63 m. ago Shoppers elevate their Christmas table with The White Company crackers now £8 each

This Christmas, shoppers are giving a luxury finish to their festive tablescapes, securing The White Company crackers in the 20% off sale

Economics

65 m. ago Coronation Street star stuns fans as she shares rare snap of lookalike grown

WATERLOO Road and Corrie actress Saira Jackson has shared a rare snap of her grown-up daughter as she celebrates a major life milestone. The proud mum, 43, wrapped an arm around her lookalike daughter Leah as she sipped a glass of white wine in a bar. Saira wrote on Instagram: "Baby girl’s flown the nest....

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2 h. ago Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs | Steven Greenhouse

Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take actionNowadays there seems to be nonstop discussion about AI, with much of the conversation focused on whether there’s a speculative bubble or whether the chipmaker Nvidia is really worth $5tn or whether OpenAI will beat its rivals in developing new generations of artificial intelligence. But the vast majority of Americans – just like the vast majority of Europeans and Asians – couldn’t care less about those things.Their big concern is whether AI is going to cause huge layoffs and create a disastrous job market, especially for younger workers. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, a leading AI company, fed those fears when he said that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next one to five years and increase unemployment in the US to 10% to 20%. In October, Bernie Sanders, the top Democrat on the Senate education and labor committee, i...

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3 h. ago Trump sanctions Maduro’s nephews after White House confirms oil tanker crew will be released: Latest

President Donald Trump’s administration ratchets up pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

Events

3 h. ago Australia’s social media ban launched with barely a hitch – but the real test is still to come

The policy to cut off social media access for more than 2 million under-16s remains popular with Australians, while other countries look to follow suitOn the lawns of the prime minister’s Kirribilli residence in Sydney, overlooking the harbour, Anthony Albanese said he had never been prouder.“This is a day in which my pride to be prime minister of Australia has never been greater. This is world-leading. This is Australia showing enough is enough,” he said as the country’s under-16s social media ban came into effect on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Dana White clarifies ‘physical’ encounter with Francis Ngannou during UFC stint

White previously accused the former UFC heavyweight champion of putting his hands on him

Sport

3 h. ago Hollywood director Carl Rinsch found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11 million

Prosecutors said the charges carry maximum sentences totalling 90 years in prison

Economics

5 h. ago Latest UFC White House update addresses ticket sales and fan access

The UFC is due to stage a fight card at the White House on 14 June

Sport

5 h. ago Judi Love's son rushed to hospital as she issues warning over new 'super flu'

Judi Love has revealed that both her kids have been seriously unwell with a new strain of 'virus', with the comedian leaning on Loose Women co-star Charlene White for help

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5 h. ago Trump is pictured with heavy makeup on the back of his hand at White House Congressional Ball

There has been rampant speculation around Donald Trump’s health, after he seemingly fell asleep during a meeting and has rambled about going to heaven

Politics

7 h. ago Hollywood director Carl Rinsch found guilty of scamming Netflix out of £8.2m

Prosecutors said the charges carry maximum sentences totalling 90 years in prison

Economics

11 h. ago The nine places set for White Christmas as weather maps predict December 25 snow

Weather charts show nine English counties and much of Scotland are set for snow on Christmas Day as temperatures plunge to -4C, with Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Essex among areas forecast for flurries

Events

14 h. ago US ‘prepares to board more Venezuela oil tankers’ as White House ‘won’t watch them sail the seas’ & sanctions 6 more

US officials are reportedly preparing to storm and seize more tankers transporting Venezuelan oil to put pressure on dictator Nicolás Maduro. Tensions between Washington and Caracas escalated when rifle-wielding US troops rappelled from helicopters to raid an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Stunning footage showed commandos sweeping through the ship as they executed...

Events

15 h. ago White House on the defensive when asked how billionaire Trump can tell average Americans to limit kids’ Christmas gifts

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also ignored a question on why President Donald Trump has falsely claimed a farm bailout program is funded by tariffs

Events

15 h. ago Trump and White House blast ‘Fake News’ journalists and negative polls as president pushes affordability agenda: Live updates

A new poll found Trump’s approval rating on the economy has declined substantially in recent months

Politics

16 h. ago Elon Musk teams with El Salvador to bring Grok chatbot to public schools

President Nayib Bukele entrusting chatbot known for calling itself ‘MechaHitler’ to create ‘AI-powered’ curriculaElon Musk is partnering with the government of El Salvador to bring his artificial intelligence company’s chatbot, Grok, to more than 1 million students across the country, according to a Thursday announcement by xAI. Over the next two years, the plan is to “deploy” the chatbot to more than 5,000 public schools in an “AI-powered education program”.xAI’s Grok is more known for referring to itself as “MechaHitler” and espousing far-right conspiracy theories than it is for public education. Over the past year, the chatbot has spewed various antisemitic content, decried “white genocide” and claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago Keir Starmer and allies say Ukraine at ‘pivotal moment’ in coalition call

Ukraine has pushed back against a US-drafted plan and submitted its own 20-point document to Washington as part of negotiations.

Politics

17 h. ago White House quietly moves to get Senate confirmation for Lindsey Halligan after Trump’s embarrassing legal loss

President’s former personal attorney fumbled major cases against James Comey and Letitia James

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18 h. ago White House weighs tapping substitutes for Trump on the road after affordability rally veers off

“I just don’t think Trump is temperamentally capable of reversing himself and saying, ‘Yes, affordability is a concern,’” a former administration official said.

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20 h. ago Meeting about FEMA reforms abruptly canceled, AP source says

A presidentially appointed council's meeting to announce reforms to FEMA was unexpectedly canceled, according to a source

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