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Going to the polls in 27 countries, voters largely supported centrists in European Parliament elections, but far-right parties made serious inroads in France and Germany.Partial results made public on Sunday evening showed that centrist political groups were poised to lose some seats but still maintain a clear majority of more than 400 seats in the 720-seat assembly.Even so, the result seemed destined to strengthen the far right as a disruptive force and destabilize the bloc's traditional establishment.The vote indicated that the prevailing winds had cooled for part of Europe's political establishment and underlined that the momentum of far-right forces over the past decade had yet to reach its peak. In France, the vote triggered a political earthquake. Immediately after the resul...

You know you have a credit score. Did you know that you might also have a driver score?The score reflects the safety of your driving habits — how often you slam on the brakes, speed, look at your phone or drive late at night.While you can see your credit score, you will have a harder time finding out what your driving score is. But auto insurance companies can get it — and that could affect the rate you pay.For the last two decades, auto insurers have been trying to get people to enroll in programs, commonly called usage-based insurance plans, that monitor their day-to-day driving so rates better reflect the actual risk. But privacy-minded consumers have been reluctant to sign up.So the industry has taken a different tack, getting data about how people drive from automakers or from apps th...

For months, Israelis had heard only of hostages killed or reported dead in Gaza. The “lucky” families were those whose loved ones' remains were recovered by soldiers, at great risk, and brought home to Israel for burial.Thus, Saturday's daring rescue of four living hostages immediately boosted morale in Israel and delivered at least a momentary victory for the country's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.But by Sunday the euphoria was already giving way to a harsher reality. The heavy air and ground attack that accompanied the rescue killed dozens of Palestinians, including civilians, according to Gaza health officials, belying Israel's claims that the operation was a resounding success, at least internationally. And the operation failed to resolve any of the profound di...

At an assisted living facility in New York State, a small crowd gathered at the entrance to the dining room at lunchtime, waiting for the doors to open. As one researcher observed, a woman, tired and frustrated, asked the man in front of her to move; she didn't seem to have heard."Come on let's go!" she screamed—and she pushed the walker at him.In Salisbury, Maryland, a woman woke up in the dark to find another resident in her bedroom at an assisted living complex. Her daughter, Rebecca Addy-Twaits, suspected her 87-year-old mother, who suffered from dementia and could become confused, was hallucinating the encounter.But the man, who lived down the hall, returned half a dozen times, sometimes during Mrs. Addy-Twaits' visits. He never threatened or harmed her mother, but "s...

After a four-day search, Greek authorities said Sunday they had found the body of Michael Mosley, a British medical journalist and documentary filmmaker who disappeared last week during a trip to the Greek island of Symi.His body was found on a beach in Agia Marina, Symi mayor Eleftherios Papakalodoukas said.His disappearance sparked an extensive search involving firefighters, police officers and volunteers. Authorities also used dogs and drones, and the Greek coast guard also joined the effort as fears grew that Dr Mosley had drifted into the sea.A spokeswoman for the Greek police, Constantina Dimoglidou, said the mayor, who was on a boat patrolling the coast with journalists from the state TV channel Ert, spotted Dr Mosley's body and recognized his blue T-shirt from the latest photo...

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Every June, Apple unveils its latest iPhone software features at its futuristic Silicon Valley campus. But during its annual developer conference on Monday, the company will shine a spotlight on a feature that's not new: Siri, its talking assistant, which has been around for more than a decade.What will be different this time is the technology that powers Siri: generative artificial intelligence.In recent months, Adrian Perica, Apple's vice president of business development, has helped lead an effort to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses, said two people familiar with the work, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the effort.Perica and his colleagues have been talking to leading AI companies, including Google and OpenAI, looking for a partner t...

Israeli soldiers and special operations police rescued four hostages from Gaza on Saturday during a heavy air and ground attack and flew them back to Israel by helicopter to be reunited with their families. The news was greeted with jubilation in Israel, where anxieties over the fate of around 120 remaining prisoners have grown after eight months of war.Residents in the town of Nuseirat, where the hostages were held, reported intense shelling during the rescue operation. Khalil al-Daqran, an official at a hospital in the city, told reporters that dozens of Palestinians had been killed and that the hospital's wards and corridors were full of wounded.Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesman, told reporters that the rescue mission occurred around 11 a.m. Saturday, when ...

The key things to know as voters in 27 countries go to the polls to shape the next five years of European Union policies.