Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.

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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, say Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from the case.

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And what Will Somerindyke’s company, Regulus Global, means for the future of conflict

In a darkening world, burying one’s head in the sand is a rational strategy

After several glum years, interest is picking up ahead of the new year

An intolerable burden is being placed on future generations that will result in financial crises and political instability

A year of political pressure and partial disclosures preceded the release of long-sought records on Jeffrey Epstein.

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Swedish actress and Sammy Davis Jr's ex-wife, May Britt, has died. She was 91.

It's time to rack up the savings.

"It doesn't get anymore brazen than this."

Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit on the road to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

The stars were not in short supply for Jake Paul's bout against Anthony Joshua on Friday.

It took a little longer than expected, but the favorite came out on top in Miami.

Country is facing epidemic of diabetes and obesity, but experts say widespread and unregulated use of weight loss drugs could put patients at risk

India’s leading doctors have warned of the dangers of an unregulated boom in weight loss injections, and emphasised they are not a magic pill to solve the country’s growing epidemic of diabetes and obesity.

Demand for appetite-suppressing drugs such as Mounjaro, Wegovy and Ozempic has surged since they were introduced into the Indian market this year.

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Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers

Sixty years before a gaunt and deluded nobleman from La Mancha was overdosing on tales of derring-do, visiting his madness on those around him – and single-handedly rewriting the rules of fiction – the deeds of another heroic knight had already made literary history.

Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.

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At a Barbados beach barbecue, I attempted to attract the attention of handsome Dwayne. I ended up with drenched hair and no sunglasses or bikini top

Christmas in Barbados is different. Forget snow and scarves – we do Christmas in flip-flops, sweating through church services and pretending to feel festive because there’s tinsel on a palm tree. Everyone’s singing Mary’s Boy Child as if they’re auditioning for Caribbean Idol, and someone’s auntie is halfway through a bottle of Mount Gay before 11am.

But my weirdest Christmas was when I was about 19 – that magical age when you’re convinced you’re grown, but you still have braces. My mum had taken me “back home” to spend the holidays with family. I was excited because 1) I needed a break from university, 2) I could finally escape the British winter, and 3) I was ready to find a husband.

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From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped

Almost a year since Donald Trump returned to the White House with a rallying cry to the fossil fuel industry to “drill baby, drill”, a backlash against net zero appears to be gathering momentum.

More companies have retreated from, or watered down, their pledges to cut carbon emissions, instead prioritising shareholder returns over climate action.

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Chris Finch didn't waste any time making an impact on Friday.

Arm in arm along the shoreline, locals observed two minutes’ silence in ‘cathartic’ effort to unite the community

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As he stood silently facing the waves on the Bondi shoreline, arm in arm with nearly 1,000 other lifesavers, Lockie Cook let himself feel the pain of the community’s most traumatic week in living memory.

“I feel like that guard’s just dropping,” he said.

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© Photograph: Andrew Quilty

© Photograph: Andrew Quilty

These fitness, tech, clothing and beauty gifts were some of the most popular this year.

He was a foremost authority on the president, tracing his career in unvarnished accounts from his time as California governor through his years in the White House.

The incident Friday evening shut down the Montclair-Boonton Line in Montclair, N.J.

No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese.

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The alleged gunmen in the shooting, Sajid Akram, 50 and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, were from Bonnyrigg, a diverse, multilingual suburb miles from Sydney’s Bondi Beach.