The Guardian Culture

Farewell to Eden by Sebastian Faulks review – conflict and compromise, from a veteran of the genre

A returning British soldier is haunted by his time in Palestine in this panoramic epic set after the second world warSebastian Faulks’s latest book focuses on the most irreconcilable geopolitical struggle of our age, the Israel-Palestine conflict. While “the sound of mortar and machine gun, the collision of flesh and metal” are integral to Faulks’s best known works, such as Birdsong, in his 17th novel the military presence is a peacekeeping one. It’s 1946 and infantry officer Philip De

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The Guardian

Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

A new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, OxfordshireThames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead amid warnings of “catastrophic consequences”.The White Horse reservoir near Abingdon is scheduled to hold 150bn litresof water with a surface area of 6.7 sq km (2.6 sq miles) – almost the same size as Gatwick airport

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Bloomberg Markets

OpenAI President Greg Brockman on Doing Business in the Wake of Hugging Face

How the firm is thinking about pacing the frontier.

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BBC Sport

Episode 2: There's always a contender

There’s a new number one - but not everything is easy when you’re at the top.

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Yahoo Finance

Soaring Oil Prices Put Fed on Track for September Rate Hike

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Bloomberg Markets

Odd Lots: OpenAI’s Brockman on Pacing the AI Frontier (Podcast)

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BBC Sport

How youth helped Nordqvist answer critics and deliver Solheim Cup win

Captain Anna Nordqvist's faith in Europe's young rookies paid off as they delivered crucial points in regaining the Solheim Cup with victory over the United States, writes Iain Carter.

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BBC Sport

Former West Ham keeper Miklosko dies aged 64

Ludek Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for West Ham in the 1990s, and fans sang his name long after his exit.

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The Guardian

AI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development

Shares in tech firms tumble across Asia with Nasdaq also likely to dip later after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back callAI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in “reckless” development citing fears the technology could soon run out of control.Shares in SoftBank, a Japanese investor that is a big backer of OpenAI, slumped 13%, while the South Korean Kospi stock index, which relies heavily on chip makers that supply AI com

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The Guardian

Israel accused of trying to ‘eliminate’ living conditions for Palestinians in West Bank

Report by Israeli human rights group says systematic and broad assault being waged on conditions required for Palestinians’ existenceIsrael is working towards the systematic “elimination” of the conditions that sustain Palestinian collective life in the occupied West Bank, according to a major report published by the human rights group B’Tselem.The Israeli organisation’s hard-hitting report, shared with the Guardian in advance of publication, says Israel is “dramatically intensifying its attacks

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BBC World

Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

Police were called after the man's wife became concerned and asked neighbours to check on her family.

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Bloomberg Markets

Everything Is Now Bullish for Treasuries: 3-Minutes MLIV

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." For up to the minute market intelligence and insight, click MLIV . (Source: Bloomberg)

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BBC Sport

How is NI squad shaping up for quadruple-header?

Northern Ireland will face four Nations League games in 11 days later this month with injuries, summer switches and individual form all making for an interesting selection when Michael O'Neill names his panel on Tuesday.

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ESPN

Harbaugh: Giants' victory vs. Cowboys in debut ranks as No. 1 win right now

John Harbaugh came away pleased with his team's performance in his Big Apple debut.

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BBC Sport

How did the first Ultimate Championship go?

As the inaugural Ultimate Championship concludes, athletics has taken its first strides in a new direction.

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Bloomberg Markets

Essar Agrees to Buy UK Fuel Retailer to Expand Network

Essar Energy Transition Fuels Ltd.’s retail unit has agreed to acquire UK fuel retailer SGN Retail, a deal that could double its network of fuel stations in the country, according to an Essar statement.

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Bloomberg Markets

Solar Industries Bids $1.4 Billion for South Africa’s Omnia

Solar Industries India Ltd. agreed to acquire South African industrial-explosives and fertilizer firm Omnia Holdings Ltd. for 21.8 billion rand ($1.4 billion), seeking to expand in the continent’s mining and agriculture industries.

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Variety

Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Secures Sixth Weekend Crown as ‘Obsession’ Ascends

“The Odyssey” continued its voyage at the summit of the South Korean box office during the weekend of Sept. 11–13. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Christopher Nolan-directed tentpole generated $3.9 million from 449,474 admissions over the three-day frame across 1,648 screens, capturing 51.4% of the […]

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The Guardian

Pauline Hanson’s comments about Indigenous Australians condemned as ‘nasty’ and ‘derogatory’

Indigenous senators have criticised One Nation leader saying the comments showed ‘wilful ignorance’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastFederal parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined in condemning resurfaced comments by Pauline Hanson as “nasty” and “derogatory”, after she labelled Indigenous Australians the “most primitive race on Earth”.The Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri McCarthy, a Y

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Hollywood Reporter

A Bland ‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Suggests a Limited Bari Weiss Effect (So Far)

Led by familiar faces Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Norah O'Donnell, Sunday night's episode was often mediocre, but not in any shocking or dramatically different ways.

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