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Watch: Floods hit Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction
Floods have hit Jamaica's capital Kingston as Hurricane Melissa moves across the Caribbean, with 30 inches (76cm) of rain expected in some…
Susan Darwin
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
The co-founder of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's says that its parent company Unilever blocked it from launching an ice cream flavour that…
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Israeli strikes kill 33 in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defense says
David Gritten,Jerusalem and Rushdi Abualouf,Gaza correspondent, in Istanbul Watch: Explosions seen in Gaza after Netanyahu orders strikes…
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Facing Hurricane Melissa, State Department turns to Elon Musk’s Starlink in Jamaica
The State Department has enlisted Starlink, the satellite internet service run by the Elon Musk company SpaceX, to support its staff in…
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Hurricane Melissa: 'We are all terrified,' witnesses say in Jamaica
Jessica Rawnsley and Gabriela Pomeroy Residents and holidaymakers have described their terror as Hurricane Melissa pummelled Jamaica, the…
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Windows blown in, trees uprooted and croc warnings - Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa is causing havoc in Jamaica as the Caribbean nation faces the strongest storm in its modern history. The hurricane, now…
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Hotel lockdowns and honeymoon hit as Britons caught up in Hurricane Melissa
Kathryn Armstrong, Kerena Cobbina and NJ Convery For Rob Cuff and his wife Leah, their Jamaican honeymoon is coming to an uncertain end as…
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Home Office has struggled to deal with crises, says Shabana Mahmood
The Home Office has failed to meet the challenge of "crises" it has faced over several years and is "not yet fit for purpose", the home…
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Will the race to the moon run through Texas or Washington?
NASA wants to reopen competition on its moon lander, a multi-billion-dollar contract for a new space vehicle that will help support one of…
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Paris Masters 2025: Cameron Norrie upsets Carlos Alcaraz to reach last 16
Britain's Cameron Norrie stunned world number one Carlos Alcaraz with a gritty comeback in the second round of the Paris Masters. Norrie,…
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Newscast - (Another) Plan to Close Migrant Hotels
Available for over a year Today, hundreds of asylum seekers could be housed in two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex as the…
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Renewable energy and EVs have grown so much faster than experts predicted 10 years ago
Most climate reports are bleak. Temperatures are soaring. Sea levels are rising. Companies are missing—or abandoning—their emissions…
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Political campaigns love copying brand logos. Here’s why
After Zohran Mamdani’s campaign aired a commercial that used a Knicks-style campaign logo that wrote out “Zohran” over an image of a…
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Daughter says Brigitte Macron's life 'deteriorated' after alleged cyber-bullying
Brigitte Macron's daughter has told a court in Paris that sexist cyber-bullying negatively affected her mother's health and living…
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UPS reports 48,000 jobs cut in the year to date
United Parcel Service posted third-quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s expectations and gave details about its turnaround…
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Apple suppliers Qorvo and Skyworks to merge, creating a $22 billion chip giant
Apple suppliers Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo will merge in a cash-and-stock deal to create a radio chip company with an enterprise value…
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ChatGPT is turning into a shopping mall—and PayPal’s running the registers
ChatGPT wants to be your personal shopper. PayPal announced Tuesday that its digital payment system will be integrated into ChatGPT,…
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Blue states launch new legal attack on gun industry immunity
Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their…
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What to know about the ‘everyone is 12’ theory
A new internet theory about American politics and society just dropped. From anti-vaxxers to AI slop, everything can be explained by one…
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Meet the humanoid robot headed for homes
With one sweeping gesture, Dar Sleeper hoists the humanoid robot off the ground. Bracing its back with one arm and its legs with the…
Business
OpenAI finalizes restructure and revises Microsoft partnership
OpenAI said Tuesday it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation and that two…
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What makes Hurricane Melissa such a dangerous storm
Rachel Hagan and Mark Poynting,Climate Reporter Strong winds and wild waves in Kingston, Jamaica A very powerful hurricane has made…
Culture
The NBA’s betting scandal shows who really runs sports now
The latest gambling scandal to rock the NBA is about a real-world event that normal people would never have noticed. In March 2023, the…