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Driverless cars swarm quiet neighborhood leaving residents fearful
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1083+ words) Driverless cars repeatedly looping around a residential street in Atlanta have left residents fearing for their safety. Residents on Battleview Drive in Atlanta said that the Waymo cars have been circling the cul-de-sac both day and night. Some residents deployed…...
Huge pro-immigration display snuck into Tommy Robinson rally
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (980+ words) The Independent Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Showing now | News Giant pro-immigration message interrupts Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally Led by Donkeys projected a big screen with the…...
President Connolly to meet Irish communities during visit to English cities
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (211+ words) President of Ireland Catherine Connolly will engage with a range of Irish communities during a visit to London and Leeds. The president is making her first official visit to England since her inauguration in November, when she spoke about her…...
Politics latest: Streeting calling for UK to rejoin EU "a bit odd" says minister
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (1031+ words) Culture secretary says Makerfield by-election will be "tough fight" for Andy Burnham Wes Streeting has called for the UK to rejoin the EU as he laid out his bid to No 10 in a much anticipated speech this weekend. The former…...
Scotland and Lions rugby great Scott Hastings dies at 61
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (461+ words) Scotland rugby great Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61. The British and Irish Lions centre won 65 caps in an 11-year Test career that began in 1986 and was part of the most recent Scotland team to win the Grand…...
Former Google executive Matt Brittin to begin tenure as BBC director-general
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (606+ words) Former Google boss Matt Brittin will have his first day in the office as director-general of the BBC on Monday. A former Mc Kinsey consultant, Mr Brittin worked for Google from 2007, leaving in 2025 after being the head of their EMEA…...
Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives
53+ min ago (744+ words) Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologized to the price-conscious customers who might struggle to find affordable flights in its absence....
PHOTO ESSAY: A symbolic marriage ritual and beauty pageant brings India's trans community together
53+ min ago (499+ words) Under stage lights, hundreds of transgender women adjusted their sarees, tucked flowers into their hair, and waited to be called onstage. One by one, they waved to cheering crowds and struck poses at one of India's largest gatherings for the…...
Humans were riding horses 1, 000 years earlier than previously thought
53+ min ago (494+ words) Mass migration of people across Eurasia around 5, 000 years ago could have been driven by advent of horsemanship, researchers say The bond between horses and humans goes back a long way: the animals have played a central role in our species…...
Kyiv couple killed in Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say
53+ min ago (469+ words) Like many Ukrainians, Maryna Homeniuk fled her homeland after Russia's full-scale invasion four years ago. She managed to complete her degree in the Czech Republic, adding Vietnamese to her impressive list of languages, before returning home the following year and…...