25 h. ago Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar

Doris Brown’s home in Northeast Houston becomes a refuge for neighbors during power outages thanks to her solar panel and battery system

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35 h. ago Trump called off sending border agents to San Francisco after mayor’s phone call

The president wrote on Truth Social he was pausing the long-threatened crackdown after a call with the mayor and pressure from top tech CEOs

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39 h. ago ‘Fermented in the gut’: scientists uncover clues about kopi luwak coffee’s unique taste

Study reveals ingredients of beans passed through civets’ digestive system that makes hot drink beloved by HollywoodIt is a coffee beloved by Hollywood and influencers – now researchers say they have found an ingredient that might help explain the unique flavour of kopi luwak.Also known as civet coffee, kopi luwak is produced from coffee beans that have passed through the digestive system of the Asian common palm civet. The resulting product is not only rare, but very expensive – costing about £130 for 500g. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago How protestors are using whistles in their battle against Trump’s ICE agents

Against this heavily militarized force, whistles have become a modest but effective tool to fight back

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54 h. ago Trump flooding San Francisco with border agents in ‘immigration surge operation’: report

More than 100 federal agents, including those from US Customs and Border Protection, are expected to mass outside the city in the next 24 hours

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55 h. ago Fide to investigate Kramnik over attacks on Naroditsky as chess reels from player’s death

Chess world mourns 29-year-old streaming pioneerKramnik criticized for reckless cheating accusationsFide CEO’s statement prompts calls for resignationThe International Chess Federation (Fide) said on Wednesday it is examining former world champion Vladimir Kramnik’s public attacks on Daniel Naroditsky, the American grandmaster whose sudden death at 29 has stunned the chess world and laid bare fissures in the sport’s digital age.Naroditsky, among the most visible faces of chess’s pandemic-era renaissance, was one of the most popular players and teachers of his generation, a Stanford-educated prodigy who won the Under-12 world championship, became a grandmaster at 18 and went on to amass more than 800,000 followers across Twitch and YouTube. Known by his nickname Danya, the California-born Naroditsky’s mix of patience, humor, generosity and gift for communication made him a standard-bearer of chess’s online boom, helping to bring vast new audiences to a centuries-old pastime. Continue...

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63 h. ago Lily Allen opens up about ‘bitterly disappointing’ reality of dating at 40: ‘The world doesn’t portray women of my age as being desirable’

Allen and David Harbour split in February after four years of marriage

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68 h. ago Ricky Hatton's brother speaks on legend's death for the first time since tragic passing

Ricky Hatton's younger brother Matthew has spoken out for the first time since the former boxing world champion's tragic death at the age of 46 last month

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3 d. ago Clever kids live LONGER! Scientists uncover a genetic link between childhood intelligence and life expectancy

It's a puzzle that's plagued scientists for years - why do smarter children tend to live longer? Now, experts have uncovered a vital clue behind the mysterious phenomenon.

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3 d. ago Holidays under threat as North West travel agent ceases trading

ABTA has issued guidance to holidaymakers as travel agents Usher Travel Worldchoice is the latest UK firm to cease trading

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3 d. ago Chess grandmaster who became world champion at 18 tragically dies aged 29

The American became World Chesss champion at just the age of 18, and was crowned grandmaster in 2013

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4 d. ago Nigeria police fire tear gas and arrest dozens as protesters demand release of separatist leader

Demonstrations for the release of a separatist leader in Nigeria’s capital city turned violent on Monday as police fired tear gas and arrested dozens of protesters

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4 d. ago The age men's sperm starts to 'go bad': Scientists uncover when mutations surge

UK scientists have discovered that delaying fatherhood could carry its own consequences, by unknowingly passing on multiple harmful mutations to children.

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7 d. ago German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchersMainstream parties are increasingly allowing the far right to set the agenda, researchers in Germany have found, describing it as a shortcoming that had unwittingly helped the far right by legitimising their ideas and disseminating them more widely.The findings, published in the European Journal of Political Research, were based on an automated text analysis of 520,408 articles from six German newspapers over the span of more than two decades. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Jeffrey Meldrum dead aged 67: World’s foremost Bigfoot expert dies after battle with brain cancer

JEFFREY Meldrum, the scientist who stalked Bigfoot, has died at the age of 67. The professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University died on September 9 in Pocatello, Idaho. His wife, Lauren Stewart, posted on social media, saying that his cause of death was brain cancer. Meldrum became known for the scientific rigor...

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7 d. ago Migrant arrested after posting on TikTok offering a $10K bounty for ICE agents

The alleged threat on the platform called for ten men who ‘aren’t afraid to die’ and offered ‘10K for each ICE agent’

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7 d. ago Olympic icon Carl Lewis believes Enhanced Games lacks ‘purpose and honour’

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) condemned the upcoming event as ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

Sport

7 d. ago Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys

UN urges opening of all crossing points as fewer than half of intended trucks enter strip and WHO warns of ‘spiralling’ diseaseMiddle East crisis – live updatesAid remains critically scarce in Gaza one week into the ceasefire, humanitarian agencies have warned, as Israel delays the entry of food convoys into the territory. The Israeli government and Hamas continue to trade blame over violations of the truce.The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it had brought about 560 tonnes of food per day on average into Gaza since the ceasefire began, but it was still below what was needed. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December

The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect

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8 d. ago Mitch McConnell, 83, falls while walking through Capitol, sparking new concerns about his health

Kentucky Republican seen briefly collapsing in halls of Congress in latest public health incident

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