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Disabled New Mexico widower mauled to death by a bear in his own home
A disabled widower in Crystal, New Mexico, was mauled to death by a bear that broke into his home while his stepson was briefly out running an errand, in what is reported to be the first fatal bear attack in the state since 2001. Benjamin Halona, 67, had limited mobility after a recent seizure and…
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ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini offline in rare concurrent outage
Cloud-based AI services from OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and Google all suffered significant service interruptions within the same few-hour window on Thursday morning, an overlap that is highly unusual since these major frontier models rarely go down simultaneously. The near-concurrent failures briefly degraded access to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini, drawing attention to how much users…
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Cubs reliever Trent Thornton suffers epic dugout meltdown after being removed from game
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Trent Thornton lost his temper in the dugout after being pulled mid-inning during a 9-5 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night. The outburst came as the Cubs battled through a tight National League Central series against their divisional rivals, though Thornton’s frustration did not end up…
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Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday to demand an immediate moratorium on Scotland’s rapid datacentre expansion, driven by the global AI boom. Campaigners, led by Kat Jones of Action to Protect Rural Scotland, want the Scottish government to halt approvals until it produces an environmental impact analysis and clear…
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Google extends Gemini voice features to Gmail, Docs and Keep
Google has taken its Gemini Live voice features for Gmail, Docs and Keep out of beta, making them generally available to paying Google AI subscribers. The move extends Google’s effort to bring conversational, hands-free AI interaction into everyday productivity tools, letting users search, draft and organise content by speaking naturally rather than typing or navigating…
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The 10 Greatest Fantasy Books That You Haven’t Read
Collider’s feature highlights ten underrated fantasy novels that critics argue deserve wider recognition despite being overlooked amid the genre’s crowded modern market. The list spans different eras and styles, from lighter adventure to art-book experimentation and historical horror, aiming to point readers towards quality titles that never achieved mainstream popularity. Featured picks include Kage Baker’s…
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Arsenal receive record £60m as Martinelli joins Al-Hilal
Arsenal have confirmed the sale of forward Gabriel Martinelli to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £60m, a fee that sets a new record for the Premier League champions, surpassing the £40m they received for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Liverpool in 2017. The Brazilian, who joined from Ituano in 2019 and was part of Arsenal’s title-winning squad…
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Meghan Markle shares previously unseen photo of Prince Archie with late feminist icon Gloria Steinem as she pays tribute to her ‘friend and mentor’
Meghan Markle has paid tribute to Gloria Steinem, the veteran feminist campaigner who died this week aged 92, describing her as a “friend and mentor” in her first social media post since returning to the UK. The Duchess of Sussex shared three photographs of “Glo”, including a previously unseen image of Prince Archie with Steinem,…
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World Cup shapes record spending in 2026 transfer window
The 2026 summer transfer window, spanning the World Cup in the US, closed with several notable patterns across Europe’s top leagues. The tournament acted as a shop window for breakout talents, while some elite clubs moved early for targets even as their players competed, and promoted Premier League clubs spent unprecedented sums compared with the…
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Tecno unveils bezel-free concept phone ahead of IFA
Tecno, a budget smartphone brand affiliated with Itel and Infinix, has unveiled the Bezelless, a concept phone with no visible screen bezel at all, ahead of its debut at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The Verge’s reviewer was sent a prototype and found that the 6.78-inch, 144Hz OLED display genuinely runs edge-to-edge, with no…