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Tony Popovic has opened the door for a Socceroos World Cup selection shock by including 17-year-old fullback James Overy in the squad for two crucial friendlies later this month.The Manchester United youth player has trained with the first team at club level since returning from Australia’s campaign at the U-20 World Cup in Chile last month, reportedly impressing Red Devils coach Ruben Amorim.The Socceroos head coach brought in the highly-touted right-back – who grew up in Perth but has also represented Scotland at youth level – as part of 11 changes to the squad selected for last month’s friendlies against…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A frog’s lifecycle is likely one of the earliest bits of science that many of us remember learning. They start as eggs, hatch into tadpoles, and soon grow into the recognizable adult amphibians. Pretty simple and straightforward, right? While that remains true for the vast majority of the planet’s nearly 8,000 known frog species, a handful of the amphibians have evolved a more streamlined reproductive process. Members of the Nectophrynoides genus (more commonly known as tree toads) don’t bother with the egg and tadpole stages. Instead,…

Abby Zwerner, 28, was shot in 2023 as she sat in a first-grade classroom and sustained life-threatening injuries.Published On 7 Nov 20257 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA jury in the state of Virginia in the United States has awarded $10m to a former teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student.The jury on Thursday sided with former teacher Abby Zwerner’s claim, made in a civil lawsuit, that an ex-administrator at the school had ignored repeated warnings that the six-year-old child had a gun in class.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listZwerner, 28, was shot in January…

Now that Tesla stockholders have approved a plan to offer Elon Musk close to $1tn, the clock is ticking to make the company worth eight times more than it is today.If Musk can grow Tesla to over $8tn in value for stockholders over the next decade, he will be well on his way to becoming the world’s first trillionaire.More than 75% of shareholders voted in favor of the historic compensation plan during a vote at the company’s headquarters in Austin on Thursday. After the votes were in, Musk took the stage and danced after the news was announced.“It’s not just…

For decades now, the Mario Party franchise has dominated the niche of the best multiplayer party games you can play with friends on your couch — or now, online. Despite challenges from games like Fuzion Frenzy, Super Monkey Ball, Rayman Raving Rabbids and more, none have stolen Nintendo’s crown. But now, Sega is making a play for the casual party game space with Sonic Rumble, a new title featuring the company’s iconic hedgehog and his friends. The free-to-play game is now available on PC, as well as on mobile for iOS and Android phones, allowing up to 32 players to join…

Cancer patients should have the legal right to be treated within two months, even if that means the NHS has to pay for them to be treated privately or abroad, according to international experts.Writing in the Lancet Oncology, they say cancer patients should have the legally enforceable entitlement to be treated within 62 days of an urgent referral by a GP.This would bring the UK in line with Denmark, where cancer patients already have a statutory right to timely treatment.International research shows that every four weeks of delay in cancer treatment increases the risk of death by up to 10%.…

When Rosalía announced her album Lux last month, she described the album as the “emotional arc of feminine mystique, transformation, and transcendence,” hinting at heady themes and high-minded production. The Spanish star more than delivered. Lux is out now, showcasing operatic inspirations, collaborations with the London Symphony Orchestra, and careful training Rosalia perfected through years of work.  Rolling Stone lauded Lux as an instant classic, calling it “a truly timeless work of art” that “no other pop star could have made.” It’s also a deeply personal album. Already, the lyrics in 14 languages have turned stans into forensic analysts as…

Phil Mackie,Midlands correspondent and Tanya Gupta,West MidlandsReutersMore than 700 officers were deployed in Birmingham to police the matchHundreds of protesters descended on Birmingham to demonstrate at the controversial Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.Eleven arrests were made amid a huge police operation, with more than 700 officers deployed for the Europa League match.A large number of pro-Palestinian supporters waved banners and flags outside Villa Park, while a smaller group of pro-Israeli campaigners marched towards the ground in the wake of the decision to ban away fans from the game.Ch Supt Tom Joyce said the vast police presence had been…

A new memo on the climate crisis from Bill Gates relies on “straw man” arguments about the threat to humanity and “false dichotomies” between spending on climate or aid for the poor, some climate scientists say.Published last week, the tech billionaire’s 17-page missive called for a “strategic pivot” away from focusing on slashing emissions and towards preventing poverty and suffering. It was quickly picked up by some on the right, including Donald Trump, who hailed it as a much-needed backpedaling on climate efforts.“I (WE!) just won the War on the Climate Change Hoax. Bill Gates has finally admitted that he…

A UPS MD-11 cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing 12.Investigators are still sifting through the wreckage of a UPS cargo jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Tuesday evening. Officials have confirmed at least 12 fatalities in the accident, including three crewmembers operating the flight. In an initial briefing, a spokesperson from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared that a jet engine mounted on the wing of the UPS jet, a widebody McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, had detached during the aircraft’s takeoff roll. The jet, loaded with 38,000…