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Beijing tightens control ahead of Xi’s big moment on world stage
The stage is set in the heart of Beijing for a grand display of power and military might that has been choreographed by President Xi Jinping. Eight huge Chinese flags flutter and flank the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, which sits on top of the Gate of Heavenly Peace overlooking Tiananmen…
Twenty missing in Indonesia protests, rights group says
Mass protests first erupted last week, prompted by anger over the perks and benefits given to lawmakers, including a controversial housing allowance At least 20 people are missing following violent protests that have gripped cities across Indonesia over the past week, a human rights group has warned. Mass protests first erupted on 25 August, prompted…
Bottom Trawling Could Unleash Carbon Dioxide, Worsening Global Warming
A Controversial Fishing Method May Dredge Up a Climate Time Bomb Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now there’s growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon By Kate McMahon edited by Andrea Thompson A trawl net, full of fish, as it is hauled to the surface within…
Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring Designer on Fan Reaction to Diamond
Taylor Swift’s engagement ring designer Kindred Lubeck shared an uplifting message after the singer announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift’s engagement ring designer is sharing an inspiring message. Days after the “Bejeweled” singer announced that she and Travis Kelce are set to exchange vows, Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry detailed…
Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says
The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor More than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide in western Sudan on Sunday, according to a rebel group that controls the area. The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and…
Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader
Warning: Contains images some may find upsetting A computer scientist at a university in the north of England is studying an image of a corpse – attempting to solve a mystery that has gripped the Middle East for nearly 50 years. “This is what he looks like now?” asks Bradford University’s Prof Hassan Ugail doubtfully.…
Guatemala says it is willing to receive hundreds of deported children from US
Announcement comes a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan minors Guatemala is ready and willing to receive about 150 unaccompanied children of all ages each week from the United States, the country’s president has said, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan…
Camila Cabello Reacts to Fifth Harmony Bandmates Reuniting Without Her
Camila Cabello had the sweetest response to her former Fifth Harmony bandmates Normani, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke and Dinah Jane reuniting without her at an Aug. 31 Jonas Brothers concert. Camila Cabello is cheering her former bandmates on. The “Señorita” singer had the most supportive reaction to Fifth Harmony members Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Lauren…
‘Covered in dust and too shocked to speak’: Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake’s devastation
Just before midnight on Sunday, Matiullah Shahab woke up to find his house in Afghanistan’s remote Kunar province shaking. An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude had struck eastern Afghanistan, leaving at least 800 people dead, according to the UN. Even though the epicentre of the quake was 16km (10 miles) away, the whole of Shahab’s village…
Millie Bobby Brown Shares First Photo of Her and Jake Bongiovi’s Baby
Shortly after Millie Bobby Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi announced they adopted a baby girl, the Stranger Things star provided a look at their new chapter in a photo with their little one. Millie Bobby Brown is settling into a new chapter. Less than two weeks after revealing she and her husband Jake Bongiovi…
‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive
Conservationists hope that in 15 years species will no longer be at risk of extinction in Mexico – but challenges remain In 2010, Gerardo Ceballos and a group of other researchers set out to answer a burning question: how many jaguars were there in Mexico? They knew there weren’t many. Hunting, loss of habitat, conflict…
Starmer shakes up No 10 team – but what is he hoping to achieve?
Many of the names involved in Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street shake-up are not even household names in Westminster. But the latest moves, announced on Monday as MPs return to Parliament, are a big deal for several reasons. First, in terms of organisational innovation. If you’re struggling to recall who was Chief Secretary to the…
More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand
The final phase of the largest-ever expansion of publicly funded childcare support has begun in England, as thousands of working parents receive more help with their nursery costs. Those eligible are now able to access 30 hours of childcare per week during term-time, paid for by the government, for their children aged nine months to…
Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit
China’s leader urges attendees to oppose ‘cold war mentality’ while Russian president claims Ukraine war was ‘provoked by the west’ Xi Jinping has criticised the “bullying behaviour” of other countries while Vladimir Putin has blamed the west for his war on Ukraine, on the second day of a major summit in China which seeks to…
Taylor Swift Celebrates Brittany Mahomes’ 30th Birthday in Nashville
Taylor Swift was seen celebrating Brittany Mahomes’ 30th birthday at a restaurant in Nashville, just days after she announced her engagement to Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift is celebrating another year of friendship with Brittany Mahomes. Days after she announced her engagement to Travis Kelce, the pop superstar was seen celebrating Brittany’s 30th birthday while sitting outside…
5 Books Scientific American Recommends for August
Turn the Page on Summer: August’s Essential Book Picks Check out this collection of nonfiction and fiction books recommended by Scientific American By Brianne Kane edited by Andrea Gawrylewski The dog days of summer have been nipping at our heels this August: the humidity has been oppressive, the vacations not quite long enough, and the…
Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions
Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta on Monday after deadly protests that have forced Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wage Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after…
Family reunion rules to be tightened in asylum cases
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is to announce details of a tightening of rules for migrants who have been granted asylum bringing their families to the UK. As MPs return to Westminster, Cooper will also set out reforms to the asylum appeals system. When a person is granted asylum in the UK, they can apply to…
Giant ‘Gullies’ in the Earth Threaten Cities in Africa amid Rapid Urbanization
Huge Cracks in the Earth Are Slicing through Cities, Swallowing Houses and Displacing Thousands of People Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing homes, businesses—and lives—as giant “gullies” expand into cities across Africa By Miryam Naddaf & Nature magazine A view of a deep urban gully in Kamonia in the Democratic Republic…
Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi
Chinese president hosts bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met on the sidelines of a showpiece summit in China that seeks to challenge US-led, western-dominated blocs and is being attended by the leaders of more than two dozen nations. The Chinese and Russian leaders,…
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebrae after car accident, spokesperson says
By Chandelis Duster Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized with a broken vertebrae after a car accident, his spokesperson said on Sunday. Giuliani, 81, was traveling on a highway in New Hampshire when his car was “struck from behind at high speed,” said Michael Ragusa, who is also his head of…
Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized After “High Speed” Car Accident
Former New York City mayor Rudy Guiliani was hospitalized after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident in New Hampshire, during which he was allegedly hit from behind on the highway. Rudy Guiliani is recovering from a terrifying car crash. The former New York City mayor was hospitalized after being involved in a motor…
Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza, Israel says
Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an aerial attack in Gaza City, Israel has said. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s security agency, Shin Bet, for the “flawless execution” in a post on X. Hamas has not confirmed his death. The Palestinian…
UK secures £10bn deal to supply Norway with warships
The UK has secured a £10bn deal to supply the Norwegian navy with at least five new warships. The agreement to provide Type 26 frigates will be the UK’s “biggest ever warship export deal by value”, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, while Norway said it would be its largest “defence capability investment” to date.…
Kaitlyn Bristowe Shares Stepdad Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
The Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe shared the heartbreaking news that her stepdad Rob has been diagnosed with an “incurable” stage 4 cancer. Kaitlyn Bristowe is asking for prayers. The Bachelorette alum shared the heartbreaking news that her stepdad Rob has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. “About 8 months ago, I asked everyone to pray…
Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected. Badenoch is to formally announce the plan to focus solely on “maximising extraction” and to get “all our oil and gas out of the North Sea” in a speech…
2025 Pokémon World Championships show how competitive the game still is
By Jamal Michel Twenty-five years ago, I drove my mother up the wall every Saturday to take me to the local Toys R’ Us in South Florida. At the time, the retailer hosted some of the first Pokémon Leagues in the U.S. — it was a place for neighborhood players and traders to convene and…
Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters torch council buildings
Cities in Indonesia rocked by protests after motorcycle taxi driver run over by police tactical vehicle Protesters have torched parliamentary buildings in three further Indonesian provinces, a day after at least three people were killed by a fire started by demonstrators at a council building in the city of Makassar. Protests erupted across Indonesia after…
EPA Fires 5 Employees Who Signed ‘Dissent’ Letter
EPA Fires ‘Dissent’ Statement Signers The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health, alongside four more served removal notices By Dan Vergano edited by Jeanna Bryner EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Join Our Community of Science Lovers! The Environmental Protection Agency fired five agency…
First week ‘critical’ to avoid children missing school later, parents told
Pupils in England who missed school during the first week back in September 2024 were more likely to miss large parts during the rest of the year, figures suggest. More than half (57%) of pupils who were partially absent in week one became “persistently absent” – missing at least 10% of school, according to government…
Putin embarks on China visit with Ukraine war top of agenda
Analysts say Putin and Xi will aim to align positions during Russian leader’s unusually long stay Vladimir Putin will travel to China this weekend for what the Kremlin has called a “truly unprecedented” visit to his most important ally, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over Ukraine. During the trip, which is expected…
See Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber’s Romantic Basketball Date Night
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber, who share 12-month-old son Jack Blues Bieber, stepped out for a PDA-packed date night at The League x Blem basketball tournament in Los Angeles. Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are taking their romance courtside. Indeed, the couple stepped out for a PDA-packed outing at The League X Blem basketball tournament…
Opinion: It’s time to ‘move our feet’
Scott Simon The tragedy this week at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis marked the first school shooting of the new school year. It’s heartbreaking and outrageous to have to note that there will almost certainly be more. Education Week, which tracks shootings at K through 12 schools, says there were more than two dozen during…
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy for 2nd time in less than a year
By The Associated Press Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. CEO Dave Davis said the airline’s previous Chapter 11 petition focused on reducing debt and raising capital, and since exiting that process in March, “it has become clear that…
Voting Integrity Messages Fight Misinformation in the Lab. But What about the Real World?
Voting Integrity Messages Fight Misinformation in the Lab. But What about the Real World? Telling people exactly how voting security works helps defeat election misinformation, experiments suggest. But outside experts question how well that works in the real world By Dan Vergano edited by Jeanna Bryner People cast their ballots on November 5, 2024 in…
Civil rights groups alarmed over Quebec’s move to ban prayer in public
Announcement follows statements from Quebec premier, who expressed frustration over public prayers in Montreal Quebec says it will ban prayer in public, a move that civil rights groups described as an “alarming measure” that targets religious minority groups and would infringe on “basic democratic freedoms”. The province’s secularism minister, Jean-François Roberge, said the move had…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say prime minister was killed in Israeli strike
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week. The Iran-backed group said several other senior officials were killed when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Thursday. The IDF said Rahawi and other senior Houthi…
Councils still planning asylum hotel legal action despite Epping ruling
Some councils say they are still pursuing legal action to stop asylum seekers from being housed in hotels in their areas, despite a Court of Appeal ruling. The court on Friday overturned a temporary injunction which would have prevented asylum seekers from being housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping, which was seen as a…
Neglecton Particles Could Be Key to More Stable Quantum Computers
A Forgotten Math Idea Could Supercharge Quantum Computers Scientists have revived an ignored area of math to envision a path toward stable quantum computing By Ananya Palivela edited by Clara Moskowitz & Lee Billings Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little use for, wondering if it might…
Houthi rebels say Israeli airstrike killed their prime minister in Yemen’s capital
By The Associated Press CAIRO — The Iranian-backed Houthis said Saturday an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement. The Israeli military said Thursday that…
Irish missionary and seven others freed weeks after kidnapping in Haiti
Gena Heraty was abducted at orphanage she ran along with seven Haitian colleagues including three-year-old child An Irish aid worker and seven fellow captives have been released nearly a month after they were kidnapped in Haiti. Gena Heraty, a missionary who ran the Our Little Brothers and Sisters orphanage in the hills outside Haiti’s capital,…
Subliminal Learning Lets Student AI Models Learn Unexpected (and Sometimes Misaligned) Traits from Their Teachers
Student AIs Pick Up Unexpected Traits from Teachers through Subliminal Learning AI can transfer strange qualities through seemingly unrelated training—from a love of owls to something more dangerous By Emma R. Hasson edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! From a teacher’s body language, inflection, and other context clues, students often…
Court blocks Trump bid to end protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Appellate panel upholds lower court’s ruling as homeland security spokesperson attacks ‘activist’ judges A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have permission to live and work in the US, saying that plaintiffs are likely to win their claim that the president’s administration’s actions…
Kevin Costner Is Dating Kelly Noonan After Christine Baumgartner Split
Eight months after Kevin Costner’s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner announced her engagement to Josh Conner, the Yellowstone alum is reportedly dating director Kelly Noonan Gores. Kevin Costner is getting back on the saddle. Over a year after he legally ended his 18-year marriage to Christine Baumgartner, the Yellowstone alum is casually dating director Kelly Noonan Gores,…
Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
Coastguard reports boat carrying about 160 people capsized in sight of town 50 miles north of Nouakchott Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, coastguard officials said on Friday. The accident occurred late on Tuesday after passengers on the boat spotted the lights of…
Most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules
By Scott Horsley , Rafael Nam An appeals court ruled that most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal — but held off on enforcing the decision until mid-October, given expectations that it will be appealed to the Supreme Court. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C., focused…
What 100 Years of Quantum Physics Has Taught Us about Reality—And Ourselves
Quantum Physics Is Bizarre. So Why Have We Loved It for 100 Years? A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics By Jacklin Kwan edited by Clara Moskowitz We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future.…
Police make three arrests during Epping protest
Three men were arrested during a protest outside The Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday, after the Court of Appeal overturned a temporary injunction that blocked asylum seekers from being housed there. Essex Police said the men were arrested on suspicion of different offences – one for violent disorder, one for assaulting a police officer,…
First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant Marks Milestone in Xenotransplantation—But Surgeons Have Many More Questions
What Does the First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant Mean for Xenotransplantation? Surgeons think the first transplantation of a pig lung in a human is an exciting step forward for the field, but many questions remain open By Humberto Basilio edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Pig lungs, illustration. Scientists announced this week that they have managed to…
How Key Changes to the Pelvis Helped Humans Walk Upright
How Humans Became Upright: Key Changes to Our Pelvis Found Genetic and anatomical data reveal how the human pelvis acquired its unique shape, enabling our ancestors to walk on two legs By Katie Kavanagh & Nature magazine Humans have been walking on two legs for millions of years. All vertebrate species have a pelvis, but…
Ruling won’t feel like much of a victory at Home Office
The Court of Appeal ruling that will allow asylum seekers to stay at the Bell Hotel, in Epping, is a technical victory for the government. Let’s begin with the good news for ministers. They will be breathing a sigh of relief having feared that, had they lost this appeal, other local councils could bring legal…
Uncontacted Peruvian tribe on deadly collision course with loggers, group says
Survival International says Mashco Piro seen in nearby Amazon village in alarming sign group is under stress Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under stress from…
Kim Kardashian Steps Out With Polarizing Ensemble for Party in Venice
Kim Kardashian stepped out in a head-turning outfit for Diane von Furstenberg’s annual DVF Awards in Venice, Italy. Kim Kardashian isn’t keeping up with fashion norms. While attending Diane von Furstenberg‘s 16th annual DVF Awards in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 28—where Kim was one of five honorees awarded for their commitment to improving the lives of…
Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers
The UK government did not do its own analysis of the cost of the biggest reorganisation of councils in England for decades, the BBC has learned. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said “a significant amount of money” could be saved by merging councils in 21 areas into single authorities. Rayner’s department, the ministry of local…
Teen Mom Status Check: See Which Couples Are Still Together
From 16 and Pregnant to 30-something and settled down. Check out which Teen Mom stars have found their forever person and who jokingly declared to E! News that she’s ready “to be that cat lady.” In the inaugural episode of 16 and Pregnant, viewers were introduced to Maci Bookout, a Tennessee-based softball player and cheerleader…
Brawl erupts in Mexico’s senate after debate over US military intervention to fight drug cartels
Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno and Gerardo Fernández Noroña grabbed and shouted at each other over the presence of foreign troops Mexico’s senate devolved into violence this week as two of the country’s top politicians shoved, grabbed and shouted at each other after a heated discussion over the presence of foreign troops. Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of…
Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS
All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026. It will be given as two doses, at 12 and 18 months of age, combined with the existing MMR jab which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. A catch up campaign is planned for slightly…
Josh Hall Calls Out Ex Christina Haack After Divorce Settlement
Josh Hall, who filed to end his marriage from Christina Haack in July 2024, reacted to a judge signing off on the divorce. Josh Hall is glad to be done with his divorce from Christina Haack. Over a year after the 44-year-old filed to end his two-year marriage with the Christina on the Coast star,…
Beach returned to First Nation after 170 years following Canada legal battle
Stretch of Lake Huron shore was promised to Saugeen people in 1854 treaty with crown but was wrongly omitted from map A stretch of beach will be returned to a First Nation in Canada 170 years after it was mistakenly omitted from its reserve. The sandy sliver of land measures less than two miles long,…
Minneapolis school attacker ‘obsessed with idea of killing children’, officials say
Investigators say that the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was “obsessed with the idea of killing children”. The attacker, who killed two children ages eight and 10 and injured 18 others, did not seem to have any specific motive, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian…
Deep-Sea Worm Produces Orpiment, a Toxic Yellow Pigment Used in Historical Art
This Deep-Sea Worm Creates a Toxic Yellow Pigment Found in Rembrandt and Cézanne Paintings A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a toxic, arsenic-containing mineral that was used by artists for centuries By Mohana Basu & Nature magazine Paralvinella hessleri accumulates microscopic particles of arsenic on…
Public media stations in rural America say emergency-alert funding is in jeopardy
By Michael Copley When a deadly landslide tore through part of Wrangell, Alaska, in 2023, there was only one place people there could go for information. “We’re on an island, and there’s one road, and everybody that lived south of that road lost everything — they lost their electricity, internet, television, phones,” says Cindy Sweat,…
Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Created by Scientists Shine in Multiple Colors
These Succulents Glow in the Dark—And They’re Gorgeous Houseplants become rechargeable night-lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles By Katherine Bourzac & Nature magazine Researchers gave these succulents in the Echevaria genus a glow up by injecting them with luminescent particles. University students might soon have something other than black-light posters to brighten their dorm…
Epping asylum seeker hotel order could spark more protests, court told
An injunction temporarily blocking asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel could spark further protests, the Court of Appeal has been told. Lawyers for the Home Office and The Bell Hotel in Epping have been challenging a High Court ruling stopping migrants from living at the venue. Mr Justice Eyre ordered all 138…
Rwanda accepts seven people from US as part of deportation deal
Trump administration pushing controversial deal to send people to non-home countries including South Sudan and Eswatini Seven people have arrived in Rwanda as part of a deal to accept deportees from the US, the Rwandan government has said. The Trump administration has been negotiating arrangements to send people to third countries including South Sudan and…
Emilie Kiser Breaks Silence on 3-Year-Old Son Trigg’s Tragic Death
Emilie Kiser spoke out publicly for the first time three months after her son Trigg Kiser drowned at the age of 3 in her family’s pool. Emilie Kiser has spoken out amid an unimaginable loss. Three months after her and husband Brady Kiser’s 3-year-old son Trigg Kiser drowned in the family’s pool, Emilie shared a…
Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland
By The Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. In a lengthy written statement, the U.S. State…
Inside Conjoined Twins Abby & Brittany Hensel’s Surprising World
Thirteen years ago, Abby and Brittany Hensel’s show Abby & Brittany debuted, giving fans a look at their lives as conjoined twins. But today, they—and Abby’s husband Josh Bowling—are more private. Thirteen years ago, Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel set out to tell the next chapter in their story. While they had opened up about their lives as conjoined twins…
Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Sir Keir Starmer is replacing the top civil servant in his Downing Street office. Principal private secretary Nin Pandit runs the prime minister’s team at No 10 and has only been in the role for ten months. She is the third senior staff member the prime minister has appointed and later let go, after chief…
Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing Malawi is facing a critical shortage of tuberculosis drugs, with health officials warning that stocks will run out by the end of September. It comes just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the…
Woman says Chinese student predator raped her hours before second attack
Two women who reported being drugged and raped by prolific sex offender Zhenhao Zou said they were attacked within 24 hours of each other, the BBC has established. The first woman who says she was raped told us she was shocked to learn about the second attack and had since felt guilt for not reporting…
Ontario premier Doug Ford’s party spent nearly $300,000 on novelty ‘Canada is not for sale’ hats
The Progressive Conservative party of Ontario reportedly paid C$278,910.71 on the viral hats during the province’s election campaign Dealing with the unprecedented threats from Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty have required unconventional strategies from federal and provincial leaders, including barring liquor sales and cancelling contracts with Tesla. But among the more unorthodox…
Love Is Blind UK Season 2: Who Got Married and Who Broke Up
The Love Is Blind UK season two finale dropped on Netflix Aug. 27. Find out which couples said “I do” at the altar to officially get married and which contestants broke up. Love wasn’t enough for everyone to say “I do.” During the season two finale of Love Is Blind UK, which hit Netflix Aug. 27,…
Two children dead and 17 others injured in Minneapolis school shooting
Two children, aged 8 and 10, were killed and 17 people were injured when an attacker fired through the windows of a Minneapolis Catholic church at people celebrating Mass, police said. Annunciation Church, which also houses a school, was filled with students when the shooting happened on Wednesday. Of the 17 injured victims, 14 are…
Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins
Elissa Nadworny Classes began this week for students at the University at Buffalo, a public research university in western New York, but there were about 750 fewer international students on campus than expected. The new students who did make it gathered for a welcome from the school’s dean of students. “We know you have had…
Love Island USA’s Amaya and Bryan Break Up One Month After Finale
Love Island USA star Amaya Espinal announced she and Bryan Arenales have broken up one month after being voted the winners of the show’s seventh season. Amaya Espinal is no longer the book Bryan Arenales is reading. The Love Island USA fan favorite announced that she and her fellow islander have broken up one month…
Rightwing ‘parents’ rights’ groups gain ground in Canada as Alberta book bans target LGBTQ+ titles
Two such groups claim they persuaded Alberta to institute sweeping public school book ban Socially conservative “parents’ rights” groups that have emerged as powerfully political lobbying groups in the US are quickly gaining ground in Canada, academics and free speech advocates say, after two such groups claimed they had persuaded Alberta to institute a sweeping…
Gaza City evacuation inevitable, Israeli army warns Palestinians
The Israeli military has told Palestinians that the evacuation of Gaza City is “inevitable”, as its forces prepare to conquer it. In a post on X on Wednesday, the military’s Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee said families relocating to the south would “receive the most generous humanitarian aid”. Israeli tanks pushed into a new area of…
See the RHOC Cast Squirm While Taking a Lie Detector Test
The Real Housewives of Orange County cast sat down for an anxiety-inducing polygraph test to uncover liars in the friend group, as seen in E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at the Bravo series. The truth is about to come out. The Real Housewives of Orange County all sit down for a nerve-wracking polygraph test in…
Global Birth Rates Are Falling, but the Answer Isn’t to Have More Babies
What Falling Global Birth Rates Really Mean for the Future Steep population declines in most countries are expected to have negative effects over the next several generations, but adaptation is possible By Lynne Peeples & Nature magazine Nakayokawa Elementary School, closed three years ago, is seen in the remote village of Yokawa on February 29,…
These Mary Poppins Secrets Are Sweeter Than a Spoonful of Sugar
In honor of Mary Poppins‘ 61st anniversary, enjoy these supercalifragilisticexpialidocious facts about Walt Disney’s 1964 classic starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Are you ready for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious trip down memory lane? Because even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, Mary Poppins is marking its 61st anniversary Aug. 27. (Though, sorry,…
Mum’s anger after funeral director keeps baby’s body at home
Warning: This article contains distressing content A funeral director has been banned from NHS maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds after keeping babies’ bodies at her home, a BBC investigation has revealed. Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said it had barred 38-year-old Amie Upton from its mortuaries and maternity wards in spring this year. One mother…
Flag burning has a long history in the U.S. — and legal protections from the Supreme Court
By Joe Hernandez President Trump has long opposed flag burning as a form of protest, and now he’s directing the Justice Department to prioritize prosecutions of people who set the American flag on fire. On Monday, Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to pursue cases against people who “incite violence or otherwise…
Attempt to partner African countries with Japanese cities triggers xenophobic backlash
Cities in Japan have received thousands of complaints amid confusion over scheme that was intended to foster closer ties An attempt to promote friendship between Japan and countries in Africa has transformed into a xenophobic row about migration after inaccurate media reports suggested the scheme would lead to a “flood of immigrants”. The controversy erupted…
Brazil judge orders round-the-clock surveillance of ‘flight risk’ Bolsonaro
Pre-trial monitoring ordered after police reported former president had drafted request for asylum in Argentina Jair Bolsonaro must be under constant police surveillance, a supreme court justice has ruled, to prevent Brazil’s former president from fleeing days before the start of the trial that could see him jailed for more than 40 years. The far-right…
Energy prices expected to rise ahead of winter
Energy prices will be set for millions of households for this autumn and winter, when regulator Ofgem announces its latest price cap later. Analysts expect a slight rise in gas and electricity prices between October and December, despite having previously predicted a small fall. A price rise of about 1% a year is likely, which…
What Travis Kelce Was Worried About Before Taylor Swift Proposal
Travis Kelce wanted to make sure Taylor Swift had the best day. So, when it came time to plan his proposal, the Kansas City Chiefs player was worried about the “perfect way” to pop the question—but his dad Ed Kelce and her dad Scott Swift encouraged him to take the plunge. “It was a couple…
How deliverable is Reform’s plan on migration?
Nigel Farage has set out how a Reform government would tackle what he called “uncontrolled illegal migration” – with moves including human rights law changes, and mass deportations. But how deliverable are the plans? Let’s start with the headline figure of how many people the party badges as illegal migrants (the precise definition of this…
Repeated Heat Waves Can Age You as Much as Smoking or Drinking
Repeated Heat Waves Can Age You as Much as Smoking or Drinking A new long-term study suggests that the more heat waves people are exposed to, the more their body’s aging process accelerates By Freda Kreier & Nature magazine An elderly man is seen resting under a tree at Levico lake. With temperatures exceeding 45…
Donna Kelce Seemingly Hinted at Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Engagement
Donna Kelce appeared to hint that her son Travis Kelce had decided to pop the question and spend forever with Taylor Swift two days before the couple announced their engagement. It looks like Donna Kelce was guilty as sin of almost spilling the beans. Two days before her son Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced…
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Expecting Baby No. 5
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins shared that they are expecting their fifth baby together with the sweetest musical announcement: “Here we go again!” Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are adding another member to their band. After all, the “Die a Happy Man” singer and his wife announced that they’re expecting their fifth baby together. “Well,…
Reform prepared to deport 600,000 under migration plans
Reform UK has suggested it would be prepared to deport 600,000 migrants over five years if it won power at the next election. Party leader Nigel Farage set out a five-year plan to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK without permission. Under the plan, named Operation Restoring Justice, Reform UK says…
Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing
Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires A photo shows the painting, Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the late-baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, also known as Fra’ Galgario, hanging above a sofa in the living room of the property, in a seaside town…
RFK, Jr., Demanded Study on Vaccines and Aluminum Be Retracted—The Journal Said No
RFK, Jr., Demanded a Vaccine Study Be Retracted—The Journal Said No In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted. The journal rejected the request By Rachel Fieldhouse…
First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US
HHS told Reuters patient had returned from El Salvador but beef industry said person had traveled from Guatemala The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Sunday reported the first human case in the US of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country. The case, investigated by the Maryland…
Love Island USA Reunion: Huda Addresses Unseen Heart Rate Footage
During the Love Island USA season seven reunion, out on Peacock Aug. 25, Huda Mustafa reacted to her NSFW behavior with Chelley Bissainthe’s man Ace Green during the Heart Rate challenge. The hot seat may have gotten Huda Mustafa‘s heart racing. During the Love Island USA season seven reunion, out on Peacock Aug. 25, viewers got to…
Three dead and one injured as helicopter crashes during flying lesson
Three people have died and one person has been seriously injured after a helicopter being used for a flying lesson “spiralled” to the ground and crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight. Four people were on board the helicopter when it came down beside the A3020 near Shanklin at about 09:20 BST, Hampshire…
Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty to racketeering in New York
Ismael Zambada was co-founder of Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, now imprisoned in US The Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges as well as running a criminal enterprise on Monday, more than a year since he was arrested in Texas…
KJ Apa Shares He Was a Virgin for “First Couple Years” of Riverdale
KJ Apa confessed that he was still a virgin when he first starred on Riverdale and shared that hookups were common among the cast, which included Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes. It looks like sing-alongs weren’t the only thing the Riverdale cast were getting up to in their small town. KJ Apa—who starred…