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AI-generated “brain rot” videos are popping up all over the internet and getting a lot of attention. Currently gaining traction among younger users, these clips feature wild characters, like a shark wearing sneakers and a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head. One startup driving this trend is OpenArt, founded by two former Google employees in 2022. It touts around 3 million monthly active users. The company recently launched a new “one-click story” feature in open beta, which allows users to input a single sentence, a script, or even a song and turn it into a one-minute video with a…

It was a stirring speech that brought Democrats to tears. “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level,” Michelle Obama told them in Philadelphia in 2016. “No, our motto is: ‘When they go low, we go high.’”Fast forward to Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaking in Chicago this week. “This is not the Democratic party of your grandfather, which would bring a pencil to the knife fight,” he insisted. “This is a new Democratic party. We’re bringing a knife to a knife fight, and we are going to fight fire…

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesThe government has announced plans to crack down on dodgy cosmetic practitioners in England who it says are exploiting people and causing harm.Under the new proposals, only qualified health professionals will be able to carry out risky non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) and clinics will need to meet strict rules to obtain licences to offer fillers and Botox.Under-18s will also be protected from potentially dangerous beauty trends on social media with age restrictions on certain procedures.The industry has welcomed the plans, although the government says it now needs to consult further to figure out exactly how this…

Israeli attacks have killed at least 39 people, including 21 seeking humanitarian aid and 11 who starved to death, over 24 hours in Gaza, Palestinian health authorities say.Gaza’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday that the total number of malnutrition deaths has reached 212, including 98 children, since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023.Most of the deaths have occurred in recent weeks as Israel continues to impose severe restrictions on aid supplies entering Gaza after partially lifting a total blockade in late May.Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the director of al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, told Al Jazeera that…

A police officer has died from injuries sustained while responding to a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.The incident, which took place on Friday near Emory University, involved a “single shooter” who is now dead, the Atlanta police department said.It said the officer, David Rose, had been taken to hospital and later died from his injuries. No civilian was wounded in the incident.The motive is unclear, but US media, citing an unnamed law-enforcement official, reported a theory that the gunman believed he was sick as a result of a coronavirus…

Late-night hosts took aim at JD Vance over his unusual birthday demand and Donald Trump over his disastrous tariffs.Stephen ColbertOn The Late Show, Stephen Colbert called it “a significant day for our economy” with Trump’s controversial tariffs finally kicking in. He said it’s a day to “set your clocks back to more expensive” with import taxes now the highest they’ve been since the Great Depression.Colbert said it’s “never a great sign to be compared to the worst thing ever”.Tariffs on certain countries are lower if negotiations have been successful or “if the president’s mad at you they can be much…

47 Fowl pox, a highly contagious poultry disease, is causing fresh concern among farmers, especially those keeping indigenous chicken breeds. Experts warn that the disease is spreading rapidly this rainy season, with kienjeji chickens worst affected because most are not vaccinated. According to veterinary officers, fowl pox rarely affects broilers but is common during periods when flies, mosquitoes, and other biting insects are in large numbers. The disease is spread mainly by biting or sucking insects that carry the fowl pox virus from one bird to another. Infection can also happen when healthy birds come into direct contact with sick…

Mehdi Hasan knew he had gone viral. The broadcaster and author saw the views ticking up on YouTube; his phone was pinging incessantly. But the realisation that things had become, well, really quite surreal came when an older gentleman approached him at an event in Washington and, in Urdu, said: “I watched you with the 20 crazies.”The man was referring to the British-American commentator’s appearance on Surrounded, a gladiatorial one-v-many debate web series, hosted on YouTube by Jubilee Media. During the debate – billed as “1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives” – Hasan was asked about his “ethnic background”, by…

new video loaded: Israel’s New Plan to Take Gaza CityBy Adam Rasgon, Christina Shaman, Karen Hanley and Laura Salaberry•August 9, 2025Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced opposition at home and abroad on Friday as his office said that the Israeli military would take control of Gaza City. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs, describes what’s happening.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

In the quiet corridors of Gaborone, where power has long been polished like a flawless diamond, a seismic shift has reshaped Botswana’s political landscape. The 2024 general elections delivered a stunning verdict: the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had ruled uninterrupted since independence in 1966, was swept from power. In its place rose Duma Boko and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), a coalition once dismissed as a fragmented opposition, now holding the reins of a nation at a crossroads. The fall of President Mokgweetsi Masisi — handpicked successor to the powerful Ian Khama — was not merely a political…