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World’s most popular YouTube star MrBeast sues fast food company over ‘revolting’ burger

The world’s most popular YouTube star is suing the company behind his fast food chain after fans called the food “low quality” and “inedible”....

NASA loses contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mildly embarrassing case of human error

After days of silence, NASA has heard back a spacecraft it lost contact with following a mildly embarrassing case of human error. The space...

‘Chief UNO Player’ wanted – as toy company Mattel offers five-figure sum for one month’s work

Skip, reverse, draw and wild cards have been features of the hit game UNO for years and one lucky person will have the chance...

Environment

Caterpillar hits an all-time high, delivering big on an item that sank the stock last quarter

Club holding Caterpillar (CAT) delivered another strong quarter before the opening bell Tuesday, sparking a much-deserved rally of more than 8% to an all-time...

Technology

Amazon employees leak secret info that marketplace sellers can buy on Telegram

Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day in Melville, New York, US, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Johnny Milano |...

Technology

Twitter, now called X, sues researchers who showed rise in hate speech on platform after Musk takeover

In this photo illustration, Elon Musk’s photo is displayed on a phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the new logo of...

Politics

By-election to be held after COVID rule-breaker MP Margaret Ferrier loses seat

Margaret Ferrier has lost her parliamentary seat following a successful recall petition. A by-election will now be called for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West...

Technology

Apple expected to post third consecutive down quarter, but its forecast is more important

Tim Cook arrives at Sun Valley’s Allen & Company meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC Apple is expected to post...

Lizzo accused by former dancers of sexual harassment and weight-shaming

Former backup dancers for Lizzo have filed a lawsuit against the singer, accusing her of sexual harassment and of allegedly creating a hostile work...

World

Ukraine war: China limits drone exports as Russia compares Moscow strike to 9/11

China is to limit the export of long-range drones over fears they are being converted for military use in Ukraine. Beijing says it will...

Boy, 5, drowns in pool at Cornwall holiday resort

A five-year-old boy has drowned at a holiday park in Cornwall. Robin Caliskan was on holiday with his family at the Atlantic Reach holiday...

Sports

75 things for NASCAR’s 75th anniversary: Greatest races

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 08:34 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010,...

Sports

From Ohio State to TCU: The 17 teams that can make the College Football Playoff

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Even Alabama...

Science

How Apple’s Future AirPods Models May Let You Measure Brain Activity

AirPods — Apple’s truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones — could double as a health monitoring tool in the future, according to a patent application...

World

David Hunter: British expat guilty of Cyprus mercy killing visits wife’s grave for first time after prison release

A British pensioner who killed his terminally ill wife in Cyprus to end her suffering has visited her grave for the first time the...

World

France and Italy to fly citizens out of Niger – as two West African nations back the coup

France and Italy have announced plans to fly their citizens out of Niger following a military coup in the country. It comes after Niger’s...

World

Aung San Suu Kyi receives partial pardon from Myanmar’s military junta but to stay under house arrest

Myanmar’s junta has pardoned ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for some of the offences she denies – more than two years after...

World

Typhoon Doksuri: At least 11 dead in Beijing as heavy rains cause floods and force thousands from their homes

At least 11 people have died in Beijing after one of the strongest storms to hit the country in years. Dozens more are missing...

World

16 construction workers killed in India as crane collapses while new bridge is built

At least 16 construction workers were killed and several others feared trapped after a crane collapsed during the building of a bridge in India....

Business

Net profits of £2bn for BP between April and June – but it’s a sharp fall from the year before

BP has recorded a big drop in profits in the first half of its financial year, as energy prices fell from the highs seen...