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Billionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charity

In a recent appearance on the Katie Miller Podcast, Billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called charity a "net negative on the world."

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Nepal floods: The remote Nepal-China border crossing at the heart of a Himalayan tragedy

More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

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Zambia's president to be sworn in for second term while opponent detained

Hakainde Hichilema swept to victory, but his main rival is now in detention charged with treason.

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Man, 23, charged with murder after fatal Teesside house fire

Seven-year-old girl and aunt, 34, killed while four others injured in incident near Middlesbrough last Wednesday A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a house fire killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt, police said. Officers were called to reports of a blaze at Birchington Avenue in Grangetown at 5.23am on 26 August. Continue reading...

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Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands

Comments signal president prepared to use dispute to push UK to raise defence spending and Nato contributions Donald Trump has suggested he is reconsidering US support for Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, in a move likely to strain the “special relationship” between Washington and London. “I always review every position – that’s just one of many,” the US president told reporters in the White House, in response to a question about whether he was reviewing the US’s position over the South Atlantic islands, an archipelago whose status has long been disputed by Argentina, which claims sovereignty. Continue reading...

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California lawmakers send shock glove ban to Gavin Newsom

The state is among the first to ban the controversial devices.

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Norway's DNO to buy UK-listed Capricorn Energy for $396 million

Norwegian oil firm DNO has agreed to buy UK's Capricorn Energy for $396 ​million, the parties said on Tuesday, ‌outbidding rival Genel Energy .

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Swiss Life to cut up to 600 jobs by end-2028, half of them in Switzerland

Insurer Swiss Life plans to cut ‌up to 600 positions by the end of 2028 to improve efficiency, it said on Tuesday, after reporting a 3% rise in its ​half-year gross written premiums buoyed by its domestic business.

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The Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.

If you share my attitude toward risk, you’ll love these recipes!

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Queensland has passed tough new laws on ebikes and e-scooters. What do they mean for riders, and will the world follow?

Transport minister says laws target ‘young hooligans’ holding ‘communities to ransom’, but cycling advocates say changes most affect law-abiding riders

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Chinese rescue work in Tibet flood disaster zone still trudging along days later

Chinese rescue ​teams worked through the night and relentless rain to restore the last remaining ‌kilometre of the sole road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal, torn apart by a catastrophic mudslide last week.

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Ex-Compton gang leader found guilty in murder of Tupac Shakur

A Las Vegas jury on Monday found a onetime Compton gang leader guilty in the slaying of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking a turning point in a murder mystery that captivated the public’s attention for decades.

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China's August factory activity picks up as demand improves, PMI shows

China's manufacturing sector expanded at a faster pace in August as output, new orders and exports all accelerated, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday.

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Vietnam this week, continuing push for re-engagement

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Vietnam ​from September 4 to 6 at the ‌invitation of Vietnamese President To Lam, state media in both countries reported on Tuesday.

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Solar Surpasses Coal as China’s Top Source of Power Capacity

Solar panels are now China’s top source of power capacity, surpassing coal in a key milestone for the country’s green-energy boom.

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Israeli forces raze West Bank homes as EU weighs ban on settlement goods

Pogroms in the occupied West Bank continue, with Israeli forces demolishing homes and settlers attacking residents.

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MAGA Fox Host Sounds Alarm on Husband’s Boss in TV Segment

Rachel Campos-Duffy warned that Trump’s “motivations” would be questioned.

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Deep-sea team aids search for missing in Cyprus ferry disaster

A specialist team equipped to search deep waters was due to arrive from Turkey on Tuesday as emergency crews pressed on ​with efforts to find 20 people missing after a ferry capsized ‌off northern Cyprus.

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Iceland’s close ties with EU mean no vote is not a Brexit-style rejection

A yes to membership would have given Brussels a boost but Icelanders have not voted to isolate themselves

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Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano. The exhibit had led to backlash because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.

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Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’

Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds Households in Great Britain’s cloudiest regions could still save more than £400 a year on their energy bills by installing rooftop solar panels, research has found. Rising wholesale energy prices mean the potential savings from a home solar panel system have climbed in recent years, as the cost of installation has continued to fall, leading to increased demand. Continue reading...