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August 30, 20253 min readEPA Fires ‘Dissent’ Statement SignersThe EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health, alongside four more served removal notices By Dan Vergano edited by Jeanna BrynerEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesThe Environmental Protection Agency fired five agency employees who had openly signed a June declaration critical of the Trump administration’s weakening of pollution, climate and health safety rules. Four more were served removal notices by the agency.”EPA supervisors made decisions on an individualized basis,” following investigations, according to an agency statement released on Friday,…

A few years ago, a round-up of hotels in Athens as extensive and luxurious as the one our editors have curated below would have been almost unthinkable. While the Greek capital has long been a city-break destination for history buffs and sunshine seekers, it’s only recently that Athens hotels have caught up with the appetite for long weekends and shoulder-season trips from a chic, jet-setting crew. Far from a stop-over on the way to the islands, Athens is reaping the rewards of a long-overdue renaissance, complete with a buzzing food scene and the surprisingly new phenomenon of rooftop bars with…

A neo-Nazi was among speakers to address the crowd at a tense anti-immigration protest in Melbourne, as similar demonstrations under the banner March for Australia took place in state and territory capitals across the country on Sunday.While the protests were condemned as hateful by the federal government, some politicians attended, including the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, and party member Senator Malcolm Roberts in Canberra and the federal MP Bob Katter in Townsville.The marches were promoted by neo-Nazis, as well as anti-lockdown figures who gained prominence during the pandemic, and other fringe groups but no group publicly claimed responsibility for…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETPower stations are quickly replacing gasoline generators. They’re quieter, safer, require less maintenance, and don’t erupt into a fireball when the instructions aren’t followed. I’m also seeing more campsites, festivals, and commercial outdoor markets starting to prohibit the old generator. Also: The best Labor Day deals live nowPower stations are great, but they aren’t cheap, running into the hundreds and even thousands of dollars, so any time you can grab a discount is a good day. And if you’ve been looking for a power station, I have the discounts.Bluetti, one of the premium power station manufacturers, is slashing prices for…

Paul Dano hasn’t talked about his new film yet. “You’re my first,” the American star laughs to The Hollywood Reporter in his first interview about the Venice-bound political thriller. “So let’s see.” It’s another midweek New York day for Dano, but in no time at all he’ll be setting foot on the lido — for the first time in his career — to present Olivier Assayas‘ The Wizard of the Kremlin, premiering in competition on Aug. 31. The French filmmaker is beloved on the festival circuit having served on both the juries in Cannes and Locarno. He won best screenplay in Venice…

Suranjana TewariBBC Asia business correspondentGetty ImagesModi and Xi last had a bilateral meeting in 2017India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Sunday with the sting of Donald Trump’s US tariffs still top of mind.Since Wednesday, tariffs on Indian goods bound for the US, like diamonds and prawns, now stand at 50% – which the US president says is punishment for Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil.Experts say the levies threaten to leave lasting bruises on India’s vibrant export sector, and its ambitious growth targets.China’s Xi Jinping, too, is trying to revive a sluggish Chinese economy at a time…

Everton’s Jack Grealish (centre) celebrates with the fans after the Premier League match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Picture date: Saturday August 30, 2025. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)PA Images via Getty Images In Wolverhampton on Saturday, just as was the case the previous week in Liverpool, there was one man in the blue of Everton who got the fans off their feet when he received the ball. Tapping the ball with the inside of his right boot and shifting his shoulders, Jack Grealish looked every inch the creative mastermind England fell in love with in the summer…

Since it’s hard to predict where this is all going, it’s likely to Microsoft’s long-term advantage to develop its own models. It’s also possible Microsoft has introduced these models to address use cases or queries that OpenAI isn’t focused on. We’re seeing a gradual shift in the AI landscape toward models that are more specialized for certain tasks, rather than general, all-purpose models that are meant to be all things to all people. These new models follow that somewhat, as Microsoft AI lead Mustafa Suleyman said in a podcast with The Verge that the goal here is “to create something…

With the 4K restoration of master Bimal Roy‘s “Do Bigha Zamin” (Two Acres of Land) set for its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival‘s Classics section, India’s Film Heritage Foundation director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur is reflecting on the monumental effort to restore the 1953 Indian cinema landmark — and why the film remains essential viewing seven decades later. “Bimal Roy made ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ two years before Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali,’” Dungarpur tells Variety. “Satyajit Ray said about Bimal Roy that he was able to sweep aside the cobwebs of the old tradition and introduce a realism and…

College football has never been more unpredictable as the transfer portal and NIL deliver massively transformed rosters. And with that, Week 1 gave us one of the most electric weeks of college football that we’ve had in years. Right off the top, five AP Top 25 teams fell before the end of Week 1, including three in the top 10. Texas became the first preseason No. 1 team to lose its opener since Miami fell to BYU in 1990. But even down the board, there were major shakeups. Auburn looked the part of a complete team in a dominant win against Baylor.…