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Summit schedule reportedly tailored to Xi Jinping’s need for rest
US officials reportedly arranged Donald Trump’s Washington summit with Xi Jinping around the Chinese leader’s need for rest, including a private West Wing room for Xi and his wife. The reported accommodations offer a rare glimpse into concerns among aides about Xi’s stamina, though they do not establish a medical diagnosis. The report says a…
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Alice Oswald’s debut explores poetry’s oral tradition from Homer to Hughes
Alice Oswald’s debut prose work “Rhapsody: A Manifesto” offers a wide-ranging exploration of poetry centred on the concept of the oral tradition, from classical Greek rhapsodes through Homer to the contemporary world. Presented as an urgent manifesto, the book positions poetry as a living phenomenon that transcends rhetoric and fashion, searching for those moments where…
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Sullivan sues BBC for £150m; Toney denies assault charge
West Ham’s David Sullivan is suing the BBC for £150m over Panorama allegations. England forward Ivan Toney denies assault charge, while Amazon refreshes Kindles and Satlyt raises $8m for satellite AI.
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West Virginia teenager dies by suicide after online sextortion campaign
A 15-year-old boy from Nitro, West Virginia, died by suicide after being sextorted by an online predator posing as a teenage girl. Over approximately three hours, the perpetrator obtained compromising photographs before threatening to release them unless the teenager paid $500. His case highlights the growing danger of sextortion scams, where criminals systematically exploit young…
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Restaurant staff shelter Wisconsin dog walker from persistent follower
Carly Major was walking her senior dog around Lake Loop in Monona, Wisconsin, when she realised a man was following her. She changed route to avoid leading him home, but he removed his shirt and ran across heavy traffic to block her way, so she ran into a nearby restaurant and asked for help. Buck…
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Writers and readers share their varied September book recommendations
The article collects September reading recommendations from writers and Guardian readers, including China Miéville, Sebastian Barry and Derek Owusu. Their choices range from experimental fiction and political novels to classics and non-fiction, showing the varied ways books can challenge, comfort and inspire readers. Miéville highlights Giada Scodellaro’s *Ruins, Child*, Jordy Rosenberg’s *Night Night Fawn* and…
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Break Clause finds dark humour in a couple’s forced London cohabitation
Break Clause is a six-part comedy-drama about a couple who break up on the day they move into their first London flat together but must continue living as “friends” whilst bound by their tenancy agreement. The show captures post-university malaise in a way that is uncomfortably authentic, mixing dark humour with genuine emotional weight to…
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Passenger’s bizarre use of drinking glass on flight leaves travelers horrified
A business-class passenger aboard an EVA Air flight from Taiwan was filmed on 24 September using a drinking glass to scratch his scalp whilst seated in the aircraft cabin, shocking fellow travellers with the bizarre behaviour. The incident, captured on video by an appalled passenger seated directly behind the man, has sparked renewed discussion about…
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Deathrock, crazed fans and a kidnap: Theatre of Ice’s weird 1980s tale of abduction
Theatre of Ice, a Nevada deathrock band formed in 1978, became the subject of a legendary incident that blurs the line between art and obsession. According to punk lore documented in a 1987 zine, the band’s dark and unsettling experimental music was so convincingly ominous that a semi-cult faction of devoted fans allegedly kidnapped them…
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Staggering drug haul found at major airport after bizarre attempt to hide evidence
Orlando police intercepted more than 200 pounds of marijuana allegedly brought on commercial flights from Los Angeles in two separate busts this summer. The cases matter because they show how traffickers may try to move drugs through ordinary air travel, although investigators have not established how the marijuana got onto the flights. Police found 57.6…