Opinion | Epstein met with 4chan’s founder just as the site’s infamous political thread began

Newly released Epstein emails offer clues to meetings with the founder of 4chan, the site known as a hub for far-right propaganda and QAnon conspiracy theories.

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Sen. John Barrasso says Trump isn’t violating the Constitution by banning reporters from the White House

The Wyoming senator’s comments come after reporters from MS NOW, Politico and CNN were barred from entering White House grounds.

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Saving the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill

According to the journalist James McEnaney: “The SNP is accused of cruelty and a ‘betrayal’ of disabled people after John Swinney’s government abandoned plans for a new disa…

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ICE followed a teen's family to a barbershop. His school showed up too. (AL.com)

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Protesters, federal agents clash outside Broadview ICE facility: videos, witnesses (ABC 7 Chicago)

Federal officers used pepper spray against protesters Saturday during a clash outside the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility after d...

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Men deported by Trump to Equatorial Guinea bound and brutally beaten in detention camp (TAG24)

Ciudad de la Paz, Equatorial Guinea - Two men deportedto a detention camp in Equatorial Guinea were tied up with bags over their heads, brutally beaten, and ...

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What did and didn’t happen about AI datacentres at Holyrood

The Vote That Wasn’t a Moratorium: How Every Holyrood Party Actually Voted on Scotland’s Data Centres for Bella Caledonia. Prepared 19 September by Lustra Skye September 2026 as information for com…

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Poll: Most voters say Trump has hurt the economy as competitive midterm election looms

Trump’s approval and economic ratings point to a gloomy environment for the GOP, but the race for Congress is closer than in his first midterm, with the Democratic Party still unpopular.

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AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart

Scale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by tech firms is a worry

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Caitlin Moran: social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offline

Fourteen years ago, Twitter was the fastest, funniest game on the web. Now I’ve been driven out by so-called ‘online activists’. The only answer is to unplug and try this instead

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Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk

The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it

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‘People are pissed off’: anger at the elite and the establishment is fueling this year’s midterms

Coming midterm elections are starting to be framed not as right versus left but instead the ‘well-fed versus the fed-up’

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‘I don’t trust him any more’: Pennsylvanians come to grips with John Fetterman’s rightwing turn

The maverick senator has isolated himself from supporters as he has become a strident supporter of Israel

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Ukraine targets Moscow with hundreds of drones on final day of Russian election

At least three people killed and oil refinery damaged as doubts cast over initial reports of ballistic missile use

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As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails

It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts

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Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty

Statement sought to clarify Trump’s announcement that US will have ‘permanent control’ over Greenland’s security

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Future Focused – 10 crowdsourced ideas to change the indy movement

The idea of a September reset is all in vogue, and to be honest, September seems like a better time of year than January for a rethink and a fresh start. The idea that the independence movement nee…

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Sunday thought: Five Years, Today

With gratitude

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Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate

Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear

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Brazil’s wind farms have been a huge success. So why isn’t everybody reaping the benefits?

While the country’s ambition is to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of green energy’, communities in the north-east are bearing the cost in diminished health and livelihoods

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Meditating by the Dnipro: I’m an artist in Ukraine, searching for peace and a life between the missiles | Anna Ivanenko

Sometimes, you can remember what ordinary life was like before Russia’s invasion. Then reality comes screaming back, says artist Anna Ivanenko

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‘Flip the table and rise up’: Lib Dems’ president in combative mood as party gathers in Brighton

Josh Babarinde wants to target big tech and crypto billionaires while giving power and cash back to the public

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‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?

Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory

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Are global stock markets heading for a crash?

Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm

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Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls

Embattled Friedrich Merz faces nervous wait while far-right Alternative für Deutschland party targets further gains

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Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’

Tory leader claims prime minister is avoiding difficult decisions as she urges him to increase defence spending

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Farage says he wants to ‘hijack’ Trump’s ICE czar to help secure UK border

Reform leader also tells US event Europe should have ‘more sensible view’ of president’s administration

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About 20,000 women a year tell midwives they are domestic violence victims

Exclusive: Midwifery leaders call for more support and training as analysis reveals scale of disclosures

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Ukraine Daily

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 19, 2026

The Russian MoD continues to greatly exaggerate the extent of Russian advances to construct a false narrative of battlefield progress.

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