Ebola death toll reaches 600, as new cases suspected in other parts of Congo — New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.
Ex-champ Fury sets Dublin fight before ‘Battle of Britain’ against Joshua — Tyson Fury returns to the ring after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk as he prepares for a rematch with Anthony Joshua.
What It’s Like to Be a Panda — “What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?” Stephen Hawking wondered, recognizing the quixotic nature of his quest for a theory of ever…
3D Printing Gives New Life to an Ancient Game Board Discovered at a Roman Fort Near Hadrian's Wall in England — Soldiers and civilians alike enjoyed strategy game Ludus Latrunculorum in the Roman Empire, especially in Roman Britain
Georgia results: Collins will face Sen. Ossoff; Trump's pick loses governor runoff — In an upset, Georgia Republican voters rejected President Trump's preferred nominee for the competitive open governor's race. They also picked Rep. Mike Collins to face Sen. Jon Ossoff.
How to Be Un-Dead: Anaïs Nin and D.H. Lawrence on the Key to Living Fully — “Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.”
Engine debris shattered Ryanair window, pulling passenger out, NTSB says — US investigators find signs of fatigue in the failed engine blade after debris tore through the aircraft and left a passenger partially lodged in a missing window.
The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away — The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise
How technology is shaping Hajj — With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology is key to ensuring everything runs smoothly.
‘This time’: The World Cup commercials capturing Egypt’s soaring hopes — The advertisements play on Egypt's poor World Cup record — and the belief that 2026 is different. So far, they ring true
Wildfires in southwest Europe: What we know so far — More than 300,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to safety in France and Spain.
Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers — Murderpedia, the free online encyclopedic dictionary of murderers, mass murderers and serial killers.
I’m 38 and I Can’t Support Myself Anymore — Disability, shame, and the hidden violence of a culture that equates productivity with value
The Art of Dignity Beyond Pride: How to Move Through Heartbreak Like Frida Kahlo — “Life will break you,” Louise Erdrich wrote in her exquisite insistence that “you are here to risk your heart.” The price we pay for the risk is the great equalizer of human…
UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states — The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical
The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents — Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.
How to Read the Signal of Your Life — Sitting atop a Spanish mesa one sweltering August night, watching the Perseid meteor showers streak the sky with the debris of a comet burning through the atmosphere against the backdrop of a billi…
Lit Hub Weekly: June 1 – 5, 2026 — Sharon Blackie explores the grounding power of fairy tales. | Lit Hub Criticism What do you do when your book detailing Civil War-era censorship is censored by the US government? | Lit Hub Politics…
The 100,000 whys of AI — One of the most painful arguments I keep having with fellow techies is the question of whether you can distinguish between human-written and AI-generated text.
Curious Ordinary — The history of everyday things.
Apple TV raises prices, but there's a smarter way to pay — Ad-free streaming, five-member sharing, and a strong library still make the price hike easier to swallow.
FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged hidden advertising fees — Amazon denies misleading advertisers and says its system helped businesses save billions of dollars.
Recommended Reading: 'Universal People, Universal Dreams' Is A Timely, Heartfelt Telling Of One Man's Collecting Journey Into The Rarest Of The Rare — The book weaves a personal narrative of friendship, challenges, and focus that brought together arguably the rarest collection…
Who attended this year’s Israel Day Parade in New York? — Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner takes a look at the Israeli and US officials who joined the annual Israel Day parade.
FIFA World Cup Day 19: Monday schedule, predictions and latest news — World Cup round of 32 continues with Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands in action as Canada celebrates history.
What Is a Dickover? — dickover — a modal panel, popover, or curtain presented by a website or app, deliberately obscuring its own content to frustrate the user with an unwanted, unnecessary, mandatory interaction; e.g. asking the user to accept “cookies”, subscribe to a newslette
South Africa’s Jayden Adams, 25, dies after playing in FIFA World Cup — South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder died after featuring in his nation's run to the World Cup round of 32.
Crews recover 19 bodies from rubble of destroyed Gaza building — More than 8,000 people remain missing amid rubble in Gaza, with recovery efforts hindered by lack of heavy machinery.
UFC 250: Topuria-Gaethje blockbuster to take place in front of US president — Fight time, undercard, stats and how to watch as Topuria and Gaethje tussle in front of Donald Trump at the White House.
E-gate access to be expanded at UK airports to include younger children — Children aged eight and nine returning to the UK from abroad will be able to use e-gates from 8 July.
What you need to know if you're travelling to France or Spain — The BBC’s cost of living correspondent explains how to handle holiday cancellations as a result of European wildfires.
Lit Hub Weekly: July 27 – 31, 2026 — D/Annie Liontas, Sara Nović, Chet’la Sebree and Maria Adelman discuss the literary world’s unacknowledged class system. | Lit Hub In Conversation Jane Ciabattari gives all of Colson Whitehead’s wor…
DR Congo, M23 rebels agree on roadmap for peace talks — Roadmap follows a week of talks in Switzerland aimed at making progress on a framework agreement they signed last year.
Holocaust Encyclopedia — The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jews by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. Start learning today.
From 'a beautiful night' to 'world's greatest hangover', guests react to Taylor and Travis's wedding — Some of the famous guests have been posting on social media about the big day in New York.
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The political risks from war in Iran. And, ICE's use of force is rising, report finds — The political implications the war in Iran is having on the GOP. And, a new report has found that ICE officers' use of force is not rare since President Trump took office for his second term.
Nigeria rescues dozens of abducted school children in Oyo state — Nigerian security forces have rescued 39 schoolchildren and five teachers abducted nearly two months ago in Oyo state.
How a social media campaign triggered huge migrant surge on Ceuta — Following a court ruling protecting migrants swimming to Ceuta the previous week, accounts called on thousands to go.
Badly burned British couple rescued from ravine during Spain wildfires — The unnamed pair were found semi-conscious with 40% burns after being trapped by the blazes raging through Almeria province.
Kalshi attacks Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression' — The spat between the leading prediction market company and a key battleground state could be a glimpse into the next major fight between states and the fast-growing industry.
Burnham likely to replace Reeves if he becomes PM — Rachel Reeves would be offered a more junior cabinet role, the BBC understands.
Super Typhoon Bavi threatens Guam with catastrophic winds and flooding — The storm system is expected to reach landfall on Monday morning.
Spain cruise past Peru in final World Cup 2026 warm-up match — Mikel Oyarzabal opens the scoring after two minutes as Spain comfortably win their final World Cup warm-up in Puebla.
Map shows every named peak in the US under 10k feet... and which ones actually have decent views versus just steep brush. The regional differences are wild.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine — Free movies in the public domain.
When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government — Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University and—in his official capacity as Chairman of the US House of Representatives House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Michigan…
Nautilus Live | Ocean Exploration Trust — Explore the ocean with us! We seek out new discoveries while conducting scientific exploration of the seafloor and stream live to the world aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus.
Australia's Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is appealing - here's what you need to know — The Australian, who notoriously poisoned her family members, is trying to overturn her conviction.
On Integrating Unions and Finding “Good White People” in Midcentury Minnesota — The black-and-white booklet is meant to fit easily in a pocket or slip into the palm of a polite stranger, anyone whose willingness to make eye contact left them open to learning about race relatio…
A Love Letter to My Hometown: On Revisiting Rural New Hampshire in Fiction — As a teenager in my hometown of Newport, New Hampshire, with a population of around 6,000 people, weekend nights began by driving through town. My friends and I would pile into a car, roll the wind…
Rescue teams search for survivors in Indonesia after powerful earthquake — Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7.7 magnitude quake killed at least 53 people
As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening — Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.
Fir Street Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio — <p><img alt="Where the east-west orientation of the Hungarian Cemetery (left) meets the Anshe Emeth Cemetery." data-width="3404" data-height="1586" width="300" height="200"…
Late goal gives Canada first-ever World Cup knockout stage victory — Canada beat South Africa 1-0 to reach the World Cup last 16 for the first time in their history.
Goa’s forgotten orchata drink lives on in family kitchens — Once reserved for elite Catholic households, this almond drink survives thanks to Goans preserving tradition.
James Baldwin on How to Live Through Your Darkest Hour and Life as a Moral Obligation to the Universe — “I have always felt that a human being could only be saved by another human being. I am aware that we do not save each other very often. But I am also aware that we save each o
The Depopulation — Among all the far-off places, and all the deserted and unknown cities, among all the lawless, godless regions, the Guayrá was an oasis. A small, lush country under a torn and tattered sunset, out i…
Diversified Energy Buys Elliott-Backed Birch for $1.8 Billion — Diversified Energy Co. agreed to acquire Elliott Investment Management-backed oil and gas company Birch Resources in a deal valued at about $1.8 billion.
Tato Architects uses silver-painted ceilings to draw light into Kyoto home — <p>Skylights, an internal light well and silver-painted ceilings pull light deep into House in Shichiku, a home in Kyoto designed by local studio Tato Architects. Designed for a couple and their cat,…