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Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:47:17+00:00

A student killed his grandparents before opening fire at his high school and shooting himself, the authorities said. The episode revived a debate about gun laws.

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Middle class at the crossroads

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T13:42:20+00:00

The book lays bare the fraying of the post-reforms growth story and its crippling impact on the middle class

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A city’s literary heritage

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T13:42:05+00:00

Meeting a fraternity of bibliophiles at a weekly book market

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Murkowski won’t vote for Trump’s nominee Blanche as attorney general

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:42:00+00:00

Alaska Republican is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed even though Blanche confirmed it was deadUS politics live – latest updatesLisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote forTodd Blanche as US attorney general, leaving his confirmation in the post down to a single remaining vote.Murkowski issued a statement expressing her concerns that the Trump administration could proceed with its proposed fund to compensate rioters who invaded the US Capitol on January 6 in a failed attempt to overturn Joe B

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Trump’s attorney general pick at risk as Republican refuses to vote for Blanche

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:42:00+00:00

Murkowski is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed despite letter saying it is deadUS politics live – latest updatesLisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote for Todd Blanche as US attorney general, leaving his confirmation in the post down to a single remaining vote.Murkowski issued a statement expressing her concerns that the Trump administration could proceed with its proposed fund to compensate rioters who invaded the US Capitol on January 6 in a failed attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s defeat of

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‘Not afraid of controversy’: Edinburgh fringe rejects calls to cancel Amanda Knox comedy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:35:35+00:00

Festival organisers defend show after criticism from sister of Meredith Kercher, Knox’s murdered former flatmate The Edinburgh festival fringe said it was “not afraid of controversy” after calls to cancel a sold-out show by Amanda Knox, who was falsely imprisoned for the 2007 murder of her flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy.Knox’s comedy show, Cartwheel, has been condemned by Kercher’s family, with her sister, Stephanie, saying it “normalises and trivialises violence against women”. A petition calling for it to be cancelled has been signed by more than 6,000 people. Continue reading...

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Blanche’s attorney general confirmation in jeopardy after Republican senators back away from Trump’s nominee – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:14:22+00:00

Todd Blanche can’t afford another Republican deflection after Lisa Murkowski ⁠and Susan Collins voice opposition; all eyes on Bill Cassidy, who could sink nominationMurkowski won’t support Blanche’s attorney general bidSign up for the Breaking News US emailFollowing Lisa Murkowski’s announcement that she plans to vote “no” on Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice, the acting attorney general can’t afford another defection in order to secure the permanent position.So far the only other holdout is Senator Bill Cassidy – a GOP lawmaker from Louisiana. Cassidy, a former

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У кримінальній справі ринку "Столичний" матеріалами стали дописи про підтримку ЗСУ, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-07T13:06:00+00:00

Самі публікації стосувалися підтримки ЗСУ, благодійності, російських атак на Київ та українських пам’ятних дат і не містили згадок про справу.

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Campco seeks uniform tax structure to protect cooperatives

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T13:05:04+00:00

‘One Nation, One Tax’ will provide a level-playing field for cooperative institutions working in the interest of farmers says the cooperative president SR Sathishchandra

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Без перегляду прайс-кепів Україні буде складніше імпортувати електроенергію взимку, – Центр Разумкова

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-07T13:04:20+00:00

Експерт розповів, що стримує імпорт електроенергії у періоди дефіциту / фото УНІАН, В'ячеслав РатинськийПідготовка до зими залежить не лише від будівництва нових потужностей чи захисту енергооб'єктів....

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US airfares expected to stay high even if Iran ceasefire drops oil prices, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:00:18+00:00

Domestic flights cost 26.5% more than last year, data shows, amid demand for travel and reduced oil refining capacityEven if a lasting ceasefire between the US and Iran lowers oil prices, travelers hoping to snag cheaper airfare should buckle their seatbelts and expect continued turbulence.US domestic airfares are 26.5% higher than a year ago, according to June’s consumer price index data, and analysts say prices globally are up 25-30% compared with 2025. Continue reading...

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‘It didn’t need to end this way’: mother of US teen trafficked and killed decries police failures

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:00:18+00:00

Robyn Cory says daughter Kristen was not protected, amid questions about why it took six years to identify remainsThe family of Kristen Galvan, a 15-year-old Houston girl who was sex trafficked and murdered, says law enforcement failed her twice by not protecting her after she gave forensic interviews about her traffickers, and later by taking more than six years to identify her remains.The Texas attorney general’s office announced on 28 July that Kristen’s remains had been positively identified using advanced DNA testing conducted over the past year. Parts of her skull, clothing and an earrin

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The White House’s plan to vet potentially dangerous AI is cloaked in secrecy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T13:00:18+00:00

A Trump administration framework on AI testing leaves a lack of transparency – and plenty of open questionsAfter months of talking with tech industry leaders, the Trump administration finalized a framework this week for how it will test new artificial intelligence models for safety and cybersecurity risks. So far, the White House is keeping details of the framework private, in a blow to transparency and potential boon for secretive AI companies.On Tuesday, staff from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Nvidia and Microsoft attended a private meeting with White House officials to review the AI fra

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Soixante-dix ans après l’accident de Marcinelle qui tua 262 mineurs, la Belgique tente encore d’identifier les derniers corps

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-07T13:00:12+00:00

L’incendie du Bois du Cazier, le 8 août 1956, est la plus grande catastrophe minière de l’histoire du pays. En 2021, un colossal travail scientifique et humain est lancé, les quatorze « inconnus » sont exhumés pour des analyses ADN et six d’entre eux sont aujourd’hui identifiés.

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