After 9/11, New York movies like ‘Men in Black II’ were never the same
“As soon as the first one fell, I knew.” Director Barry Sonnenfeld was one of many who had to rethink how a changed New York would appear in their movies.
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Tips to stay safe from travel scams
If you're booking a trip soon, you need to watch out for travel scams. They're getting more sophisticated, and scammers using new artificial intelligence tools have become...
Sports
United in vigilance, law enforcement officers have been on ‘a no-fail mission’ for 25 years
A massive counterterrorism infrastructure enables law enforcement at the national, state and local levels to work together, keeping one of the core lessons learned from 9/11 as...
Wipro's AI push frees capacity equivalent to 20,000 workers, CTO says
Wipro's AI initiatives have increased productivity equivalent to the output of 20,000 employees, who have since been redeployed within the Indian IT firm, its chief technology...
Entertainment
‘Female survival in a terrifying world’: Tilda Swinton’s return in Man to Man
Manfred Karge’s play about a woman acting as her dead husband was a cause célèbre in the 80s. It remains a bracing portrait of a divided person in a divided culture It was...
Entertainment
Tunisia is one of the world’s largest olive oil producers — but you’ll rarely see it mentioned on a label
Despite being a huge producer and exporter of olive oil, you’d struggle to find anything labeled Tunisian oil in supermarkets outside the country.
World
Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’
The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayors Good morning. Last year Andy Burnham, who was then mayor of Greater...
Russian drones kill at least nine in strikes targeting warehouses and ports in Ukraine – Europe live
The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost by a drone when leaving Moldova this week At least nine people died in...
World
Sydney man jailed for 3.5 years over ‘fake’ defence reports for Chinese spies
Alexander Csergo, 58, sentenced over reckless foreign interference after preparing documents for duo who approached on LinkedIn A seemingly innocuous message on a social media...
World
Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display
In today’s newsletter: No Bayeux ticket? Everything you need to know about the sold-out exhibition – from its epic journey to London to a Game of Thrones likeness Good morning...
Sports
Centuries after China started exporting tea to the world, it’s taking a new tea culture global
For over 2,000 years, tea has been consumed in China, today the country is revitalizing its tea tradition for a new generation, with brands like Mixue and Chagee transforming...
World
Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise cameo at Republican convention
Senator lends support to ‘great friend’ Dave McCormick, Republican running for re-election in Pennsylvania Democratic senator John Fetterman made a surprise virtual appearance...
World
Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decade Just a day after three Anthropic...
World
Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which...
Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen
Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden administration Donald Trump on...
Politics live: Kevin Rudd urges more multilateral diplomacy; UK hopeful Australia will join West Bank trade ban
Follow the day’s news live Victoria has highest rate of car theft and home burglary claims in ICA data Melbourne recorded more insurance claims for stolen and broken-into cars...
World
Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated
Exclusive: State government delayed releasing major report into the health of the koala population for more than 12 months The Victorian government sat on a report for more...
Sports
Global oil prices hit $100 per barrel for first time since July
CNN's Matt Egan joins Boris Sanchez with the latest. Also Wednesday, President Donald Trump said that he expects Iran will abandon its war effort after the US midterm elections...