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Betty Smocovitis on Global News Podcast
New analysis of Rosalind Franklin’s notebooks and X-ray work indicates she recognized DNA’s helix structure before James Watson and Francis Crick received credit. The researchers found Franklin saw the structure in Photo 49 and recorded it before producing Photo 51, which was shown to Watson and Crick without her consent.President Donald Trump reached a deal with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for the United States to buy Russian diesel, despite a law authorizing sanctions on buyers. Diesel prices have doubled since the US war with Iran began, while President Zelensky condemned the deal as aiding Russia’s war machine.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
The Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court and banned financial transactions to cripple its operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would dismantle it unless it ended threats against Americans, while ICC president Tomoko Akane said the court is independent and guided by law and evidence.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
United Arab Emirates Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said an unnamed co-pilot allegedly tried to hijack a Flydubai flight to Israel, crash it into Ben Gurion Airport’s passenger terminal, and kill as many people as possible. The co-pilot has been detained for about a week.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Manchester City appealed a ruling finding the club guilty of 114 of 115 Premier League financial-rule charges, including using more than £800 million in owner funding to inflate revenue from 2009 to 2018. Manager Enzo Maresca said he expects City to be cleared, though penalties could include relegation or expulsion.Sheona McCallum on Global News Podcast
Anthropic, the company behind Claude, banned sustained abusive or cruel behavior toward its AI models, saying it is unclear whether AI could ever be conscious and it is taking precautions. Users may still criticize Claude or express frustration over wrong answers, but Anthropic has not defined cruelty.Renzo Cotarella on Global News Podcast
Employees of Marchesi Antinori discovered Monday that about 30,000 bottles had been stolen from the winery’s warehouse in Tuscany, including wines worth several hundred dollars each. CEO Renzo Cotarella said thieves disabled two alarms Friday, returned with two trucks Saturday, and took bottles prepared for shipment.Claire Runacre on Global News Podcast
Berlin’s Madame Tussauds unveiled what it called the world’s first wax doner kebab, displayed near Beethoven, Einstein, and Heidi Klum. The dish originated in Turkey, while Germany claims the sandwich form was developed and popularized there. Producing the wax version cost 10,000 euros.