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Nurse mom is granted BOND after being charged with leaving her teething toddler in hot car to die
Deja Coleman, a 29-year-old Atlanta nurse, has been granted a $5,000 bond after being charged over the death of her 16-month-old son, Daniel, who died after being left in her car for at least seven hours on 29 July. She pleaded not guilty at a Gwinnett County court hearing on Wednesday, telling the judge she…
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Reform backer quits, Nats fault grounds flights, McLaren adds 1,000 jobs
Tim Montgomerie’s resignation piles pressure on Farage and Yusuf, while a Nats technical fault disrupts UK airports and McLaren unveils £450m Woking investment. Also: grooming survivors accuse police, Eiffel Tower row, AI extinction warning, Old Firm build-up and a BAFTA Fellowship for Duncan Kenworthy.
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iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: our first hands-on impressions
The Verge has published early hands-on impressions of Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, unveiled at the company’s “Surprise and shine” event at Apple Park. While the design closely mirrors last year’s iPhone 17 Pro range, Apple has introduced a variable-aperture main camera lens alongside new manual “pro” controls built into the native camera…
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Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
Four former Amazon warehouse workers have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of denying pregnant employees basic accommodations such as bathroom breaks, an extra 15-minute break and the option to sit rather than stand, before ultimately firing them. The case, lodged in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, seeks…
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September Showdown! SCOTUS Orders Blue State AGs To Respond To ParaBros Merger Antitrust Suit Objection From Iowa & Montana
The US Supreme Court has ordered California and 11 other Democratic-led states to respond by 25 September 2026 to a challenge from Iowa and Montana over their attempt to block Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion (£87 billion) merger with Warner Bros Discovery. The order does not confirm that the Court will take up the Republican-led states’…
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‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos recount their ordeals
More than 2,000 UK flights were cancelled after a system failure at Nats, the national air traffic control provider, plunged airports into chaos over two days. Although Nats fixed the technical fault within hours on Tuesday, the knock-on effects left hundreds of thousands of passengers facing delays and cancellations into Wednesday, prompting Nats chief executive…
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Apple is raising iPhone prices by $100 on all of its old models
Apple raised the prices of all its older iPhone models still on sale by $100 each, immediately after unveiling the new iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro at its “Surprise and shine” event. The increases mean anyone wanting a cheaper, previous-generation iPhone now pays significantly more than they would have just a day earlier, effectively…
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Apple iPhone Duo launch event: The 5 biggest announcements
Apple has concluded its iPhone launch event, held for the first time under CEO John Ternus rather than Tim Cook, unveiling its long-rumoured foldable handset alongside updated Pro phones, AirPods and Apple Watches. The headline device was the iPhone Duo, a passport-shaped foldable that lies flat when opened, marking Apple’s entry into a market already…
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Law student suffers serious injuries after car driven by young children
A California pageant queen, Kiara Bowling, was left unable to walk or speak after being struck from behind by a car being driven by two young children, aged four and seven, in Oakland. Bowling, 31, was walking a friend’s dog when the boys, who had allegedly taken their parents’ Toyota keys while the adults were…
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Public backlash against Brexit opens door for closer EU ties
This Guardian editorial argues that public opinion has turned decisively against Brexit, creating political cover for Sir Keir Starmer’s successor, Andy Burnham, to pursue a much closer relationship with the EU. It notes the irony that Nigel Farage, architect of Brexit, now avoids discussing his signature achievement, since none of the promised benefits of leaving…