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  1. Spain Says Most Ceuta Migrants Have Returned

    Spain Says Most Ceuta Migrants Have Returned

    Spain says almost all of the 50,000 to 60,000 people who entered Ceuta have returned to Morocco, as the death toll reaches 67 and scrutiny grows over how those departures occurred.

    6 min read
  2. Ceuta Migrant Surge Draws Troops and EU Alarm

    Ceuta Migrant Surge Draws Troops and EU Alarm

    Spain has reinforced Ceuta after about 60,000 arrivals and at least 34 reported deaths, prompting disputes over returns and Schengen rules.

    6 min read
  3. AC Milan great Franco Baresi dies at 66

    AC Milan great Franco Baresi dies at 66

    The former AC Milan captain, who won the 1982 World Cup with Italy and spent his entire senior career at one club, has died aged 66.

    4 min read
  4. She Took Her Allegations Public. Twelve Days Later, Sara Gilson Was Dead

    She Took Her Allegations Public. Twelve Days Later, Sara Gilson Was Dead

    Oklahoma influencer Sara Gilson was allegedly shot dead by her estranged husband just days after publicly accusing him of sexually abusing a minor. Her death has raised urgent questions about protective orders, domestic violence and the dangers victims can face while trying to leave a relationship.

  5. Circle K Kiosk Joke Exposed a Phone Number

    Circle K Kiosk Joke Exposed a Phone Number

    A viral Circle K checkout screenshot looked like an AI failure, but the $8.5 billion donation appears to have exposed a stranger’s phone number instead.

    4 min read
  6. Briton Faces RAF Akrotiri Spying Case

    Briton Faces RAF Akrotiri Spying Case

    Rashad Sultanov is accused of conducting hostile surveillance at the British military base in Cyprus and sharing intelligence with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

    2 min read
  7. Arizona Swatting Shooting Brings $320M Claim

    Arizona Swatting Shooting Brings $320M Claim

    Axeel Melendez warned police that hackers might target his home. Less than 48 hours later, deputies responding to a hoax call shot him, leaving him paralyzed.

    5 min read
  8. Air Conditioning in the UK Faces a Heat Test

    Air Conditioning in the UK Faces a Heat Test

    As British homes overheat, experts and politicians are debating where air conditioning is necessary and where better design should come first.

    8 min read
  9. Meta Plans a Push Into Personal AI Agents

    Meta Plans a Push Into Personal AI Agents

    Mark Zuckerberg says Meta wants always-on AI agents to help with health, relationships, finances and other personal goals, but trust remains a hurdle.

    4 min read
  10. PETA Eyes Empty KFC for Chicken Empathy Museum

    PETA Eyes Empty KFC for Chicken Empathy Museum

    PETA wants to turn a vacant Fleetwood KFC into a museum about chickens, but the proposal remains preliminary as the group searches for the owner.

    5 min read
  11. EA CEO’s Battlefield 6 Rewards Hit £29 Million

    EA CEO’s Battlefield 6 Rewards Hit £29 Million

    Andrew Wilson’s compensation climbed as EA celebrated Battlefield 6 milestones and cut jobs across the studios that developed the hit shooter.

    3 min read