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'I worked really hard and it paid off': Elation, nerves and proud parents as students get results
Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent's economic reforms
Mangione could plead guilty in federal case ahead of N.Y. murder trial
A surprise hearing this Friday in federal court has added to speculation that Luigi Mangione could enter a plea, which could derail a state murder trial.
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New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say
NGOs say agreement held back by tenuous human health commitments and lobbying from plastic industry
The latest version of the long overdue plastic treaty is even less ambitious than the previous one, according to experts.
A year after UN plastics treaty negotiations collapsed in Geneva in 2025, diplomats met informally in Nairobi between 30 June and 3 July, aiming to flesh out a new “no surprises” document.
Continue reading...Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’
Kyiv reportedly suggested mutual agreement in attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor
Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia for both sides to halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an apparent attempt to reopen a crucial grain corridor, Reuters reports.
Kyiv is said to have made the offer through a third party. Moscow has yet to respond, the news agency added. The busy waterway is a key export route for both Russia and Ukraine, used to transport grain and other vital foodstuffs worldwide.
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Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, insisted a wave of reports describing deteriorating conditions and mental health struggles onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln “completely misrepresented” the situation, pushing back against growing congressional pressure over the ship’s record-breaking, nearly nine-month deployment.
“We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment,” Hegseth told reporters during a visit to Panama, adding that “some deployments are longer than others” and praising sailors enduring “high seas” and “austere conditions with less port calls”.
Continue reading...Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health
This year’s festival is superpowered by a strong year for Scottish cinema, showing it can thrive under the ‘four dimensional perpetual catch-22’ of global ambitions
Now that its disastrous collapse and speedy rebirth is a trauma slowly receding in the rear-view mirror, the Edinburgh international film festival can set its sights on bigger things. Apart from its traditional role providing a showcase for the best of current world cinema, the festival has an ace up its sleeve for 2026: the undeniable confidence and conspicuous achievement of its home film industry in Scotland. Just as Cannes likes to give a decent amount of houseroom to favoured French directors, and Sundance sees at least part of its job to talk up US independent cinema, Edinburgh acts as a vector for Scottish film-makers to gain valuable exposure and get their work in front of significant festival audiences. Inevitably, some years are harder than others, but Edinburgh’s 2026 edition feels stronger than it has been for years.
The festival’s opening gala slot, traditionally a local film, has been given to The Incomer, a surreal comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson and set Scotland’s far north, and which picked up a major award at the Sundance festival earlier this year. Among a clutch of strong films are Borges and Me, based on Jay Parini’s memoir of escorting author Jorge Luis Borges on a trip around the Highlands; Sunny Dancer, a “chemo camp” comedy filmed in Loch Lomond, starring Bella Ramsay as a teenager dealing with the aftermath of cancer; and The Education of Jane Cumming, the extraordinary true life story of the 19th-century Edinburgh schoolkeeper who inspired The Children’s Hour. Scottish artist Douglas Gordon is the focus of a new documentary, Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon, while Scottish Ballet perform in These Violent Delights, a film rendering their dance version of Romeo and Juliet. Past glories are due to live again with a 30th anniversary screening of junkie classic Trainspotting (with the added bonus of a live club night featuring a DJ set from Irvine Welsh).
Continue reading...Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’
Kyiv reportedly suggested mutual agreement in attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor
Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia for both sides to halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an apparent attempt to reopen a crucial grain corridor, Reuters reports.
Kyiv is said to have made the offer through a third party. Moscow has yet to respond, the news agency added. The busy waterway is a key export route for both Russia and Ukraine, used to transport grain and other vital foodstuffs worldwide.
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Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, insisted a wave of reports describing deteriorating conditions and mental health struggles onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln “completely misrepresented” the situation, pushing back against growing congressional pressure over the ship’s record-breaking, nearly nine-month deployment.
“We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment,” Hegseth told reporters during a visit to Panama, adding that “some deployments are longer than others” and praising sailors enduring “high seas” and “austere conditions with less port calls”.
Continue reading...Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal
Figures emerge in critical letter to Home Office from organisation appointed to scrutinise detention facilities
Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France, the Guardian can disclose.
Home Office staff said that of 304 age-disputed cases arising from the scheme over nine months, 94 (31%) – were ultimately found to be minors. Children are supposed to be excluded from the scheme, while government policy limits immigration detention of unaccompanied children to 24 hours.
Had been awaiting deportation for more than six months, despite being supposed be held for up to 28 days only “in exceptional cases”.
Were being readied for removal to France despite having TB or requiring hospital treatment.
Faced removal after being separated from family members with whom they had travelled, which she said had a “particularly damaging impact”.
Continue reading...Meta claims allegations in latest social media addiction trial are 'unsubstantiated'
Inflation may be losing some steam as July PPI report shows most prices flatlining
Former Hurricane Lala drenches Hawaii, flash floods sweep away Big Island homes
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London’s green parks turn brown after weeks of extreme heat
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to federal charges, sources tell NBC News
Fake sex worker and accomplice jailed for fatally spiking men’s drinks
Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru from Essex jailed for 17 years for drugging four men to steal from them, two of whom died
A woman who posed as a sex worker and administered a deadly amount of sedative to two men has been jailed for 17 years, along with her accomplice.
Adina Mihai, 31, and her partner Madalin Dumitru, 30, who arranged for her to meet men at their homes, drugged their victims to steal from them.
Continue reading...European Athletics Championship 2026: Hunt beats Adeleke and Asher-Smith to win women’s 200m gold – live
Updates from the evening session in Birmingham
Hudson-Smith surges to 400m gold | Mail Luke
Matt Hudson-Smith is having a chat with the BBC about his 400m triumph last night. He had no sleep at all overnight.
“I tried to sleep, I was just staring at the wall,” he says. “So many flashbacks, so many memories … it was so surreal … I did it.
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OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues
Hamas Has No More Cards to Play
Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant's 2nd reactor amid low water levels on Danube River
Trump Is Sued Over Selling Early Access to Truth Social Posts Amid Backlash Against Scheme
President Donald Trump is being sued over a new Truth Social service that sells early access to his posts to the tune of up to $100,000 a month.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in a New York federal court by two media entities, The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation. The complaint claims the Truth API service offered by the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) is “profoundly corrupt,” as the President “stands to gain financially by giving “market-moving” government information to those who are willing and able to pay his personal company.”
Since launching on Aug. 1, the service is offering paying subscribers early access to posts from high-profile accounts, including Trump’s own, which boasts 13 million followers. TMTG previously said the commercial data feed will deliver posts to its customers in “milliseconds” and that it had been designed “for organizations most impacted by the cost of a delay in information.”
The President has a history of disclosing market-sensitive news on the platform, from the announcement of tariffs to updates on the Iran war and the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
"Markets already move on Truth Social posts," said Kevin McGurn, interim chief executive officer of TMTG, ahead of the service’s launch. "Truth API delivers a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths while advancing our strategy to monetize proprietary assets through a high-margin, recurring revenue stream.”
The lawsuit is aiming to prohibit the White House from posting official government announcements exclusively on Truth Social so long as the paid service exists.
Trump and other White House officials are listed as defendants but TMTG is not. (Trump holds the largest stake in TMTG through a revocable trust which owns around 41% of the company.)
TIME has reached out to the White House and TMTG for comment.
The legal challenge lands in the midst of mounting backlash over the data feed, as Democratic lawmakers have already called for probes into the service, citing concerns over potential market impacts.
Here’s what you need to know:
What exactly does the lawsuit say?
The complaint argues that the Truth Social early access service violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
“The First Amendment guarantees equal access to the President’s public announcements, and even content-neutral burdens on that access must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest,” the lawsuit reads.
“Similarly, the Fifth Amendment prohibits charging unreasonable sums that cannot be justified to offset the cost of the government benefit, and granting preferential access to crucial government information for arbitrary and irrational reasons, as is the case here.”
The lawsuit further argues that Trump has “published between 9,000 and 11,000 posts or reposts on Truth Social” since resuming office and that “often” his announcements have “no immediate corresponding announcement from the White House,” suggesting that “Trump’s posts are the only way to get official government news.”
The plaintiffs, according to the complaint, are bringing forward the case to prohibit the President from personally profiting from selling privileged access to information generated in his official capacity.
Additionally, the complaint argues that the service allows “other organizations to get a competitive advantage over The Intercept and its reporters.”
The plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the exclusive posting of official information to Truth Social while the paid API exists as unconstitutional, to enjoin Trump and White House officials from continuing that exclusive-posting practice, and to award legal fees and any further relief the court may deem just and proper.
“The President’s public statements are for the public, not a wealthy few. Our democracy depends on upholding the Constitution and enjoining Trump’s corrupt scheme,” said Brendan Ballou, a lawyer representing the media entities.
The suit also names Natalie Harp, executive assistant to the President and White House deputy chief of staff Daniel Scavino, who both have access to Trump’s Truth Social account, according to the lawsuit, and the Executive Office of the President along with the White House Office.
Democratic lawmakers rally against Truth Social's early access service
The paid service has also drawn scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers since it was first announced in July.
Senators Adam Schiff of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on July 28 urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate possible insider-trading and market-manipulation implications because of the release of Truth API.
“Trump Media’s new service threatens to undermine the integrity of capital markets. Because of this service, social media posts about the President’s opinion or policy intent will not be available to the public or ordinary investors at the same speed as Wall Street firms and wealthy insiders paying for access,” the Senators wrote.
They requested the SEC respond and answer their questions prior to the Aug. 1 launch. It’s unclear if any such responses were received by the deadline.
TIME has reached out to Warren and Schiff for comment.
In a July 30 letter, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland detailed the opening of a House Judiciary Committee minority investigation into the Truth Social service, demanding Trump Media’s communications with officials, customer identities, pricing, marketing materials, internal eligibility policies, and revenue projections.
Sen. Warren, meanwhile, has continued to speak openly of her concerns over the early access feed.
At an Aug. 6 hearing entitled "Empowering Main Street by Unlocking Access to Capital,” she asked four witnesses to raise their hands if they believed Trump selling faster access was good for market integrity. None did.
Warren went on to criticize both Trump and Paul Atkins, the chairman of the SEC. (The SEC's three current commissioners are Republican.)
“It’s been about 15 months since Paul Atkins was sworn in to lead the Trump SEC. At every turn, he has let scammers off the hook and rolled back the rules that protect investors from getting cheated. Corruption. Corruption. Corruption,” she claimed.
An SEC spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by TIME.
IQ и его термиты. Сотни тысяч умных детей и один неудобный вопрос
IQ — штука, которой принято либо хвастаться, либо доказывать, что это полная ерунда. Причём и то, и другое обычно делают люди, не открывавшие ни одной работы по теме. И вот что странно: про самый крупный и самый долгий эксперимент по изучению интеллекта на Хабре почти ничего нет.
Одна небольшая статья его вскользь упоминает — и, разумеется, проходит мимо самого интересного.
Сейчас исправим. Но сначала честно расставим гирьки на весах, иначе финал не сработает.
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The Jason Arday affair must not spell the end for diversity. Here’s how – and why – we should defend it | Joseph Harker
The scandal has given succour to the same old rightwing attacks on D&I, but companies that do it properly raise standards rather than lowering them
This has not been a good fortnight for the concept of diversity and inclusion. The fallout from the Jason Arday affair has been an all-out attack, by the rightwing media and political classes, on institutional efforts to reduce inequality.
Arday was the Black academic who, in a fanfare of publicity, had been appointed a professor at Cambridge University in 2023. At the time, British institutions were still struggling to address the widespread issues of systemic racism thrown up by the murder of George Floyd three years earlier.
Joseph Harker is the Guardian’s senior editor, diversity and development
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Continue reading...Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025
Tech billionaire’s $158.3bn deal an outlier in report showing widening gap of CEO to worker pay at top companies
Elon Musk received over 2.5m times as much compensation at Tesla as the company’s average worker, according to a new report on the growing gap between top corporate executives and their workers.
Musk’s $158.3bn pay deal was an outlier but came as the gap between CEO and worker pay continued to grow. Excluding Musk, last year the average ratio of CEO to worker pay for the top S&P 500 companies was 312 to 1, up from a 285:1 ratio in 2024. With Musk, the average pay ratio was 5,387:1, according to the executive pay watch report released this week by the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US.
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