Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act

Meta has launched a fresh legal challenge against Britain’s media regulator in the latest of a slew of actions by social media companies who are accused of using the courts to slow down implementation of the Online Safety Act.

Rabies concerns grow in the US – but it’s unclear if there’s an increase of the fatal disease

Recent unusual incidents involving humans and rabid animals and a subsequent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory have prompted concerns about rabies, but it’s not clear if there has actually been an increase in cases of the deadly disease in the United States, experts say.

I urge you to check out this hidden object game where you play as the world's most helpful sniper

On the list of activities that could feasibly be described as "wholesome", sniping is probably close to the bottom. While I enjoy ventilating skulls from improbably long distances in games like Battlefield 6 and Wardogs, it wouldn't be the first activity that I would consider sharing with the family.

Budget airline king Bill Franke warms to first-class seats and premium upgrades

Bill Franke, co-founder of Indigo Partners and chairman of Frontier Airlines Inc., speaks during an interview in New York, Oct. 28, 2022.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For decades, William Augustus Franke, Frontier Airlines' chairman and a serial airline investor, made a killing selling cheap plane tickets and charging fees to check bags, to pick seats and for everything else. Now, he says first-class seats and other traveler comforts are in order — at least in the United States.

I'm living in a 150-square-foot converted garage at my parents' house. They're helping me through a rough transition.

Back to school in Gaza: Learning in tents after years of disruption

Gaza City – Early on Saturday morning, Rana Totah held her two sons’ hands as she walked them to school in al-Katiba, Gaza City, watching them return to a routine they had almost forgotten.

Asian Games: Opening ceremony offers respite amid mounting complaints

Accommodation crisis, transport gaffes and national anthem mix-ups headline the games before their opening in Japan.

A glitzy opening ceremony offered some respite and a more cheerful welcome for athletes and officials attending the Asian Games in Japan after a string of mishaps had dominated the build-up to the continental sporting event.

China’s stranglehold on rare earths must be ended, says hopeful supplier to EU

The head of a mining company hoping to supply the EU with rare earths in two years’ time has said it is “paramount” to end China’s stranglehold on the supply of the raw materials used in everything from cars to wind turbines and military jets.

UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budget

Next month’s budget will be made more difficult by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, one of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said, while adding she did not expect the prime minister’s previous disparaging comments about the US president to be an issue.

I couldn't afford my LA life. With $550,000 in savings, I retired to Bali and now live on $1,300 a month.

I paid $45,000 upfront to rent this Bali home for 10 years. Here’s what it cost me to retire there.

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