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ToplineFormer high-ranking FBI officials sued the bureau and director Kash Patel on Wednesday, alleging they were unlawfully terminated for challenging the Trump administration or its allies—and claiming Patel said he would be fired if he didn’t do Trump’s bidding by firing FBI officials who investigated the president.FBI Director Kash Patel looks at President Donald Trump during a press briefing at the White House, on Aug. 11.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedKey FactsThree former FBI officials—who served as the bureau’s former acting director, assistant director of its Washington, D.C., field office and special agent in charge of its Las…

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has admitted that some data may have been taken by hackers in a cyber-attack that has halted car production and forced the vehicle-maker to send workers home.The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, initially said it did not believe any customer information had been stolenNow, 11 days after the attack, it has conceded that some data has been impacted but declined to say exactly who the information pertained to, such as customers, suppliers or JLR itself.The affected plants in the UK are not expected to restart until Thursday at the earliest and worldwide production of around…

The death of a 27-year-old man who killed himself in a hospital toilet after waiting 22 hours to be seen by the mental health team was “contributed to by neglect”, a coroner has ruled.Jamie Pearson was admitted to Blackpool Victoria hospital’s A&E department after taking an overdose of high-strength painkillers on 17 August 2024.An inquest heard that Pearson should have been seen within four hours by mental health specialists but was deemed low risk and was still waiting 22 hours later when he killed himself in a toilet.His mother, Julie Knowles, previously told the Guardian her son was “badly failed…

Hollywood Boulevard saw one Titanic star after another on Monday night. Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane reunited at the red carpet premiere of the former’s upcoming movie One Battle After Another at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, 28 years after they played rivals in James Cameron’s 1997 epic disaster-romance. Zane commemorated the duo’s reunion on Instagram, praising his former costar’s talents as well as the vision of One Battle filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.  Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Kate Winslet, and Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Titanic’. Merie Weismiller Wallace/Paramount “Back on the block,” the Phantom star wrote. “Always great to…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. While it would be great to read a dog’s mind to figure out why they chew your shoes or howl at the moon, that technology is probably still a long way off. However, a study published today in the journal PLOS One is offering pet owners and veterinarians a baseline for understanding dog behavior.  The data comes out of the Dog Aging Project, a large-scale research initiative that involves over 40 different institutions. The goal is to conduct rigorous scientific research to define and explain the…

new video loaded: Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones Over Its AirspacetranscriptBacktranscriptPoland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones Over Its AirspaceRussian drones entered Poland’s airspace during an attack on targets across the border in Ukraine, in what the Polish military called an “act of aggression.” It was not clear exactly how many drones had crossed into Poland.“Putin’s message is clear. And our response must be clear, too. We need more pressure on Russia to come to the negotiation table. We need more sanctions.”

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterGetty ImagesLarry Ellison, pictured at an Oval Office meeting earlier this year, has overtaken Elon Musk in fortuneElon Musk has lost his title as the world’s richest person to Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle and an ally of US President Donald Trump.Ellison’s wealth surged to $393bn (£290bn) on Wednesday morning, surpassing Musk’s $385bn (£284bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Shares in Oracle soared more than 40% after the database software company gave investors a surprisingly rosy outlook for its cloud infrastructure business and artificial intelligence (AI) deals. Ellison, whose net worth is tied to the company, has…

As with any new piece of furniture, you’ll want to take a little time to balance your needs with the space and budget you have for it.What is your budget?Prices range widely for standing desks, but you can find a great one to suit your needs at almost any budget. As noted above, the Ikea Trotten Standing Desk was my favorite option under $350.How much space do you have?Make sure you have enough space for your standing desk before you make your purchase. Don’t just consider the room it’s going in, either. Also think about the doors, stairwells and other…

Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesPulp and Wolf Alice are both former winners of the Mercury PrizeBritish band Wolf Alice have broken a Mercury Prize record by becoming the only act in the award’s 34-year history to be nominated for all of their first four albums.The quartet, who won in 2018 for second album Visions of a Life, have claimed their fourth nomination for The Clearing, an album rooted in the sounds of 1970s soft rock.Other nominees for the 2025 music prize include Pulp – also former winners – who are recognised for More, their first album in 24 years.At the age…

Duke. Kansas. Gonzaga. Only three programs — the three listed above, and in that order — eclipsed 700 wins over the last 25 years. So it’s only right that those three, led by Duke and Kansas (with a combined five national titles in that span) headline my rankings of the top 25 programs over the last 25 years. To rank the top 25 programs I dove into every objective data point you can find: Wins, losses, national titles, conference finishes, NCAA Tournament seeding. You name it. I also accounted for subjective data points you can’t…