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Voices: ‘Where are the jobs?’ Readers clash over Andy Burnham’s welfare crackdown
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has confirmed plans to make welfare support “conditional” on people taking work, including claimants receiving mental health support, in his first major broadcast interview since taking office. He said the government must “get really serious” about cutting the welfare bill, while separately warning the NHS would “collapse” without an…
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Tariffs are Trump’s favorite plaything – and his justifications are absurd | Steven Greenhouse
In this opinion piece, journalist Steven Greenhouse argues that Donald Trump’s renewed use of tariffs is a politically motivated distraction from mounting troubles, including a faltering conflict with Iran, sliding approval ratings and rising inflation. He contends the president’s justifications for the levies, including citing forced labour, are flimsy pretexts, and warns that the tariffs…
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Mamdani’s fantasy of arresting Netanyahu would have turned his own cops into felons
The article’s content wasn’t accessible — the page returned an “Access denied” (JavaScript-required) message rather than the actual text, and I don’t have permission to fetch the URL directly to try again. I can’t produce an accurate summary without the real article content. Based on the headline alone, this is an opinion piece by The…
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Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, dies aged 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who invented plastination and created the Body Worlds exhibitions, has died aged 81. He died in a hospital in Heidelberg on 24 July, a day after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage, having lived with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis in 2008. His death brings him closer to fulfilling a long-held…
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Trump presses Thune to keep Senate in session until SAVE America Act passes
President Trump has urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep the Senate in session until it passes the SAVE America Act, a Republican voting bill, or abolishes the filibuster. The intervention heightens pressure on Senate Republicans ahead of the planned August recess and exposes divisions over whether the legislation can advance. The bill would…
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High-profile left wing influencer announces she is running against Anthony Albanese in his own seat
A prominent left-wing media figure has announced she will stand as a candidate against Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in his own parliamentary seat, according to the headline of this report. The move would see a high-profile influencer directly challenge the sitting prime minister on his home turf, a rare and symbolically significant move in…
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Joy Oladokun Plans New Album ‘Hope Is A Heavy Thing’
American singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun has announced her new album ‘Hope Is A Heavy Thing’, due for release on 25th September 2026. The record follows the acclaim she received for her 2024 album ‘Observations From A Crowded Room’ and a recent collaboration with Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold on the single ‘Zombie’, marking another step forward in…
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Proud uncle welcomes NASA astronaut Chris Williams’ safe journey home
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Why AI is sampling – and how that will affect the future
An op-ed by sample-clearance veteran Deborah Mannis-Gardner argues that generative AI music tools are, in effect, doing exactly what music sampling has done for decades: recombining pre-existing recordings rather than creating something genuinely new. She contends this matters because AI firms such as Suno and Udio have relied on “fair use” defences when sued over…