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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday a prisoner swap deal with France was close. The agreement would see French nationals in Iran exchanged for Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian woman arrested in France in February on charges of promoting terrorism online. Talks are reportedly in their final stage.

“Don’t let the boys sell the papers after I die,” a former senior executive in the Murdoch empire recalls Rupert saying in more than one meeting over the years.Murdoch, who was practically born with ink in his veins, built a media empire spanning Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in the US, and the Sun and Times newspapers in the UK.Following his $3.3bn (about £2.4bn) deal to end the long-running family feud over the future control of his business, that decision on whether to sell the papers will be down to his eldest son, Lachlan.The 54-year-old has been heir-apparent…

Daniel Grizelj/DigitalVision via GettyFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysGmail’s new purchases tab helps organize your online purchases.You can still see the soon-arriving package cards.The tab houses shipping updates, order confirmations, and more.Google is making it easier to keep an eye on all of your online purchases.In an announcement Thursday, the company unveiled a new Purchases tab in Gmail that combines all of your purchase and tracking updates in one place.The Purchases tab gives you an overview in your email inbox of your online shopping, including “all purchase-related emails and package updates,” the company said. When you…

Hoarding is often misunderstood, but it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how hoarding impacted her life – and her road to recovery.

A third season of the award-winning drama series Big Little Lies is now in development.According to Deadline, Francesca Sloane has been tapped to write the first episode and she will also act as executive producer alongside series creator David E Kelley. Sloane is best known for co-creating Amazon’s Mr and Mrs Smith series with Donald Glover. Her credits also include writing for Atlanta and Fargo.The news comes on the same day that Deadline also reported an indefinite delay to the second season of Mr and Mrs Smith which had been supposed to star Anora’s Mark Eydelshteyn and the Yellowjackets actor…

Sep 11, 2025, 04:44 PM ETNew York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe had a cortisone shot in his left shoulder on Wednesday after playing through a small tear in his labrum for more than four months.Volpe, who also received a cortisone shot after the All-Star break, aggravated the injury during Sunday’s game and will again sit out Thursday — his third absence in a week.Boone said Volpe remains in “day-to-day mode” and may also miss the opener of a three-game series at Boston on Friday.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe Yankees don’t expect Volpe to be placed on the injured list. Boone said the…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Guide dogs that assist people with blindness or partial sightedness are a powerful reminder of the bond humans have formed with our four-legged companions. Properly trained working dogs serve as a second set of eyes and as a constant, high-stakes assistant, offering an unmatched ability to help their handlers avoid danger and navigate a busy world with confidence. But guide dogs have limitations. Although it may not be obvious to the casual dog lover, these animals can cause headaches for some owners with disabilities. As living…

Visitors seeking the best things to do in Mexico City often head to the leafy corridor of Roma and Condesa, and these days might be surprised by the surge of Americans here: English can be heard on the streets, prices have skyrocketed, and many of the fiery salsas have been tamed. The shifting character of this 500-year-old city (700, if you count back to Tenochtitlán) is nothing new, but the vibe in certain districts—those fully saturated with restaurants, cafés, bars, coffee shops, and clubs galore—is just one of Mexico City’s multitudes. Intrepid visitors should expand their sights beyond these well-trafficked…

Traveling in a wheelchair inevitably has its difficulties — but what happens when you get to your destination and check into your hotel or lodging? At NPR, we’ve written about problems traveling on planes and trains. Now we want to hear, how do things go when you get to your destination and check into your hotel? Sharing your story with us below will help us report the facts about these issues, and we may reach out to find out more and see if you’d be willing to do an interview. We will not share or publish any identifiable information about…

Google search, displayed on a smartphone. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images People Inc. CEO Neil Vogel didn’t mince words this week at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference. Talking about the future of digital media companies like his against the backdrop of an increasingly AI-driven internet, Vogel turned his attention to Google — a company he described as “the worst” when it comes to how publishers are treated in this new era. Vogel’s complaint was straightforward: The old bargain between search engines and publishers is now effectively broken. “Google Search, three years ago, was about 65-ish…