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The US central bank has cut interest rates for the first time this year, in a move President Donald Trump will likely declare is long overdue. Mr Trump has demanded cuts to borrowing costs from the Federal Reserve ever since worries emerged in the world’s largest economy that his trade war would stoke US inflation….
Hardcover fiction 1. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $38) Symbologist Robert Langdon takes on a mystery involving human consciousness and ancient mythology. 2. Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager: $35) The deluxe limited edition of a dark academia fantasy about two rival graduate studentsβ descent into hell. 3. Buckeye by Patrick…
The UK steel industry body has said it is “disappointing” that exports of the metal will be hit with 25% tariffs. UK Steel, however, did welcome the certainty and competitive nature of the agreed 25% tax on exports of steel entering the US. “It will be disappointing if we do not have the tariff-free quota…
The parents of teenagers who killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of the technology. “What began as a homework helper gradually turned itself into a confidant and then a suicide coach,” said Matthew Raine, whose 16-year-old son Adam died in April. “Within a few months,…
Los Angeles County is moving to add more checks on how federal immigration officials can access data collected by the Sheriffβs Department that can be used to track where people drive on any given day. County supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a motion, introduced by Supervisor Hilda Solis, to beef up oversight of data gathered…
Dave Roberts described it as an easy decision. If only it hadnβt come with such disastrous consequences. In the middle of the fifth inning Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani returned to the Dodgersβ dugout in the midst of his best pitching performance all season.. Waiting for him at the top step was manager Dave Roberts, wanting…
The investor which swooped on WH Smith’s high street business earlier this year is in pole position to snap up the British operations of Claire’s, the accessories retailer which collapsed last month. Sky News has learnt that Modella Capital has agreed the outline of a deal with Claire’s new US-based owner, private equity firm Ames…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ It was pouring buckets of rain at the Estadio GNP Seguros on Saturday night, when Oasis played one of two sold-out reunion shows in Mexico City. Lined at the entrance were tents stuffed with bootleg tour merch and fans seeking respite from the water. You could hear the sloshing of wet socks and Adidas…
Downing Street has insisted its migrant returns scheme with France is not a “shambles” after the High Court blocked a man’s deportation. Having seen the previous Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme run into trouble with the courts, the Labour administration’s alternative suffered its own setback on Tuesday. An Eritrean man, who cannot be named for legal…
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it is directing teens to an age-appropriate version of its ChatGPT technology as it seeks to bolster safeguards amid a period of heightened scrutiny over the chatbot’s safety. Users of the chatbot identified as under the age of 18 will automatically be directed to a version of ChatGPT governed by “age-appropriate”…
