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What we know so far about deadly fire at Canadian military base

At least four people are confirmed to have died after a huge fire swept through the base.

Sydney man charged after alleged gunfire prompted Dulwich Hill lockdown

Police responding to reports of an alleged stolen car in Dulwich Hill were told a man was armed with a firearm Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man has been charged with a slew of offences following an investigation into reports a man was allegedly seen with a firearm in Sydney’s inner west last week. About 10.20am on Friday, police were called to a car park on Williams Parade, Dulwich Hill, after reports of an alleged stolen vehicle. Continue reading...

Macron condemns violence after riots lead to looting and mass arrests

French President Emmanuel Macron says protesters who attacked government buildings need to pay for their crimes.

Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US

A new wave of synthetic drugs is sweeping across the United States, raising fear of a worsening drug crisis. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from the frontlines in South Side, Chicago, where communities are battling the crisis.

Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink

Starlink, high-speed satellite internet provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is critical to Ukraine's defense.

Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market this week

Meta and Capital One are set to report earnings. We'll also hear from plenty of important companies outside the Club portfolio.

No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market

Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms

Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’

Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund.

Mister Organ is one of the most unsettling documentaries I’ve ever seen

Mister Organ doesn't reach the level of societal horror of The Act of Killing or the creepypasta-meets-true-crime gruesomeness of Beware the Slenderman, but there's something deeply unsettling about Michael Organ and his intimate campaign of terror against everyone who enters his life. Mister Organ is a documentary by David Farrier, an Auckland, New Zealand journalist. […]

Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’

Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.

Follow live: Rays build early lead on Aranda single in pivotal Game 5

🏈 Jon Sumrall's cowboy hat, Auburn's caption top trolls from CFB Week 7

After the upset, Sumrall was in a celebratory mood, donning a cowboy hat fit for a Texan while striding through the hallways of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Miami climbs to 1, BYU to 2 after chaotic week shakes up AP poll

Miami climbed to the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2002 while BYU's No. 2 ranking is its highest since 1984.

Falcons say LB Daniels has movement in all extremities after exit vs. Bears

Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels was able to leave an area hospital, return to the locker room and rejoin his teammates after Sunday's loss.

Video Game Decomp Hub Closes Due To AI: ‘The Community Aspect Of Decompilation Has Been Broken’

An integral step towards mods, ports and patches, the popular decomp.dev decided the platform has been rendered obsolete by 'drive-by contributions'

Julianne Moore Says ‘The Debut’ Is ‘One of the Best Scripts I’ve Ever Read’ as Jesse Eisenberg’s Musical Comedy Closes London Film Festival on a High Note

The Debut ended London Film Festival on a high note Sunday night as director Jesse Eisenberg and star Julianne Moore gushed over each other to a packed audience at the Royal Festival Hall. I mean, this movie stars my favorite person, Julianne Moore, Eisenberg began as the duo came onstage to introduce the musical comedy. […]

Joe Manganiello Says Ben Affleck’s Scrapped Batman Film Would Have Seen Deathstroke ‘Dismantle Batman’s Entire Life’ and Kill Commissioner Gordon

Joe Manganiello, who was set to reprise the role of Deathstroke in Ben Affleck’s scrapped Batman film, is telling all about what would have happened had the superhero film made it to theaters. In his new memoir “Bloodlines,” published on Tuesday, the actor wrote that Affleck, who was attached as the writer, director, producer and […]

See Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Grohl Perform at Silverlake Conservatory’s 25th Anniversary Show

Saturday’s concert at Hollywood Palladium in L.A. raised money for SCM, which provides free music lessons to children in need

Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff

Public Health Wales advises people living nearby to shut their doors and windows due to the smell.

Congress reacts to executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctions

NPR's Eric McDaniel reports on how Congress has reacted to President Trump's executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctions.

Cut benefits to fund work support for young people, says Neet review author Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Former health secretary says upfront investment in support is needed ‘if we are going to end the Neet crisis’ Ministers should cut welfare spending to fund more employment support if it wants to end the youth Neet crisis, the author of a government-led review has said. Alan Milburn, the Tony Blair-era health secretary, told the Guardian he believed ministers should reduce benefits payments to help pay for more employment support, opening a potentially contentious debate within the Labour party over welfare cuts. Continue reading...

Zack Polanski says application of Zionism is racist and no state has right to exist

Green leader in England and Wales calls ‘debates about words’ unhelpful and denies recent motion was controversial Zack Polanski has said Zionism in its current form is racist, that no country has a right to exist, and that the Green party motion on the issue was not controversial. The leader of the Green party in England and Wales gave an unapologetic interview to the BBC on Sunday two weeks after his party approved a motion equating Zionism with racism. Continue reading...

The Guardian view on schools: the hardest questions for Lucy Powell are about priorities | Editorial

The education secretary is right that her job is not to ‘polish the status quo’. Next, she must decide what to change first There is a good case to be made for the increased importance of speaking skills in our new age of machines. With the UK economy’s stronger-than-expected recent performance widely linked to AI investment, it is vital that people are equipped for the kinds of in-person, public-facing jobs that are least likely to be automated. A concerning decline in children’s language development, both in the UK and internationally, has been linked to high screen use. There is a grim irony in a situation where tech companies both compete with humans for contracts and undermine our ability to talk to one other . The Guardian has previously backed efforts to more strongly embed speaking skills, or oracy, in British schools. In a speech on Thursday, Lucy Powell promised to give them eq