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This all-in-one cleaner from Tineco has lots of bells and whistles. It’s easy to set up and easy to use, though I had to read the instructions a few times to make sure I understood all the different modes and options. Press the power button and it’ll start up in Auto mode, which detects how dirty the floor is and automatically adjusts steam output as needed. Use Steam Mode to deep clean, and Boost mode for stubborn spots and stains. Using the companion smartphone app, which requires 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, you can also put your mop into suction-only mode for dry…

new video loaded: Israel’s New Plan to Take Gaza CityBy Adam Rasgon, Christina Shaman, Karen Hanley and Laura Salaberry•August 9, 2025Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced opposition at home and abroad on Friday as his office said that the Israeli military would take control of Gaza City. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs, describes what’s happening.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Outside Lands music festival continues on Saturday, Aug. 9, and Prime Video is the festival’s exclusive streamer. So if you’re not attending the festival yourself, you can still livestream the music event online for free. Hozier and Tyler, the Creator are the headliners for Outside Lands 2025, which will take place in Golden Gate Park in San Fransisco, California. Live coverage is set on Saturday, Aug. 9 starting at at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT and goes until Sunday, Aug.…

Dodoma — THE government has embarked on a robust strategy to expand and further digitalise the country’s seeds quality, testing and control, the development which will automatically promote the whole chain of the kernels sector. Apart from the ongoing increasing demand for seeds in Tanzania, the timely strategy seeks to ensure the seeds produced home continue to meet the set international standards. At the helm of implementation of the strategy, the Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI), is working on a project to expand and install cloud- connected facilities at the National Seed Laboratory (NSL). TOSCI’s Director General (DG), Nyasebwa…

Air force chief Amar Preet Singh says India’s S-400 air defence systems took down most of the Pakistani planes.India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during fighting in May, India’s air force chief says, the first such statement from the country since the deadly conflict with its neighbour.Air force chief Amar Preet Singh made the announcement on Saturday, weeks after India’s military acknowledged that an unspecified number of its own jets were also shot down by Pakistan during their heaviest fighting in decades. It involved fighter planes and cruise missiles and killed dozens of people.The…

Hind Hassan explores the US weapons industry and its effects on democracy, domestically and beyond.

AI-generated “brain rot” videos are popping up all over the internet and getting a lot of attention. Currently gaining traction among younger users, these clips feature wild characters, like a shark wearing sneakers and a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head. One startup driving this trend is OpenArt, founded by two former Google employees in 2022. It touts around 3 million monthly active users. The company recently launched a new “one-click story” feature in open beta, which allows users to input a single sentence, a script, or even a song and turn it into a one-minute video with a…

In the quiet corridors of Gaborone, where power has long been polished like a flawless diamond, a seismic shift has reshaped Botswana’s political landscape. The 2024 general elections delivered a stunning verdict: the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had ruled uninterrupted since independence in 1966, was swept from power. In its place rose Duma Boko and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), a coalition once dismissed as a fragmented opposition, now holding the reins of a nation at a crossroads. The fall of President Mokgweetsi Masisi — handpicked successor to the powerful Ian Khama — was not merely a political…

Striker Nicolas Jackson was left out of Chelsea’s squad to face Bayer Leverkusen on Friday after agreeing with the club that he can leave this summer.The 24-year-old trained alone on Friday amid reported transfer interest from Newcastle after they missed out on signing Manchester United-bound Benjamin Sesko. A move suits Jackson and Chelsea, with the Blues having signed two strikers this summer – Joao Pedro from Brighton and Liam Delap from Ipswich Town. Chelsea hope to receive at least double the £32m they spent to sign the Senegal forward in 2023 from Villarreal. The club believe he is worth more…

From Cardiff, WalesRecommended if you like Lambrini Girls, Amyl and the Sniffers, Kleenex/Lilliput Up next Playing Beautiful Days festival, Fairmile, Devon, 14 August and touring the UK in OctoberAcross seven years, cheekily raucous quartet Panic Shack have gone from the Cardiff underground to the fringes of the mainstream. After forming as a raised middle finger to snooty blokey indie bands “fiddling with their pedals with a face like a slapped arse”, their self-titled debut crashed into the Top 40 last month and topped the UK rock and metal albums chart.With inspirations ranging from the Clash, Bikini Kill and Amy Winehouse…