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King Charles III said on Wednesday that his life with cancer had brought “into sharp focus the very best of humanity” as he expressed gratitude to medical staff and charities that work with cancer patients across Britain.His reflections, delivered in the form of a written message to guests attending a reception for cancer care charities at Buckingham Palace, opened a small window into his experiences as a patient, although he did not give any update on his condition.The king announced in February 2024 that he had received a diagnosis that he had an undisclosed form of cancer, and he has…

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Wednesday that a restructuring was underway at President Donald Trump’s direction to eliminate “well-documented politicization” of the agency. Trump joked during a meeting of his Cabinet secretaries on Wednesday that perhaps Ratcliffe was the only one “who’s not allowed to talk about the great job he’s done,” given the classified nature of the Central Intelligence Agency’s work. “At your direction, the CIA has deployed our unique covert action, authorities in various places and continents, to successfully advance your national security and foreign policy priorities, to advance peace, to end wars, to take terrorists off the battlefield, and…

Consciousness may be a mystery, but that doesn’t mean that neuroscientists don’t have any explanations for it. Far from it.“In the field of consciousness, there are already so many theories that we don’t need more theories,” said Oscar Ferrante, a neuroscientist at the University of Birmingham.If you’re looking for a theory to explain how our brains give rise to subjective, inner experiences, you can check out Adaptive Resonance Theory. Or consider Dynamic Core Theory. Don’t forget First Order Representational Theory, not to mention semantic pointer competition theory. The list goes on: A 2021 survey identified 29 different theories of consciousness.Dr.…

Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at a wall of posters in a Manhattan restaurant that spotlights failed Broadway shows. We’ll also get details on a state senator who wants to take away Tesla’s right to operate five dealerships in New York.There’s a place where Broadway flops live on: a wall at the restaurant Joe Allen in the theater district that is lined with posters of duds and disasters. “Everyone remembers the hits,” Joe Allen’s website says, “but we revel in the flops.” My colleague Sarah Bahr, who revels in both, writes about what it takes to make the…

A bombshell lawsuit, and a mogul in handcuffsFists pounding on a Los Angeles apartment door broke the silence early one morning in September 2016.Bryana Bongolan, who was visiting her friend, the singer Casandra Ventura, who goes by the stage name Cassie, later said in court papers that she recognized the unhinged voice of Ms. Ventura’s boyfriend, Sean Combs.Ms. Ventura, who occupied the fashionable 17th-floor apartment, remained in her bedroom. But Ms. Bongolan said she quickly told a third friend to lock herself in the bathroom.According to the account Ms. Bongolan, an artist and designer, gave in an ongoing lawsuit she…

A federal judge in Florida said an order that blocks local police from enforcing a new state immigration law applied to all local agencies despite the state’s attorney general stating otherwise in a recent memo.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams told attorneys for the state during a hearing in Miami on Tuesday that she planned to issue a preliminary injunction against a statute that makes it a misdemeanor for undocumented migrants to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials.Williams said she was “surprised and shocked” that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told local police in a letter last week that they didn’t…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes a “great relationship” with Canada will be possible under Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is now tasked with seeking a new economic and security agreement with the United States. Carney’s Liberals won a minority government in Monday’s federal election, which was dominated by Trump’s threats on Canada’s economy and sovereignty.The Liberals were overwhelmingly viewed in polling as the party best equipped to deal with Trump, and Carney has stressed the need to respond to the “American betrayal” of Canada.Trump, speaking to reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House, appeared…

The head of the Pakistan-administered region of Kashmir has called for international mediation and says his administration is preparing a humanitarian response in case of any further escalation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.Pakistan’s government has said it has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch military action soon after days of escalating tensions following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.India blamed Pakistan for the April 22 attack, which left 26 people dead, which officials in Islamabad have denied.”There is a lot of activity going on and anything could happen so we have to prepare for it. These few…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The UK financial watchdog is calling on Big Tech groups to do more to stop the “whack-a-mole” problem of people switching between social media accounts to keep promoting unauthorised financial schemes or businesses.Many “finfluencers” continued to operate even after the Financial Conduct Authority requested that their social media account be closed down by simply switching to a different one, the regulator told MPs on Wednesday.“We can’t have that content popping up 12 hours later,” Lucy Castledine, director of consumer investments at…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Greensill Capital’s administrator has filed a lawsuit against its founder Lex Greensill and six other former directors of the failed financial firm, adding to the legal challenges facing the Australian financier. Greensill Capital’s main UK company, which collapsed into administration in March 2021 as part of a sprawling political and financial scandal, filed the lawsuit in London’s High Court on Tuesday. Court records list the case type as “breach of fiduciary duty” but the full details of the claim and the nature…