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A woman sifts through a mountain of plastic waste
Environment

The amount of plastic waste produced each year could fill NYC’s Central Park and reach as high as the Empire State Building

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press
September 4, 2024
Boys are taking images of female classmates and using AI to deepfake nude photos. A landmark lawsuit could stop it.
Tech

Boys are taking images of female classmates and using AI to deepfake nude photos. A landmark lawsuit could stop it.

By Matt O'Brien, Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
August 16, 2024
King Charles stands to get a $58 million profit bump after the sovereign’s public estate more than doubled
Leadership

King Charles stands to get a $58 million profit bump after the sovereign’s public estate more than doubled

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July 24, 2024
Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, holds up the Fiscal Plan during the launch of Labour's general election manifesto on June 13, 2024 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Finance

Private equity firms have avoided taxation on over $1 trillion of income thanks to a loophole, new Oxford research reveals

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June 13, 2024
Citibank's London office.
Finance

Trader’s ‘fat finger’ costs Citi $79 million after U.K. fines bank over mistake that triggered 2022 market spasm

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May 22, 2024
Chart shows the top equity markets in the world
Magazine

American stock markets have dominated global trading for most of the last 120 years. Here’s how other big economies measure up

By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew Heimer
May 18, 2024
Subaru Park
Success

Manchester City signs 14-year-old Philadelphia phenom to one of the richest deals in American soccer history

By Anne M. Peterson and The Associated Press
May 9, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Politics

U.K.’s Rishi Sunak wants to reform disability benefits by ending ‘sick note culture’ that ‘overmedicalizes everyday challenges’

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April 25, 2024
A 12-year-old boy looks at a smartphone screen on March 10, 2024 in Bath, England.
Newsletters

Social media bans are old news—now the U.K. is considering banning phone sales to kids under 16

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April 10, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California
Tech

Meta’s former London landlord set for $430 million payday after tech giant’s 9-figure ‘surrender fee’

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March 19, 2024
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Finance

U.K. is overhauling its preferential tax treatment for wealthy foreigners

By Ben Stupples, William Shaw and Bloomberg
March 6, 2024
Heathrow airport
Finance

London’s Heathrow airport turns first profit since the pandemic

By Charlotte Ryan and Bloomberg
February 21, 2024
King Charles is being treated for cancer discovered in the course of ‘routine’ prostate treatment, and will step back from public duties, Buckingham Palace says
Politics

King Charles is being treated for cancer discovered in the course of ‘routine’ prostate treatment, and will step back from public duties, Buckingham Palace says

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February 5, 2024
Range Rover CEO, reeling from his vehicles being too easy to steal, calls for ‘national conversation’ about organized vehicle crime in the U.K.
Finance

Range Rover CEO, reeling from his vehicles being too easy to steal, calls for ‘national conversation’ about organized vehicle crime in the U.K.

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February 2, 2024
Sholto David
Health

32-year-old blogger’s research forces Harvard Medical School affiliate to retract 6 papers, correct another 31

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
January 29, 2024

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