Greetings from a wildlife park in central Sri Lanka that's a haven for elephants
At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded.
Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start, opening door for sweeping change
It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.
How Cambodia became the first Asian country to hit an elusive HIV target
The United Nations has set a goal for near universal HIV diagnosis and treatment for all by 2030. No country in Asia has hit the mark — until this year.
El-Sayed wins Michigan's primary. And, Fauci faces contempt of Congress vote
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in the midterms. And, today, Dr. Anthony Fauci faces a contempt of Congress vote.
Hospital staff said he was faking it and released him. He died from an overdose soon after
Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.
Celebrity culture is one thing. For TMZ, Congress is the new 'reality show'
TMZ is trading Hollywood gossip for Capitol Hill scoops with a new D.C. bureau, launched in April. The online tabloid's two-man crew has brought an unconventional reporting style to the Congress beat.
Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president
FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a crisis meeting in Morocco "reaffirmed their full support" for his presidency.
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Iran says it's close to a deal with Oman over navigation on the Strait of Hormuz, a look at the challenges both candidates for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat will face, Trump touts U.S. economy in Vegas.
Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat
Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with "an unknown explosive device," and the object was examined by police
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Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases
The announcement of the review comes after the Tory leader raised concerns that child sex offenders could leave jail early.
Calls for inquiry into Army training college for teenagers after reports of rape and abuse
Four women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed while attending the Army Foundation College (AFC) at Harrogate in North Yorkshire.
Majority of England's rivers and lakes fail new environmental review
A comprehensive assessment of England's waterways is the first in six years and shows little improvement.
Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".
Ukraine hits two oil refineries deep in Russian territory
Ukraine's president says the strikes aim to limit revenues Russia "used to finance" its war.
Farmer jailed for lodger's 'body in barrel' murder
Richard Dyson's body was not found until nearly six years after he disappeared in rural Barnsley.
Meredith Kercher's sister criticises Amanda Knox's Edinburgh comedy show
Stephanie Kercher asks Amanda Knox to think about Meredith's family ahead of staging a show in Edinburgh.
US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid hearing
The committee will now refer him for potential prosecution following his refusal to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Man charged with killing Scottish aid worker in Greece
Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.
All schools in England to get pupil attendance targets, government says
The BBC understands schools will not be penalised for missing targets, but they will be monitored.
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Snowflake extortionist admits 165-victim cloud crime spree – and squeezing one target twice
Connor Moucka pleads guilty over sprawling 2024 campaign that looted billions of records
Blue Origin blames New Glenn fireball on engine oxygen valve
Small modifications under way as Bezos's rocket biz races to rebuild pad and fly again this year
European firms afraid of US tech kill switch but haven't made an escape plan
Nearly three-quarters worry Washington could cut access, yet fewer than half regularly test their fallback
IT department put sticky notes on the laptops to help employees log in
Leaving this information exposed allowed someone else to gain access
Windows 10 LTSC 2021 has five months before security updates cost extra
ESU meter starts running in January, unless you're on the IoT edition
Meta latest to tell world its AI agent wandered out of test pen
Another week, another firm explaining why one of its models reached somewhere it wasn't supposed to
News Corp labels some AI companies 'crass kleptomaniacs'
Pay it for content, like OpenAI and Meta, to become 'principled' and 'honorable'
Azure CTO pastes Doom into Paint one frame at a time
It computes nothing, renders everything, and even has sound
HPE extends validity of quoted hardware prices, possibly for months
Suggests Big Green knows its component prices will remain steady
Chinese router vendor denies its firmware contains backdoors – but pauses downloads to fix security issues anyway
It’s just a remote maintenance function, says Zbtlink
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AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI
Why humans need to moderate humans.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Baseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.
Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing
Schwartz is well-qualified for the role, but crashed and burned in Senate hearing.
Anthropic’s AI used fake identities, malware in rogue attack on GitHub project
Anthropic and OpenAI models’ unprompted actions forced halt to UK cyber tests.
Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com
Reddit says the beloved site is used for some "bad behavior."
Hank Green found the AI problem that YouTube labels can’t catch
"Slop" isn't the only problem.
SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will be better than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
SpaceX won't build large cell towers but plans small base stations across US.
This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay
"The models are forecasting something outside the envelope of anything we have ever observed."
Google's AI shake-up: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart
Google's AI brain drain continues.
Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day reminds us that superhero movies can be good
It's as much about grounded characters and well-timed emotional beats as CGI-filled action extravaganzas.