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Texas officials race to find survivors after devastating floodsAt least 78 people are reported dead after flooding over the weekend. Meanwhile, residents are advised to be cautious over the next 24 to 48 hours as more rain threatens the area.
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How good was the forecast? Texas officials and the National Weather Service disagreeAs searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.
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Video: Timelapse Shows Texas' Llano River Completely Flood in Just MinutesTimelapse video shows authorities blocking off a low water crossing over the Llano River in Kingsland just before flash flooding completely inundated the area in just 10 minutes.
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Musk forms new party after split with Trump over tax and spending billMusk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after a falling out with Trump over the president's sweeping tax cuts law.
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Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in GazaNPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
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4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosalAdvisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
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Tropical Storm Chantal brings heavy rains into northeastern South CarolinaTropical Storm Chantal grew in strength as it approached the southeast U.S. coast. It's forecasted to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas on Sunday.
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Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala.
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Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war startedIran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.
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At least 78 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and 11 missing from girls campAt least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.
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Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?The British state has an evolved and sophisticated suite of powers and tools - but the shape of the threat has shifted
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King's message of unity for 7/7 attack anniversaryKing warns against those stoking division, in a message honouring the victims of 7/7 terror attacks.
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At least 78 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain loomsForecasts of continued heavy rain and thunderstorms are raising concerns, as rising water levels could further hamper rescue efforts, officials say.
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Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister tells BBCBridget Phillipson does not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap, saying it will "come at a cost".
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Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to WashingtonHamas said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal positively but there are still gaps to be bridged.
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Post Office scandal victim: 'I need someone to be punished'Sub-postmasters look forward to the first part of a report into the Horizon IT scandal being published.
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'Human error' - Wimbledon sorry over missed line callsWimbledon organisers apologise after the electronic line-calling system on Centre Court is turned off in error and misses three calls in one game.
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Murder inquiry after death of scientist on Dundee streetDr Fortune Gomo, who was originally from Zimbabwe, was pronounced dead at the scene on the city's South Road.
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Parents of girls killed in school crash 'still waiting for answers'Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover ran into an end-of-term tea party in July 2023.
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Nursery teachers to get £4,500 to work in disadvantaged areasA new scheme will see early years teachers offered a financial incentive to work in areas with highest needs.
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Stalkerware firm gets scooped by SQL-slinging security snoop
Also, Swiss ransomware posture looks like its cheese, the CVE Program wants YOU, more sus checks and more
Infosec In Brief A security researcher looking at samples of stalkerware discovered an SQL vulnerability that allowed him to steal a database of 62,000 user accounts. ?
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Ingram Micro confirms ransomware behind multi-day outage
SafePay crew claims responsibility for intrusion at one of world's largest tech distributors
Ingram Micro, one of the world?s largest distributors, has confirmed it is trying to restore systems following a ransomware attack.?
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UK puts out tender for space robot to de-orbit satellites
Got to be a 'clean space superpower' ? right, Brits?
Britain's space agency is looking for a supplier to build a robotic spacecraft to capture and de-orbit two defunct UK-licensed satellites from low Earth orbit.?
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Massive spike in use of .es domains for phishing abuse
¡Cuidado! Time to double-check before entering your Microsoft creds
Cybersecurity experts are reporting a 19x increase in malicious campaigns being launched from .es domains, making it the third most common, behind only .com and .ru.?
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iFixit gives new Fairphone 6 top marks for repairability: 10/10
It's not cheap or high end, but it should last you for years to come
The sixth generation of the Fairphone repairable mobile was launched at the end of June. Now spudger-flingers iFixit have got their hands on it, and liked the result.?
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Financial 'stretch' for UK to join Europe's Starlink rival, says minister
Possibility of joining IRIS² remote as Britain grapples with fiscal squeeze
A UK minister has told Parliament that joining Europe's answer to Starlink ? Elon Musk's satellite-based mobile internet service ? would be a "stretch" given the nation's current financial challenges.?
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Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her
Shira Perlmutter lost her job after her office published report on generative AI and fair use limits
The former head of the US Copyright Office has pushed back against arguments from President Donald Trump's team that her dismissal was lawful.?
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Microsoft finally bids farewell to PowerShell 2.0
Venerable command line tool to depart Windows
Users still clinging on to PowerShell 2.0 just received notice to quit as the command-line tool is officially leaving Windows.?
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Amazon built a massive AI supercluster for Anthropic called Project Rainier ? here's what we know so far
It's almost like AWS is building its own Stargate
deep dive Amazon Web Services (AWS) is in the process of building out a massive supercomputing cluster containing "hundreds of thousands" of accelerators that promises to give its model building buddies at Anthropic a leg up in the AI arms race.?
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Mars was once a desert with intermittent oases, Curiosity data suggests
New modeling of carbon cycle shows unsteady but habitable history before liquid water disappeared
New models from recent Martian probe data suggest the fourth planet from the Sun once hosted a fluctuating desert environment with intermittent oases of water.?
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Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new waysAn EEG signal of sleep is associated with better performance on a mental task.
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The curious rise of giant tablets on wheelsHands-on with KTC's 32-inch Android tablet on a rolling pedestal, the A32Q7 Pro.
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Rocket Report: Japan?s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now"We will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year."
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Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 usersCreators say app is intended for parental monitoring. So why the emphasis on stealth?
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Judge: You can?t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEIA written ruling details why a judge restored funding for many NIH grants.
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Meta?s ?AI superintelligence? effort sounds just like its failed ?metaverse?Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago.
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The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann exits HBO showHalley Gross, another prominent writer for the game and show, also departed.
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2025 VW ID Buzz review: If you want an electric minivan, this is itThe three-row Buzz is defined by its big battery, which has its plusses and minuses.
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Man?s ghastly festering ulcer stumps doctors?until they cut out a wedge of fleshThe man made a full recovery, but this tale is not for the faint of heart.
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xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on siteCounty health department accused of turning a "blind eye" to xAI's alleged pollution.
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