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AI tools used for child sexual abuse images targeted in Home Office crackdown
UK will be first country to bring in tough new laws to tackle the technology behind the creation of abusive material . Britain is to become the first country to introduce laws tackling the use of ...The Guardian - 1d -
After Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, Their Child Was Killed in a U.S. School
A week after a 16-year-old was shot at her high school in Nashville, her parents made the wrenching decision to send her body back to Guatemala.The New York Times - 2d -
A US Iron Dome won’t work and will weaken nuclear deterrence
Creating an Iron Dome for America would not just be a poor decision — it would be a monumental failure in defense policy.The Hill - 2d -
WATCH: Eagles fan dies after falling from pole while celebrating
Temple University student Tyler Sabapathy hit his head on the street in Philadelphia on Sunday. The 18-year-old was hospitalized with a brain injury and pronounced dead two days later.ABC News - 3d -
Chile approves major pension reform after decade of deadlock
Low payouts were one of the reasons protesters took to the streets in 2019Financial Times - 4d -
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.The New York Times - 4d -
DOJ's LGBTQ employee group shuts down after three decades
The board of DOJ Pride, founded in 1994, told members that the decision was made “in the interest and for the protection of all members.”NBC News - 4d -
What to know about Trump’s US Iron Dome missile defense plan
President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order to create a next-generation missile defense shield, which the White House referred to as the “Iron Dome for America” after Israel's missile ...The Hill - 4d -
Neymar returns to Brazilian club Santos after termination of contract in Saudi Arabia
Neymar has agreed to return to Santos nearly 12 years after he left the Brazilian teamABC News - 5d -
Two decades after a Utah stabbing death, DNA evidence leads to an arrest
DNA evidence led to an arrest in Utah in a fatal 2005 stabbing that went unsolved for almost 20 years, the Salt Lake County sheriff announced.NBC News - 6d -
Husband detained 2 decades after wife's mysterious death
Authorities in Thailand have detained the British husband of a woman whose body was found in remote English hill country more than 20 years ago.CBS News - 6d -
Decades after Auschwitz liberation, spotlight is on dwindling survivors
The anniversary has taken on added poignancy due to the advanced age of the survivors, and an awareness that they will soon be gone.CBS News - Jan. 25 -
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic medically retires after first set in semifinal vs. Alexander Zverev
Djokovic called it after hitting a volley into the net to close out the opening set after suffering a muscular tearCBS Sports - Jan. 24 -
Canada to Review Amazon Contracts After Quebec Layoffs
Canada has warned Amazon.com that it is reviewing business ties with the company’s cloud-computing unit following Amazon’s decision to shut down its warehouses in Quebec, leading to the layoff of ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 23 -
12 killed in India while fleeing train after rumored fire
The Pushpak Express train had stopped after some passengers pulled an emergency chain following panic over sparks inside one of the coaches.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Perella Weinberg feud goes to trial a decade after schism
Tens of millions of dollars are at stake in dispute between elite investment bank and fired restructuring star Michael KramerFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
Alexander Zverev knocks over Tommy Paul to return to Australian Open semis
No 2 seed books spot in last four with 7-6(1), 7-6(0), 2-6, 6-1 win German to face Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz in semi-final Alexander Zverev has survived an extraordinary meltdown to sink ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Australian Open 2025: How to watch the Tommy Paul vs. Alexander Zverev quarterfinals match tonight
America's Tommy Paul faces Germany's Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open tonight. Here's how to tune in.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20 -
Alexander Zverev returns to the Australian Open quarterfinals and faces Tommy Paul next
Alexander Zverev has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fourth time and will face Tommy Paul nextABC News - Jan. 19 -
Xander Schauffele to miss first Farmers in a decade after AmEx WD for 'medical reason'
Schauffele isn't playing next week's Farmers Insurance Open or Tuesday's TGL event.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 18 -
Decades Ago, Students Attacked the ‘Iron Horse.’ Now It Rides Again.
Exactly why the sculpture was attacked by University of Georgia students may always be a mystery. But 70 years later, restored, it rides again.The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
Child found safe hours after vehicle stolen with her in back seat
Four-year-old Blessing Aoci was in the back seat of a vehicle when it was stolen early Thursday morning in Rock Island, Illinois, police said.ABC News - Jan. 16 -
Queensland woman seeks protective custody after being accused of poisoning child to grow social media following
Sunshine Coast mother, 34, appears in court charged with giving her one-year-old unauthorised prescription medications. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
U.K. to open new inquiries into past child grooming cases after Musk tweet
Britain's Home Secretary announced there would be a number of new local inquiries into decade-old allegations of child grooming, weeks after Elon Musk accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer of ...CBS News - Jan. 16 -
UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy
The British government says it will support a series of local inquiries into organized child sexual abuse in the wake of a furor largely stoked by the world’s richest man Elon MuskABC News - Jan. 16 -
How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence
In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
After Trump’s Pardon, Paul Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work
The president-elect’s 2016 campaign chairman, four years after receiving clemency, is testing the international market with a team of Trump-linked consultants.The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
In Syria, the US can help rebuild while supplanting Russian influence
Washington needs a plan to create conditions for future U.S. investment to stabilize Syria — and to make sure Russia doesn’t regain a foothold.The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Child's World War Two memoir found on door panel after almost 80 years
It details how a lack of power, the cold winter, and food rationing were creating struggles.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
In court with the '9/11 mastermind', two decades after his arrest
Legal disputes leave Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in limbo as the population dwindles at Guantanamo BayBBC News - Jan. 10 -
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
Climber's remains identified 6 decades after he fell from glacier
The German man has been identified after his bones, including part of a leg, were discovered in western Austria.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Katinka Hosszu, the 'Iron Lady' of swimming, retires after stellar career
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszu of Hungary has announced her retirementABC News - Jan. 9 -
Decade-old footage from Nepal resurfaces after deadly quake in Tibet in January 2025
Yahoo News - Jan. 9 -
Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island
Mauro Morandi stumbled upon island off Sardinia in 1989 after catamaran broke down. Mauro Morandi, an Italian man nicknamed “Robinson Crusoe” by the media after living alone on a paradise island ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Packers' Jaire Alexander being placed on IR after surgery for PCL injury, likely out for season, per report
Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur revealed the bad newsCBS Sports - Jan. 4 -
‘It’s buzzing here’: Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay
The tech scene is booming in the US’s largest Black-majority city, with foreign investment and a recent population boost. When the Book Cadillac hotel opened in Detroit a century ago this month, ...The Guardian - Jan. 4
