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Two major threats to President Joe Biden’s reelection – his son Hunter’s legal problems and the widely held perception the 80-year-old is too old for reelection – are both causing him major pain this week. Hunter Biden was indicted on federal gun charges in Delaware on Thursday, accused of lying about his past drug abuse and violating a gun law when he bought a handgun in 2018, before his father’s presidential campaign. The weapon was later abandoned behind a grocery store by Hallie Biden, the wife of Hunter’s late brother, Beau. Hallie and Hunter were having an affair at the time. Read an annotated…

The UK’s City of Culture 2025 is set to have a month-long event to celebrate its “rich and diverse” music scenes. Bradford Music Month in November will see concerts, workshops and other events across the district. Its team, made up of musicians, venue managers and record labels, hopes it will “entertain and engage” a range of communities through music. Promised highlights include a “bassline and bhangra sober rave” and a range of wellbeing-focused music workshops. Further events are said to include public opera performances, world music showcases and opportunities for local musicians to receive funding and support to put on…

The body of an Ecuadorean gang leader has disappeared from its resting place in a cemetery in Colombia, police say. Junior Roldán’s remains were placed in a wall vault in the town of Envigado after no one had claimed his body. The number two in Los Choneros, a prison gang which has been terrorising Ecuador, had been found shot dead in Colombia’s Antioquia province in May. He had fled to Colombia after surviving two previous attempts on his life in his native Ecuador. His body was found with bullet wounds to the head in a wooded area on 6 May.…

Nigeria has been hit by widespread power cuts following a “total system collapse”, electricity distribution companies say. Levels of power being generated fell to zero megawatts early on Thursday. Some supplies have been restored but only a tiny fraction of normal consumption in Africa’s most populous country. Power supplies are often erratic in Nigeria, despite its role as a major oil and gas producer. The West African country’s grid collapsed at least four times in 2022 – authorities blamed this on technical problems. The theoretical maximum amount of energy Nigeria could produce is 12,500MW, but the country normally produces a…

Taylor Swift continues to reign. Cinemark has announced that Swifties – as her fan base is known – can host private viewing parties for her forthcoming “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” concert film. “We are excited to offer fans the ultimate Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film VIP experience in their own private Cinemark auditorium,” Wanda Gierhart Fearing, Cinemark chief marketing and content officer said in a statement. “Our larger-than-life screens and captivating surround sound deliver a most enchanting environment to sing and dance along with friends and family to the concert of the decade.” Swift’s tour has…

“The Morning Show” has the look and polish of a smart, prestige TV show, which makes its detours into stupid situations and implausible corners more frustrating. The third season of the Apple TV+ drama again weaves real-world events into its narrative, but this starrily-cast serial would fare better if it stuck to soap-opera-style fantasy instead of positioning itself as a “Succession” wannabe. Like that HBO series and Showtime’s “Billions,” mercurial billionaires factor prominently into the latest plot that drives the story this season. Here, billionaire fever arrives in the form of Paul Marks (played by Jon Hamm, who, between this and “Good Omens,” has…

US inflation accelerated in August for the second-straight month, pushed up by rising gas prices. However, core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, continued to slow, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index, a closely watched inflation gauge, rose 3.7% in August from a year earlier, up from July’s 3.2% rise. That’s slightly hotter than the 3.6% annual rate economists were expecting, according to Refinitiv. On a month-to-month basis, prices rose 0.6% in August, compared with a 0.2% gain in July. However, core inflation slowed to 4.3% from 4.7% for…

As overall US inflation heated up last month, consumers got some relief at grocery stores. Grocery price increases in the United States slowed down in August, up just 0.2% for the month. That’s an improvement from July, when grocery prices were up 0.3%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday. For the year, grocery prices are up a modest 3%. This time last year, prices were up 13.5% compared to 2021. But just how much inflation relief you got at grocery stores last month depends on what was in your shopping cart. You needed to bring home more of the…

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back after Elon Musk called the self-ruled island an “integral part of China.” Speaking remotely at the All-in Summit, which took place in Los Angeles this week, Musk compared Taiwan’s relationship with China to that of Hawaii’s with the United States. “[Beijing’s] policy has been to sort of reunite Taiwan with China,” said the Tesla (TSLA) CEO, who claimed he understands China “well.” “From their standpoint, you know, maybe it’s analogous to like Hawaii or something like that, like an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China mostly because ……

Nature projects to revive England’s endangered species have been awarded £14.5m of funding by Natural England – the government’s advisers. Water voles in London to crayfish in North Yorkshire will benefit from the money which will go towards breeding programmes and improving habitats. Estimates suggest 15% of the country’s species are at risk of extinction. Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England said previous recovery schemes have shown they do work. “Nature is in drastic decline all around us. It’s a dire situation, but can still be turned around. We know this because we’ve seen the population of the once-endangered bittern…