Author: Olivia Carter

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While I spent my childhood at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, hours away from any major East Coast city, I didn’t fully appreciate Virginia’s small towns until I left the one I grew up in. It took several years living outside of the state to finally understand the charm of a sleepy main street dotted with locally owned shops, the delight of a community filled with faces you recognize, and the appeal of living somewhere with easy access to the outdoors. After nearly a decade away, though, Virginia reeled me back in, welcoming me home to a world…

Dissenting justice warns court actions expose ‘thousands to the risk of torture or death’.A divided Supreme Court has allowed the administration of United States President Donald Trump to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homeland, lifting a court order that requires they get a chance to challenge the deportations. The high court majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order issued on Monday, as is typical on its emergency docket. All three liberal justices dissented. In May, immigration officials put eight people on a plane to South Sudan, though they were diverted to a…

Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturday night suggests that plans were underway after Israel began its bombing campaign against Iran a little more than a week ago.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference on June 18, 2025, in Washington DC, United States. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell heads to Capitol Hill this week, facing increasing pressure both from outside and inside the central bank to start the push for lower interest rates.Powell’s semiannual testimony to Congress kicks off Tuesday morning, as the central bank leader presents the Fed’s monetary policy report to the House Financial Services Committee. He then heads to the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday.Generally, the congressionally mandated sessions allow the Fed chair to drop…

OpenAI has taken down online content related to its recent deal with Sir Jony Ive’s hardware startup, io, after a trademark complaint.The artificial intelligence company has removed promotional materials including a video where Ive – the former Apple designer behind the iPhone – and OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, discuss the $6.4bn (£4.8bn) transaction. However, the nine-minute film can still be viewed on YouTube.OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, was forced to act after receiving a legal complaint from iyO, a startup that makes AI-backed earbuds.OpenAI said it had taken down a page on its website announcing the company’s acquisition of…

[This story contains spoilers for Love Island USA, season seven, episode 18.] Who’s ready for 11 new bombshells on Love Island USA? Following Sunday night’s jaw-dropping double-dumping on the hit Peacock reality series, which saw the season seven Islanders drop Jeremiah and Hannah from the villa, the remaining castmembers are now about to have their current couples tested and explore new romantic connections. Host Ariana Madix previously revealed on Love Island Aftersun on Saturday that the female Islanders will be heading to Casa Amor on Monday night, where six new boy bombshells will be. As for the main villa, where…

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Exploring Solar System Origins, Is Back on Track after Thrusters Lost PowerThis explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth beganBy Josh Fischman edited by Dean VisserArtist rendering of the Psyche spacecraft in orbit around its namesake asteroid. The robotic spacecraft Psyche has regained propulsion after a snag cut its propellant system in April. Engineers had to switch to a backup system, and full thruster operations resumed last week. The satellite is now on schedule to fly by Mars in May 2026—and then slingshot into…

Iran targeted the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest military installation in the Middle East. Qatar said its air defenses had intercepted the missiles, and the U.S. Defense Department reported no injuries.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to meet a new Nato target to spend 5% of the UK’s GDP on national security by 2035.At a Nato summit in the Netherlands, 32 member countries including the UK are expected to agree the 5% goal, with 3.5% to go on core defence and the remaining 1.5% on defence-related areas such as resilience and security. The split target is aimed at placating US President Donald Trump, who has urged Nato allies to spend more, while giving cash-strapped EU countries flexibility over how they meet the target.Downing Street has argued measures on energy…