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Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a “Harvey for police officers”
David Lawrence, who dropped out of Harvard Law after an on-campus shooting involving a police officer, has raised $6 million to launch Blue Voice out of stealth, a Boston-based AI startup that gives police officers real-time guidance on department policy and law while in the field. The tool aims to address the fact that officers…
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Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life
Prediction-market platform Kalshi has permanently banned former US congressman George Santos after concluding his trading activity showed signs of insider dealing. The company said Santos placed bets in February on whether he would attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, an outcome he could directly influence, and referred the case to federal authorities…
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As Burnham’s bounce falls flat, Labour must focus instead on fixing Britain
This Independent editorial argues that any “Burnham bounce” in Labour’s fortunes has already faded, with polling expert Sir John Curtice suggesting the boost lasted just two weeks. The piece contends Labour’s modest recovery owes more to rivals’ stumbles than to Andy Burnham’s own record, and warns the party against being tempted into an early general…
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‘Big Mistakes’ Adds Poorna Jagannathan & Lorenzo De Moor As Recurring For Season 2
Netflix’s comedy series Big Mistakes has cast Poorna Jagannathan and Lorenzo De Moor in recurring roles as production begins on Season 2, the streamer announced. Jagannathan will play Dréa and De Moor will play Leo, joining a returning cast as the show heads into its second run of filming in New Jersey. The series follows…
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BRUCE DICKINSON: IRON MAIDEN ‘Crossed The Lake Of Ontario’ To Get To Toronto Concert
During Iron Maiden’s concert in Toronto on 29 August 2026, singer Bruce Dickinson pointedly used the name “Lake Ontario” while addressing the crowd, days after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing that the lake be renamed “Lake America”. The remark echoed a wider political dispute, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had…
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You’ve got wrong black man! Humiliation for ex-Sun editor and BBC podcast presenter after he mixes up black Tory politicians Kwasi Kwarteng and James Cleverly
Former Sun editor David Yelland, who co-presents BBC Radio 4 podcast When It Hits The Fan, was mocked online after appearing to confuse two black Conservative politicians, Sir James Cleverly and Kwasi Kwarteng, in a social media post. Yelland shared an article about Cleverly’s decision to quit as the Tories’ housing spokesman to run for…
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IRON MAIDEN Shares Official Video Recap, Photos From Sold-Out Shows In Toronto
Iron Maiden have released an official video recap and photos from their two sold-out shows at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, which opened the North American leg of their 50th-anniversary “Run For Your Lives” tour. The standout change from the 2025 leg was the addition of “Infinite Dreams”, from 1988’s “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son”,…
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Trump attacks datacenter pushback, saying opponents ‘want to end up being backwards and poor’
Donald Trump has hit out at communities across the US that are resisting new datacentre developments, warning on Truth Social that opponents risk becoming “backwards and poor” and accusing a growing “anti Data Center movement” of handing an advantage to China. Vice-president JD Vance defended datacentres as vital to the AI economy, though he conceded…
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Trump official is grilled over her boss’ bathroom habits as explosive DOJ feud is exposed
Harmeet Dhillon, head of the US Justice Department’s civil rights division, has reportedly threatened to resign unless President Trump promotes her or an ally of her choosing to the role of deputy attorney general, according to a New York Times investigation. The report also details a bitter internal feud between Dhillon and Leo Terrell, a…
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Apple May Soon Join Google In Renaming Lake Ontario After Donald Trump’s Executive Order
Apple is reportedly poised to follow Google in renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its maps app, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the lake’s name amid an ongoing trade dispute with Canada. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Trump had personally lobbied Apple to make the switch,…