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Shares in Allbirds surge after maker of wool sneakers announces pivot to AI
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Shares in Allbirds surge after maker of wool sneakers announces pivot to AI

Rebrand as NewBird AI sent shares up 582% in bizarre and rapid turnaround for firm that had fallen on hard timesAllbirds, the maker of minimalist wool sneakers beloved by Silicon Valley, announced on Wednesday that it is leaving shoes behind and pivoting to artificial intelligence. The new focus and...

Nick Robins-Early in New York
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Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds
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Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds

Lack of funding leaving police forces failing to keep pace with two-thirds annual increase in referrals, says reportChild victims of online sexual abuse are being inadequately protected from further harm because police forces are struggling to cope with an increase in this crime, his majesty’s chief...

Matthew Weaver
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Two arrested over attempted arson attack on synagogue in north London
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Two arrested over attempted arson attack on synagogue in north London

Woman, 47, and man, 46, held on suspicion of arson endangering life after attempted Finchley attackA 47-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life after an attempted attack on a synagogue in Finchley, north London, as part of an investigation into...

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US jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster subsidiary operated monopoly
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US jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster subsidiary operated monopoly

Verdict in states’ lawsuit says concert giant stifled competition, raising pressure for changes to ticketing marketA jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims broug...

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Ketanji Brown Jackson condemns conservative justices’ pro-Trump orders
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Ketanji Brown Jackson condemns conservative justices’ pro-Trump orders

Liberal judge attacks emergency-docket rulings designed to benefit president as ‘scratch-paper musings’The supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders “scr...

Guardian staff and agency
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Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war
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Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war

The S&P breached 7,000 points for the first time in history, in a rally that erased stark losses incurred at start of warWall Street scaled a fresh all-time high on Wednesday amid growing optimism among investors that the US-Israel war on Iran will soon be over.The benchmark S&P 500 breached...

Lauren Aratani
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MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time
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MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time

Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting childrenMPs have voted against a proposal to ban under-16s from using social media for the second time, as the prime minister summoned tech bosses to demand tougher action on internet safety.The H...

Dan Milmo and Priya Bharadia
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Suspect accused of planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6 faces new charges
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Suspect accused of planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6 faces new charges

Brian Cole Jr, accused of planting the devices near the RNC and DNC buildings in DC, faces two more felony countsThe individual accused of placing pipe bombs near the headquarters of both the Republican and Democratic national committees on the night before the January 6 Capitol attack is now facing...

Marina Dunbar
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The AI images Trump can’t get enough of
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The AI images Trump can’t get enough of

Who wouldn’t want to be a king, a footballer, a friend of lions, a maestro and Jesus?This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayIn Donald Trump’s telling, the image showed him as a medical professional, never mind the lack of training....

Adam Gabbatt
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Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles
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Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles

US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification Middle East crisis – live updatesIf talks between Iran and the US reconvene within the next few days in Islamabad, Donald Trump will have two major political hurdles to...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Palestine Action activists wanted to smash up Elbit Systems’ property, court told
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Palestine Action activists wanted to smash up Elbit Systems’ property, court told

Defendants used sledgehammers and crowbars to destroy drones at Israeli-linked arms factory, says prosecutionSix Palestine Action activists entered an Israeli-linked arms factory intending to smash up as much property as possible before police arrived, a court has heard.Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC sai...

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
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Wales’s first minister calls on Keir Starmer to halt US-UK space defence project
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Wales’s first minister calls on Keir Starmer to halt US-UK space defence project

Eluned Morgan says US under Donald Trump is ‘not partner it once was’ with Iran threats and ‘contempt’ towards UKWales’s first minister has called on Keir Starmer to suspend a big joint defence project with the US, saying that under Donald Trump the country is “not the partner it once was”.In a stat...

Bethan McKernan, Wales correspondent
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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens

Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.The financia...

Mark Townsend
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NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say
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NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say

Officials say charity fundraiser that flooded New York with drunk people in Santa costumes every Christmas was a conA SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with inebriated young people in red and white Santa costumes every holiday season was true to its name: a con, federal authoriti...

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Bernie Sanders pushes resolutions to block US weapons sales to Israel
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Bernie Sanders pushes resolutions to block US weapons sales to Israel

Attempt by independent senator set to test Democratic support for longtime US ally amid Trump’s war on IranAn attempt set for Wednesday by senator Bernie Sanders to block sales to Israel of bombs and bulldozers will serve as the latest litmus test of support for the longtime US ally among Democrats....

Chris Stein in Washington
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North Wales police threaten ban over calls about bins and noisy kids
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North Wales police threaten ban over calls about bins and noisy kids

Decision to seek contact ban orders for people who repeatedly call about non-criminal matters is believed to be UK firstPeople who call with complaints about their neighbours could face a contact ban for wasting police resources, a police force has said.In a social media post on the weekend, North W...

Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent
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Reeves steps up criticism of Trump’s Iran war, branding it a ‘mistake’
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Reeves steps up criticism of Trump’s Iran war, branding it a ‘mistake’

UK chancellor tells US audience she is ‘not convinced that this conflict has made the world a safer place’Middle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has stepped up her criticism of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, describing it as a “mistake” that has destabilised the gl...

Richard Partington in Washington
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Prosecutors won’t file domestic abuse charges against Taylor Frankie Paul
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Prosecutors won’t file domestic abuse charges against Taylor Frankie Paul

Mormon Wives star was accused of domestic violence by her former partner Dakota MortensenProsecutors in Utah have declined to press charges against Taylor Frankie Paul, star of the reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, after she was accused of domestic violence.In a statement on Tuesday, th...

Anna Betts
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Trump believes diet soda kills cancer cells, Dr Oz reveals
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Trump believes diet soda kills cancer cells, Dr Oz reveals

Physicians issue reminder to public after TV doctor and CMS chief relays president’s claim on Don Jr podcastDonald Trump defended his consumption of diet soda by suggesting it might help prevent cancer, according to recent comments shared by Mehmet Oz in an interview with Donald Trump Jr.The remarks...

Marina Dunbar
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Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace’
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Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace’

Leo doubles down on his message of peace as Trump and JD Vance continue to squabble with and insult the VaticanThe ongoing squabble between the Trump administration and the Vatican over the war in Iran took another twist on Wednesday when Pope Leo shared a message of peace and healing after the late...

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