Vance and Walz stick to policy in polite VP debate – but who won?
The restrained debate was a stark contrast to the fiery showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Biden, Harris take stock of battered southeastern US after Hurricane Helene
The US president and vice president will visit the Carolinas and Georgia, where more than one million are without power.
Will Mexico’s President Sheinbaum depart from predecessor AMLO’s policies?
Sheinbaum inherits profound challenges while promising continuity of AMLO's transformative, and controversial, policies.
Iraqis mourn Nasrallah, vow to ‘continue resisting Israel’
People across Iraq, from Basra to Mosul, take to the streets to show solidarity with Lebanese people and condemn Israel.
Pink Floyd reaches deal with Sony to sell music catalog for $400m – report
British rock band also agree to sell rights to their name and likeness after years of reported infighting among members
Pink Floyd has reportedly reached a deal with Sony to sell their music catalog, as well as their name and likeness, for about $400m.
The British rock band agreed to sell the rights to their recorded music catalog, their name and their likeness, but not the rights to their songwriting, according to the Financial Times, who first reported the news of the deal on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer tells Brussels press conference it was ‘right’ for him to repay £6,000 worth of gifts – as it happened
Announcement that PM is returning gifts comes after news Labour peer Lord Alli is under investigation by Lords commissioner
Richard Fuller, the Tory chair, is on the conference platform now introducing the morning session.
He starts with thanks to various people who have helped with the conference.
After a frenetic Conference for Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick the tiredness will be kicking in, but also for the teams of advisers who want, and maybe need, their principal to take another go at delivering the twenty-minute speech of their career.
It’s a four hoarse race.
The problem for the party, and for me, is that none of this gossipy chatter has taken the conference attendees much further forward – nor has any of the four taken conference by storm.
Continue reading...Biden and Harris tour storm Helene havoc as death toll climbs
Biden flew over storm-ravaged North Carolina, where tens of thousands of people remain without running water.
Timeline: The key moments that led to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel
Over the past year, escalations have raised concerns over an expanding war in the Middle East.
Madeleine McCann suspect faces 15-year prison term in unrelated trial
Christian Brückner, 47, is on trial in Germany for three charges of rape and two of sexual abuse.
John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler
Star Wars actor will lead Otis & Zelma, which will celebrate the ‘eternal love story’ between the singer and his wife
John Boyega is set to play Otis Redding in a new film telling the story of the soul singer’s decade-long relationship.
Otis & Zelma will see the Star Wars and Attack the Block actor play the tragic star with the Till breakout Danielle Deadwyler playing his wife, Zelma.
Continue reading...Hurricane Helene leaves thousands without clean water in its wake
Damage to sewage systems and pipes means widespread boil water notices and conservation orders could last weeks
Hurricane Helene left a path of devastation behind, with storm-ravaged areas struggling to access safe water for days because flooding damaged sewage systems, wastewater treatment plants and pipes that deliver drinking water to residents in the affected areas.
Boiling water advisories and water conservation orders are in place in counties in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.
Continue reading...Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400,000 over cybersecurity failings
Nuclear waste dump in Cumbria pleaded guilty to leaving data that could threaten national security exposed for four years, says regulator
Sellafield will have to pay almost £400,000 after it pleaded guilty to criminal charges over years of cybersecurity failings at Britain’s most hazardous nuclear site.
The vast nuclear waste dump in Cumbria left information that could threaten national security exposed for four years, according to the industry regulator, which brought the charges. It was also found that 75% of its computer servers were vulnerable to cyber-attack.
Continue reading...Stranded luxury cruise ship still stuck off coast of Northern Ireland
Villa Vie Odyssey set sail on three-and-a-half-year voyage on Monday after repairs but departure delayed again
The luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months remains anchored off the coast of Northern Ireland after two failed attempts to finally set sail on a round-the-world voyage.
The Villa Vie Odyssey was originally due to embark on a “perpetual” three-and-a-half-year trip on 30 May but was marooned after requiring repairs, leaving passengers stranded in Belfast over summer.
Continue reading...Fury as Trump downplays severity of brain injuries suffered by 109 US soldiers: ‘What does injured mean?’ – The Independent
- Fury as Trump downplays severity of brain injuries suffered by 109 US soldiers: ‘What does injured mean?’ The Independent
- Trump dismisses US troops' brain injuries from 2020 Iran strike CNN
- Analysis | Trump’s continued callousness toward injured soldiers The Washington Post
- Trump downplays troop brain injuries from Iran attack as ‘headaches’ Military Times
- Trump downplays importance of troops with brain injuries (again) MSNBC
Hand grenades thrown near Israeli embassy in Copenhagen
In separate incident, Swedish police launch investigation after shots fired at Israeli embassy in Stockholm
Police in Denmark and Sweden are investigating after hand grenades were thrown near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen and shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Three Swedish men were arrested in the Danish capital on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in two explosions near the Israeli embassy at 3.20am in the Copenhagen district of Hellerup.
Continue reading...Trip on psychedelics, save the planet: the offbeat solution to the climate crisis
Proponents say using hallucinogens can spark ‘consciousness shifts’ to inspire climate-friendly behaviors
Thousands gathered for New York City’s annual Climate Week last week to promote climate solutions, from the phaseout of fossil-fuel subsidies to nuclear energy to corporate-led schemes like carbon credits. Others touted a more offbeat potential salve to the crisis: psychedelics.
Under the banner of Psychedelic Climate Week, a group of academics, marketers and advocates gathered for a film on pairing magic mushrooms with music, a discussion on funding ketamine-assisted therapy and a panel on “Balancing Investing & Impact with Climate & Psychedelic Capital”.
Continue reading...Democrats laser in on Pennsylvania as they scramble to keep Senate majority
Democrats’ prospects in Montana and West Virginia look grim – and money is pouring in to help Trump-backed Dave McCormick
Pennsylvania has come into laser focus in the 2024 election as the must-win state of the presidential election. But further down the ballot is another race in the battleground state – one that could decide whether Democrats are able to hold on to a one-seat majority in the Senate.
With the party bracing to lose a seat in West Virginia and incumbent Jon Tester’s prospects looking grim in Montana, a lot of attention and money is flowing into the Senate race between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania.
Continue reading...Watch: Analysing where Iran’s missiles struck in Israel
BBC Verify analysed three locations that were hit by Iranian missiles.
Mark Robinson skipped vote to declare Hurricane Helene a state of emergency
North Carolina lieutenant governor who has been criticized for alleged explicit posts was the only member to not vote
Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate, skipped a vote on declaring a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Helene’s arrival to the southern state, according to a report.
Robinson, who has been under attack recently over alleged racist and explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board, was the only council of state member who did not vote on Democratic governor Roy Cooper’s emergency declaration, WRAL News reported.
Continue reading...Vatican bank fires man and woman who flouted staff marriage ban
Newlyweds nicknamed ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Italian media had both refused to resign so other could keep job
A man and woman have been fired from their jobs at the Vatican bank because they flouted a ban on marriage between employees.
The young couple, nicknamed “Romeo and Juliet” by the Italian media, got married in August, after the bank imposed a rule banning marriage between employees aimed at preventing nepotism.
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