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Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation
Trump administration  
Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation
Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse
Middle East crisis live  
Israel opens ‘temporary’ route for residents to flee as troops and tanks push deeper into Gaza City
Charlie Kirk shooting  
Utah prosecutors’ evidence indicates suspected motives of Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter
Trump administration  
Pam Bondi faces rightwing backlash for saying she’ll target ‘hate speech’ after Kirk killing
Live  
Donald Trump to meet the king as protesters gather in London and Windsor
In focus
Memes and nihilistic in-jokes: the online world of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer
Charlie Kirk  
Memes and nihilistic in-jokes: the online world of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer
A growing number of shooters are in conversation with their digital communities, which are becoming extreme
The Long Wave  
China is eyeing superpower status via Africa and the Caribbean. But are they partners or pawns?
Analysis  
Guyana found huge oil reserves 10 years ago, so why are most people still poor?
 Paid for by Pacaso   
Former Zillow exec opens door to $1.3T market
Austin Allison sold his first company for $120M. He later served as an executive for Zillow. But both companies reached massive valuations before regular people could invest.

''I always wished everyday investors could have shared in their early success,'' Allison later said. So he built Pacaso differently.

Pacaso brings co-ownership to the $1.3T vacation home market, earning $110M+ in gross profit in under 5 years. No wonder the same early investors who backed Uber, Venmo, and eBay already invested in Pacaso.

Now, after adding 10 new international destinations, Pacaso is hitting their stride. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

And unlike his previous stops, you can invest in Pacaso as a private company. But you don’t have time to waste. Invest before Pacaso’s opportunity ends on September 18th.

*This is a paid advertisement for Pacaso's Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving the ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the Nasdaq is subject to approvals.
Features
Sephora workers on the rise of chaotic child shoppers: ‘She looked 10 years old and her skin was burning’
Life and style  
Sephora workers on the rise of chaotic child shoppers: ‘She looked 10 years old and her skin was burning’
Preteens are parroting influencer speak, stealing and demanding anti-ageing products. Experts say the pressure to fit in is intense – and the beauty stores aren’t helping
Interview  
‘Push back – or they’ll eat you alive’: James Cromwell on life as Hollywood’s biggest troublemaker
Opinion
We must not let the shooting of Charlie Kirk become Trump’s Reichstag fire
We must not let the shooting of Charlie Kirk become Trump’s Reichstag fire
It’s not all lies, lies, lies with Trump – sometimes he’s unnervingly honest
Sports
Track live  
World Championships 2025 – Gout makes bow, Kerr goes for gold and more
World Championships 2025 – Gout makes bow, Kerr goes for gold and more
NBA  
Before Swift and Kelce’s algorithmic fairytale there was Electra and Rodman’s neon fever dream
Culture
Television  
High Potential season two review – a cosy, heartwarming cop show with a practically perfect detective
High Potential season two review – a cosy, heartwarming cop show with a practically perfect detective
Music  
Supporting the Jam, sausages with the Bay City Rollers and defying skinheads: post-punk girl group Dolly Mixture look back
Lifestyle
Money hacks  
Sort as you go and don’t rush: six steps to clearing out a loved one’s home when they die
Sort as you go and don’t rush: six steps to clearing out a loved one’s home when they die
A moment that changed me  
I was a teen who lived to win. Then I lost a contest – and found the real me
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