AI start-up Perplexity makes $34.5bn bid for Google Chrome
Google’s dominance of the search engine and online advertising market has come under intense scrutiny. BBC News
UN chief warns Israel, Russia over reports of sexual abuse by armed forces
UN chief Antonio Guterres puts both countries ‘on notice’ over documented pattern of sexual violence. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
US says UK human rights have worsened in past year
The report criticises restrictions on freedom of expression after the Southport attacks and abortion buffer zones. BBC News
Clement hits 3-run shot in Jays’ 5-1 win over CubsGlobalnews Digital
Ernie Clement hit a three-run homer and Jose Berrios threw 5 1/3 effective innings as the Toronto Blue Jays kicked off a six-game homestand Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over…
Expo Line disrupted as smoke pours from SkyTrain, fills platformSimon Little
Shortly after 5:30 p.m., TransLink said Expo Line service was suspended between Edmonds and Columbia stations due to a stalled train.
ICE Ordered to Fix ‘Horrifying’ Conditions at NYC Facility After Migrant Complaints
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officials to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, following complaints by detained migrants of filthy, overcrowded rooms…
New Uvalde body camera video captures parents pleading with officers during 70-minute delay
Newly released body camera video captures parents begging officers to storm Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, 2022.…
Trump-backed populist party tops polls for first time, following trend in other allied countries
Germany’s rising populist right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has beaten out Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a mainstream conservative party, in popularity in a new survey. AFD…
Singapore warms to ‘Made in China’ label as stigma fades
Chinese brands are making major inroads in the Southeast Asian city-state as they shed their image as cheap knockoffs. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from…
Pirate Pak Day: Okanagan camper prepares for Zajac Ranch Camp for ChildrenSydney Morton
The camp gives children and young adults with disabilities and medical conditions the ultimate camp experience.
Ex-Harris aide argues more police won’t make streets safer, citing experience as a ‘Black woman in America’
MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend pushed back on increased police presence in D.C., claiming during a panel Tuesday that, as a Black woman, she doesn’t believe more officers make communities safer—particularly…
Women who reported stalking at higher risk of heart disease and stroke: studyAmy Judd
Data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that about one in three women reported being stalked at some point in their lives.
Red Sox’s Alex Bregman makes history in return to Astros home ballpark, drawing cheers and jeers from fans
Boston Red Sox star Alex Bregman, who won two Series titles with the Houston Astros, had a memorable homecoming. On Monday, Bregman made his way into the visitors clubhouse for…
Suspect in Abbotsford laundromat stabbing had previously stabbed paraplegic manSimon Little
Timothy Richard Louis Rowley, 40, has been charged with assault with a weapon and aggravated assault in an Aug. 9 incident.
National Guard troops spotted in Washington DC as Trump launches crackdown on street crime
National Guard troops were spotted in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the capital. On Tuesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser met with federal officials…
US Olympic track star provisionally suspended for anti-doping ‘whereabouts failures’
U.S. Olympic medalist sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for “whereabouts failures” under the sport’s anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced Tuesday. Kerley’s attorneys responded in a statement…
Jeanine Pirro shuts down reporters questioning Trump’s DC crime crackdown
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro lit into reporters during a Department of Justice press conference Tuesday, defending the Trump administration’s federalizing the city’s police force in order to combat…
Pete Alonso becomes Mets all-time home run leader with 253rd career blast against Braves
Pete Alonso is the new home run king of the New York Mets. In the bottom of the third inning, Alonso launched a two-run homer off Atlanta Braves starter Spencer…
South Korea’s former first lady arrested for corruption
Kim Keon Hee, 52, denies all the charges against her, telling reporters she is a “person of no importance”. BBC News