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New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’
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New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in midterms, and nearly half has gone to a single Manhattan district raceThe artificial intelligence industry is spending heavily in the 2026 midterms, hoping to secure influence over the technology’s first generation of legislation – and New York City’s pr...

Niamh Rowe
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Alan Greenspan, longtime head of the US federal reserve, dies aged 100
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Alan Greenspan, longtime head of the US federal reserve, dies aged 100

Greenspan served under the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton and George W BushAlan Greenspan, the influential economist who ​steered US ⁠monetary policy ⁠during ​his ‌five ‌terms as chair ‌of the Federal Reserve ‌under four presidents, ​has died aged 100, according to the F...

Ramon Antonio Vargas and agencies
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Two men arrested in relation to hospital mortuary practices in Nottingham
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Two men arrested in relation to hospital mortuary practices in Nottingham

Arrests part of Operation Perth investigation into failures in NHS trust’s maternity servicesTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in the running of a mortuary service at a hospital trust at the centre of the NHS’s largest inquiry into maternity services.Nottingham University hospita...

Jamie Grierson
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UK Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday
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UK Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday

People in southern Wales and area of England from Kent and Sussex to Somerset and Birmingham urged to protect themselves from extreme heatThe UK’s Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity.It covers southern Wale...

Kevin Rawlinson
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Starmer has a strong green record – but a rightwing backlash weakened his plans
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Starmer has a strong green record – but a rightwing backlash weakened his plans

Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate actionKeir Starmer has faced a problem no Labour government has needed to deal with before. His energy and climate policies – core to solving the cost of living crisis – have come under attack from...

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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I tried the new soft drinks from Trump’s son and granddaughter. Bad!
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I tried the new soft drinks from Trump’s son and granddaughter. Bad!

Barron Trump has a new yerba mate and Kai Trump a ‘bold’ energy drink – would their offerings pass the taste test?Do you like sugary soft drinks? Do you like Donald Trump and his family? Do you want to support nepotism?If the answer is yes to all these questions, then have I got the products for you...

Adam Gabbatt
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Wes Streeting will not stand for Labour leadership as Andy Burnham announces candidacy
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Wes Streeting will not stand for Labour leadership as Andy Burnham announces candidacy

Former Greater Manchester mayor will be overwhelming favourite to succeed Keir StarmerWes Streeting has said he will not stand for the Labour leadership, directly after Andy Burnham said he would, making it highly likely that Burnham, the former Greater Manchester mayor, will become prime minister n...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
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Weather tracker: Extreme heat in Europe as typhoon strengthens off Philippines
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Weather tracker: Extreme heat in Europe as typhoon strengthens off Philippines

Eastern Europe to see temperatures above early July average into next weekThe extreme heat experienced across central and western Europe, including the UK, will continue to shift eastwards. As slightly cooler weather infiltrates into western Europe, with risks of downpours and thunderstorms, eastern...

Brendan Jones for MetDesk
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Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C
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Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C

Rail services, schools and sports events hit, with deaths of three elderly people in France partly blamed on intense heatWestern Europe is enduring a ferocious heatwave forecast to break temperature records, with half of France on red alert, rail services in Belgium disrupted and sports events in Sp...

Jon Henley Europe correspondent
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The US re-legalized the death penalty 50 years ago. Is it working as intended?
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The US re-legalized the death penalty 50 years ago. Is it working as intended?

The Marshall Project analyzed over 9,000 death sentences handed down since states brought the punishment backFifty years ago, Americans set out on a polarizing mission: to find a just and fair way to punish the worst-of-the-worst crimes by execution.In some ways, this was a surprising choice. In 197...

Maurice Chammah and Jill Castellano for the Marshall Project
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From migration to Mandelson: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10
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From migration to Mandelson: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10

Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – did it threaten to go right?Keir Starmer pitched himself as a leader for “stability and moderation” who would rebuild Britain, after Labour’s landslide victory in the 2024 general election.But after two years which hav...

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
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Babcock says Brexit and Covid beset Royal Navy contract as profits plunge
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Babcock says Brexit and Covid beset Royal Navy contract as profits plunge

Underlying operating profits down 19% with 2019 frigate-building programme making loss, firm reportsOne of the UK’s biggest defence contractors has blamed Brexit and Covid among a catalogue of problems to beset an important contract for the Royal Navy, which led its annual profits to plunge.Profits...

Mark Sweney
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UK and France rewrite ‘one in one out’ treaty to stop removed migrants returning
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UK and France rewrite ‘one in one out’ treaty to stop removed migrants returning

People smugglers have been using lorries to bring people deported to France under the deal back to the UKThe UK and France have been forced to rewrite the “one in, one out” deal because of concerns over the numbers of people re-entering the UK after being removed to the continent.The original treaty...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy
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Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy

Starmer appeared ruthless in banishing the influence of Jeremy Corbyn, and winning power – but far less certain on how to wield itFew would describe him as a dramatic man, but Keir Starmer’s political career has been almost Shakespearean in its trajectory: a mere 11 years to enter parliament, lead L...

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
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