48 m. ago How does an Obama speechwriter befriend a Joe Rogan fan? Via surfing

David Litt’s new book It’s Only Drowning centres on an improbable friendship and how shared experience provides a neutral ground for connectionWhat do men want? Democrats need to know after their election drubbing by Donald Trump and the “manosphere” last year. They have responded by commissioning “Speaking with American Men”, a strategic plan that will study “the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality” in online spaces.News of the two-year $20m project reinforced critics’ view that Democrats have become the party of an aloof, college-educated liberal elite whose pursuit of working class men resembles a Victorian explorer wielding a butterfly net. Which makes the publication of David Litt’s book, It’s Only Drowning, a timely contribution to Democrats’ ongoing post-mortem. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Recent US political violence aided by DIY murder tradecraft available on internet

People locators, 3D weapon blueprints, tactical planning – all accessible on the web for potential attackers or terroristsA rash of recent assassinations have brought on congressional scrutiny and concern among law enforcement agencies who are wary of an age of political polarization turning deadly.But experts say the violence is as much a byproduct of the times as it is the easy accessibility to DIY murder tradecraft, evident in some high-profile slayings of late. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Internet users advised to change passwords after 16bn logins exposed

Hacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Meta and Google accounts among othersInternet users have been told to change their passwords and upgrade their digital security after researchers claimed to have revealed the scale of sensitive information – 16bn login records – potentially available to cybercriminals.Researchers at Cybernews, an online tech publication, said they had found 30 datasets stuffed with credentials harvested from malicious software known as “infostealers” and leaks. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Hundreds of deaths expected this weekend as heatwave continues

An amber heat-health alert warns vulnerable people of the health risks, including ‘a rise in deaths’

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3 h. ago China praised for extreme method to prevent students from cheating during exams as people call it 'genius'

More than 13 million anxious students in China filled exam rooms this year to sit the notoriously challenging gaokao.

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3 h. ago Red Arrows LIVE as jets to fly over Lancashire and North West

The aerobatic team will fly over the region as they make their way from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk to RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland

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5 h. ago Rabies vaccines see surge in demand following tragic death of British gran

Pharmacist Olamide Olokanmi confirmed the rise in numbers of people asking for rabies treatment. His pharmacy in Otley, West Yorkshire, had stocked up on the jab

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5 h. ago Should London be 'levelled down' to give other regions a chance?

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5 h. ago ‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlands

In the first in a series, the Guardian maps out the rise in support for Farage and how parties are targeting the UK’s deindustrialised areasWhen Nigel Farage called for the nationalisation of British Steel on a visit to the Scunthorpe steelworks this spring, it was a marked change in direction for a man who had spent almost all of his political career campaigning for a smaller, Thatcherite state.Two years earlier, he had questioned why British taxpayers’ money should be thrown into keeping the fires of the very same blast furnaces burning. Back in 2018 he told an interviewer: “I supported Margaret Thatcher’s modernisation and reforms of the economy. It was painful for some people, but it had to happen.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Iran is the enemy Netanyahu has always wanted to destroy. Even from their bomb shelters, most Israelis support his war | Aluf Benn

Within Israel, Iran is seen as the ultimate threat. The prime minister knows this is his chance to rewrite his bloodied legacy “It’s 1938 and Iran is Germany The Jewish people will not allow a second Holocaust.” Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recited slogans like these incessantly for decades, urging action against the gravest threat to the Jewish state – a nuclear-armed Iran. He conveyed the message to successive US presidents. He presented a bomb cartoon at the UN. At countless Holocaust memorial events he described Iran’s nuclear ambitions as the present-day “final solution”.Netanyahu talked and talked about the pressing Iranian threat, but his listeners were not convinced. They dismissed him as an alarmist whose deadline Iran crossed year after year without deploying a nuclear weapon (it still hasn’t). Netanyahu’s critics at home taunted him as a chicken who would never dare to attack Iran’s nuclear installations – unlike his more decisive predecessors, who had ord...

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7 h. ago Bodyweight 'more important' for diabetes risk than lifestyle

Managing your body weight and BMI could be the key to keeping your type two diabetes risk down, according to a new study

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7 h. ago Banned from home for 40 years: deportations are Russia’s latest move to ‘cleanse’ Ukraine

A deal freezing frontlines would be unacceptable for Serhiy Serdiuk, who was taken to Georgia in handcuffs with his family after refusing to teach the Russian curriculumEarlier this year, Serhiy Serdiuk was deported from Russia, along with his wife and daughter. He was given a 40-year ban from re-entering the country.Serdiuk’s home town of Komysh-Zoria, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, was part of the territory occupied in the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion in spring 2022. According to Moscow, it is now part of Russia. And because Serdiuk, the headteacher of a local school, refused to work for the new authorities, they decided he had no place living there. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The secrets of Nottinghamshire's remarkable rise: How an injection of youth, clever recruitment and the evolution of Haseeb Hameed has helped charge to County Championship summit

RICHARD GIBSON: Halfway up the hill, Nottinghamshire are looking down on the rest of the County Championship. even their most fervent fans would be forgiven for being surprised.

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10 h. ago Warning over 'two tier' support for ADHD sufferers amid 'significant' rise in the use of unregulated private providers

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is characterised by patterns of restlessness, impulsivity and difficulty concentrating on one thing.

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12 h. ago 'Transformative' weight loss pill sees people shed 13.1% of body weight in just 12 weeks

The study showed that people who received higher doses of amycretin as a weekly jab lost 24.3% of their body weight after just 36 weeks - from next week, GPs will be able to administer them

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12 h. ago Scattered thunderstorms to mix with heat as temperatures up to 34C forecast

An amber heat-health alert for all regions in England is in place for the whole of the weekend.

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15 h. ago Welsh universities buck UK trend to rise up global rankings as Swansea takes its highest ever place

It has been a tough year for Welsh universities, but it didn't impact the prestigious QS rankings

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17 h. ago More than a third of Brits confess to a sordid secret when it comes to eating chips

A new study has revealed almost 40% of Brits scoff chips as the first meal of the day – with millions of the nation eating them twice daily

Politics

17 h. ago Florian Wirtz seals Liverpool move from Bayer Leverkusen in club record £116m deal

Germany’s attacking midfielder to cost initial £100m Second summer buy from Leverkusen after FrimpongLiverpool have confirmed the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The German will cost a club record £100m and his price could rise with add-ons to £116m, which would make him the most expensive British transfer.Leverkusen had wanted €150m (£127.6m) for the 22-year-old, who also attracted interest from Bayern Munich, but weeks of talks brought down the price. Wirtz, an attacking midfielder, scored 16 goals and provided 15 assists in the past season in 45 club appearances. Continue reading...

Economics

18 h. ago Internet and phone outage in much of Gaza disrupts humanitarian operations and deepens isolation

The Gaza Strip has experienced at least 10 communications outages since the war began in October 2023, according to Palestinian telecom company Paltel

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