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England hold off Mexico 3-2 as World Cup clash breaks Telemundo audience records
England’s dramatic 3-2 World Cup victory over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca is on course to become the highest-rated telecast in US Spanish-language television history. Broadcast on the NBCUniversal-owned network Telemundo, the match drew a preliminary total audience of 23.1 million, surpassing Mexico’s win over Ecuador the previous week, which reached 18.9 million. The figures…
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Waymo robotaxi drives through lit fireworks in San Francisco street
Passengers in a Waymo driverless taxi were left frightened when the autonomous vehicle drove directly into lit fireworks in the middle of a San Francisco street during Fourth of July celebrations over the weekend. The incident, captured on video that has since circulated widely, adds to ongoing scrutiny of driverless vehicles and how they respond…
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Divorcee Alina Habba’s new romance revealed at Trump Jr’s Fourth of July bash
The Daily Mail reports on an exclusive Fourth of July party held at the Executive Branch, an ultra-private members’ club in Georgetown, Washington DC. The event, hosted by Donald Trump Jr and financier Omeed Malik, drew senior figures from the Trump administration and became one of the capital’s most sought-after invitations, offering a glimpse into…
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Mario Lopez denies MAGA label as former co-host claims otherwise
Actor and TV host Mario Lopez has publicly denied being a supporter of President Donald Trump after being labelled a “MAGA” figure in an online video, in a since-deleted Instagram comment reported by Buzzfeed. The dispute matters because it reflects wider tensions over the political labelling of Latino celebrities, with Lopez insisting he is not…
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Norovirus vaccine trial shows early promise against severe gut infection
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Agentic ransomware operation JadePuffer still relied on human setup
Cloud security firm Sysdig has documented what it calls the first known case of “agentic ransomware”, an extortion operation dubbed JadePuffer in which an AI agent, rather than a person, carried out the technical steps of a real-world cyberattack. The agent broke into a vulnerable server, stole credentials, moved through the network, encrypted files and…
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Russian officials accused of running torture prisons in occupied Ukraine named
A BBC World Service investigation has identified individuals accused of running Russia’s secretive “torture prisons” in occupied Ukraine, a detention system that human rights bodies say has abused thousands of civilians. The inquiry named Yurii Temerbek, a former Ukrainian traffic policeman who joined Russian-backed separatists, alongside two other men accused of mistreating detainees. The findings…
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Racicot rejects claim her Platner assault allegation is politically driven
Jenny Racicot, who has accused Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault, has publicly rejected suggestions that her allegations are politically motivated. Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper, she said she came forward because she did not want to contribute to a culture in which men rely on women’s silence to hold positions of…
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NHS consultants in England vote to strike over pay and hours
NHS consultants in England, who earn an average of £152,000 a year, have voted to strike in pursuit of higher pay and shorter working hours. The move matters because it threatens further disruption to a health service already struggling with waiting lists, and it comes just a week after the government reached a deal to…
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Sydenham road rage attack sees driver allegedly beaten with golf club
Police in Victoria, Australia, have launched a manhunt after a 61-year-old driver was allegedly beaten with a golf club in a road rage attack near Sydenham. The incident, which left the victim hospitalised, has prompted an appeal for public help in identifying a suspect, highlighting ongoing concerns about violent confrontations on the state’s roads. The…