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Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

The Texas primary runoffs are over and November election matchups are set in major contests, like one for the U.S. Senate, as the results deliver lessons for both parties. (Image credit: Stewart F. House)

Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened

A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened. (Image credit: First Freedom Art Company)

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women

Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed. (Image credit: Jae C. Hong)

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Trump touts breakthrough in negotiations to end Iran war, Middle Eastern countries react to news of a potential deal to end war, Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak. Morning news brief Trump touts breakthrough in negotiations to end Iran war, Middle Eastern countries react to news of a potential deal to end war, Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak.

Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale

Consumer think-tank says K-pop fans should know the prices before being sent into a ‘high-pressure sales funnel’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian fans of the K-pop group BTS are accusing the ticketing giant Ticketmaster of deploying “predatory” and “crazy” tactics, and have urged people to lodge formal complaints with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Ticketmaster Australia announced concerts at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium and Sydney

Australia politics live: Quad countries ink deal to build surveillance network and Fiji port to counter China

Australia’s foreign affairs minister Penny Wong met with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in New Delhi meeting. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Reacting to the Quad meeting, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that cooperation “should not be directed against any third party”, AFP reports. “We also do not support exclusive cliques or bloc confrontations,” she told reporters. Continue reading...

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years

Exclusive: Nursing and Midwifery Council admits it did not carry out checks on professionals who broke the law Nurses and midwives who should have been banned from treating patients have practised over the last 12 years because of “potentially dangerous” failings by a medical regulator. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted that its “completely and utterly unacceptable” mistakes meant it failed to protect the public from about 15 professionals whom it should have banned from ever

Fox News · Oct 8

Something to hide? ICE under fire for substandard conditions at for-profit detention center

On what planet do ICE agents fire tear gas at a United States senator? Um, that would be this planet, I guess. Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, was trying to play a mediating role between protestors and a hunger strike being conducted at the ICE detention center, Delaney Hall, in Newark. Kim was allowed in only after calling Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former Senate colleague. Here’s what Kim described on Facebook: "18-year-old high school student crying and saying she j

Guardian - World · Oct 8

‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals

Tourists and locals in Madrid, Paris, London, Dublin and Berlin share their experiences of the unseasonable May temperatures In recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer. Météo France, the French national weather service, has attributed this to a “heat dome”, with warmth held in place by a high-pressure weather front that has produced temperatures more than 10C above what used to be usual for thi

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All 50,000 evacuees cleared to return home after chemical tank crisis at Southern California aerospace plant

All evacuation orders stemming from a hazardous materials incident at a Southern California aerospace facility were lifted Tuesday night, allowing thousands of residents to return home. Officials lifted the final evacuation order for residents in Garden Grove living near a damaged chemical tank at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems that had previously been at risk of exploding. Authorities said roughly 50,000 people were ordered to evacuate in and around the Orange County city after a tank conta

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. (Image credit: NASA via AP)

Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier

Dekiln to scale up its low-carbon technology with Johnson Tiles, in boost for struggling British ceramics industry A Manchester-based startup that makes ceramic-like tiles from waste without needing an energy-hungry kiln has teamed up with one of the UK’s biggest tile suppliers to launch a pilot project to scale up the technology. Dekiln, run by the biomaterials engineer Aled Roberts, is joining forces with Johnson Tiles to set up a trial manufacturing site in Stoke-on-Trent, the historic home o

Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds

Barnardo’s says survey shows online abuse and harassment becoming ‘part of background noise of growing up’ Nearly one in five girls in the UK receive persistent, unwanted images online, according to a poll by the charity Barnardo’s, which warned that online misogyny was becoming an everyday part of childhood. Its survey of 4,000 young people found that a quarter of girls had been called degrading names online, while one in seven 13- to 15-year-olds had been asked to send a nude photo. Continue r

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Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women

Morning news brief

Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale

Australia politics live: Quad countries ink deal to build surveillance network and Fiji port to counter China

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UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years

Something to hide? ICE under fire for substandard conditions at for-profit detention center

‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals

Today's highlights

All 50,000 evacuees cleared to return home after chemical tank crisis at Southern California aerospace plant

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier

Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds

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Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh

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BHP admits to stalled emissions reductions as WA premier says miners have ‘moral obligation’ to decarbonise

Wednesday briefing: Can the UK adapt in time to a new normal of extreme heat?

Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe

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Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women

Morning news brief

Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale

Australia politics live: Quad countries ink deal to build surveillance network and Fiji port to counter China

Stories for you

UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years

Something to hide? ICE under fire for substandard conditions at for-profit detention center

‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals

Today's highlights

All 50,000 evacuees cleared to return home after chemical tank crisis at Southern California aerospace plant

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier

Nearly in one in five UK girls receive unwanted images online, poll finds

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Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh

Amanda Rishworth says jobseekers will no longer be forced to submit ‘endless’ pointless job applications

Gina Rinehart bankrolls purchase of 10% stake in Seven network owner Southern Cross Media

BHP admits to stalled emissions reductions as WA premier says miners have ‘moral obligation’ to decarbonise

Wednesday briefing: ​Can the UK adapt in time to a new normal of extreme heat?

Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war

Wednesday briefing: Can the UK adapt in time to a new normal of extreme heat?