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The turbulent history of the union jack

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Stewart continues: "This was another means of smoothing national sensibilities by ensuring that the precedence given to the Irish saltire – because it lay over the Scottish saltire – was balanced by the Scottish saltire having precedence in the more prestigious half of the design." The flag was first flown on 1 January 1801, when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland came into being. Since the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, the red has represented Northern Ireland.AlamyThe Death of Major Peirson by John Singleton Copley (1783) portrays a moment of British victory against a French invasion of Jersey (Credit:…

Google’s Search Live comes to India, AI Mode gets more languages

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Google is bringing its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, to India — launching in English and Hindi — and expanding AI Mode to seven new Indian languages, as the company strengthens its presence in one of its fastest-growing markets. First introduced in the U.S. in July, Search Live builds on Google’s Project Astra technology and is available through the company’s AI Mode. The feature lets users point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, supporting back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed. With this launch, India becomes the second market after the…

NFL: Keenan Allen – why coaches love record-breaker over star receivers

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Allen was selected by the Chargers - then based in San Diego - in the third round of the 2013 draft, but he has outlasted many of the wide receivers that were drafted after him."This record basically speaks to his consistency and his availability," said McGeoghan, who was the Chargers' wide receivers coach from 2018-2020."But his intelligence and his sophistication are what has allowed him to catch that number of passes over time. He's great on third down, he's one of the best chain movers in the history of the game."Allen currently has 11,563 receiving yards - fifth among current…

Impacts on commercial real estate

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The sunset is reflected in the windows of the US Capitol as a man runs on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025, the first day of the US federal government shutdown.Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.When the government shuts down, real estate watchers tend…

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 – Popular information

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Navigate to: Summary- Susumu Kitagawa- Richard Robson- Omar M. Yaghi Prize announcement Press release Popular information Advanced information Popular science background: They have created new rooms for chemistry (pdf)Populärvetenskaplig information: De har skapat nya rum för kemi (pdf) They have created new rooms for chemistry Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 for the development of a new type of molecular architecture. The constructions they created – metal–organic frameworks – contain large cavities in which molecules can flow in and out. Researchers have used them to harvest water from desert air,…

3 takeaways from Bondi’s combative DOJ oversight hearing

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For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. Democratic senators had questions. Attorney General Pam Bondi wasn’t answering them. Appearing Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time since her confirmation hearing, Bondi was light on direct answers as Democrats pressed her on the ways President Donald Trump might be using the Justice Department to prosecute perceived political foes. On her terms, she championed the direction of the department as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, deflected questions about legal justifications and ethics, and went on the offense against…

The office worker who became the first person ever to appear on TV

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Enter William Taynton, a 20-year-old office boy who was working downstairs from Baird's makeshift laboratory. He told the BBC 40 years later to the day: "Mr Baird came rushing down full of excitement and almost dragged me out of my office to go to his small laboratory. I think he was so excited at the time that words didn't come. He almost grabbed me and wanted me to get upstairs as quickly as possible."When Taynton came across the ramshackle state of Baird's laboratory, he said he felt like running straight back down the stairs. First, he had to navigate his…

Revolut aims to take on Indian banks and their ‘criminal’ forex fees

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British fintech Revolut — now launching in India — says cross-border payments remain one of India’s most underserved financial services. By its estimate, Indians spend about $30 billion overseas every year and lose around $600 million in bank charges — fees its India head calls “criminal.” “It has been the preserve of banks,” Paroma Chatterjee, Revolut India CEO, told TechCrunch. “You go to your bank to take currency, foreign exchange out from your bank, or you take a travel card that is issued by your bank when you’re traveling overseas … there have been humongous charges which have been levied…

NFL: Dallas Cowboys owner Jones fined $250,000 for ‘obscene gesture’

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been fined, external $250,000 (£186,000) by the National Football League for making an obscene gesture towards fans on Sunday.The 82-year-old was caught on camera raising his middle figure at the crowd during the Cowboys' 37-22 win over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.But Jones says he intended to put his thumb up instead, and was signalling to his own supporters - not those of the Jets."That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan."There was a swarm of Cowboys…

Ares CEO Michael Arougheti on ‘retail revolution’ in alternative assets

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A version of this article appeared in CNBC's Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.At Ares Management's analyst day last month, the alternative asset manager quietly bumped up its three-year fundraising targets by 25%.CEO Michael Arougheti told CNBC the change was due to better-than-expected momentum among individual, wealthy investors.A recent survey by State Street found that the "retail revolution" will drive more than half of the private market flows in the next few years, a seismic shift from traditional…