July 13, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Meta Threads engagement has dropped off since red-hot debut, tracking firms say

Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images What comes up must come down — at least in the case of user engagement on...

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Meta Threads engagement has dropped off since red-hot debut, tracking firms say

Hollywood actors announce strike as Oppenheimer stars walk out of London premiere

Hollywood’s film and TV industry will effectively be shut down after American actors announced they will join writers by going on strike. The decision...

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Hollywood actors announce strike as Oppenheimer stars walk out of London premiere

LeBron James rejects retirement rumours and confirms he will play 21st NBA season in ESPYs speech

LeBron James says he will return for the next NBA season, dispelling rumours he was about to retire. The 38-year-old basketball star announced the...

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LeBron James rejects retirement rumours and confirms he will play 21st NBA season in ESPYs speech

Larry Nassar: Disgraced gymnastics doctor was stabbed in jail after making lewd remark during Wimbledon match

Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed in his prison cell after making a lewd remark during a women’s Wimbledon match. Nassar – a...

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Larry Nassar: Disgraced gymnastics doctor was stabbed in jail after making lewd remark during Wimbledon match

Colorado dentist accused of killing wife ‘searched how to make murder look like heart attack’, court hears

A US dentist accused of the fatal poisoning of his wife searched the internet for “how to make murder look like a heart attack”...

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Colorado dentist accused of killing wife 'searched how to make murder look like heart attack', court hears

In this neighbourhood, people openly inject the ‘zombie drug’ Tranq on every street corner

After just 15 minutes on the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighbourhood, an encounter that was everything. It was illustrative of a crisis out of...

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In this neighbourhood, people openly inject the 'zombie drug' Tranq on every street corner

Science

Chandrayaan-3 Launch Live Streaming: When and Where to Watch ISRO’s Mission

Chandrayaan-3, ISRO‘s third lunar mission, is all set to take off on July 14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The...

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Chandrayaan-3 Launch Live Streaming: When and Where to Watch ISRO's Mission

Politics

‘Unconscionable’: Junior doctors hit back at 6% pay rise – as union demands 35%

The government has put the UK in an “unconscionable” position by forcing through pay rises on the back of cuts to existing budgets, according...

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'Unconscionable': Junior doctors hit back at 6% pay rise - as union demands 35%

Politics

China ‘aggressively’ targeting UK – but government has ‘no strategy’ to tackle it, Intelligence and Security Committee of MPs says

The government has “no strategy” to tackle the threat from China and has left the UK “severely handicapped” due to its “short-termist approach”, according...

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China 'aggressively' targeting UK – but government has 'no strategy' to tackle it, Intelligence and Security Committee of MPs says

Politics

Unions win challenge against agency staff filling in for striking workers

Unions have won a legal challenge against a law change which allowed companies to use agency staff to fill in the roles of striking...

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Unions win challenge against agency staff filling in for striking workers

Politics

COVID-19 inquiry: Brexit preparation ‘helped’ COVID response, Michael Gove argues

Planning for a no-deal Brexit was “some of the best preparation” possible for the COVID pandemic, Michael Gove has argued. The veteran Tory, who...

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COVID-19 inquiry: Brexit preparation 'helped' COVID response, Michael Gove argues

Technology

Elon Musk’s Twitter files data-scraping lawsuit against unknown defendants

Twitter CEO Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, June...

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Elon Musk's Twitter files data-scraping lawsuit against unknown defendants

Technology

Here’s the new default font for Microsoft Outlook and Word: Aptos

Goodbye, Calibri. Microsoft has named the next default font for its productivity applications, such as Word and Outlook, after testing five candidates it introduced...

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Here's the new default font for Microsoft Outlook and Word: Aptos

Sports

Ranking the college football conferences with the best chance at two playoff teams

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC...

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Ranking the college football conferences with the best chance at two playoff teams

Sports

What do NASCAR, IndyCar drivers drive away from the track?

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorJul 13, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist spoke to ESPN about what he drives when he’s...

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What do NASCAR, IndyCar drivers drive away from the track?

Technology

Former Celsius CEO arrested, company agrees to pay $4.7 billion settlement

Alex Mashinsky, former chief executive officer of Celsius Network Ltd., leaves court in New York, US, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Yuki Iwamura |...

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Former Celsius CEO arrested, company agrees to pay .7 billion settlement

World

Cerberus heatwave: European data shows land temperatures are scorching – and it’s about to get much worse

The heatwave affecting southern Europe has been building for months. And it’s about to get much worse. Temperatures have been consistently above 40C since...

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