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New images show Crucible after £45m expansion for World Snooker
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Peter Thiel’s AI Tribunal Put Journalists on Trial. Now It’s Pivoted to Scoreboard Model
Peter Thiel-backed startup Objection, which had launched a system of AI-powered arbitrations forcing journalists to defend their reporting against complaints from unhappy subjects, has abandoned that model and rebranded as The Primary. The new venture instead uses a large language model to score, rank and index journalists and outlets according to the rigour of their…
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Devoted Rotherham dad jokes he’s ‘never doing it again’ after mammoth fundraising cycle at height of heatwave
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Saharan dust is at an all-time high over Britain – increasing the risk ‘blood rain’, study warns
A new study has found that Saharan dust drifting over Britain has reached record levels, raising the likelihood of so-called “blood rain” — reddish-tinted rainfall caused by fine desert particles mixing with precipitation. Researchers say the trend reflects broader shifts in weather patterns carrying dust further north than usual, with implications for air quality and…
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England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina
England will field an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, with head coach Steve Borthwick opting for continuity over promoting newly capped players Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori or in-form back-row forward Henry Pollock to the run-on side. The match, part of the Nations Championship,…
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‘Somebody needs to do something’: GOP senators split as Tuberville demands McConnell answers
Republican senators are publicly divided over how to handle Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s extended absence from Capitol Hill, with Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville pressing for clarity and Louisiana’s John Kennedy urging colleagues to leave the Kentucky senator alone. The disagreement highlights growing unease within the GOP conference about McConnell’s health and capacity to serve, particularly…
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‘Lost Children of Tuam’ Director on the key role Schindler’s List star Liam Neeson played behind the scenes of the forthcoming film – and the emotional interview that made him want to direct it
A forthcoming film titled “Lost Children of Tuam” is in development, dramatising the case of the mother-and-baby home in Tuam, County Galway, where the remains of hundreds of infants were discovered in an unmarked burial site. The film’s director has revealed that Liam Neeson, star of Schindler’s List, played an important behind-the-scenes role in bringing…
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Dartmoor ponies are saved! Fate of endangered animals is safe after fierce backlash from campaigners
Dartmoor’s ponies have had their future secured after a sustained public backlash from campaigners forced a change of course. The animals, which had faced an uncertain fate, will now remain safe, in a result campaigners and pony welfare groups have welcomed as a victory for the breed’s continued presence on the moor. The article provided…
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Trump keeps ‘really big’ address under wraps as White House says ‘nobody knows’ what he’ll reveal
Trump says his Thursday night address will focus on free and fair elections and the SAVE America Act, while also touching on the escalating Iran conflict.