murshidabad, who had been living in a pond due to a debilitating medical condition, has been airlifted to Mumbai for specialised medical evaluation and treatment following intervention by Anant Ambani.
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LiveMintThe controversy erupted over a viral video of a female tourist at a checkpoint, in which she voiced frustration with the treatment of tourists and locals.
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NewsDataU.K. consumer price inflation accelerated in July as the Middle East crisis stoked household energy prices, official data showed Wednesday. The consumer price index posted an annual growth of 2.
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NewsDataFossil, a leading watch and accessories brand, today announced the launch of Machine X-1, the next generation of the iconic Machine collection. Featuring Varun Dhawan, the collection is a premium extension of Machine that takes the DNA of the collection to the extreme. Inspired by the pulsing spirit of racing culture, Machine X-1 combines a bold presence on the wrist with precision performance, showcasing a bold exhibition of mechanics in motion. The Machine X-1 is a marvel of premium watchmaking engineered with a stealthy, sporty edge. The 42MM timepiece features a stainless-steel case with multi-piece case construction. It is finished with distinctive industrial knurling forged. The fully skeletonised black dial…
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NewsDataSleep quality plays a vital role in career longevity, especially after the age of fifty. Those suffering from chronic sleep issues may find their working life cut short by several months. Studies show that women with consistent restful sleep tend to enjoy longer careers. Moreover, jobs that require physical strength, paired with fatigue, often lead to earlier exits from the workforce.
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NewsDataThe move is also part of BEST's wider efforts to expand its electric bus fleet and respond to increasing demand for public transport in Mumbai, officials said
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NewsDataHaider Ali Khan said several buildings along Ghalib Street and Marquis Street housed multiple hotels and guest houses.
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NewsDataThe accused has been identified as Vilas Rajendra Morale, posted at Khamgaon Sajja in Georai tehsil. According to the ACB, Morale allegedly demanded ₹70,000 from a person in exchange for facilitating illegal sand transportation. Following a complaint, the ACB verified the demand and subsequently laid a trap
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GNewsIndia's sugar market is caught in an unusual crisis. The country has enough sugarcane in the fields, hundreds of distilleries built to feed its ambitious ethanol programme, and a government that has already restricted exports to protect domestic supp... [9862 chars]
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GNewsThe duo were all smiles as they spoke, and Kirsten finally lifted the lid on what they were talking about on Wednesday. The current Sri Lanka coach said that the duo spoke about coaching and the challenges that come with it. Moreover, the two also sp... [1681 chars]
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New York TimesA draft report from the city estimates that 700,000 new units would need to be built over the next decade to accommodate the need for homes.
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GNewsESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully completed US EVA-97 at 20:52 CEST on Tuesday 18 August. It was Sophie’s first spacewalk, and the first spacewalk conducted by a French woman. During the 6-hour, 23-minute spacewal... [418 chars]
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LiveMintPanettiere had appeared in multiple Neutrogena campaigns and served as a brand ambassador before the partnership came to an end in 2016.
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LiveMintIndiGo, said on Wednesday (18 August) that it was facing intermittent problems with its core reservation system, leaving some passengers unable to book flights or complete online check-in.
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LiveMintCNG Gas tank explosion: The Delhi Fire Service received a call about the incident at 3.37 pm, following which six fire tenders were sent to the site. The injured people, who were reportedly near the truck when the explosion occurred, were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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GNewsSynopsis NCERT has formed a new team for Classes XI and XII political science textbooks. This team will be tasked with integrating Indian knowledge systems and cultural rootedness into the curriculum. At least four members have documented connections... [4547 chars]
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LiveMintFounder Anil Agarwal reminisces about his first office in Mumbai's Kalbadevi in 1975. With little money and immense determination, he transformed his initial challenges into opportunities.
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LiveMintA Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) status report filed before the Supreme Court has said that its investigation so far has not found a direct financial link between loans disbursed by IHFL and investments made in entities associated with its former promoter, Sameer Gehla
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LiveMintQuote of the day is by Maya Angelou, where she encourages everyone to live life to their fullest without forcing themselves into society's idea of perfection. Here's why it is important in today's time.
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New York TimesThe four-year degree isn’t just an economic signal; it’s become a lifestyle determinant.
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New York TimesCaitlin Simmers, a world champion surfer, sees her sport as dance. How does this translate? She’s as seamless as a ribbon.
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MediastackThe seizure has brought under scrutiny the alleged practice of repacking lower-cost medicines and relabelling them as expensive products, including carrying the labels of multinational pharmaceutical companies
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MediastackCM Vijay said ₹75,000 would be provided every month towards the maintenance of the car, fuel, and a driver. The monthly allowance for the assistant would be ₹25,000
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MediastackNalanda’s District Education Officer (DEO) dismisses claims; doctors say it was a case of food poisoning and the health condition of all hospitalised children is stable
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New York TimesGas prices are going to remain high. Don’t blame the price of crude oil.
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CurrentsTemporal Technologies Inc. is in talks for a fresh funding round that would give the AI startup a valuation of at least $12 billion before the new money, according to people familiar with the efforts.
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CurrentsFire and emergency authorities have revealed which parts of Australia are at an increased risk of bushfires this spring.
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CurrentsThe woman attended a city police station on Tuesday to officially file her complaint, detailing what she says happened at the Pullman hotel.
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CurrentsShakira, who was born and raised in Colombia, helped raise over $1 million in relief efforts for the country following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
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CurrentsAs the Iran ceasefire expires, gas prices are rising, threatening to push up grocery costs and other expenses.
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LiveMintThe Centre is pushing for increased piped natural gas adoption, aiming for 4 million new connections this fiscal year amid LPG supply issues from West Asia. Operators are focusing on active users rather than just connection numbers.
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The GuardianFire authorities have warned large parts of the Northern Territory are facing heightened fire danger throughout spring, with above average fuel loads leaving much of the territory vulnerable. Low soil moisture has also led to elevated fire risk for parts of New South Wales, including some areas that were badly burned during the black summer fires, and south-east Queensland as an El Niño system continues to strengthen in the country’s south-east. The national snapshot of bushfire risk, by the Australian and New Zealand Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC), also predicts greater fire risk in parts of Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia. Chief executive Rob Webb said…
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CurrentsCoolabah Capital’s Chris Joye published the following chart on X (Twitter) showing how dwelling values are falling at an annual rate of 12.0% across the five major capitals, led by Sydney, which is falling at a rate of 16.7% annualised: Justin Fabo from Antipodean Macro, meanwhile, posted the follow...
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CurrentsPARIS — Soon after it became clear that more than 70,000 Moroccans were attempting to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta — many by swimming ac...
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LiveMintTrump administration plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, lifting restrictions on logging and mining in national forests. This change aims to empower local managers to improve forest health, despite concerns about increased wildfire risks and impacts on ecos
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New York TimesThe rule to require efficient replacement tires was praised by environmentalists. But manufacturers warned that the change would hurt American companies and increase tire prices.
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New York TimesMr. Mills, who is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and has faced allegations of assault and threatening behavior toward women, lost to Ryan Elijah, a former TV news anchor.
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The GuardianA ten-year-old First Nations girl, reported missing from Perth’s outer northern suburbs on Saturday, has been found. Western Australia police said the girl was found at 7pm on Tuesday, five hours after a press conference appealing for help to find the missing child. The girl had not been seen since early Saturday evening when police said she was seen leaving a home in Butler at about 5:45pm on 15 August. She was last seen wearing black shorts and a black jumper and is described as being about 160cm tall, of medium build and has long brown hair with blonde ends and dark brown eyes. Police believed that she may have…
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New York TimesFederal agents have begun detaining Haitians in the Ohio city, signaling an increase in ICE activity that has panicked the community and kept many from leaving home.
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The HinduBesides the open field option to declare caste, respondents can choose “Does not want to declare Caste” and “No Caste”
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The GuardianMore than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or cuts on disabled young people, as the government considers how to encourage more young people into work. The charities raised concerns that an imminent review of young people and work by Alan Milburn could bring in stricter eligibility rules for keeping disability benefits – or remove them altogether – as part of a wider plan to boost flagging youth job rates. Nearly 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK are classed as Neet (not in employment, education or training). Milburn has warned this is economically unsustainable and disastrous for a generation of…
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The GuardianHumans turn to heated blankets and fluffy socks to cope with winter, but long-clawed shrews have a very different adaptation: they increase the size of their snouts. Researchers have previously discovered that certain small mammals, including the common shrew and European mole, reversibly shrink their body mass, skull size and brain mass in winter, with regrowth seen in the spring – a strategy that has been named Dehnel’s phenomenon. Scientists now say they have documented similar changes in the long-clawed shrew, but have discovered the opposite trend occurs for the snout. “This is precisely why we termed it the ‘reverse Dehnel’s phenomenon’,” said Dr Yugo Ikeda, first author of the…
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The HinduIran “categorically rejected the United Arab Emirates’ claim that Iran had launched a missile toward that country”, calling it harmful to regional trust and security efforts
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The Hindu‘You cannot stop the cockroaches in this way. The more they try to prevent us, the more youth will come forward,’ says co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka
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The GuardianSleep that is extremely disrupted or that goes on too long could mean a loss of nine months from working life after the age of 50, a study has found. It also found that women with no sleep disturbances had a longer working life from 50 to 68 than their male equivalents. Compared with participants who had no sleep disturbances, those with moderate sleep disturbances could expect to work nearly five fewer months within that age range and those with severe sleep disturbances eight fewer months, regardless of gender or job type. The research, conducted by a team at the University of Turku in Finland, used data from the Finnish…
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The GuardianChildren’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution. The researchers said the findings were a vindication of the low-emission zone policy, which had been criticised as a burden on motorists. “Traffic pollution in cities damages children’s health and development,” said Chris Griffiths, a professor of primary care at the University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), and the study’s joint senior author. “We provide the…
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The HinduExpansion strengthens proximity to enterprise customers and bridges the gap between AI strategy and real-world deployment
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The GuardianA couple and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off the West Sussex coast, police said on Tuesday. A man, a woman and a teenage girl died after the incident in Shoreham-by-Sea, the chief superintendent of Sussex police, James Collis, said. A younger girl from the same family was taken to hospital in a critical condition, Collis added. The next of kin have been informed. Collis said it is understood that all four got into difficulty in the water after going for a swim. He added: “Our thoughts are with the friends and family. I know this incident will have a profound effect on…
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The HinduAbout 15,000 competitors and officials are expected at the event, which takes place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from September 19 to October 4
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The HinduA Bench consisting of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that while the constructions in Sainik Farm were illegal, the authorities should now work on finding a possible solution
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The GuardianHarvard University has agreed to pay a $53m settlement to resolve civil lawsuits stemming from the illegal theft and sale of human remains that had been donated to its medical school for scientific research. A former Harvard medical school morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, 58, was sentenced in December last year to eight years in prison after he had pleaded guilty in May to stealing and selling human body parts in a nationwide scheme. Prosecutors said this had involved the theft and sale of organs, skin, brains and dissected heads from cadavers donated to Harvard from 2018 through at least March 2020. His wife, Denise Lodge, 65, was also sentenced, to…
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The GuardianAbout 100 firefighters are dealing with a fire that has broken out at a waste facility in London for the second time this summer. Fifteen fire engines are at the incident in Deptford, south-east London, which involves about 50 tonnes of stored household waste. People have been asked to avoid the area and keep their doors and windows closed where possible because of the large amount of smoke. In a video posted online, flames and smoke could be seen billowing above the surrounding buildings near a railway line. The London fire brigade (LFB) said the cause of the blaze has yet to be established. LFB added that it was first…
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The HinduCurrently, a majority of food deliveries are done in plastic containers or plastic wrapping materials
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The HinduThe low-tech, artisanal mine collapsed in the Abba region of the Nana-Mambere prefecture, according to Florian Gaguende, one of the surviving miners
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LiveMintMcDonald’s has launched a limited-edition Hello Kitty and Godzilla Happy Meal in the US, bringing together the Sanrio favourite and the legendary kaiju in a collectible toy range.
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New York TimesThe agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns.
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New York TimesThe damage was real and long-lasting.
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The GuardianFew dramas will enrage you as much as Little Bird. Not because it’s in any way hokey or problematic. On the contrary. Based on the real story of the Sixties Scoop – a period in Canada from the mid-1950s to the 1980s, when an estimated 20,000 First Nations children were forcibly removed from their families and adopted by non-Indigenous families – this heartbreaking tale is restrained and carefully measured. Melodrama is swerved, letting the injustice at this story’s core slowly metastasise. Spread across six episodes, the series juggles two timelines – 1968 in Saskatchewan; 1985 in Montreal – tracking one family’s rupture; and the decades-long reckoning that follows. We meet…
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The GuardianOpenAI on Tuesday said it had slowed down the pace of its AI development while it overhauled its research and training systems. The company’s researchers were caught unaware last month when an AI agent under testing hacked another AI firm, Hugging Face. The AI research lab behind ChatGPT said its new measures included pausing its model testing for two weeks and investing more in adding other AI systems to monitor the activities of AI agents in testing. Some of the company’s largest planned training runs remain on hold, the company said. The company did not reply to questions about when the slowdown began or when it planned to return to…
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New York TimesThe only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century.
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The HinduAdjournment, a first in the company’s history, was due to the inability of Sir Ratan Tata Trust to nominate a member for the meeting due to regulatory curbs
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The GuardianThe man accused of attacking a woman and security guard at a New York City synagogue during Shabbat services Friday has been charged with hate crimes in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said. Larry Montes, who is already facing state-level hate crime charges, allegedly struck a 63-year-old woman as security was trying to boot him from Central synagogue. He allegedly spat at, and head-butted, a security team member and damaged synagogue property, authorities said. Montes is charged federally with two counts of committing hate crimes and one count of damage to religious property resulting in bodily injury, according to Manhattan federal prosecutors. The woman suffered a cut on her lip as…
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The HinduCalls for a significant increase in international funding to help developing countries adapt to climate change
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The GuardianLawyers representing 29 US states have accused Meta of covering up internal research showing Instagram was addictive for teenagers. In a packed courtroom Tuesday, on the opening day of a landmark legal challenge, they said the company knew its products harmed children but hid that information from the public. “I heard from many of you at jury selection that the health and wellbeing of kids is a shared responsibility,” said Megan O’Neill, a deputy attorney general for California, in her opening statements. “Meta didn’t do its share.” O’Neill told jurors that she would be giving them a preview of what they could expect to see over the course of the…
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The GuardianThe Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of national forests to road construction, drilling and logging. Conservationists had feared the announcement was coming since last summer after Brooke Rollins, Trump’s secretary of agriculture, targeted a rule brought in by Bill Clinton’s administration, describing it as “overly restrictive” and an “absurd obstacle” to development. On Tuesday the US Forest Service, an agency inside the Department of Agriculture, formally announced it had filed the proposal to rescind in its entirety the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Environmental groups immediately…
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The HinduNearly 9.40 lakh people affected in six districts; over 3.70 lakh evacuated to safer locations; CM says additional funds will be released after detailed assessment of damage
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The HinduThe cancelled exams include recruitment for drug inspectors, assistant professors, deputy collectors, dental doctors, assistant engineers, civil judges, and additional public prosecutors, among others
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The HinduDelhi’s fire risks are growing amid unplanned construction, weak compliance, inadequate manpower and congested roads, Delhi Fire Services Chief Fire Officer A.K. Malik said on Tuesday. In an interaction with The Hindu, he assesses the city’s fire-safety preparedness, gaps in enfo
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LiveMintThe comments came after Trump claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was “open and operating” and said a US naval blockade of Iranian ports remained in force.
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LiveMintThe United Arab Emirates said that two ballistic missiles were fired toward the country from Iran, the Islamic Republic’s first known attack on the Gulf nation since May as the wider Middle East war continues unabated.
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The HinduA future we cannot predict cannot be prepared for by adding ever more material to the curriculum. We should instead give undergraduates the time and freedom to practise entering the unknown.
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The HinduThey say the continuous movement of the lorries is damaging the pipelines that supply water to Nedumpirai and Moranam villages; they demand regulation of movement of lorries on the route
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The HinduAs part of the drive, 60 structures, mostly shops, were demolished
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LiveMintAMC users reported problems accessing the cinema chain's website and app on Tuesday, 18 August after highly anticipated Dune: Part Three tickets went on sale.
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LiveMintInvestigator said such details could help law enforcement seek information from people who may recognise the writing.
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