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GuardianOct 14Preview

Businesses could be barred from non-essential water use amid supply threat

Golf clubs, private schools and car washes may face tighter rules from water companies as England’s drought continuesThree water companies are seeking to impose severe restrictions on businesses as the drought continues across most of England, putting rivers and wildlife under huge pressure.Golf clubs and private schools could be barred from using mains water to irrigate playing fields and courses, and commercial car washes stopped from operating, under “non-essential use bans” being sought by the companies. Continue reading...

Sandra LavilleWaterDrought

GuardianOct 14Preview

Ukrainian soldier to go on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines

Special forces officer Serhii Kuznetsov denies involvement in the 2022 blasts that left pipelines badly damaged A Ukrainian soldier is to go on trial in Hamburg accused of taking part in one of the most brazen acts of sabotage in postwar European history – the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany.Serhii Kuznetsov, a special forces officer from the Ukrainian military, is accused by prosecutors of being an accomplice to war crimes by attacking civilian infrastructure, causing an explosion, damaging property and disrupting public services. Continue reading...

Kate Connolly in BerlinNord Stream 1 pipelineUkraine

NYTOct 14Preview

Israelis Feel Abandoned. That’s Why They Might Turn to This Bereaved General

How a bereaved general has won over Israelis.

Dahlia ScheindlinEisenkot, GadiNetanyahu, Benjamin

GuardianOct 14Preview

Trump urges Alaskans to vote for the ‘real’ Dan Sullivan in tight midterms battle

Republican senator Dan S Sullivan is vying for re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola – and another candidate called Dan J SullivanDonald Trump has encouraged Alaskans to vote for the “real” Dan Sullivan, as he sought a breakthrough for the Republican incumbent senator in a tightly fought Senate race complicated by a rival candidate with a near-identical name.Sullivan’s re-election campaign this year against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former US House lawmaker, has turned into one of the most hotly contested battles of the midterm elections, in which Democrats are hoping to seize back control of Congress and hamper Trump for the final two years of his presidency. Continue reading...

Chris Stein in Wasilla, AlaskaUS midterm elections 2026Donald Trump

GuardianOct 14Preview

A moment that changed me: I learned to read and write – at 42

I had worked for 25 years, married and started a family. But a crisis at the supermarket reminded me there was something missing from my lifeIn 2021, at 42 years old, I had the reading age of a four-year-old. I had spent my life up to that point not being able to read and write, navigating the world with careful planning and the help of my wife. During the Covid lockdowns, however, the world turned upside down and my usual way of going through life exploded. My wife was home-schooling our 10-year-old son and I was ashamed to not be able to help; my usual work as a lorry driver was put on hold, and even simple tasks like shopping had become incredibly difficult.I became overwhelmed one day in the supermarket aisles trying to find a milk that my wife and son could drink, since they are both allergic to dairy and soy. I worried I might poison them. It hit me that the way I had been living m

Peter Lloyd as told to Ammar KaliaBooks

NYTOct 14Preview

‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

The film, “The Assassin(s),” revisits a 1974 shooting that has spawned J.F.K.-style conspiracy theories, exposing divides over the country’s history.

Choe Sang-HunMoviesNineteen Hundred Seventies

Al JazeeraOct 14Preview

China and North Korea to open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reports

The long-delayed bridge will formally open on Thursday, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.

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NYTOct 14Preview

From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War

The two nations fought alongside each other during a brutal conflict in Tigray that left hundreds of thousands of people dead just a few years ago. Now they are on the brink of fighting each other.

Matthew Mpoke BiggAfwerki, IsaiasAhmed, Abiy

Al JazeeraOct 14Preview

Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blasts

The trial is expected to run into February and could test Germany's political stance on Ukraine.

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NYTOct 14Preview

Macron Dreamed of Reviving France, but His Term Is Ending in Crisis

Nearly a decade after his first election as president, Emmanuel Macron is presiding over a tense country sliding toward the fiscal brink.

Mark LandlerPolitics and GovernmentEconomic Conditions and Trends

BBCOct 13Preview

Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines

Four years after the attacks, Serhii K will appear in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.

BBCOct 13Preview

'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris

Student protesters in France have told the BBC's James Waterhouse that they will continue to take action until change has been made. The protests have now entered their fourth week.

GuardianOct 13Preview

WNBA moves finals schedule to allow Atlanta Dream to play at larger arena

Game 3 moved up a day to avoid conflictDream to host at 17,000-seat State Farm ArenaPotential Game 6 venue remains uncertainThe WNBA has moved up Game 3 of the finals by a day so the Atlanta Dream can host the Golden State Valkyries at State Farm Arena. The league has also moved up the tipoff time for Game 4 of the best-of-seven series.Game 3 will now take place on Wednesday 21 October. Game 4 will tip off at 1pm ET on Saturday 24 October, two and a half hours earlier than originally scheduled. Continue reading...

AgenciesWNBAAtlanta Dream

GuardianOct 13Preview

‘You’re honoring a life well-lived’: embalmers describe their work (in great detail)

Embalming is one of the most common options for temporarily preserving bodies after death – but what exactly does it entail?Most people don’t like to think about what happens to people’s bodies after they die. Victoria Bilstein is an exception.“I’ve actually wanted to be an embalmer since I was 10 years old!” says the funeral director, embalmer and author based in the midwest. As a child, Bilstein had two leg surgeries that incorporated bones from two deceased donors. After that, she wondered about the people who had helped save her life and the families who had lost them. Continue reading...

Madeleine AggelerWell actuallyLife and style

NYTOct 13Preview

MI5 Chief Warns of Escalating Hybrid Threats From Iran and Russia on British Soil

The head of Britain’s domestic security agency accused Tehran and Moscow of escalating their hybrid campaigns in the U.K., and called Iran-led attacks on Jewish communities “sickening.”

Adam GoldmanMilitary Bases and InstallationsInternational Relations

BBCOct 13Preview

MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI

Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".

NYTOct 13Preview

At Least 6 Injured in Stabbing in South Korea

The police in the city of Incheon said they had arrested one man and were investigating his motive.

Jin Yu YoungAssaultsSupermarkets and Grocery Stores

GuardianOct 13Preview

‘Girls aren’t supposed to be cocky’: Sophia Stel on the pressure of writing The Greatest Album Of All Time

Raised as one of 11, the Vancouver artist (and model) is now signed by A24. She talks about her ultra-religious childhood and how – despite her album title – she still suffers from imposter syndromeThe first time Sophia Stel came to London, she slept outside in the freezing cold. The Vancouver songwriter had finished a live set last autumn, then gone out until 3am with her then crush, but when they returned to their Airbnb, they found that Stel’s manager had dead-bolted the door and fallen asleep. Stel plus crush looked for a hotel but ultimately had no choice but to kip on the doorstep. “We hadn’t spent that much time together and I got to see how she was in a stressful situation,” Stel says, smiling at the memory. “She kept her vibe up and tried to solve it – I knew I was so in love then.”A lot has changed in Stel’s life in the year since. She opened her business bank account as an art

Tiffany LaiMusicPop and rock

GuardianOct 13Preview

AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’

The pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent beingsDonald Trump is a “corrupt, senile felon” whose fixation on the term superintelligence proves he knows nothing about AI, said Geoffrey Hinton, “godfather” of the technology, in a wide-ranging interview where he doubled down on recent warnings that AI models pose an existential threat to humanity and scoffed at claims the industry could regulate itself.The pioneering computer scientist, whose work helped lay the foundations of modern AI, has since become one of the technology’s most vocal critics. His latest remarks come after a tumultuous month during which a growing list of senior AI scientists and researchers have joined Hinton in ringing the alarm about how the technology he helped c

Leyland Cecco in TorontoDonald TrumpAI (artificial intelligence)