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Former Obama aides joke about Trump being stopped by heart disease or old age
Hosts of the “Pod Save America” podcast, all former aides to President Barack Obama, drew criticism after appearing to joke about US President Donald Trump dying from heart disease or old age during a Tuesday episode. The remarks came in response to a hostile listener question about stopping Trump, prompting several co-hosts to riff on…
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Eight minutes to disaster: Inside the fatal flight of Barambah Organics founder and his travel-obsessed daughter before their light plane crashed into a Stockleigh field
A father and daughter died when their light aircraft crashed and caught fire in a paddock at Chambers Flat, near Logan in southeast Queensland, just eight minutes after taking off from Brisbane’s Archerfield Airport on Monday. Ian Campbell, 56, founder of the organic dairy brand Barambah Organics, and his daughter Hannah, 23, were flying together…
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Also delays TM-B e-bike deliveries amid chip shortages
Rivian’s micromobility spinoff Also has publicly apologised after repeated delays to its high-tech TM-B e-bike, which was originally due to ship to customers in spring 2026 and then summer, but has yet to reach anyone as autumn approaches. Frustrated reservation holders had been venting on Reddit, prompting Also’s product manager, Saul Leiken, to post a…
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LIV players free to leave after bankruptcy protection filing
LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US as it restructures following Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) withdrawing its funding, a move that frees all current players from their contracts. The breakaway league says it has secured a new investor, BC Partners, and plans to launch a majority player-owned “LIV…
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Microsoft adds Harry Potter film adverts to Bing Wallpaper
Microsoft has started inserting advertising into its Bing Wallpaper app for Windows, replacing users’ usual rotation of scenic desktop images with a promotion for a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film collection. The change, which appeared on Monday, has prompted complaints on Reddit and Microsoft’s own Learn support forum, with users asking why their wallpaper…
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Glastonbury 2027 ticket costs exceed £400 as October sales begin
Glastonbury organisers have confirmed that general admission tickets for the 2027 festival will cost £408 each including booking fee, marking the first time prices have exceeded £400 in the event’s history and prompting a mixed reaction online. The announcement, made on Tuesday 8 September, also confirmed the festival will run from Wednesday 23 to Sunday…
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NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has agreed to transfer part of its budget to the US Department of Defense to fund research into pandemic and biological threats, despite NIH leadership having previously said it wanted to move away from this type of work. The Department of Defense confirmed the deal, signed roughly a month…
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Prime Video Orders Australian Originals ‘Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings,’ ‘Madness of Three’ and ‘The Test’ Season 4
Prime Video has commissioned three new Australian original productions, expanding its local content slate to 34 titles since 2019. The line-up includes two true-crime docuseries and a fourth season of cricket documentary “The Test,” with all three set to launch from 2027, underlining Amazon MGM Studios’ continued investment in local storytelling for both domestic and…
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Sylvia Hoeks Joins Apple TV’s ‘Disavowed’
Sylvia Hoeks has joined the cast of Apple TV’s forthcoming action thriller “Disavowed” as a series regular, expanding the roster around lead James Marsden. The show, created by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, follows a disgraced former CIA case officer who pursues a $15 million federal bounty on an assassin after being fired mid-investigation into…
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Suno Inks ‘Strategic Partnership’ With Believe
Suno, the AI music generation platform, has signed a “strategic partnership” with French music company Believe, marking its third such tie-up with a major music industry player following earlier deals with Warner Music Group and BMG. Under the agreement, music from participating Believe and TuneCore artists and labels will be used to train Suno’s forthcoming…