Two figures meet fast,
Giuliani, Mamdani's hands,
Time's scars brushed away.
Giuliani, Mamdani's hands,
Time's scars brushed away.
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Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK
In Wales, snails cling,
Gooey shells in one lake's depths—
Fate hangs by a thread.Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.
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The 9 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (September 2026)
September picks spark,
South Park, Lego Mandalorian—
Stream the best this month.South Park, Slow Horses, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and a Lego-fied Mandalorian are just a few of the things you should be watching right now.
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Ink flows on the page,
Cartoonists sketch the chaos—
Laughter, rage collide.Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers…
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Sheen says he was snubbed by FM over pollution claims
Sheen calls for safe tests,
MPs urged to check the dumps—
FM turns away.The actor urged MPs to back a national testing programme to make sure historic toxic dump sites were safe.
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Morning wires awaken
Signals ripple through the day
The world shifts againTimnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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US inflation holds steady as diesel prices pass $6 a gallon
US prices hold firm,
Diesel crosses six dollars—
Inflation edges up.Prices in the US rose 3.4% in the 12 months to August, according to the latest official figures.
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$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide
Fifteen million pounds,
Aiming to end FGM—
Hope for girls worldwide.Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than 230 million women and girls worldwide, have welcomed an unprecedented $15.5m (£11.4m) fund aimed at…
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Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Houthis take Mokha,
Red Sea port shifts to their grip,
Trade routes now in threat.Mokha's capture brings the Iran-backed group closer to controlling a key international shipping route.
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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War
Morning wires awaken
Signals ripple through the day
The world shifts againVice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.