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Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax - BBC
The prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail.…

Bucs offered Baker Mayfield a two-year deal - NBC Sports
Baker Mayfield said the Bucs offered him a two-year contract.…

OpenAI’s rogue AI agent didn’t stop at hacking Hugging Face - The Verge
New details reveal OpenAI’s agent hacked several other companies, intensifying already heightened concerns over advanced AI safety.…

Search for North Carolina woman Liz Waddell is still a missing person case, Grenada police insist - NBC News
Grenadian police said Tuesday that their nearly week-old search for a missing North Carolina woman is still active, with hopes of finding the swimmer alive.…

Gironde wildfires pick up as French region braces for new 40C heatwave - BBC
Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires in Gironde.…

Apple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at Center - Bloomberg
Apple Inc., after spending years as a laggard in the smart home market, is preparing a dramatic new push into the category with fresh devices and software.…

Apple plans to lease iPhones for $17.99 a month through partnership with Klarna - CNBC
Apple is announcing an iPhone lease option weeks after raising iPad and Mac prices due to the global memory shortage.…
Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight - AP News
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been dealing with talc-re…

Boeing posts bigger loss than expected as Air Force One costs weigh on results - CNBC
Boeing took a $280 million charge on its long-delayed Air Force One program.…
Live Updates: U.S.-Iran war appears to pause as Trump gives space for talks to end Strait of Hormuz standoff - CBS News
The U.S. and Iran hold fire amid work on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the Trump administration says a military buildup continues.…