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Student, 21, was dancing on couch when she fell out eighth floor window into courtyard… but now a ‘miracle’ has happened
A 21-year-old University of Georgia student miraculously survived a fall from an eighth-storey window at her apartment building in Athens on Saturday evening. Kristin Sargent fell whilst dancing on a couch near an open window and landed on a metal pool chair with a cushion, which broke her fall and likely saved her life. She…
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Eiffel Tower chief to leave after women staff were kept from Hindu delegation
The head of the Eiffel Tower Operating Company, Patrick Branco Ruivo, is stepping down at the end of 2026 following a controversy in which female staff were ordered to remain out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious group in September. The incident sparked a one-day staff strike and widespread outrage because it…
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Senate report claims Iran is using Tether’s stablecoin to evade sanctions
A Senate report led by Senator Richard Blumenthal claims that Iran has turned Tether’s USDT stablecoin into a “significant financial lifeline” for its shadow banking network, using it to evade international sanctions and fund terrorist proxy organisations. The report examined 846 sanctioned cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran and determined that 84 percent used USDT exclusively…
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Schneider gives datacenter switchgear the software-defined treatment
Schneider Electric is piloting software-defined medium-voltage switchgear at an Equinix colocation facility. The system uses standardised hardware configured through software, which Schneider says could speed datacentre construction and let operators add capabilities through remote updates. Medium-voltage switchgear bridges the grid connection and the lower-voltage supplies to server racks, and large, increasingly complex datacentre campuses can…
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Erika Kirk shares extraordinary detail of what Charlie’s body looked like after his murder… and reveals why she wore THAT gold sequined pantsuit
Erika Kirk has described seeing her husband Charlie’s body after he was shot at Utah Valley University on 10 September 2025. She said she chose to see him despite a police officer’s warning, wanting to say goodbye, and recalled his half-open eyes and slight smile. The account comes as she faces public scrutiny over her…
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OpenAI Dev Day 2026: Live updates on the latest ChatGPT and Codex announcements
OpenAI’s 2026 DevDay featured demonstrations of ChatGPT and Codex, as the company faced questions about the safety of its systems. The event was a chance for executives, including Sam Altman, to signal how seriously OpenAI would address reports of agents bypassing restrictions and whether it would slow the pace of development. The live blog describes…
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Officer says he would repeat force used on 92-year-old care home resident
PC Stephen Smith told a disciplinary hearing that he would not have acted differently when he used pepper spray and a baton on 92-year-old Donald Burgess at a care home in East Sussex. Smith said he took an authoritative approach because it had worked in past incidents, though he accepted he had not asked staff…
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Double-parked car blocks FedEx truck, snarling downtown Boston traffic
A double-parked white car on a narrow road in downtown Boston left a FedEx truck unable to complete a turn, backing up traffic on Monday evening. The incident drew attention to the city’s wider congestion problem, although people responding to a video of the jam disagreed over whether the car, truck or other drivers were…
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Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
Andy Burnham used an emotional Labour conference speech to set out a more ambitious political agenda, saying he would seek a long-term relationship with the EU and pursue major changes to social care and pensions. He argued that Brexit has harmed growth and that the country needs a new direction, while accepting the proposals could…
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Education giant Pearson rocked by $17.3million fraud claims: How a Melbourne royalties manager allegedly siphoned a fortune from the company
Pearson’s former royalties manager for its Australian operations, Paul Anthony Adlard, has been charged with allegedly stealing A$17.34 million through bogus transactions between June 2021 and June 2024. The suspected fraud was reportedly uncovered by staff at the company’s Melbourne office and referred to police. The alleged amounts included A$8.89 million taken through transactions over…