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• Palantir expected to be valued as much as $22bn in market debut next week

  25-09-2020 18:45 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Palantir expected to be valued as much as $22bn in market debut next week. Company’s shares could start trading at $10 each when it goes public, bankers say
  
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• 'Something Is Very Wrong': Critics Claim Donald Trump Struggled to Stay Awake During State Dinner Speeches

  26-09-2026 16:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Video from a White House state dinner appeared to show Donald Trump blinking and closing his eyes during Xi Jinping's remarks, prompting criticism and renewed debate online.
  
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• Michael Schumacher Update: Wife Corinna Shares Her Heart Beats for the F1 Champion

  26-09-2026 16:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Michael Schumacher's wife Corinna shares rare personal memories in Netflix's Schumacher '94: The Birth of a Legend, revisiting his 1994 F1 breakthrough.
  
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• Influencer Rips Into Taylor Swift Album, Claiming She 'Cares More About How the World Sees Them'

  26-09-2026 16:07 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Telegraph reviewer Poppie Platt awarded Taylor Swift's reported extended album two stars, criticising its portrayal of Travis Kelce and comparing it with earlier love songs
  
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• Hegseth Accused of Politicising Military Voting With Midterm Message Highlighting Democratic Cities: 'Incredibly Unethical'

  26-09-2026 16:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has urged military commanders to encourage service members to vote, prompting criticism over references to heavily Democratic cities.
  
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• Diana Wanted William and Harry to Know That King Charles 'Loved Me', Royal Biographer Claims

  26-09-2026 15:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Royal biographer Ingrid Seward says Diana still loved Charles and wanted William and Harry to understand his feelings, amid controversy over Earl Spencer's memoir about her death.
  
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• 'Trump Has Lied': Marjorie Taylor Greene Says 'MAGA Is Dead' and Calls Trump Backers 'In a Cult'

  26-09-2026 15:46 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Former Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene has declared that 'MAGA is dead,' accusing the president of betraying supporters and Republicans of refusing to hold him accountable.
  
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• The Winds of Winter Release Date Odds: Manifold Prediction Market Traders Put 2030 Book Odds at 48 Percent

  26-09-2026 15:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Manifold Markets traders have placed new odds on George R.R. Martin's The Winds of Winter arriving by 2030, but no release date has been confirmed.
  
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• Candace Owens Claims New 'Damning Document' Shows TPUSA Helped Choose Venue for Charlie Kirk Before His Death

  26-09-2026 15:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Candace Owens says a Utah Valley University review supports her questions about TPUSA's role in arranging Charlie Kirk's event, while the report documents planning failures but no assassination plot.
  
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• 'Replace Us': Whistleblower Dylan Borland Shares Terrifying Alien Theory That Riles Up Online UFO Critics

  26-09-2026 15:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  UFO whistleblower Dylan Borland speculated that extraterrestrials might seek human genes if their planet were dead, stressing the idea was hypothetical. The claims remain unverified
  
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• Scientists Call This Year's El Niño 'Godzilla' as It Could Be the Strongest in 1,000 Years Yet

  26-09-2026 15:06 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Scientists say this year's unusually powerful El Niño could become the strongest in 1,000 years, but its eventual scale remains uncertain as ocean temperatures continue rising
  
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• Suspect Bites Off Police Dog's Ear During SWAT Standoff Before Injured K9 Helps Officers Complete Arrest

  26-09-2026 13:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Redondo Beach police say K-9 Wouter continued assisting officers after a barricaded suspect bit off part of his ear during an armed Wilmington standoff.
  
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• TikTok Agrees to at Least $100m Payout and Ban Teen Beauty Filter as Parents Gain New Protections

  26-09-2026 13:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least £74 million and introduce new protections for teenagers, settling the state's lawsuit days before its case was due before a jury.
  
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• OpenAI Says Rogue AI Agents Posted 53 User Images Online as Fresh Privacy Concerns Emerge

  26-09-2026 13:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  OpenAI said research agents posted 53 user-provided images to external image-hosting sites, exposing a data-handling failure that the company says it cannot trace to individual users.
  
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• 'Naughty Schoolboy' Donald Trump 'Wasn't Trying To Dominate' Xi Jinping, Body Language Expert Claims

  26-09-2026 13:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A body language expert analysed Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's White House dinner, saying Trump appeared focused on connection rather than dominance.
  
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• Critics Spot a 'Boxy Bulge' on Donald Trump, Joking His Backside Is '400 Percent Larger Than Xi'

  26-09-2026 12:43 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  An apparent box-shaped outline beneath Donald Trump's jacket during a Marine One tour for Xi Jinping prompted jokes and speculation online, with no verified explanation offered.
  
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• Ed Sheeran 'Was Set Up' as Macklemore Prepares for His 'Free Palestine' Tour, Eve Barlow Claims

  26-09-2026 12:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran faces renewed debate after Macklemore announced a Free Palestine Tour and Eve Barlow claimed the timing was linked to the earlier tour controversy.
  
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• Taylor Swift Admits 'Patient Zero' Isn't About an Ex, and Netizens Are Still Arguing Over Fan Theories

  26-09-2026 12:29 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift explains how 'Patient Zero' grew from a friend's unexpected phone call and a wider conversation about shared experiences.
  
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• Legendary Singer Who Donald Trump Told POTUS to 'Be Quiet' Because He Is Acting 'Not Presidential'

  26-09-2026 12:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Singer Pat Boone has urged Donald Trump to speak less, stop calling people names and show greater politeness, while also asking the press to remain silent for several days
  
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• Federal Judge Questions the Trump Administration Policy Blocking Transgender Patients From HIV Care

  26-09-2026 12:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A federal judge in Boston questioned Trump administration restrictions on Ryan White HIV funding affecting transgender patients during a Sept. 23 bench trial as the case remains pending.
  
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• Romance Scammers Are Increasingly Targeting Young Adults but Over-65s Are Losing the Most Money

  26-09-2026 05:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Romance scam reports among 18- to 24-year-olds rose 59%, while over-65s accounted for 55% of money lost, Lloyds Banking Group reports.
  
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• New Social Security Bill Could Let Some Americans Claim Full Benefits at 60 Instead of 67

  26-09-2026 05:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Representative Haley Stevens proposes a bill that would allow qualifying workers in physically demanding jobs to claim full Social Security benefits at age 60, subject to work-history requirements.
  
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• Americans Are Claiming Social Security Early Over Fears It Will Run Out. Here's What the Data Really Says

  26-09-2026 05:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Social Security's retirement trust fund could be depleted in 2032, but ongoing income may cover 78% of scheduled benefits, affecting when Americans claim.
  
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• 300,000 Americans Had Student Loans Cancelled but $4.6B in Debt May Still Haunt Their Credit Reports

  26-09-2026 04:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A proposed lawsuit alleges the US Department of Education left $4.6B in cancelled student loans on credit reports, affecting borrowers' access to credit and housing.
  
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• Grandmother Saved £20K for Her Grandchildren's University, Then Her Alzheimer's Left the Money Trapped

  26-09-2026 04:39 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  NatWest froze £20,000 in grandchildren's university savings despite their mother holding power of attorney for her grandmother with advanced Alzheimer's.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' $30B Blue Origin Bet Is Now Worth $140B as He Takes on Elon Musk's SpaceX

  26-09-2026 04:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jeff Bezos is opening Blue Origin to outside investors after investing $30B, as the space company projects $30B in annual revenue by 2030 and challenges SpaceX.
  
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• Giants Fan Dad's Wife Defends Him After 'Useless' Backlash, Reveals He Was Grieving Childhood Friend's Death

  26-09-2026 03:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A San Francisco Giants fan's wife has defended him after a viral stadium clip prompted strangers to criticise his parenting and marriage, saying the footage omitted his recent bereavement.
  
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• Ex-Credit Union CEO Blames Sister for Sharing Private AI-Generated Photo in 'Lake America' Sweaters

  25-09-2026 20:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Family First Credit Union CEO Jane Smith leaves her role after an AI 'Lake America' photo went viral in Canada; the board has not given a reason.
  
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• Flock Workers Have Seven Days to Accept 'Generous' Severance as Customers Cut Ties With the $8B Surveillance Firm

  25-09-2026 19:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Flock Safety's 2nd October buyout deadline nears as government customers leave, camera vandalism rises, and backlash over its surveillance technology fuels layoff fears.
  
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• 'Deliveroo Rider' Who Raped Woman Followed Her Ambulance to Hospital and Searched for Her

  25-09-2026 18:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Salem Rekoub was jailed for 21 years after raping a semi-conscious woman in Chelsea, following her ambulance to hospital and misleading emergency services, the court heard.
  
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