The pace of US economic growth slowed over the summer but continued its two-year expansion, according to data released on Wednesday, days before millions of voters decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is best placed to lead it forward. US gross domestic product (GDP) – a broad measure of economic health – rose by…
A man has been charged with the murder of a 42-year-old teacher who was found with stab wounds in south London. Police were called at about 10.30am on Thursday to reports of a woman found injured at an address in Nutfield Close, Carshalton, the Metropolitan police said. Officers and the London ambulance service attended and…
The bishop of Liverpool has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by two women. John Perumbalath denies the allegations from 2023, which come months after the Church of England was embroiled in an abuse scandal that triggered the resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury. Perumbalath said police had investigated the allegations but taken no…
Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit out and prepare for the NFL Draft. Colorado would not disclose the amount of insurance coverage each received, citing…
Last year was Australia’s second-hottest on record going back to 1910 and the warmest for night-time temperatures, according to official Bureau of Meteorology data. The average temperature across the country in 2024 was 1.46C above the long-term average, calculated from 1961 to 1990, and was second behind the 1.51C record set in 2019. Night-time temperatures…
Meta’s decision to end factchecking on its platforms including Facebook and Instagram will create a “free-for-all on misinformation, disinformation, abuse and trolling”, the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has warned. The company’s billionaire founder, Mark Zuckerberg, said it was “time to get back to our roots around free expression” as he announced that the platforms’ factchecking…
Harvard’s Marvin Zelen Award – Nominations Due 2/14 The prestigious Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science is an annual award supported by colleagues, friends and family of Harvard’s Department of Biostatistics, and was established to honor Dr. Marvin Zelen’s long and distinguished career as a statistician and his major role in shaping the field of biostatistics….
The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has said not all mass attacks equate to terrorism, noting that the fact someone has terrorist material doesn’t necessarily mean they are a terrorist. Jonathan Hall KC highlighted the “wafer-thin” difference between whether an attack is a terrorist attack or not because of the “lone actors” who are now…
D-Wave Systems Inc. logo of a Canadian quantum computing company is seen on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Quantum computing stocks rallied Wednesday, spurred by a directive from Microsoft urging businesses to get “quantum-ready” in 2025, and as investors returned to “risk on” trades after December core inflation came in…
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said “boldness [was] needed to open the door” to dialogue “in order to achieve a just and lasting peace” between the two sides. His appeal…
