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BBCSep 27Preview

What we know about RAF Fairford counter-terror probe

Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.

GuardianSep 27Preview

Most Americans don’t know Hasan Piker. The rest say he is changing this year’s elections

The popular Twitch streamer has been vilified by Republicans, but the socialist commentator has a large audience that some Democrats have courtedIt’s only 9am and the latest media shitstorm is well under way. Hasan Piker scrolls through his social media feeds as he comes down the stairs of his home in West Hollywood.An interview with Axios, in which Piker said the US had committed more atrocities than al-Qaida, is blowing up his phone. Requests from reporters are streaming in. Comments on the interview flood his replies. Continue reading...

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NYTSep 26Preview

Carney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits

Canada’s prime minister is pursuing deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with China, India and the European Union, but none are likely to replace ties to the United States.

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GuardianSep 26Preview

Raye’s I Know You’re Hurting urged me to confront a lifetime of depression

I had always ignored my anguished mental state or tried to push it aside, and CBT didn’t work for me – then one song seemed to articulate my painSix months ago, I was driving past John Lewis on the M40 with my wife and stepdaughter, Raye’s I Know You’re Hurting playing on the stereo, when I realised I was crying. It was the third time I’d listened to the song, but it was the first time I’d really heard it. It was as though the lyrics were speaking directly to me: “I can see you standing on the edge … You give when you have little left to give.”Music had made me emotional before, but only ever because of the melody or the arrangement or the orchestration. I have worked in music since I was 21, and as a recording and mix engineer, I’ll listen to a song all day, taking it apart to work out how to make it better. After listening to a song 200 times, it inevitably loses its meaning, and over

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BBCSep 24Preview

What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack

The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.

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