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Houseplant hacks: will trimming brown leaf tips do any harm?

Cutting out dead material will make the plant look better without damaging it. But be careful not to slice into the living leaf

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‘I survived for a reason’: Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years on

With living memory fading and thousands of Welsh coal tips still posing a threat, a community robbed of justice reflects on how to keep legacy alive

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Ex-Greens co-leader urges council groups to reject Zionism policy

Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay calls conference motion a distraction and says councillors should maintain coalitions where possible

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Israel's far right find fertile ground among first-time voters

More than half a million young people will cast their ballots in Israel next week - and they could make all the difference.

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Server networking equipment at the University of Washington in Seattle

Technology

This startup wants to give everyone an AI personality

A Los Angeles startup believes every person will soon have an AI version of themselves that never logs off. CNN’s Bijan Hosseini gets a look at how it works.

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Do Democrats have inflated expectations for the midterms? Examining the case

Democrats are hungry for a blue wave in the November election, and a series of recent polls has them thinking they could pull off victories in some deeply red territory that...

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Entertainment

Monster Mia review – kooky kid discovers school of beastly besties in wholesome Halloween fun

A scrappy girl discovers her tribe – which includes a vegan vampire – at a school for top scarers in this entertaining pre-teen animation

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Wales make four changes to face Samoa at World Cup

After conceding 13 tries against England on their World Cup debut, Wales will be hoping to fare better against Samoa in Sydney on Friday.

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Lowry joins McIlroy in first ever TGL Trade

Shane Lowry is the first player to be traded in the TMRW Golf League (TGL) as he joins Rory McIlroy at Boston Common Golf for 2027.

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A chaotic few minutes and a beloved MP’s life in the balance: a community grapples with the unfathomable

Wangaratta locals who went to Helen Haines’ aid on Monday have been hailed as heroes. But many remain shellshocked by the alleged attack

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Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs

Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician ‘practised a form of artistic reincarnation’, says choreographer Marcos Morau

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The White House in Washington, photographed circa 2012

Trump says France riots could happen in the US if Democrats win

President Trump tells supporters in Kansas that unrest in France is a warning of what could happen in the US if Democrats win, blaming immigration and “globalist left-wing...

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Irwin backs himself to bounce back after 'hard' year

Glenn Irwin believes he can return to the front of the British Superbike Championship, with an exciting move to Michael Laverty's BMW-backed team providing fresh motivation for...

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Timber framing at a house construction site in Beaconsfield, Australia

Business

After a city council meeting on data centers devolved into chaos, Memphis will vote on whether to pause new construction

Memphis leaders are set to consider a contentious plan Tuesday to pause new data center developments for up to a year — two weeks after a meeting on the issue led to protests...

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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. Wars and economic pressures can make nature seem like a ‘nice-to-have’. But it is a critical...

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