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• Man drowns after underwater marriage proposal, girlfriend says

  22-09-2019 18:44 via abcnews.go.com
  A Louisiana man, Steven Weber, drowned after he asked his girlfriend to marry him in an underwater proposal.
  
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• ‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes

  26-09-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans stray from the scriptDonald Trump stood before the United Nations on Tuesday and threatened to “annihilate” Iran. Yet even as the most powerful man on the planet flexed his military muscles, he was powerless to keep the gravitational pull of domestic politics at bay.Heading into the UN building in New York, the US president was questioned by Kaitlan Collins, an anchor at CNN, which he had bann
  
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• Vast Casino Secrets leak exposes inner workings of offshore gambling firms

  26-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Files could have seismic consequences for online casinos, including those accused of illegally targeting consumersThe secrets of thousands of online casinos have been laid bare in a vast leak of data that could have seismic consequences for offshore gambling firms, including some accused of illegally targeting consumers around the world.The Casino Secrets leak reveals tens of thousands of previously confidential files stored by the gambling regulator on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. Co
  
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• The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conference

  26-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  From a difficult economic landscape to decisions on oil and gas drilling, welfare spending and the Chagos Islands, we look at what’s on the horizonAndy Burnham is riding high ahead of the Labour party conference after a successful first meeting with Donald Trump, and with his party faithful excited by their uplift in the polls. He plans to bring a message of hope and optimism to the autumn gathering in Liverpool, and will benefit from goodwill among members as he makes his first speech as
  
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• Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares

  26-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Despite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England’s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an appSchoolchildren who do not own smartphones face paying hundreds of pounds extra in annual bus fares as cheaper travel passes are digitised.Critics argue that by only making discounts available through an app, operators are undermining government guidance to keep mobile phones out of schools. Continue reading...
  
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• Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell

  26-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The deputy leader wants the party to take advantage of a split on the right and not be embarrassed to show its valuesLabour must “reunite the progressive voter coalition” if it is to take advantage of a split on the right and win the next election, the party’s deputy leader has said.Lucy Powell, who won the race to be deputy leader 12 months ago with a warning that Labour was losing the fight to be heard as Reform UK surged, said the government now had a second chance under And
  
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• Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

  26-09-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devicesDrones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested.In the UK alone, there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests a year where emergency medical services attempt to resuscitate the individual, according to the British Heart Foundation. However, fewer than one in 10 people surviv
  
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• ‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks

  26-09-2026 06:59 via theguardian.com
  Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic,telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’Lonnie Bunch, the outgoing secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has defended the organisation against political interference, insisting that telling the unvarnished and complex truths of history is an act of “great love” for the country.Speaking on Friday at the National Museum of African American History and
  
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• TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement

  26-09-2026 06:19 via theguardian.com
  Trial had been set for Monday over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful contentTikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner Meta’s recent agreement with US states.Alabama described it as a “first-in-the-nation settlement” with a state in the sweeping litigation over social media&rsquo
  
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• OpenAI agents accessed U.S. government sites and leaked 53 ChatGPT user images

  26-09-2026 04:10 via yahoo.com
  By Deepa Seetharaman, Raphael Satter and Jeff HorwitzSAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters.The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people
  
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• British climber, 28, dies in fall in northern Spain

  26-09-2026 04:02 via theguardian.com
  Mountaineer’s body recovered about 20 metres below the summit of Torrecerredo, the highest peak of the Picos de Europa rangeA British man has died after falling about 61 metres (200ft) while descending from the summit of a mountain in northern Spain, according to local law enforcement.The 28-year-old mountaineer fell down a vertical gully on the east side of the Torrecerredo – the highest peak of the Cantabrian mountains – on Thursday afternoon, the Spanish Civil Guard for the
  
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• White House bans CNN from Air Force One for Trump trip to Tennessee

  26-09-2026 03:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House has banned CNN reporters from flying with Donald Trump on Air Force One for his upcoming trip to Tennessee, the network says. Despite a judge’s order restoring CNN’s access to the White House after Trump banned the network, along with MS NOW and Politico, from covering his daily activities, reporters are still being denied entry to certain events. In the latest roadblock, the White House announced in a Friday night note detailing the president’s schedule that CN
  
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• White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media

  26-09-2026 03:31 via theguardian.com
  Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said FridayThe White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration’s battle with the news media.CNN had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, the network said on Friday. The White House confirmed CNN’s exclusion when it did not list the
  
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• Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress

  26-09-2026 03:00 via theguardian.com
  President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant servicesDonald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.Trump’s office of management and budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending”. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump reportedly rejects Iran ceasefire and expects bombing to resume after midterms

  26-09-2026 02:52 via newsmax.com
  A woman walks past a banner showing missiles being launched, in northern Tehran, Iran. (AP)President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and told aides he expects U.S. bombing of Iran to resume after the November midterm elections, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  The Journal, citing U.S. officials, reported Friday that Trump has turned down Tehran's proposal, which would halt hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over Iran's n
  
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• Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot

  26-09-2026 02:12 via theguardian.com
  A council ban on drinking on the median strip in Canning Street, Carlton, sparks a peaceful protest featuring punch bowls, chips and laughterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt looked like a typical spring evening on Melbourne’s Canning Street when a few dozen picnickers gathered on the grassy median strip on Friday, with drinks in hand.People in one group who’d come with a full alfresco setting chattered as they ladled punch out of a glass bowl on a wooden
  
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• Trump uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1 billion approved by Congress

  26-09-2026 01:45 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.Trump's Office of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.”Most of the cuts are focused on Health and Human Services programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors acc
  
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• Inside the FBI hack: Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach

  26-09-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  
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  Current and former FBI agents have spoken to BBC News of their shock, fear and anger following a hack that appears to have exposed the private and personal information of the agency's entire workforce."This is really bad for our undercover agents," says one former FBI agent, who fears for the safety of his colleagues.The former cyber investigator is in a group chat with current agents who are worried their personal information could soon be freely available online to c
  
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• Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters

  26-09-2026 00:21 via theguardian.com
  Jane Smith reportedly used ChatGPT to edit photo to show name Trump ordered US agencies to use for Lake Ontario amid trade war with CanadaThe CEO of a Michigan credit union is no longer employed there, according to the organization, after she posted on social media what appeared to be an AI-generated image of her and her family wearing sweaters emblazoned with the Donald Trump-associated words “Lake America”.In the statement recently announcing that Jane Smith would no longer be its
  
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• Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for 3rd time

  26-09-2026 00:02 via yahoo.com
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections.The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling that would have revived the Republican-friendly map for the November elections, which will determine control of Congress. There were no noted dissents. The Supreme Court instead let stand
  
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• MTV used to rule pop culture. Now it mostly breaks through once a year.

  25-09-2026 23:37 via yahoo.com
  MTV, the 45-year-old network and music video pioneer, was once the arbiter of cool. They played all the hottest new songs from some of the biggest stars the country has ever seen: Madonna, David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Prince. They ushered in the era of boy band domination and made a space for teen culture to thrive. Now, MTV isn't dead, but it's more of a nostalgic icon than a network that people turn on to actively watch or listen to music. These days, you'll find seemingly endless rer
  
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• New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after ethics probe

  25-09-2026 23:26 via abcnews.com
  
  Dale Caldwell resigned Friday as lieutenant governor of New Jersey after an investigation found numerous state ethics violations, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.
  
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• Candidates are increasingly dropping debates. Here's what it means for voters

  25-09-2026 23:09 via abcnews.com
  
  Fewer than half of Senate races will have candidate debates this year.
  
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• Tracking the nor'easter: State of emergency declared in New York City

  25-09-2026 22:56 via abcnews.com
  
  Millions in the Northeast are bracing for a powerful nor'easter set to bring pounding rain and strong winds to the region through the weekend.
  
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• ICE sweeps disrupt beef production as cattle groups warn of higher prices

  25-09-2026 22:14 via newsmax.com
  (Fernando Llano/Associated Press)Cattle industry groups in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas warned Thursday that sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in southwest Kansas are delaying beef shipments and could push record retail prices even higher.
  The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, and Texas Cattle Feeders Association said in a joint statement that thousands of fed cattle bound for slaughter had been sidelined, producing "millions of dollars in
  
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• Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute, police say

  25-09-2026 21:48 via abcnews.com
  
  Police in Mississippi say they believe a Black woman found hanging in a tree was dead before her body was placed there
  
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• Nor’easter takes aim at East Coast, canceling concerts and shifting MLB games

  25-09-2026 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Millions of people along the East Coast are bracing for a powerful nor'easter that is expected to bring heavy rain, damaging winds and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to Maine, forecasters say.The storm, which formed off the mid-Atlantic coast, is expected to stall as it approaches the Northeast and New England, according to the National Weather Service, increasing the likelihood of flooding and beach erosion in parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.The J
  
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• New Jersey's lieutenant governor steps down after allegations of improper behavior

  25-09-2026 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Dale Caldwell outside his home in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 9 September.Photograph: Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock
  Dale Caldwell, the lieutenant governor of New Jersey, resigned from his position on Friday, after the release of a report accusing him of sexually harassing a female staffer, among other ethics violations.
  New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, announced on Friday afternoon that Caldwell had submitted his resignation to her earlier in the day.
  The decision by Caldwell, 66, came
  
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• Nolo strengthens to Category 2 as Hawaii faces another hurricane threat

  25-09-2026 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  Hawaii’s southern islands are bracing for a brush with Hurricane Nolo, the latest in a gauntlet of Pacific storms thrown at the state during a tropical season supercharged by this year’s super El Niño.
  Potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides are again possible as the state faces its third impactful swipe from a hurricane in just six weeks.
  Nolo rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning. The hurricane was about 185 miles south of Hawaii’s
  
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• Report finds failures by university and Turning Point before Charlie Kirk killing

  25-09-2026 20:32 via yahoo.com
  A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns, while the university where he was killed didn’t properly assess dangers such as the possibility of a rooftop shooter.Those were among the key findings in an after-action report released Friday by Utah Valley University. The external, independent review found that the university failed to conduct a formal security assessment, did not create a writt
  
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