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The Americas section covers news from across the United States and the wider region, spanning political, healthcare, cultural and diplomatic developments that affect communities throughout the continent. From regulatory reforms and medical advances to international relations and crime reporting, this section encompasses the diverse stories making headlines from the Americas.

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You will find comprehensive coverage of both significant institutional decisions and the individual stories that illustrate their real-world impact. Whether tracking major policy shifts, following diplomatic developments, or reporting on cases that capture public attention, this topic provides insight into what matters to people across the region.

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Prime Video’s ‘Bosch’ Replacement Officially Returns Without Titus Welliver

  • Maggie Q teases "Ballard" Season 2 with a Season 1 anniversary clip
  • Titus Welliver absent from the footage but confirmed to return
  • Welliver says Bosch will appear in three episodes again, no release date set yet

Amazon's Prime Video crime drama "Ballard" is set to return for a second season, with star Maggie Q marking the show's one-year anniversary by sharing behind-the-scenes footage from Season 1 on Instagram. The clip, showing her filming an action sequence involving police vehicles and a shotgun on a…

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Malicious cloud customers can bring down the power grid

  • Researchers devised a way to weaponise AI GPU workloads against power grids
  • Attack could exploit power swings to trigger blackouts or equipment damage
  • Covert method calls for combined cyber-physical datacentre security defences

Chinese cybersecurity researchers have outlined an attack, dubbed Bit2Watt, that would let a malicious cloud customer pose as a legitimate tenant and run GPU workloads specifically crafted to destabilise a datacentre's electrical infrastructure. Rather than simply overloading systems, the technique exploits the way AI training workloads cause rapid,…

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Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe

  • Startup Natural raises $30M Series A to build AI-agent payment infrastructure.
  • Aims to let AI agents pay, collect funds and transact autonomously.
  • Positions itself as a direct rival to Stripe and Skyfire Systems.

Natural, a fintech startup building payment infrastructure designed for AI agents rather than humans, has raised $30 million in Series A funding as it prepares to compete with established players such as Stripe. The company argues that today's financial rails, including credit cards and ACH transfers, rely on…

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Inside underground El Paso storm drain system Border Patrol says cartels exploit to smuggle illegal migrants

  • Cartels reportedly use El Paso storm drains to smuggle migrants
  • Tunnels described as hot, dark and dangerously confined
  • Smugglers charging $20,000-$30,000 per person for passage

Fox News has reported on an underground network of storm drains beneath El Paso, Texas, which US Border Patrol agents say is being exploited by cartels to smuggle migrants illegally into the country. Agents describe the tunnel system, originally built for flood control, as effectively "a city underneath…

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Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

  • Mild, chronic sleep loss linked to weight gain, not just severe deprivation
  • 80 minutes less sleep nightly caused about 1lb average weight gain over six weeks
  • Sleep loss also raised sitting time, insulin resistance and inflammation markers

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Vagelos School of Medicine has found that even mild, chronic sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain, a condition thought to affect around 30 per cent of adults. This challenges the assumption, based largely on studies of severe sleep restriction, that…

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Tate brothers appear in US court for extradition proceedings

  • Tate brothers appear in Miami court over UK extradition bid
  • They face 59 UK charges including rape and trafficking
  • Next hearing set for 27 July; brothers vow to fight extradition

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have appeared before a federal court in Miami, marking the start of extradition proceedings to the UK to face 59 charges, including rape and sex trafficking, brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. The brothers, dual British-US citizens who deny all wrongdoing, have…

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A big red speaker, Louis Vuitton trophy trunks and a tattoo bet – how Spain celebrated World Cup win

  • Spain beat their final opponents in extra time to win the World Cup
  • Rodri lifted the trophy 16 years after Spain's first triumph
  • Players received Louis Vuitton trunks, rings and net pieces as mementos

Spain marked their second World Cup triumph in 16 years with an emotional and lavish celebration after beating opponents in a dramatic final decided in extra time at the New Jersey New York Stadium. Rodri, who had followed Spain's 2010 win as a 14-year-old watching alone on a…

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Federal judge halts $110bn Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger

  • Judge temporarily blocked Paramount's $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
  • 12 states sued, alleging breach of US antitrust law
  • Move contradicts DOJ's earlier approval of the merger in June

A US federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting Paramount's proposed $110 billion (£86 billion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, dealing a blow to the deal just as it appeared to be clearing regulatory hurdles. The order, granted by a judge in the Northern District of…

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Prince Harry Concedes That Harry Styles Is the U.K.’s Most Famous Harry — But Is He Right?

  • Prince Harry ranks Harry Styles first, Harry Kane second, himself third
  • Styles boasts chart-topping hits and a record Wembley residency
  • Google Trends data shows Kane and Harry Potter actually rank higher in searches

Prince Harry has weighed in on the long-running debate over which of Britain's famous Harrys is most recognisable, conceding on James Corden's After Hours podcast that Harry Styles tops the list, with footballer Harry Kane in second place. Speaking alongside co-host Rio Ferdinand on the episode released on…

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Canadian wildfires rage as Trump warns Carney again over ‘poisoning’ US air

  • Trump pressed Carney to control wildfires, hinted Canada should "pay damages"
  • Over 900 fires have burned 28,000 sq km, forcing mass evacuations
  • Ontario's Doug Ford accused Trump of threatening tariffs instead of helping

US President Donald Trump has again warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over wildfire smoke drifting into the United States, telling him during Sunday's World Cup Final to bring the fires under control and suggesting Canada "should pay some damages" for the impact. The remarks escalate tension between…

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