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The Americas hub covers political, diplomatic and security developments across North, Central and South America, alongside events that affect the region’s links with the rest of the world. It also follows stories in sport, technology and everyday life.

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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Chrome adds Gemini-powered Gmail lookups to autofill suggestions for US users

  • Chrome autofill can now draw details from Gmail.
  • It can suggest tracking, travel and order information.
  • The US rollout requires Personal Intelligence to be enabled.

Chrome is adding Gemini-powered access to Gmail to its enhanced autofill feature, so it can suggest details from emails when users fill in forms. This could save time spent searching for booking confirmations, receipts and delivery updates. Suggestions may include parcel tracking numbers, flight or hotel booking details…

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GOP lawmakers urge Rubio to weigh visa restrictions on corrupt officials as Albania rocked by protests

  • Two US Republicans called for consideration of visa restrictions on corrupt Albanian officials.
  • Their letter raises concerns about democratic backsliding and justice reforms.
  • Protests in Tirana have called for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.

Two Republican US lawmakers have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider visa restrictions on Albanian officials credibly linked to significant corruption. Their letter says Albania’s democratic institutions and rule of law are at risk, and argues that shielding officials from investigation undermines US-backed justice reforms and…

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Labuschagne’s form hits record low but Australia hint at future

  • Labuschagne’s century drought reached a record 48 innings.
  • Australia moved one run ahead at 330-4.
  • Renshaw, Green and Inglis made important fifties.

Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed for a duck in Cape Town, extending his run without a Test century to 48 innings, a record for an Australian batter in the top four. His decline has prompted calls for Australia to look elsewhere, especially after he averaged 24.77 since his last…

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LEE ZELDIN: Biden’s energy rules cost billions. Trump’s EPA is lowering costs

  • EPA proposal is projected to save $45 billion.
  • It could enable more oil and gas production.
  • Zeldin argues the changes can lower costs while protecting the environment.

Lee Zeldin says the US Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed changes to Biden-era oil and gas rules would reduce costs for consumers and increase domestic fuel production. The proposal is presented as a way to make regulation more workable for producers while maintaining environmental protections. The article says the…

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Amazon urges developers to measure AI by results, not usage

  • Amazon says useful outcomes matter more than AI token use.
  • Token metrics can raise costs and encourage complex code.
  • Engineers should use judgement about where AI helps.

Amazon has told its software engineers to focus on useful software and customer and business results, rather than maximising AI token use. The shift reflects concerns that token-based productivity measures can encourage higher costs and overly complex code, while failing to show whether AI is helping deliver meaningful…

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The Wolf Among Us Puts a Deliciously Dark Twist on Our Favorite Fairy Tales

  • A remaster of The Wolf Among Us is on the way.
  • Bigby Wolf investigates a crime in hidden Fabletown.
  • Player choices shape the mystery and its outcome.

The Wolf Among Us is a noir mystery adventure set in Fabletown, a hidden community of fairy-tale characters living in Manhattan. A remaster is due, giving players a chance to revisit a story that turns familiar tales into a darker world of crime and survival. Players control Bigby…

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Virginia Beach driver filmed throwing parcel at cat on porch

  • A driver was filmed hitting a porch cat with a parcel.
  • Opie was limping and skittish the following day.
  • The company is investigating, and the driver later apologised.

A delivery driver in Virginia Beach was filmed throwing a parcel at Opie, a black cat resting on his owner’s porch. The cat ran off after being hit, and the incident has prompted an investigation by the delivery company and calls for the driver to be identified. Owner…

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The 6 Most Amazing Books of the 2010s, Ranked

  • The writer selects six novels that reflect 2010s anxieties.
  • The excerpt discusses *Station Eleven*, *The Overstory* and *Pachinko*.
  • The article text ends before the full ranking is shown.

The article ranks six novels from the 2010s that, in the writer’s view, capture the decade’s anxieties and contradictions without becoming lectures. Its three discussed books explore art and survival after catastrophe, the importance of forests and environmental activism, and the experience of a Korean family facing prejudice…

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Police investigate Meghan Markle’s father over alleged child abuse material

  • Thomas Markle Senior denies allegations and is under investigation in the Philippines.
  • His son says he found photographs and DVDs in boxes shipped to Cebu.
  • Meghan said she was deeply distressed and expressed concern for children.

Police in the Philippines are investigating Thomas Markle Senior, 82, over allegations that he possessed child sexual abuse material. Meghan Markle, who has been estranged from her father since 2018, said she was deeply distressed and was thinking of any children who may have been harmed. Reporter Guy…

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Play a Full Cronos PS5 Prequel in New $10 Lazarus DLC, Out 3rd December

  • Cronos: Lazarus launches on PS5 on 3 December 2026.
  • The $9.99 expansion is a prequel about the Pathfinder.
  • New abilities include teleportation, decoys and the Gladius.

Bloober Team has announced that Cronos: Lazarus, a prequel expansion for Cronos: The New Dawn, will launch on PS5 on 3 December 2026. It follows the Pathfinder’s journey towards becoming The Warden, adding background to a character players meet in the main game. The story centres on a…

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