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Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really didn't

Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really didn't Few companies have managed to define how people use technology in their everyday lives as resoundingly as Apple. The company, which celebrated its 50th birthday this week, was started by two Steves in a …

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Streetwear and crop tops take World Cup fashion to new heights

Shirt launches are a hotly anticipated part of every World Cup. And this year's campaigns from the two main kit-makers - Adidas and Nike - mark a notable departure from previous competitions, featuring more streetwear-inspired collections than traditional matching football shorts, socks and boots. Inspired by football culture on and …

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ICE wanted to build a detention centre - this small farming town said no

For months, two neighbours, Democrat Gareth Fenley and conservative John Miller, have been united in the same daily mission. Each morning the two get into their cars and drive several miles down the farm-lined roads of their small Georgia town to an empty one-million square-foot gray warehouse. On arrival, they …

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Is season running away from frazzled Arsenal?

"Enjoy your quadruple, pal. " That was the message from the official Southampton X account to a disgruntled Arsenal fan who had chirped back at the Saints' post celebrating their shock FA Cup victory. Just 14 days ago the Gunners were being tipped for an unprecedented quadruple but after defeats …

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Archbishop to pray for Middle East peace in first Easter sermon

The Archbishop of Canterbury will call for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East during her first Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England. Dame Sarah Mullally will pray "with renewed urgency" for peace before a congregation at Canterbury Cathedral, as the US-Israel war against …

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German men under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad

German males aged between 17 and 45 may need to seek approval for lengthy stays abroad, under changes introduced as part of a new law which introduced voluntary military service. The Military Service Modernisation Act, which came into force on 1 January, aims to boost defences following threats from Russia …

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AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary

AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary Warning: This piece refers to scenes of violence from the start When a video went viral appearing to show a Hungarian soldier's execution, its disturbing nature came as a shock to anyone who saw it. Ahead of …

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew describe far side of Moon

The crew for Nasa's Artemis II mission have described seeing the far side of the Moon for the first time. Nasa astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen have entered the third day of their mission on the Orion spacecraft that will …

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Storm Dave to ease on Easter Sunday after amber alert expires

Storm Dave will clear northeast on Easter Sunday, bringing "sunshine and showers" to much of the country, the Met Office has said. An amber wind alert - that had warned of potential danger to life from flying debris in northern England, north-west Wales and southern Scotland - was lifted at …

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'Not fit for purpose' - the secret history of a deadly phrase

"Our system is not fit for purpose. " And with this description of parts of the Home Office in 2006, the then-Home Secretary John Reid minted a phrase that has lodged in the lexicon of British politics. He was speaking a few months after thousands of foreign-born prisoners had been …

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