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Jackie, the bald eagle who has gained worldwide fame over the years, has been diagnosed with anemia and is in “critical” condition.Jackie and her partner, Shadow, have been watched by millions of people over the years through the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, run by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley in California.The eagle is under veterinary care at the Ojai Raptor Center, and despite showing signs of improvement in her anemia last week, her packed cell volume has dropped to 13%, down from 17%.Video produced by Blanca Estrada

Five years on from winning his biggest title in Indian Wells, Britain’s Cameron Norrie has found his form to dump out third seed Alex de Minaur and reach the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.Down 7-5 5-2 with De Minaur on match point, Norrie turned the tables by winning 11 out of the next 13 games to beat the Australian 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-1. Norrie, who has climbed above Arthur Fery to No 36 in the live rankings will become the new British No 1, but the former Wimbledon semi-finalist has ambitions of collecting the second Masters…

Tate McRae has faced lots of scrutiny and assumptions about her career and personal life. Maybe the 23-year-old is savvy enough to know she can’t control the narrative entirely, and she might feel that playing rumor whack-a-mole would be an insufficient use of her time. But in the absence of a clear statement, online audiences have been running wild with the claim that McRae might be MAGA. Earlier this week, McRae appeared on the cover of Variety‘s Power of Young Hollywood issue. When asked why she avoids commenting on any conversations regarding politics — specifically as it pertains to Donald…

We all have our coming-of-age story: a transition to adulthood defined by emotional growth. I’ll let my friends be the judge of whether mine’s happened, but in wine terms, I can pinpoint my coming of age to the day I first tasted a white from Côtes Catalanes IGP. What was this nectar? I’d spent a lifetime chugging things I liked (from Um Bongo to supermarket Macon), but this was not a chugger. The bottle was Domaine Gauby’s Les Calcinaires Blanc 2010, a blend of muscat, chardonnay, macabeu and vermentino from the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees in French Catalonia. I…

Quarter-finals line-up at 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco this weekend (all times GMT): Saturday In Casablanca Ivory Coast v Algeria (1700) In Rabat Morocco v South Africa (2000) Sunday In Casablanca Cameroon v Nigeria (1700) In Rabat Malawi v Ghana (2000) Note: Quarter-finals winners qualify for 2027 World Cup in Brazil AFP

EV imports more than doubled in June quarterElectric vehicle imports have also surged as the US-Iran conflict drove up petrol prices and sent motorists flocking to Chinese manufacturers like BYD, AAP reports.Battery electric vehicle sales more than doubled in the June quarter to 69,414, data from the Australian Automobile Association showed.On the other hand, imports of automated data processing (ADP) equipment – including equipment used to fit out AI datacentres – fell by more than a quarter in the three months to June after a surge at the start of 2026.ShareFuel diplomacy tanks Australia’s trade surplusAustralia has recorded its lowest…

Today’s NYT Strands hints and answersCredit: New York TimesLooking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.Today’s NYT Strands has the ironic theme of “Struggling to find the words” which is basically the thesis of this game itself, especially on hard days. And today’s is rather tricky! Read on for hints, clues and answers below!Looking for Thursday’s Strands? Find our guide right here.How To Play StrandsStrands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s…

It’s been a banner year for oil and gas companies. Some of the world’s biggest oil giants have announced billions of dollars in quarterly profits over the past two weeks, boosted largely by the soaring price of oil thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.But the artificial intelligence boom is also giving fossil fuel companies a new industry to sell their gas, pipelines, and power plants to: data centers. Two American oil and gas companies, Williams and Chevron, are presenting that demand to investors as a huge win.Data centers are becoming “a big driver for both power and gas…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Nils Adler @nilsadler1 reports on how far-right ‘Active Clubs’ use fitness and camaraderie to recruit young white men while masking extremist ideology. Experts warn the decentralized groups are preparing members for real-world violence.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Nasa astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Thursday to install mounting hardware. The hardware will prepare the station’s 3B power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays.The spacewalk lasted 6.5 hours.