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State is a tight race for vice-president and Donald Trump, with less than a percentage point between them on FridayKamala Harris, in an interview with Brian Taff of Philadelphia’s 6abc Action News, re-emphasized many of the points she made in Tuesday’s debate and throughout her brief campaign, including her stance on guns.In the 11-minute interview aired by the ABC affiliate on Friday, the Democratic nominee for president spoke about gun control, unity among Americans and her goal of creating an “opportunity economy”. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/kamala-harris-assault-weapons-ban-tax-relief-pennsylvania

Author : Abené Clayton

Publish date : 2024-09-14 02:31:28

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US and UK leaders’ talks dominated by row with Russia over use of Storm Shadow missilesJoe Biden dismissed sabre-rattling threats made by Vladimir Putin as the US president met with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, at the White House on Friday.Biden said he did not accept that Ukraine using western-made Storm Shadow missiles to bomb targets in Russia would amount to Nato going to war with Moscow. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/14/joe-biden-dismisses-russian-threats-during-meeting-with-keir-starmer

Author : Dan Sabbagh in Washington

Publish date : 2024-09-14 01:04:56

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Sierra Leone-born DePrince, who moved to US as a child, danced with Boston Ballet and performed with BeyoncéMichaela Mabinty DePrince, a trailblazer and inspiration to many in the ballet world, has died at 29, a spokesperson announced on her Instagram page on Friday. No cause of death has yet been reported.“Her life was one defined by grace, purpose, and strength,” the caption said. “Her unwavering commitment to her art, her humanitarian efforts, and her courage in overcoming unimaginable challenges will forever inspire us. She stood as a beacon of hope for many, showing that no matter the obstacles, beauty and greatness can rise from the darkest of places.” Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/sep/13/michaela-mabinty-deprince-ballerina-dies

Author : Adria R Walker

Publish date : 2024-09-14 01:19:27

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Judge reduces sentence to four years of probation for Peter Cichuniec, who injected McClain with ketamine in 2019A Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the US in 2020, is being released from prison after a judge reduced his sentence to four years of probation on Friday.Judge Mark Warner ruled that “unusual and extenuating circumstances” in the case justified reducing the five-year prison sentence for Peter Cichuniec, the Denver Post reported. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/paramedic-elijah-mcclain-death-released-parole

Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2024-09-13 23:45:54

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Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, incarcerated in Michigan, accused the music mogul of sexual assault 17 years agoLawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have moved to overturn a $100m judgment awarded this week to a Michigan prison inmate who accused the music mogul of sexual assault 27 years ago.Two emergency motions filed at Lenawee county’s circuit court accuse Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith of launching a “frivolous” lawsuit against the entertainer, who they insist he never met. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/13/sean-diddy-combs-derrick-lee-cardello-smith-accused-assault

Author : Richard Luscombe

Publish date : 2024-09-14 00:05:07

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US secretary of state announces new sanctions against the Russian state-backed media company The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has announced new sanctions against the Russian state-backed media company RT, formerly known as Russia Today, after new information gleaned from the outfit’s employees showed it was “functioning like a de facto arm of Russia’s intelligence apparatus”.The Russian government in 2023 established a new unit in RT with “cyber operational capabilities and ties to Russian intelligence”, Blinken claimed, with the goal of spreading Russian influence in countries around the world through information operations, covert influence and military procurement. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/antony-blinken-rt-media-russia-intelligence

Author : Andrew Roth

Publish date : 2024-09-13 23:15:15

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Controversies over AI-generated material spurred release of guidelines addressing transparency and historical accuracyOver a year after the dual Hollywood strikes put a spotlight on the industry’s adoption of AI, film-makers have often found themselves at a crossroads – how to use generative AI ethically, if at all? Where to draw the line on synthetic material? Documentary film-makers, in particular, have faced mounting concerns over “fake archival” materials such as AI-generated voices, photos or video.As Hollywood continues to adopt artificial intelligence in production, a group of documentary producers have published a groundbreaking set of ethical guidelines to help producers, film-makers, studios, broadcasters and streamers address questions over use of the technology. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/13/documentary-ai-guidelines

Author : Adrian Horton

Publish date : 2024-09-13 22:20:37

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Russian leader’s warning of potential direct war with Nato regarded as sabre-rattling to weaken support for UkraineUS officials and lawmakers have shot back at Vladimir Putin after the Russian leader said that Nato’s potential lifting of restrictions on Ukraine to launch long-range strikes into Russia would mean Nato countries were “at war” with Russia.The prime minister, Keir Starmer, is meeting with the US president, Joe Biden, today at the White House, where the two are expected to discuss – though not necessarily announce – a loosening of restrictions on Storm Shadow missiles that would allow Ukraine to strike targets as far as 155 miles inside Russia. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/ukraine-must-defend-itself-washington-leaders-dismiss-putins-war-talk

Author : Andrew Roth in Washington

Publish date : 2024-09-13 21:41:04

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Daily Mail owner says it has made ‘a small number’ of job cuts in US, and US Sun is also cutting backThe publishers of the Sun and the Daily Mail are cutting jobs in their American digital operations amid financial pressure on the industry.News UK, the publisher of the Sun, and DMGT, the owner of the Mail, this week announced internal restructuring of their online divisions, Sky News reported. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/13/sun-and-daily-mail-publishers-cut-jobs-in-us-digital-operations

Author : Alexandra Topping and Nadeem Badshah

Publish date : 2024-09-13 20:45:10

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A bomb threat in Springfield, Ohio, came after Trump repeated baseless rumor about immigrants ‘eating pets’Joe Biden on Friday said the hostile attacks on Haitian immigrants in the US “[have] to stop” after Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim about a Haitian community in Ohio.“It is simply wrong that the proud Haitian community is under attack right now in this country,” Biden said. “There’s no place in America. This has to stop – what he’s doing. It has to stop,” the US president said at a White House event marking Black excellence.Fears mount that election deniers could disrupt vote count in US swing statesMicrosoft billionaire fights US election disinformationPalestinian advocacy groups pressure Harris as election loomsPresidential poll tracker Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/springfield-ohio-bomb-threat

Author : Guardian staff

Publish date : 2024-09-13 19:44:07

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Marieha Hussain had denied her placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman was racially abusiveA teacher who held a placard at a pro-Palestine protest depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts has been found not guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence.Marieha Hussain, 37, denied the prosecution’s allegation that the placard was racially abusive, and her trial at Westminster magistrates court heard that she “quite obviously does not have a racist bone in her body”. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/13/pro-palestine-protester-cleared-racial-offence-coconut-placard-sunak-braverman

Author : PA Media

Publish date : 2024-09-13 19:16:53

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Pop star gets reduced level of traffic offense after June arrest and DWI charge in the HamptonsJustin Timberlake accepted on Friday a reduced level of traffic offense, resolving his drunk-driving criminal case in the Hamptons, the upscale coastal area east of New York City.He pleaded guilty to impaired driving. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/13/justin-timberlake-dwi-plea-deal

Author : Guardian staff and agency

Publish date : 2024-09-13 18:37:33

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Philippe Lazzarini says closure would have ‘devastating consequences’ and calls for investigation into deadly strikeA campaign is under way to drive the UN relief agency for Palestinians, Unrwa, out of existence, its commissioner general has said, days after 18 people were killed when Israeli jets bombed an Unrwa school in Gaza.Philippe Lazzarini said in an interview that the Israeli government was seeking to close down the agency, having failed to persuade western donors to stop funding it on the grounds of allegations about links between Unrwa staff and Hamas. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/israel-seeking-to-close-down-unrwa-philippe-lazzarini-school-bombing

Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Publish date : 2024-09-13 17:38:50

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Harris campaign releases memo blasting Trump for ‘toxic positions’ he took during this week’s debate, saying he should respond to themOhio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine told CBS News yesterday that he believes Springfield, Ohio’s mayor, who has said members of the Haitian immigrant community are not eating pets.DeWine also praised the community’s work ethic. Here’s the moment: Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/13/trump-harris-us-election

Author : Chris Stein

Publish date : 2024-09-13 17:09:21

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Relegated clubs suffered ‘4-8% drop’ in admissions compared with those whose clubs survivedThere are many things to consider when choosing a university: where has the best course, what is the campus like, who are the lecturers? And also, perhaps, how did the local football team get on last season?According to research, students can be influenced in their choice of university in England by the performance of Premier League football clubs linked to the university’s town or city. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/sep/13/universities-with-premier-league-teams-attract-more-undergraduates-study-says

Author : Alexandra Topping

Publish date : 2024-09-13 16:11:04

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Labour still more popular with voters than Conservative party but those saying they view party and leaders unfavourably has risenThe government’s defence review should consider the importance of Britain being able to “wage peace” as well as war, Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, told peers.In a debate in the House of Lords on Sudan this morning, Welby said the strategic defence review (SDR) announced by Labour should include a “peace-building option”, to stop conflict before it happens.A peace-building option, well developed and acting in areas of fragility, would extend our influence, protect our interests and guard against fresh waves of migration …In other words, the SDR should be full spectrum, preparing this nation not only to wage war but to wage peace as well. I fear that may not be the case …No, absolutely notAnd let’s just try to quash this now. The budget is on October 30. So, between now and then, you are all going to ask me questions, as you did before the election, ‘will you rule out X, Y, Z? Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/sep/13/government-online-safety-act-social-media-revenge-porn-uk-politics-live

Author : Andrew Sparrow

Publish date : 2024-09-13 15:36:08

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US Pacific north-west workers voted 96% in favor of the strike, which will begin at midnightTens of thousands of Boeing workers walked off the job early on Friday after voting overwhelmingly to strike for higher pay, halting production of the planemaker’s strongest-selling jet as it wrestles with chronic output delays and mounting debt.The company said on Friday it was ready to talk and “get back to the table to reach a new agreement” as striking workers picketed. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/13/boeing-union-strike

Author : Michael Sainato

Publish date : 2024-09-13 14:54:21

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Inquest into death of Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 32, opened and adjourned pending murder trialA delivery driver who died as he tried to stop his van from being stolen was a “valued citizen” who paid an immensely high price” for his actions, a coroner has said.Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene in Heights Drive, in the Wortley area of Leeds, on 20 August after his silver Ford Transit Cargo van was stolen while he was making a delivery, police have said. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/13/leeds-delivery-driver-van-theft-coroner-inquest-claudiu-carol-kondor

Author : Robyn Vinter and agency

Publish date : 2024-09-13 14:08:22

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Staff from at least 15 media outlets subjected to threats and defamatory letters sent to their families and employersJournalists from more than a dozen media outlets in Hong Kong have been harassed and targeted in what the city’s largest journalist association said was a “systemic and organised attack” over recent months.The harassment included death threats, and threatening and defamatory complaint letters sent to reporters’ families and their employers, as well as landlords and neighbours, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/hong-kong-journalists-harassed-systemic-organised-attack

Author : Helen Davidson in Taipei

Publish date : 2024-09-13 13:36:47

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Accountancy firm accused of issuing false audits says it has sacked six partners and five other staff have leftThe China arm of the accountancy firm PwC has been banned for six months and fined a total of 441m yuan (£47m) over its audit of the collapsed property developer Evergrande, according to Chinese authorities.Beijing’s ministry of finance imposed a six-month business suspension on PwC Zhong Tian, the accounting firm’s main division in mainland China, along with a 116m yuan penalty. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/13/china-pwc-47m-fine-six-month-ban-evergrande-audit

Author : Julia Kollewe

Publish date : 2024-09-13 12:52:24

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Adelaide University touts ‘rich digital learning activities’ that will be ‘self-paced and self-directed’ after student numbers on campus declineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe newly amalgamated Adelaide University has become the first Group of Eight institution in Australia to ditch face-to-face lectures, in a move condemned as accelerating the “death of campus life” by the union representing tertiary education staff.Ahead of the merged university opening at the beginning of 2026, staff at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia were informed last week that traditional lectures would no longer form a part of courses.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/13/adelaide-university-dumps-face-to-face-lectures

Author : Caitlin Cassidy

Publish date : 2024-09-13 12:02:18

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CMA fears customers least able to afford mobile services would be most affected by dealA proposed merger between the telecoms companies Vodafone and Three in the UK could lead to higher mobile bills for tens of millions mobile customers, the UK competition watchdog has warned.Announcing the provisional findings of its investigation into the deal, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was particularly concerned that those customers least able to afford mobile services would be most affected. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/13/vodafone-three-merger-tens-of-millions-could-face-higher-bills-says-uk-watchdog

Author : Jack Simpson and Graeme Wearden

Publish date : 2024-09-13 11:12:44

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BoM modelling shows chance of above average rainfall for eastern states in coming months, and high bushfire risk for parts of NT and QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA cold snap will hit Australia’s south-east over the weekend, with cool winds and rain sweeping up through Tasmania to Brisbane from Friday evening.Victoria will face chilly weather, showers and potential thunderstorms on Saturday, with Melbourne expecting up to 10mm of rain and potential hail amid daytime temperatures of just 12C.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

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Author : Luca Ittimani and Graham Readfearn

Publish date : 2024-09-13 10:25:47

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FSB security service revokes accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow; UK PM tells Kremlin it should end conflictReuters reports Ukraine’s air force said on Friday it shot down 24 of 26 Russia-launched drones overnight over five Ukrainian regions. The news agency cited to a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app.The chairman of Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, on Friday accused Nato of being a direct party to military action in Ukraine, suggesting it was already heavily involved in military decision-making.The US, Germany, Britain and France are discussing the possibility of strikes using long-range weapons on the territory of our country. This is nothing but an attempt to camouflage and conceal their direct participation in military action. Continue reading…

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Author : Martin Belam

Publish date : 2024-09-13 09:22:59

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FSB says diplomats sent to Moscow were tasked with ensuring Russia’s defeat in its war against UkraineRussia’s FSB security service has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work.The FSB, the main successor agency to the Soviet KGB, said on Friday it had documents showing that a British Foreign Office department in London responsible for eastern Europe and central Asia was coordinating what it called “the escalation of the political and military situation” and was tasked with ensuring Russia’s strategic defeat in its war against Ukraine. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/russia-revokes-accreditation-british-diplomats-spying

Author : Reuters

Publish date : 2024-09-13 08:35:00

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