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Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap technology department triggers backlash
MPs and industry experts warn incoming PM’s reorganisation would waste time at a critical moment for AI and economic growth Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech experts. The incoming prime minister has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the…
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Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Surpasses 5,000
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Tuchel takes blame for England exit as Clark rewrites WNBA history
A round-up of today’s biggest stories: Tuchel’s mea culpa after England’s World Cup semi-final loss and Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking WNBA night, plus Newsom presidential speculation, Wangchuk hospitalised after hunger strike, a Sydney Harbour Bridge crash and Larry David’s HBO Max return.
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On the Charts 60 Years Ago Today, Buck Owens Was in the Middle of Yet Another Run at No. 1 With This Don Rich-Penned Hit
On 18 July 1966, sixty years before this article’s publication, country star Buck Owens sat in the middle of a six-week run at number one on the Hot Country Singles chart with “Think of Me.” The piece revisits the moment as part of a look back at Owens’ remarkable chart dominance that year, underscoring his…
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Lindsey Graham’s aide of 27 years reveals the secret ‘love language’ behind his unlikely Trump friendship… the day he was ‘madder than a hornet’ and the final call that never came
Lindsey Graham’s longtime aide, Kevin Bishop, has given a rare account of the South Carolina senator’s unusual friendship with Donald Trump, describing how Graham won the president over despite once being one of his fiercest critics during the 2016 campaign. The relationship matters because Graham has become one of Trump’s most influential Republican allies in…
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Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes
Drones targeted Wildberries facilities near Moscow and in Tambov. Ukraine’s leader called them “major logistics facilities” supplying “sanctioned components”.
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Paedophile scoutmaster who spent decades on the run after fleeing to Thailand gets nine years taken off his jail sentence
A paedophile who spent decades on the run in Thailand after abusing children while serving as a scoutmaster has had nine years cut from his prison sentence following a legal challenge. He had evaded justice for a lengthy period before eventually being brought back to face the courts for offences committed against children in his…
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Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being deployed to manage “prior authorisation,” the process by which health insurers pre-approve medical treatments, but experts are divided over whether it will ease or worsen a system already widely criticised by patients and doctors. While AI could theoretically speed up approvals for clearly valid claims and reduce harmful delays, critics…
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Gianni Infantino unlikely to face IOC sanctions over Balogun red card scandal
Gianni Infantino appears set to avoid punishment from the International Olympic Committee despite a formal complaint alleging he breached political neutrality rules over the Folarin Balogun red card affair. The human rights group FairSquare lodged the complaint after Donald Trump revealed he had personally called the Fifa president to seek a review of Balogun’s suspension…