Tracker of attitudes towards artificial intelligence also finds almost half of the public would prefer to avoid it One in three university students...

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‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last “On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said cases of the disease had been reported locally and panic was engulfing the area because of the lack of a vaccine for the Bundibudyo strain.

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American contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, CDC says

A medical group says an American doctor tested positive after being exposed while treating patients.

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Rural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study finds

Closure of local shops and poor public transport leave households struggling to access healthy and affordable food ‘Absolutely beautiful’ but no...

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Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump, lost the Republican primary in Louisiana. And, the WHO has declared a global health emergency over a new Ebola outbreak.

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Anthropic to share Mythos cyber flaw findings with global finance watchdog

Startup has declined to release Claude Mythos AI model publicly amid fears it could be used by hackers Business live – latest updates Anthropic is...

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Shakira in line for €55m payout as Spanish court rules tax fines were wrong

Singer says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 status A court in Madrid has ordered Spain’s tax authority to pay Shakira back more than €55m (£48m) after ruling that it had wrongly imposed huge fines on the Colombian singer and philanthropist because it had made mistakes over her tax status. In a statement released on Monday, the Audiencia Nacional said it had accepted an appeal from Shakira against the fine she was handed five years ago after the Agencia Tributaria claimed she had not paid the necessary tax in Spain in 2011.

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National Conversation project launches as Britain risks ‘being torn apart by differences’

Commission led by Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas asks public to share vision of community and country to help rebuild social cohesion Sajid Javid has...

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My insane anti-monetisation strategy: Everything is public domain!

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Updating Wikipedia pages boosts public trust in scientific organizations, study finds

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Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races Before the Age of Linotype

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‘A place for everybody’: Stockholm to open its first publicly run sauna

Unlike its Nordic neighbours, finding a place in the Swedish capital to bada bastu is hard, with years-long waiting lists at member clubs There is little doubt that Stockholm is a city of sauna-goers. All year round, from early morning to late into the night, the city’s residents can be seen emerging from wooden huts, a trail of woodsmoke coming from the chimney, and lowering themselves into the deep brackish waters of the Swedish capital’s shoreline.

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First Public macOS Kernel Memory Corruption Exploit On Apple Silicon M5

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Trump’s ouster of Republican senator sends shockwaves through Senate GOP

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Minister defends Mandelson file redactions and says documents to be released in June – UK politics live

Darren Jones says release will be ‘one of the largest government publications ever laid in this house’ On Friday parliament’s intelligence and security committee issued a damning statement about the government’s response to the humble address requiring the release of documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. It said the government was not fully complying with what is in effect an instruction from the Commons.

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The Republican who stood up to Trump is hoping for a big win against president

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, who has crossed Trump on federal spending and the Epstein files, faces Republican voters.

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Chuck Schumer slams “Ballroom Republicans” in fighting for funding President Trump's ballroom while Americans' cost of living rises: "Whether ballroom stays, goes, or gets buried, GOP are pushing bill that does nothing meaningful to lower costs. Democrats are going to fight with everything we have."

Chuck Schumer slams “Ballroom Republicans” in fighting for funding President Trump's ballroom while Americans' cost of living rises:

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Article tone: Hopeful

Thames Water rescue deal threatened by uncertainty over next prime minister

Exclusive: Potential investors fear Andy Burnham could push to bring utility companies into public ownership A rescue deal for Thames Water is under...