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‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remainsAn 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authorities have confirmed.The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island on Saturday morning, ...

Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Officers reportedly believed invitees were trying to make unauthorized entry on to Vandenberg base in CaliforniaFive news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gatecrashers, according to local news reports.The incident happened Monday ahead of a...

UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behindA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece.The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdeli...

UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed about students’ math skills

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behindA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece.The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdeli...

More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continueMore than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid workers said on Wednesday.The landslide happened on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Zamboye, abo...

Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Victorian court of appeal also to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashedErin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justiceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJust a reminder that before the court adjourned yesterday, we heard from crown prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams responding...

Three boys charged over alleged rape of teenage girl in Sydney home

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

The 17-year-olds were charged over an alleged attack in Sydney’s south-west on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree teenage boys have been charged over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl at a home in Sydney’s south-west on Saturday.The three 17-year-old boys were arrested on Wednesday after the girl was a...

California becomes first US state to set efficiency rules for replacement tires

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Regulations that would block sale of older tires praised by environmental groups amid rightwing backlashCalifornia has become the first state in the nation to mandate that replacement tires be energy efficient, a major auto industry regulation set to block the sale of older tires and make vehicles on the road greener.State regulators have said the new rules will reduce emissions and drivers’ fuel ...

Australia politics live: impassioned Lambie accuses Labor of ‘callous disregard’ for veterans’ health; Steggall urges action on domestic violence deaths

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Zali Steggall uses parliament motion to draw attention to national crisis. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of Israel after its defence force decided not t...

Young vapers ‘at risk of breathing problems and becoming smokers’

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Review by paediatricians links child vaping with poor respiratory health such as coughing, wheezing and asthmaYoung people who start vaping risk developing breathing problems and going on to smoke cigarettes, children’s doctors have warned.Child vaping is consistently linked with poor respiratory health, such as coughing, wheezing, bronchitis symptoms and asthma exacerbations, while vapes have bee...

Australia politics live: ‘outraged’ Wong to call in Israel ambassador over handling of Frankcom killing; Victoria to launch construction royal commission

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Foreign affairs minister says timing of IDF decision not to pursue criminal investigation was ‘especially insulting’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Outrageous’: Greens leader says sending Israeli ambassador home should be on the tableGreens leader Larissa Waters says strong words are not enough, and the government should sanction the state of I...

Republicans reportedly fear datacenter backlash could cost them Ohio Senate seat – US politics live

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Jon Husted campaign reportedly concerned that rival Sherrod Brown successfully channelling outrage over energy-guzzling facilitiesSign up for the US Breaking News emailThose unfamiliar with Alaska politics are likely raising an eyebrow at some repeated names.No, we’re not talking about Dan S Sullivan and Dan J Sullivan, two Republicans with the same name running for US Senate – an issue that went ...

Zomi Frankcom: Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Foreign minister says Australia is ‘outraged’ after Israeli government decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike on humanitarian convoyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s foreign affairs minister has expressed “outrage” and will call in the Israeli ambassador over the IDF decisio...

Prince Harry and Meghan ‘moving back to Britain this month’

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Reports say Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to relocate from US, with children to start British school in SeptemberThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US, it was reported.The couple and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to relocate later this month to a non-royal residence. Cont...

Mike Lindell offers to fund recount in Minnesota Republican primary for governor

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

MyPillow founder and Trump ally lost primary to Lisa Demuth by 11 points, but still refuses to concede defeatUS politics live – latest updatesThe pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier Mike Lindell has offered to personally fund a recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost last week.Lindell’s announcement on Wednesday e...

Taxpayers to fund clear-up of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Andy Burnham promises drive to tackle toxic waste, raise fines and use AI-powered drones to detect illegal activityIllegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent will be cleared up using taxpayer money, Andy Burnham has announced, as the prime minister promises a new drive to tackle toxic waste.Ministers have identified dumps in Bradford, Runnymede and the Isle of Sheppey, which collectively con...

Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Foreign minister says Australia is ‘outraged’ after Israeli government decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike on humanitarian convoyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s foreign minister has expressed “outrage” and will call in the Israel ambassador over the IDF decision overnig...

Australian politics live: Penny Wong says government ‘outraged’ and will call in Israel ambassador over IDF decision not to investigate Frankcom killing

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Foreign affairs minister says timing of decision was ‘especially insulting’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you for the final sitting day of the week.The government has expressed outrage after the Israeli Defence Force decided not to open a criminal investigation against those responsible for killing Austra...

US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Rising costs of social safety-net programs, military and Trump’s tax cuts strain federal government budgetsThe US gross national debt pile has topped $40tn ⁠for the first time, the treasury department said on Wednesday, in another troubling milestone in the wake of decades of borrowing to fund government spending.As the rising costs of social safety-net programs, the military and Donald Trump’s ta...

US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time, likely to escalate fears of fiscal crisis

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Rising costs of social safety-net programs, military and Trump’s tax cuts strain federal government budgetsThe US gross national debt pile has topped $40tn ⁠for the first time, the treasury department said on Wednesday, in another troubling milestone in the wake of decades of borrowing to fund government spending.As the rising costs of social safety-net programs, the military and Donald Trump’s ta...

Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chiefSeven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department.Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC ...

Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’US politics live – latest updatesIt wasn’t supposed to be this way.In conservative Florida, Alex Vindman – a retired army intelligence officer who blew this whistle on Donald Trump in his first term – appeared set to carry the Democratic establishment banner as the party’s staged a lo...

London flat where boy fell to death could have had more safeguards, inquest told

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

Aalim Ahmed, five, fell from 15th-floor window at tower block family had asked to be moved out of, court hearsAn inquest into the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a 15th-floor window has heard that more measures could have been taken to make it safer.Aalim Ahmed, who was autistic, died when he fell from a kitchen window at a residential block in Plaistow, east London. His father, Makail ...

Can Andy Burnham rewire the ‘Treasury brain’ to boost growth?

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

PM wants to reduce department’s stranglehold on public purse and bring long-term thinking to economic policyAndy Burnham is far from the first prime minister to dream of taming the power of the mighty Treasury.Boris Johnson all but forced the resignation of Sajid Javid by handpicking his team; Margaret Thatcher favoured her economic adviser Alan Walters over Nigel Lawson, prompting the latter’s fu...

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds

The Guardian • 2 weeks ago

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping outForcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research to be published as pupils receive their grades on Thursday.The study by academics at University College London (UCL) compared the mental wellbeing of students in England, Wal...