Former Cambridge professor found dead amid plagiarism allegations
Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead on Friday.
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01 02 Peachland residents to return home Friday, 1 week after Bald Range fire started
As of 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, evacuation orders for all properties in Peachland and Electoral Area West will be downgraded to evacuation alerts, officials say.
Global News
03 Army grounds all Apache helicopter flights
The announcement comes after last week's fatal helicopter crash.
ABC News
04 Roslin, Ont. farmer faces insurance dispute after life-changing accident
A Roslin, Ont., farmer is in dispute with his insurance provider over a $1 million payout to help with his recovery from a severe accident.
Global News
05 Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.
BBC News
06 Struggling Venus Williams suffers 14th straight defeat in Cincinnati rout
Seven-time major champion beaten 6-2, 6-2 Williams, 46, loses 11th match of the season Tsitsipas advances as Dimitrov squanders lead Colombian Emilia Arango handed Venus Williams a 14th straight loss dating to July of last year, defeating the fading seven-time grand slam champion who is currently ranked 615th in 66 minutes by 6-2, 6-2 at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The 46-year-old Williams was given a wild card entry at an event where she reached a semi-final a dozen years ago. She has…
The Guardian
07 UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
BBC News
08 Saskatoon students will return to class on time despite high school blaze, board
Students of a Saskatoon high school that was damaged by a fire last week will return to class on Sept. 2, but the school board says it will be a 'unique situation.'
Global News
09 Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers
Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.
BBC News
10 How Americans deceive ourselves about slavery
Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed explores how slavery is — and isn't — taught. And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped. He spoke with Fresh Air in 2021 and 2023.
NPR
11 Why is Selena Gomez being sued?
BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.
BBC News
12 Marine vet on USS Lincoln's 200+ days without port call: "Very abnormal number"
Jonathan Simkins, editor-in-chief of the Military Times and a Marine Corps veteran, joins CBS News 24/7 to share his thoughts on the reports of poor conditions on the ship and the crew's record-setting deployment.
CBS News
13 As speed cameras spread to more states, so does the backlash from drivers
Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Some don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer.
NPR
14 Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
BBC News
15 Paintings worth $10 million that were stolen in 3-minute heist are recovered
The recovered works are valued at more than $10 million.
CBS News
16 GeneralGlobal · North AmericaInstagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
BBC News
17 How double jeopardy could come into play after Mangione guilty plea
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal counts on Friday. His state trial is currently scheduled to begin on Sept. 8.
CBS News
18 Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
BBC News
19 The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls -- and boys as well
Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Aghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.
NPR
20 21 Feds probe 'mention markets.' And, lawmakers call for investigation into USS Lincoln
Federal regulators are reviewing 'mention markets' that allow wagers on what public figures will say. And, Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into conditions on the long-deployed USS Lincoln.
NPR
22 Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?
BBC News
23 Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses
The mayor of Qusra says Israeli troops have been telling families to leave their houses, using some as barracks.
BBC News
24 Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
BBC News
25 Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear
Under local regulations in the region, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear".
BBC News
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