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• Xbox Downplays the Massive PS5 Pre-Order Numbers Stating GTA 6 Is Already 'Breaking Records'

  26-09-2026 21:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Xbox says GTA 6 pre-orders are breaking platform records, challenging a report that orders heavily favour PS5. However, neither source has disclosed total pre-order figures.
  
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• Florida Toddler Found Wandering Alone at Night as Parents Arrested on Child Neglect Charges

  29-09-2026 05:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A driver found a frightened two-year-old walking in an Osceola County roadway late at night. The child's parents were later arrested on child neglect charges.
  
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• Doorbell Camera Catches 81-Year-Old Working 14-Hour Shifts for Wife's Cancer Bills, Then Strangers Raise $281K

  29-09-2026 04:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Donald Johnson, 81, may be able to stop delivering lost luggage after strangers raised more than $281,000 to support his wife's cancer treatment.
  
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• Atlassian Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes Spotted on a Sydney Date as $23B Divorce Battle Drags On

  29-09-2026 04:52 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes was seen with Amelia Beaumont in Sydney as reported settlement talks with estranged wife Annie remain unresolved.
  
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• Starbucks to Close Around 250 Stores Across North America This Week in $300M Shake-Up

  29-09-2026 04:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Starbucks plans to close about 250 underperforming North American coffeehouses, invest in renovations, and cut its fiscal 2026 new-store forecast.
  
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• Man Reconsiders Marriage After Girlfriend With $197K Debt Says 'Someone Else Will' Pay If He Won't

  29-09-2026 04:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A reported $197,000 debt dispute puts one couple's wedding plans under pressure, raising questions about marriage, loan responsibility, and financial compatibility.
  
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• Man Who Inherited $1M Reveals the Three Big Purchases He Nearly Made but Is Glad He Avoided

  29-09-2026 04:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A man who inherited $1m says he invested most of it, cleared debt and worked less, while delaying major purchases such as a house in Mexico.
  
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• Woman Spends $1,176 on Takeaways in One Month, Then Takes Out Payday Loan to Keep Ordering Food

  29-09-2026 04:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A woman reportedly spent $1,176 on takeout, then took out a payday loan after her husband restricted access to their finances, escalating a marriage dispute.
  
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• Man Borrows $40K on Credit Cards to Build Off-Grid Home, Hoping It Will Save Him $85K in Rent

  29-09-2026 04:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A man earning $56K has used $40K in promotional credit to build an off-grid homestead, betting it will replace $1,430 monthly rent before the offers expire.
  
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• Aussie Discovers Her Mum Secretly Gave Their $1M Family Farm to Her Brother After Suspicious Christmas

  29-09-2026 04:23 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A woman says her mother secretly transferred the family's 64-hectare East Gippsland sheep farm to one son, sparking a dispute among seven siblings.
  
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• Texas Man Convicted in $26M Military Healthcare Fraud Scheme After Buying Gold-Plated Cybertruck

  29-09-2026 04:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Texas counsellor Kevin D. Curry was convicted in a $26M TRICARE fraud case involving kickbacks, false records, and unnecessary TMS treatments. Sentencing is pending.
  
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• Disney Tells 1,000 Staff Its Legal Team Will Become 'Much Smaller' as It Embraces Automation and Outsourcing

  29-09-2026 04:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Disney's Legal and Global Affairs division faces restructuring, automation and outsourcing, with an internal memo warning of a smaller workforce and possible job cuts.
  
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• Starlink Has 12M Subscribers, but Elon Musk Says It Could Deliver Most of the World's Internet Within a Decade

  29-09-2026 04:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk says Starlink could carry most global internet traffic within 10 years, but SpaceX must rapidly expand its satellites, capacity, and customer base to achieve it.
  
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• Trump Says ICE Can Arrest Migrants Without Criminal Records After Agents Told to Prioritise 'Worst First'

  29-09-2026 04:09 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Trump reaffirmed that ICE can arrest people without criminal records after guidance to prioritise serious offenders caused confusion among agents.
  
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• Why Did GoFundMe Remove a $281K Fundraiser for an 81-Year-Old Paying His Wife's Cancer Bills?

  29-09-2026 04:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  GoFundMe removed a $281,000 fundraiser for Texas man Donald Johnson, citing factual misrepresentations, and refunded every donation to supporters.
  
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• Trump Asked Xi If China Wanted American Weapons, US Ambassador Claims, Despite Sales Being Banned by Law

  29-09-2026 03:53 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Trump asked Xi Jinping if China wanted to buy US weapons, Ambassador David Perdue said, while Washington stressed that no arms sale to Beijing was planned.
  
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• Mums Who Take Five Years Off Work at 30 Could Face a £244,000 Pension Gap by Retirement

  29-09-2026 03:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Five-year career breaks could cut projected pension wealth by nearly £244,000, with unpaid carers and women particularly exposed to missed contributions and investment growth.
  
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• Trump and Xi Target $60B in Tariff Cuts as Toys, Fireworks, Meat and Coal Make the List

  29-09-2026 03:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  US-China tariff cuts covering $60B of goods, from toys to coal, have been proposed after the Trump-Xi summit. Soybeans and chips are excluded.
  
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• Uber CEO Says He Emails Staff on Saturday — Then Sends a '?' on Sunday If They Don't Reply

  29-09-2026 03:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi defends weekend emails and demanding work while predicting AI and autonomous vehicles could replace many jobs.
  
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• Nike's Phil Knight Gives $1B to University of Oregon to Launch Its First Undergraduate Engineering Programme

  29-09-2026 03:43 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny commit $1B to the University of Oregon's first undergraduate engineering college, the Knight College.
  
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• 27-Year-Old Started a Free Run Club to Make Friends — Now His Side Hustle Generates $640,000 a Year

  29-09-2026 03:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Peak and Pace, Owen Akhibi Herrera's free Brooklyn run club, generated over $640,000 in 2025, mostly from ticketed parties and events.
  
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• US Beef Prices Could Rise as ICE Arrests Leave Meat Workers Too Afraid to Go to Work

  29-09-2026 03:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  US beef prices could rise further as reported ICE-related disruptions delay thousands of cattle reaching meatpackers amid tight supplies and lower production.
  
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• Giorgio Armani's Heirs Must Sell 15% of His Empire Within 18 Months or Take the Company Public

  29-09-2026 03:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Giorgio Armani's will calls for a 15% stake in his fashion group to be sold by March 2027, with LVMH, L'Oréal and EssilorLuxottica among potential buyers.
  
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• Truist CEO Mike Lyons Buys $1 Million of Bank Shares Two Days After Its $5.5 Billion Auto-Loan Exit

  29-09-2026 03:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Truist CEO Mike Lyons buys $1M in shares after the bank agrees to sell its near-prime auto-loan unit to Apollo for $5.5B.
  
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• Karman Directors Bought $1 Million of Stock on the Day Management Pitched 25% Organic Growth to Investors

  29-09-2026 03:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Karman Space & Defense directors bought $1.04M worth of shares as the aerospace company forecast more than 25% organic revenue growth for 2026.
  
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• Trump Open To Releasing Iran's Frozen Billions but Wants Nuclear Progress First, Us Official Says

  29-09-2026 02:04 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump is prepared to consider sanctions relief and access to billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets, but only if Tehran makes concrete progress on its nuclear programme.
  
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• Candace Owens Accused of Groping Women at Her Bridal Shower Amid Explosive Lesbian Claims

  29-09-2026 01:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Candace Owens is facing renewed online scrutiny after a user posted unverified claims about her sexuality, marriage and alleged behaviour, prompting divided reactions and questions about the evidence.
  
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• Is Less Dust Making Earth Warmer? Scientists Find a Mysterious 10% Drop in 20 Years

  29-09-2026 01:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A peer-reviewed study finds atmospheric mineral dust declined by about 10% from 2003 to 2023, potentially contributing modestly to warming while affecting ecosystems, clouds and air quality.
  
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• Justice Alito Abruptly Steps Aside From Exxon–Suncor Climate Appeal With No Reason Given

  29-09-2026 01:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Justice Samuel Alito has withdrawn from the Supreme Court's review of a climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor, leaving eight justices to hear October arguments.
  
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• Ken Paxton Says Child Abuse Defendant 'Served 60 Days' but Records Say 29 After His Office Proposed One

  29-09-2026 00:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Adam Hoffman served 60 days, but jail records show 29 days. Prosecutors had initially proposed a one-day sentence in the child abuse case.
  
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