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Too many ‘candid’ social media videos are obviously, agonisingly fake. So why are viewers laughing? | Rebecca Shaw
Published: September 19, 2024 23:06
Yes, I’m talking about silly clips – but if people think entirely staged pranks are real then I fear for us allWith advances in technology including AI and ChatGPT, and increasingly realistic fake images everywhere, media literacy is diving towards an…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Published: September 19, 2024 23:01
Chelsea are no longer Cole Palmer FC, Darwin Núñez is out to impress and it’s personal for two of Villa’s young gunsCole Palmer was quiet during Chelsea’s victory over Bournemouth last weekend. Bournemouth tracked the playmaker’s movements closely and when…
Ohio city’s mayor issues emergency order over false migrant rumors
Published: September 19, 2024 22:02
Springfield mayor Rob Rue says the order will allow city officials to ‘acquire resources to address potential threats’The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has issued an emergency proclamation following the continued rise in public safety threats over false…
US opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi sheriff’s office after torture of Black men
Published: September 19, 2024 21:54
Six Rankin county officers known as ‘Goon Squad’ were convicted for hours-long attack involving racial slursThe US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men…
‘An ongoing success’: Dyche defends Everton record but trouble is brewing
Published: September 19, 2024 21:30
Manager admits situation on and off the pitch is ‘volatile’ as losing run and takeover rumours lurk in backgroundIt has got to the stage where people are having to debate exactly why Everton fans are booing. When Sean Dyche turned to his bench during the…
‘Bounty hunter’ couple finds body believed to be Kentucky shooting suspect
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/bounty-hunter-couple-kentucky-highway-shooting
Published: September 19, 2024 21:30
Fred and Sheila McCoy to receive $25,000 reward for locating remains near highway where gunman opened fireA retired couple who decided to become bounty hunters for the week found the body that authorities believe to be the shooter who attacked people on an…
Nike appoints new CEO as sportswear giant’s sales come under pressure
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/nike-announces-new-ceo
Published: September 19, 2024 21:28
Company shares rise as former executive Elliott Hill announced as successor to John DonahoeNike said on Thursday that former senior executive Elliott Hill would rejoin the company to succeed John Donahoe as president and CEO as the sportswear giant shakes…
David Raya’s penalty save earns Arsenal Champions League draw at Atalanta
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/19/atalanta-arsenal-champions-league-match-report
Published: September 19, 2024 21:03
Mikel Arteta had promised that this week would be the acid test of how much Arsenal have improved this season and, on the evidence of this scrappy performance, they still have plenty to work on.But after overcoming the first hurdle against Tottenham on…
Wall Street hits all-time highs after Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/wall-street-federal-reserve-interest-rate-cut
Published: September 19, 2024 20:40
S&P 500 climbs 1.7% for highest close since July, while Dow Jones and Nasdaq also welcome risesWall Street scaled all-time highs on Thursday as global markets welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in four years.The benchmark S&P 500…
Police in southern Pakistan shoot dead blasphemy suspect
Published: September 19, 2024 20:35
Killing comes a week after an officer fatally wounded another suspect held on accusations of blasphemyPolice in southern Pakistan have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, in the second such killing in a week.Police…
LIV golfers cleared for US Ryder Cup team and US PGA Championship
Published: September 19, 2024 20:27
LIV players get OK to be on US Ryder Cup teamRebel circuit players also eligible for US PGAPlayers signed to the LIV Golf circuit will be allowed to take part in the PGA Championship and be a member of the US Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America announced…
Will the historic UN vote for sanctions on Israel change reality for Palestinians? | Omar Barghouti
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/un-israel-gaza-palestinians-sanctions
Published: September 19, 2024 20:24
Palestinians have never given up hope in our decades-old resistance to Israel’s ruthless regime of oppressionCanada abstained when the United Nations general assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for sanctions on Israel on 18…
Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/19/social-media-companies-surveillance-ftc
Published: September 19, 2024 20:17
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-partiesSocial media and online video companies are collecting huge troves of your personal information on and off their websites or apps and sharing it…
Champions League: Leverkusen blow away Feyenoord, Benfica edge Red Star
Published: September 19, 2024 20:14
Florian Wirtz double inspires first-half rout at De KuipBenfica hold off late fightback in Belgrade to win 2-1Bayer Leverkusen opened their Champions League campaign with a resounding 4-0 win at Feyenoord on Thursday, running riot in the first half.Florian…
Never Let Go review – Halle Berry takes hold of uneven woodland horror
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/19/never-let-go-halle-berry-review
Published: September 19, 2024 19:21
The Oscar winner is a sturdy presence in an intriguing post-apocalyptic puzzle that can’t quite find all of the piecesThere’s something nasty down in the woods again, just months after a deranged killer, some deranged fairies and a deranged attempt to…
Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/oil-donations-universities
Published: September 19, 2024 19:00
Student-led analyses raise concerns of conflict of interest at six universities, including Princeton, Columbia and CornellPrestigious US universities are raking in millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests, raising concerns about conflicts of…
Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/martinique-protest
Published: September 19, 2024 18:54
French Caribbean island sees scenes of vehicles engulfed in flames and gutted buildings as officials impose curfewOfficials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have imposed a 9pm to 5am curfew in parts of its capital to quell escalating violent…
‘He didn’t do it’: days before South Carolina execution, key witness says he lied
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/south-carolina-execution-freddie-owens
Published: September 19, 2024 18:54
Lawyers scramble to halt death of Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, AKA Freddie Owens, after claim from co-defendantTwo days before South Carolina is scheduled to execute a man on death row, the key witness for the prosecution has come forward to say that he…
‘Appalling’ rows over Sue Gray must stop, senior ministers say
Published: September 19, 2024 18:29
Cabinet ministers rally around chief of staff as Keir Starmer insists he is in control of No 10• Why is Sue Gray at the centre of a new political storm?Cabinet ministers have begun rallying around the Downing Street chief of staff, Sue Gray, saying the…
Former Coronation Street actor Geoff Hinsliff dies at 87
Published: September 19, 2024 18:24
Actor who played dastardly Don Brennan in ITV soap is remembered by family as ‘restless, adventurous and funny’Geoff Hinsliff, the former Coronation Street star, has died aged 87 after a short illness.Hinsliff, who also had minor roles in the films O Lucky…
‘Hundreds’ of prisoners freed early in England and Wales not fitted with tags
Published: September 19, 2024 18:22
Serco says it is working to fit electronic devices, which were a condition of early release of 1,700 last weekPrisoners freed early to ease overcrowding in jails have not been fitted with electronic tags despite it being a condition of their release,…
Hezbollah chief vows ‘punishment’ of Israel after explosive device attacks
Published: September 19, 2024 18:08
Hassan Nasrallah decries targeting of pagers and walkie-talkies that killed 37, including children, and hurt thousandsMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesHassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, threatened Israel with “tough retribution and just…
Atalanta v Arsenal: Champions League – live
Published: September 19, 2024 18:01
Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email JohnTimber at left-back, too. That was the plan a year ago until injury intervened. Riccardo Calafiori is on the bench after returning from his own…
Keir Starmer’s £35k in free tickets puts football regulator plans under scrutiny
Published: September 19, 2024 17:45
MPs demand ‘forensic’ look at Labour’s plans to protect football pyramid in light of Premier League hospitalityKeir Starmer is facing questions about whether his £35,000 of free tickets from football clubs risks a conflict of interest as his government…
Earth will briefly have a second ‘mini moon’ this autumn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/mini-moon-asteroid
Published: September 19, 2024 17:04
Earth’s gravitational pull will cause a trapped asteroid to orbit around planet for about two monthsThis autumn, for a limited time, Earth will be getting a second moon.According to a study published this week, an asteroid roughly the length of a city bus…
Jihadist assault on Mali’s capital killed scores of people, say security sources
Published: September 19, 2024 16:53
Capacity of junta to tackle 12-year insurgency challenged by attacks al-Qaida affiliate claims responsibility forScores of people reportedly died in a jihadist attack in the Malian capital on Tuesday, again raising questions about the junta’s capacity to…
Great men do wear their babies – the days of criticising a father for carrying his child are over | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Published: September 19, 2024 16:38
In response to a call-out, I was inundated with moving messages from dads about how much they loved their baby slingsThis week’s viral paternity-leave campaign stunt, placing baby dolls in slings on statues of men such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel and…
‘I am part of this nightmare’: man admits guilt in Gisèle Pélicot rape trial
Published: September 19, 2024 16:38
Lionel R, 44, one of 50 men accused, apologises to his victim and tells the court: ‘I have no choice but to accept the facts’One of 50 men accused of raping the French woman Gisèle Pélicot after she was drugged by her husband accepted the charges on…
Rebecca Horn obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/sep/19/rebecca-horn-obituary
Published: September 19, 2024 16:02
German artist who explored personal and cultural trauma through sculpture, film and performanceIn 1967, the artist Rebecca Horn was confined to a German sanatorium for much of the year. On a break from her studies in Hamburg, and making work with toxic…
Help! It turns out breaks make you more productive
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2024/sep/19/productivity-tips-hyperefficient-book
Published: September 19, 2024 16:00
After a week guided by Mithu Storoni’s book Hyperefficient, I learned to work with the rhythm of my brainWhen I started reading Mithu Storoni’s Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work, I was hoping to find out how to attain a…
Delta faces US investigation after flight passengers report bloody ears and noses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/delta-airlines-faa-investigation
Published: September 19, 2024 15:55
FAA looking into incident in which Boeing 737-900 had to make emergency landing due to cabin pressure issuesThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Delta Air Lines flight after pressurization issues caused some passengers to say they…
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/sep/19/prada-max-mara-spring-summer-2025-milan-fashion-week
Published: September 19, 2024 15:48
Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada celebrate idiosyncrasy, while Ian Griffiths foregrounds mathematical tailoringA Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go out of their way to be contrary and…
Previously unknown Mozart music discovered in German library
Published: September 19, 2024 15:43
Piece dating from 1760s, probably composed when Mozart was in his early teens, uncovered by researchers in Leipzig A previously unknown piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was probably in his early teens has been uncovered at a…
Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/19/brazil-twitter-ban-fine-musk-alexandre-de-moraes
Published: September 19, 2024 15:35
Justice Alexandre de Moraes imposes $900,000 daily fine on banned social media platform in dispute with Elon MuskIn the latest round of the dispute between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court, a senior judge has accused X of a “willful, illegal and…
Google says UK risks being ‘left behind’ in AI race without more data centres
Published: September 19, 2024 15:00
Exclusive: Tech company wants Labour to relax laws that prevent AI models being ‘trained’ on copyrighted materialsGoogle has said that Britain risks being left behind in the global artificial intelligence race unless the government moves quickly to build…
Football, tutus and mayonnaise: the highlights of London fashion week spring/summer 2025 – in pictures
Published: September 19, 2024 15:00
Art-inspired collections and garden showcases, plus cameos from Harry Styles and Arsenal’s Declan Rice Continue reading...
Georgian trans model murdered after parliament passes ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ law
Published: September 19, 2024 14:59
Tributes paid to Kesaria Abramidze as ruling party and allies are accused of state campaign against minoritiesA well-known Georgian transgender model has been murdered, local officials said, a day after the government passed legislation that will impose…
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney review – surprise moves in love, loss and chess
Published: September 19, 2024 14:52
The Irish author explores bereavement and age-gap relationships in a breathtakingly intimate tale of two brothers and the women they turn toIf any few pages of Sally Rooney’s fourth novel blew through the streets on an autumn wind, many a chance reader…
Would starring in Men in Black really have made David Schwimmer a movie star?
Published: September 19, 2024 14:26
The Friends actor says he regrets not going for the role made famous by Will Smith, but could he have made ‘I make this look good’ as good?Hollywood is full of tantalising “what-if?” moments; decisions made on the spur of the moment that have far-reaching…
‘The first Black ballerina I found on YouTube’: Precious Adams pays tribute to Michaela DePrince
Published: September 19, 2024 14:20
DePrince, who has died aged 29, was a ‘beacon of hope’ for dancers, says English National Ballet first soloistMichaela Mabinty DePrince, whose death aged 29 was announced on Friday, has been recognised for “shifting the whole ballet world” and “paving the…
Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal
Published: September 19, 2024 14:19
Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operationAxel Springer has struck a €13.5bn (£11.3bn) deal that will see its media assets, which include Politico, Business Insider and…
Von der Leyen has tightened her grip on the EU's steering wheel – and is moving it subtly to the right | Paul Taylor
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/von-der-leyen-eu-eusopean-commission-president
Published: September 19, 2024 14:17
The European Commission president’s new team reflects her ruthlessness in crushing critics rewarding loyalty and showing who is the bossWith six executive vice-presidents balancing political families, geography and gender, Ursula von der Leyen has cemented…
Soaring spires and floods in Europe: photos of the day – Thursday
Published: September 19, 2024 14:08
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Nelly Furtado: ‘Flames shot out of the speaker when I started making Maneater’
Published: September 19, 2024 14:05
As she releases new album 7, the Canadian pop star answers your questions on going in the studio with Timbaland, songwriting with Chris Martin, and the melancholy magic of fadoYou’ve often declared your love of Oasis. Have you managed to get tickets?…
Manchester City’s bluntness against Inter may give Arteta’s Arsenal ideas
Published: September 19, 2024 13:35
Italian side’s low block stifled Pep Guardiola’s men and offered reminders of March’s Premier League stalematePep Guardiola had made the decision. The Manchester City manager had known for five or 10 minutes and so when the half-time whistle sounded in…
Sweden cuts tax on flying despite admitting it would increase emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/sweden-cuts-flying-tax-emissions
Published: September 19, 2024 13:30
Campaigners criticise decision to scrap tax introduced in 2018 amid rise of ‘flight shame’ movementCampaigners have accused the Swedish government of doing “everything in its power to stop climate action” after it cut a tax on flying, despite admitting…
How we met: ‘She had an eyebrow piercing – I thought that was very edgy’
Published: September 19, 2024 13:29
Ilya and Amy, both 49, met at a student party in the 90s when Amy was playing drums in a band. They now live on opposite sides of Canada but are in touch almost dailyIn 1998, life was good for Ilya. She was a post-graduate student in women’s studies at…
A dream start for Celtic but drama in short supply at the Etihad – Football Weekly Extra podcast
Published: September 19, 2024 13:29
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Archie Rhind-Tutt as Celtic put five past Slovan Bratislava and Manchester City and Inter play out a 0-0 drawRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and…
Hezbollah leader to rally followers after deadly pager and walkie-talkie attacks
Published: September 19, 2024 13:02
Hassan Nasrallah due to give televised speech, as US warns all sides in Middle East against escalation ‘of any kind’Middle East crisis – latest news updatesHezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, will seek to rally his followers and inspire new defiance of…
Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting scores of women
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/cia-officer-sentenced-sexual-assault
Published: September 19, 2024 12:58
Brian Jeffrey Raymond of California was found guilty of drugging and raping women in his government apartmentsA former CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, the Department of…
Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales
Published: September 19, 2024 12:48
Automotive lobby group warns ‘multi-billion-euro fines’ will punish manufacturers without relaxation of rulesEurope’s car industry has called for the relaxation of EU emissions targets after sales of electric cars stalled further in August, adding to…
Happy 90th birthday Sophia Loren! Her greatest films – ranked
Published: September 19, 2024 12:00
The screen icon shows her range in roles ranging from Italian sirens to an Oscar-winning turn as a mother fleeing wartime horrorsLoren’s 14th and final collaboration with her frequent co-star Marcello Mastroianni provides one of the few bright spots in…
After a terrible cup of joe in the office, a founder decided to bring African coffee traditions stateside
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/kahawa-1893-coffee-margaret-nyamumbo
Published: September 19, 2024 12:00
Kahawa 1893 prioritizes small producers and premium beans, while also offering consumers a ‘virtual pot’ to support its suppliersWhen she was a child growing up in Kenya, Margaret Nyamumbo learned about a custom that took place on her grandfather’s coffee…
Is circular migration a solution to the crisis at the US border? Guatemala provides a clue
Published: September 19, 2024 12:00
Offering legal pathways for temporary work in the US, such programmes are changing communities and reducing numbers risking irregular routesArnoldo Chile, 33, drives his old Toyota pickup truck through the orchards that stretch across the slopes of the…
Emma Raducanu survives injury scare to make Korea Open quarter-finals
Published: September 19, 2024 11:43
China’s Yue Yuan beaten in straight sets 6-4, 6-3Briton received treatment for suspected foot injuryEmma Raducanu reached the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after beating eighth seed Yuan Yue in straight sets. The 21-year-old needed seven match points to…
Wombs to vrooms: the artist who makes work out of old Audi parts – and her own placenta
Published: September 19, 2024 11:42
Alexandra Bircken started out in fashion but ended up making art out of everything from carved-up car engines to gimp suits and bits of her body. The German artist reveals how her fascinations beganAlexandra Bircken likes to open things up and have a good…
Former Arsenal player charged after £600,000 of cannabis seized at Stansted
Published: September 19, 2024 11:30
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, expected to appear in court on Thursday accused of importing class B drugsA former Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers footballer has been charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted…
Dining across the divide: ‘I think the EU should be divided into two, east and west’
Published: September 19, 2024 11:30
With opposing views on Brexit, inheritance tax and gender, will the two find common ground and embrace the cultural differences?Valerie, 77, LondonOccupation Teaches sociology and psychology at a girls’ school Continue reading...
From rat-spotting to a stroll on the M25: readers’ weirdest dates
Published: September 19, 2024 11:24
Diane Abbot says Jeremy Corbyn once took her on a date to a cemetery; but where and how have Guardian readers been wooed? In her new memoir, Diane Abbott describes her outings with Jeremy Corbyn during their brief romance in the late-70s. One date involved…
Thousands evacuated as Storm Boris causes havoc in northern Italy
Published: September 19, 2024 11:24
Anger as Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisisAbout 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna overnight after devastating floods and landslides, as Giorgia Meloni’s…
Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/intelligencer-pro-russia-website-trump
Published: September 19, 2024 11:16
George Papadopoulos and others involved in Intelligencer, increasingly popular source of news in rightwing circlesAmid the recent crackdown on Russian influence in American media, a group of former Trump advisers and operatives have quietly helped build a…
US cannabis company Eaze pays supervisors less than those they oversee, workers say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/eaze-delivery-cannabis-union
Published: September 19, 2024 11:00
Shift supervisors unable to unionize are left in limbo, despite workers claiming low pay and lack of authorityThe largest cannabis delivery service in the US faces a growing backlash in southern California from shift supervisors who said they are paid less…
‘A troubling halo of health’: how Celsius became Red Bull for women
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/celsius-energy-drink
Published: September 19, 2024 11:00
The energy drink with 200mg of caffeine per can has gained a cult following in the US due to its wellness-coded imageOn Dakota Johnson’s first day on set to film her directorial debut Loser Baby, she grabbed a can of Celsius and started drinking. She said…
Boeing accused of being ‘unprepared’ for federal mediation as strike continues
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/boeing-federal-mediation-union-strike
Published: September 19, 2024 11:00
Union members ‘frustrated’ that company was allegedly unwilling to discuss wages and pensions in negotiationsUnion officials have accused Boeing of being “unprepared” after talks resumed to end the US’s largest strike.Boeing workers will be joined on…
The west worries about Russia and China – but the real threat to global security is climate breakdown | Anatol Lieven
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/russia-china-global-security-climate-breakdown
Published: September 19, 2024 11:00
‘Risk’ analyses largely ignore the dangers of the climate crisis. Unless we wake up to them, they will soon outweigh all others The Irish sea captain who in 1751 discovered the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) – closely connected with,…
Brest take first steps into European football against all the odds | Luke Entwistle
Published: September 19, 2024 10:05
Preparations for Champions League bow was marred with player departures and stadium issues but draw offers hopeBy Luke Entwistle for Get French Football NewsSeventy-four years into their existence, having been founded in 1950, the chance for Stade Brestois…
Nebraska may change its electoral system at the last second to help Trump win | Stephen Marche
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/nebraska-electoral-system-trump-win-election
Published: September 19, 2024 10:00
The state’s Republican governor has proposed a legal change that could alter the course of the national presidential electionAmerican democracy is in a fragile place. If you haven’t figured that out by this point, you haven’t been paying attention. The…
JD Vance is factually challenged – and morally deficit | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/jd-vance-factually-challenged-morally-deficit
Published: September 19, 2024 10:00
The vice-presidential candidate seems to feel no remorse about spreading dangerous misinformation that has put lives at riskThere was a moment when JD Vance could have turned back from the story.After the vice-presidential candidate posted on social media…
The Goldman Case review – gripping French courtroom drama with a chaotic energy
Published: September 19, 2024 10:00
The reconstruction of the 1976 trial of voluble and charismatic leftist Pierre Goldman tackles antisemitism and historyFrench cinema has recently given us some sensationally good courtroom dramas, such as Alice Diop’s Saint Omer and Justine Triet’s Anatomy…
Noisy neighbours, nasty plagues and a winning smelly penguin – take the Thursday quiz
Published: September 19, 2024 10:00
Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?The Thursday quiz would like to start with an apology. In a recent quiz, we stated that King Kong was “the real hero” of the eponymous 1933 movie.…
Donald Trump stages first rally since apparent assassination attempt – US politics live
Published: September 19, 2024 09:45
Presidential candidate tells supporters at New York venue that ‘encounters with death’ have hardened himDonald Trump on Wednesday night staged his first rally since he became the target of a second attempted assassination in as many months, telling his…
Take it from a former player: the NFL is brutal, violent and very tough to walk away from | RK Russell
Published: September 19, 2024 09:00
Concern around Tua Tagovailoa’s health is understandable. But quitting football means athletes must confront life without a sport often crucial to their identityFootball is one of the most violent sports in the world – a fact that is both its downfall and…
‘You feel omnipresent’: bringing city care to India’s country hospitals
Published: September 19, 2024 09:00
With no intensive care available in remote areas, many patients died on their way to city hospitals. Now rural medics are using tele-ICU systems to save lives• Photographs by Elke Scholiers for the GuardianWhenever an ambulance arrived with a critically…
Lupita Nyong’o and friends tell tales of the African diaspora
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/19/hear-here-lupita-nyongo-mind-your-own-podcast
Published: September 19, 2024 08:45
The Oscar-winning actress goes back to her roots in Mind Your Own. Plus: five of the best comic book podcasts• Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAll journalists know that what they produce matters, but sometimes it can be easy to…
Mohamed Al Fayed accused in BBC documentary of raping five women
Published: September 19, 2024 08:38
More than 20 of Fayed’s former employees tell BBC of sexual assault and of Harrods’ cover-up The former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed has been accused of raping five women and sexually abusing at least 15 others when they worked at the luxury department…
‘Art changes people and people change the world’: the artists targeting UN’s general assembly
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/sep/19/un-general-assembly-posters-art-exhibition
Published: September 19, 2024 08:02
Posters by global artists have been placed around New York City to coincide with the annual meeting, hoping to drive home the importance of certain issuesThis year, global artists have decided to shake up the scripted, polished performances of high…
Strange Darling review – grisly but audacious serial-killer horror outside the comfort zone
Published: September 19, 2024 08:00
Provocatively disarranging its chronology, this gruesome shocker sports with misogyny but its technical brilliance is undeniableWriter-director JT Mollner shuffles the narrative deck with this macabre, ingenious serial-killer horror whose chapters are…
Precipice by Robert Harris review – the prime minister’s affair
Published: September 19, 2024 08:00
Wartime PM Asquith shares love letters and state secrets with aristocrat Venetia Stanley in a juicy political drama drawn from historyRobert Harris has a knack for lighting on a fascinating episode of history – in his 16th novel, the affair between then…
Donald Trump says he will ‘probably’ meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week – Ukraine war live
Published: September 19, 2024 07:52
Ukrainian president due to visit the US next week to address meeting of UN security council about war with RussiaRussia’s campaign of airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy grid probably violates international humanitarian law, a UN monitoring body said on…
Jurriën Timber proving to be answer to Arsenal’s left-back problem
Published: September 19, 2024 07:00
Dutchman has returned from long layoff to improve Mikel Arteta’s side and full-back spot is now his to lose By Ben McAleer for WhoScoredJurriën Timber is making up for lost time. The Dutchman joined Arsenal from Ajax last summer to swell the defensive…
Ciao Totò Schillaci, the wide-eyed dreamer who stole Italian hearts
Published: September 19, 2024 07:00
The Silician striker arrived at the 1990 World Cup a virtual unknown and became the hosts’ unlikely heroBy Richard Hall for The Gentleman UltraNervous, white as a sheet and with the eyes of a nation transfixed on him, he could probably have heard the…
Lebanon blasts: impossible to know if walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah were ‘from our company’, says Japanese firm – live
Published: September 19, 2024 06:57
Icom said that it stopped producing the model of radios reportedly used in the blasts in Lebanon around 10 years agoAnalysis: Pager and walkie-talkie attacks were audacious and carefully plannedJustin McCurry is the Guardian’s Tokyo correspondentIcom, the…
No hospital, no cars … and only three school pupils: life on a remote island – in pictures
Published: September 19, 2024 06:45
From crazed parties and LSD-laced bread to bike rides in blissful silence, the inhabitants of this isolated outpost in the Mediterranean have a uniquely strong social bond – as long as you don’t speak ill of the dolphins … Continue reading...
Google Pixel 9 review: a good phone overshadowed by great ones
Published: September 19, 2024 06:00
Android cuts telephoto camera and high-end AI features for lower price, but ends up a little lost in the mixGoogle’s cheapest Pixel 9 offers almost everything that makes its top-flight sibling one of the best smaller phones available, cutting a few key…
Undercover as a hotel cleaner in Ireland: ‘Lifting the heavy mattress, I cry tears of rage and exhaustion’ | Saša Uhlová
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/ireland-hotel-cleaner-work-payslips-schedule
Published: September 19, 2024 06:00
We struggle to secure payslips or a schedule – and in an 11-hour shift I barely have time for a bathroom breakWho keeps Europe’s wealthy west going? Underpaid, invisible migrants from its east – and I went undercover to find themThere is no one at…
A Very Royal Scandal review – Michael Sheen is excellent as Prince Andrew in THAT interview
Published: September 19, 2024 06:00
There’s a buffet of top-tier acting talent in this elegant, if slight, take on the disastrous Newsnight appearance – from Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis to Sheen’s buffoonish royalIf you haven’t seen the lively Scoop, Netflix’s version of the catastrophic…
Waterford revival: the reinvention of Ireland’s oldest city
Published: September 19, 2024 06:00
From Viking history, to its wild coastline and even its ‘damp’ weather, Waterford has taken its natural assets and run with themIt was a pretty long interregnum, about 1,000 years, but Waterford is once again a hot travel destination.The Vikings were the…
Working together, Labour and the Lib Dems could exile the Tories for a generation | Martin Kettle
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/labour-lib-dems-tories-keir-starmer-ed-davey
Published: September 19, 2024 05:00
Starmer and Davey need to seize the moment. They have enough common ground to ally against their common enemyCan the Liberal Democrats and Labour see themselves as allies in a common national project? Or are they fated to behave as rivals, always pursuing…
Campaigners call for unlimited ‘climate card’ UK rail pass
Published: September 19, 2024 05:00
Research says flat-fee train travel would bring economic and health benefits as well as simplifying ticket faresRenationalising the railways does not go far enough – Labour should spur a rail renaissance by allowing people around the UK unlimited train…
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/office-workers-working-from-home-amazon
Published: September 19, 2024 05:00
Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts outputFour years ago when the world of work was upended by the Covid pandemic, confident predictions were made that a permanent shift in remote…
‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows
Published: September 19, 2024 05:00
Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British watersSeabed habitats could capture almost three times more carbon than forests in the UK every year if left undisturbed, according to a report…
Would you row across the Atlantic with someone like me? I certainly wouldn’t | Adrian Chiles
Published: September 19, 2024 05:00
If you were risking your life in the middle of the ocean, you’d want your shipmate to be a cheerful problem-solver. That’s me out of the runningHere are three of my favourite uses of figures of speech to describe the competence of footballers. Actually,…
Global AI fund needed to help developing nations tap tech benefits, UN says
Published: September 19, 2024 05:00
Governments and private firms should contribute to help states unable to invest and benefit from advancesGovernments and private companies should contribute to a global artificial intelligence fund that will allow developing nations to benefit from…
Glowing September supermoon lights up the sky – in pictures
Published: September 19, 2024 04:14
Stargazers around the world enjoyed the supermoon – sometimes called the harvest moon in the northern hemisphere – that coincided with a partial lunar eclipseSupermoon with partial lunar eclipse charms stargazers across the world – video Continue…
US health system ranks last compared with peer nations, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/18/american-health-system-ranks-last
Published: September 19, 2024 04:01
Despite Americans paying nearly double that of other nations, the US fares poorly in list of 10 countriesThe United States health system ranked dead last in an international comparison of 10 peer nations, according to a new report by the Commonwealth…
The shapeshifter: who is the real Giorgia Meloni?
Published: September 19, 2024 04:00
She’s been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she has won over many heads of Europe, including the UK prime minister. Should we be worried?In mid-June, Giorgia Meloni was in an exultant mood while hosting the G7 summit, a gathering of the…
Agatha All Along review – the perfect show for Halloween season
Published: September 19, 2024 04:00
This royally entertaining Marvel series slips seamlessly from comedy to tragedy, and Kathryn Hahn is so good you can barely take your eyes off her. An absolute treatThe spin-off was surely ordained the minute Kathryn Hahn hit her first mark in front of the…
The brutal truth behind Italy’s migrant reduction: beatings and rape by EU-funded forces in Tunisia
Published: September 19, 2024 04:00
Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italy’s ‘dramatic’ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die in the desert and colluding with smugglersWhen she saw…
With their lies about Haitian immigrants, Trump and Vance have reached a new low | Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/haitian-immigrants-springfield-jd-vance
Published: September 19, 2024 04:00
If Trump and Vance can’t take responsibility for their actions now, why would they take responsibility for the country later?During his debate with Kamala Harris on 10 September, Donald Trump proffered the outrageous lie that immigrants in Springfield,…
Hilary Mantel was my mentor. Here are seven things she taught me about writing – and life
Published: September 19, 2024 04:00
In 2007, after my manuscript had been rejected for the 44th time, a colleague offered to introduce me to a published novelist. It turned out to be Mantel – and I was fortunate enough to soak up her wisdom for the next 15 yearsIn 2007 I was an aspiring…
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