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University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists
The £2.5 million facility at the University of Essex, which includes a dedicated cancer diagnostics laboratory, was funded by the Office for Students.
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Fears over census counts, Democrat scrutiny in Virginia, and a Maryland father killed in stolen-car crash
The US may drop undocumented immigrants and race/orientation questions from the 2030 census, while Virginia congressional hopeful Shannon Taylor faces scrutiny; a Maryland father-of-five was killed by a stolen car allegedly driven by a 13-year-old. Plus Bill Maher, West Ham’s Sullivan, GTA VI pricing and Zelda’s fil…
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Grassley bids farewell to beloved family vacuum, Beth
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday eulogized a beloved vacuum cleaner, affectionately named Beth after a former Senate staffer. The vacuum has been in the 92-year-old senator’s family for nearly 50 years and has been a popular feature on Grassley’s social media. “U willl see Beth no more,” Grassley wrote in a post alongside…
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Jane Schoenbrun On Deconstructing The “Toxic Soup” Of The Slasher Genre In ‘Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma’: “It’s There In The DNA”
Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun has discussed how their new film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, deliberately picks apart the conventions of the slasher genre while drawing on personal experience as a non-binary director. Speaking to Deadline, Schoenbrun explained that horror’s familiar comforts, such as candy and junk food imagery, create a safe space to…
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Frail Joe Biden is seen for the first time since son Hunter revealed his ‘painful and debilitating’ cancer has spread ‘into his bones’
Joe Biden has been photographed for the first time since his son Hunter revealed that the former US president’s cancer has spread and become “painful and debilitating,” with the images showing him looking notably frail. The sighting has fuelled renewed public concern about the 83-year-old’s health, following years of scrutiny over his physical and mental…
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Trump visibly deflated after reporter’s stinging comeback to claim he’s ‘one of the greatest presidents ever’
Donald Trump appeared momentarily wrong-footed during an interview with Punchbowl News after a reporter pushed back on his claim to be “one of the greatest presidents ever.” The exchange arose when Trump was asked how he would handle a Democrat-controlled Congress that might pursue investigations or a second impeachment attempt if the party retook the…
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Moment ‘passengers run across tarmac in desperate bid to catch flight’ before they are escorted away
A Daily Mail video report shows a group of passengers sprinting across an airport tarmac in an apparent last-minute attempt to reach their aircraft before airport staff intervened and escorted them away. The clip has drawn attention online as a striking example of the lengths some travellers will go to avoid missing a flight, though…
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Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know
A solar eclipse will take place on Wednesday 12 August 2026, with totality visible from Iceland, Greenland, northern Russia, and parts of Spain and Portugal, while a partial eclipse will be seen across northern regions of the United States, from Alaska to North Carolina. The event is notable partly because it marks the first time…
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President Trump receives big cheers from spectators during LIV Golf event at his New Jersey club
President Trump attended a LIV Golf event at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, where he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from spectators. It was the third time the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour has staged an event at one of the president’s golf properties, underlining the close ties between his businesses and…