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May 3, 2026 - World

She was released from ICE custody on April 30 after a federal judge ordered her release.

May 3, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’An influential government adviser close to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech executives, the Guardian can reveal.The No 10 business aide Varun Chandra discussed regulatory changes, AI and Donald Trump’s second administration with tech corporations during confidential meetings between October 2024 and October 2025. In one meeting he offered to help a top executive meet the prime minister directly. Continue reading...

May 3, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Scale model found in Christo’s studio leads to London realisation of internally lit Air Package on a CeilingChristo once wrapped up the Reichstag, suspended a curtain across a Colorado valley and covered up the Pont Neuf in Paris. Now, six years after the artist’s death, a London gallery is to create a monumental installation he designed in 1968, using a detailed scale model and drawings that had been presumed lost until their chance discovery.Christo had imagined a vast, internally illuminated suspended form, like a cloud, but technical constraints meant the plan was never brought to fruition. Continue reading...

May 3, 2026 - World

Spirit Airlines has been in and out of bankruptcy since 2024, and the White House was recently considering a bailout.

May 3, 2026 - World

The State Department late last week approved arms sales worth more than $8 billion to key U.S. partners across the Middle East.