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A large crowd dances and celebrates for the anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul on August 15

Al-Qaeda still has a home in Afghanistan

The Taliban claim that Afghanistan is no longer a sanctuary for terrorist groups, but al-Qaeda and others are still present, reviving old fears.

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Tomdaya bought the emotional heft to  Peter Parker and MJ.

Cinemagoers crave human connection

Studios may think that stories drew moviegoers, but it’s the people behind hits like The Odyssey and Obsession that bring in the crowds.

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Wile E Coyote consults with legal team Lana Condor and Will Forte.

Coyote Vs. Acme a daffy caper packed with unhinged delights

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Coyote Vs. Acme is a delightful tale that nails the tone of the Looney Tunes shorts.

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The price of oil rose to the highest level in months as stocks and bonds slumped.

Oil prices surge as stocks and bonds wobble

The price of oil rose to the highest level in months as stocks and bonds slumped.

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An employee enters the Anthropic office in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Anthropic says it blocked AI bids to make biological weapons

In a new report, the AI start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work

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Rick And Morty’s iconic Pickle Rick episode.

Six cult shows that made animated weirdness so popular

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Cartoon Network line-up launched a generation of cult animated hits including Rick And Morty.

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John Ternus, Apple’s new chief executive, holds Apple’s Duo foldable phone at an event at Apple’s campus in Cupertino, Calif., September 9, 2026. A

Meet the iPhone Duo, Apple’s foldable phone that costs $3500

The foldable iPhone design marks the most significant change in 19 years to the company’s most important product.

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The game’s designers were inspired by Bonnie and Clyde.

The grand ambitions of Grand Theft Auto VI revealed

THE NEW YORK TIMES: 13 years in the making, the sixth instalment of the blockbuster game is more ambitious than ever.

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Studies have found that children who  were exposed to the toxic dust have poorer health than their peers.

September 11’s hidden child victims

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Twenty-five years later, thousands of children who fled the September 11 attacks are still waiting for answers about the lifelong fallout for their health.

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The US military said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in reprisal for attempted strikes by Iran on a US Navy warship

Iran returns fire after US destroys five oil tankers

The US military said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in reprisal for attempted strikes by Iran on a US Navy warship

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AI is increasingly being used to tackle some of the world’s most complex mathematical problems.

AI just solved a problem humans wrestled with for decades

OpenAI says 10,000 AI agents took 88 hours to solve the problem — but not everyone is celebrating.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has struck back at Donald Trump with a raft of new tariffs.

Canada imposes tariffs on US goods as trade war intensifies

New Canadian tariffs targeting roughly $20 billion ($27 billion AU) in US imports officially snapped into place, the latest escalation in an increasingly costly trade war that has ensnarled two longtime allies.

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Guy Pearce and Jack O'Connell in Danny Boyle's Ink.

How two outsiders changed the news forever

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The latest pic from the cult-filmmaker portrays the rise of the British tabloid The Sun in Boyle’s trademark rollicking style.

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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is the subject of a new documentary called You Can See Everything.

Convicted fraudster documentary upends the genre itself

NEW YORK TIMES: Filming on the documentary about the convicted fraudster, who made deceptive claims about blood-testing technology, began when Holmes invited a camera crew into her home to chronicle her life.

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AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks to supporters during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026.

Ex-salesman bringing the far right to cusp of German power

Ulrich Siegmund, has harnessed his online popularity to come closer to power than any other far-right politician in Germany since the Nazi era ended in 1945.

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Lindsay Clancy and defense attorney Kevin Reddington listen to testimony at Plymouth Superior Court.

The well-crafted defence that dominated Lindsay Clancy trial

Kevin Reddington, a veteran trial lawyer, kicked off the defence of his client with an audacious assertion, given his client is Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts nurse who admitted to strangling her children.

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The United States and Iran each said on Saturday they had attacked the other’s ships in the region, setting off a new round of retaliatory attacks days after some of the most intense fighting in weeks.

US strikes three Iranian ‘shadow network’ oil tankers

The United States and Iran each said on Saturday they had attacked the other’s ships in the region, setting off a new round of retaliatory attacks days after some of the most intense fighting in weeks.

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Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gather with German flags to hear AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund speak at an AfD campaign rally prior to state elections in Saxony-Anhalt.

German far-right surges, threatens taboo on power extremism

In 77 years of postwar German democracy, no far-right political party has ever won a state election. That streak could end Sunday in the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

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