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Rumor has it, Apple is working on a low-cost MacBook. And not “low-cost for a Mac,” but a proper cheap laptop, possibly as low as $599. For a company that traditionally targets the more premium end of the market, this would be something of an about-face.Of course, Apple takes great pride in its design and aesthetics. So the company isn’t going to simply take the innards of a MacBook Air, slap them in a cheap plastic case, and call it a day. Instead, Apple is supposedly building a smaller laptop, with a lower-resolution screen and an “entirely new design” around…

I remember so clearly the moment it dawned on me that the mental health ward where my teenage daughter was being treated felt like little more than a prison. Ruth had been so trusting. So had we. That all changed the day she was moved from our local hospital to Thames Ward at Huntercombe hospital in Berkshire. When we left, she walked so easily down to the hospital transport with me and the play therapist – who hugged her tight and waved goodbye. When the van door opened at the other end, the stark building loomed over us. We were…

If you grew up in Latin America, the Caribbean, or diaspora in 2005, you grew up to the thud of a dembow beat.  Whether you winced at it or leaned heavily into it, depending on your age, there’s a strong chance you were at a party de marquesina sweating up on your crush, gyrating in sweaty jeans or a miniskirt. You were in the passenger seat of your cousin’s car riding around Caracas or San Juan or Santo Domingo. You were in a middle school grinding train, figuring out what your hips could do in the eyeshot of horrified chaperones.…

The San Francisco 49ers will start Mac Jones at quarterback against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday while Brock Purdy continues to recover from his turf toe injury, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that Purdy is listed as questionable heading into the matchup with Los Angeles and could be active, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.The fourth-year passer only appeared in two of San Francisco’s first nine contests of the season due to a turf toe injury that he suffered in a Week 1 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Purdy was sidelined for two games after…

Tanzanian police on Saturday arrested a senior official from the opposition Chadema party and charged hundreds of people with treason in a continuing crackdown following last month’s disputed elections. 

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The government’s plan to cap the tax benefits of salary sacrifice schemes will erode trust in the savings system and strike a “reckless” hit on businesses and jobs, according to opposition parties and pensions experts. In salary sacrifice schemes, staff agree to give up some of their wages in return for other benefits, typically pension contributions. This lowers their headline salary so they and their employer pay less national insurance.Employees can currently put up to £60,000 into their salary sacrifice pension scheme per…

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Let us help you. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service—from dramas to comedies to thrillers.If you decide you’re in more of a TV mood, head over to our collection of the best TV series on Netflix. Want more? Check out our lists of the best sci-fi movies, best movies on Amazon Prime, and the best flicks on Disney+.If you buy something using links in our stories, we…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.Headaches are incredibly common, but they’ve gotten surprisingly little attention from scientists.Here to walk us through what we know—and don’t know—about headache science is Tom Zeller Jr. He’s a former New York Times reporter and editor and the current editor in chief of Undark. He’s also the author of a new book called The Headache.On supporting science journalismIf you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world…

Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and like many others in the region became a fisherman like his father, according to friends and relatives. Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration hide caption toggle caption Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration GÜIRIA, Venezuela — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver. The men had little in common beyond their Venezuelan seaside hometowns and the fact all four were among the more than 60 people killed since early…

The deaths from pollution caused by Europe’s biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it will create, lawyers will argue in a court challenge issued on Thursday.In documents submitted to the court, research suggests the air pollution from Ineos’s €4bn petrochemical plant would cause 410 deaths once operational, compared with the 300 permanent jobs the company says will be created.Lawyers, community members and financial experts are taking court action in Belgium’s council for permit disputes to stop the plastics facility.The chemical plant would transform ethane from fracked US shale gas into…