Viral false claims about quakes, Hiroshima expose Japan’s online conspiracy problem
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Viral false claims about quakes, Hiroshima expose Japan’s online conspiracy problem

Two outlandish claims that gained large audiences online in Japan recently have “shocked” misinformation experts, who say conspiracy-style narratives are feeding on disaster anxiety, fading wartime memory and an online information ecosystem that rewards outrage and suspicion. In the aftermath of the July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan, a social media user claimed that seism...

Owens Rebukes TPUSA Post: Candace Owens slams Tyler Bowyer; dispute over Erika Kirk

Owens Rebukes TPUSA Post: Candace Owens slams Tyler Bowyer; dispute over Erika Kirk

Times of India

Candace Owens has pushed back against TPUSA chief operating officer Tyler Bowyer after he compared the backlash faced by Erika Kirk with financial support for Lindsay Clancy. Owens criticized Turning Point USA’s handling of events following Charlie Kirk’s death, arguing that people can oppose fundraisers for Clancy while also believing TPUSA should stay out of the case. Her latest comments add ano...

UK’s Burnham plans US trip to lobby Trump on Ukraine Patriot missiles

UK’s Burnham plans US trip to lobby Trump on Ukraine Patriot missiles

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he and other European leaders plan to travel to the US next month to lobby President Donald Trump to let Ukraine access some of its Patriot air defence missile stocks ahead of the winter. “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September,” Burnham said in an interview with Bloomberg in Kyiv on Monday evening, referring to the coming UN General Assembly meet...

UK’s Burnham plans US trip in September to lobby Trump on Ukraine needs

UK’s Burnham plans US trip in September to lobby Trump on Ukraine needs

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he and other European leaders plan to travel to the US next month to lobby President Donald Trump to let Ukraine access some of its Patriot air defence missile stocks ahead of the winter. “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September,” Burnham said in an interview with Bloomberg in Kyiv on Monday evening, referring to the coming UN General Assembly meet...

Massachusetts woman suspected of killing police officer husband found dead

Massachusetts woman suspected of killing police officer husband found dead

The Guardian

Karen Solomon had been missing for six days after her husband Kurt Solomon was found dead at their homeA mental health advocate suspected of killing her police officer husband was found dead on Monday, six days after she disappeared from her Massachusetts home, authorities said.Karen Solomon, an advocate who called for improvements and greater awareness of police mental health issues, had disappea...

Australia news live: Coles blames competitor’s Ooshies for slowing sales; young people the first generation to earn less than their parents at same age

Australia news live: Coles blames competitor’s Ooshies for slowing sales; young people the first generation to earn less than their parents at same age

The Guardian

Supermarket chain says growth slumped amid ‘competitor’s collectibles campaign’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNumber of NSW households in urgent need of priority housing hits highest level in over a yearThe number of NSW households in urgent need of priority social housing has reached 13,776, the highest in more than a year.The waitlist has sat...

TikTok Mom Dies In Crash: creator ‘Mama A’ killed in 2-car wreck; GoFundMe aids 4 kids

TikTok Mom Dies In Crash: creator ‘Mama A’ killed in 2-car wreck; GoFundMe aids 4 kids

Times of India

Alyshia Rushing, known as TikTok’s “Mama A,” died at 26 after a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 22. Police are investigating the crash, which also killed Landon Dunn. Rushing leaves four children, and a GoFundMe has been launched to support them and their father with daily needs, schooling, housing, childcare and counseling.

Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live

Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live

The Guardian

California governor also highlighted two new proposed state laws that would make it a crime to interfere with the delivery of mail ballotsUS supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in votingSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% today, after trade negotiations between Washingto...

How the Robot Games are going in Beijing

CBS News

The World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in Beijing, China, in a stadium repurposed from the 2022 Winter Olympics. Many of the machines on display can now outrun and out-jump even the best real-life Olympians. Anna Coren has the story.

Trade war of words intensifies between U.S., Canada

CBS News

The Trump administration announced its so-called "economic D-Day" plans against Iran on Monday, while also lashing out at Canada and threatening more tariffs. Nancy Cordes has more details on this and a new Supreme Court ruling backing Trump's order to limit mail-in ballots.

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

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A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington DC. His trial will ...

Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing

Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing

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A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi in Washington. His trial will b...

How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war

How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war

France 24

The US-Canada trade dispute is not only about tariffs but unacceptable "threats" from Washington on the status of the French language, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. Washington reportedly wants concessions on Quebec's rules for appliances and instruction manuals, as well as its law promoting French-language cultural content.

How the French language contributes to the US-Canada trade war

How the French language contributes to the US-Canada trade war

France 24

As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates following failed negotiations and newly announced tariffs by US President Donald Trump, the French language has become a sticking point. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute is not only about tariff demands but unacceptable "threats" from Washington to the status of the language, which remains a politically se...

How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war

How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war

France 24

As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates after the collapse of negotiations last week and new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, the French language has become a sticking point. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute is not only about tariff demands but what he called unacceptable "threats" from Washington to the status of the language, a ...

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

The Guardian

Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading to catastrophic consequences, a re...

Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating

Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating

The Guardian

Dr Kirk Heilbrun says he believes Clancy took children’s lives so they wouldn’t ‘suffer’ after she killed herselfWith just days to go before the murder trial for Lindsay Clancy concludes, a forensic psychologist called by the prosecution testified on Monday that he did not believe she was experiencing acute psychosis when she killed her three children.Kirk Heilbrun, who reportedly performed psychi...