Eric Adams ends re-election bid for New York City mayor
Adams, elected in 2022 as a Democrat, was running as an independent after repeated scandals and indictment for alleged bribery.
South Sudan court rejects ex-VP’s bid to halt murder and treason trial
The special court rules that Riek Machar is not immune from prosecution and it can put him on trial.
Stars turn out for final Armani fashion show in Milan
Cate Blanchett and Glenn Close are in the front row to see the late Italian designer’s final collection.
Young Peruvians clash with police in anti-government protests
The “Gen Z march” was organised by students and young workers who were joined by taxi and bus drivers.
Doctors’ union warning over online booking safety risk
GPs are concerned they will be at the end of an “online triage tsunami” when the new system launches.
Staff photographed sleeping at ‘unsafe’ eating disorder unit
Patients at Schoen Clinic York say they witnessed staff sleeping on a number of occasions.
Collagen: Do you drink it? Inject it? Rub it on your skin? And does it work?
Pills, powders and creams promise to top up natural supplies which decrease as we get older.
Freddie Mercury didn’t sing ‘of the world’ at the end of ‘We Are the Champions’?
The 1977 power ballad rocked the world, but some claim its big finale differs from how they remember it.
Contextualizing claims Trump deployed National Guard on 29-day orders to avoid paying benefits
Deploying members on 29-day orders is reportedly a common practice in the guard.
Has Norway created artificial ice pods for Arctic seals to replace their vanishing habitat?
This claim did not receive a seal of approval.
Microsoft upgrades M365 Copilot with Agent Mode
A new Agent Mode in Microsoft 365 Copilot will let users collaborate with the AI assistant on multistep tasks in Excel and Word, Microsoft announced
New $100K H-1B visa fee to cost US tech billions, push innovation offshore
The new H-1B visa fee to sponsor workers in the US will create an annual multi-billion-dollar annual burden for the tech industry and likely drive
Many older adults meet criteria for ultra-processed food addiction
They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar