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Uefa and Concacaf ask Gianni Infantino to give Fifa’s billions to its member associations
The presidents of UEFA and Concacaf have written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino requesting that FIFA distribute at least $10 million to each of its 211 member associations from its $6 billion reserves during the 2027–2030 cycle. The leaders questioned whether FIFA’s proposed Forward Enterprise scheme was necessary given the substantial cash reserves available, and…
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US government website used Chinese model the FBI called “malicious”
The US National Archives briefly offered an Alibaba Qwen AI model to search public comments on the Federal Register website, before removing it after users highlighted an apparent conflict with FBI warnings about Chinese AI firms. The FBI has accused Alibaba and others of industrial-scale copying of American AI models, making the agency’s use of…
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Trump’s new restrictive green card policy starts TODAY as immigrants brace for applications to be denied
The Trump administration’s new green card policy came into effect on Friday, requiring immigrants to disclose whether they currently receive or may require social benefits as part of their application process. Immigration officers can now consider a broad range of means-tested benefits when determining whether applicants will become “public charges” and can therefore be granted…
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FBI: Fake cop and government impersonation scams cost victims $1.6B
Impersonation scams involving fake police officers and government officials cost victims more than $1.6 billion between January 2025 and July 2026, according to the FBI. Criminals typically threaten victims with arrest, fines or other legal consequences unless they make an immediate payment, using phone calls, artificial intelligence, fake uniforms and mock government offices to appear…
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Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount
The FCC has waived its 25 per cent limit on foreign ownership in the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. deal, allowing sovereign wealth funds controlled by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to acquire a combined 49.5 per cent stake. The decision has drawn criticism because FCC chair Brendan Carr has simultaneously faced accusations of targeting or…
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‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks
Concerns are growing that the UK government is losing focus on the risks posed by artificial intelligence after plans for an AI safety law were abandoned during political turmoil. Andy Burnham’s government has prioritised domestic economic pressures and abolished the department leading the work, prompting fears that Britain is not acting quickly enough on a…
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Airports chaos caused by ‘software glitch’ officials find – as Government orders further probe but dodges sacking under-fire NATS boss
A preliminary investigation found that a software glitch in NATS’s air traffic control system caused widespread disruption on 8 September, grounding more than 2,000 flights and affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. The malfunction occurred when an aircraft identification-code request was interrupted by a higher-priority task and failed to restart correctly, triggering restrictions on UK…
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Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron says Russian hybrid attacks targeting Europe and France have intensified, aiming to intimidate countries and weaken their support for Ukraine. He has ordered plans to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive defence and technology sites, warning that recent attacks would not go unanswered. Macron cited alleged Russian involvement in a drone attack…
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Parliament bell ringer ordered to sell his £1million London mews home after losing court battle over decision to rip out his banker neighbour’s gate on the day he moved in
Parliament bell ringer Adrian Udal has been ordered to sell his roughly £1 million Fulham home after refusing to pay money owed to neighbours whose mews entrance he demolished. The High Court ruled that the sale could proceed to recover the debt after finding he had made no effort to pay and had indicated he…
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The calculated move behind Gavin Newsom’s extraordinary Kamala Harris pledge … and the ‘sinister plot’ Democrats suspect: ‘He’s messing with her’
California Governor Gavin Newsom pledged in mid-August not to run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris seeks another term, a vow that has unsettled Democratic donors and prompted speculation about his true intentions. The announcement came during a fly-fishing trip interview and immediately sparked debate among party strategists, many of whom question whether Newsom’s…