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In the end, the jury at Newcastle Crown Court reached a unanimous verdict, said Jan Moir in The Mail on Sunday. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were found guilty of criminal damage – for cutting down the Sycamore …

Washington and London hailed a “historic” agreement last week after the UK became the first country to seal a deal with President Trump since he launched his global trade war. The deal cut US tariffs on British car exports from …

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Remember a few weeks ago, when economic analysts predicted President Donald Trump’s tariffs would spike inflation and maybe even cause a severe recession? It’s not working out that way — at least not yet. Prices in April rose at an …

Baseball’s single-season loss record, long held by the 1962 New York Mets, stood for more than 60 years until it was broken last year by the Chicago White Sox. But the new low might last only a year. At 7-36, …

President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East featured bombastic proclamations of deals done and progress made, even as the details for many of the president’s talking points remain unclear. He returns home this week after the high profile, high …

What happened The Supreme Court Thursday appeared inclined to limit federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions against presidential orders but was divided on how to do so and seemed uncomfortable with the implications for the order at hand, President Donald …

‘Hollywood doesn’t need tariffs. It needs investment’ Felipe Patterson at Newsweek Trump’s tariffs “won’t revive the film industry, they’ll hasten its downfall,” says Felipe Patterson. Hollywood “isn’t just an American enterprise anymore.” It’s an “intricate, interdependent ecosystem that thrives on …

What happened Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday that cybercriminals had hacked the company, stealing sensitive user data for a scheme to rob customers of crypto assets and extort the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also …

What happened A team of doctors and scientists has used a tailor-made gene-editing therapy to treat an infant with a rare genetic condition, a medical first that opens the door to a new era of individualized medicine, especially for people …

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Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” after he shared a social media post critical of Zionism that included an illustration of a rat. After critics accused the BBC football presenter of promoting antisemitic imagery, Lineker insisted he hadn’t noticed the rat, …

The UK is in talks with “a number of countries” to set up “return hubs” for failed asylum seekers, Keir Starmer has said on his first official visit to Albania. But critics have accused the government of offering up a …

With its skyscrapers, sights and shopping, Toronto is a dead ringer for its North American neighbour, New York. Like the Big Apple, Canada’s largest city is also jam-packed with museums, world-class restaurants, galleries and distinct multicultural neighbourhoods, but has extra …

Everton’s motto proudly declares that “nothing but the best is good enough”, said The Guardian. The Premier League club’s decision to move to a “sparkling new stadium” at Liverpool’s Bramley-Moore Dock is an ambitious attempt to live up those words. …

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Will weight-loss drugs cut cancer rates? What’s behind a rise in ‘sextortion’ cases? And why is cheese so bad for the environment? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven …

This week’s question: The Trump administration has terminated a federal grant that helps fund PBS children’s shows, including Sesame Street. If Sesame Street’s puppet cast were to sing a song about how the beloved show’s finances are no longer A-OK, …

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Judy Blume is one of the most well-known authors of children’s literature and young adult novels. Her work has few screen adaptations, but a modern take on her controversial book, “Forever,” recently debuted on Netflix to critical acclaim. Blume’s books …

New college grads are struggling to find jobs, said Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. The U.S. economy added 177,000 positions in April, another stronger-than-expected report for the overall labor market. But one group is getting left behind. The “labor conditions …

What happened Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Wednesday removed the top two officials at the National Intelligence Council, weeks after the council published an assessment that undercut President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for using the wartime Alien Enemies Act …

‘We are desperately short of air traffic controllers — could AI help close the gap?’ Sheldon H. Jacobson at The Hill The “modern era’s volume of flights is overwhelming how controllers communicate with flight crews and perform flight tracking,” says …

What happened Deaths from drug overdoses dropped 27% in 2024, the largest one-year decline on record, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Nearly 30,000 fewer people died from overdoses, according to the CDC’s preliminary numbers, though the …

What happened More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas across the U.S. have gone on strike since Sunday over the company’s new dress code, the Starbucks Workers United union said Wednesday. The new policy, which took effect Monday, requires baristas to wear …

Bayport, New York (Image credit: Courtesy image) This 1860 seven-bedroom home on Long Island has a wraparound porch, turret, and a fish-scale-shingled gable. The foyer features hand-carved oak details and coffered ceilings, connecting to a formal dining room with the …

Nestled deep within Republicans’ massive budget reconciliation bill, unveiled this week, is a surprising measure advocates say is necessary to ensure American dominance in the growing field of artificial intelligence. The bill is designed to capitalize on the GOP’s congressional …

“Well, he’s only gone and done it,” said Kevin Maher in The Times. Tom Cruise has brought three decades and eight instalments of “Mission Impossible” to a close with a “stupendous, supersized and sometimes even meaningful finale”. An evil artificial …

An abandoned gold mine in Canada is known as a “sleeping monster” by Indigenous locals – because it contains enough arsenic to kill 1.7 trillion people. Giant Mine, near the subarctic city of Yellowknife, was once one of the biggest …