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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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Plymouth, MA - August 11: Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on August 11, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

After a mistrial, what’s next in the Lindsay Clancy case?

THE WASHINGTON POST: Clancy admitted to killing her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, by strangling them at home in 2023.

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Defence attorney Kevin Reddington is surrounded by the press as he leaves the courthouse after Judge William Sullivan sent the jury home following the conclusion of deliberations for the sixth day in the trial of Lindsay Clancy at Plymouth County Superior Court.

Lindsay Clancy lawyer demands removal of jury member

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial will hold an inquiry regarding what appears to be a single holdout preventing the Massachusetts jury from reaching a unanimous decision.

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A Year 12 girl in a secret classroom in Afghanistan.

Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls

Hidden passageways and secret rooms — this is how clandestine schools in Afghanistan are defying the Taliban’s rule to continue educating girls beyond primary school.

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Gloria Steinem died on Wednesday at her home in New York.

Gloria Steinem wanted to be a writer. She became a movement

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

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Wile E Coyote and Road Runner are hitting the big screen.

How Looney Tunes joke took 35 years to go Hollywood

THE NEW YORK TIMES: With Coyote Vs. Acme, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.

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Bill Gates

Bill Gates’ ominous AI warning

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Microsoft co-founder said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.

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If you own bonds, they may be in a broad fund that hasn’t lost much money. And that fund may do much better in the next several years.

What rising global bond rates mean for your money

Rising interest rates on government bonds influence consumer rates on mortgages, student loans, credit cards and more.

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