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There are reports of AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPUs burning up and killing the ASUS X670 series motherboard with it from the AMD subreddit. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU & ASUS X670 Motherboard Dead After LGA Contact Pads Burn Up, Large Number of Reports Indicate ASUS's AM5 Boards Might Be The Culprit It's been less than a month since AMD launched its much anticipated Ryzen 7 7800X3D 3D V-Cache CPU. The CPU has been selling like hotcakes in the DIY segment but it looks like the first report of it dying has been reported in the AMD Subreddit. Reddit user, u/Speedrookie, posted about this AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU which stopped working. The system featured a ROG STRIX X670-E board by ASUS and was seen running in idle mode with fan speeds at full. The motherboard had 00 QCode on the DEBUG LED. Upon taking the system apart, the user noticed that the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU had a massive bulge on its contact pad, and the underlying LGA pins were also burnt out around the same spot. It can be seen that the burn marks cover around 10-12 gold contact pads on the chip's underside and it renders the chip unusable. The burn marks on the socket also mean that the board has died out. The user has not mentioned if there was any overclocking or overvoltages involved and it's hard to get to the root of the problem without more information but there is evidence that this problem may be related to ASUS's X670 series motherboards. A Russian channel that goes by the name of VIK-off also reported similar issues on ASUS's AM5 motherboards running a totally different Ryzen CPU (Ryzen 9 7950X3D). The user has not mentioned if there was any overclocking or overvoltages involved and it's hard to get to the root of the problem without more information but there is evidence that this problem may be related to ASUS's X670 series motherboards. A Russian channel that goes by the name of VIK-off also reported similar issues on ASUS's AM5 motherboards running a totally different Ryzen CPU (Ryzen 9 7950X3D). We should also mention that overclocker, Der8auer, recently published a video where he killed an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU by pushing the voltages too high. The motherboard in his case was also an ASUS AM5 product, the ROG X670E Crosshair Extreme. This motherboard also reported the "00" code after dying out. It was reported that the motherboard allowed for voltages beyond what AMD 3D V-Cache CPUs could handle and that led to the chip killing itself. [https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-cpu-burns-up-kills-itself-the-asus-x670-motherboard/]

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A two-seat all-electric Cupra halo sports car has been previewed by a radical digital-only concept. Shown off in hologram form as part of the brand’s Tavascan launch - its second electric car - the DarkRebel previews a Toyota Supra-like sports car that features a slick, low-to-the-road design which Cupra describes as “the athletic proportion of a sports car combined with a shooting brake architecture”. When it arrives it will top a four-car electric lineup that will include the Born, Tavascan, and production version of the UrbanRebel concept. Easily the most radically designed Cupra yet, key design elements include front and rear lights that are incoporated into the bodywork, large side vents, and roof-mounted wing. Like the Tavascan, it also features an lluminated Cupra badge. The cabin features a two-seat layout with bucket seats and a ‘gamifying’ steering wheel. As with previous Cupra's, like the Tavascan and Born, the production DarkRebel will be as close to the concept "as posible", design director Jorge Diez told Autocar. He added: "It's a dream and embodies the DNA of Cupra. We have pushed boundaries and created something unique." Few details were revealed about the car, such as what powertrain, battery or electric range it features, or when exactly we might see it in production form. It’s expected though, given the model’s proportions and the sporting character of the previously revealed Cupra Urban Rebel, that it will feature a high-performance powertrain and be Cupra’s most powerful model yet. Back to top The Spanish brand hasn’t offered any details about what underpins the DarkRebel, but sibling VW Group brands Audi and Porsche are about to launch performance-focused models atop the new PPE platform, which could form the base of the sporty Cupra. “It is mysterious and stands out from the crowd,” boss Wayne Griffiths told reporters in Berlin. "After 5 years of building the brand Cupra in today's world, it is time to think about the next step. Our next dream. The Cupra DarkRebel is the ultimate interpretation of our vision The Tavascan, meanwhile, also revealed today, features an 82kWh battery (77kWh usable), which offers around 341 miles of range. Power for the electric SUV stands at 335bhp. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/cupra-darkrebel-concept-hints-all-electric-halo-sports-car

dog trained in Wales helped to save an 18-month-old rhino from poachers in South Africa. Dan, a one-year-old Belgian malinois, was bred and trained at Dogs 4 Wildlife in Carmarthenshire. Last week Dan found Viola, a rhino calf that had been caught in a snare in KwaZulu-Natal province with her mother nearby. The pair were both saved. Dogs 4 Wildlife director Jacqui Law said the diligence the teams on the ground ensured this "good outcome". Dogs 4 Wildlife provides trained dogs for anti-poaching units to protect endangered wildlife across Africa. Rat-sniffing dog Jinx trained to protect birds South Africa rhino poaching fell during lockdown Dog's heroic rescues remembered 90 years on Dan, one of the organisation's eight dogs, was deployed to KwaZulu Natal in February and is named after dog-lover Daniel Bridle, from Pembrokeshire. Mr Bridle died in 2014 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer a year earlier and his mother, Caroline, funded Dan's training and his deployment to Africa. Ms Law said this incident was "just one of many heart-breaking incidents of snare poaching that occurs in KwaZulu Natal - many of which do not have a happy outcome". She added: "Snare poaching does not discriminate on what species of animals it wounds or kills. This is a torturous method of catching wildlife for bushmeat." KwaZulu Natal holds 25% of the remaining world's po[CENSORED]tion of both black and white rhino, making it a target for poachers after numbers elsewhere have reduced. The South African province was also used as a location during the filming of The Woman King, released in October 2022. Calf Viola was born during the filming and named after lead actress, Viola Davies. Junior Blom, canine project manager for Project Rhino said: "We are so pleased that this attempted rhino poaching incident had a positive outcome. "Snare poaching and increased incidents in KZN with rhino poaching has been devastating. There have been many more incidents and the death of several rhinos have been completely pointless as we have had rhinos shot that have been dehorned four months previously." [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65339444]

Diplomats and nationals from the UK, US, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army says. Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation "in the coming hours", it said. He is locked in a bitter power struggle with the leader of a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces. The UK government said it was preparing for "a number of contingencies". Previous plans to evacuate foreign nationals have not been implemented because of safety fears. A statement from the army said British, US, French and Chinese nationals and diplomats would be evacuated by air on board military transport planes from the capital, Khartoum. The UK government said it was "doing everything possible to support British nationals and diplomatic staff in Khartoum". It said its defence ministry was working with the foreign office to prepare for a number of provisions, without specifying whether immediate evacuations were among those plans. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chaired a Cobra meeting - an emergency response committee - on Saturday morning about the situation in Sudan. Saudi Arabia also announced it was arranging the evacuation of its citizens and nationals of "brotherly" countries. State TV channel Al-Ekhbariyah reported that some Saudi citizens and other nationals had arrived in the port city of Jeddah on Saturday. MAPS: Khartoum violence mapped as civilians flee city UNSUNG HEROES: How food and medicine is being distributed SIMPLE GUIDE: What is going on in Sudan? Khartoum's international airport has been closed due to the violence, with foreign embassies - including the UK and US - unable to bring their citizens home. The conflict has entered its second week despite both sides - the army and the RSF - agreeing to a three-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, starting from Friday. Sporadic gunfire and air strikes were heard in the capital on Saturday despite the truce. A former foreign minister, Mariam al-Mahdi, who is sheltering in Khartoum told the BBC the ceasefire was "not taking at all". "We are out of electricity for the last 24 hours. We are out of water for the last six days," she said. Medical teams are being targeted in the fighting, she said, adding: "There are rotting bodies of our youth in the streets." Fierce street battles erupted in Khartoum on 15 April after disagreements emerged between the leaders of both sides - General Burhan and the RSF's Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo - over how Sudan should be run. They both held top positions in Sudan's current military government, formed after the 2019 coup that ousted long-time leader Omar al-Bashir. They were supposed to merge their forces but the RSF resisted this change, mobilising its troops which escalated into full-scale fighting last week. The World Health Organization says more than 400 people have been killed. The death toll is believed to be much higher as people struggle to reach hospitals. Thousands of people, mainly civilians, have also been injured, with medical centres under pressure to deal with the influx of patients. Along with Khartoum, the western region of Darfur, where the RSF first emerged, has also been badly affected by the fighting. The UN has warned that up to 20,000 people - mostly women and children - have fled Sudan to seek safety in Chad, across the border from Darfur. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65358069]

The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially maintaining the status quo. The future of the drug was called into question after a Texas judge sought to invalidate its long-standing approval. The case could have wide-ranging implications for abortion access. It comes after the Supreme Court - which has a 6-3 conservative majority - overturned Roe v Wade in June last year, ending the nationwide guarantee to abortion and giving states the power to ban the procedure. With Friday's ruling, the mifepristone case now returns to the lower 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is likely that the case will come before the Supreme Court once again, setting up the most significant ruling on the issue of abortion since Roe was overturned. For Supreme Court, abortion battle may be just beginning How safe is the abortion pill mifepristone? What comes next for the abortion pill in the US? Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen that now accounts for more than half of abortions in the country. It has been used by more than five million women in the US to end their pregnancies. It was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more than 20 years ago after four years of review. The FDA also placed mifepristone in a category of 60 drugs that are regulated under a system of extra restrictions and regular evaluations. Mainstream medical organisations, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists and the World Health Organization, have said the abortion pill is safe and effective. But earlier this month, Texas court judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled to suspend the FDA approval of mifepristone, saying the agency had violated federal rules that allowed for the accelerated approval of some drugs, and had erred in its scientific assessment of the drug. Judge Kacsmaryk's preliminary decision came after a group of anti-abortion health professionals launched a case challenging the safety of mifepristone. His 7 April ruling was made just minutes before a decision from a judge in Washington state ordered the FDA to make no change to the drug's availability and preserved access to mifepristone in 17 US states. US President Joe Biden's administration appealed the Texas ruling, and asked for the Texas court's order to be placed on hold. A divided appeals court said mifepristone could remain available, but with certain restrictions, while the appeal was under way. Among the restrictions imposed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was a limit on sending the pills by mail, effectively requiring in-person visits. These restrictions have now been overturned by the Supreme Court, for now. Two of the Supreme Court's conservative members, Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito, dissented publicly to the decision, which came in a single paragraph, issued hours before a self-imposed deadline. Justice Thomas provided no reasons for his dissent, while Justice Alito wrote that the Supreme Court has been criticised in the past for issuing emergency orders, called the "shadow docket" by critics. A full vote breakdown was not released. Legal battle continues The decision drew immediate reaction from anti-abortion advocates, who have concentrated their efforts on abortion pills since the fall of Roe. Alliance Defending Freedom, the conservative advocacy group that filed the initial lawsuit, said the FDA "must answer for the damage it has caused to the health of countless women and girls". "We look forward to a final outcome in this case that will hold the FDA accountable," it said. Kristan Hawkins, president of anti-abortion group Students for Life called the Supreme Court's decision a "tragedy". Pro-choice advocates "have weaponised and weakened the medical standards to favour abortion industry interests," she said. The latest ruling was welcomed by medical experts and organisations like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University said: "Imposing restrictions on access to mifepristone, a drug that's been on the market for two decades, is a bridge too far even for a highly aggressive and conservative Supreme Court." He said restrictions on mifepristone would post "immeasurable" harms to the drug approval process in the US. "In some ways it would be open hunting season to all of the FDA's drugs." Pro-choice politicians also applauded the top court's decision, including Mr Biden who said he would continue to defend the FDA's independence and fight political "attacks on women's health". That fight is not over - oral arguments for the case will begin before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in mid-May. But for now, Friday's ruling had the immediate effect of reassuring healthcare providers that access would continue, at least for the time being. Kristyn Brandi, a gynecologist, or OB-GYN, and abortion provider in New Jersey, said she was relieved to learn about the ruling. Before it came, she and other providers were unsure of what services they would be able to offer patients attending clinics this weekend. "Tomorrow morning at 7AM the patients will be able to access the care that they need," she said. "That's all that matters today." Additional reporting by Madeline Halpert [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65356390]

Demo? 😂 It's a screenshot, Buddy. Didn't you notice the entire console was captured in the screenshot? Before and after the gag, stop defending your friend because you know he is guilty of abusing his command on players. I have been managing NewLifeZM for years and many big names in this community know me for what I have done for this server. I am aware of what he did, and trust me, it is called command abuse or, in other words, an admin trying to show off. I have faced many situations like this with thousands of admins before, so I am not surprised by this behavior. What makes me a little bit angry is that he made a mistake and still lied about it without any evidence or justification

Please provide screenshots or a demo before making any accusations against me. If you are referring to Mohamed @NiZzAr!! I have known him for years. We have played together on many servers. Whatever you did to me in the server was a personal and strange thing that I don't understand. This is the first time I have seen you on NewLifeZM Whatever If you are an experienced admin, you should ask players if they are joking before immediately muting or banning them based on something you saw in chat

¤ Your name: Blackfire ¤ Claimed Admin name: =_=.:JoHn WiCk:.=_=LSD007 ¤ Date and time:22/04/2023 11:26AM ¤ Reason of complaint: Abusing his admin commands, he muted me for 6 minutes for no reason. As soon as I entered the server, I noticed this behavior was a sign of disrespect. ¤ Proof (screenshot or console or demo):

May the blessings of Eid al-Fitr fill your life with joy, peace, and happiness. May this special occasion bring you and your loved ones closer together and may your heart overflow with love and gratitude. Wishing you all a blessed Eid filled with all the goodness and blessings of Allah." EID MOBARAK

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Facebook might owe you some money and now you have the means to collect. Meta, Facebook's parent company, agreed late last year to pay out $725 million(opens in new tab) to settle the Cambridge Analytica data privacy leak class-action lawsuit. The now four-year-old case started after journalists discovered the political research firm had collected and shared private data on at least 87 million Facebook users and that Facebook had failed to notify users of the data leak. Finally, roughly six months after the company settled, an estimated 280 million Facebook members (current and former) may be entitled to a cash payout. If you've already done the math, you know that no one is getting rich off this settlement. Sure, it's nearly a billion dollars out of Meta's pocket, but you might see just a few dollars. This scandal marks what may have been the darkest time in Facebook's history. It was a massive personal data breach that happened not because Cambridge Analytica hacked Facebook, but because Facebook didn't pay close attention to what Cambridge Analytica was doing. In a 2018 interview Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apologized(opens in new tab) and admitted it "was a major breach of trust," and added, "We have a basic responsibility to protect people’s data." How to collect your Facebook settlement Meta and Facebook have made it easy to gather your handful of dollars, launching an online Claim Form(opens in new tab). You have until August 25, 2023, at 11:59 PM PT to fill it out. The only eligibility requirement is that you must have been a member of Facebook between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022. Even if you deleted Facebook, you can still collect funds. Granted, the amount of information Meta requests may give you pause, especially considering the company's data privacy record. Among the requested bits of personal information are your full name, address, email, phone number, and payment information. That last bit, which includes credit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle info, is not so you can pay them, but so Meta can get those few dollars to you. You even have to sign a form saying you are not making any of this up. It is a lot to go through for what might just be $3 or less. On the other hand, if enough people are turned off by Meta's form, a hearty, relative few may in fact get a windfall of, who knows, $50? [https://www.techradar.com/news/good-news-facebook-probably-owes-you-money]

I've been testing the Asus ROG Strix Scar 16's 2023 G634 model. Available in the UK for £3,400, and with essentially the same model in the US priced at $2,750, there's an expectation of zero compromises for a gaming laptop containing both Intel and Nvidia's latest mobile offerings. Not just when it comes to gaming prowess, but the overall user experience. And while the RTX 4080 and Core i9 13980HX provide a fantastic core config for a gaming laptop today, there are a couple of things holding this powerful machine back, not least the competition at that price point. Before we get into the numbers, the Scar 16 is off to a good start with its aesthetic. There's an industrial flair to the design, but not enough to make it look too 'edgy'. It's reminiscent of the resurgent retro console trend, with a subtle translucent plastic strip around the chassis edge and front. It may not have the humble charm of a Clear Glacier Gameboy Advance, but at least the subtle RGB strip along the front and back edge doesn't undermine the aesthetic. The light gradates gently through the laptop's thickness and gives a gentle glow to the desk around it. The default rainbow ROG logo on the back is a little much for me, but that can be easily remedied in the Aura software. It's been fascinating to see laptop manufacturers packing 16-inch gaming laptops with this generation's powerful components. How's it all going to fit? I wondered. The answer: It's all about girth, baby. The Scar 16 is thick, and heavy enough to make me question the notebook nomenclature, though it's nowhere near as dense as the desktop replacements of yesteryear (see the 8lbs Gigabyte Aorus 17X YD(opens in new tab)). Still, the Scar is thick enough that I almost expected to find a mechanical keyboard under the lid. No such luck, sadly, though the chiclet board has a pleasantly tactile bounce, and n-key rollover for gaming as one would expect. It's not the most satisfying to type on, but it does the job when it comes to gaming. Along the thick edges you're looking at a couple of USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports on one side, and a pair of USB Type-C ports on the other—one Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort, the other for display and/or power delivery to peripherals. There is an HDMI 2.1 port as well as 2.5G ethernet port. In other words, high spec connectivity isn't going to be a problem, though some may be disappointed at the lack of non-USB Type-C DisplayPort. Image 1 of 3 With the Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 packing a 175W RTX 4080 GPU under the hood, I noticed a few of the gaming performance numbers come close to, even blow straight past, some of other current-gen laptops we tested, even ones packing the RTX 4090 in its 150W form. In Cyberpunk 2077 for example, the Scar 16 manages 57 fps averages at 1080p against the Asus Zephyrus M16's 60 fps even in Ultra Ray Tracing mode. Pitting it against that same 150W GPU at 1080p in Hitman 3's Dubai benchmark, the Scar 16 actually surpasses the RTX 4090's 240 fps average by a whopping 26 fps, albeit with a lower minimum framerate. That points to a little inconsistency, but a lot of potential. Context is key at higher resolutions—though the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i's panel is 1600p native, it was actually tested at 1440p. That means while it looks like the Scar is falling behind the less expensive machine and its 150W RTX 4080 in a few benchmarks, the Scar 16 was tested at its native 1600p—meaning there's actually not a lot in it. While we're on the subject of the screen, that 16:10 Nebula screen is a nice ratio when you switch things up for a work session, though movies and cutscenes in games may end up sandwiched between black bars, as they tend to be designed with the standard 16:9 ratio in mind. If you've not got yourself one of the best gaming headsets(opens in new tab), you could do worse than the Scar 16's speakers, too. They're a little muddy from being packed into suck a tight chassis, though generally they're rich and bass-friendly. The 720p webcam handles low light well and sits in the right place, but it does give me lobster-red flush. The real star of the show is the Intel Core i9 13980HX. A CPU like this gives the Strix Scar 16 a leg up against some of the $4,000 laptops of this generation. Sure you're missing out on some of the GPU power, but the Scar doesn't mess around when it comes to handling all those physics simulations in the ever destructible environments we're seeing in games today. The Minimum CPU samples per minute in Blender's Junkyard benchmark shows it's got a lot to offer game artists, too. It puts even the $4,000 Zephyrus M16's i9 13900H to shame when it comes to video encoding, and although its multi-core performance falls behind the $5,300 MSI Titan's i9 13950HX in rendering benchmarks, it's single-core you're looking at for gaming. There the Strix Scar stands with the best. You might think that slight multithreading miss translates badly in Blender, but the Minimum CPU samples per minute in Blender's Junkyard benchmark shows it's got a lot to offer game artists, too. All that power in hungriness comes at a price, however and it means that while the Strix Scar 16's hour and twenty minute battery life sits in the middle compared to other gaming laptops of it's class, it's still not at the level we want from a portable device. It also runs a little hot for my liking. The CPU and GPU hit 105°C and 83°C respectively under load, which is hotter than the rest we tested. There's some serious coil whine coming from under the hood when you boot up a game, too. It's drowned out by the laptop's fans mostly, but it can sound quite concerning if you're not used to these kinds of common hardware noises. https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-rog-strix-scar-16-2023-review-benchmarks/

Italian authorities on Tuesday announced that they had captured a brown bear overnight after it had killed a jogger earlier this month. The fate of the 17-year-old female bear, known as JJ4, is now in the hands of an Italian court, which will determine if it should be euthanized. The debate has inflamed tensions over a successful effort to reintroduce brown bears to the region after they nearly went extinct in the 1990s. The bear was found in Val Meledrio, a valley in the mountains of Northern Italy, the provincial government of Trento said in a news release on Tuesday. The president of Trento Province, Maurizio Fugatti, said “satisfaction mixes with bitterness” over the capture. Mr. Fugatti also attempted to have JJ4 euthanized in 2020, after the bear attacked a father and his adult son in June of that year. “We would have liked to give this news in 2020, but its killing first, and then its capture, had been blocked by the courts,” he said. Authorities searched for the bear after investigators used genetic testing to determine that JJ4 had fatally attacked Andrea Papi, 26, a jogger from Caldes, a town in Trento. Mr. Papi was found in the woods and an autopsy concluded that he had died from wounds inflicted by a bear on April 5 or 6. Mr. Papi was the first Italian to be killed by a bear in modern times, reported the Italian news agency, ANSA. After genetic testing confirmed that JJ4 had attacked Mr. Papi, Mr. Fugatti signed an order last week to capture her. He has also issued an order for the bear to be euthanized, but that directive is on hold, pending a decision by a local court, which is scheduled to meet on May 11. Mr. Fugatti said after Mr. Papi’s death that other authorities in Italy had focused too much on the well-being of the bears, and not enough on the safety of people living in the same areas. He is also seeking to euthanize the bear MJ5, which attacked a man in March. There were an estimated 73 to 92 bears in Trento in 2021, the government said. The brown bear po[CENSORED]tion in the region had shrunk to three or four bears in the 1990s and faced extinction before the project, Life Ursus, brought 10 bears from Slovenia to the region between 1999 and 2002. Animal welfare groups have pushed back against his efforts. On Monday, the advocacy group Animalisti Italiani said that the provincial government had not done enough to minimize the chances of dangerous interactions between bears and humans. “Our cohabitation with the big predators that have always po[CENSORED]ted our country is not only possible, with the right precautions, but also necessary,” the group said in a statement. Trento’s forest department captured JJ4 this week using a tube trap and took her to a local wildlife center. She was found with her three two-year-old bears, which were deemed self-sufficient and were left behind, officials said. At the wildlife center, JJ4 is being fed fruit and vegetables, officials said. She weighs about 330 pounds and is in good health. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/world/europe/bear-captured-italy-jogger.html]

The home secretary is expected to be given the ability to ignore attempts by European judges to halt migrant deportations from the UK. The change will be made to the Illegal Migration Bill, after the government made concessions to Conservative MPs. The move should avoid a rebellion from some MPs, who have been demanding tougher action against the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The change will be made in amendments when the bill returns to the Commons. As part of the amendment, Home Secretary Suella Braverman is expected to gain the power, in certain circumstances, to ignore interim injunctions from the court, known as Rule 39 orders, that halt deportation flights. The Strasbourg-based court, unpo[CENSORED]r with the Tory right, used an injunction of this type to block the removal of migrants to Rwanda last year. Rebel Tory MPs say they have also agreed with ministers that British judges will only be able to halt deportations where there is a risk of serious and irreversible harm. BBC Newsnight has been told some movement is also expected on the provision of safe and legal routes for refugees to come to the UK - which is a key demand of another group of Conservative MPs. The migration legislation, which was set out by Ms Braverman last month, would prevent anyone entering the UK illegally from claiming asylum. It is central to Mr Sunak's pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel, but has provoked outrage among charities and opposition parties, who say it breaches international law. What are the legal routes to the UK? Ministers see off Tory rebels over migration plans What does Rishi Sunak's promise to stop the boats mean? Some Conservative MPs, however, believe it does not go far enough and tabled a series of changes to the bill. Last month, some of those MPs withdrew their proposals in Parliament after immigration minister Robert Jenrick said he would engage with those who have concerns. Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who was among those leading the calls, said he was "grateful to the prime minister and the home secretary for their work". Mr Kruger said the British public "are fed up with London lawyers and Strasbourg judges getting in the way of a sensible migration policy". He said he was "hopeful that the government will be able to deliver the prompt removals to Rwanda and other safe countries". This was needed, he said, "to stop the boats and lay the foundation of a fair and humane asylum system". New powers More than 45,000 people entered the UK via Channel crossings last year, up from about 300 in 2018. Under the new bill, people removed from the UK would be blocked from returning or seeking British citizenship in future. Migrants will not get bail or be able to seek judicial review for the first 28 days of detention. It will also place a legal duty on the home secretary to detain and remove those arriving in the UK illegally, to Rwanda or a "safe" third country - this will take legal precedence over someone's right to claim asylum. In a letter to MPs following publication of the bill, Ms Braverman conceded there is a "more (than) 50% chance" the bill is incompatible with international law. It is expected to come up against opposition in the House of Lords, and subsequently expected to face a wave of legal challenges, whilst opposition parties have dismissed it as unworkable. Former Lord Chief Justice and crossbench peer Lord Thomas said ignoring interim injunctions from the ECHR would be an "immensely serious step" and warned it "sets an extraordinarily bad example". "Many people would say having the power to ignore a court order is something - unless the circumstances were quite extraordinary - this is a step a government should never take because it is symbolic of a breach of the rule of law," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65331272]

At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity for Ramadan, officials say. TV footage shows a crowd of people unable to move and many in distress in the Bab al-Yemen area of the city. Hundreds of people reportedly crowded into the school late on Wednesday to receive donations amounting to about $9 (£7; €8) per person. The rebel Houthi movement has controlled Sanaa since 2015. Video posted on social media shows people screaming with dozens of bodies on the ground, some of which are not moving. Other people are seen trying to help. Two local businessmen who arranged the event had been arrested and an investigation was under way, the interior ministry said. A spokesman for the ministry blamed the crush on the "random distribution" of funds without co-ordination with local officials. Many people were also injured with 13 in a critical situation, a health official in Sanaa said. "Women and children were among the dead," a Houthi security official told AFP news agency on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to journalists. The Associated Press news agency quoted two eyewitnesses who said Houthi fighters had fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control, apparently striking an electrical wire which resulted in an explosion. This caused panic that led to the crush, they added. The rebels are said to have then sealed off the school and barred people, including journalists, from approaching. The Houthis have reportedly agreed to pay $2,000 (£1,600) to each family who lost a relative, while the injured would get around $400 (£322). The event happened during the final days of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Last week a major prisoner swap between warring sides in Yemen started, seen as part of stepped-up efforts to end the devastating eight-year conflict. Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthis' Supreme Revolutionary Committee, blamed Wednesday's crush on the country's humanitarian crisis. "We hold the countries of aggression responsible for what happened and for the bitter reality that the Yemeni people live in because of the aggression and blockade," he said on Twitter. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65331831]

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As if Apple wasn’t omnipresent enough in our lives, the tech giant is now offering Apple Card users the opportunity to open a savings account on their iPhones The feature was originally announced back in October 2022(opens in new tab) as a way for Apple Card owners to save their Daily Cash rewards and grow them “in a high-yield Savings account from Goldman Sachs.” Some speculated the APY (annual percentage yield) would be 3.75 percent(opens in new tab), but as it turns out, it’s actually 4.15 percent which the company claims is currently “more than 10 times the national average”. Be aware the APY isn't set in stone as it could jump up or dip at any time in the future. Besides the high yield, it functions similarly to any old savings account(opens in new tab) you get at a typical bank with the added benefit of having “no fees, no minimum deposits, [plus] no minimum balance requirements”. Additionally, all Daily Cash(opens in new tab) earnings that you collect whenever you purchase something with your Apple Card will automatically be sent over to the new savings account. The neat part is there's no limit to Daily Cash although the cash rebates differ from merchant to merchant. For example, if you buy a new Macbook from Apple's online store, you get three percent of that particular purchase back. Healthy finance Vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet Jennifer Bailey stated in a release that the purpose of this recent move is to give people the tools to “lead healthier financial lives” similar to Apple Pay Later which launched in late March(opens in new tab). To further help, the Wallet app will have a dashboard for users to track account activities. Users can also connect a personal bank account if they want to deposit money from a personal account to their newfound Apple Savings. Of course, it’s possible to do the opposite by withdrawing funds to said personal account or from your Apple Cash card “with no fees.” [https://www.techradar.com/news/Apple's-new-savings-plan-basically-turns-your-iPhone-into-a-bank]