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Boy, 9, who lost leg as a baby tells Catherine of endurance challenge
A nine-year-old boy who completed the Three Peaks challenge alongside his dad after losing his leg has met Catherine, Princess of Wales to celebrate his success. Albie-Junior Thomas, from Holywell, Flintshire, attended a tea party at Windsor Castle after his father sent a letter describing how he had climbed the highest mountains in Wales, Scotland and England . Dad Daniel said he thought the message would resonate with the princess after she completed her own Three Peaks challenge in aid of the hospital where she was treated for cancer. In a post on X, the princess said it was a pleasure to hear the stories of resilience, determination and hope shared by each person she met. The youngster was born without a fibula in his left leg, and his foot was removed at 15 months.
Estonia says Russia ordered August arson attack on defence company
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has accused Russia of "sabotage" following an August arson attack on a defence company, Milrem Robotics, a claim the Kremlin rejected. "We can conclude with certainty that the arson attack in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation," Tsahkna wrote on X on Tuesday. "This act of sabotage is part of Russia's broader campaign across Europe, aimed at intimidating us and weakening our support for Ukraine," he wrote. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegation. "Such statements are baseless, ill-considered, have absolutely no relation to reality, and lack any form of reasoning. Consequently, we cannot and will not take such statements seriously," he told reporters.
Starship reaches orbit for the first time ever but returns home early
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SpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaches Earths orbit and explodes in the Pacific
Mashable Selects Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more In My Bag Look Up Creator Playbook Say More AI at School Safety Net Versus Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age All Series SpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaches Earth's orbit and explodes in the Pacific From satellite deployment to a dramatic fiery finish, catch all the chaotic launch action in this full supercut recap. 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' teaser shows Sauron in full control of Middle-earth SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 saw it reach orbit for the first time, 170 miles above the Earth, marking a major milestone for the company. The Starship also deployed 26 V3 Starlink satellites, adding to the company's constellation. See all the highlights in our supercut video. Starship reaches orbit for the first time ever but returns home early Starlink satellites are becoming a barometer for Earth's atmosphere Elon Musk's SpacexAI faces another lawsuit from child sexual abuse survivor Seth Meyers takes'A Closer Look' at Trump's ballroom tour for Xi Jinping Isn't this bullroom of yours supposed to include a bunch of top secret military facilities, and if it does, maybe don't do the tour with the heads of foreign governments?
Seth Meyers takes A Closer Look at Trumps ballroom tour for Xi Jinping
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The internet goes after Flock CEOs personal information as backlash continues
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Jon Stewart uses old footage of Trump to slam his meeting with Xi Jinping
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 28, 2026
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The Matterhorn is snow-free: Shocking images reveal how the mountain - famously featured on Toblerone packaging - is bare amid autumn heat
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Stop shaming people for using AI. Start organizing to prevent our obsolescence Garrison Lovely
'Most importantly, anyone not seriously engaging with what the technology can already do - and might soon do - is ceding their seat at the table.' 'Most importantly, anyone not seriously engaging with what the technology can already do - and might soon do - is ceding their seat at the table.' The industry is engaged in a perverse quest to replace humans. I don't need to tell you that people hate AI. The list of grievances is long: slop, cheating, bias, enfeeblement, electricity bills, environmental destruction, exploitation, theft, cybercrime, doom. But resistance to the technology has often taken the form of shaming people for personally using it, with precious little organizing against the companies building the machines.