Financial Times

PwC shakes up Indian operations as AI threat looms over consulting sector

Big Four firm’s US and Indian units to pool outsourcing and advisory operations in 40,000-person joint venture

business  Sep 13, 2026

ESPN

Source: Jags, WR Washington unlikely to agree to deal before season

The Jaguars and Parker Washington are unlikely to agree to a contract extension before the start of the season, a source told NFL Network.

sports  Sep 13, 2026

BBC Sport

Garcia crushes overmatched Benn in two rounds

Ryan Garcia crushed Briton Conor Benn with a ruthless second-round stoppage to retain his WBC welterweight crown in a world title mismatch in Las Vegas.

sports  Sep 13, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Toronto Awards Analysis: ‘I Play Rocky’ Channels Namesake, Could Follow in Its Oscar Footsteps

Like Peter Farrelly's earlier film 'Green Book,' this crowd-pleaser could seriously contend for TIFF's audience award en route to major Oscar noms (including best actor for Anthony Ippolito, who plays Sylvester Stallone).

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: a jaw-dropping new end-of-the-world reality show

Scavenging and squabbling in Apocalypse. Plus: Fatiha El-Ghorri and Lucy Beaumont on The Great Celebrity Pottery Throw Down. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4Survivor meets The Last of Us in this chilling reality show which dumps two teams of ordinary people in a real ghost town. The groups scavenge for food, find shelter and ultimately aim to survive – but at first they are unaware of each other’s existence. As with all juicy social experiments, the real entertainment starts as dy

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian

Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather

More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo ⁠Transport 8 ship, including one who diedIndonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a ⁠passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea ​after 103 others were evacuated, ‌one of whom ‌died, a search and rescue agency official said.A passenger ship carrying more than 240 people was reported missing after losing contact during bad weather in the Java Sea early on Sunday, the country’s ⁠search and resc

general  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian

First H5 bird flu death of endangered Australian sea lion recorded amid fears for small population

South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remainGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth Australia has recorded the first death of an endangered Australian sea lion from H5 bird flu.Experts say about 12,000 Australian sea lions remain – though a more recent estimate put the figure at less than 10,000. Most of the population are found in South Australia, with the remainder in Western Australia

general  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian

UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row

Criticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could changeUniversity students taking out student loans are to be warned that the terms and conditions could change so they are better informed about what they are signing up to, the government has said.In July, a report by MPs said slideshows that compared student loan repayments to the cost of a mobile phone contract, and YouTube videos that did not mention the fact that conditions could

general  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian

Burnham must understand Wales is ‘not a region in England’, says first minister

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first non-Labour Senedd leader, questions Westminster’s willingness to relinquish powersAndy Burnham has to be serious about devolution and understand that Wales is a nation and “not a region in England”, according to the country’s first minister.Rhun ap Iorwerth, who is the first non-Labour leader of the Senedd since devolution, told the Guardian that while he was encouraged by initial discussions with the new UK prime minister, he was wary about Burnham being captured by

general  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I was hit by an emotional hurricane’: Esther Freud, Deborah Levy and other novelists revisit their childhood homes

Even in adulthood, the place where you grew up never really leaves you. Could paying a return visit help six writers understand its power? Continue reading...

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

ESPN

Garcia backs up talk, TKO's Benn in second round to retain WBC title

Ryan Garcia needed only two rounds to take out Conor Benn on Saturday night, recording his fastest knockout in six years to retain his WBC welterweight championship.

sports  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

FCC Chairman Slams James Talarico as Running a ‘Hoax’ With Jimmy Kimmel Interview, Which ABC Punted to YouTube, to Get ‘Clicks and Donations’

Brendan Carr, the Trump-aligned Republican chairman of the FCC, accused James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, of running a “hoax” to garner attention and campaign donations by sitting for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel — which ABC put on YouTube instead airing it on broadcast TV to avoid a potential clash […]

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

Chris Rock’s Hollywood Send-Up ‘Misty Green’ Hits TIFF With Rosalind Eleazar’s Knockout Lead Performance 

Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. The characters around her go quiet, and the crowd at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Chris Rock’s film made its world premiere, were enraptured. But when Rock and his cast took […]

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

ESPN

No. 4 Texas mounts late rally, shocks No. 1 Ohio State

Hollywood Smothers scored on a 1-yard run with a leap over the pile with 25 seconds left and No. 4 Texas rallied from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 Saturday night.

sports  Sep 13, 2026

NASA News

APOD: 2026 September 13 – Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 13 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view this […]

science  Sep 13, 2026

NY Times World

Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief

Survivors tell the stories of the people and places buried under the mud after a disaster in Nepal.

general  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

Mahershala Ali Finally Made His ‘Blade’ Film With ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’

Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali finally made their “Blade” movie. On Saturday night, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release on Sept. 25. Tariq’s film centers on Latif (Ali), a devout Muslim hitman who, following the sudden death of his wife, goes […]

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

NY Times World

An Election in Sweden Shows Shifting Priorities

Sweden votes on Sunday. With various crises easing, center-left politics seem in vogue again, but the far right cannot be discounted.

general  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian Science

Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds – podcast

In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Michael Safi, the host of the Guardian’s chart-topping podcast about artificial intelligence, Black Box. In series two, Black Box: the chatbots, Michael meets people who have become convinced they have made scientific breakthroughs, cured diseases or invented new technologies using AI chatbots. Ian, Michael and Science Weekly’s co-host Madeleine Finlay explore

science  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian

The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro

Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forwardIt is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au Bon Acceuil cafe-bistro in the northern Burgundy village of Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne is taken.The three-course lunch menu today – including a choice of a hefty chunk of steak with chips or a meaty lasagne – is just €18, but villagers are not only here for the food. Continue

general  Sep 13, 2026