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‘If you’re not conservative, don’t come here’: The town making missiles for Trump
Kingsport, Tennessee, a strongly Christian and conservative town with a major military munitions plant, remains largely supportive of President Trump despite falling national approval ratings linked to the Iran war and rising living costs. Its role in producing explosives for Patriot missiles and other weapons gives residents a direct economic and cultural connection to the…
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Ayra Starr on her secret relationship and teasing Stevie Wonder
Nigerian Afrobeats star Ayra Starr has discussed recovering from major surgery while preparing to release her new album, Starrgirl, highlighting the ambition and resilience that have driven her rapid rise. The interview also portrays her as humorous and self-assured, including her playful teasing of Stevie Wonder after he called to congratulate her on a Grammy…
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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Memoir ‘Behind The Castle Walls’ Gets Fall Release Date
Former Disney chief executive Bob Chapek will publish a memoir, Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth, on 29 September. The book will be his first public account of the turbulent period between becoming Disney CEO in 2020 and being dismissed in 2022, offering his perspective on leadership, internal…
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Longer heatwaves, hotter top temperatures and 61 days without rain: Proof that Britain has beaten ‘record-breaking’ summer of 1976
The article argues that Britain’s summer of 2026 has surpassed the long-standing benchmark set in 1976, citing longer heatwaves, higher peak temperatures and an extended dry spell. If confirmed by official records, the comparison would underline the increasing severity of extreme summer weather and its potential consequences for water supplies, health, agriculture and infrastructure. Its…
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IT teacher is struck off after being caught red-handed altering his pupils’ coursework during the middle of exam
An IT teacher has been struck off after he was caught secretly editing pupils’ coursework, including altering a student’s PowerPoint presentation while she was delivering it. Sai Krishnan Santhosh Kumar, 36, amended work belonging to 23 students at Meadow Park School in Whitley, Coventry, without their knowledge, prompting a tribunal to rule that he had…
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The Best Photos of the Big August Solar Eclipse
Spain experienced its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, producing striking views as the sun sat low above the horizon. The event drew crowds across the country and enabled scientific observations of the solar corona and changes in Earth’s atmosphere during the brief period of totality. The moon’s shadow reached the Iberian…
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How to stop Twitch from training AI on your streams
Twitch has confirmed it will use streamers’ content to train generative AI models, with the setting enabled by default rather than requiring consent. The move has prompted substantial criticism from creators, who argue they should be able to choose before their streams are used; an opt-out option is available, but Twitch’s decision highlights wider concerns…
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Two people killed in military helicopter crash in Texas sparking massive wildfire and forcing evacuations
A US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed into a field near Salado, Central Texas, on Wednesday, killing both pilots aboard and sparking a large wildfire that forced road closures and evacuations. The aircraft had taken off from Fort Hood, about half an hour away, and went down at around 1.34pm local time; officials described…
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Sheffield by-election fears, Cambridge plagiarism probe and Spotify’s AI labels
Sheffield was preparing for a by-election in Walkley after Green Party councillor Andy Davies resigned, three months after narrowly defeating the then council leader, Labour’s Tom Hunt, in May. Davies said his decision was due to mental-health and personal reasons and that he would step back from political activity. The contest, scheduled for 17 September,…