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Just In Iran retaliates after US strikes kill four at wedding party, state media reports (opens in new tab)
Iran has launched attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Jordan, according to local state media and the Jordanian Armed Forces.
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Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack (opens in new tab)
A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.
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Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty as judge clears way for death penalty trial (opens in new tab)
The 23-year-old is charged with aggravated murder, a capital offence in Utah, and six other counts.
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Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers (opens in new tab)
The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order (opens in new tab)
The iPhone maker follows rival technology giant Google in relabelling the Great Lake.
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UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget (opens in new tab)
Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.
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Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest (opens in new tab)
The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.
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Rising numbers of children in mental health crisis ending up in A&E (opens in new tab)
NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
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Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services (opens in new tab)
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.
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Ariana Grande completes tour and steps back from public life (opens in new tab)
The star makes an emotional farewell as she wraps up a tour she's described as her "last hurrah".
Al Jazeera
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Just In ‘Really terrified’: Milo Yiannopoulos speaks out after deportation from US (opens in new tab)
The far-right British commentator sat with interviewer Piers Morgan after being detained by US immigration authorities.
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Just In US strikes on Iran kill child at wedding ceremony (opens in new tab)
Dozens of people are injured, and at least five dead, after US strikes hit a wedding ceremony near Sirik, Iran.
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Just In Apple changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in maps app (opens in new tab)
The change marks the second US-based tech giant to comply with President Donald Trump's controversial order.
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Just In Honduran court drops case against ex-President Hernandez after Trump pardon (opens in new tab)
Juan Orlando Hernandez had been accused of money laundering and fraud as part of a government corruption scheme.
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Just In Top US lawmaker Mike Johnson says lying is part of some Iranians’ religion (opens in new tab)
The Republican House speaker defends the US-Israel war on Iran and praises Trump's 'steady hands at the wheel'.
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What to know about Germany’s drone attack accusations against Russia (opens in new tab)
German intelligence has concluded that an explosive-laden drone was linked to Russia. Officials promise consequences.
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Iran says US bombed a wedding party in Sirik, killing five people (opens in new tab)
Officials say at least 63 others wounded in attack on city of Kuhestak, including women and children.
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IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad (opens in new tab)
UN watchdog says Syria 'failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities' under Bashar al-Assad's rule.
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US launches new strikes on Iran, denies its bases hit in Jordan (opens in new tab)
The US launched new strikes on Iran's southern coast with explosions reported in several locations.
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US pushes looser approach to AI regulation, while EU pushes new law (opens in new tab)
US calls for deregulation of AI at a G20 ministerial meeting, emphasising industry growth over regulatory constraints.
The Guardian
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Mark Carney tells US to ‘start being serious’ amid escalating trade war (opens in new tab)
Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insultsUS politics live – latest updatesMark Carney has rebuked Donald Trump’s administratio...
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MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump’s Lake Ontario order (opens in new tab)
Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting ‘we’re not changing it’A pioneering online mapping app that defied Donald Trump by refusing to rename Lake...
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Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election (opens in new tab)
Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years agoThe year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressi...
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Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands (opens in new tab)
Comments signal president prepared to use dispute to push UK to raise defence spending and Nato contributionsDonald Trump has suggested he is reconsidering US support for Britain’s sovereignty over ...
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Canada’s ruling Liberals sweep byelections in boost to Mark Carney (opens in new tab)
Three projected victories are a message to US that Carney has support of the Canadian people, says one MPCanada’s ruling Liberal party has swept three byelections, a result that showed voters backin...
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South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash (opens in new tab)
Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risksAirlink insists flyby conducted according to regulationsA pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in Sou...
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Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee (opens in new tab)
Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discriminationA UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transat...
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Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM (opens in new tab)
Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migrationSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the...
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People fleeing Sudan civil war face ‘dire and deteriorating’ conditions in refuge city (opens in new tab)
More traumatised civilians are arriving every day at ‘shockingly overcrowded’ El Obeid and camps on its outskirtsHumanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outsk...
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Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid (opens in new tab)
Police hunt two suspects after historic 200-carat piece is snatched from Austrian museum during opening hoursAustrian police are hunting two men alleged to have stolen a 200-carat platinum necklace en...
NPR News
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Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts' Democratic primary for US Senate (opens in new tab)
Bucking a push for younger leadership this election season, Sen. Ed Markey, 80, won the Democratic nomination against Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who said that his party needed new leaders.
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North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards is formally censured over harassment allegations (opens in new tab)
The censure vote drew bipartisan support, and followed an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual harassment against two young female staff members.
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Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms (opens in new tab)
With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.
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ICE says it has enough body cameras now, after series of deadly shootings (opens in new tab)
Cameras could help alleviate some concerns about ICE transparency and accountability after immigration officers were involved in over two dozen shootings under the Trump administration.
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Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92 (opens in new tab)
Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.
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SCOTUS allows Trump's ballroom project to continue. And, the Army secretary resigns (opens in new tab)
The Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's ballroom project may continue. And, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after 18 months on the job.
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They live by a shrine to a saint. Why are their homes being demolished? (opens in new tab)
The neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.
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Why the Supreme Court's ballroom ruling could matter beyond the ballroom (opens in new tab)
Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains the separation-of-powers questions raised by the Supreme Court's decision on the White House ballroom.
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USPS 'carefully reviewing' whistleblower claim on plan for Trump's mail in voting order (opens in new tab)
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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A makeover for college: No gym, no meal plan and two years of work (opens in new tab)
A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college.
Democracy Now
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Amid Severe Water Crisis & Drought, Puerto Rico Marks 10 Years of "La Junta" Oversight (opens in new tab)
Juan Carlos Dávila reports from Puerto Rico as the island grapples with a severe water crisis. A record-breaking drought has led to severe shortages and a system of water rationing that residents say...
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U.S. Deports Thousands to Countries They Don't Know Under Secretive "Third Country" Deal (opens in new tab)
As part of its mass deportation campaign, the Trump administration is secretly deporting immigrants to countries that they have no ties to. CNN correspondent Isobel Yeung recently traveled to the Cent...
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The Biggest Oil Deal or Theft at Gunpoint? U.S. Claims Majority Control of Venezuela's Oil Reserves (opens in new tab)
The U.S. has struck a deal to take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves, nine months after the U.S. military abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife C...
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Headlines for September 1, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Trump Reportedly Weighing More Strikes Against Iran, WaPo: Conservative Veterans Given Secret Pentagon Jobs, Army Civilian Chief Daniel Driscoll Resigns After Clashing with Hegseth, Israeli Attacks Ki...
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Jane Fonda Exclusive: Dolly Parton, a Feminist, Wrote the Anthem for Working Women with "9 to 5" (opens in new tab)
Tributes continue to pour in for Dolly Parton after the iconic country singer, actor and philanthropist’s death on August 25 at age 80. Her former co-star Jane Fonda tells Democracy Now! how they ma...
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"We're Not Going Back": Ron Daniels on the Legacy of 1972 Gary Convention & 1963 March on Washington (opens in new tab)
As Gary, Indiana, recovers from flooding and a two-week power outage, we also speak with Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, who discusses the city’s history as ...
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"Left Behind and Overlooked": Indiana Energy Company Left Majority-Black Gary Powerless for Weeks (opens in new tab)
Thousands of residents recently spent two weeks without power in Gary, Indiana, following a storm that ripped through the majority-Black city. The blackout ground the city to a halt, trapping resident...
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The Real Reason There's a Munitions Shortage? Too Many Wars & a Dysfunctional Pentagon: William Hartung (opens in new tab)
Top U.S. military leaders have reportedly advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending the war in Iran because ongoing operations in the Middle East have degraded the Pentagon’s ability ...
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"Catastrophe of Unimaginable Proportions": Nepal Flood Death Toll Tops 900; Near 5,000 Still Missing (opens in new tab)
More than 900 people in Nepal are confirmed dead after a massive wall of water, mud and debris crashed through a Himalayan river valley on the border with Tibet. More than 4,200 people are missing in ...
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Headlines for August 31, 2026 (opens in new tab)
U.S. Forces Target Iranian Launchers; Iran Retaliates Against U.S. Military Targets in the Region, U.S. Strikes Deal to Control 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil, Death Toll in Nepal-Tibet Floods S...
New York Times
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Just In Israeli Raid in Gaza Kills 4, Palestinian Officials Say (opens in new tab)
Israel said it seized the head of Hamas’s internal security force in the deadly operation. Fighting has continued in the enclave despite a U.S.-backed truce.
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Just In China or the U.S.? Two Meetings Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power. (opens in new tab)
As Xi Jinping gathered with the leaders of Russia and Iran, Europe challenged the Trump administration at the G20, offering a split-screen view of a changing world.
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Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia (opens in new tab)
The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. President Vladimir Putin of Russia called the accusation “a grave mistake.”
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The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola (opens in new tab)
While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.
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China Censors and Punishes to Shape Narrative on Floods in Tibet, a Contrast to Nepal (opens in new tab)
While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.
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Carney Tells Trump Officials to ‘Stop Throwing Shade’ Over Canada-U.S. Trade Talks (opens in new tab)
Amid a trade war, Canada’s Liberals swept three special votes and new polling suggested strong support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
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Nepal’s Economy Has Few Ways to Absorb the Cost of Flood Damage (opens in new tab)
The country’s government estimates that the recent catastrophic floods caused $5 billion in damage. That’s one-tenth of Nepal’s entire economy.
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These Ukrainian Children Go to School Underground. They’re the Lucky Ones. (opens in new tab)
In a frontline city, parents don’t see schools built below ground as apocalyptic. Instead, they offer relief from worry about the threat of Russian strikes.
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U.S. Sanctions on Iran Cut Off Students From Tests Needed for Study Abroad (opens in new tab)
The latest measures have forced the cancellation of English proficiency and graduate exams, isolating many Iranians most eager to foster ties with the world.
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Can Ancient Ruins Be Protected From Wildfires? Greece Is Trying. (opens in new tab)
As blazes surge across Europe, the country is making a trade-off to protect its heritage by fireproofing sites at the risk of spoiling the surrounding landscape.
Politico
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JD Vance courts Jewish Republicans. Tucker Carlson still looms. (opens in new tab)
Vice President JD Vance’s answer to a question about conservative pundit Tucker Carlson left some in the audience disappointed.
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Vance offers olive branch to pro-Israel Republicans in closed-door speech (opens in new tab)
Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership summit Monday was met with applause from the group’s leaders.
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Paxton allies launch $15 million ad campaign (opens in new tab)
The new ads will highlight Paxton’s record as attorney general and attack James Talarico as weak on China.
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Poll: Working class voters are still up for grabs (opens in new tab)
New results from The POLITICO Poll show a 37 percent plurality of Americans say Democrats best represent the interests of the working class, while 30 percent say Republicans.
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Trump won the heart of Michigan’s Arab American community. They're moving away from Mike Rogers. (opens in new tab)
The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
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Progressives are learning the hard way how to survive Fox News (opens in new tab)
The surging Democratic left is taking its ideology onto America’s preeminent conservative network, and at times showing some growing pains.
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics (opens in new tab)
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in th...
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How Democrats eyeing 2028 won and lost in primaries they endorsed in (opens in new tab)
Democrats have used their endorsements of candidates in tough primaries as a way to wield influence over the party.
Wired
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The Range Rover Electric: Specs, Price, Availability (opens in new tab)
After long delays, JLR’s biggest gamble with its Range Rover brand is here with huge performance, range, and off-road EV skills. It’s mighty pricey, but the US gets a cheaper model.
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The Diamond Moon and Other Astronomical Events to See in September 2026 (opens in new tab)
September is full of opportunities to expand your knowledge of the night sky. Mark your calendars.
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OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities (opens in new tab)
The company will give select partners early access to its Astra AI model—so they have time to shore up their defenses.
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Best Amazon Labor Day Deals (2026): Sony, Shark, Anker (opens in new tab)
These are the 15 best Amazon Labor Day deals on WIRED-tested, WIRED-recommended products in 2026.
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Sonos Ace Ultra, Beam Ultra, Sonos Fabric, and a New App: Everything Sonos Just Announced (opens in new tab)
Sonos is cramming AI into its software because it’s “very hot these days.” The new features, which include agentic automation, are opt-in.
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Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border (opens in new tab)
The US Army’s laser system is part of a new generation of directed-energy weapons capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying drones with a concentrated beam of light.
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5 Best Folding Phones (2026): Samsung, Google, Motorola (opens in new tab)
Ready to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.
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Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless Headphones Review (2026) (opens in new tab)
The flagship headphones get up to 57 hours of battery life and have easily replaceable batteries.
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3 Best Sleep Tracker Picks for Optimizing Your Sleep (2026) (opens in new tab)
I tested the top sleep wearables for every type of sleeper, including devices from Oura, Google Fitbit, and Eight Sleep.
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Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex (opens in new tab)
How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.