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NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about a new type of black hole star, the types of exercise linked to lowered dementia risk, and the wintry adaptations of the long-clawed shrew.
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.
Students like Jessica say they worry about missing out on student life, but feel they have no choice but to stay at home.
The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and collecting their information TikTok and its Chinese former parent company ByteDance on Friday agreed to a $400m settlement to resolve the US Department of Justice’s allegations that the short-form video app violated children’s online privacy. The justice department sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and illegally collecting their information. The defendants were accused of violating a law requiring online services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal information from users under age 13...
South Korea on Saturday was set to send its first trial container through the Arctic as the Middle East war has rattled global shipping – sending governments and shipping firms scrambling to seek alternative routes. Environmental groups have warned that growing traffic along the shorter route could accelerate Arctic sea ice loss already driven by global warming.
Recall comes after Chinese authorities said it would ban hidden car door handles commonly seen on Tesla models Tesla and other carmakers are making a major recall of more than 4m vehicles in China over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese authorities on Friday. The US carmaker is recalling about 2.98m China-made and imported EVs including Model 3, Model Y, Model X and Model S over door-handle safety risks, according to China’s state administration for market regulation...
His goal was like something from It’s A Knockout, but the Arsenal captain showed signs of recovery from an injury-wrecked campaign We’re back, baby. Welcome to the content zone. And yes, we did actually go away for a bit. Seriously. Check back. We really did. In the lead-up to this Premier League opener, Sky Sports had been trailing the fact it will show a total of 1,500 live games this season. Lay these end-to-end and that adds up to about 3,000 hours, or 125 whole days doing nothing but watching football. Chuck in the endless over-gorge of clips, highlights, noises off, VAR rage, furious punditry shemozzles, and that’s pretty much the next eight months spent slumped in your memory foam chair, cramming in those great dripping handfuls of sweet, sweet football-derived product...
They will not be working royals when they come back. So what could they be doing instead?
Mark Carney suspended talks and will take out retaliatory tariffs against the United States after days of negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse.
The CPI(M) organises ‘demand day’ to seek the national disaster tag for the State’s annual deluge
“Every time someone asks us where we are from, our fear cannot be described. Once you say West Bengal and if you’re a Muslim, the instant reply is, ‘Go to Bangladesh’. What does it take to prove that we are Indians?”, Rafikul Biswas questioned.
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled against the State Department's suspension of immigrant visas.
Reshma alias Devyani Pardhi, a tribal Anganwadi worker serving at Numberwadi in Ambegaon taluka in Pune, had made social media reels showing the quality of white dried peas in her video; she had claimed that the peas remained uncooked despite being pressure cooked in the cooker for up to 10 whistles.
The Safire Theatre Complex was one of the first multiplex cinema complexes in India
Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, a Gujarat native who lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, was detained in Canada while attempting to flee to Qatar.
U.S. President Donald Trump said, "We have total control of that entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz, and that means well into it, the land areas."
Tunisia was once a major departure point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, but departures have fallen sharply over the past two years amid a crackdown and tighter maritime controls, backed by European funding and modern border-monitoring equipment, particularly from Italy.
A weak monsoon has left farmers on both sides of the Cauvery struggling with dwindling water supplies. In Karnataka, farmers are worried about irrigation even as the State faces pressure to release water to Tamil Nadu, where large tracts of paddy fields remain barren. The competing demands have sharpened tensions between the two States
Normal life in Punjab was disrupted, with shops and commercial establishments remaining fully or partially closed in rural areas.
The ₹600-crore Yamanashi fund, the dedicated Yamanashi Desk at Invest UP and regular coordination with JETRO and JICA will help us move faster from dialogue to implementation, says Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week.
Dhanalakshmi K., Dairy Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, said that members of milk unions, milk-producing farmers, and self-help groups are encouraged to take help from welfare measures.
Ladakh’s key civil society groups, including Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), earlier this week submitted a list of “non-negotiable” demands to the administration and insisted on the withdrawal of pending cases against locals, who were arrested after the September 2025 violence in Leh.
Once a strategic military outpost and briefly the administrative headquarters of the Cuddapah district, the fort witnessed shifting centres of power. Its history, inscriptions, temples, sculptures, and architectural remains reveal the rich cultural legacy of this centuries-old monument, which is nestled between the Palakonda and Veligonda hill ranges, situated on the left bank of the Penna River.
The Mohan Majhi Government will develop Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati’s village as heritage village
Saja el-Khawas's death follows that of her mother, father and sister on Tuesday, all of whom drowned.
Any law passed by Parliament is binding on every individual, says Defence Minister
Congress called the move of the checklist a ploy to divert attention from issues of school closures and below-standard teaching caused by policy failure.
Victory for state Senator Aisha Wahab marks the latest example of a progressive overcoming millions in outside spending.
Guyanese diplomat emerges narrowly ahead as the council works towards consensus before Guterres departs.
Videos on social media of the Kryvyi Rig incident showed rescuers rushing to help the wounded on the street outside, as smoke poured out of the building
Donald Trump repeated claims that Iran is weakened economically and militarily and ‘would love’ to make a deal.
TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million to settle a US Justice Department lawsuit accusing the video-sharing app of violating children’s online privacy laws, resolving a major federal case as the platform’s American operations remain under intense political scrutiny. The settlement, announced on Friday, resolves allegations brought by the Justice Department and the US Federal Trade Commission in 2024 that TikTok and ByteDance collected personal information from...
The roar from thousands of People’s Justice Party (PKR) delegates gathered at a grand convention centre in Melaka last weekend exuded all the confidence expected of a party leading Malaysia’s government. The past three years have been the culmination of more than two decades of struggle for PKR, with it finally achieving its long-held goal of installing leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister and wielding the power to push through reforms. Yet beneath the confident facade lurks a ruling party now...
A punishing drought is draining Europe’s great rivers, pushing the Loire, the Danube and the Rhine towards record lows. At the Kaub gauging station, the reference point for shipping on the Rhine – Germany’s economic artery – the water level fell to 17cm (6.7 inches) this month, a low unseen since measurements began in 1880. Meanwhile, wildfires are burning across southern Europe, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands and producing the defining image of a European summer in which...
The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.
The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of a ‘cowardly and deliberate’ attack on a mall in his hometown of Kryvyi Rih.
US president says Iran 'would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion'.
After an underwhelming season, Arsenal have made major changes with club legends departing and top talent from all over Europe arriving Guardian writers’ predicted position: 2nd (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd..
Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin has suggested his firing was retaliation for speaking out about editorial independence.
Updates from the Great Barrier Reef Arena Start time in Mackay is 10am AEST Any thoughts? Email Jonathan Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons has done a monumental job with this team, especially on the mental side of Test cricket. After convincing his side they could compete with Australia in Darwin his task is now to keep his players on task in Mackay. “It’s a proud moment for all of the players - even ex-cricketers from Bangladesh. But it’s done; I think It’s gone. We need to play five days of good cricket again. This is a very important Test match for us to do well against this bowling and batting attack. We did a great job but we need to focus on this Test match and we have very much prepared ourselves for the last couple of days.”..
The US national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history, and it’s growing fast.
The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.
Joyalukkas and Kalyan Jewellers are expected to supply a total of 1,28,499 one-gram gold rings for a four-month period beginning from June
The vice president's speech hinged heavily on economic themes, as voter confidence slips for Republican policies.
After U.S. prosecutors accused Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of protecting the Sinaloa cartel, he said he would step down to focus on his defense. On Friday, he declared he was back.
Brighton midfielder will join Tielemans and Santos Club’s most expensive summer signing at initial £65m Manchester United have agreed a deal worth an initial £65m for Carlos Baleba and the Brighton midfielder will have his medical this weekend in Manchester. If the 22-year-old is signed he will be the third midfielder added to Michael Carrick’s squad in the window. Baleba, a No 6, will join Youri Tielemans, a No 8, and Andrey Santos, who is also a holding player...
Briton felt ‘tired’ before Lausanne Diamond League 200m Audrey Werro triumphs in 800m in front of home crowd Britain’s Amy Hunt, who won a historic four golds at the recent European Athletics Championships, had to be happy with second behind the American Kayla White in the 200m at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday. White won in 22.18sec, with Hunt holding off Nigeria’s Favour Ofili in a photo-finish at 22.32. Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the two-time former world champion in the event, pulled up with 70m of the race to run. Hunt said she had been “tired before the race and my pre-competition felt pretty stiff”...
TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.
The governor, who leads the state of Sinaloa, has been accused by the Trump administration of partnering with a cartel.
NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University, about this summer's foodborne illnesses and recalls.
Australia has passed a law requiring major tech platforms such as Google and Meta to strike deals with Australian news publishers or pay a levy on their advertising revenue.
Super League: Wigan 26-12 Wakefield French leads the way as Warriors break club record If you are a Wigan Warriors supporter and a keen believer in omens, it may be wise to cancel any plans you had for the first weekend of October. The Warriors are back on top of Super League, albeit for potentially just 48 hours before Leeds Rhinos get the chance to return serve on Sunday in York. But this was a record-breaking night for one of rugby league’s great clubs, who have now set a club record for most consecutive league wins in the summer era after a 12th straight triumph, this time against Wakefield...
Kai Havertz struck early, Bukayo Saka doubled the lead, before Martin Odegaard netted after the break.
Three boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in Albania’s Vlore on Friday to support the “Flamingo Revolution"
Turkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.
The UN warns of another hunger crisis, with starvation threatening millions.
Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital Tunis on Thursday, calling for president Kais Saied to leave.
Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.