- UK to Offer First-Time Home Buyers Loans to Spur Ownership bloomberg.com
- Burnham announces scheme to help first-time buyers onto housing ladder bbc.com
- Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers The Guardian
- New scheme to get first-time buyers on housing ladder announced by Andy Burnham news.sky.com
- Burnham to revive Help to Buy scheme in bid to aid first-time buyers Financial Times
Tenth woman’s body found in South Africa suburb as police probe killings – BBC
- Tenth woman's body found in South Africa suburb as police probe killings BBC
- Fears of possible serial killer rise in South Africa after body of 10th woman found CBS News
- South African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg Al Jazeera
- Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation continues The Seattle Times
- South African police arrest three people over woman's death after spate of killings Reuters
Tenth woman’s body found in South Africa suburb as police probe killings
The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.
Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to ‘settle with Putin’ – AP News
- Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin' AP News
- Russian drones kill two in market outside Kyiv, three others in different regions, officials say Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Moscow terrorising Ukrainians as fresh strikes kill eight The Guardian
- Russian attacks kill eight in Ukraine after Moscow vows to continue war France 24
- Strikes kill 6 in Ukraine after Moscow rejects German calls to de-escalate abcnews.com
South African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg – Al Jazeera
- South African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg Al Jazeera
- Tenth woman's body found as South Africa police probe killings bbc.com
- Fears of possible serial killer rise in South Africa after body of 10th woman found CBS News
- Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation continues The Seattle Times
- Panic grips Ekurhuleni as 11th woman’s body found in Springs SABC News
4th FW F-15Es Return From Iran Air War With Mortal Kombat-Themed Nose Art And Drone Kill Markings – The Aviationist
One dead as nor’easter storm pummels New York and New Jersey
Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.
Ukraine airdrops killer robots behind enemy lines to take out 3K Russian troops in ‘historic moment’ – New York Post
- Ukraine airdrops killer robots behind enemy lines to take out 3K Russian troops in ‘historic moment’ New York Post
- Revealed: Secret robot offensive that ‘killed 3,000 Russians’ The Telegraph
- Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer Ars Technica
- Drones only need 2 nights to lay a minefield that would take troops 2 weeks: Ukrainian corps Yahoo
- Offensive operation in Lyman direction continues — Zelensky Ukrinform
Iraq seeks US exemption from ban on Iranian flights – Al Jazeera
- Iraq seeks US exemption from ban on Iranian flights Al Jazeera
- Exclusive | A U.S. Arm-Twisting Campaign Is Cutting Iran Off From the Rest of the World WSJ
- Three Iraqi airports suspend Iranian flights starting Friday, sources and state media say Reuters
- US official toured countries in Europe, Middle East to warn against ties to Iran jpost.com
- Iran threatens regional air travel as US sanctions cut its flight links Iran International
Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat – The Verge
- Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat The Verge
- The hottest new hangout for middle schoolers is NPR’s comment section? TechCrunch
- Middle Schoolers Turn NPR Podcast Comments on Spotify Into an Unlikely Group Chat Межа. Новини України.
- American kids are dodging social media ban by posting on NPR podcasts comments section ThePrint
- Gen Zer Solves NPR’s Spotify Comments Mystery That Baffled Staffers: ‘These Are Not Bots’ Mediaite
Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged
Eric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in tree
A third person has been arrested in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune in Mississippi’s capital city, while investigators said they had determined the scene where her body was found hanging had been staged.
Eric Clark, 45, surrendered to authorities on Friday and was charged with murder, according to the Jackson police department (JPD). Clark was scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday.
Continue reading...Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language, new study suggests – The Washington Post
- Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language, new study suggests The Washington Post
- Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans Phys.org
- Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak newscientist.com
- Scientists reveal how dogs decode what humans are saying The Independent
- Dogs Parse Human Speech Using the Same Consonant Bias as Humans Neuroscience News
Wisconsin police investigating fraternity for hazing after men found in basement
Pledges found covered in food in heated basement of fraternity house near University of Wisconsin-Madison
Police are investigating suspected illegal hazing after about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found recently in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Madison police said some of the men, whom they described as pledges of a fraternity, had signs of being physically assaulted.
Continue reading...Greek authorities seek answers after six killed in Athens apartment block explosion
Emergency teams discovered victims after two-storey building in historic Plaka district collapsed ‘in seconds’
Greek authorities say they are trying to discover what caused a two-storey apartment block in the heart of ancient Athens to collapse “in a matter of seconds”, killing six people.
Emergency teams found the victims, including four American tourists, on Saturday, more than 24 hours after the early morning explosion in the historic Plaka district.
Continue reading...In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump – The Guardian
- In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump The Guardian
- Netanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque' BBC
- Lost in translation: Israel, Huckabee blast Macron over Hamas comments as France clarifies wording Fox News
- ‘Like denying the sun will come up’: Israeli terror victim blasts Macron over Hamas claim JNS.org
- UN General Assembly France Bluefield Daily Telegraph
‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference
Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problems
Andy Burnham has said he can deliver on his promise of radical change for the country despite severe economic headwinds, telling the Guardian: “There’s always things you can do; it’s just whether you’re prepared to do them.”
The prime minister acknowledged public finances were “challenging” ahead of next month’s budget but said delivering fiscal stability would be “crucial”, because only then would the government be able to focus on fixing bigger problems.
Continue reading...China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand – apnews.com
Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers
Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian
A new help-to-buy scheme aimed at giving first-time buyers who cannot rely on the “bank of mum and dad” is to be introduced in a big policy announcement by Andy Burnham.
The programme, called “Your first home”, is intended to help buyers in England who have a regular income but have been unable to save for a large deposit or don’t have financial support from their family.
Continue reading...Russia rains death on Ukraine as Zelensky demands tougher sanctions – Yahoo
- Russia rains death on Ukraine as Zelensky demands tougher sanctions Yahoo
- Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- At least 10 people killed in Russian and Ukrainian attacks Al Jazeera
- Russian strikes kill eight in Ukraine, damage maternity clinic Reuters
- Russian Drone Strike Kills Israeli Boy, Wounds Mother In Kyiv i24NEWS
US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering
Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’
While the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, was being decorated in Quito by Ecuador’s president for “helping to promote peace in the region”, 10 Ecuadorian fishers whose boat had been blown up by US forces were adrift in the eastern Pacific.
On 8 September, a day before Rubio arrived, a US patrol vessel intercepted the fishing boat Don Rufo in international waters near Ecuador.
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