Five countries have now issued travel and safety warnings to their citizens as riots and street disorder continue in the U.K. The United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia have since all warned their citizens living in or visiting the U.K. that parts of the country present "safety risks" at the current time.

As riots and disorder spread, some countries warn their citizens about traveling to the UK

Britain has been hit by a series of riots after the killing of three young girls in a July 29 knife attack in Southport, northwest England, triggering a wave of false online posts that wrongly identified the suspected killer as an Islamist migrant. For more information on the role of social media in these riots, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza interviews professor of media and communication at Keel University, United Kingdom.

UK far-right riots: violence triggered by misinformation on social media

The Independent

 This is the heartwarming moment  a pensioner stopped a rapper as he walked along the street to check if he was OK amid riots across the UK.Guvna B, real name Isaac Bortey Borquake, was walking along the street in London on Wednesday morning (7 August), when he was stopped by kind pensioner Margaret.The 35-year-old said: “I don’t know Margaret but she just stopped me in the street and said ‘I’ve seen what’s going on and it’s not right. You should feel safe in this country and I want you to know I’m not racist.’“She said she didn’t know how to help me, but she did in her own way.”

Heartwarming moment pensioner stops rapper on street to check on him amid UK riots

The prime minister has said Elon Musk's criticism of the policing at a disturbance in Birmingham this week was "dangerous". The owner of X (formerly Twitter) claimed the force was guilty of "two-tier policing". Musk reacted to a video showing crowds of mainly Muslim men outside a Yardley pub where...

Musk's criticism of disorder response 'dangerous'

Thousands of anti-racist protesters have taken to the streets across the United Kingdom to counter a spate of far-right rallies planned to target immigration centers, seeming to thwart what looked set to be another day of rioting.

‘More of us than you’: Thousands of anti-racism protesters turn out to counter far-right rallies in UK

Warren, MI

Stellantis will indefinitely lay off up to 2,450 U.S. plant workers in Warren, Michigan, later this year as it discontinues production of an older version of its Ram 1500 pickup. The company has not announced a vehicle to replace the truck. The layoffs are expected to start as soon as...

Stellantis laying off 2,450 plant workers due to discontinuation of Ram 'Classic' pickup truck

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Tesla Chairperson Robyn Denholm on Thursday concerning CEO Elon Musk and possible breaches of his fiduciary duty to the company. Warren wants to know whether the board has ever bothered to investigate Musk's use of Tesla resources to benefit his other companies, including SpaceX and xAI.

Tesla's board faces questions from Elizabeth Warren about Musk's corporate 'entanglements'

South Carolina State

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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Uncovering Florida

In a divided vote on Senate Bill 1084, which would make a variety of regulatory changes including putting a ban on lab grown meat state-wide, Florida’s Senate and House ultimately decided to pass it, sending it on to Governor DeSantis for approval. DeSantis officially approved it on May 1, 2024, and the law came into effect on July 1, 2024.

DeSantis Signed New Florida Law: Selling Lab Grown Meat Is Now A Second Degree Misdemeanor

Chris Pyle spends the entirety of his workdays wearing a white tank top and boxer shorts, sitting in a recliner. It's an unusual setting for a mechanic, but a profitable one. Pyle started answering strangers' questions about their gas and diesel engines on JustAnswer as a side hustle in October 2006.

45-year-old mechanic quit his full-time job for his side hustle—now he makes $14,200 a month: My paycheck is 'very consistent’

RJ Scaringe, Rivian CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk quarterly results, rolling out Gen 2 vehicles, affordability and more.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe: There's still a lot of demand on the sideline for EVs

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

European drugstore giant Rossmann announced Tuesday it will no longer buy Tesla's electric vehicles for its fleet, effective immediately, citing CEO Elon Musk's pro-Trump political activism. Musk formally endorsed Trump last month, and said he was contributing funds to a pro-Trump group he helped create called America PAC. European drugstore...

Elon Musk’s support for Trump pushes a corporate customer away from Tesla

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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NEWARK, N.J. – Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a widespread "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

16 Charged in Nationwide 'Grandparent Scam'; Millions Stolen

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, owns no stocks, bonds or real estate, according to his most recent financial disclosure. Walz's modest financial profile stands in stark contrast to that of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is a billionaire several times over, and to Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.

Harris running mate Gov. Tim Walz owns no stocks, bonds or real estate, disclosure shows

 Tommy Robinson’s former assistant has broken her silence following the riots that have hit towns and cities across the UK.Lucy Brown, who worked with Robinson between 2017 and 2018, has now claimed his ego has led to riots “evolving” across Britain, following large-scale riots in Southport, Rotherham, Hull, and Plymouth.Speaking to Times Radio on Tuesday (6 August), Brown claimed Robinson’s attitude became “very nasty and misogynistic” as he became more well-known.She said: “The scenes that we are seeing are the very thing we were trying to stop by creating independent journalism, by giving people voices, by raising awareness of issues we felt that the mainstream media weren’t maybe addressing enough.”

Tommy Robinson’s former assistant breaks silence: ‘His ego has made riots evolve’

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Demands Answers as Customers Remain Without Power After Beryl.

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Elon Musk slammed by British government after comments on UK riots

On Sunday, Elon Musk replied to a post about riots taking place in the U.K. on X, the social media platform he owns, stating: \"Civil war...

On Sunday, Elon Musk replied to a post about riots taking place in the U.K. on X, the social media platform he owns, stating: "Civil war...

Elon Musk slammed by British government after comments on UK riots

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