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49 days before 9/11, a businessman took Twin Towers' lease; 25 years later, the rebuilding nears end
Top story Times of India •

49 days before 9/11, a businessman took Twin Towers' lease; 25 years later, the rebuilding nears end

The final commercial office tower at the World Trade Center site is actively being built as the new global headquarters for American Express. This project has emerged after extensive planning and has navigated numerous hurdles. It acts as a tribute to the lives lost and rekindles commercial activity in Lower Manhattan, representing a crucial milestone in the comprehensive post-9/11 redevelopment p...

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Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges
The Guardian •

Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges

Report warns widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at riskTaxes on self-driving cars should be introduced now in the UK to offset the rise in congestion and threats to jobs they pose, a thinktank has urged.The first robotaxis on London’s streets only started this month, but government projections are that up to 40% of cars sold could be capable...

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Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

The Guardian •

Labour’s Catherine Atkinson says she will give students £5,000 paid to her by paper that falsely accused her of concealing private school educationA new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday, using a payout it made after being threatened with legal action by the Labour MP Catherine Atkinson.The Derby North MP says she will use the procee...

Flavio Bolsonaro probed for corruption as Brazil election tightens

Flavio Bolsonaro probed for corruption as Brazil election tightens

France 24 •

Just weeks before the vote, Brazilian presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign is being rocked by revelations he is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering. The probe centres on financing sought for a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, court documents unsealed on Friday showed.

Man arrested after allegedly refusing to share HK$30m Mark Six jackpot with group

Man arrested after allegedly refusing to share HK$30m Mark Six jackpot with group

SCMP •

Hong Kong police have arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of having fled with a Mark Six jackpot worth around HK$30 million that he should have shared with 14 colleagues. A source said on Friday that a 53-year-old man had reported to police on Wednesday that he was one of 15 colleagues who had chipped in to buy a Mark Six ticket for the draw on Saturday. The group reportedly comprised some staff ...

Ireland holds its breath as its leftwing president prepares to meet Trump

Ireland holds its breath as its leftwing president prepares to meet Trump

The Guardian •

Many are rooting for vocal critic Catherine Connolly to let rip in Dublin meeting, but others hope she holds backIreland’s president, Catherine Connolly, has called Donald Trump abhorrent and an abuser of power. In his sole previous comment on Connolly, the US president seemed to think she was a man. Now that they are about to meet, Ireland is holding its breath.Trump is to fly into Dublin on Satu...

UK man admits using online network for sexual crimes against unconscious woman

UK man admits using online network for sexual crimes against unconscious woman

The Guardian •

Darren Conway pleads guilty to voyeurism and encouraging a husband to abuse his wifeA man has admitted using an online sexual abuse network to commit a host of sexual crimes, along with another man, against the latter’s unconscious wife.Darren Conway, 52, pleaded guilty to 11 charges at Wood Green crown court. They included voyeurism, possession of extreme pornography and encouraging the other man...

UK man pleads guilty to sexual crimes against another man’s unconscious wife

UK man pleads guilty to sexual crimes against another man’s unconscious wife

The Guardian •

Darren Conway admits 11 charges after the Met identified him as a member of an online sexual offending forumA man has admitted using an online sexual abuse network to commit a host of sexual crimes, along with another man, against the latter’s unconscious wife.Darren Conway, 52, pleaded guilty to 11 charges at Wood Green crown court. They included voyeurism, possession of extreme pornography and e...

MPs reject assisted dying bill after tense debate – as it happened

MPs reject assisted dying bill after tense debate – as it happened

The Guardian •

The bill would have allowed terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsMPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and WalesWhile the debate continues, we have a comment from Sam Royston, executive director of research and policy at Marie Curie. He said the government must address the crisis in palliative care regar...

US lettuce prices wilt as costs for other goods remain stubbornly high

US lettuce prices wilt as costs for other goods remain stubbornly high

The Guardian •

Price for the crop dropped dramatically this summer after the cyclospora outbreak chopped demand for greensAt the Republicans’ midterm convention held earlier this week, Donald Trump said that “food prices and almost every other item are rapidly going down”. Fresh inflation data on Friday told a different story – but in one specific case, costs have been chopped.The price of lettuce dropped dramat...

US lettuce prices chopped as costs for other goods remain stubbornly high

US lettuce prices chopped as costs for other goods remain stubbornly high

The Guardian •

Price for the crop dropped dramatically this summer after the cyclospora outbreak caused demand to wiltAt the Republicans’ midterm convention held earlier this week, Donald Trump said that “food prices and almost every other item are rapidly going down”. Fresh inflation data on Friday told a different story – but in one specific case, costs have been chopped.The price of lettuce dropped dramatical...

Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is

Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is

The Guardian •

Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?If you’ve recently opened a tin of mackerel and thought there was something fishy going on, you may have been right. An overfishing crisis means that instead of traditional mackerel, some now contain a different fish with a similar name, prompting concerns that shoppers are b...

North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

The Guardian •

Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standingA decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their position before the crucial Holborn and St Pancras byelection.Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, had been poised to giv...