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Tests show electric vehicles may pose safety threat to U.S. roads
New crash tests indicate the safety infrastructure lining the nation's roads may not be strong enough to handle impacts from some electric vehicles, which tend to be heavier than their gas-powered ...59 minutes ago -
ABC News - Tech
California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested
California now has some of the strictest laws on election deepfakes1 hour ago - California -
ABC News - World
Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes
Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband have asked her about her habits, personality and sex life, and even questioned whether ...2 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Harris to make abortion speech in Georgia after deaths of two women
Vice President Harris will travel to Georgia on Friday to highlight her support for abortion rights, likely focusing on the stories of two women whose deaths she blames on the state’s abortion ban ...3 hours ago - Abortion -
Wired - Tech
Lionsgate’s New Deal Is a Test of Hollywood’s Relationship With AI
The studio behind the John Wick, Hunger Games, and Twilight franchises just made a deal with an artificial intelligence startup to use its back catalog to build a custom AI model. It could be a ...3 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
23andMe board quits over plans to take DNA testing company private
All seven independent directors of 23andMe’s board resigned on Tuesday, citing disagreements over the chief executive’s plan to take the company private. The departures leave just one sitting ...4 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Fed chair Jerome Powell says US interest rate cut has nothing to do with election – business live
Powell rejects accusations that timing of rate cut is political and adds US labor market is ‘at a strong place’. What does a Federal Reserve interest rate cut mean for you? Despite fears of a ...5 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
The New York Times - Business
France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says
The French government, which missed a deadline this week to show how it would cut its debt and deficit, is struggling to meet fiscal requirements set by the E.U.5 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Asda’s woes deepen after co-owner of UK’s third-largest supermarket steps back
Mohsin Issa will relinquish responsibility amid faltering performance, with former M&S boss Stuart Rose stepping in6 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Sue Gray’s £170,000 pay prompts fury among Labour advisers
Revelation Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is paid more than PM adding to anger over salary cuts, sources say. Sue Gray has been given a salary of £170,000 as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff – more ...7 hours ago -
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UK soldier buried in Netherlands 80 years after death
Hundreds gather to pay their respects to Pte Henry Moon at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.7 hours ago - United Kingdom -
BBC News - Top stories
Keir Starmer's top aide Sue Gray paid more than the PM
A row breaks out within government after the prime minister's chief of staff is given a pay rise.7 hours ago -
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Who is Sue Gray, Keir Starmer's top adviser?
The prime minister's chief staff is one of the most experienced operators in Whitehall.8 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
EU slashes €200mn of budget payments to Hungary
Brussels launches procedure against Viktor Orbán’s government after it misses deadline to pay fines9 hours ago - European Union -
The Guardian - World
There is a light that never goes out: is a Smiths reunion genuinely impossible?
Relations between Morrissey and Johnny Marr seem at their lowest ebb following disagreements over trademarks and reissues. But fans will hold out hope nonetheless. One of pop’s longest, coldest ...10 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
My father makes after-tax contributions to his 401(k). Should he take these as his RMD or leave them for his beneficiaries?
“My father is a widower, so any beneficiary would be a non-spouse.”11 hours ago -
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Electric vehicles raise safety concerns as to whether guardrails can handle car's excess weight
Guardrails on U.S. roads are typically tested against vehicles weighing up to 5,000 lbs. However, many electric vehicles weigh up to 30% more than that, raising safety concerns on whether ...11 hours ago -
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Financial Times - Business
UK inflation holds steady at 2.2% in August
Figures come ahead of Bank of England interest rate decision on Thursday17 hours ago - United Kingdom -
ESPN - Sports
Attorneys: 'Progress' in clarifying NCAA settlement
Attorneys negotiating a settlement of class-action antitrust cases against the NCAA and the nation's biggest college conferences cited "good progress" in clarifying parts of the agreement after a ...Yesterday -
The Hill - Politics
House passes bill to plug $3B VA budget shortfall
The House on Tuesday passed an emergency bill to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as officials warn millions of veterans’ benefits are ...Yesterday -
CNBC - Business
Coca-Cola and Bacardi testing canned rum and cokes
Coca-Cola and Bacardi Limited on Tuesday announced plans to release the ready-to-drink cocktail in several international markets.Yesterday -
NBC News - Politics
Speaker Johnson ‘wasting’ time tying funding to proof of citizenship mandate: Budget Cmte. Democrat
Lawmakers are back in session and facing a deadline to pass a funding bill before the end of the month. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the legislative fight and ...Yesterday -
CNBC - Business
Sheryl Sandberg discusses women's advancement at work: Progress is 'pretty fragile'
"People have added women to senior leadership in staff roles," says LeanIn founder and board chair Sheryl Sandberg, but pipeline problems and other issues remain.Yesterday -
ABC News - Sports
College football guarantee games pay millions to small-budget schools but opportunities could shrink
Guarantee games are a staple of the college football seasonYesterday - College Football -
The Guardian - World
Emma Raducanu battles through to Korea Open last 16 after testing start
Briton beats Peyton Stearns after two tie-breaks ‘It was very humid, the ball was bouncing a lot’ Emma Raducanu battled to victory over the American Peyton Stearns in the opening round of the ...Yesterday - US Open -
Wired - Tech
5 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks (2024), Tested and Reviewed
If you want to wake up with the sun but aren't a morning person, these bedside devices can simulate a sunrise whenever you want to rouse for the day (and a sunset, too).Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Diane Abbott accuses Keir Starmer of treating her like a ‘non-person’
Veteran MP says she expected more support from Labour after comments by Tory donor that she ‘should be shot’. Diane Abbott has accused Keir Starmer of treating her as a “non-person” after comments ...Yesterday -
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Brexit deal impact in UK is worsening, warn economists
The findings come from a report covering the three-year period after the Brexit deal was signed.Yesterday - United Kingdom -
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The Guardian - World
Keir Starmer suggests he will continue accepting donors’ gifts
PM rejects claims he breached rules as he defends system of MPs declaring donations. Keir Starmer has suggested he will continue to accept gifts from the Labour peer Lord Alli, as he rejected ...Yesterday -
BBC News - Top stories
Diane Abbott: PM treated me as a 'non-person'
The Labour MP speaks to the BBC about the fallout after a Tory donor made racist comments about her.Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Starmer insists Budget will not contain measures that stifle growth
City fears grow that PM will plug fiscal hole with tax rise on businessYesterday -
Financial Times - World
Want to fix UK prisons? Let the women out
Imprisonment is not obviously a good solution to drug addiction or for those who have been coerced into crimeYesterday - United Kingdom