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За что с Селены Гомес и ее партнеров пытаются взыскать $1,2 млрд

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-23T05:35:00+00:00

На минувшей неделе в федеральный суд Делавэра (США) поступил иск к трем основательницам стартапа в сфере ментального здоровья Wondermind – артистке Селене Гомес, ее матери Мэнди Тифи, а также бизнесвумен Даниэлле Пирсон. Инвесторы требуют вернуть $1,2 млрд, которые они вложили в проект, оказавшийся «пузырем». Почему не сработал расчет на гигантскую аудиторию Гомес в соцсетях и придется ли звезде возвращать деньги – в материале «Ведомостей».

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За что с Селены Гомес и ее партнеров пытаются взыскать $1,2 млн

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-23T05:35:00+00:00

На минувшей неделе в федеральный суд Делавэра (США) поступил иск к трем основательницам стартапа в сфере ментального здоровья Wondermind – артистке Селене Гомес, ее матери Мэнди Тифи, а также бизнесвумен Даниэлле Пирсон. Инвесторы требуют вернуть $1,2 млн, которые они вложили в проект, оказавшийся «пузырем». Почему не сработал расчет на гигантскую аудиторию Гомес в соцсетях и придется ли звезде возвращать деньги – в материале «Ведомостей».

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«Мы искали только труп»: история заточения и спасения Наташи Кампуш

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-23T05:33:10+00:00

23 августа 2006 г. 18-летняя Наташа Кампуш, которую полиция официально считала пропавшей без вести, а неофициально – почти наверняка погибшей, выбежала за ворота дома в пригороде Вены и забарабанила в дверь соседей. Так завершился ее восьмилетний плен: девушка провела 3096 дней в подземной камере у техника-связиста Вольфганга Приклопиля.

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Paramount and California to hold preliminary talks on Warner Bros deal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T05:02:36+00:00

The talks are preliminary, ‌and ⁠there is no assurance that they ⁠will lead to meaningful negotiations toward a settlement, the report said, adding that ​Paramount requested the ‌meeting

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Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T05:00:25+00:00

Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing fundingAndy Burnham is expected to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented next week.The move would allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them. Continue reading...

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British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T05:00:24+00:00

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book saysWhen Britain abolished slavery, plantation owners from powerful families notoriously received huge sums in compensation, while those who were enslaved got nothing.Now evidence has come to light that Sandbach, Tinne and Company – a corporation closely linked to the merchants who got the biggest taxpayer-funded compensation payouts – continued to traffic enslaved Africans illegally after abolition to Guyana, in South America. Continue read

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Home Minister directs agencies to increase footprint in Siliguri corridor

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T04:51:02+00:00

The Home Minister says that the concerned agencies should establish more of their institutions, keep it free of encroachments, and take all steps to stop illegal immigration in the region

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Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes above 15%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T04:48:24+00:00

The price hikes ‌will go into effect ‌on ⁠systems shipped early next year ⁠and will impact systems including those with the flagship Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell ​chips

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TN govt seeks explanation from officials who issued circulars banning students' protests

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T04:32:15+00:00

Sources said Commissioner of Collegiate Education P Ponniah issued a notice directing Selvi to submit her formal reply within one week, clarifying the circumstances under which the communication was drafted and dispatched to state-run institutions

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Swans fans turn up to support women’s team – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T04:13:07+00:00

This blog is now closedVictorian Labor expands on free dental care election promiseThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, and health minister, Ingrid Stitt, have held a press conference this morning off the back of their announcement yesterday that the Labor government would open 10 free public dental clinics if re-elected in November.You can’t use a Medicare card for dental unless you’ve got a healthcare card or you are a category of a particular citizen, it is very difficult … I’ve been visiting a lot of dentists over the past few weeks. There [are] waiting lists. People are in enormous, unbear

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Une rentrée littéraire marquée par les écrivains québécois : « Notre littérature est peut-être moins normée et plus libre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-23T04:01:13+00:00

La littérature canadienne francophone suscite depuis quelques années un engouement croissant sur le marché hexagonal, qui se confirme en cette rentrée littéraire. Porté d’abord par le travail de maisons indépendantes qui, outre-Atlantique, ont fait émerger une nouvelle génération d’écrivains, cet élan doit aussi beaucoup au soutien du gouvernement de la province.

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Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-23T04:01:08+00:00

The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals.

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En Sierra Leone, les habitants des bidonvilles piégés par la montée de l’océan : « On est encerclés par la mer et par des torrents de pluie et d’eaux usées »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-23T04:01:00+00:00

A Freetown, les précipitations et les marées transforment les quartiers proches de l’océan en vastes zones inondables. Faute d’équipements, des dizaines de milliers d’habitants vivent dangereusement au rythme des crues.

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Liberal plan to split Victorian appeals court attacked as ‘thought bubble’ that would politicise judiciary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T04:00:59+00:00

Opposition leader Jess Wilson says new dedicated court of criminal appeal would set precedents for tougher sentencesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA radical overhaul of Victoria’s highest court, proposed by the Liberal party to increase sentences, has been criticised by legal and human rights groups who warn it would politicise the judiciary.The opposition leader, Jess Wilson, on Sunday announced that if elected in November the Coalition would split the court of appeal in two, creating a dedicated court of criminal appeal alongside a separate court of civil appeal.

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« Nous sommes contraints d’utiliser le même cathéter 20 ou 30 fois » : à Gaza, pénuries et évacuations entravées mettent les malades en danger

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-23T04:00:28+00:00

Détruits ou endommagés à 95 %, les hôpitaux de l’enclave palestinienne manquent de tout. Il n’y a plus d’IRM, et seulement deux scanners. Quelque 20 000 malades sont inscrits sur la liste d’évacuation, dont 200 sont dans un état critique et 2 000 auraient été évacués depuis février.

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The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T04:00:22+00:00

Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan throughIt was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a residential district of the Russian-occupied Crimean port city.Hidden inside a rubbish bin, a bomb containing the equivalent of about 500g of TNT detonated on 13 August as Robert Shageev, the deputy commander of a Russian Black Sea fleet submarine brigade, walked past in naval uniform. He was killed on the spot. Continue

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Dans les hôpitaux de Gaza, pénuries et évacuations entravées mettent les malades en danger : « Nous sommes contraints d’utiliser le même cathéter 20 ou 30 fois »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-23T04:00:15+00:00

Détruits ou endommagés à 95 %, les établissements hospitaliers de l’enclave palestinienne manquent de tout. Il n’y a plus d’IRM, et seulement deux scanners. Quelque 20 000 malades sont inscrits sur la liste d’évacuation, dont 2 000 sont dans un état critique ; 2 000 auraient été évacués depuis février.

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Canada-India education ties entering a new era

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T03:48:43+00:00

Deepening collaboration in talent development, applied research and innovation will benefit both nations

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Irán: una guerra sin vencedores que ha cambiado el mundo

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-23T03:45:01+00:00

Mientras Trump renuncia a más combates y pone el énfasis en la presión económica contra Teherán, arremete contra sus socios y debilita sus alianzas

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