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BBC News - Top stories
What happened to Muriel McKay?
The search for a body continues decades after she was abducted, mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife. -
Wired - Tech
How to Get a Real ID License Before the Deadline
A new type of driver’s license will be required to board flights in the United States next year. Here’s how to update your license to the new Real ID standard before it’s too late. -
ESPN - Sports
Brewers get Civale from Rays to bolster rotation
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-hander Aaron Civale from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, adding the veteran to a thin starting rotation in hopes of holding onto first place in the National League Central. -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
‘The Bear’ Gets a Glow Up. Is That a Good Thing?
Styles staffers talk about the show’s turn to fine dining and its flashy cameos. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
How to Get Over Your Fear of Flying
Many people are afraid when they get on a plane, and the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout hasn’t helped. The good news: They have several options to deal with it. -
BBC News - Top stories
Paranormal Activity gets 'wildly different' stage premiere
Details are revealed of a theatre version of the horror film, which has its world premiere in Leeds. -
The New York Times - Tech
Robots Get a Fleshy Face (and a Smile) in New Research
Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artificial skin to robot faces to protect machinery and mimic human expressiveness. -
ESPN - Sports
Turkey's Demiral gets 2-game ban for celebration
Turkey defender Merih Demiral has been handed a two-game suspension by UEFA after he celebrated a goal at Euro 2024 by displaying a hand sign associated with an ultranationalist group in his team's round-of-16 win over Austria on Tuesday.Turkey -
GameSpot - Tech
Satisfactory Gets A 1.0 Release And Flushable Toilets In September
Coffee Stain Studios has revealed the launch date for its factory-building simulator, Satisfactory. After several years in development, the 1.0 version of Satisfactory will launch on September 10, and to mark the occasion, Coffee Stain has ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Kindred Spirits: How to Get Into Booze Collecting
Luxury bottles of Scotch and tequila are driving a boom in the spirits market, and you don’t need to be rich to get involved -
MarketWatch - Business
Is the market peaking? Not yet. But we’re getting closer.
10 signs that stocks are short of breath. -
Inc. - Business
Air Travel Gets Worse: Passenger Complaints Rise
The Transportation Department reports a more than 12 percent increase in complaints, even as the number of canceled flights declined from a year ago. -
ESPN - Sports
Diaz gets revenge over Masvidal with boxing win
Nate Diaz beat fellow former UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal by majority decision in a 10-round boxing match, -
Financial Times - World
Immigrants really do get the job done
But even as migration greases the wheels of the US economy, it is becoming the source of increasing political friction -
Wired - Tech
Google’s Nonconsensual Explicit Images Problem Is Getting Worse
Reports of intimate images and video posted online without consent are growing, and deepfakes add a horrifying new dimension to the problem. Google insiders say they’ve struggled to get executives to act.Google -
The Wall Street Journal - World
In France, Investors Get the Centrist Limbo They Wanted
Polarization has for years left the country’s politics stuck in an unpopular middle ground, and the latest elections won’t change that. But it does serve to lower the key risks that financial markets were worried about. -
BBC News - Top stories
Children’s choir gets surprise audience with new PM
Pupils set to perform for King Charles were rehearsing when Keir Starmer stopped to listen. -
GameSpot - Tech
The Best Steam Deck Games To Play Right Now
In a very brief time, the Steam Deck has become a staple of PC gaming as the go-to portable solution for many PC players, and its popularity has seemingly inspired more portable PC manufacturers to join the market. This is partly because the ... -
NBC News - Top stories
Fed says inflation is moving in the right direction
Federal Reserve officials indicated that inflation is moving in the right direction but not quickly enough for them to lower interest rates.Federal Reserve -
BBC News - Top stories
Le Pen's far-right at the gates of power
The National Rally party is now a dominant force in France -
The New York Times - World
On Canada’s Coastal Islands, a Win for Indigenous Rights
British Columbia recognized the Haida’s aboriginal title to their islands decades after the Indigenous group launched a battle on the ground and in the courts. -
The New York Times - World
Why More French Youth Are Voting for the Far Right
Most young people in France usually don’t vote or they back the left. That is still true, but support has surged for the far right, whose openly racist past can feel to them like ancient history. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Coolest Menswear Item Right Now Is…An Oxford Shirt?
Safe and preppy? Nah, accessibly hip. A longtime staple of men’s wardrobes, the Oxford shirt is being designed, and styled, in fresh ways. -
ESPN - Sports
Kerr: Moving on to Mavs was right call for Klay
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Klay Thompson's departure to Dallas made sense and was "what's right for him right now." -
The Guardian - World
Is UK bucking Europe’s trend of moving to the right?
Labour’s landslide victory gave hope to progressives worldwide but may be as much practical as ideological. Labour’s landslide victory was hailed as a beacon of hope for progressives worldwide after a surge in support for far-right parties in ...United Kingdom -
BBC News - Top stories
French people reject the far right - again
Voters have turned out in large number to produce a shock result, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.France -
Financial Times - Business
Leftwing surge thwarts far right in French election
Markets reverse early losses after Marine Le Pen’s RN falls well short of expected gains in parliament -
NBC News - Top stories
France prevents far-right takeover, but its famed 'cordon sanitaire' has cracks
Besting all expectations, France’s leftist coalition pulled off an upset victory over the populist National Rally that quelled, for now, fears of a far-right takeover in a nation with a long history of keeping the far right out of government and ... -
CBS News - Top stories
France's far-right suffers surprising defeat in election
The left and centrist political factions appear to be headed for key wins in France's elections on Sunday. Right-wing groups suffered a surprising defeat after their success in the first round of voting. Elaine Cobbe has the details. -
CBS News - Top stories
Is Walmart+ right for you? Is it better than Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime Day is coming, but Walmart+ could save you more money that its competitor. -
The Hill - Politics
The right wants revolution; the left is just going in circles
Steve Bannon's Second American Revolution combines an embrace of Christian nationalism with a program to put “American Citizens First.” What is the vision of change that people on the left are offering? -
Financial Times - Business
In charts: How France’s far right lost
A hastily assembled leftist bloc beat back the challenge from Marine Le Pen’s RN — for now -
Wired - Tech
The Far Right Is Already Demonizing Kamala Harris
Social media platforms, far-right message boards, and extremist Telegram channels are full of misogynistic and racist hatred directed at the vice president. -
Financial Times - Business
France edges back from the far-right brink
Centrists and the left need to form a viable coalition to prevent political paralysis -
The New York Times - Top stories
President Biden, Do the Right Thing and Step Aside
Biden has done a great job. Now he can serve America by stepping aside.Joe Biden -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
The ‘animal instinct’ that Britain’s next tennis star Jack Draper has needed to survive
He is the 6ft 3ins hunk of British tennis who has been dazzling at Wimbledon between cutting a dash on the catwalk. Yet those who know him best say it is a minor miracle Jack Draper has reached such a towering physique. Until a late teenage growth ... -
NBC News - Top stories
Britain goes to the polls and millions under Fourth of July heat warnings: Morning Rundown
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MarketWatch - Business
Britain’s Labour Party is set to win biggest majority since 1832, polling shows
The Labour Party under Keir Starmer is on course to win a historic victory in Britain’s general election on ThursdayUnited Kingdom -
ABC News - World
Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, loses seat in Parliament in another blow to defeated Conservatives
Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, loses seat in Parliament in another blow to defeated ConservativesUnited Kingdom -
ABC News - Top stories
Britain's Conservative Party ousted after 14 years, marking big victory for Labour
After 14 years in power with five consecutive prime ministers, the U.K.'s Conservative Party was voted out of power on Thursday, ceding control to Labour.