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California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom
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California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom

Two of largest – and smelliest – plants flower at Huntington library and gardens, as ‘enchanted’ visitors queue for hoursTwo corpse flowers have bloomed at a southern California research institution, where thousands of visitors had the rare chance to watch two of the world’s largest – and most odoro...

Coral Murphy Marcos
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UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew
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UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew

Midnight to 6am block on some apps is latest stage of Labour’s bid to protect young people from online harmsSixteen and 17-year-olds are to be encouraged to observe a midnight social media curfew, in the latest stage of Labour’s bid “to protect the next generation” from online harms, including poor...

Robert Booth UK technology editor
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Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida
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Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida

Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one weekA person died during an encounter with federal immigration officials on Tuesday morning in Florida, a state highway patrol spokesperson confirmed, marking the third death in one week linked to immigrat...

José Olivares
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Global cooperation needed to tackle AI threats, says Bank of England governor
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Global cooperation needed to tackle AI threats, says Bank of England governor

Andrew Bailey warns that US will not be able to achieve its ambitions aloneThe Bank of England governor has called for international cooperation to tackle growing AI threats, warning that the US and Trump administration would not be able to achieve their ambitions alone.Andrew Bailey’s comments come...

Kalyeena Makortoff and Heather Stewart
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Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham
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Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham

Bill marks a full-circle moment for the PM-in-waiting and encapsulates what he says his government will be aboutAndy Burnham has always said he took his first steps out of Westminster in 2009, when he walked out to address furious Liverpool fans at the Kop on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough...

Pippa Crerar Political editor
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Two teens charged in fatal shootings of five family members in Illinois
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Two teens charged in fatal shootings of five family members in Illinois

A boy, 16, and girl, 15, were charged with murder after the family members were shot at three different locations Two teenagers were charged with murder Tuesday in the killings of five members of an Illinois family who were shot at three different locations.A 16-year-old boy will be prosecuted as an...

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Foreign Office appoints first special envoy for Britons detained overseas
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Foreign Office appoints first special envoy for Britons detained overseas

Alistair Burt will bring diplomatic clout to complex cases involving human rights violations and arbitrary detentionThe Foreign Office has appointed a special envoy for British citizens detained overseas, a new role to deal with “complex consular cases” such as that of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August
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Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuceWhat is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?Federal health officials have said they expect the outbreaks of cyclospora – a parasite that causes watery, exp...

Jessica Glenza
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After Graham’s death and McConnell’s absence, conspiracy theories abound
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After Graham’s death and McConnell’s absence, conspiracy theories abound

A collision of online conspiracy theories came for two of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate in recent daysIt was Russia. It was Israel. Could it have been Iran? Or maybe it was a Covid-19 booster. What about the Clintons?After US senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly over the weekend from w...

Rachel Leingang
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Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, sworn in to fulfill his Senate term
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Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, sworn in to fulfill his Senate term

Lindsey Graham’s younger sister appointed by South Carolina’s governor three days after senator’s deathDarline Graham Nordone: Lindsey Graham’s sister and interim US senatorDarline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to fill his Senate seat on Tuesday after...

Shrai Popat in Washington
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Derision at US chain Chipotle’s plan to sell its Mexican food in Mexico
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Derision at US chain Chipotle’s plan to sell its Mexican food in Mexico

One social media user described the opening of its first outlet in Monterrey as ‘like the dog teaching a duck to fly’A US chain’s plan to sell its version of Mexican food to Mexicans with a first branch south of the border has prompted bemusement, skepticism and anger among local people.Chipotle Mex...

Oscar Lopez in Mexico City
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MPs say death threats a daily reality in ‘increasing climate of abuse’
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MPs say death threats a daily reality in ‘increasing climate of abuse’

As Ann Widdecombe’s death raises concerns over security, politicians reveal extent of problemJess Phillips has received so many death threats she has to remind herself not to be blase. One night she received more than 600 rape threats. In 2019, a man forced his way into her office. The same year a w...

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
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Top House Democrats vow to oppose bid to cut US military aid to Israel
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Top House Democrats vow to oppose bid to cut US military aid to Israel

House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over IsraelUS politics live – latest updatesTop House Democrats on Tuesday said they will oppose an effort to cut funding for Israel’s military, amid a rebellion from voters over US support for the...

Chris Stein in Washington
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Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises
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Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacksThe British public should begin taking “small but important steps” to secure and protect water, power supplies and basic phone signal in case of further severe weather emergencies, national cris...

Aletha Adu Political correspondent
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Tom Cruise among names set to take part in World Cup closing ceremony
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Tom Cruise among names set to take part in World Cup closing ceremony

Mission: Impossible star to appear in a pre-game show that will also feature Robbie Williams and Jennifer HudsonA wide array of performers, from actor Tom Cruise to streamer IShowSpeed, will help close out the World Cup, Fifa announced on Tuesday.Soccer’s governing body released the lineup for the c...

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Pilot killed fighting Colorado wildfire identified as Nicholas Dale
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Pilot killed fighting Colorado wildfire identified as Nicholas Dale

British Columbia pilot was only person aboard helicopter that crashed during aerial firefightingThe pilot who died when his helicopter crashed while fighting a Colorado wildfire has been named as Nicholas Dale of Sooke, British Columbia.Dale, 56, died when his helicopter crashed into the Silver Jack...

Edward Helmore
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ICE pauses vehicle stops after deadly shootings in Texas and Maine
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ICE pauses vehicle stops after deadly shootings in Texas and Maine

The deaths of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have prompted calls for independent investigationsFederal immigration officials have been instructed to stop pulling over vehicles until further notice, according to a homeland security source, following two recent deadly shootings in...

José Olivares
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