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The US House of Representatives has censured Republican congressman Chuck Edwards after an ethics investigation found that he engaged in persistent inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers. The resolution passed by 413 votes to two on Tuesday, September 1, with only Mr Edwards and fellow Republican Ralph Norman of South Carolina voting against it. Mr Edwards then stood in the well of the House chamber while the formal rebuke was read aloud. The bipartisan House Ethics Committee concluded that there was “substantial reason to believe” Mr Edwards had breached rules covering sexual harassment and hostile workplaces. Its chairman, Michael…

Google is seeking licensing deals with major Hollywood studios that would allow it to train artificial intelligence models on copyrighted film and television material, offering payments that could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, according to reports. The company has approached representatives of Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Universal, although none is understood to have formally agreed to a deal. The proposals, reported by the Los Angeles Times, would give Google access to extensive entertainment libraries as it competes to expand its position in generative AI. Under one reported arrangement, Disney or Pixar could receive about $40 million for rights…

Liverpool failed in a late loan bid for Chelsea defender Malo Gusto on transfer deadline day after the clubs could not agree on the structure of a deal. The Reds are understood to have wanted the 23-year-old France right-back on a temporary basis, but Chelsea were seeking a permanent transfer. The approach, reported by Fabrice Hawkins, therefore ended without agreement. Liverpool’s proposal did not include a compulsory purchase clause, while Chelsea’s preference was to secure a full-time exit for Gusto. With little time remaining in the window, the two Premier League clubs were unable to bridge that gap. The move…

Kelli Bryant has been sentenced to between six and 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to three counts of first-degree child abuse over the abandonment of her children in a squalid Pontiac apartment. The 35-year-old was sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Mary Ellen Brennan in Oakland County’s Sixth Circuit Court. She was given credit for 236 days already served. Oakland County sheriff’s deputies found Bryant’s three children — a 15-year-old boy and girls aged 13 and 12 — living alone during a welfare check in February 2025. Officials said the children had been left for several years in…

Tiger Woods is due to appear in a Florida court on Wednesday, September 2, for a hearing at which he is expected to change his not guilty plea in a driving under the influence case arising from a rollover crash on Jupiter Island. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/5722d3e884518e999d103d48053bd774?utm_source=openai)) The 50-year-old golfer was arrested on March 27 after his Land Rover clipped a pickup truck towing a trailer on South Beach Road. The vehicle rolled on to its side, although neither Woods nor the other driver was injured, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. ([wflx.com](https://www.wflx.com/2026/09/01/tiger-woods-scheduled-change-of-plea-hearing-dui-case-wednesday-morning/?outputType=amp&utm_source=openai)) Court records show the change-of-plea hearing is scheduled for…

North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards has been censured by the US House after an ethics investigation found that he subjected two young female staffers to persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct. The measure passed by an overwhelming 413 votes to two on Tuesday, September 1, after Edwards, 65, apologised to his wife, Teresa, and his family in a speech from the House floor. He had abandoned his bid for re-election last month, shortly after the Ethics Committee recommended that he be punished. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/7cd5aa1f9d249d2c59b5ae7a149c0e7d?utm_source=openai)) Edwards said his family had been forced to carry a “burden they did not create” because of his…

The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to censure Republican congressman Chuck Edwards after an ethics investigation found he had subjected two female staff members to persistent and inappropriate conduct. The resolution passed by 413 votes to two on Tuesday, despite a last-minute appeal from Mr Edwards, who urged colleagues to judge him on “the facts, not on the inference, insinuation or headlines”. He voted in favour of the measure against him. Censure is the House’s strongest sanction short of expulsion and represents a formal public rebuke on the chamber floor. Mr Edwards, who represents North Carolina, is not…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda to take “decisive” monetary steps to tackle the yen’s weakness and prevent excessive currency volatility. The message was delivered during a meeting on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, according to the US Treasury Department. Mr Bessent stressed the importance of formulating and communicating monetary policy clearly enough to anchor inflation expectations, while voicing strong support for Japanese action to address what Washington considers a substantial undervaluation of the yen. The Treasury said the…

Apple has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Apple Maps in the United States, following Google’s decision to adopt the new name less than a week after an order from President Donald Trump. The change applies to Apple Maps on both the website and mobile app for users in the US. People accessing the service in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario, while users elsewhere will be shown both names. Trump signed an executive order on August 27 directing the US Interior Department to update the lake’s name in the country’s Geographic Names Information System and other federal databases…

Arsenal’s failure to sign Julian Alvarez has left Mikel Arteta without the elite attacker he wanted, after the Premier League champions ended the summer transfer window with four forwards departing and only one arriving. Alvarez will remain at Atletico Madrid after a protracted saga involving Arsenal and Barcelona. The Argentina international had been seeking a move to the Catalan club, while Arsenal waited in the hope that he could be persuaded to return to the Premier League. ([skysports.com](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13579965/arsenal-fail-to-sign-julian-alvarez-and-with-no-elite-attacker-in-are-mikel-artetas-team-short-in-the-forward-options)) The outcome represents a setback for Arteta, who called for Arsenal to be “ambitious” and “fast” in the market after their Champions…