Gavin Newsom reveals personal income of $1.7m-$2m in tax return release

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California governor and wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, release 2022-2024 filings amid Trump investigation

Gavin Newsom and his wife made from $1.7m to $2m annually from 2022 through 2024, and paid about half a million a year in federal and state taxes, according to tax returns released by his office.

The California Democratic governor’s office released more than 700 pages of tax filings spanning four years for reporters to review, offering a window into Newsom’s finances as he prepares to leave office and considers a 2028 presidential bid. Newsom’s office did not release returns for 2025, because the couple filed for an extension and will complete those returns in October.

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High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children

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Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected

A clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty can go ahead after a high court judge threw out a legal challenge on Friday.

Campaigners had launched the attempt to halt the planned research into puberty blockers, to be run by researchers at King’s College London (KCL), on the grounds that they believed it could harm the children taking part.

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Is the cyclosporiasis outbreak slowing? Test-makers are hopeful

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Data by one test-maker shows a positivity drop, but rate could be influenced by number of people taking test

The maker of a popular laboratory test said the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US may be slowing. An outbreak of infections from the single-celled parasite has grown to more than 18,000 suspected and confirmed cases in late July, the nation’s largest on record.

The midwest has been hit particularly hard in the outbreak, where public health officials have linked infections in nine states to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms’ Mexico operations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said people in at least nine states appeared to have connected cases.

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India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’

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António Guterres says strengthening El Niño will help push the world’s climate crisis into ‘uncharted territory’

India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned.

António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said the strengthening El Niño was “adding fuel to a planet already on fire” and pushing the world into “uncharted territory”.

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Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz – Reuters

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  1. Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz  Reuters
  2. Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war  The Guardian
  3. Oil prices rise after Iran says it attacked two tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz  CNBC
  4. Iran Strikes 2 Tankers Trying To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Under US "Air Escort"  NDTV
  5. Two Violating Oil Tankers Disabled in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency  تسنیم
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In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life – NBC News

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  1. In France’s beloved vineyards, raging wildfires threaten a way of life  NBC News
  2. Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee  AP News
  3. In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules  The New York Times
  4. What the fires burning near Bordeaux's vineyards could mean for France's wine industry  CBS News
  5. Thousands in France allowed to return home as Europe tackles wildfires and heatwave  npr.org
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BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale

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Move will end six decades of production in area, as new CEO tries to simplify company and cut debt

BP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale as it looks to end six decades of production from the basin.

The firm announced on Friday morning it had launched a formal process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale. The move comes as BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, tries to simplify the company and cut its debt levels.

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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single

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Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in history with Rein Me In, beating a record that has stood since 1953.

Back then, the UK singles chart had been running for less than a year and contained just 12 songs when I Believe, a bombastic ballad by US crooner Frankie Laine, hit No 1 and spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart.

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UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’ – AP News

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  1. UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’  AP News
  2. Fierce floods or wild waves? How San Diego is preparing for a winter of extreme weather under El Niño.  CalMatters
  3. India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’  theguardian.com
  4. Powerful El Nino to intensify heat on ‘a planet already on fire’: UN  Al Jazeera
  5. UN weather agency warns strong El Nino to intensify from August  Reuters
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Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in – Reuters

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  1. Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in  Reuters
  2. Violence surges in West Bank as Israeli settlers escalate attacks on Palestinians  PBS
  3. Palestine weekly: West Bank in flames after Tal killings  Al Jazeera
  4. Photos show the aftermath of settler violence in the West Bank and strikes in Gaza  AP News
  5. Jewish Settlers Plan 'Memorial Hikes' Through West Bank Villages After Deadly Clashes  Haaretz
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Pakistani rescuers recover 3 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche – AP News

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  1. Pakistani rescuers recover 3 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche  AP News
  2. Broad Peak avalanche strikes world-famous climber Nims Purja in Himalayan tragedy  National Geographic
  3. Renowned Netflix documentary climber among those missing in avalanche  USA Today
  4. 4 Bodies Found and 6 Climbers Missing After Avalanche in Pakistan  The New York Times
  5. Broad Peak Search Continues, Shocked K2 Teams Abort Summit Push  Explorersweb »
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Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics – CNN

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  1. Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics  CNN
  2. Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop  Reuters
  3. Receding Danube reveals potential centuries-old catapult stone  Euronews.com
  4. Nazi boat uncovered in Danube drought  The Telegraph
  5. Sunken Nazi warship uncovered in shrinking river during heatwave  The Independent
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Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics – CNN

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  1. Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics  CNN
  2. Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop  Reuters
  3. Receding Danube reveals potential centuries-old catapult stone  Euronews.com
  4. Nazi boat uncovered in Danube drought  The Telegraph
  5. Sunken Nazi warship uncovered in shrinking river during heatwave  The Independent
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Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

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Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too late

The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.

Severe wildfires have burned across Spain and France since early July, killing people, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee.

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TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using ‘smart glasses’ – BBC

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  1. TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart glasses'  BBC
  2. TikTok influencer under investigation over secret filming on Ullapool to Stornoway ferry  Ross-shire Journal
  3. CalMac rule change after man filmed crew and customers with Meta glasses  Largs and Millport News
  4. Police investigate YouTuber for secretly filming Scots with Meta glasses  STV News
  5. TikToker Is Under Police Investigation for Secret Filming With Smart Glasses  Gadget Review
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