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• Bitcoin value surges past $30,000 (£22,000) for first time

  02-01-2021 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cryptocurrency has continued to soar in value just weeks after hitting $20,000 for the first time.
  
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• Bunnie Xo Claps Back at Trolls Over 22-Year Age Gap Romance Declaring He Gave Her Back Her Smile

  23-09-2026 00:43 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Bunnie Xo has addressed criticism of her reported romance with Dylan Wolf, saying the 24-year-old reality star 'gave me my smile back' after their latest public appearance.
  
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• Mass Layoffs Loom as Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Gets Cleared Following State Settlement

  23-09-2026 00:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Paramount Skydance has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 US states, advancing its $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition while concerns over debt, savings and job losses persist.
  
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• Dolph Lundgren Considered 'Legal Suicide' After Cancer Misdiagnosis and Three-Year Prognosis

  23-09-2026 00:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Dolph Lundgren says he considered assisted suicide after receiving a two- to three-year cancer prognosis, before a second opinion led to treatment that left him with no evidence of disease.
  
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• Trump Hails Burnham as 'Natural Businessperson' and Says UK Is 'More Up' but Brands Chagos Deal 'Terrible'

  23-09-2026 00:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump praised Andy Burnham after their first bilateral meeting, but the leaders disagreed over the Chagos Islands, artificial intelligence regulation and other foreign policy issues.
  
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• US F-16 Crashes at Germany's Spangdahlem Air Base as Pilot Ejects Safely and Three Jets Divert to Ramstein

  23-09-2026 00:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A US F-16 crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base during a routine training flight. The pilot ejected and received medical care; no ground injuries were reported.
  
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• Hacker Group ShinyHunters Claims FBI Breach as 5,000-Record Sample Raises Fears for Agents' Families

  23-09-2026 00:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Hacker group ShinyHunters claims it breached FBI-related services and stole employee and applicant data, but the sample, alleged access route and wider scope remain unverified.
  
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• Kim Jong Un Hails Apparent Hypersonic Missile as 'Irresistible Force' and 'Incurable Headache' for Enemies

  23-09-2026 00:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Kim Jong Un praised an apparent North Korean hypersonic missile after a reported test, although analysts say its speed, manoeuvrability and ability to evade defences remain independently unverified.
  
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• America's Draft Register Will Add Young Men Automatically in Just 86 Days

  22-09-2026 23:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Automatic registration for eligible US men aged 18 to 25 is scheduled to begin on 18 December 2026, changing how records are maintained without reinstating compulsory military service.
  
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• Logan Paul's Pentagon Visit Draws Backlash as Critics Resurface His 2017 Suicide Forest Video

  22-09-2026 22:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A viral social media post has revived scrutiny of Logan Paul's 2017 'Suicide Forest' scandal after the Pentagon hosted him and his brother Jake during a Washington visit.
  
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• Ryan Nembhard Heads to Hornets Months After Hawks Landed Him in Blockbuster Trade

  22-09-2026 22:39 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ryan Nembhard has moved from Dallas to Atlanta and now Charlotte in less than three months, giving the young guard a fresh opportunity to establish himself with the Hornets.
  
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• China's Djibouti Upgrade Could Give Beijing a Window on US Operations Without Cracking Encryption

  22-09-2026 22:39 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  New communications facilities at China's Djibouti military base could help the PLA monitor US and allied operations through signal patterns, according to a CSIS analysis of satellite imagery.
  
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• Taylor Swift's 'Encore' Theory Takes Off Before Singer Reveals New Single 'Patient Zero'

  22-09-2026 22:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift has announced 'Patient Zero', due on 25 September, following an online-store countdown that prompted fan theories about 'Encore', a tour or a re-recording.
  
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• Charles Spencer Apologises to Piers Morgan Over Diana Book Error as Legal Fight Rages

  22-09-2026 22:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Charles Spencer has apologised to Piers Morgan for wrongly linking him to the publication of 1993 photographs of Princess Diana, but Morgan says his legal action over the memoir will continue.
  
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• Trump's Obamacare Purge Targets 315,000 Enrolments Covering 760,000 People, but Who Actually Loses Coverage?

  22-09-2026 22:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration says it cancelled 315,000 Affordable Care Act marketplace enrolments covering about 760,000 people, citing eligibility concerns, unverifiable identities and suspected improper subsidy claims.
  
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• Meta Blocks Virginia Woolf Play Ads After Automated System Flags Feminism as 'Social Topic'

  22-09-2026 22:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Meta initially rejected a Barcelona theatre's paid advert for a Virginia Woolf adaptation, citing feminism as a social topic, before restoring the campaign after calling the block an error.
  
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• 'Kill Donald Trump' Graffiti Appears at Austin Site Where ICE Wounded Venezuelan Driver

  22-09-2026 21:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Graffiti including 'Kill Donald Trump' appeared near the Austin site where ICE agents shot Venezuelan DoorDash driver Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, amid conflicting accounts of the incident.
  
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• Hampshire-Bound Migrant Dinghy Spends 30 Hours at Sea as RNLI Crews Race to Rescue Passengers

  22-09-2026 21:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A dinghy carrying 59 people was intercepted off Hampshire after more than 30 hours at sea, prompting a major rescue operation and renewed criticism from local leaders.
  
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• Clavicular Video Injecting His 17-Year-Old Girlfriend Resurfaces as Influencer Faces Rape and Drugging Charges

  22-09-2026 21:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Streamer Braden Eric Peters, known as Clavicular, faces rape, drugging and alcohol-related charges in Massachusetts as a resurfaced injection video draws renewed scrutiny.
  
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• Beats 360 Headphones Take Aim at Gym Earbud Nightmare With Sweat-Ready Over-Ear Design

  22-09-2026 21:29 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The $350 Beats 360 are Beats' first IP-rated headphones, combining sweat resistance, washable cushions and long battery life, though they may move during sprints and explosive workouts.
  
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• Karoline Leavitt's Claim Donald Trump 'Listens to Women More Than Men' Draws Online Criticism

  22-09-2026 21:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Karoline Leavitt said Donald Trump may listen to women 'more than men' in a Sean Hannity interview, drawing critical replies beneath an X clip.
  
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• Inside Michelle Keegan's Intense New Role as DI Emma Crane Takes on Corruption in ITV's Six-Part Thriller

  22-09-2026 21:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Michelle Keegan stars as DI Emma Crane in ITV's The Blame, a six-part crime thriller about a teenager's murder that exposes corruption, misogyny and institutional cover-ups within the police.
  
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• Anthropic Calls Claude Opus 5.5 'Strongest-Performing Model We've Tested' as It Makes New Safety Claims

  22-09-2026 21:07 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5 with lower token prices, faster output and expanded safety measures, while facing growing competition from OpenAI and Chinese AI models.
  
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• Trump Questions Why CNN Is Covering Him at UN Before Kaitlan Collins Fires Back: 'The United Nations Allowed Us In'

  22-09-2026 20:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump challenged CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations after his administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House press pool.
  
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• Tom Cruise's Taylor Swift Chiefs Suite Appearance Had A Career Motive, Source Claims

  22-09-2026 20:49 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  An unnamed individual has alleged Tom Cruise's appearance with Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs game could benefit his career; Cruise later shared what they discussed.
  
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• Microsoft Director Warned AI Training Could Be 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History', Filing Says

  22-09-2026 20:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Newly unredacted court papers quote Microsoft and OpenAI staff describing AI training as potentially harmful to creators, while publishers cite falling news traffic in their copyright case.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere Died From Fentanyl and Other Drugs, Coroner Rules Death an Accident

  22-09-2026 20:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and several other drugs, according to toxicology findings that classified her death as accidental.
  
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• Sony Filed Patents For AI That Could Remotely Diagnose a PlayStation and Write Code To Patch It

  22-09-2026 20:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Sony's filings describe AI-generated diagnostic code for connected devices, while one application faced a final rejection before publication
  
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• Taylor Swift Announces New Single 'Patient Zero' With 25 September Release Just Two Days Away

  22-09-2026 20:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift has announced 'Patient Zero', a new single due on 25 September, just days before the 2026 VMAs, where she has 11 nominations and could break the ceremony's wins record.
  
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• 'We Screwed Up': Doordash To Pay $131.5m After NYC Probe Into Payments to 264,000 Workers

  22-09-2026 20:22 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  DoorDash will pay $131.5m to 264,000 New York City delivery workers after a city investigation found widespread underpayments and delayed wages.
  
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