NAZA, the award-winning documentary from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, will premiere in theaters in more than 50 countries before its global digital release on theguardian.com. The film, produced by The Guardian, premiered at the Venice film festival earlier this month, where it was greeted with a 25-minute standing ovation, a festival record. … Read more
Mortgage rates soared past 7% last week, hitting their highest level in more than two years, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 7.12% the week ending Sept. 18, the MBA said. It last reached that level in May 2024, according to the mortgage industry group. Higher rates increase … Read more
TL;DR: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day will take place September 23-26. Gotta Get ‘Em All, brought to you by Indie Author Collective, is an explosive book series with over 100 free titles on offer. Where have all the Stuff Your Kindle Days gone? That’s what we’ve been screaming into the abyss for the past … Read more
Mercedes driver George Russell finished Thursday’s Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice on top after comfortably leading FP2. Russell held off Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli as the Silver Arrows enjoyed a comfortable cushion on the fast streets of Baku. Since the race took place on Saturday to observe a national holiday on … Read more
See 5 planets and the Harvest Moon lighting up the sky this week. Late September is shaping up to be one of the best times of the year for stargazing, and you don’t need a telescope or any special equipment to enjoy it. The five “naked eye” planets will be visible at various times this … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month raised its benchmark for levels of the Covid virus in wastewater, adjusting a key metric for assessing the disease’s transmission. As a result, a level that would previously have been classified as high transmission may now register as moderate instead.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore access to the White House to three news organizations that were banned from the building by the president last week. CNN, MS NOW and Politico must regain their access for 14 days, the judge ruled, saying the ban “likely violated their constitutional due process … Read more
Netanyahu expected to attack Mamdani in UN general assembly speechMorning, and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the UN general assembly.Benjamin Netanyahu will speak at the UN general assembly today where he is expected to attack New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, a vocal critic of the Israeli prime minister who has repeatedly described … Read more
Cash transfers, intended to lift families out of poverty, are delivered via mobile phones. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/via Getty Images Since the early 2000s, countries have tried to lift people out of poverty with a simple program: giving them cash. The idea is that a lump sum will help … Read more
The Starbucks logo is seen in a store in Houston on September 25, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty ImagesStarbucks announced Thursday that it will close about 1% of its cafes in North America as part of its shift. Under CEO Brian Niccol, Starbucks has undertaken a revamp of its U.S. business that has … Read more