By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 15:57 BST, 9 August 2026 | Updated: 16:12 BST, 9 August 2026 Primary support for Labor has dropped to its lowest polling level since Kevin Rudd rolled Julia Gillard as party leader in 2013. A Newspoll for The Australian surveyed 1,242 voters across the…
Marcus Rashford returns to Man United nearly TWO years after last appearance – as exiled Red Devils star prepares to link-up with Michael Carrick’s squad
By WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 12:26 BST, 9 August 2026 | Updated: 15:20 BST, 9 August 2026 Marcus Rashford has returned to Manchester United, almost two years after his last appearance for the club. Rashford, 28, made 426 appearances for United after coming through the academy yet his career at…
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
In her upcoming book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” Jill Lepore warns that tech companies are increasingly replacing the functions of democratic government. This shift, she said, marks “a return to tyranny and mystification in the form of rule by algorithms, corporations, machines.” On the latest episode…
On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic sample return mission and the third of its kind. It lifted off on a Proton-K rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and safely landed on the lunar surface nine days later.…
Frankie Grande Supports Ariana Grande Amid Her Plans for a Hiatus
No one loves Ariana Grande harder than Frankie Grande. After the “Love Me Harder” singer spoke out about taking a break from the spotlight following the conclusion of her Eternal Sunshine Tour, her brother made it clear he’ll always be by her side. “Family forever. I will have your back…
Why One Night Only Director Cut ‘So Much Nudity’ From Movie
It turns out Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro’s new romantic comedy, One Night Only, was pared way down — and for good reason. “I went through this on two movies. I have long pages of empirical data about it. … I believe it’s been a societal shift from taking nudity…
Campaigner makes 1700-mile round journey to save rare phone box on remote Scottish island
A campaigner travelled 1,700 miles to make 52 calls from a rare telephone box on a remote Scottish island to stop it from going out of service. William Arnold, 43, embarked on the epic journey from Cornwall to the Isle of Lewis to visit the rural telephone box in Einacleit.…
Why your digital movie purchase doesn’t guarantee 4K, Dolby Vision, or Atmos
Paying $24.99 for a new release, settling in, and then noticing that your TV hasn’t thrown up its Dolby Vision badge may be a small problem, but it’s also a very specific feeling of deflation. The product page said Dolby Vision, but the film is playing in HDR10, the soundbar…
Europe’s wildfires are igniting forgotten WWII and Cold War bombs
When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job. Bomb disposal teams had to work alongside firefighters because the forest floor is contaminated with Cold War-era munitions. Crews could not approach parts of the blaze directly for fear…
What next after $853 million in weekly ETF inflows?
Bitcoin BTC$65,132.04 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in $853.54 million in net inflows for the week ended Aug. 7, the largest weekly total since mid-April, according to data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for the bulk of the activity, attracting $693 million on its own. This surge in inflows offers a…