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The underground approach to Penn Station in NYC

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A macro close-up of the ripening berries of the Indian Pokeweed (Phytolacca esculenta).

UTRECHT (ANP) - Door een defect spoor rijden er tot eind augustus minder sprinters tussen Hoofddorp en Amsterdam Centraal Station, meldt de NS. De spoorwegdienst verwacht dat de storing tot ongeveer maandag 31 augustus 21.15 uur duurt.

De NS raadt reizigers aan hun reis voor vertrek te plannen en de reisplanner in de gaten te houden. Wat het defect aan het spoor heeft veroorzaakt, is niet bekend.

WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft op zijn platform Truth Social de "volledige ontwapening van Hamas en alle andere gewapende groepen" in Gaza aangekondigd na een "historisch akkoord" van de door hemzelf opgerichte Vredesraad.

Het akkoord is een "stap om ervoor te zorgen dat Gaza eindelijk wordt bestuurd door een nieuwe Palestijnse regering, die nauw zal samenwerken met de Board of Peace om het Palestijnse volk te helpen".

MADRID (ANP) - Spanje sluit de grens met Marokko bij de Noord-Afrikaanse exclave Melilla. Dat meldt het Spaanse persbureau EFE. Inwoners zijn opgeroepen de grensovergang te mijden, zodat zij ordediensten niet in de weg lopen.

Eerder drongen honderden migranten door vanuit Marokko naar Spanje bij de andere exclave, Ceuta. Daar werden onder meer hekken beklommen en zwommen mensen om de hekken heen, waarbij meerdere mensen de dood vonden, meldt El País.

De Guardia Civil heeft donderdagavond nog zes lichamen aangetroffen. Volgens de eerste vaststellingen betreft het mensen die bij hun poging Ceuta te bereiken zijn verdronken voor de kust. Daardoor is het dodental volgens El País naar achttien gestegen.

Overrompeld door de plotselinge toestroom verzochten de lokale autoriteiten Madrid om de noodtoestand uit te roepen, iets wat vooralsnog wordt geweigerd. Wel stuurde de regering een zestigtal militairen en vele agenten richting Ceuta, om de situatie te bedwingen.

Premier Pedro Sánchez doet morgen Ceuta aan met zijn minister van Binnenlandse Zaken, Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 31-07-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 22.2°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 22.1°C / Max 28.5°C | Kans op neerslag 4%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 22.1°C, Max 28.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 254°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 22.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 34°
• 03:00: 21.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.0 km/u (1.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 26°
• 04:00: 21.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.3 km/u (1.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 20°
• 05:00: 21.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 24°
• 06:00: 21.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ← 82°
• 07:00: 21.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↖ 138°
• 08:00: 21.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 203°
• 09:00: 22.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 237°
• 10:00: 23.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: → 268°
• 11:00: 23.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 39%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 12:00: 24.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 47%, 🧭 1015.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 13:00: 23.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 53%, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 334°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zaterdag 01 augustus: Min 18.4°C, Max 24.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↗️ +3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• zondag 02 augustus: Min 16.4°C, Max 24.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1018.1 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 20°
• maandag 03 augustus: Min 17.5°C, Max 26.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.0 hPa ↘️ -4.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.5 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°
• dinsdag 04 augustus: Min 17.3°C, Max 27.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1012.4 hPa ↘️ -1.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.5 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• woensdag 05 augustus: Min 18.9°C, Max 30.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 25%, 🧭 1013.9 hPa ↗️ +1.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.3 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: → 287°
• donderdag 06 augustus: Min 21.0°C, Max 26.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 15%, 🧭 1014.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.0 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 241°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 22.2°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 22.7°C (+0.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 30°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 13.7 km/h (3.8 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 61%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1015.6 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 24.4 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:01 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:35

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 53 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 11.2 μg/m³
• PM10: 18.9 μg/m³

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Microsoft shares surged as much as 17% after reporting 43% growth in Azure revenue, putting the company on track to add a record $490 billion in market value in a single day. Bloomberg notes that it "would eclipse Nvidia's $440 billion addition, following President Donald Trump's announcement of a 90-day tariff pause last year, as the biggest ever." From the report: The nearly $500 billion jump is larger than the market capitalization of roughly 96% of S&P 500 stocks, data compiled by Bloomberg show. It's also bigger than the combined value of the benchmark's 44 smallest members, which includes companies like Domino's Pizza Inc., Clorox Co. and Hasbro Inc.

Microsoft's one-day add in value also dwarfs many of the world's other equity markets. South Africa, Turkey, Finland and Vietnam all have total stock market values that are less than what the software maker is set to add on Thursday.

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ABC accused FCC Chair Brendan Carr of "attempted censorship," arguing that an early review of its eight broadcast licenses is politically motivated retaliation over the network's coverage and could chill the entire media industry. "The retaliation against ABC is a signal to every media company in the country: accommodate the Administration's view of what news coverage should look like or pay the price," the Disney-owned television network wrote. Politico reports: "Across the government, regulatory and contracting carrots and sticks have been trained on other disfavored speakers," ABC's lawyers added in the 119-page filing. "The tools vary; the objective does not: a media industry too fearful of official reprisal to report the news freely."

Carr has repeatedly rejected accusations of censorship while defending his efforts to rein in what he calls abusive, politically motivated behavior by licensed TV broadcasters. "I don't view the FCC as the speech police," he told POLITICO this week for an upcoming episode of the podcast "The Conversation."

In its filing, ABC pointed to an outpouring of support it has received in more than 152,000 comments in the agency's license review, as well as recent warnings from conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and various pro-free-market organizations about the dangers of a politically motivated FCC. Those include letters from a bipartisan group of former FCC leaders, community and advocacy groups and lawmakers of both parties. "The Commission's attempted censorship of ABC has attracted condemnation across the political aisle," the network wrote.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes

MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two weeks into Andy Burnham’s premiership.

The party confirmed that this followed separate independent disciplinary processes, although Labour said the leadership played no role in either decision.

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Water levels across several of Europe’s major waterways have dropped to exceptionally low levels, setting new records in some areas.

Extreme heat exacerbated by the climate crisis is intensifying the drought hitting the continent as record-breaking heatwaves means the hot atmosphere is evaporating water from rivers, lakes, soils and plants quickly.

The Danube has hit the lowest level of water in 30 years in several countries including Hungary, Serbia and Romania, and the Rhine has dropped to its lowest recorded level in some sections and is expected to drop further due to drought

• Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

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The tale of the women who came together to unpick the destructive swathe that one man cut through his local dating pool is woefully lacking in the detail you need to understand their plight. It feels voyeuristic and misguided

I’m beginning to suspect that the feminist movement is operating a covert psyops wing. I like to think that this is the motive force behind the slew of true-crime documentaries that show us, time and again, what bad men do and how they go about it. Perhaps the repeated stories of women – often unhappy with parts of their lives, or otherwise emotionally vulnerable – being love-bombed by apparent male saviours then finding themselves isolated, controlled, coerced, destabilised and battered into submission and sometimes killed that form the predominant subject of this popular modern genre are a way of teaching the young (especially) what is out there. Maybe it’s a way to help them spot the earliest signs of a predator’s approach and arm the innocent against them.

Otherwise, you know, it’s just voyeuristic filler for the ever-gaping schedule maw.

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Both tech companies beat Wall Street predictions on revenue in their second quarters

Apple and Amazon both released their second quarter earnings on Thursday, a test of investor confidence in major tech companies amidgrowing concerns over exorbitant AI spending.

Apple revealed quarterly revenue of $109.4bn, beating Wall Street expectations of $108.65bn in revenue. It also reported $2.02 earnings per share, driven by sales of its marquee products such as iPhones and laptops.

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The Seinfeld Chronicles: An unnecessary data exploration. A visual investigation of the patterns of laughter, the interactions of characters, and the use of locations across every episode of Seinfeld.

Slicing complicated disease data a different way to answer the question better: 'Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?'. Sadly, the answer looks like "yes but" or even "yes and".

Keith Midson has added a photo to the pool:

Taroona, Tasmania.

I ran across this post on Threads the other day: “What’s the hardest record in sports history to ever break?” A sampling of the replies:

• “Bill Russell’s 11 NBA championships including 8 in a row.”
• “Lionel Messi scored 91 goals in the 2012 calendar year.”
• “Cy Young 749 complete games.”
• “Fernando Tatis (Sr) - 2 Grand Slams in the same inning. Most of the others mentioned here are highly improbable, but there’s no way anyone ever hits 3 slams in one inning.”
• “Lionel Messi’s 8 Ballon d’or”
• “Sir Donald Bradman’s batting average in Test cricket. His 99.97.”
• “Russian wrestler Aleksandr Karelin. Undefeated for 13 years. 887 wins and 2 losses, both by single point.”

Last year, The Athletic offered a list of their own, which included Wayne Gretzky’s 1,963 career assists, the furthest goal in soccer (96.01 meters), Michael Phelps’ 23 Olympic golds, and Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game.

Poking around the internet a bit, there’s also FloJo’s 100m record, UConn women’s basketball team’s 111 wins in a row, Cal Ripken’s consecutive game streak, and Simone Biles’ 30 world championship medals.

Any additions to the list?

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