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Scottish education row deepens as tech titans, City and conkers make headlines
Mairi McAllan faces school-standards backlash and Andy Burnham stumbles on the constitutional question; elsewhere, Altman and Musk back Amodei’s AI slowdown call, City beat United 1-0, and heatwaves may scupper the World Conker Championships.
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US Airman stranded in Iran describes TWO DAYS behind enemy lines after fighter jet was shot down: From ‘terrifying’ parachute plunge to miracle rescue
A US Air Force weapons officer, identified only by the callsign “Dude 44 Bravo,” has described surviving two days behind enemy lines in Iran after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by a shoulder-fired missile on 2 April. The aircraft was struck while conducting a strike near Isfahan on facilities linked to Iran’s drone…
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Labour is accused of trying to ‘punish’ Reform with law that could force it to return its £72million in donations
Angela Rayner has confirmed that new rules restricting overseas donations to political parties will be applied retrospectively, potentially forcing Reform UK to return £72million in donations from two crypto entrepreneurs. The Communities Secretary said the Representation of the People Bill, currently before Parliament, would cap donations from recent expats and returning Britons at £100,000 a…
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‘The Last Photograph’ Review: DC’s Zack Snyder Comes Back Down To Earth With A Violent But Surprisingly Human Action Drama – Toronto Film Festival
Deadline’s Toronto Film Festival review of Zack Snyder’s “The Last Photograph” describes a violent but unexpectedly human action drama that marks a departure from his DC blockbuster work, following photojournalist Joe Wallace and grieving Scottish farmer Ethan Black on a revenge mission through the jungles of an unnamed Latin American country. Rather than the politically…
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Police e-bike act divides Aussies as fierce debate erupts over crackdown: ‘Go catch some real criminals’
NSW Police and Transport for NSW officers seized 36 illegal e-bikes across four Sydney Northern Beaches suburbs in a crackdown that has sparked heated debate on social media. It marked the first use of new laws, introduced on 21 August, which allow authorities to seize and destroy illegal, modified or unregistered e-bikes and other vehicles…
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Air Force colonel shot down over Iran reveals desperate prayer in 50-hour fight to survive
A US Air Force colonel, identified only by his call sign “Bravo”, has spoken publicly for the first time about surviving a 50-hour ordeal in Iran after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by an Iranian missile on 2 April. In an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes”, the weapons systems officer described praying…
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‘Lanterns’ Officially Destroys the Typical Superhero Formula With a Shocking Betrayal | Review
HBO’s Lanterns continues its unconventional take on the Green Lantern mythos, using episode five to close out the show’s 2016-set mystery involving the Manhunter while jumping between timelines. Rather than following a typical superhero structure, the episode functions as a turning point that deconstructs Hal Jordan and John Stewart’s dynamic and sets up a betrayal…
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‘Lanterns’ Star Explains Why She Was “Completely Shattered” by the HBO Sci-Fi’s Biggest Twist
HBO’s *Lanterns* has moved into its final run of episodes, with Episode 5 delivering a major twist as Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) uncover the identity of the mysterious “Manhunter” behind the eerie calm in the town of Rushville. The reveal centres on Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), whose healing powers and secret…
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CBS Warns Humanity May Have a “Narrow Window” to Avoid AI Calamity, Right After ChatGPT Sponsors Its NFL Broadcast
CBS drew criticism for airing a stark warning about existential risks from artificial intelligence during its “60 Minutes” season premiere, hours after OpenAI’s ChatGPT debuted as a new sponsor of the network’s NFL sideline reports. The juxtaposition highlighted an awkward tension in media coverage of AI: the same companies being flagged for potentially dangerous, uncontrolled…