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Good-faith lawsuit? LDS church in fight with podcaster over Mormon name

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T12:00:09+00:00

Church sues excommunicated member over Mormon Stories podcast but John Dehlin says name free for all to useTrademark changes and copyright infringement disputes take many forms. Dunkin’ Donuts changed its name to Dunkin’ because Donuts did not suggest the vigorous, on-the-go attitude the coffee company wants to project.But what happens when a church changes its name, but former adherents continue to use the original term in ways it may not like? Continue reading...

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ДТЕК та GE Vernova уклали найбільшу для URC угоду у приватному секторі на €900 млн, - Соболев

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-28T11:57:00+00:00

Компанія ДТЕК уклала угоду зі світовим лідером у галузі енергетичних технологій GE Vernova / фото ua.depositphotos.comКомпанія ДТЕК та GE Vernova, світовий лідер у галузі енергетичних технологій, уклали...

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At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:52:44+00:00

Authorities say pilot and all 10 ⁠passengers - ​five students ⁠and five instructors - died in the accident in Tomblaine.

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Eleven dead as skydiving plane crashes in France

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:52:44+00:00

Authorities say pilot and all 10 ⁠passengers - ​five students ⁠and five instructors - died in the accident in Tomblaine.

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Рух "Чорна іскра" заявив про викрадення даних з на виробництва "Шахедів"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-28T11:43:39+00:00

Підпільний рух опору стверджує, що його агенти кілька місяців працювали під прикриттям на підприємстві в російській "Алабузі", де збирають дрони типу "Герань".

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Рух "Чорна іскра" заявив про викрадення даних з виробництва "Шахедів"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-28T11:43:00+00:00

Підпільний рух опору стверджує, що його агенти кілька місяців працювали під прикриттям на підприємстві в російській "Алабузі", де збирають дрони типу "Герань".

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Labour deputy leader appears to endorse Ed Miliband as Burnham’s chancellor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:41:54+00:00

Lucy Powell said she thought energy secretary would be good in Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over cabinet posts was ‘unedifying’Ed Miliband would make a “good” chancellor to Andy Burnham, Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said, ahead of the likely next prime minister’s first major speech on the economy since he returned to Westminster.Powell, who served as Miliband’s chief of staff in opposition and is close to the former party leader, appeared to endorse him to run the Treasury – although some in Burnham’s camp acknowledge such a move could be politically risky. Continue reading...

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Lucy Powell appears to endorse Ed Miliband as Andy Burnham’s chancellor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:41:54+00:00

Labour deputy leader says she thinks energy secretary would be good in Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over cabinet posts is ‘unedifying’Ed Miliband would make a “good” chancellor to Andy Burnham, Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said, ahead of the likely next prime minister’s first major speech on the economy since he returned to Westminster.Powell, who served as Miliband’s chief of staff in opposition and is close to the former party leader, appeared to endorse him to run the Treasury – although some in Burnham’s camp acknowledge such a move could be politically risky. Continue reading.

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Lucy Powell agrees Ed Miliband would be ‘good’ as Andy Burnham’s chancellor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:41:54+00:00

Labour deputy leader says she thinks energy secretary would suit Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over posts ‘unedifying’Ed Miliband would make a “good” chancellor to Andy Burnham, Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said, ahead of the likely next prime minister’s first major speech on the economy since he returned to Westminster.Powell, who served as Miliband’s chief of staff in opposition and is close to the former party leader, appeared to endorse him to run the Treasury – although some in Burnham’s camp acknowledge such a move could be politically risky. Continue reading...

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ITC shifts growth strategy to manufacturing, agriculture and distribution

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-28T11:24:50+00:00

Annual report signals a strategic shift from building individual businesses to leveraging manufacturing, agriculture, sourcing, research and distribution as an integrated competitive platform

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Here’s the latest.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:24:11+00:00
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Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:24:05+00:00

More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures over 35C, with extreme heat warnings from Germany to Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are braced for record temperatures of over 40C as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spreads east.More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday, with extreme heat warnings in Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary. Continue reading...

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More European nations brace for 40C-plus conditions as heatwave moves east

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:24:05+00:00

More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures over 35C, with extreme heat warnings from Germany to Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are braced for record temperatures of over 40C as a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe spreads east.More than 191 million people in Europe faced temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday, with extreme heat warnings in Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary. Continue reading...

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Aereo da turismo precipita in Francia, undici morti

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-28T11:20:00+00:00

L’incidente avvenuto a Tomblaine, vicino Nancy. Nessuna delle persone a bordo del velivolo sarebbe sopravvissuta allo schianto

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The curious case of the cremation urn left at Newbury racecourse

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:00:10+00:00

Urn with loving message to a person named as Gary Bonsor to be buried in local churchyard after efforts to find family draw a blankIt is a puzzling story with a still unsolved mystery at its heart: just who is the individual whose cremated remains were left on the counter of a burger van at Newbury racecourse?And why – despite the cremation urn being labelled with a name and a message that hints at a loving family – has no one come forward to claim it? Continue reading...

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When it comes to taxing the super rich, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:00:10+00:00

Any new tax on the rich won’t raise much money unless many of the exceptions and loopholes are dealt withIn this new era of rampaging oligarchs, nothing may seem as satisfying as slapping a tax on Elon Musk’s new trillion-dollar fortune. What most bothers Americans about federal taxes is that billionaires don’t pay their fair share. As the race to develop artificial intelligence mints more billionaires, policymakers’ temptation to directly tax their brobdingnagian wealth is becoming unbearable.The first state out of the blocks is California, where voters in November will decide whether to impo

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The curious case of the cremation ashes left at Newbury racecourse burger van

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-28T11:00:10+00:00

Urn with loving messages to ‘Gary Bonsor’ to be buried in local churchyard as efforts to find family draw a blankIt is a puzzling story with a still unsolved mystery at its heart: just who is the individual whose cremated remains were left on the counter of a burger van at Newbury racecourse?And why – despite the cremation urn being labelled with a name and a message that hints at a loving family – has no one come forward to claim it? Continue reading...

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« En Albanie, avec la “révolution des flamants roses”, le peuple refuse d’être réduit à une position de vassalité »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-28T11:00:06+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », l’écrivain et journaliste Fatos Lubonja explique les enjeux de la révolution albanaise, où la société civile s’élève contre les projets d’immobilier de luxe menés par le clan Trump autant que contre la politique du premier ministre, Edi Rama, et le poids de la corruption.

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