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Shocking charges faced by teen mum who died outside her cell in feared women’s prison a day before she was due in court – as funeral reveals fate of son she had at 16
Tarsha Golightly, an 18-year-old mother, was farewelled at a funeral in Geelong, Australia, two and a half weeks after she was found dead outside her cell at Melbourne’s Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a maximum-security women’s prison, on 27 July. Her death, which came a day before she was due to face court, has drawn attention…
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Vile statues, writhing liquorice and kids marooned online: Edinburgh art festival review
Edinburgh Art Festival is praised as a celebration of overlooked artists, queer histories and hidden archives, though the reviewer finds its sprawling mix of official and satellite events difficult to navigate. Photography dominates the programme, with the strongest exhibitions revealing marginalised communities and the uneasy effects of technology on childhood. Del LaGrace Volcano’s defiant images…
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Top White House official QUITS as Trump’s Iran war spirals out of control after chilling new attack
Andy Baker, White House deputy national security adviser and a close aide to Vice President JD Vance, is to resign in the coming weeks, according to Axios, as the conflict with Iran worsens. His departure follows renewed Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and comes only days after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
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Ana Vaz Discusses the Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, the Work of Yoko Hayasuke and Preferring to Be a Mother Rather than a Zombie
Brazilian experimental filmmaker Ana Vaz says her new feature, “Hanabi” (“Fire Flower”), explores the lasting social and psychological effects of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Premiering in Locarno’s Concorso Cineasti del Presente section, the film uses images of farming, gardens and fireworks to contrast ideas of healing with what Vaz sees as Japan’s uneasy silence…
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US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware
US courts will begin publishing how often judges approve government wiretaps conducted using spyware or hacking tools, improving public visibility into a surveillance practice that has operated without clear nationwide figures. The change matters because these tools can give authorities real-time access to highly sensitive communications, while wiretap approvals require a higher legal threshold than…
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Zhamira Zambrano throws one of the worst celebrity first pitches ever, Mayor Frey dancing & Mendoza is ready
This is a sports and entertainment opinion column by Outkick’s Joe Kinsey, mixing personal anecdotes with quick-hit sports and culture commentary. The piece covers several unrelated topics loosely tied together under the “Screencaps” format, ranging from weather in Ohio to a widely mocked celebrity first pitch and debate over an NFL rookie quarterback’s readiness. Key…
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Autonomous AI attacks pose ‘clear and present danger’ to critical infrastructure
Attackers reportedly used open-source AI agents in early July to target Taiwanese government and energy systems, highlighting concerns that increasingly autonomous cyberattacks could endanger critical infrastructure. Security and law-enforcement figures warn that breaches of water, energy, financial or safety systems could have physical consequences for communities and national security. The reported campaign used Hermes and…
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Wildfires, heat waves and blackouts exposed the green agenda’s dangerous flaws
An opinion piece argues that this summer’s wildfires in Canada, a deadly heat wave in Europe and grid strain in New York expose failures of mainstream environmental policy, contending that green ideology has increased risks to public safety without delivering promised environmental benefits. The author cites Canada’s forest management restrictions, low European air conditioning uptake…
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Married founders of beauty brand Bon Charge targeted in ‘scandalous dossier’ by ex-marketing chief who claims she was forced out
Former Bon Charge marketing chief Zoe Phillips-Price has alleged that she was forced out of the wellness and beauty company after compiling a “scandalous dossier” about its married founders, Andy and Katie Mant. The dispute matters because it raises claims about workplace treatment and management at a rapidly growing consumer brand, although the allegations have…