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Florida man accused of killing nurse mom who helped him despite repeated arrests for threatening her: sheriff
A 21-year-old Florida man, Gibson Nash, has been charged with murdering his mother, a nurse who had recently bailed him out of jail and relocated to help him get mental health treatment. Authorities say Nash had a history of threatening his mother and had been arrested multiple times previously in connection with abuse directed at…
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Gianni Infantino comes out fighting: FIFA hit out at campaign to bring president down following bombshell allegation of his ‘affair’ with former UEFA staffer
FIFA has pushed back against what it describes as a campaign to remove president Gianni Infantino, after a bombshell allegation emerged claiming he had an affair with a former UEFA staff member. The governing body has framed the claims as part of a wider effort to undermine Infantino’s leadership, though the full details of the…
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AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust
Educators and publishers are increasingly relying on AI detection tools to identify AI-generated writing, echoing the earlier rise of anti-plagiarism software. Unlike traditional plagiarism checkers, which compare text against databases of existing content, AI detectors such as GPTZero, Pangram and Turnitin’s own tool use their own AI models to guess whether writing was produced by…
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IN CHARTS: A visual breakdown of the Smithsonian’s billion-dollar taxpayer-funded budget
The Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, has drawn increasing political scrutiny over its reliance on more than $1 billion a year in federal funding, with President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget seeking to cut that support below the billion-dollar mark. The move forms part of a wider administration push to…
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What are datacentres doing to the places we love? In Slough, I found a bleak answer | John Harris
The Guardian’s John Harris visited Slough, home to Europe’s densest cluster of datacentres, to examine the impact of the UK’s datacentre boom on local communities as the government pushes to triple the number of such facilities nationwide. His reporting finds that residents near the estate, once famous as the setting for The Office, associate the…
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We know sleep, exercise and diet are vital for health. But why?
A Guardian science article explores why sleep, exercise and diet are all so central to health, arguing that emerging neuroscience points to a common underlying mechanism: mitochondria, the tiny structures within our cells that generate energy. Rather than being separate prescriptions that work in different ways, the piece suggests these three habits are essentially all…
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Britain is paying the price for failing to invest in its young people | Richard Partington
Writing for the Guardian, Richard Partington argues that Britain is now reaping the consequences of years of underinvestment in young people, as highlighted by Alan Milburn’s review into youth unemployment. He contends that austerity-era cuts to education, youth services and family support have left a generation disillusioned, with only one in four young people believing…
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Roblox shares plummet by 70% after the company reports persistent decline in player numbers, and of course the solution involves AI
Roblox’s share price collapsed by around 70% after the company revealed that its daily active user numbers have been steadily declining, raising fresh doubts about the platform’s long-term growth prospects. The drop wiped a substantial amount off the company’s market value and has intensified scrutiny of how Roblox plans to reverse the trend, with executives…
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“Suggestions that they’d pull the smallest headline crowd in the festival’s history are laughably wide of the mark.” Slaughter To Prevail pass their big Bloodstock test with flying colours (and lots of breakdowns)
Slaughter To Prevail prove themselves worthy headliners with a crushingly heavy, fire-powered set at Bloodstock
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Andy Burnham to tour Britain in effort to reconnect government with public
Andy Burnham is to embark on a national tour of Britain this coming week in a bid to strengthen the government’s connection with the public during his premiership. The prime minister is expected to unveil policies aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures and to signal his commitment to revitalising the UK’s high streets, as he pushes…