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Science history: Iconic 'Lucy' fossil discovered, transforming our understanding of human evolution — Nov. 24, 1974

On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor. The iconic "Lucy" fossil would reveal much about our species' tangled family tree.

LiveScience

“The end result - rights holders get paid even less, nobody has the right to opt in or out and as artists we have zero visibility on what these license details will entail”: The reaction to a report that major labels are in talks with AI firms

The details of a new Bloomberg report into major labels trying to reach an agreement with controversial AI companies has caused uproar

MusicRadar

Sue Perkins says she refuses to use ADHD as an excuse for behaviour

‘It’s not about going, ‘I can’t and I won’t because I’ve got a certificate’,’ she says

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Comedian Sue Perkins says she does not ‘weaponise’ her ADHD to make excuses

The presenter has spoken publicly about having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), saying she wants to be the ‘best version of herself’.

Evening Standard

Ivors Academy backs artists calling for music industry to protect creatives

US pop star Chappell Roan urged record labels to provide a ‘liveable wage and healthcare’ for rising stars during her Grammy Award speech.

Evening Standard

Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution

In 1974, the fossilised bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton disproved a Darwinian theory – and what links her to the Beatles?

The Guardian - UK

Lucy, discovered 50 years ago in Ethiopia, stood just 3.5 feet tall − but she still towers over our understanding of human origins

In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint jutting from the dirt in a gully. It proved to be the first of 47 bones of a single individual –…

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Celebrities running in the general election: from Gogglebox star to Blur's Dave Rowntree

The deputy prime minister’s seat is under attack from an ex-Goggleboxer

Evening Standard

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree selected as Labour candidate for Mid Sussex in general election

The Britpop star will take on the Mid Sussex seat that includes Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Hurstpierpoint

Evening Standard

Eddie Izzard fails in bid to represent Labour in Brighton seat

Comedian and activist had hoped to be on ballot to try to take seat from Greens when Caroline Lucas stands down

The Guardian - UK

Indie band Easy Life backed by Tom Watson and Harriet Harman over ‘cruel’ easyJet lawsuit

Budget airline’s brand company has been criticised for launching legal action against the band, who formed under the name Easy Life in 2017

The Independent UK

Indie band Easy Life backed by Tom Watson and Harriet Harman over ‘cruel’ easyJet lawsuit

Budget airline’s parent company has been criticised for launching legal action against the band, who formed under the name Easy Life in 2017

The Independent UK

Court Notes Apparently Nonexistent Precedents Cited in Brief, Suggests Brief May Have Been Partly AI-Written

From Ex parte Lee, decided last week by the Tenth District Texas Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Chief Justice Tom Gray, joined by Justices Matt Johnson and Steven Lee Smith: Allen Michael Lee is charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts…

Reason

Hendrick Motorsports names interim Cup Series crew chiefs

All four HMS Cup teams were penalized Wednesday by NASCAR for modifying hood louvers (vents) on their respective cars, an issue that was discovered prior to practice last weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

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Sue Perkins supported after sharing diagnosis with fans

The former Bake Off star says 'everything makes sense' now

The Independent UK

‘Suddenly everything made sense’: Sue Perkins says she was reassured after diagnosis

‘Once I had the diagnosis, suddenly everything made sense - to me and those who love me,’ comedian and former ‘Great British Bake Off’ host wrote

Nottingham Post

TV star Sue Perkins says 'everything makes sense' after diagnosis

She was responding to Gomez guitarist Tom Gray on Twitter

Daily Mirror

Former Bake Off star Sue Perkins shares shock diagnosis with fans

The TV host made the surprise reveal via a social media interaction with a musician who was discussing his own ADHD concerns

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Tourists trapped by Peru protests at Machu Picchu evacuated by helicopter

Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo had blocked train tracks near Inca citadel with rocks

The Guardian - UK

No tune, no words, no dancing: why white noise is the music industry’s newest hit

The sounds of bonfires, waves and rainfall are helping us relax – and making millions

Daily Record

Perthshire councillors call for warning signs on rural shortcut after two car crashes in a month

One driver and passenger miraculously escaped death as their car rolled five times down the embankment on the unclassified road between Muthill and Braco

Daily Record

Concerns raised over "lethal" sat-nav shortcut in Perthshire

Councillor fears for the safety of unwitting drivers who choose to take the unclassified road

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