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in a chaotic finale to a largely scrappy game, United first thought they had snatched three points only to see Alejandro Garnacho's 88th-minute finish ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee with the score 1-1. The drama then switched to the other end in eight added minutes as Declan Rice's deflected shot gave Arsenal the lead before substitute Gabriel Jesus raced clear to wrap up the win as the stadium exploded in elation. United had taken the lead in the 27th minute when Christian Eriksen's outstanding pass played in Marcus Rashford, who cut inside to send an unerring right-foot drive past Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale. The Gunners, who had already spurned a golden chance when the struggling Kai Havertz miskicked with the goal at his mercy, were level almost instantly when captain Martin Odegaard was given too much space and sent an emphatic finish into the bottom corner. In an encounter that rarely hit the heights despite lots of effort, Arsenal - who had seen a penalty over-turned by the VAR after referee Anthony Taylor originally ruled Havertz had been fouled - missed a glorious late opportunity when Bukayo Saka shot straight at Andre Onana. United saw celebrations cut short with two minutes left when substitute Garnacho raced clear to score, but the VAR ruled he was just offside - opening the door for Arsenal to produce two devastating blows. Follow reaction to the game here How did you rate Arsenal's performance? Have your say here What did you make of Manchester United's display? Send us your views here Arsenal's late show brings vital win Arsenal put their fans through the emotional wringer before sheer joy swept around Emirates Stadium at the sound of Taylor's final whistle. For most of this match, the hosts could not find the pace and fluency that made them such an attractive, winning proposition last season as there was simply too much tension around their play. Havertz continues to look an expensive luxury item, his role in the Gunners set a mysterious one, but when it mattered Mikel Arteta's side raised themselves to deliver a vital win when it looked like they would drop points for a second successive home game after being held by Fulham. For a few moments it looked like defeat would be Arsenal's fate until VAR ruled Garnacho had gone just too soon before beating Ramsdale with a composed finish. Rice deserved his goal, albeit one deflected off Jonny Evans at the near post, for an outstanding individual display that illustrated once again why Arteta made his £105m signing his main summer priority. And then Jesus showed what value he brings to Arsenal when, with United chasing an equaliser after being stunned by Rice's goal, he embarked on a weaving solo run before beating Onana. It means Arsenal are still in touch with Manchester City and there is a real feeling of optimism going into the international break.

When they are in the deep, dark ocean, seals use their whiskers to track down their prey, a study has confirmed after observing the sea mammals in their natural habitat. It’s hard for light to penetrate the gloom of the ocean’s depths, and animals have come up with a variety of adaptations in order to live and hunt there. Whales and dolphins, for example, use echolocation – the art of sending out clicky noises into the water and listening to their echo as they bounce off possible prey, to locate them. But deep-diving seals who don’t have those same acoustic projectors must have evolutionarily learned to deploy another sensory technique. Scientists have long hypothesised that the secret weapons are their long, cat-like whiskers, conducting over 20 years of experiments with artificial whiskers or captive seals blindfolded in a pool, given the difficulties of directly observing the hunters in the tenebrous depths of the ocean. Now a study may have confirmed the hypothesis, according to Taiki Adachi, assistant project scientist of University of California, Santa Cruz, and one of the lead authors of the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Adachi and his team positioned small video cameras with infrared night-vision on the left cheek, lower jaw, back and head of five free-ranging northern elephant seals, the Mirounga angustirostris, in Año Nuevo state park in California. They recorded a total of approximately nine and a half hours of deep sea footage during their seasonal migration. By analysing the videos the scientists noted that diving seals held back their whiskers for the initial part of their dives and, and once they reached a depth suitable for foraging, they rhythmically whisked their whiskers back and forth, hoping to sense any vibration caused by the slightest water movements of swimming prey. (Elephant seals like to snack on squid and fishes, and spend a long time out at sea.) Then, on their swim back to the surface, the whiskers were curled back towards the face again. For less than a quarter of the time the seals were hunting, they could also see some bioluminescence – the light that some creatures deep underwater can emit thanks to chemicals in their bodies – to track down their meals using sight. But for the remaining 80% of their hunting spree, they were presumably just using their whiskers, according to Adachi. This technique isn’t dissimilar to rodents, Adachi noted. It’s just that, since water is much denser than air, the whisking speed is much slower in elephant seals. “This makes sense,” said Sascha Kate Hooker, a pinniped researcher from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at University of St Andrews, who was not involved in the study. “Among the deep-diving marine mammals, the elephant seal reaches the same depths as sperm and beaked whales, often well over a kilometre below the surface.” Guido Dehnhardt, the director of the Marina Science Center at the University of Rostock, and a pioneer in whisker-research who was not involved in the research, welcomed the findings but was cautious about how much new information they represented. “It was my group who had shown more than 20 years ago that the seal’s whiskers represent a hydrodynamic receptor system, and that the seals can use it, for example, to detect and follow the hydrodynamic trails of fish,” Dehnhardt said. Sign up to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every weekday morning at 7am BST The study is particularly interesting from a technical point of view, especially with regard to the cameras used being so small, said Dehnhardt, but there’s still too much speculation. “It would be a great story if the seals in addition to a head-mounted camera wore a hydrodynamic measurement system [a machine that can measure the movement of fluids] so that whisker movements and hydrodynamic events could be correlated.” In future Adachi would like to start comparing how other mammals use their whiskers, in order to better understand how some animals’ whisker superpower has shaped the foraging habits of the animal kingdom. Here : Seals use whiskers to track prey in deep ocean, study shows | Marine life | The Guardian

By Paul Adams International affairs correspondent Ukrainian generals claim they have breached Russia's formidable first line of defences in the south, as the counter-offensive launched earlier this summer may be poised to gather pace. Since June, Kyiv's territorial gains have been very small - but is Ukraine finally at a turning point? "Yes, it's true," says Yuriy Sak, an advisor to Ukraine's defence minister, when asked if the breach had happened. "Little by little, I think we're gaining momentum," he said. "We are now between the first and second defensive lines," one of Ukraine's top generals in the south, Brig Gen Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told Britain's Observer newspaper. His words echoed those of the White House spokesman John Kirby, who on Friday told reporters in Washington that Ukrainian forces had "achieved some success against that second line." The focus of Ukraine's counter-offensive effort in recent weeks has been an expanding bridgehead around the tiny village of Robotyne, some 56km (35 miles) south-east of the city of Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian forces raised the country's blue and yellow flag over the village more than a week ago, and are now trying to widen the gap to allow larger infantry and armoured units to pass through without coming under Russian fire. If that can be achieved, there is a chance Ukraine's offensive can gain momentum as it approaches second and third defensive lines, which may not be quite as robust as the first. Read More : Ukraine War: Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim - BBC News

Before the 2024 presidential election truly kicks off, odd-year elections in several states can signal the political state of the nation, offering voter views on abortion and more. The 2024 presidential election is already heating up. But before Iowa Republicans start lining up to caucus in January, voters across the country will send some major signals about what to expect in 2024 in a bevy of state and local elections. There’s a lot of time for polling numbers and fundamentals to shift before November 2024. But who turns out to vote, which issues get big play and especially who voters pick in the biggest elections of 2023 could tell us a lot about the political state of the nation heading into next year. Here's a rundown of what to watch for in the next few months as voters in several states select governors and state legislators, and cast ballots in a few important but more esoteric contests, too. Kentucky governor's race Gov. Andy Beshear is a rare Democrat still prospering in an ever-redder state. Beshear boasts high approval ratings, according to Morning Consult tracking polls, and was widely praised for his response in the aftermath of tornadoes that killed 80 people in western Kentucky. The odds seem to be in his favor as he faces Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who won a bruising primary in May with Donald Trump's endorsement. A July poll found Beshear up 10 points over Cameron, but the final result is expected to be close in November: Beshear won his first term in 2019 by just 0.4 percentage points before Trump carried the state by 25 points in 2020. The race is a test of Democratic po[CENSORED]rity in a tough state. Are voters willing (and happy enough with the economy) to stick with a governor they like, even with a "D" next to his name? Or is the combination of deep-red turf and a volatile political environment, plus an unpo[CENSORED]r Democrat in the White House, too much for the incumbent to handle? Virginia state legislative elections Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's potential national ambitions are getting a lot of media attention, but they are closely linked to the state elections taking place this fall, halfway through Youngkin's term. Republicans are hoping to protect their majority in the state House and flip the Democratic-controlled state Senate, which would open up room for Youngkin and Republicans to pass their legislative agenda in a state that had been trending left for more than a decade. Youngkin has been campaigning around the state on his support for conservative measures, including forcing guidance on K-12 schools that limits protections for trans students and, perhaps most notably, supporting a 15-week abortion ban. Yet Democrats hope to capitalize on opposition to Youngkin’s abortion stance to energize their base and win votes from independents. Virginia is the last state in the South that doesn’t have significant restrictions on abortion, a position Democrats vow to protect. The race will test how powerful abortion remains as a political issue, after backlash to the overturning of Roe v. Wade helped Democrats pull out key wins in the 2022 midterms. Both parties will be watching how candidates talk about abortion and what appeals to voters as they look toward 2024. Ohio abortion amendment election The Ohio electorate will vote in November on an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution — another election that will test the power of one of the top issues in national politics, and a key force in the upcoming presidential race. But the amendment's path to the ballot box has already jumped some hurdles and is set to encounter a few more. Republicans in the state — including Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who is running for Senate — have sought to make it harder for the amendment to pass. Video : Sen. Sherrod Brown: Ohio abortion rights win is a ‘victory for the country’ (msnbc.com) First, a Republican-backed measure to raise the threshold for passing a constitutional amendment from a simple majority to more than 60% failed in an August special election, keeping the threshold for the abortion amendment at 50% plus one. Then, the Ohio Ballot Board, led by LaRose, approved the language that voters will see on their ballots in November, which is different from the language in the actual amendment. The actual proposed amendment seeks to enshrine the right to abortion but also says that "abortion may be prohibited after fetal viability." The language approved for the ballot, however, uses the term "unborn child" and says the proposed amendment would "always allow an unborn child to be aborted at any stage of pregnancy, regardless of viability if, in the treating physician’s determination, the abortion is necessary to protect the pregnant woman’s life or health," according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Recommended 2024 ELECTION New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu expects Trump to be on the ballot despite debate over 14th Amendment Read More : The state elections to watch now for clues about what to expect in 2024 (nbcnews.com)

You read that correctly: the GTI badge has a future in the electric age after all, and the Volkswagen ID. GTI Concept is the car that proves it. Huzzah! Based on the ID.2all concept that was revealed back in March, the ID. GTI is the hot hatch version that head of design Andreas Mindt (who drew up the Mk7 Golf) has quietly had in mind all along. And as you can see from the gallery above, various GTI hallmarks have been retained: the red grille surround (though the ‘grille’ is mostly closed), the towing eyes, the flared wheelarches, the head-turning alloys (eight double-spoke 20s, since you ask), the chequer seats... it’s all there. Even the golf ball of all things lives on. Sort of. No manual shift of course, so instead it’s been chopped and repurposed as a rotary dial on the centre console. We applaud the sentiment. Hot damn, the Volkswagen ID. GTI Concept will become a real hot hatch | Top Gear

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Research suggests behaviour may reflect evolutionary response to previous outbreaks of disease Aerial surveys of the North Sea have revealed that seals practise social distancing – and the discovery may have profound implications for the spread of disease among the marine mammals. In a paper published today by the Royal Society, researchers conducting censuses of grey and harbour seals detail new evidence that the two species not only maintain distances between their own kind (unlike walruses, for instance, who cluster close together) but also that this behaviour may “reflect an evolutionary response to viral susceptibility”. “By comparing harbour seal colonies with grey seal colonies, we have found that harbour seals keep a greater distance from their neighbours than grey seals do,” the report’s lead author, Jeroen Hoekendijk, of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Wageningen Marine Research, told the Guardian. With catastrophic rates of bird flu currently contributing to serious concerns about disease in wildlife, the new report may have important implications for the way such outbreaks are tracked. The area surveyed was a wild expanse on the coast of the Dutch Wadden Sea, where both species of seals “haul out” on the intertidal flats and beaches to rest, socialise, mate and give birth. They gather there in great numbers. Up to 6,500 grey seals choose the high sandbanks, while harbour seals – about 8,000 were observed – prefer sands revealed at low tide. Unfortunately, the large numbers of harbour seals have faced disastrous outbreaks of disease in the past. Phocine (seal) distemper virus ravaged the po[CENSORED]tions in 1988 and 2002, halving numbers. About 18,000 harbour seals died of distemper in the UK and Europe in the 1988 outbreak. Grey seals, however, remained relatively unharmed . “Many grey seals were actually also infected, but just didn’t get as sick as harbour seals,” said Hoekendijk. “This may actually have contributed to the spread of the virus. They carry the virus, but can still move around freely.” He pointed to recent evidence that the grey’s reduced susceptibility had “genetic underpinnings”. Fascinatingly, it may be that the social distancing described in the new report represents a memory of those severe outbreaks. “Other studies have shown that grey seals are more resistant to respiratory viruses than harbour seals,” said Hoekendijk. “The greater inter-animal distances that we’ve observed for harbour seals in our study might be a response … very similar to our response during the Covid pandemic.” Comparisons with Covid are telling. Covid is itself a zoonotic disease – that is, transmissible from animals to humans. A report earlier this year showed that Covid was far more widespread in wild animals than hitherto thought. The disease is also thought to have affected marine mammals, and there are concerns the presence of human sewage released into the sea may spread Covid among seals and whales. Ironically, lockdown had benefits for the natural world. Reduced disturbance of wild areas – seals are particularly prone to interruption by human presence – and seas rendered quieter by the lack of vessels created a brief window of respite for many marine mammals. The lockdowns even halted seal culls in Namibia. It is not a bad idea for humans to keep their distance from seals, too. Not only is there a danger of being bitten, the bites have been linked to potential human-animal zoonosis in the form of the notorious “seal finger” caused by contact with seals’ claws or teeth, which can transmit the bacterium Mycoplasma phocacerebrale. If the skin is broken, infection has led to the amputation of human digits among fishers and scientists. … there is a good reason why not to support the Guardian. Not everyone can afford to pay for news right now. That is why we keep our journalism – including our essential reporting on the natural world – open for everyone to read. If this is you, please continue to read for free. But if you are able to, then there are three good reasons to support us today. 1. Daily environmental journalism is a powerful reminder of the damage being done to wildlife, plants and habitats – and the people impacted and displaced by our changing planet 2. Independent journalism amplifies the latest science, data and studies, and puts pressure on policymakers and businesses to take action 3. Our work foregrounds solutions that encourage the innovation and investment in new technologies that we so desperately need At the Guardian, we have environment reporters stationed globally. We have renounced advertising from fossil fuel companies and have significantly cut our own carbon emissions Help power the Guardian’s journalism for the years to come, whether with a small sum or a larger one. Seals practise social distancing, aerial survey of North Sea shows | Marine life | The Guardian

The marque’s charismatic creator died in May, now the first images of this eponymous tribute are in Low-volume supercar maker Bizzarrini has released the first images of the Giotto, the car named after its legendary founder who also happened to pen the Ferrari 250 GTO’s timeless design. And we’ll be the first to say, this V12 supercar is a beautiful tribute to the great man, perhaps made more poignant by his sad death earlier this year. When we were first told about Bizzarrini’s plan to build an eponymous supercar, breaths were appropriately held. As we detailed back then, cars named after their ultimate creators have a lot to live up to. "The legacy of Giotto Bizzarrini stretches over 60 years and is attributed to many of the most iconic cars and engines of our time, most importantly those bearing his own name," said Rezam Al Roumi, owner of Bizzarrini. "As custodian of this remarkable brand I am committed to returning Bizzarrini to its rightful place within the luxury automotive sector as well as creating new opportunities to engage and delight our discerning clients.” Bizzarrini Giotto V12 supercar revealed in tribute to late founder | Top Gear

Table Of Contents Dawnlands Omniheroes War Thunder Mobile Grand Cross: Age of Titans Madden NFL 24 Mobile 1. Dawnlands Release Date: 10th August 2023 Our first pick would be Dawnlands, an action adventure game from the makers of the po[CENSORED]r title Snowbreak Containment Zone, Seasun Games. In Dawnlands, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant world adorned with lush, green forests. Gather resources, craft essential items, and navigate the perils that creep into the darkness, all while striving to survive and thrive. The gameplay shares similarities to Genshin Impact and Zelda Breath of the Wild, having an open-world setting to top it off with amazing graphics. If you are looking for a good alternative to the games mentioned, this might be the best pick for you. 2. Omniheroes Release Date: 9th August 2023 Omniheroes was one of the most awaited RPG before its release, given how highly hyped the game was. In the game, you embark on a heroic journey as Odysseus, the chosen apostle of the Creator with your aim to vanquish the forces of darkness by summoning a formidable army of Valkyries. The game has an incredibly lush art style that features top-notch character and boss models, captivating cutscenes, and even a hint of art nouveau inspiration woven into its visuals. Given its high rating on the store pages, the game definitely deserves a try, even if you are not a fan of the genre. 3. War Thunder Mobile Release Date: 16th August 2023 War Thunder Mobile is a fresh PvP MMO shooter that emerges as a captivating spin-off from the well-loved title War Thunder for PC and Console, aiming to faithfully capture the essence of the original War Thunder experience on the mobile platform. In the game, you will have to engage in fierce online battles as players clash against one another, harnessing the might of authentic military vehicles right on the battlefield. With an impressive arsenal at your fingertips and highly intense action awaiting, it’s clear that this game stands out as one of the finest choices for September 2023. 4. Grand Cross: Age of Titans Release Date: 10th August 2023 Netmarble has been churning up some amazing games recently, which was joined by the MMO RTS title Grand Cross: Age of Titans. Grand Cross presents players with expansive and enthralling siege wars that unfold across both land and air realms, featuring personalized troops and real-time controls. Master the art of strategic deployment as you harness the might of Titans and their formidable special skills, capable of shifting the tide of battle even in the direst of circumstances. To guide you with this, a variety of military units await. 5. Madden NFL 24 Mobile Release Date: 12th August 2023 Madden Mobile marked a decade of being the global gaming sensation with the launch of its latest season, Madden Mobile 24. The game offers the exciting opportunity to team up with their beloved NFL stars hailing from the most esteemed teams across the league. In Madden Mobile 24, players are in for an exhilarating adventure as they navigate through diverse game modes, immersing themselves in real-world events that unfold throughout the season. Fans of the sport? You shouldn’t be missing out on this one! Read More: Top 5 Best Mobile Games to play in September 2023 (gamingonphone.com)