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14.09–20.09.2026 · 4,387 views
The week in brief
Haaland’s goal gave a 10‑man Manchester City a controversial win over United in the derby, dominating coverage. In tennis, Alexander Zverev prepared to meet home favourite Ben Shelton in the US Open men’s final. Former President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel supplies. Sweden’s exit poll indicated the Left bloc was on track for an election victory, dealing a blow to the far right. A Wisconsin GOP congressman survived a plane emergency landing in a lake by swimming to safety
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Sport
'A HUGE error!' | Okuma gifts Man City the opener against Villa!
Take a look as Akane Okuma's error gifted Manchester City the opener against Aston Villa.
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Finance
Meet the Magnificent Momentum-Driven ETF Obliterating the S&P 500 in 2026
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Tech
‘Like Syd Barrett’: AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon
Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of Pink Floyd star and James Joyce’s prose that is creating headaches for monitoring and oversightAI models have begun communicating in a strange n
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Science
Transcranial photobiomodulation to enhance sleep by elevating adenosine signaling: a translational study
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Science
Habit-formation strategies enhance long-term outcomes of a self-compassionate touch micropractice: a randomized controlled trial
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Finance
How Poland lost $230mn trying to buy Venezuelan oil with crypto
An attempt to use digital currencies for a bold oil trade became one of Poland’s biggest scandals
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Finance
Bessent to meet He Lifeng in New York ahead of Trump-Xi summit
US Treasury secretary and Chinese vice-premier to hold talks as one-year expiry in trade war truce nears
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Science
Intracranial recordings in humans reveal differential contributions of medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex to approach–avoidance decision-making
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Politics
ESPN Addresses Steve Sarkisian’s Controversial Behavior After Texas-Ohio State
After Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian blew off his postgame interview, ESPN broke its silence on the controversial situation.
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Science
Young European shags reveal how first winter experiences may guide migration
Should I stay or should I go? What determines whether birds migrate for the winter? This is one of the questions explored in a new doctoral thesis by Cassandra Ugland from NTNU's Department
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World
Trump seeks halt to energy attacks by both Russia, Ukraine
Donald Trump, under fire for record US diesel prices, claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop striking energy targets. Russia said nothing, Ukraine said "we expect specifics from our p
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Finance
UK ‘actively’ exploring joining Canada-led global defence bank
The DSRB aims to provide low-cost financing for military initiatives
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Science
Assistive algorithms influence neural representations in motor brain-computer interfaces
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World
Driscoll’s Gave China Its Blueberries—Then China Swiped the Secret to Growing Them
The California grower’s expansion into China ignited local competition and widespread intellectual-property theft. Private investigators went undercover at nurseries.
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Politics
Three Major Visa Updates Set To Take Place This Week
Green card applicants and international students face major immigration changes as new rules take effect this week.
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Politics
Talarico hit with ‘blatant corruption’ allegation over hefty salary from consulting firm, campaign pushes back
James Talarico drew a hefty salary from MAYA Consulting while overseeing the Texas Education Agency that awarded the firm millions in contracts.
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Culture
‘Crystal Lake’ Trailer: Linda Cardellini Stars in Peacock’s Spooky ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series
Peacock has released a full trailer for the new Linda Cardellini-led series “Crystal Lake.” The show, a prequel to the events of “Friday the 13th,” is set to premiere on the streamer on Oct.
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Culture
Jeremy Clarkson suggests influencer should replace Monty Don on Gardeners’ World
Presenter said that he could watch his suggested candidate to replace Don ‘for hours’
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Science
Psychophysiological and cognitive effects of Zen meditation in novice and experienced practitioners
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Tech
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
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Science
Scientists find a new layer of Alzheimer’s hidden in the genome
Scientists found that the 3D organization of DNA is disrupted in several types of brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease, altering how important genes are switched on and off. The disco
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Finance
Liechtenstein royals threaten lawsuit over dynasty reforms
Feud in Europe’s wealthiest monarchy deepens after Prince Alois tightens control over family members
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Science
Novel particle beam could challenge Einstein's theory of gravity
Does gravity act equally on all particles in the universe, or are there differences between ordinary and exotic matter? Physics professor Anna Soter and her team at ETH Zurich and the Paul S
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Politics
Congressman: We Need to Deter a Russian Attack on the Baltics Now | Opinion
"American intelligence assessments contemplate a limited Russian attack on a NATO country...as early as this fall."
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World
Did a Crypto Bro Pay $4.5 Million to Marry a Movie Star? A Scandal Grips China
Justin Sun says he is suing top actress Jing Tian to recover a staggering marriage fee after their romance fizzled.
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Finance
The ex-JPMorgan banker facing Wall Street’s toughest turnaround job
Takis Georgakopoulos became chief executive of Fiserv just as it confronted big cultural and structural challenges
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Science
Effects of GenAI-assisted reading activities on EFL learner’s reading comprehension, reading motivation and reading anxiety
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Sport
Calvert-Lewin stars but Botman struggles - player ratings for Leeds v Newcastle
How Leeds United and Newcastle United's players rated following their Premier League match.
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World
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University over years of alleged anti-Palestinian discrimination
Lawsuit accuses university of ‘deliberate indifference’ and failure to respond to ‘persistent and coordinated harassment’Mahmoud Khalil announced on Monday that he’s sued Columbia University
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Politics
The Bari Weiss Era of ‘60 Minutes’ Begins
The long-running CBS News program returned for a high-pressure 59th season on Sunday. With new correspondents and a refreshed stopwatch, it was more tweak than overhaul.
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World
Latest news bulletin | September 14th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 14th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Science
Light during the rest phase disrupts hippocampal clock function and impairs object recognition memory
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Science
Gravitational-wave analysis narrows the search for black hole impostors
Black holes are regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. When two black holes orbit each other and merge, they produce gravitational waves (i
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Tech
Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data
War damage to data centers exceeded what AWS services are designed to withstand.
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World
Woman arrested after undressing on American Airlines flight and performing ‘indecent acts’
The flight was not diverted despite the disturbance by the passenger
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World
Opinion | The ICJ’s Pernicious Plan to Redefine Genocide
The Trump administration may soon have reason to dismantle another international tribunal.
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Finance
How Switzerland turned tax competition into a national sport
The country’s 26 cantons compete fiercely for companies, wealthy residents and the taxes they bring
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Finance
I got paid $5,000 to move to a place I'd never heard of
Relocation schemes offer support for people who want to swap big cities for a cheaper, quieter life.
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Tech
Steam Frame: The Ars Technica review
Valve's new $1,049 VR hardware tries to revive an abandoned VR "revolution."
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Science
Human organoids restore cognition in mice with half a brain
Mice with half a brain experienced significant improvements to their cognition and movement when they received brain organoids made from human stem cells
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Journal
Terminal lucidity: when dying dementia patients regain awareness
The reports span centuries and cultures. If they’re real, memory and identity might be far more recoverable than we thought- by Ariel Zeleznikow-JohnstonRead on Psyche
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Journal
AI models need more data about biology, and OpenAI is paying to create it
Last year, the clinical trial policy analyst Ruxandra Teslo posted an idea for super-charging medical AI systems: use data from failed biotech companies. By bidding at their bankruptcy proce
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World
Latest news bulletin | September 13th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 13th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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World
Air Force officer recalls ‘free-falling’ after jet was shot down over Iran
In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” one of the two U.S. Air Force officers whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April detailed his harrowing ordeal.
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World
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentresPfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand
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Science
Endocannabinoid metabolism at VTA GABAergic neurons gates motivation for social, but not food, reward
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Tech
Committee calls for bill to address AI threat to human rights
A cross-party group of MPs and peers identifies human rights risks that existing laws appear not to cover.
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Science
Mutual wellbeing in an equine-assisted intervention: experimental evidence for the two-way hypothesis and the importance of interaction method
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Science
AI models enable cross-species mapping of cell biology
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed two new artificial intelligence models of the biological cell. The first, called universal cell embedding, paved the way for a second-generati
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Science
Human vs AI clinical assessment: benchmarking a multimodal foundation model against multi-center expert judgment on the mental status examination
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Politics
Slovakia’s Fico casts doubt over NATO mutual defense clause
Slovakia’s populist leader has long argued that Western countries’ approach to Russia and continued support for Ukraine is risking war.
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Sport
Prisco's Week 2 NFL picks: Bills beat Lions in shootout; Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys bounce back
Pete Prisco reveals all of his Week 2 picks, including the Jaguars handing the Broncos another loss
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Finance
US Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Fed Meeting as Oil and Treasury Yields Rise: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street
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Journal
'Pyramide de Verlée' in Havelange, Belgium
Verlée is a small hamlet located an hour and a quarter's drive south-east of Brussels. Apart from a few limestone farmhouses, the village itself is small and of little interest. However, whe
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Science
Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks
Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. Healthier connections just beneath the brain’s surface were li
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Science
Bizarre galactic radio source remains active for two decades with no detectable X-rays
Astronomers have identified a peculiar radio transient in the Milky Way that has remained active for more than two decades, defying the behavior expected of known classes of galactic radio s
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Sport
Falcons-Steelers Among Worst Offensive Games in NFL History
The Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers played one of the worst offensive games in NFL history on Sunday.
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World
Iran-GCC summit: What’s behind the meeting, why is Bahrain not attending?
Iran says it plans to hold talks with Iraq and Gulf nations in Oman to help strengthen shared regional security.
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Science
Newfound 'baby' planet smashes record for youngest known world
Astronomers have confirmed a world less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from archives. Called Elias 2-24 b, the baby planet is still whirling in its natal d
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Health
Supporting parenting in early childhood to foster human development and mental health
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Finance
World’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund expects equities pullback
New Zealand’s superannuation fund grows 14% despite being underweight on US tech stocks
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Science
Emotion regulation strategy use and daily levels of affective arousal, affective valence and dissociation in a clinical sample
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Politics
Tyreek Hill Posts Cryptic Message After Chiefs' Week 1 Win
Free-agent wide receiver Tyreek Hill sent a cryptic message following the Kansas City Chiefs' dominant Week 1 victory.
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Science
Scientists create 'super ice' that is ten times stronger and far harder to shatter
Ice is cheap, abundant and surprisingly strong. But it has one major weakness: Cracks can race through it, causing it to shatter without warning. Now, scientists have developed a new materia
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Health
RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.
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Politics
Raiders Drop Big Update on Brock Bowers Ahead of Week 2
The Raiders survived Week 1 without All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers. See what Klint Kubiak is now saying about his Week 2 status.
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Politics
Map Shows First Freeze Dates for Every State as Cold Weather Warnings Hit
The warnings are a reminder that the first hard freeze of the season could hit as soon as this month for some people.
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Journal
The bombarding of childhood
It’s not just screen time: the problem with children’s media is that it has become relentlessly hectic, loud and bright- by Natalia KucirkovaRead on Aeon
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Culture
New York Knicks Player Jalen Brunson — Emmys Host Mariska Hargitay’s Buddy — Expected to Open Show (EXCLUSIVE)
As Monday’s 78th Emmys ceremony fast approaches, Variety has learned of two new highlights that viewers should expect to see: New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is expected to appear
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Science
Luminescence dating pushes age of South Dakota's Mammoth Site back by more than 100,000 years
Deep within an ancient sinkhole lie the remains of dozens of mammoths, prehistoric wanderers who waded into the warm springs to their deaths. These deaths had long been accepted as having oc
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Politics
Obscure Missouri Law at Center of $80 Million Lawsuit Against Denny Hoskins
A Missouri law dating to 1909 could allow voters to seek up to $500 in damages from officials who fail to perform a legal duty.
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Finance
Google is playing a different AI game than everyone else, and Wall Street may be missing the point
Investors have been fixated on the relative performance of Alphabet’s AI models when they should instead be cheering the company’s cloud potential, an analyst says.
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Politics
Ex-Met detective to stand for Reform in by-election
Pete Newman will contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election for Reform UK on 8 October.
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World
Congo’s worst-ever Ebola epidemic passes 7,000 cases
Authorities suggested the spread of the disease may already have peaked, despite the virus having been confirmed in a seventh province recently.
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World
Russia hits train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just missing ‘diplomatic train’
The train, on a route frequently used by foreign delegations returning from Kyiv, was attacked just 2 kilometers from the Polish border.
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Science
The tourism industry is slowly waking up to solo travelers' needs
Solo travel is surging—and an industry still largely built for two is taking note. Google reported in April 2026 that online searches involving "solo travel" hit an all-time high this year,
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Finance
Dow Jones Futures: Fed Meeting Ahead; Anthropic's Amodei, OpenAI's Altman, SpaceX's Musk Call For AI Slowdown
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Journal
The Fascinating Science of How We Think Not with the Brain But with the World
"By reaching beyond the brain... we are able to focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively — to entertain ideas that would be literally unthinkable by the bra
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Finance
The trickle-down economics of the AI boom
How fast are AI investments translating into broader gains? Taiwan and South Korea offer hints
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Culture
Paul Walter Hauser Explains Mystery Pin He Wore to ‘Resident Evil’ Premiere
Paul Walter Hauser spoke out about the Epstein files with a pin he wore to the “Resident Evil” premiere on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The numbers on the pin affixed to his black T-shirt w
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Science
The girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughter
She was born with an ultra-rare genetic disorder. After my decades working in film PR, I now face the biggest campaign of all: the fight for her lifeMy daughter Elsie has beautiful curls – b
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Science
A complex intervention perspective on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: the role of music
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Science
Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death
Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics. The prehistoric strains may have been especiall
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Science
First confirmed Diplodocus outside North America reshapes Late Jurassic migration picture
In a discovery that challenges our understanding of dinosaur distribution during the Late Jurassic period, paleontologists have identified the first evidence of the iconic Diplodocus outside
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Journal
Unsealed for the First Time in 600 Years, This Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the 'Discovery of the Decade'
Archaeologists excavating Chan Chan, the capital of the pre-Inca Chimú civilization, found an undisturbed mausoleum that held the remains of at least 38 individuals, as well as a trove of ri
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Finance
China's DeepSeek hires dealmaker as CFO ahead of possible IPO
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World
Yemen’s Houthis advance on government strongholds of Marib, Taiz
Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as Houthi fighters advance toward Saudi-backed government-held areas.
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Politics
‘Slowing things down’: Trade wars hit global electrification shift
Tariffs on everything from EVs to grid components could slow the energy transition.
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Finance
T-Mobile US CEO Maps 5G, Broadband and AI Growth Strategy at Goldman Sachs Conference
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World
Russian drone hits Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train near Polish border
No casualties reported as Ukraine’s foreign minister says ‘Putin’s terror knocking directly on doors of EU and Nato’A passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian dron
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World
Transcript: Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 13, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 13, 2026.
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Finance
OpenAI expects to burn $280bn by 2030
AI start-up has projected deeply negative cash flows as it invests in infrastructure and faces price pressures
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World
Latest news bulletin | September 15th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 15th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Finance
AI is exciting audit firms — maybe too much
The technology being adopted rapidly by firms such as KPMG and EY still needs humans in the loop
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Finance
The 10 most overvalued housing markets in America
As home prices remain near record highs, about 81% of housing markets in America are overvalued, a new ratings-agency report says, with the Northeast leading the pack.
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Tech
Musk drops Apple from antitrust suit but keeps gunning for OpenAI
Musk stops attacking Apple over ChatGPT integration but not OpenAI.
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Finance
‘My total balance should be worth $20 million’: I invested $1.1 million in a crypto platform. Have I lost it all?
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Science
Ultracold cesium atoms reveal Bethe strings predicted nearly a century ago
In 1931, physicist Hans Bethe predicted that, in certain one-dimensional quantum systems, particles can bind together to form multi-particle states known as Bethe strings. Unlike ordinary mo
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Finance
Mark Walter’s Financial Empire Was Fueled By Retirement Savers
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Politics
Declassified Video Shows US Forces Rescue 'Dude 44 Bravo' Airman from Iran
Seeing the U.S. rescuers was “one of the greatest moments of my life," airman tells '60 Minutes' in his first public remarks.
