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Amazon wins global rights to stream Emmys in six-year deal - The gala is leaving traditional US broadcast networks for live worldwide streaming. 39 mins ago

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From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you -- The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

4 hours ago

What are the US midterms? A simple guide -- US voters will head to the polls on 3 November in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump's presidency.

10 hours ago

MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies -- Simon Andriesz said he felt let down by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority before his death last month.

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OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough' -- Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.

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US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia -- Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.

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Watch: What caused the US to remove its bombers from UK base in such a hurry? -- The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

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Trump: US 'had a threat' that led to withdrawal of bombers at RAF Fairford -- The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

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Why has Brazil accused the US of election interference? -- The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.

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Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione's arrest -- The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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How widely used is the death penalty in the US? -- The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

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What prompted the US bombers to leave RAF Fairford? -- The mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.

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'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa -- For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

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What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next? -- The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

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I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's -- Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.

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'Ashamed': Cornell students gather to voice anger over alleged gang rape -- Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.

4 days ago

A separatist party just won power in Quebec - what does that mean? -- Canada's Parti Québécois has promised it will hold the province's third vote on independence, but said they won't do so until Donald Trump is out of office.

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US man arrested in connection with deadly British Columbia school shooting -- US authorities say the 30-year-old man has been charged with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. Six children died in the shooting.

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Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments -- New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her.

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Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity -- The Parti Québécois, which secured a minority, has vowed to hold an independence referendum in the years to come.

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White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego -- Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.

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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger -- The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition.

6 hours ago

US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86 -- Jim Bakker co-founded The PTL Club with his then-wife Tammy Faye before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy.

3 hours ago

Trump on Iran: 'Let them take out LA, let them take out San Diego' -- The White House said Trump was warning of the risk a nuclear Iran with his comments at a Nebraska rally.

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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two -- Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed soldiers and injured another 32 in the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American military base.

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