The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

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Processed-food giants and produce growers are tweaking products and ads to reach the Make America Healthy Again movement. But the strategy carries risks.

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We explain the benefits and the risks.

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Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.

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Plus, a C.I.A. secret up for auction.

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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska will be watching with trepidation.

The president and his allies have berated local officials. Yet the federal government has often made it harder for those officials to manage the capital.

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much relief officials can ultimately provide to borrowers.

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A guitarist in a death metal band was one of several people who found that personalized deep brain stimulation eased their pain and helped them reduce pain medication.

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It can feel overwhelming to watch a dance. But if you follow the hands, they can unlock the mysteries of a moving body.

Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.

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Andrew Cuomo is basing his new line of attack against Zohran Mamdani on a certain definition of wealth. But the reality is complicated.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul, who withheld an endorsement in the New York City Democratic primary, has yet to endorse the winner, Zohran Mamdani.

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Nicole Byer said she supports Trump hosting this year's Kennedy Center Honors: “Anything that distracts him from running this country into the ground.”

Sleuths have solved three of the panels of the Kryptos sculpture at the agency’s headquarters. Now the artwork’s creator is announcing the sale of the solution to the fourth.

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Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.

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Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland celebrate exam results, with many finding out if they will progress to university, an apprenticeship or work

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Paul Doyle, 53, is accused of driving into crowds of Liverpool football fans as they left a victory parade

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US and Russian presidents to meet at 11.30am local time in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday 15 August

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(I know, this No10 mug is really cool, but it doesn’t appear that it’s in open sales – a quick Google tells me it was commissioned ‘years ago’ and meant as a gift for foreign leaders visiting London. So if you want one, you need to get elected somewhere, I suppose.)

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Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos

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Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said.

The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on Bremanger, western Norway, to Moscow.

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‘The strategy he’s chosen to follow are not what I would’ve expected,’ filmmaker who unleashed Trump’s vice president upon the world said

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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said on Thursday, 11 August, that there are “no immediate plans” to change interest levels on student loan repayments.

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NFL great Brady, a minority shareholder in Birmingham, was shown criticising Rooney’s work ethic during his time as manager of the club in a recent documentary

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