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Mickels miss a turning point as latest stop in Sabah’s odyssey ends with regret | Jamie Jackson

Forward’s spurned opportunity to level the match proved decisive in the Champions League newcomers’ loss to Manchester United Football – like much of life – can be a story of what might have been, and on 39 minutes Joy-Lance Mickels had an experience that was a sliding doors moment for the centre-forward and Sabah that may haunt a long time. Azerbaijan’s champions were trailing to Matheus Cunha’s opener when Kaheem Parris spiralled the ball up to the far post of Manchester United’s goal. The lurking Mickels had a gilded chance, unmarked and close-in, yet when the delivery dropped, the 32-year-old snatched at his header and the ball fell wide. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford10 Sept

Florida executes man in connection to Hog Trail Murders

The execution of Daniel Owen Conahan Jr makes him the state’s 15th person executed this year A Florida man was executed by lethal injection on Thursday after being convicted of one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the Hog Trail Murders in the 1990s. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr, 72, was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery. Authorities found Montgomery’s mutilated body in a wooded south-west Florida area where the remains of at least six people have been found over a three-year span. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Keely Aouga10 Sept

US Open tennis 2026 women’s semi-finals: Sabalenka v Pegula, Gauff v Rybakina – live

Meet the US Open’s fascinating ambidextrous talent Tiafoe v Shelton semi-final a legacy of departing Monfils Semi-finals begin at 7pm ET. Email Ella your thoughts! Two forehands, no backhands, serves from both sides. Teo Davidov is treating the tennis world to a wildly unorthodox style – and proving it’s more than a parlor trick. Drew Lawrence has more: Also notable about this year’s tournament: the men’s and women’s semi-finals will both feature two Americans. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Ella Brockway10 Sept

Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons

Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030 Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents, according to a threat intelligence report the company published on Thursday. “The cases we share here aren’t typical misuse, but rather examples of the most notable and novel threat activity we’ve identified to date,” Anthropic wrote in its 154-page report. “We’re publishing this work because we believe we have a responsibility to disclose malicious misuse of our services.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Dara Kerr10 Sept

Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons

Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030 Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents, according to a threat intelligence report the company published on Thursday. “The cases we share here aren’t typical misuse, but rather examples of the most notable and novel threat activity we’ve identified to date,” Anthropic wrote in its 154-page report. “We’re publishing this work because we believe we have a responsibility to disclose malicious misuse of our services.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Dara Kerr10 Sept

Fenerbahce coach resigns after draw with Roma – but president insists he will stay

Ismail Kartal tells reporters he will leave ‘never to return’ Club president: ‘I am his senior, I told him to continue’ The Fenerbahce head coach, Ismail Kartal, announced his resignation on Thursday after ⁠his team drew 1-1 at home to Roma in the Champions League – but minutes ⁠later, the club ⁠president ​said Kartal would stay in the job. Kartal shocked the post-match press conference by claiming he was ⁠leaving Fenerbahce “never to return”. The 65-year-old added that he was taking the drastic decision “to clear the way for the club” – but the Fenerbahce president, Aziz Yildrim, quickly moved to play down his manager’s remarks. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters and Guardian sport10 Sept

Fenerbahce coach resigns after draw with Roma – but president insists he will stay

Ismail Kartal tells reporters he will leave ‘never to return’ Club president: ‘I am his senior, I told him to continue’ The Fenerbahce head coach, Ismail Kartal, announced his resignation on Thursday after ⁠his team drew 1-1 at home to Roma in the Champions League – but minutes ⁠later, the club ⁠president ​said Kartal would stay in the job. Kartal shocked the post-match press conference by claiming he was ⁠leaving Fenerbahce “never to return”. The 65-year-old added that he was taking the drastic decision “to clear the way for the club” – but the Fenerbahce president, Aziz Yildrim, quickly moved to play down his manager’s remarks. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters and Guardian sport10 Sept

Trump ally resigns from post leading inquiry into alleged conspiracy against president

Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 election An ally of Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. “I did in fact resign,” Joe diGenova told the Associated Press, calling it an “honor and a privilege” to serve Trump and the justice department. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Associated Press10 Sept

Champions League: Bayern break down Bodø/Glimt, Como put four past Leipzig

Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodø/Glimt, Como 4-1 Leipzig Lens win 3-2 at Slavia Prague with last-gasp double Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt . The six-times winners were frustrated before half-time by Bodo/Glimt but cruised once Jamal Musiala smashed in the opener two minutes into the second period and the floodgates opened. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Agencies10 Sept

Champions League: Bayern break down Bodø/Glimt, Como put four past Leipzig

Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodø/Glimt, Como 4-1 Leipzig Lens win 3-2 at Slavia Prague with last-gasp double Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt . The six-times winners were frustrated before half-time by Bodo/Glimt but cruised once Jamal Musiala smashed in the opener two minutes into the second period and the floodgates opened. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Agencies10 Sept

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’

Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction while others are calling it a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings. In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly Twitter, called the chorus of concerns a “setup” and a “psyop”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Johana Bhuiyan10 Sept

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’

Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction while others are calling it a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings. In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly Twitter, called the chorus of concerns a “setup” and a “psyop”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Johana Bhuiyan10 Sept

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar

Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900 San Francisco ’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring apartment prices. The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-earning tech workers, has long been one of the most expensive housing and rental markets in the country. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Uwa Ede-Osifo10 Sept

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar

Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900 San Francisco ’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring apartment prices. The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-earning tech workers, has long been one of the most expensive housing and rental markets in the country. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Uwa Ede-Osifo10 Sept

Sesko soars as Manchester United surge past Sabah on Champions League return

It was a night for romance given the astonishing story that Sabah brought with them to Old Trafford for their Champions League debut. This is a club that did not even exist a decade ago and nobody saw their bolt to the title in Azerbaijan coming last season; in 2024-25, they had finished 41 points off the top. The job that their manager, Valdas Dambrauskas, has done since taking over in the summer of last year is extraordinary. It was also a night for cold, hard reality. Manchester United were back in Europe’s elite competition after a two-year hiatus and in need of something to soothe them after the trauma of their last-gasp coughing up of two points in Sunday’s Premier League draw at Everton. And ahead of the extremely serious business of Sunday’s derby here against Manchester City. They got it on the back of a first-half performance that burned slowly before catching fire. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•David Hytner at Old Trafford10 Sept

Sesko soars as Manchester United surge past Sabah on Champions League return

It was a night for romance given the astonishing story that Sabah brought with them to Old Trafford for their Champions League debut. This is a club that did not even exist a decade ago and nobody saw their bolt to the title in Azerbaijan coming last season; in 2024-25, they had finished 41 points off the top. The job that their manager, Valdas Dambrauskas, has done since taking over in the summer of last year is extraordinary. It was also a night for cold, hard reality. Manchester United were back in Europe’s elite competition after a two-year hiatus and in need of something to soothe them after the trauma of their last-gasp coughing up of two points in Sunday’s Premier League draw at Everton. And ahead of the extremely serious business of Sunday’s derby here against Manchester City. They got it on the back of a first-half performance that burned slowly before catching fire. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•David Hytner at Old Trafford10 Sept

New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’

No 10 says 29 new trains to be built in Derby will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK No 10 has announced the construction of a new fleet of battery-powered trains that will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”. The 29 new trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, are set to be built in Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, which the government says will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Raphael Boyd10 Sept

New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’

No 10 says 29 new trains to be built in Derby will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK No 10 has announced the construction of a new fleet of battery-powered trains that will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”. The 29 new trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, are set to be built in Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, which the government says will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Raphael Boyd10 Sept

US supreme court again rejects Missouri maps drawn to boost Republicans in midterms

Latest decision appears to set the stage for the state to use its old electoral maps this year The US supreme court again rejected a push backed by Donald Trump to overhaul Missouri’s congressional maps in an effort to hand Republicans an edge in November’s midterm elections. Its latest ruling, after days of confusion , comes less than two months before the pivotal midterm elections in which control of the narrowly divided US House of Representatives could be determined by a handful of seats. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•George Chidi10 Sept