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Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T02:00:18+00:00

Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same. Stephen Byrne and Chris Stokel-Walker reportKeir Starmer announced on Monday that he wanted to ban under-16s from social media. Parents were calling out for more controls he said. But their children … well, their children have other ideas.“Snapchat, for example, is one of the best things that’s happened to me,” a 13-year-old tells Helen Pidd. “I don’t think adults understand, that is how we talk to our friends and fit in.” Continue reading...

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Condizionatori, come limitare i consumi evitando maxi-bollette

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-17T02:00:00+00:00

Con il costo dell’energia più alto del 18% rispetto a un anno fa, si alza anche il rischio di pagare fatture elettriche gigantesche. I consigli per l’uso, senza dimenticare le agevolazioni del Conto termico

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US midterm primaries 2026: Mike Collins projected to win Republican nomination for US Senate in Georgia – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T01:58:51+00:00

This live blog is now closed.With 55% of the vote counted in Georgia, NBC News projects Mike Collins will defeat former football coach Derek Dooley to win the Republican primary for the US Senate. Collins currently leads by 10 points, 55% to 45%.The Associated Press has not yet made a call, but NBC’s analysis is based on the fact that Collins is doing better than Dooley in the votes cast on election day, which tend to favor candidates, like Collins, endorsed by Donald Trump, who hates mail-in ballots almost as much as he hates windmills. Continue reading...

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Reliance Jio IPO: Draft papers for $4 billion issue may be filed soon

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T01:56:48+00:00

Reliance Jio’s potential IPO move is expected ahead of Mukesh Ambani’s annual shareholder address, though the development has not been independently confirmed

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Georgia runoff: Republican voters choose Trump-backed conservative to face Jon Ossoff

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T01:49:22+00:00

Representative Mike Collins defeats former college football coach Derek Dooley, while Rick Jackson selected as governor pickGeorgia’s Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins over former college football coach Derek Dooley to lead the party’s bid to challenge US senator and rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff in November’s midterm elections.They also selected billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson over Trump-backed lieutenant governor Burt Jones to face Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, after a bruising election campaign that

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Як зрозуміти, що кіт почувається в безпеці поряд з вами: експерти перелічили 7 ознак

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-17T01:40:00+00:00

Експерти з поведінки котів зазначили, що господарі можуть помічати милі ознаки того, що кіт почувається цілком спокійно та безпечно вдома й поруч із ними.

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Iraq-Norvegia 1-4: Haaland risponde a Mbappé, anche per lui doppietta all’esordio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-17T01:33:31+00:00

Subito scoppiettante la sfida a distanza tra due dei principali favoriti per il titolo di capocannoniere del Mondiale. Come Kylian con i Bleus, anche il centravanti del City trascina la propria nazionale. In gol anche il genoano Ostigard

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Australia news live: Victorian premier to seek advice on plan for US weapons stockpile; Dfat lowers Middle East travel warning from ‘do not’ to ‘reconsider’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T01:32:00+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to relocate, deceived about their rights and fearful of losing their homes and communitie

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Bluey to be available in an Australian Indigenous language for the first time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T01:29:25+00:00

Five episodes have been dubbed into Australian language Yolŋu Matha for Naidoc Week, with Bandit voiced by a founding member of rock band King StingrayIt’s already been translated into 120 languages around the world but soon the globally loved children’s show Bluey will be available in an Australian Indigenous language for the first time.Five episodes from seasons one and two have been dubbed into Yolŋu Matha, the Australian First Nations language of North-east Arnhem Land, as part of an initiative for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (Naidoc) Week. Continue reading..

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Smotrich says Israel taking control of Hebron

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-17T01:24:32+00:00

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel has transferred authority over Hebron to the army.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Stock to buy today: Mahanagar Gas

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-17T01:14:19+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: The short-term outlook has turned bullish for Mahanagar Gas. The rise on Tuesday has taken the share price well above the 200-Day Moving Average (DMA). It also confirms an inverted head and shoulder pattern on the chart. The price action shows that the momentum is gaining.

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US midterm primaries 2026 live: Mike Collins projected to win Republican nomination for US Senate in Georgia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T00:54:38+00:00

Self-described ‘Maga warrior’ will face Jon Ossoff in November; polls close is Alabama, Oklahoma and Washington DCWith 55% of the vote counted in Georgia, NBC News projects Mike Collins will defeat former football coach Derek Dooley to win the Republican primary for the US Senate. Collins currently leads by 10 points, 55% to 45%.The Associated Press has not yet made a call, but NBC’s analysis is based on the fact that Collins is doing better than Dooley in the votes cast on election day, which tend to favor candidates, like Collins, endorsed by Donald Trump, who hates mail-in ballots almost as

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Suspect at large as one person killed in Delaware hospital shooting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T00:25:37+00:00

Police chief says officers working to find suspect who shot two people, one fatally, inside Wilmington hospitalA suspect who shot two people in a Delaware hospital, killing one, was still at large on Tuesday, police said in a press conference.The shooting was reported around 3.30pm at Wilmington hospital, police chief Wilfredo Campos said during the news conference. Campos declined to release information about the victims’ identities or the condition of the person who was shot and survived. Continue reading...

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Suspect taken into custody after one person killed in Delaware hospital shooting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T00:25:37+00:00

Officials said the shooting of two people, one fatally, inside a Wilmington hospital was a “targeted, isolated incident”A suspect who shot two people in a Delaware hospital, killing one, was taken into custody on Tuesday, police said.The 23-year-old man was apprehended in Philadelphia after a manhunt following a fatal shooting prompted the hospital into lockdown and forced employees to barricade themselves inside rooms. Continue reading...

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Suspect at large as two people shot inside Delaware hospital, police say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T00:17:04+00:00

Shooting reported at Wilmington hospital as officials decline to give details about status of victimsA suspect was still at large on Tuesday after two people were shot inside a hospital in Delaware, police said in a press conference.The hospital was locked down as police searched for the suspect. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : moins focalisé sur l’Iran, Donald Trump affirme vouloir s’occuper désormais du conflit en Ukraine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-17T00:14:21+00:00

Le président américain, qui a dit avoir eu une « très bonne » rencontre avec Volodymyr Zelensky mardi, au sommet du G7 en France, a déclaré vouloir mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine en raison des pertes humaines, notamment russes, qu’elle engendre. « La Russie devrait conclure un accord », a-t-il recommandé.

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Lasciamo stare Bielsa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-17T00:06:42+00:00

Non riduciamo il ct dell’Uruguay a personaggio. Nelle sue parole, nel suo lavoro e nei suoi gesti una complessità che merita di essere approfondita

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US midterm primaries 2026 live: Trump pick for Republican candidate in Georgia trails competitor in early counting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-17T00:00:44+00:00

Voters have also been casting ballots in Alabama and Oklahoma, and in Washington DC, for the first time in over 10 years, the city will elect a new mayor in NovemberAbout 40% of the vote has been counted in Georgia and in the Republican primary for governor, the Trump-backed candidate, Burt Jones, trails the healthcare billionaire, Rick Jackson, 58%-42%.In the Republican primary for the US Senate, the Trump-endorsed candidate, Mike Collins, narrowly leads former football coach Derek Dooley, who is backed by the Georgia governor Brian Kemp, 52%-48%. Continue reading...

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Ossessione tormentoni, chi resta fuori è perduto

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

Da Annalisa a Gabbani, torna inesorabile la stagione della musica di consumo, tra ritmi latin e ritornelli martellanti

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CBS reaches agreement over Stephen Colbert’s use of Peanuts music on The Late Show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-16T23:51:00+00:00

On that last day of his hosting, Colbert played Linus and Lucy on air in final dig at the networkOn his last day hosting CBS’s The Late Show, Stephen Colbert played one of the most iconic songs from the Peanuts soundtrack.“Oh no! I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!” he joked, as Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine performed the song, titled Linus and Lucy, on air. It was a final dig at the network, which many fans believe cancelled the show due to Colbert’s criticisms of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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Ohio Republican governor urges end to death penalty, saying it cannot be morally justified

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-16T23:44:41+00:00

Departing Mike DeWine, who co-wrote state’s death penalty bill, says ‘I no longer believe [it] is a deterrent to murder’Republican governor Mike DeWine, the who co-wrote the bill to reinstate Ohio’s death penalty more than 45 years ago, has called for the state to abolish capital punishment, saying it did not improve public safety and could no longer be morally justified.“I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder,” DeWine said on Tuesday. “The moral justification I had for voting for the death penalty simply no longer exists.” Continue reading...

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Australia news live: two more men charged with murder over Chris Baghsarian kidnapping; Labor tips $3.6bn into pay rises for childcare workers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-16T23:29:31+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to relocate, deceived about their rights and fearful of losing their homes and communitie

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Kyle Sandilands settles with former radio station for $12m and a helping hand with new media venture

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-16T23:07:05+00:00

ARN Media settlement of dispute with sacked radio host includes $12.09m cash payment and $1.5m worth of advertisingKyle Sandilands has settled his dispute with ARN Media for a $12m cash payout and a promise they will help him launch a new media venture.The money is a fraction of the $85m the former radio host had been seeking after his abrupt sacking from the network in February, but avoids what threatened to be a costly and potentially damaging trial in the federal court. Continue reading...

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Trump: “Io abbandonato”. Meloni cerca di ricucire

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-16T23:00:00+00:00

Scambio di battute tra i due. La premier: “Noi sempre stati amici”. L’esigenza di non apparire accondiscendente

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Putin attende gli emissari Usa e convoca elezioni a settembre

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-16T23:00:00+00:00

Mosca risponde alle critiche dei sette ricordando la visita di Kushner e Witkoff. Il voto parlamentare un test per il partito del presidente

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Libano, l’Idf avanza con i droni: altri 4 morti

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-16T23:00:00+00:00

Il Paese dei cedri è ancora campo di battaglia. Ma Trump striglia Netanyahu: “Sia più responsabile, non può uccidere tutti“

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