Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year
BBC Newsby Dan Johnson·31 Aug 2026
- Published Viktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.
No end in sight for 'celeb bait' Facebook ad battle
PerthNowby Tom Wark·31 Aug 2026
No end in sight for 'celeb bait' Facebook ad battle Australia's consumer watchdog says Meta has no idea what ads it is publishing on its platforms, allowing scammers to profit off fake celebrity...
Kneecap tells crowds ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ during Reading set
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Rachel Vickers-Price)·31 Aug 2026
Kneecap tells crowds ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ during Reading Festival set The latest politically charged performance from the West Belfast trio came as the headline spot for Reading Festival on...
Kids leaning into AI as literacy levels decline
PerthNowby Max Aldred·31 Aug 2026
Kids leaning into AI as literacy levels decline A majority of Australian youth lack confidence distinguishing news fact from fiction as they increasingly source information from artificial...
Reading Festival crowd chant 'Andy Burnham's a w*****' during Kneecap set
Daily Express :by Rachel Vickers-Price·31 Aug 2026
Irish rappers Kneecap have closed out Reading Festival on Sunday, using their headline slot to dub prime minister Andy Burnham, "a w*****”.
‘Lanterns’ Review: Episode 3 Reveals John Stewart’s Stunning ‘OutKast’ Origin Story — Spoilers
IndieWireby Ben Travers·31 Aug 2026
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Over 242,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
Kyiv Independentby Dmytro Basmat·31 Aug 2026
Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 242,747 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
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Fenils Blog·31 Aug 2026
Published on: 31/08/2026 Last edited on: 31/08/2026 Welcome back to another late weeknote 🥲. I was initially just gonna say: “I was busy this weekend too”, but I wanted to understand what was it...
US Treasury bars certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina
France 24by FRANCE 24·30 Aug 2026
US Treasury bars certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina The US Treasury Department denied credentials to reporters from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg for a...
Social media crime videos spreading as post-and-boast laws stall
ABC News Australiaby Ruby Littler·30 Aug 2026
In short: New videos of people committing crimes continue to emerge on social media, as the government tries to stop them.
10 Most Underrated TV Shows Streaming On Paramount Plus - TVLine
TVLineby staff@tvline.com (Kira Deshler)·30 Aug 2026
10 Most Underrated TV Shows Streaming On Paramount Plus Paramount+ isn't always included in conversations about the very best streaming platforms for TV, though the service features plenty of great...
Gambling sites: Find the best gambling sites in the UK
The Independentby Chris Wilson·30 Aug 2026
Over £16 billion is gambled each year in the UK across a variety of platforms, with wagering available on everything from lotteries, sports betting, casino, bingo, and more.
The Millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening
BBC Newsby Megan Davies·30 Aug 2026
- Published When Hannah Matthews lost her father and grandmother in the space of a year, she found comfort in her back garden.
Why some US Republicans want to punish Australia over new charges for tech giants
The Conversation Australiaby Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney·30 Aug 2026
Earlier this month, the federal government passed laws to encourage tech giants to pay Australian news businesses for journalism. This is known as the News Bargaining Incentive.
41% of surveyed Australian teens now get their news from AI: new research
The Conversation Australiaby Michael Dezuanni, Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology·30 Aug 2026
The way Australians consume news has been changing for the past 30 years, ever since internet use became widespread.
Jena Sims keeps the wholesome golf content coming as she leaves it all on the course doing the worm
FOX Newsby Sean Joseph·30 Aug 2026
Jena Sims served up a valuable reminder to those making golf commercials that it doesn’t have to be that hard.
Trump vows to report NBC anchor Kristen Welker to FCC over 'purposeful inaccuracy' on endorsements
FOX Newsby CJ Womack·30 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker would be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for potential punishment after she...
Trump’s answer to bad press? “FCC TO THE RESCUE!”
Salonby CK Smith·30 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump is once again calling on the federal government to punish a news organization over coverage he doesn’t like — this time targeting NBC’s Kristen Welker for describing his...
'Right to erasure' to give people say over private data
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·30 Aug 2026
'Right to erasure' to give people say over private data Australians could soon force social media companies to destroy their personal information under an overhaul of privacy laws.
Amazon just gave Kindle owners two new reasons to look at Kobo
MakeUseOfby Oliver Haslam·30 Aug 2026
Amazon has pushed a key change to the use of DRM on its Kindle platform that has users up in arms.
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