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This ‘Misery Map’ shows the shutdown’s toll on air travel
In the midst of the current government shutdown, thousands of flights across the U.S. have been delayed or cancelled. With no clear end to…
Susan Darwin
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Business
This home battery startup just raised $1 billion to build a new type of power company
When a winter storm took out the power grid across Texas in 2021, Matt Popovits and his family didn’t have electricity for four days and…
Culture
Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: South Africa stun India after Nadine de Klerk heroics
Nadine de Klerk hit a blistering unbeaten 84 from 54 balls as South Africa produced a stunning comeback to beat co-hosts India by three…
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How will the federal shutdown affect the economy?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.: How might the shutdown affect the U.S. economy?…
Business
Gavin and Stacey book by James Corden and Ruth Jones reveals secrets
When Ruth Jones and James Corden first met in 2000, they never imagined it would lead to 22 episodes of a record-breaking TV show. The…
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This everyday drink could raise your liver disease risk by 60%
If every afternoon, like clockwork, you find yourself at the vending machine punching in the code for your daily Diet Coke, you may want…
Business
Tesla investigated over self-driving cars driving on wrong side of road
Tesla is being investigated by the US government after reports the firm's self-driving cars had broken traffic laws, including driving on…
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Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
A court in southern France has increased by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.…
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Too many junk calls to your iPhone? Try Apple’s new iOS 26 call screen feature
iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from…
Business
The Fed released the minutes from its September rate cut meeting. Here’s what they reveal
Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year,…
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All Post Office Horizon victims entitled to free legal advice for first time
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent and Emer MoreauBusiness reporter All victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal who are claiming…
Business
University of Phoenix IPO: All eyes on the stock price as education partners go public during shutdown
With no end in sight to the political impasse in Washington that has shut down the government, the U.S. IPO market is expected to…
Culture
Paul Wellens: St Helens head coach departs after two years in role
Wellens served as assistant coach to Holbrook and Woolf during a period of unprecedented success for the club as they won four successive…
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The Download: mysteries of the immunome, and how to choose a climate tech pioneer
Made up of 1.8 trillion cells and trillions more proteins, metabolites, mRNA, and other biomolecules, every person’s immunome is…
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Google and Figma partner in bid to remake real-time design with Gemini 2.5
Creativity has always been governed by time—not just how long it takes to bring an idea to life, but how long a creator can stay “in…
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Israelis delight at peace deal that would see hostages returned
Watch: Israelis celebrate deal to return hostages US President Donald Trump's announcement of an agreement which is expected to result in…
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China tightens export rules for crucial rare earths
China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced tech manufacturing as trade negotiations…
Business
This 26-year-old founder beat Meta and OpenAI to creating an AI TikTok. Does she know where the industry will go next?
We’ve been expecting the tsunami of AI-generated videos ever since we first got a taste of AI’s image-making abilities several years ago.…
Culture
Victoria Beckham Netflix documentary: My eating disorder made me good at lying
Noor NanjiCulture reporter "It's not about him, it's about me," declares Victoria Beckham ("him" being her husband Sir David Beckham). And…
Business
The most valuable metric in marketing isn’t impressions, it’s the ‘group gasp’
I’ll never forget the first time I saw the power of a group gasp. Years ago, at a Baltimore Ravens game, a film I’d helped create played…
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How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score.
But then the results got really interesting. In a few cases, the immune systems of unhealthy and healthy people looked similar, with some…
Business
Water bills to rise further for millions after appeal
Millions of households in England will have to pay even higher water bills than had previously been announced, after five water companies…
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5 books to help you reset your routine
Sometimes the smallest shifts in how we plan, think, and work can spark the biggest changes. This list of fresh nonfiction picks will…
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The fastest way CEOs can spot good (or bad) managers
If you’re familiar with Gallup data about employee engagement, they have been playing one of their Top 40 hits for decades now. It’s a…