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Sofia Bettiza,BBC Global Health Reporter and Woody Morris,BBC World Service, DenmarkBBCKeira says she sobbed uncontrollably when her baby was taken away from herWhen Keira’s daughter was born last November, she was given two hours with her before the baby was taken into care.”Right when she came out, I started counting the minutes,” Keira, 39, recalls. “I kept looking at the clock to see how long we had.”When the moment came for Zammi to be taken from her arms, Keira says she sobbed uncontrollably, whispering “sorry” to her baby.”It felt like a part of my soul died.”Now Keira is one of…

Other Sex Toys We LikeLovense Osci 3 Photograph: LovenseWe test a lot of sex toys and accessories here at WIRED, and there isn’t enough room in one list for all of our favorite picks. There’s barely enough room on this list for all the toys we’d consider phenomenal, let alone the ones we consider the absolute best. So here are some other products that are great in their own right and worth checking out.Lovense Osci 3 Rabbit Vibrator for $114: Rabbit vibrators are often associated with vulvas because they simultaneously stimulate the G-spot and clitoris, but the flexibility of the…

new video loaded: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Tells a Story Through ColorAlice Brooks, the cinematographer of “Wicked: For Good,” explains the meaning and intention behind the color choices in the film.By Sarah Bahr, Edward Vega, Gabriel Blanco and Laura SalaberryNovember 22, 2025

Nick WagonerNov 22, 2025, 07:12 PM ETCloseNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 and 2023 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam’s subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team’s relocation and stadium saga.SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the San Francisco…

In the Arctic, a major variable for future climate change lives in the ground, invisible.Microbes in the layers of soil just above the frozen permafrost metabolize carbon, turning it into carbon dioxide and methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas. As these soils warm, more carbon is being unlocked, potentially setting in motion a warming feedback loop sometimes nicknamed the “methane bomb.” Now, new research on the microbial denizens of Arctic soils indicates that such a vicious cycle may not be inevitable.By cataloging the kinds of microbes found in permafrost soils from around the Arctic, as well as in recently…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

A Ukrainian delegation, bolstered by representatives from France, Germany and the UK, is preparing for direct talks with Washington in Switzerland on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been “holding phone conversations with all of the other foreign allies of Ukraine,” said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Kyiv Gulliver Cragg. “They have worked out a strategy of not making any [. . .] ‘loud statements’ [. . .] they are being very diplomatic,” added Cragg. 

Black Friday is less than a week away, but official sales at the big retailers have already started. We’re tracking the best laptop sales from Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Acer at the big retailers: Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. Also: The best laptops of 2025: I’ve tested dozens of laptops and these are my favoriteIf you’re looking for a new machine, you’re in luck, because all the laptops on sale on this list were hand-picked by our team of experts, applying a rigorous testing methodology to evaluate hardware specs such as RAM, storage, and battery life, and most importantly, performance. We…

André Corrêa do Lago, center, the president of the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, sat as negotiators huddled in last-minute deliberations on Saturday. Andre Penner/AP hide caption toggle caption Andre Penner/AP This year’s United Nations global climate conference in Brazil ended on Saturday with a formal agreement that failed to address phasing out fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming. The United States was conspicuously absent from this year’s talks, known as COP30, after the Trump administration refused to send a delegation to Belém, Brazil. In the end, the conference delivered only modest progress on international efforts to…

The Fox News announcement of a new podcast series on Jesus Christ has turned into a bizarre holiday tale in Hollywood, as several actors attached to massive, 52-episode project claim their recordings date back 15 years and are being released without their prior knowledge.The new audiobook titled The Life of Jesus Christ Podcast, announced on Wednesday as part of a splashy rollout for the network’s new Christian vertical called Fox Faith, purports to guide listeners “through the life, teachings, and miracles of Jesus Christ”, with each episode introduced by Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt.The announcement boasted that more than…