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Trump threatens Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke Business Insider reports claim links haze to trade penalties, border taxes outlast the weather
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Publishers sue Google over Gemini training Hachette Cengage Elsevier and Scott Turow file in New York federal court, old Google Books deals become raw material for new AI products
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Lorde denounces AI glasses at Mad Cool Festival Business Insider reports on stage remark in Madrid, wearable push meets live-music backlash
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Bangkok pub fire kills at least 27 people Blaze in Chatuchak injures dozens and prompts investigation, third major Bangkok nightlife fire in two decades
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Shooting at Toronto street festival kills two Salsa on St Clair event hit near St Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue, police hunt suspect as open-air summer crowds become a crime scene
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Speedboat capsizing near Phu Quoc kills at least 15 Indian tourists Rescuers pull 21 people from water off Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, tourist transport safety again hinges on what inspections miss
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Mikel Merino sends Spain into World Cup semi-finals Late substitute punishes Belgium after Courtois injury, one spilled shot becomes the margin
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Ryanair passenger nearly pulled through shattered window, engine debris damages cabin as flight turns back to Thessaloniki Airline statement describes window dislodging and normal landing
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Paul Gambaccini reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis BBC Radio 2 presenter says he will keep broadcasting, a career shaped by institutions that once treated him as disposable
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London Marathon ballot draws more than one million applicants Organisers stage two-day 2027 race with 100000 places, charity and school entries grow as access shifts from luck to institutions
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Bonnie Tyler dies at 75 Total Eclipse of the Heart singer reported to have died in hospital in Portugal, postponed tour dates became the final schedule change
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Louise Lasser dies aged 87 Mary Hartman Mary Hartman star anchored a five-days-a-week cult TV experiment, a career of uneasy comic roles outlasted the 1970s
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UK weighs vet licensing and pet prescription fee cap Ministers propose £21 ceiling plus inspections and mandatory price lists, private equity chains dominate more than half the market
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Switzerland reach World Cup quarter-finals Colombia edged on penalties after 0–0 in Vancouver, tournament format turns two missed kicks into a national moment
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London heatwave pushes temperatures to 34C Hampstead Heath adds barbed wire and patrols as swimmers ignore pond bans, cooling off shifts costs onto rangers and wildlife
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Oxford romantasy bookshop draws dawn queue Bad Girl Books bets on TikTok-driven romantic fantasy boom, niche community turns genre slang into retail footfall
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Delta flight is hit by fireworks on approach to Chicago Midway Pilot reports impact at low altitude after tower warning, FAA investigates as police cite minor damage
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Mexico vs England World Cup match is delayed by severe weather Lightning near Estadio Azteca forces at least one-hour wait, FIFA scheduling meets stadium safety protocols
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Erling Haaland sends Norway into World Cup quarter-finals Late double knocks out Brazil at New York New Jersey Stadium, VAR drama and a saved penalty keep the door open
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Jonas Vingegaard takes first Tour de France yellow jersey Visma–Lease a Bike wins Barcelona team time trial under new rules, a puncture flips Ineos from fastest to also-ran
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Boat capsizes on Geneva Lake during severe storm Three dead and seven rescued in Wisconsin holiday weekend, downed trees and power lines slow emergency response
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Rare Declaration of Independence printing found in UK National Archives Volunteer spots Exeter broadside among Royal Navy papers seized in 1776, a founding text survives as mislabelled wartime paperwork
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Aceh publicly canes couple after TikTok kissing livestream Indonesia’s 2006 autonomy deal leaves sharia courts policing viral behaviour, seized phone and USB ordered destroyed as evidence
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Two climbers scale Empire State Building antenna and unfurl banner Apparent proposal follows as NYPD monitors with drone and helicopter, landmark security response ends in arrests and street closures
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France beats Sweden 3–0 at World Cup Mbappé scores twice as Les Bleus reach last 16, Swedish resistance lasts until the first goal goes in
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Charter boat sinks off Vancouver with six feared dead Authorities say no mayday was sent and no passengers wore lifejackets, a nearby sailing couple makes the distress call
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UCL study questions England school smartphone ban Pupils call blanket rules punitive as statutory duty begins, workarounds appear before culture change does
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JetBlue flight reports drone strike near JFK Pilot tells air traffic control impact occurred above cockpit on final approach, inspection finds no visible damage
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Penelope Keith dies aged 86 The Good Life and To the Manor Born star shaped British TV comedy, later charity dispute ended with regulator apology
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Kentucky flash floods kill at least three people Governor declares emergency as water rescues continue, dam failure warning forces evacuations in Bullitt County
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AI-equipped drone finds lost hikers in Kosciuszko national park Fire and Rescue NSW says thermal imaging cut search from days to hours, spotlight and loudspeaker turn aircraft into guide
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Cape Verde reach World Cup last 32 Goalless draw with Saudi Arabia seals Group H runner-up spot, big-league investment fails to move the national-team needle
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Missouri skydiving plane crash kills 12 Leased aircraft fails to gain altitude after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport, NTSB leads investigation as air traffic services were not provided
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Scotland beats Haiti at World Cup John McGinn goal ends 36-year wait for a tournament win, late licences and fan zones turn 02:00 kickoff into commerce
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King Charles marks official birthday with Trooping the Colour BBC reports Red Arrows flypast and Republic protests on The Mall, ageing jets and a tightened royal roster keep the ritual running
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Albanian villagers tear down razor wire at luxury resort site Reuters reports land confiscation claims in Rrjoll near Shkodra, special-investor tourism push meets property dispute in the sand
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Palestine Action activists jailed after Elbit Systems raid UK court links criminal damage convictions to terrorism, livestream footage becomes evidence and aggravation
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Mexico wins World Cup opener against South Africa Three red cards leave visitors down to nine men, Azteca festivities outpace basic event logistics
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Texas teenager gets 35-year sentence for fatal stabbing at school athletics event Jury rejects self-defence after eyewitness testimony, adult charging rules turn campus violence into long prison terms
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David Sullivan remains barred from West Ham women and youth teams FA safeguarding probe opened after allegations, club ownership stays intact while access is restricted
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Trump attends Knicks NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden Secret Service imposes no-bag rule and TSA-style screening as New York’s street celebrations meet a security perimeter
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BBC Wales buys illegal sperm sample online HFEA warns women face exploitation by predatory donors, next-day delivery arrives with tomato passata and dead cells
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Eight wounded in shooting near Toledo street festival Old West End event turns into multi-scene police search, summer crowds meet taped-off streets
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D-Day anniversary draws only six confirmed veterans British Normandy Memorial adds newly identified dead, remembrance turns into an archival project
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Anthony Head dies aged 72 Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso roles made him a cross-era TV fixture, pneumonia ends a career that began in coffee adverts
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Bondi Beach shooting hero faces domestic violence charges Ahmed al Ahmed praised after disarming attacker at Jewish event, fundraiser and prime minister visit collide with court process
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SpaceX seeks public listing Filings float roughly 75 billion dollar raise at about 1.75 trillion valuation, early price signal tests investor appetite for future earnings
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Man barricades himself inside Bakersfield Chase Bank Police respond to reported bomb threat and unknown number of hostages, downtown lockdown turns a retail branch into a federal-grade incident
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Meteor explodes over Massachusetts NASA estimates blast equivalent to roughly 300 tons of TNT, residents report booms that shook houses
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Teenager dies after rescue from Balderton Lake Nottinghamshire Police say no suspicious circumstances, hot-weather swimming turns unsupervised waters into recurring emergency scenes
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João Fonseca stuns Novak Djokovic at French Open Brazilian teenager rallies from two sets down on Court Philippe-Chatrier, five-set epic ends another long Djokovic night in Paris
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Portugal sets May heat record at Mora Western Europe scrambles with alerts school closures and transport tweaks, exam timetables and televised sport meet the limits of improvised cooling
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Jannik Sinner crashes out of French Open in 33C heat World No 1 fades after medical attention and two-set lead, midday scheduling leaves organisers arguing policy while players absorb the risk
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Man dies after escaping custody transport and being hit by train Incident near Welwyn North follows altercation in contractor vehicle, IOPC referral turns transfer routine into investigation
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Two US tourists detained after entering Tokyo monkey enclosure Ichikawa City Zoo tightens security around internet-famous baby macaque, viral attention turns into barriers and patrols
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Jewish man hospitalised after Golders Green assault Met Police treat attack as antisemitic hate crime, no arrests as community presses for visible patrols
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Scott Hastings dies aged 61 Scotland centre won 65 caps and toured twice with British and Irish Lions, rugby’s public memory keeps its own scorecard
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Man killed in Western Australia shark attack Police say incident involved reported great white bite near Rottnest Island, first fatal attack in state since last March
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Bookmakers elevate Australia ahead of Eurovision final Vienna show turns semi-final cheers into odds and streams, Spotify popularity and voting forecasts diverge again
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Leicester Comedy Festival delays payments to performers Organisers cite cashflow and money owed from sponsors and ticketing, prestige does not cover travel and VAT
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Camden Highline project is scrapped London’s planned elevated park ran into construction inflation and energy shock, one completed stretch survives inside Coal Drops Yard development
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Three women found dead off Brighton coast Sussex Police probe begins after early-morning sea search, coastguard ends operation with no further missing persons
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Matthew Perry ketamine supplier Erik Fleming gets two years in prison Federal case maps network of counsellors doctors and dealers, celebrity overdose ends in routine sentencing math
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Two men plead guilty over antisemitic TikTok abuse in Stamford Hill Met Police link street harassment to online amplification, court process moves slower than reposts
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Virginia Giuffre memoir wins top British Book Award Nobody’s Girl published after her death details Epstein and Maxwell encounters, book prizes extend scandal narratives long after court calendars move on
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Dua Lipa sues Samsung over alleged TV packaging image use California lawsuit seeks at least $15 million after claimed refusal to stop, retail boxes become billboards when licensing is skipped
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Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley to win WBO heavyweight title Two early knockdowns give way to an 11th-round rescue stoppage, blood and doctor checks set the limits of the show
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Two men face charges over antisemitic TikTok videos Prosecutors say Stamford Hill residents were harassed for social media content, out-of-hours CPS work follows online attention cycle
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Mount Dukono eruption kills three hikers Authorities say group entered no-go zone near crater despite months of warnings, guides face charges as ash cloud reaches 10 km
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David Attenborough marks 100th birthday BBC stages Royal Albert Hall concert after rare audio message, a private day becomes prime-time programming
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Brixton drive-by shooting kills 25-year-old Keanu Taylor Metropolitan Police probe possible link to nearby stabbing, public appeals lean on private footage after no arrests
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Britney Spears pleads to wet reckless after California DUI arrest Prosecutors drop DUI count citing low alcohol level and no injuries, probation and a class replace a courtroom appearance
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WHO probes suspected hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship Three deaths reported as confirmed case and five suspected cases investigated, rodent control becomes a frontline health measure at sea
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Anonymous donor funds London Zoo wildlife hospital ZSL opens UK-first public viewing gallery for veterinary work, private cheque builds the upgrade while captivity debate stays unresolved
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Skims cofounder Emma Grede calls working from home career suicide Business Insider reports she links remote work to loneliness and weaker relationships, return-to-office pressure doubles as a promotion filter
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SVT streams Great Moose Migration for three weeks 450-hour Ångerman river broadcast draws global slow-TV audience, DIY cameras and long waits turn wildlife into appointment viewing
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US Special Forces soldier charged over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid Prosecutors say classified access turned into $400000 payout, prediction markets meet national-security law
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Three asylum seekers convicted of Brighton beach rape Men housed in Home Office hotel during offence, asylum refusals still under appeal
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Hay fever season starts earlier across Europe Lancet review finds climate-linked shift of one to two weeks in birch alder and olive pollination, longer symptoms push costs onto households and clinics
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Brighton thrash Chelsea 3–0 at Amex Stadium Five-game losing run leaves Blues without a shot on target, Champions League chase fades as fans turn on Liam Rosenior
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Fuel theft rises at UK petrol stations Forecourt operators link jump to Iran-related price spike, unpaid litres become a £100m line item
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82-year-old retiree becomes pickleball coach after health scare Hobby turns into structured second career as clubs professionalise casual sports, routine replaces retirement drift
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Austria recalls HiPP baby food jars after rat poison found Police probe suspected tampering across Spar supply chain, a sealed lid becomes the last safety check
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Harry and Meghan wrap Australia visit outside royal duties Tightly managed schedule mixes charity events with paid appearances, security costs and brand strategy dominate local backlash
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Paige returns at WrestleMania 42 and wins women’s tag titles Eight-year in-ring absence ends in Las Vegas fatal four-way finish, nostalgia booking turns surprise entrance into instant championship
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Snowdonia restricts overnight parking at 11 car parks Eryri authority cites litter and anti-social behaviour from sunrise-chasers, residents report spillover into streets with no facilities
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Daniel Kinahan is arrested in the UAE Irish warrant triggers Dubai operation under extradition pact, a long-running safe-haven question moves into court paperwork
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South Korea captures runaway zoo wolf Daejeon ends nine-day search for Neukgu near expressway, meme coin outlives the escape
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Arrests follow arson attempt at Iran International parent office London police pursue SUV after ignited container thrown in Wembley car park, counter-terror unit leads case without calling it terrorism
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US jury finds Live Nation ran illegal ticketing monopoly Ticketmaster overcharge estimate becomes damages baseline, breakup talk returns after years of fee outrage
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BBC finds UK asylum claims for sexuality and belief are being sold as a service Undercover reporters hear fees up to £7000 for scripts evidence and mock interviews, a protection system becomes an evidence-production market
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Nova Scotia abandons trap attempt to capture Limpy the bear Officials cite 15 years of habituation in Halifax suburb, relocation plan collides with residents who like the bear where it is
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Britain expects enough gas for summer demand National Gas says Norway and domestic production cover most supply, prices jump anyway as Middle East disruption tests import dependence
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Tate Modern evacuated after suspicious package report Millennium Bridge closure shows how London security runs on rapid stand-downs
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Shaquille O’Neal launches DUNKMAN pro dunking league Warner Bros Discovery airs new format across TNT and HBO Max, NBA dunk contest decline creates opening for specialist sport
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Mexican miner found alive after 13 days underground Santa Fe mine collapse in Sinaloa followed tailings dam failure, rescue turns into slow engineering job while two remain missing
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Wireless Festival keeps Kanye West on lineup Sponsors pull out and ministers review UK entry, promoter says forgiveness and radio play justify booking
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UBTech offers $18m chief scientist role Chinese humanoid robot firms bid up scarce embodied AI talent, industrial scale meets Silicon Valley pay
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Abandoned mountain lion cub rescued in Santa Monica mountains Oakland Zoo puts three-week-old Crimson in intensive care, habitat squeeze turns wildlife care into routine logistics
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Manchester City thrashes Liverpool in FA Cup quarter-final Erling Haaland hat-trick powers 4-0 win at Etihad, Slot’s PSG trip arrives with little margin left
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