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Court filing: Tesla rejected a $60M settlement offer in a lawsuit over a fatal 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, before losing a $243M verdict — Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company T…
A ‘high-risk gamble’: French papers react to PM Bayrou’s ‘self-dissolution’
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, August 26: The French papers discuss Prime Minister François Bayrou’s announcement of a confidence vote on September 8, which all the opposition parties say they will not support. Also, there is widespread condemnation of a dou…
Pakistan evacuates thousands as India releases water from swollen rivers
Rescue crews said they evacuated more than 14,000 people from Kasur and 89,000 from Bahawalnagar.
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News24 | Trump promises a year in jail for burning American flag: ‘No early exits, no nothing’
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order punishing those who burn the country’s flag with one year in jail, despite a longstanding court ruling that flag burning is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Australia expels Iran ambassador, accusing Tehran of being behind antisemitic attacks
Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador on Tuesday, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. It marks the first time Australia has expelled an ambassador since World War II. Intelligence services reached the…
Police in Australia hunt gunman after two officers killed in rural town
Manhunt under way for man accused of shooting dead two officers and wounding another in southeastern state of Victoria.
A profile of A24, valued at $3.5B in June 2024, as the studio focuses on big budget projects and invests in AI tools via A24 Labs, drawing mixed reactions (Alex Barasch/New Yorker)
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A profile of A24, valued at $3.5B in June 2024, as the studio focuses on big budget projects and invests in AI tools via A24 Labs, drawing mixed reactions — The studio is brilliant at selling small, provoc…
Gaza: How Israel’s ‘double-tap’ strikes kill journalists and first responders
A clearer picture has now emerged about Israel’s deadly attack on one of Gaza’s main hospitals Monday. The Israeli military bombed Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis a first time… and then a second time, just as journalists and resc…
US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook fights back Donald Trump’s move to fire her
President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution indep…