US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission

US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on the International Space Station
In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, the Soyuz-2.1 rocket booster with Soyuz MS-29 space ship carrying NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Credit: Roscosmos space corporation, via AP

A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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‘Ride or Die’ Review: Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer Make a Dynamic Duo in Amazon’s Sweet and Zippy Action Comedy

If you, like me, were disappointed that Hannah Waddingham didn’t get more action during her appearance in the actioniest action franchise of all time, the good news about Amazon’s Ride or Die is that it immediately tries to right that wrong.

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How Big Is Ella Langley Right Now? She’s About to Tie Whitney and Mariah

If “Choosin’ Texas” holds its momentum on the Billboard Hot 100, Langley will join Houston and Carey as the only women to have a song spend 14 weeks on top of the chart

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DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of DeepMind Technologies
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10:45 AM PDT · July 14, 2026

In an X post on Tuesday morning, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee frontier model releases. Titled “A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age,” the post makes the case for a “standards body” modeled after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which could test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.

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Capt. Sully Reveals Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: ‘I Am in the Beginning of This Long Journey’

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“It is my hope that by sharing this, other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward,” famed pilot says

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, the pilot who performed the “Miracle on the Hudson” in 2009, revealed on Tuesday that doctors have diagnosed him with Alzheimer’s disease. He learned of the diagnosis in August 2025, according to People.

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Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: Researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s

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Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s

A major study led by Macquarie University has examined the deep environmental, technological and societal challenges confronting Australia—including a hotter climate, more frequent extreme fires, genetically engineered species and the replacement of livestock production by lab-grown meat.

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Trump meets with Iraq prime minister at White House, vows ‘a lot of deals’

Iraqi prime minister says relations with US shifting from militaristic to economic, vows disarmament of factions.

United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House in Washington, DC, with both leaders pledging to deepen economic ties and boost Iraq’s oil output.

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Christopher Nolan Fans Will Stop at Nothing to See ‘The Odyssey’ in Imax 70mm, From Cross-Country Trips to Delaying Pregnancy

Nothing is going to keep Amber Connaghan, a 29-year-old tech editor who lives in the California desert, from seeing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” on opening day. Connaghan bought her ticket over a year ago and has been gearing up for the three-hour drive to the closest theater playing the film in Imax 70mm.  

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'Overturn this' - Belgium mock US President Donald Trump and FIFA after USA World Cup exit

Belgium players appeared to mock US President Donald Trump and FIFA after eliminating co-hosts USA from the World Cup.

The PR circus surrounding FIFA's decision to rescind Folarin Balogun's red card and Donald Trump's involvement in the supposedly independent process had dominated the headlines ahead of the last-16 clash in Seattle. However, it appeared only to galvanise Belgium as they thrashed USA 4-1 to book a quarter-final with Spain.

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Mark Cuban says AI can expose where employers are getting 'ripped off' by health insurers

Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs, at the Raise AI Summit in Paris, France, on July 8, 2026

Mark Cuban, the cofounder of Cost Plus Drugs.

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