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The Movement: A $20 burrito and a fight over affordability
A personal note to readers from Emily Brooks: I have welcomed my second child! I’ll be out on maternity leave for the next few months, and Helen, our Senate reporter, will take over writing of The Movement in the meantime. Please continue to share your insights, events, scoops and announcements with her. I look forward…
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Trump secretly departed Turkey on third plane: Report
President Trump secretly departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month using an alternate military aircraft amid security concerns involving Iran. Trump boarded the old Air Force One jet before he was secretly shuttled to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane while inside a catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies…
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Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Shoppers across the UK are struggling to find safety-approved eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday’s solar eclipse, the country’s most significant since 1999, as retailers report stock selling out amid a surge in demand. Health officials have warned that people must not look directly at the sun without proper protection, as even brief exposure can cause…
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Angela Rayner says she would be ‘devastated’ if her children vaped as she admits she can’t quit
Angela Rayner has spoken publicly about her long-standing addiction to nicotine, admitting she would be “devastated” if her children took up vaping despite her own inability to quit. The communities secretary, who took up vaping to help her stop smoking, described the habit as a “lifetime of purgatory”, highlighting the tension between government efforts to…
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Trump, threatened by Iran, used ruse to fly home from Turkey on jet
In today’s issue: ▪ Republicans to choose Graham replacement ▪ Trump rolls back vaccine guidance ▪ Blanche sworn in as attorney general ▪ Record heat in contiguous U.S. President Trump engaged in an elaborate ruse last month as he faced a threat against his life from Iran, leaving a summit in Turkey via military jet…
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Hacks by runaway AI are foreseeable. We’re letting them happen.
There is a point of no return ahead: a point where we can’t simply turn the AIs off because they’d escape and turn us off instead.
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UK housebuilder urges Andy Burnham to slash stamp duty to boost housing market
Housebuilder Bellway has called on the Government to immediately cut stamp duty and introduce a deposit support scheme for first-time buyers, in a bid to revive the UK’s sluggish property market. The Newcastle-based firm’s appeal comes despite prime minister Andy Burnham having ruled out a major stamp duty overhaul at the Autumn Budget, and reflects…
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1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia
Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation’s capital. Here’s what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead in Colombia.
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POLL OF THE DAY: Should the UK make France do more to solve the small boats crisis?
The Daily Mail has launched an online poll asking readers whether Britain should push France harder to tackle the ongoing small boats crisis in the Channel. The question reflects continued public and political frustration over irregular Channel crossings, with pressure mounting on the UK government to secure firmer cooperation from French authorities to stop departures…
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The AI takeover of mathematics has begun
OpenAI has announced that an advanced unreleased AI model, known as Astra, produced solutions to 10 long-standing mathematics problems, some of which had stumped academics for decades. The development has stirred a mixture of excitement and unease among mathematicians, including Oxford’s Fields Medal-winning professor James Maynard, who describes grappling with what the shift means for…