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New Yorkers who want to see their Instagram or TikTok feed curated by an algorithm, or receive notification after midnight, will soon have to verify their ages to access those features.New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) released a set of final rules on how to implement the SAFE for Kids Act, signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul (D) in June 2024. The rules lay out in more detail what social media platforms subject to the law will need to do in order to comply, including standards for understanding users’ ages, and how to go about obtaining parental consent…

More than 155 scientists, physicians and public health advocates have called for an end to what they describe as the “vilification and harassment of many American scientists” by the Trump administration and its allies.In an open letter published one day before Anthony Fauci, the former top US government science adviser, is scheduled to appear at a high-profile hearing in US Congress, after the Republican-controlled Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee compelled him to testify, the scientists and physicians dismissed allegations against the ex-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid) director as “baseless”.Fauci, 85, who helped guide the country’s…

Team Nigeria’s athletics campaign gathered momentum on Tuesday as five athletes secured places in the men’s and women’s 400m semi-finals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Edidiong Udo led the charge in the men’s event, producing an impressive performance to win Heat One in 45.73 seconds on his international debut for Nigeria over the distance. The 27-year-old finished almost a second ahead of the rest of the field to book his place in Wednesday’s semi-finals at Scotstoun Stadium. His qualification means Nigeria will have two athletes in the men’s 400m semi-finals, with Samuel Ogazi having received a bye into…

This – only the second photography exhibition in Dulwich Picture Gallery’s history – is a quietly contemplative but gripping show that traces two intersecting developments: the construction of the modern urban environment and the language of photography.Focusing exclusively on works from era-defining photographers of the 20th century made in cities across the US, it’s a concise overview that begins with the pictorialist pioneers of New York, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen, and keeps moving through masterpieces, starting with early examples of social documentary photography – Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother and White Angel Breadline, and Lewis Hine’s emblematic portrait of the…

Vacuuming rarely starts with vacuuming. First you have to clear the floor of stray socks and abandoned toys left behind by children, pets or messy partners. Then there’s the irritation of finding the vacuum’s dustbin still full of dirt, or the battery flat because someone forgot to charge it.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.The (take a deep breath – long name coming up) Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro cordless vacuum Ultramarine IA3241UKT certainly won’t pick up the scattered toys for you, but it has…

California’s largest immigration detention center has failed to comply with a judge’s orders to provide adequate healthcare, according to a court-appointed monitor who found the facility was struggling to meet a wide range of medical standards.The California City detention center, located north-east of Los Angeles, was found to have major flaws in the care it provides residents, including significant gaps in emergency care, failures to provide medications in a timely manner, inadequate screenings for health conditions and a lack of accommodations for people with disabilities.A federal judge had ordered the inquiry in February in response to a lawsuit alleging medical…

France cumulative burnt areaFrance050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000acresburned202220192026Jan.MarchMayJulySept.Nov. France cumulative burnt areaFrance050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000acresburned2022201920252026Jan.MarchMayJulySept.Nov.Spain cumulative burnt areaSpain0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000acresburned202520222026Jan.MarchMayJulySept.Nov. Spain cumulative burnt areaSpain0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000acresburned2025202220122026Jan.MarchMayJulySept.Nov. Note: Dashed lines show the latest data, which is often revised upwards. Source: European Forest Fire Information System. The extraordinary growth of a few enormous wildfires in France and Spain in the last two weeks has transformed an above-average fire season into a record-breaking one.Forty percent more land has already burned in France than in the previous record year documented by the European Forest Fire Information System, which began tracking burned areas in 2006.In Spain, the amount of land consumed so far this year is…

ToplinePresident Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC could unintentionally force him to shed light on his own personal finances, as the trust holding the president’s assets was ordered Monday to turn over financial documents to the broadcaster in order to prove Trump’s business and reputation was damaged as much as he claims.President Donald Trump makes an announcement at the White House on July 24.Getty ImagesKey FactsTrump is suing the BBC for allegedly “deceptively” editing a video of the president’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021, which the broadcaster used in a 2024 documentary, claiming the video was edited in…

PayPal is seemingly still open to Stripe’s $53.4 billion takeover bid, just not at the price the latter had offered. On the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call on Tuesday, PayPal CEO Enrique Lores didn’t fully shut down the idea of a deal, saying the company would consider a path that created “superior value” for its shareholders. While that’s not the same as saying, “PayPal’s not for sale,” it still suggests the company doesn’t believe Stripe and Advent International’s current offer of $60.50 per share values it correctly, especially after the company reported better-than-expected profit and revenue, and said it had…

A UK government spokesperson said: “This is a matter for the French authorities.”The French authorities said a handgun shooting exercise had taken place by the public service patrol boat Flamant off the coast of Cap de Gris-Nez.A spokesperson said: “In order to maintain their high level of operability in the current international context, the units of the French Navy train regularly.”Individual training of the combatant is part of the normal activity of a ship in operations.”The regulatory signals as provided for by international standards for this shooting exercise were displayed, and the safety gauge was respected.”This exercise is unrelated to…