Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war
He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union. Source link
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‘Borrowing costs hit 28-year high’ and ‘Come cry with me’
The upcoming local elections on Thursday and jet fuel shortages dominate Wednesday’s papers. Long-term borrowing costs have hit at 28-year high, the Guardian reports, as Labour is “under pressure” to protect low-income households from soaring utility bills before winter. Elsewhere, superstar Beyoncé’s eye-catching skeleton dress at the Met Gala dominates the top picture spot. Source…
NASA’s back to the ’90s • The Register
OPINION NASA’s budget and its new administrator’s statements are evoking a ghost from the agency’s past: Faster, better, cheaper. The agency closed out the last century with a near decade-long experiment in doing more with less. Administrator Dan Goldin championed the philosophy as NASA faced criticism that its flagship programs, including the Cassini mission to…
Compass Shares Surge After 2Q Revenue Forecast Beats Estimates
Compass Inc. shares soared as much as 21% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the real estate brokerage company forecast stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue. Source link
Vulture Crowns 30 Reality Television Icons in Its Inaugural Masterminds Feature
Vulture has unveiled its first-ever Reality Masterminds class, naming 30 figures the outlet says are shaping “television’s most tantalizing genre.” Leading the inaugural feature are three names that carry real cultural weight: Nene Leakes, Michelle Visage, and Ariana Madix. The announcement landed on Vulture’s Instagram this week, alongside a portfolio of portraits photographed by Aspictures…
India's fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival
Mamata Banerjee loses West Bengal state, throwing her party – and political future – into doubt. Source link
Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid (2-1 agg): Is this Gunners’ time to win Champions League?
It might seem odd to suggest an English club reaching a Champions League final have been in danger of going under the radar – but that has almost been the case for Arsenal this year. Such has been the immense pressure piled upon Mikel Arteta’s side to end their 22-wait for a Premier League title,…
Brad Rea reflects on Lyndon Arthur defeat as he targets comeback win over Liam Cameron
Brad Rea gave a titanic effort, even flooring his man in the second round, but was ultimately denied a European title triumph over Lyndon Arthur in November. ‘The Sting’ had previously elevated his career by claiming the EBU title, unanimously outpointing Shakan Pitters with an assertive performance last June. In his light-heavyweight encounter with Arthur,…
Tim Scott confident GOP will keep Senate control after midterms, but House 'is a different story'
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) predicted Tuesday that his party will maintain control of the Senate in November, but he was not as certain about the House. “Republicans will stay in the majority,” the South Carolina Republican told Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. When Gasparino……
‘CopyFail’ attackers start cashing in on Linux flaw • The Register
CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed “CopyFail” is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431, the bug sits in the Linux kernel and gives low-level users a way to take full control of a system by modifying data they should only be able…