George Russell was keen to focus on the positives after he missed out on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix to McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Seventh place was not what Max Verstappen had hoped for in Qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver lining up one spot ahead of stand-in team mate Liam Lawson.
Payton Westcott dominated Saturday's Reverse Grid Race to seal her maiden F1 ACADEMY victory.
Off the back of his winning weekend last time out in Hungary, McLaren's Lando Norris made it back-to-back pole positions in Qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Lando Norris claimed the top spot with a stellar lap under pressure in Qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Live coverage of Saturday's Qualifying session for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix.
47% of recent graduates say AI has already impacted hiring in their field, according to an April survey from ZipRecruiter.
"But is AI really the problem, or is it more complicated?" asks NPR. "Here's what economists have to say."
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the unemployment rate for recent graduates — which it defines as 22-to-27-year-olds with a new bachelor's degree or higher — was 5.7% as of June, more than the rate for all workers, which stands at 4.1%... Stanford University economist Erik Brynjolfsson says AI is impacting the labor market for entry-level roles. "AI is not the whole story, but it's part of the story and the evidence is building," he says. Using payroll data, Brynjolfsson and his co-authors found that since late 2022 — when large language models like ChatGPT started popping up — early-career workers ages 22 to 25 in AI-exposed roles, like software developers and marketing managers, have experienced a 16% relative employment decline. In comparison, employment rates for older workers in AI-exposed fields and for all workers in jobs that aren't easily automated — like home health aides, physical therapists and construction workers — remained stable or have grown over that same time period... [Though he also says often when companies pull back on hiring, they cut junior roles first.]
Harvard University economist David Deming isn't convinced that AI is to blame for the challenging early-career job market. "If you look very carefully at the timing, it looks like the decline in junior hiring actually started a bit like six months before ChatGPT was released. And so what that tells me is it's something else," Deming says. "I think it's more like remote work." A recent analysis from the New York Fed found that companies are less likely to hire recent college grads into roles that can be done remotely. As remote jobs increased following the COVID-19 pandemic, so did unemployment among younger college grads, the New York Fed found. The analysis also found that AI didn't explain the rise in unemployment among younger workers and that remote work was more of a driving force... Employers hiring for remote jobs may be less likely to choose an entry-level candidate because it's harder to train them from afar... [And with remote positions, there's many more senior candidates to choose from.]
And here's another thing to consider: University of Chicago economist Anders Humlum says if AI were replacing entry-level jobs, you'd expect to see companies that rely heavily on AI to hire fewer workers. But that's not what the data shows. Humlum points to a study done by the financial accounting firm Ramp and the workforce research company Revelio Labs. The study examined AI spending and employee head count across more than 21,000 U.S. firms, from early 2021 to early 2026. It found that at companies making the largest AI investments, entry-level head count grew by 12% over the two years following AI adoption.
"But is AI really the problem, or is it more complicated?" asks NPR. "Here's what economists have to say."
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the unemployment rate for recent graduates — which it defines as 22-to-27-year-olds with a new bachelor's degree or higher — was 5.7% as of June, more than the rate for all workers, which stands at 4.1%... Stanford University economist Erik Brynjolfsson says AI is impacting the labor market for entry-level roles. "AI is not the whole story, but it's part of the story and the evidence is building," he says. Using payroll data, Brynjolfsson and his co-authors found that since late 2022 — when large language models like ChatGPT started popping up — early-career workers ages 22 to 25 in AI-exposed roles, like software developers and marketing managers, have experienced a 16% relative employment decline. In comparison, employment rates for older workers in AI-exposed fields and for all workers in jobs that aren't easily automated — like home health aides, physical therapists and construction workers — remained stable or have grown over that same time period... [Though he also says often when companies pull back on hiring, they cut junior roles first.]
Harvard University economist David Deming isn't convinced that AI is to blame for the challenging early-career job market. "If you look very carefully at the timing, it looks like the decline in junior hiring actually started a bit like six months before ChatGPT was released. And so what that tells me is it's something else," Deming says. "I think it's more like remote work." A recent analysis from the New York Fed found that companies are less likely to hire recent college grads into roles that can be done remotely. As remote jobs increased following the COVID-19 pandemic, so did unemployment among younger college grads, the New York Fed found. The analysis also found that AI didn't explain the rise in unemployment among younger workers and that remote work was more of a driving force... Employers hiring for remote jobs may be less likely to choose an entry-level candidate because it's harder to train them from afar... [And with remote positions, there's many more senior candidates to choose from.]
And here's another thing to consider: University of Chicago economist Anders Humlum says if AI were replacing entry-level jobs, you'd expect to see companies that rely heavily on AI to hire fewer workers. But that's not what the data shows. Humlum points to a study done by the financial accounting firm Ramp and the workforce research company Revelio Labs. The study examined AI spending and employee head count across more than 21,000 U.S. firms, from early 2021 to early 2026. It found that at companies making the largest AI investments, entry-level head count grew by 12% over the two years following AI adoption.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Firefox 154 "brings a number of usability improvements," writes PC World:
The free built-in VPN, introduced with Firefox 149, continues to offer a selection of virtual locations — temporarily extended to 28 countries until the end of August... The free VPN is currently available to Firefox users in the US, Canada, the UK, France, and Germany. In addition, the free VPN can now also be used in Firefox for Android (rolling out gradually) with iOS to follow soon.
Firefox 154 also begins adding the privacy-focused search engine Startpage to its address-bar search options for desktop users in Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands (the home markets for the Netherlands-based search engine). And Startpage is also coming soon to Android and iOS. "When so much of the web experience is decided by a handful of very large companies, a search option that's private by design and European by origin isn't a small thing," explains a Mozilla blog post, with Ajit Varma, Head of Firefox, saying this now gives millions of people in Europe one-click access to "real results, zero profiling, AI-free."
Queries aren't stored or linked to you, and there are no AI answers pushed above your search results. In fact, there's no AI at all. Based in the Netherlands, Startpage built its product around a simple idea: great search and personal privacy can go hand in hand... Firefox users were choosing Startpage long before today — to the tune of more than a billion searches a year, every one of them required some assembly: an extension, a manual setting, a workaround... Startpage ranks among the most-requested search engines in the Firefox community. When demand is this clear, our job is to remove the friction...
Most browsers have already decided how you're going to search. Firefox hasn't. Pick your search engine, control what happens to your queries, decide who sees data about you, even turn AI on or off. It should always be your call. Not everyone wants the same thing from search, and a browser shouldn't pretend they do.
"Firefox has always been the browser for people who want to make their own decisions about the web," said Startpage President Stewart Marlborough, "which makes it a natural home for private search."
Nvidia's GeForce NOW cloud-gaming platform is also now officially supported on Firefox, expanding access across even more devices," according to a Nvidia blog post:
Members can outfox big downloads and jump into high-performance PC gaming directly from the browser — no waiting on lengthy game installs or updates. The experience delivers GeForce RTX-powered performance at up to 1440p and 120 frames per second for GeForce NOW Ultimate members. Simply download the latest version of Firefox, head to play.geforcenow.com and start playing. The cloud handles the heavy lifting, so games are ready to play without taking up valuable storage space on the device. Firefox joins Chrome, Edge and Opera in supporting GeForce NOW on Windows browsers.
Mozilla's own blog post even includes an animation of the Firefox mascot playing games:
Gamers put real effort into making their rigs their own, and Firefox gets that. Users can choose themes, custom colors, and tab settings to customize their setup, instead of sitting there like just another window. We also know online gaming doesn't happen in just one window. It's social and sometimes spontaneous. With Firefox, you can have a Discord call running in Split View, a guide open in another tab, or Reddit pulled up between matches. Then go full screen when you're ready to play, no need to switch browsers to stream games.
"In the security report for Firefox 154, Mozilla lists 58 resolved security vulnerabilities, 54 of which were discovered and reported by external security researchers," notes PC World. ("Mozilla classifies 17 of these vulnerabilities as high risk.") With Firefox 155 (scheduled for September 1), Mozilla is switching to a fortnightly release cycle for major versions, like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
The free built-in VPN, introduced with Firefox 149, continues to offer a selection of virtual locations — temporarily extended to 28 countries until the end of August... The free VPN is currently available to Firefox users in the US, Canada, the UK, France, and Germany. In addition, the free VPN can now also be used in Firefox for Android (rolling out gradually) with iOS to follow soon.
Firefox 154 also begins adding the privacy-focused search engine Startpage to its address-bar search options for desktop users in Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands (the home markets for the Netherlands-based search engine). And Startpage is also coming soon to Android and iOS. "When so much of the web experience is decided by a handful of very large companies, a search option that's private by design and European by origin isn't a small thing," explains a Mozilla blog post, with Ajit Varma, Head of Firefox, saying this now gives millions of people in Europe one-click access to "real results, zero profiling, AI-free."
Queries aren't stored or linked to you, and there are no AI answers pushed above your search results. In fact, there's no AI at all. Based in the Netherlands, Startpage built its product around a simple idea: great search and personal privacy can go hand in hand... Firefox users were choosing Startpage long before today — to the tune of more than a billion searches a year, every one of them required some assembly: an extension, a manual setting, a workaround... Startpage ranks among the most-requested search engines in the Firefox community. When demand is this clear, our job is to remove the friction...
Most browsers have already decided how you're going to search. Firefox hasn't. Pick your search engine, control what happens to your queries, decide who sees data about you, even turn AI on or off. It should always be your call. Not everyone wants the same thing from search, and a browser shouldn't pretend they do.
"Firefox has always been the browser for people who want to make their own decisions about the web," said Startpage President Stewart Marlborough, "which makes it a natural home for private search."
Nvidia's GeForce NOW cloud-gaming platform is also now officially supported on Firefox, expanding access across even more devices," according to a Nvidia blog post:
Members can outfox big downloads and jump into high-performance PC gaming directly from the browser — no waiting on lengthy game installs or updates. The experience delivers GeForce RTX-powered performance at up to 1440p and 120 frames per second for GeForce NOW Ultimate members. Simply download the latest version of Firefox, head to play.geforcenow.com and start playing. The cloud handles the heavy lifting, so games are ready to play without taking up valuable storage space on the device. Firefox joins Chrome, Edge and Opera in supporting GeForce NOW on Windows browsers.
Mozilla's own blog post even includes an animation of the Firefox mascot playing games:
Gamers put real effort into making their rigs their own, and Firefox gets that. Users can choose themes, custom colors, and tab settings to customize their setup, instead of sitting there like just another window. We also know online gaming doesn't happen in just one window. It's social and sometimes spontaneous. With Firefox, you can have a Discord call running in Split View, a guide open in another tab, or Reddit pulled up between matches. Then go full screen when you're ready to play, no need to switch browsers to stream games.
"In the security report for Firefox 154, Mozilla lists 58 resolved security vulnerabilities, 54 of which were discovered and reported by external security researchers," notes PC World. ("Mozilla classifies 17 of these vulnerabilities as high risk.") With Firefox 155 (scheduled for September 1), Mozilla is switching to a fortnightly release cycle for major versions, like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
fjo3 shares a report from SFGATE: The San Francisco Bay Area, epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, is home to a massive amount of tech workers employed by some of the world's most valuable companies, from Apple to Nvidia. But for the first time, New York has eclipsed the Bay Area as the home of the largest "tech talent workforce," a report by real estate and investment firm CBRE shows. The firm has published the annual report for 13 years. Last year, the New York Metro Area's tech talent workforce reached 394,300, surpassing the Bay Area's 375,730, according to the report. Fueled by mass layoffs, the Bay Area's tech talent workforce dropped by 6% from 2022 to 2025. New York's tech talent workforce, on the other hand, grew by more than 8% during that period "The Bay Area is likely to remain ... the central location for the AI industry and for innovation. But as we've seen during past cycles, as it tends to grow, that spreads out to all the key markets," Colin Yasukochi, executive director of CBRE's Tech Insights Center, said during a news conference Tuesday.
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Weer voor Rotterdam ☀️ - 22-08-2026 19:15 CEST
In één oogopslag:
• 18.5°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 14.4°C / Max 19.4°C | Kans op neerslag 52%
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 14.4°C, Max 19.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 52%, 🧭 1022.9 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 334°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 20:00: 17.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 340°
• 21:00: 17.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.7 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
• 22:00: 17.1°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1023.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 338°
• 23:00: 16.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 324°
• 00:00: 17.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 301°
• 01:00: 17.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 313°
• 02:00: 16.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°
• 03:00: 16.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 315°
• 04:00: 16.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 295°
• 05:00: 16.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 296°
• 06:00: 16.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: → 274°
• 07:00: 16.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: → 288°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• zondag 23 augustus: Min 16.1°C, Max 20.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1024.2 hPa ↗️ +1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
• maandag 24 augustus: Min 13.5°C, Max 22.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ↘️ -2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ← 72°
• dinsdag 25 augustus: Min 12.6°C, Max 22.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1013.3 hPa ↘️ -8.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 77°
• woensdag 26 augustus: Min 15.6°C, Max 23.2°C (Lichte onweersbui) ⛈️, Neerslag 9.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 32%, 🧭 1012.5 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.2 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↖ 113°
• donderdag 27 augustus: Min 17.7°C, Max 25.1°C (Onweersbui met lichte hagel) ⛈️, Neerslag 17.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 42%, 🧭 1009.4 hPa ↘️ -3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↖ 125°
• vrijdag 28 augustus: Min 16.5°C, Max 19.1°C (Matige buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 15.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 60%, 🧭 1002.8 hPa ↘️ -6.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 31.8 km/u (8.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 213°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 18.5°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 15.7°C (-2.8°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 340°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 29.5 km/h (8.2 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 59%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1022.2 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 25.8 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.6
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:38 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 20:51
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 35 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 10.1 μg/m³
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In één oogopslag:
• 18.5°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 14.4°C / Max 19.4°C | Kans op neerslag 52%
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 14.4°C, Max 19.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 52%, 🧭 1022.9 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 334°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 20:00: 17.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 340°
• 21:00: 17.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.7 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
• 22:00: 17.1°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1023.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 338°
• 23:00: 16.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 324°
• 00:00: 17.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 301°
• 01:00: 17.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 313°
• 02:00: 16.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°
• 03:00: 16.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 315°
• 04:00: 16.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 295°
• 05:00: 16.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 296°
• 06:00: 16.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: → 274°
• 07:00: 16.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: → 288°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• zondag 23 augustus: Min 16.1°C, Max 20.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1024.2 hPa ↗️ +1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
• maandag 24 augustus: Min 13.5°C, Max 22.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ↘️ -2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ← 72°
• dinsdag 25 augustus: Min 12.6°C, Max 22.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1013.3 hPa ↘️ -8.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 77°
• woensdag 26 augustus: Min 15.6°C, Max 23.2°C (Lichte onweersbui) ⛈️, Neerslag 9.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 32%, 🧭 1012.5 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.2 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↖ 113°
• donderdag 27 augustus: Min 17.7°C, Max 25.1°C (Onweersbui met lichte hagel) ⛈️, Neerslag 17.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 42%, 🧭 1009.4 hPa ↘️ -3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↖ 125°
• vrijdag 28 augustus: Min 16.5°C, Max 19.1°C (Matige buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 15.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 60%, 🧭 1002.8 hPa ↘️ -6.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 31.8 km/u (8.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 213°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 18.5°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 15.7°C (-2.8°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 340°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 29.5 km/h (8.2 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 59%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1022.2 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 25.8 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.6
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:38 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 20:51
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 35 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 10.1 μg/m³
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De gemeente Rotterdam heeft deze zomer twee ambtenaren op staande voet ontslagen wegens corruptie. Het duo zou giften hebben aangenomen van bedrijven die door hen werden bevoordeeld bij gemeentelijke opdrachten. Dit heeft het Rotterdamse college van burgemeester en wethouders half juli aan de gemeenteraad geschreven, de brief is tot nu toe onopgemerkt gebleven.
Dutch cyclist secures third stage win of 2026 event
Liane Lippert finishes second, Le Court third
Lorena Wiebes secured her third stage win of the 2026 Tour of Britain Women while Kim Le Court maintained the overall lead after stage four.
Riders departed from Llanidloes in Mid Wales and passed through Rhayader and the Elan Valley, climbing at the Cambrian Mountains before the route took them to Nantmel, Crossgates, Bleddfa and Knighton.
Continue reading...PEN America condemns lawyers using passage from thriller to bolster claim ex-FBI director intended to harm Trump
A leading US free-expression group has hit out at federal prosecutors’ use of a novel written by former FBI director James Comey in their case accusing him of threatening to kill Donald Trump.
“Citing a novel to save an indictment that is constitutionally dubious is a desperate Hail Mary and should be rejected,” said a statement posted on Friday by Mara Gassmann, legal director of PEN America, using a term for a last-second heave in American football.
Continue reading...⚽ New-look Spurs make short trip to Brentford. 5.30pm (BST) KO
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Pre-match postbag. “What are the expectations of Spurs this season? Normally you’d look at a team that was coming off back-to-back 17th-place finishes and think that having a mid-table season without any danger of relegation would be considered pretty good (a bit like Everton the year before last). But if the Marmoush signing goes through then they’ll have spent almost £400m, and could exceed that before the transfer window closes. That’s following two or three seasons where they’ve hardly been as frugal as in Daniel Levy’s peak years (lots of players in the £40m-60m-ish bracket). I know it sounds ridiculous following the last couple of years but how can a club spend that amount of money and not demand to be at least challenging for the title?” – David Wall
“What a summer it’s been as a Norwegian Spurs supporter. Could not ask for more. But now, on matchday one, the defeatism is back and I find myself speculating on who our next manager will be. It will probably be January 2028 when De Zerbi loses it because the owners refuse to buy him a £160 million, 450k a week striker. Maybe Xabi Alonso, Andoni Iraola or Enzo Maresca is available then. Or maybe we get David Moyes to safely guide us to 11th place and a semi-final in the Conference League. At least the vibes rollercoaster isn’t stuck in an infinite loop of gloom because I’m sure there will be good times as well. Here and there, now and then we will be happy” – Martin Bolme
Continue reading...Andy Burnham was in the posh seats at Hill Dickinson Stadium to witness how his beloved Everton would fare without the key additions to David Moyes’s team that even the Prime Minister had voiced an opinion on. No right-back, no new centre-forward, no problem: Everton capitalised on a wasteful Crystal Palace display to start their season with an ultimately convincing victory.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall swept away lingering resentment over last season’s finale with an outstanding finish before Thierno Barry, a man under pressure should a new striker arrive before the deadline, sealed the win with a second half header. It was a brutal introduction to the Premier League for the new Palace manager, Pierre Sage, who also lost the defender Chadi Riad to a potentially serious injury late on.
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ZANDVOORT (ANP) - Max Verstappen (28) heeft in Zandvoort ziek in zijn auto gezeten. "Ik heb me weleens beter gevoeld. Ik heb niet heel veel energie. Al denk ik niet dat het veel invloed heeft op mijn prestatie. Ik kijk ernaar uit om te slapen", zei Verstappen na afloop van de kwalificatie in de mixed zone van het circuit, waar hij zondag op de zevende startpositie aan de Formule 1-race begint.
Verstappen is tot dusver aan een wisselvallig optreden bezig in Zandvoort. Hij eindigde als elfde bij de eerste vrije training op vrijdag. Verstappen kwalificeerde zich vrijdag als zesde en eindigde zaterdag ook als zesde bij de sprintrace. "Het is niet anders", reageerde Verstappen.
De Formule 1-coureur klaagde voor de zoveelste keer over een gebrek aan balans van zijn Red Bull. "De auto voelt nog steeds hetzelfde aan. De balans is niet constant. Dat is het hele seizoen al zo. Soms is het erger dan anders", verzuchtte Verstappen. "Als je geen goede balans hebt, dan kun je niet de bochten aanvallen. En dan kom je de bochten ook niet goed uit. Dat zijn fundamentele problemen."
Verstappen wist in 2021, 2022 en 2023 de Dutch GP op zijn naam te schrijven. Hij eindigde in 2024 en 2025 op de tweede plaats. De laatste race op het circuit van Zandvoort gaat zondag om 15.00 uur van start. Verstappen verwacht niet dat hij zondag boven zichzelf uit kan stijgen. "Het heeft er normaal gesproken niets mee te maken waar je rijdt. Je probeert altijd het maximale eruit te halen. Je kunt echt niet op Zandvoort zomaar opeens een halve seconde winnen", aldus Verstappen. "Ik kan er niet meer van maken. Ik ga proberen te genieten van de fans op de tribune."