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Missouri supreme court throws out new congressional maps backed by Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:38:41+00:00

Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November electionsThe Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle. Republicans had hoped Missouri’s new congressional boundaries could help them win an additional seat and hold onto their slim House majority in the midterms. The ruling still c

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News live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet floods; Bowen calls joint statement on China ‘strong’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:33:05+00:00

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Gut-wrenching’Chris Bowen said he would meet members of the Nepali Australian community later today.Every person who’s been rescued or found is a relief to their family and to the broader Australian community. But of course, we still have 36 Australians who are missing and unaccounted for, which is just gut-wrenching for all Australians and for the Nepalese Australian community in particular, whom I’m spending time with later today.But all I can say is that we’re continuing to send any support that the Nepal

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Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:30:50+00:00

Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the USA genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human transplant in a world first.Tim Andrews was seriously ill with end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes and had only a 9% chance of receiving a human kidney within five years, against a more than 40% risk of dying or being removed from the waiting list. Continue reading...

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San Francisco fire officials rescue man trapped inside garbage truck

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:07:14+00:00

Firefighters hollowed out a dumpster truck and lifted a man from trash and debris after bystanders alerted driver to screamsSan Francisco fire officials manually hollowed out a garbage truck early on Wednesday to rescue a man trapped inside.Firefighters were dispatched around 4.11am after receiving a report of an individual stuck inside a Recology dumpster truck, authorities said. Continue reading...

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Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:04:49+00:00

US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan policeSadiq Khan has agreed for his text messages and emails to be searched as part of a legal battle with Palantir, the high court has been told, after he prevented the US technology company from working with the Metropolitan police.The London mayor stepped in to block a £50m deal between Palantir and the Met in May, with the artificial intelligence developer suing Khan’s office over the decision. Continue reading...

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Volkswagen confirms it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:04:03+00:00

Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest ever restructureThe car company Volkswagen has confirmed that it will shed 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade after being hit by US tariffs and fierce competition from Chinese rivals.The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to cut a further 50,000 positions by 2030, bringing total job losses in the pipeline to 100,000. Continue reading...

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Volkswagen announces it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T22:04:03+00:00

Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest ever restructureThe car company Volkswagen has announced it will shed 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade after being hit by US tariffs and fierce competition from Chinese rivals.The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to cut a further 50,000 positions by 2030, bringing total job losses in the pipeline to 100,000. Continue reading...

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Steinem che insegnò il femminismo sperimentando la vita

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-03T22:01:00+00:00

L’attivista americana è morta a 92 anni. Ha raccontato attraverso le proprie esperienze personali il lato oscuro della liberazione sessuale. Lottando per i diritti di tutte

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Gloria Steinem, che insegnò il femminismo sperimentando la vita

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-03T22:01:00+00:00

L’attivista americana è morta a 92 anni. Ha raccontato attraverso le proprie esperienze personali il lato oscuro della liberazione sessuale. Lottando per i diritti di tutte

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La solitudine dei caregiver

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-03T22:01:00+00:00

Una società può dirsi civile se sa accogliere la fragilità, oltre che la diversità

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Німеччина зміцнює бригаду в Литві й тим самим надсилає Росії сигнал, - Delfi

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-03T21:56:00+00:00

До Литви прибудуть близько 5 тисяч німецьких військовослужбовців та цивільних співробітників, які служитимуть у Руклі, Пабраді та на інших військових об’єктах.

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Excavation work on Trump’s towering, gilded arch to begin over next two weeks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T21:49:51+00:00

Project that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington DC is facing a lawsuitThe Trump administration said on Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington DC.The proposed arch is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington, including renaming and renovating the Kennedy Center, building a huge new White House ballroom, refurbishing the Li

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Верующие смогут увидеть мощи Дмитрия Донского во время крестного хода

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-03T21:37:07+00:00

Участники Общемосковского крестного хода смогут издали увидеть мощи Дмитрия Донского, но не смогут прикоснуться к святыням, которые будут сопровождать шествие. Об этом председатель Синодального миссионерского отдела, викарий патриарха Московского и всея Руси архиепископ Зеленоградский Савва сообщил на пресс-конференции, посвященной подготовке к мероприятию. Помимо ковчега с частицей мощей Донского, издали верующие смогут посмотреть на икону Всех святых земли Московской и Смоленскую икону Божией Матери.

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News live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet floods; Hanson to make cost of living ‘worse’, union boss warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-03T21:14:40+00:00

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, Nick Visser here to take over the blog and see us through Friday. Let’s get to it.Two more Australians have been confirmed safe in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods. Continue reading...

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ВОЗ продолжает выявлять заражения вирусом оспы обезьян с измененным геномом

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-03T21:14:00+00:00

Всемирная организация здравоохранения (ВОЗ) зафиксировала третий случай заражения рекомбинантным вирусом оспы обезьян. Об этом говорится в полугодовом отчете организации. Инфекция была выявлена в Катаре у мужчины, вернувшегося из поездки в Саудовскую Аравию. Ранее два аналогичных случая были зарегистрированы в Великобритании и Индии. Все три эпизода, по данным ВОЗ, были завозными и не привели к дальнейшему распространению инфекции.

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Операторы ЦОДов предложили делить дата-центры между регионами

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-03T21:13:00+00:00

В России обсуждают создание межрегиональных хабов центров обработки данных (ЦОД). Под таким хабом подразумевается строительство одного из дата-центров для нескольких регионов, что оптимизирует использование вычислительных мощностей и упростит доступ к электроэнергии. Об этом заявил генеральный директор «Атомдата-центра» (в составе группы «Атомдата» находится под управлением АО «Росатом критические информационные технологии») Олег Максименков на пленарной сессии форума ЦОДов аналитического агентства iKS-Consulting.

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