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Fed cuts US interest rates again despite 'flying blind'
Central bank votes to lower cost of borrowing even as US government shutdown limits data for decision Source link
'We weren't at our best today' – Edwards on World Cup exit
England head coach Charlotte Edwards says her side “weren’t at our best today” after their 125-run defeat by South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals. Source link
Nature documentary shot on Super 8 film is ravishing and unpredictable
In Ed Sayers’s breathtaking documentary, a global community of film-makers capture the wildlife in their local areas. It’s a bold departure from the glossy perspective of traditional nature documentaries, says Simon Ings Source link
Provocative book sets out to solve the hard problem of consciousness
Can sea slugs form abstract thoughts? Do we dare to see any “purpose” in evolution? Is the subjective just a complicated form of the objective? Nikolay Kukushkin’s One Hand Clapping is a bold voyage around the mysteries of the human mind, finds Thomas Lewton Source link
France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case
The debate over the change in legislation gained renewed urgency following the mass rape trial which shocked France last year. Source link
New Scientist recommends Never Let Me Go
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week Source link
Afghan man, 22, charged after dog walker killed in London triple stabbing
A 22-year-old man has been charged after a dog walker was killed and two others injured in a stabbing in Uxbridge. Source link
Heathrow, NatWest and Minecraft sites down in global Microsoft outage
Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform are hit with DNS issues, similar to Amazon’s recent outage. Source link
Rees-Zammit 'positive' about Wales return
Bristol wing Louis Rees-Zammit says he hopes to be fit for Wales’ autumn opening game against Argentina on Sunday, 9 October. Source link
Nvidia hits new milestone as world's first $5tn company
The US chip-maker has rapidly climbed from a niche graphics-chip manufacturer to an AI titan. Source link