NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed an important milestone ahead of its trip to space.

Mission leaders from NASA, the Roman Space Telescope team, and SpaceX met Friday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a Flight Readiness Review. During this formal assessment, teams examined the spacecraft, rocket, launch site, and overall mission status to determine whether preparations could move into their final phase.

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Rory McIlroy: World No 2 pulls himself back into contention at the BMW Championship after five-under par third round

Rory McIlroy pulled himself back into contention at the BMW Championship with a five-under 65 on day three in St Louis, as Wyndham Clark retained the lead after a topsy-turvy round.

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Australia hammer Bangladesh by an innings inside two days to tie Test series after shock opening loss

Australia responded to their shock opening loss to Bangladesh in Darwin with a thumping innings victory inside two days in Mackay to tie the two-Test series at 1-1. 

Mitchell Starc took 4-39 to finish with match figures of 10-51 as Bangladesh ​were dismissed for less than 100 for the second time in the match.

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Erling Haaland haircut: Manchester City forward reveals fresh shaven style ahead of new Premier League season

Erling Haaland revealed a fresh haircut before Manchester City's Premier League curtain raiser against Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, live on Sky Sports.

The striker ditched his trademark long, tied-back look and returned to a shorter hairstyle reminiscent of his early Borussia Dortmund days.

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Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta in 'frequent contact' with Julian Alvarez amid hope of luring Atletico Madrid star - Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's newspapers...

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta have been in 'frequent contact' with Julian Alvarez and haven't given up hope of signing the unsettled Atletico Madrid striker - Sunday Mirror

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Double jeopardy? Luigi Mangione state case unlikely to proceed, experts say

After Luigi Mangione admitted in Manhattan federal court that he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, most experts believe that the state murder case against is highly unlikely to proceed – though some still see a slim possibility that it may yet happen.

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Wells Fargo and Citigroup have room to buy a big bank. These 5 regionals fit the bill

Charles Scharf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co., and Jane Fraser, chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc.

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Walk the halls of any major banking conference or listen in on a quarterly earnings call, and one topic keeps coming up: With the window for mergers wide open under the Trump administration, who will take a swing?

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Man Utd: What went wrong in defeat by Hull City?

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick made two wider observations around his side's shock opening day Premier League defeat at newly promoted Hull during his post-match news conference.

"We've done a lot of good things today, but I understand it will get lost, but it doesn't get lost from our point of view," he said.

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This newly announced soulslike has a main character inspired by Dark Souls' most heartbreaking boss fight

Inside a cathedral, a wolf sits howling in front of a sword embedded in a bonfire.
(Image credit: Parry Frames Studio)

Honestly, I'm surprised nobody thought of this sooner. Via Kotaku, Stray Dog: Nobody Cares is a soulslike directly inspired by Dark Souls, which asks: "What if you played as Great Grey Wolf Sif?" It's an idea that seems painfully obvious in hindsight, and I can only credit developer Parry Frames Studio for doing the hard work of making it a reality.

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Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to recognise Israel’s actions as a genocide and impose a full arms embargo.

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