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 Friday track sessions at Honda Indy Markham cancelled
After fans waited for hours to see some action on the track Friday, IndyCar representatives said no cars will be hitting the newly resurfaced race course until Saturday.
Global News
03 TTC worker stabbed near Bloor-Yonge station
A TTC worker is recovering after being stabbed near Bloor-Yonge station Friday morning. Police are looking for a male suspect in the 'unprovoked' attack.
Global News
04 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
05 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
06 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
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 Trial of man accused of ordering Tupac Shakur's killing set to begin Monday
The trial for the former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder will begin Monday. Attorney Chris Melcher joins CBS News to discuss the case.
CBS News
09 Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter
Nvidia's stake in SpaceX, which came through an investment in xAI, was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter.
CNBC
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 23 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
24 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?
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