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“La Bola Negra,” the Spanish queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, confirming its status as a major Oscar contender
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Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” is giving the North American box office a boost.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he had spoken with President Donald Trump and that the two had agreed to meet in New York.
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The suspects who remain in Haiti awaiting trial included more than a dozen Colombian soldiers, a former Haitian police officer and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.
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Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are awaiting extradition to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country
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"They turn into adaptable, reasonable people who can solve problems, sustain satisfying long-term relationships and engage in meaningful work," says Lindsay C. Gibson.
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The rapper was dropped from the trek after condemning the violence in Gaza onstage.
Technology
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I flew out to Los Angeles to try on and write about […] Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage .) This week, I flew out to Los Angeles to try on and write about Snap's Specs . Along the way, I've been marveling at how Apple put the iPhone 18 Pro's Face ID sensor under the display , reading about new Xbox boss Asha Sharma , getting excited for bakes in the new Great British Baking Show trailer , watching Stephen Colbert shave his beard on Jimmy Kimmel , and hanging
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A state funeral was held in Hong Kong on Sunday for the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa
Technology
After the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation universe. But as soon as it was announced, the backlash started, and V/H/S: SCP already appears to be on shaky […] After the success of Backrooms , it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation universe. But as soon as it was announced, the backlash started, and V/H/S: SCP already appears to be on shaky ground. SCP is a creepypasta that, like Backrooms, originated on 4chan. The fictional SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation documents, captures, and contains paranormal or supernatural anomalies. It's a sprawling story told primarily through wiki entries that mimic doc
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AI interests pro and con turned out for the Congressional Black Caucus's annual gathering in Washington as the topics — plus redistricting concerns — dominated.
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Director Aaron Sorkin told The New York Times in the latest edition of The Interview that his “Social Reckoning” star Jeremy Strong, a known method actor, was treating his co-stars “the way he imagines” Mark Zuckerberg would treat them during filming. Strong, of course, plays the Meta CEO in “The Social Network” follow-up. “Jeremy does […]
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Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data reveals Adults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physical diseases before the age of 75, according to research. The analysis of NHS data by the Rethink Mental Illness charity reveals that people with severe mental health problems die 15-20 years earlier than the wider adult population, largely due to preventable physical conditions. Continue reading...
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The designer turned out a sensual, elegant collection based on the notion that public activism doesn’t require personal ascetism and that joy as much as human connections are acts of resistance.
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Each season of the hit Prime Video show adapts a different book from Lee Child's Jack Reacher book series.
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“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson had plans to adapt the second book in the popular “Jack Reacher” series for the Prime Video show — before a certain “someone” got re-elected, he wrote in a comment posted to Threads on Friday. Responding to a user who wrote that “every year I’m sad to learn that next season […]
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Alaska’s primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates
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The August primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how Alaska voters select their candidates and was the latest example of how the real-world experience of state voting changes don't always line up neatly with expectations.
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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on streaming platforms, FAST channels, and the future of entertainment, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Before Netflix fully committed to […] This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on streaming platforms, FAST channels, and the future of entertainment, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started Before Netflix fully committed to becoming a streaming service and leaving DVDs behind , the company experimented with the idea of giving its subscribers a physical box that could access high-resolution digital copies of movies
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After having pulled the topical Jessica Chastain-led thriller “The Savant” on Sept. 23, 2025 — just days before its premiere — Apple TV has confirmed it will finally release the show a year and a half later — in Spring 2027, notably after November’s midterm elections. The company had gotten cold feet about “The Savant” after the […]
Markets
Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm At the height of the summer, the mood was optimistic in the world’s financial capitals. Powered by the AI revolution , the US stock market had rallied to a fresh all-time high , as investors bet the multitrillion-dollar investment spree would overshadow the hit from the Iran war. Now the warning lights are flashing red. As the fighting in the Middle East intensifies without clear sign of a resolution, financial markets have been thrown into renewed turmoil. A slowdown looms in the AI arms race, and tinderbox conditions in the market for government debt are fuelling alarm. Continue reading...
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It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts Donald Trump ’s sons, through a series of AI -linked defense and technology ventures, have picked up a $620m Pentagon loan, a Marine Corps robotics contract and an undisclosed air force drone deal in the past year. His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn. And this week, as public support for artificial intelligence sinks to some of the lowest levels ever recorded, the president went to bat for the industry. . “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades,” he posted on Truth Social Monday. “There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers.” It was the first of many aggressively pro-AI posts he would make this week. Continue reading...
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It’s about 9:30 p.m. at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, roughly an hour after Ed Sheeran delivered a surprisingly lengthy four-minute speech on the controversy that has engulfed his tour since Macklemore was dropped as an opening act following his pro-Palestinian remarks. But if the decision — and, by then, Sheeran’s response to it — has […]
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The bigoted Bo French is running for railroad commissioner. His racist social media post drew scathing condemnation, though not from Gov. Greg Abbott or the ethically bankrupt Senate nominee Ken Paxton.
Technology
“The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event” stars Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson were spotted filming the iconic opening of the “A Hard Day’s Night” movie for the forthcoming film, per images via TMZ. Directed by Richard Lester, the 1964 film followed the crew over two days as the band struggled to keep […]
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People are increasingly crossing paths with the wild animals as homes ring the outskirts of forests, sparking a new era of coexistence Every year, as summer draws to a close and fall begins, California’s bears get hungry. Black bears have long roamed the state, hunting for acorns, ants and pine nuts by the bucketload to pack on calories before hibernation. But increasingly, for every berry and root, there’s an even greater temptation: our trash and the detritus of human existence. Continue reading...
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Ben Affleck originally wanted to cast his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, as the leading lady in his latest directorial effort, “Animals,” until a scheduling conflict meant he’d have to step into the role opposite her. “I thought, God, Jen Garner would be amazing for this role,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “It also has the added benefit […]
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The senator proposed a federal overtime rule mandate, but incentives can better spur employers to reshape the workweek Bernie Sanders , the Vermont senator, recently proposed new legislation that would change federal overtime rules. The new law, if passed, would require employers to pay a minimum 1.5 hours of overtime for each hour worked past 32 hours in a week. Currently, overtime kicks in at 40 hours per week. The requirement would phase in over a few years. Sounds great. Who wouldn’t want that? There’s just one problem: somebody has to pay for it. For business owners, this isn’t an ideological argument. It’s math. Continue reading...
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The billionaire businessman told the BBC he has lost confidence in the UK due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration.
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“Weapons” director Zach Cregger has electrified the box office again, this time with his take on “Resident Evil.” His reboot of the ’90s zombie video game has collected $60 million in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales are way above expectations, and they register as the largest debut in the 24-year-old franchise. Previously, 2010’s “Resident […]
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Many of the film star's personal items, on sale in Paris, are priced at under €100.
Technology
Serial airline investor Bill Franke is embracing more upmarket changes like first-class seats.
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While Burnham praised the agreement, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called it a "pretend" victory for Trump.
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Fourteen years ago, Twitter was the fastest, funniest game on the web. Now I’ve been driven out by so-called ‘online activists’. The only answer is to unplug and try this instead God, I love social media! I cannot believe my exquisite luck – to exist in a time when it was invented! Bliss it is in this dawn to be @live! If you’ve not been on Twitter yet – please join! It’s kind of like a cross between your best ever pub, and the bit on Live & Kicking where celebrities like Duran Duran were doing the phone-in, and you could ring in and talk to them. Literally! Because Duran Duran are on Twitter! Well, Simon Le Bon is. And Spandau Ballet, too! Well, Gary Kemp. And they’re really funny. During the royal wedding with Kate and William, when all the lesser royals were herded on to some shitty coaches, Kemp was horrified. Continue reading...
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California Republicans running in the state's most competitive House races are appearing to keep some measure of public distance from Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
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Carney said the countries will task their space agencies and defense ministries to develop and share infrastructure, including launch systems and ground-based reception facilities. They also agreed to expand cooperation in energy, telecommunications, climate resilience and economic development.
Technology
As measured by the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF), the region is handily beating the S&P 500 year to date, up 15% compared to the S&P's 11% move
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Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist and backing vocalist of the pop-punk group New Found Glory, has died. He was 45. The band and Gilbert’s wife Lisa Cimorelli confirmed his death on social media in a joint statement. “On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep,” reads the statement. “He […]
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"He was a legendary musician, but his favorite accomplishment was being a husband and father. His biggest dreams came true," his band and wife wrote in a joint statement.
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The musician’s death comes six months after he revealed his cancer battle.
Technology
Longtime member of Florida pop-punk group revealed in March that he was battling brain cancer
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Technology
The star, who played Calypso in Christopher Nolan's box office smash, continued her busy year as she hosted the annual benefit for her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project.
Technology
It joins Great British Railways as part of government plans to save money and improve services.
Science
Chinese space-technology players are closing in on Elon Musk’s company and looking to grow their reach, experts say.
Technology
The London duo imagined a Slavic fever dream where female figures of pagan folklore meet 1950s league-night chic.
Culture
Appointment of Kane as creative director signals the return of serious style ambition for former It-bag brand With spicy leather mini-dresses and shoes with miniature axes for heels, two beloved British names made a swaggering joint comeback at London fashion week. Fifteen years ago, Christopher Kane and Mulberry were two of the biggest shows on the line-up. Kane was the brilliant young designer who could find fashion in the most unlikely places: rubberised lace minis were inspired by “Princess Margaret on acid”; while illustrations from the 1972 classic The Joy of Sex appeared on slinky slip dresses. Mulberry was London’s home-grown It-bag brand: anyone who was anyone had a Bayswater or an Alexa. Continue reading...
Technology
The NFL Week 2 matchup is set for Sept. 20 at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium.
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This adaptation of Louise Kennedy's 2022 debut novel on PBS follows a clandestine affair between a young Catholic schoolteacher and a Protestant barrister during the Troubles in Ireland.
Technology
Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on K-pop singer Karina's skirt resembled a KKK hood and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a lynching victim.
Technology
Converse has removed a social media ad after backlash over an image critics said evoked racist symbols
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The clear vinyl footwear is similar to styles from Pleaser.
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The election was virtually devoid of opposition to President Putin's policies.
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Sir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.
Culture
Before his show in Philadelphia, Sheeran read a statement acknowledging the issue of Israel and Palestine, but still tried to keep things neutral.
Technology
"What happened in Israel and at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain. What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable, and disproportionate," Sheeran said during the first concert he played following Macklemore’s removal as an opener for pro-Palestinian comments.
Technology
Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek. “Before I play some songs tonight, I hope it’s okay if I say a few words about this last […]
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The singer kicked off his Philadelphia show apologizing for “making mistakes” then later apologized for his apology
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“This has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet," Sheeran said
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Sheeran performed a solo concert Saturday night. Opener Macklemore was dropped from the tour this week for his "free Palestine" comments, and other supporting acts withdrew in solidarity.
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The mega-star spoke about Israel and Gaza at his Philadelphia show after rapper Macklemore was dropped from his tour.
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Opening act Macklemore was dropped from the tour over pro-Palestinian comments.
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Sheeran said he wants his music and shows to be about unity and humanity, not politics. But he said the attacks in Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, were horrific and what is happening in Gaza "catastrophic and unjustifiable."
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The pop star has faced boycott calls after rapper Macklemore was removed from his tour after shouting ‘Free Palestine’ at a concert this month Ed Sheeran has opened a solo concert in Philadelphia with comments about Gaza, saying what’s happening is “catastrophic and unjustifiable”, in his first show since the his tour plunged into turmoil. “My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’ lives, of children’s lives,” Sheeran said on Saturday, adding that he wanted his music and shows to be about unity and humanity, not politics. Continue reading...
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The designer drew a parallel between ballet's relentless training and fashion — and a solid iteration of her ladylike wares.
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Edward Morris, a Nashville-based music journalist who edited Billboard’s country coverage, wrote a popular CMT.com column and penned numerous books, died Thursday at age 90. The family did not give a cause of death. Morris was best remembered in the country community for a 14-year tenure with Billboard from 1981 to 1995, the last four […]
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The designer reinterpreted Krasner’s studio uniform with feather-adorned tweeds, bias-cut dresses and painterly, hand-finished daisies, unveiled in a short film narrated by restaurateur Jeremy King.
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Erdem Moralıoğlu explored the push-pull of masculine and feminine, inspired by a female impersonator and trapeze artist from the 1920s.
Technology
Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops European intelligence officials have raised the possibility of an imminent Russian test of Nato, with one saying a potential attack could come in a matter of “months, not years”. The warnings come after Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, told parliament that intelligence assessments suggested Russia might launch an attack with drones or missiles on Nato territory in the coming months, as part of efforts to prove that “article 5 is more theoretical than practical”. Continue reading...
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Lawan Mohammed is distraught over the death of his 25-year-old son Sulieman who was found dead in the custody of a Nigerian security agency
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China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs to Taiwan
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Trump renewed his attacks on the Fed after it hiked its benchmark interest rate.
Global
The low interest-rate, low-inflation world that lasted for nearly 15 years after the Great Recession is over and a higher-priced, higher-rate world is taking its place.
Technology
The University of Oregon's exclusive style will be released to the public.
Technology
As the French wine industry reaches a crisis point, key players are considering new markets, products and generations.
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Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in Berlin Germany’s embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to stay in office and fight for future-proofing economic changes despite heavy losses for his conservatives in two state elections, one to the far right and the other to a leftwing party. Preliminary results indicated Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) tallied just over the 5% threshold to enter the state parliament in the coastal region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, its worst-ever state score, which he called a “disaster”. Continue reading...
Technology
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad is open to the idea that her first feature film, following a man attracted to his seven-year-old stepdaughter, could prompt walk-outs: "I just want people to think about all the questions that he brings to the table."
Technology
During her introductory remarks at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Saturday night, Mellody Hobson said her husband, famed “Star Wars” director George Lucas, was nervous about the evening’s turnout. “This room is filled with our friends,” Hobson said. “Looking out at your faces, you have no idea how much you […]
California
As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.
Culture
In a Milan triplex, Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce have created an environment as glamorous—and leopard-laden—as their fashion. Hamish Bowles drops in on their dolce vita.
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Embattled Friedrich Merz faces nervous wait while far-right Alternative für Deutschland party targets further gains Voters in two German states are going to the polls with the political future of the embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hanging in the balance and an emboldened far right targeting further gains. Coming two weeks after a seismic election in Saxony-Anhalt in which the anti-immigration, pro-Kremlin Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) scored its highest ever result in a regional poll, the nativist party is expected to drain support again from Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Continue reading...
Culture
Bills signed by California governor safeguard vote by mail and make seizing ballots or election records a felony California governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a package of bills aimed at bolstering election security, including measures to thwart federal political interference, his office announced on Sunday. The pieces of legislation appear to address hot button national and state electoral issues, including an extension to the hours for mail-in voting drop off locations. Continue reading...
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Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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The chancellor is facing intense political pressure which will increase if his party struggles in Sunday's polls.
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It was the second collapse of an informal gold mine in Sudan in a week.
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Fall is basically here, and with it, a major seasonal switch-up for Hailey Bieber.
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Princess Diana's brother says she was "really brought low by all that criticism" and he saw her in "tears of despair".
Technology
The week ahead is light on macroeconomic data, but investors can still expect plenty of market-moving headlines.
Culture
On Saturday night, ahead of its September 22 opening, the museum drew a star-studded crowd of Hollywood’s biggest names, from Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg to Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey, Michael B. Jordan, Katy Perry, and Kim Kardashian.
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Florida’s María Elvira Salazar warns Trump that advisers are ‘compromising his legacy’ and not showing ‘whole picture’ María Elvira Salazar, the Republican congresswoman who has accused the president of going too far on immigration enforcement, doubled down on her criticism of the administration on Sunday, warning Donald Trump that some of his advisers were “compromising his legacy”. In an interview with CBS News’s Face the Nation, the Florida representative who is locked in a tight race for re-election pleaded with the US president not to “squander” his relationship with Hispanic voters. Though she couched her remarks as criticism of top administration advisers, it was clear that her focus was on Trump’s much-vaunted ambition to carry out the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in US history. Continue reading...
Technology
Patrick Clancy is sitting down for his first television interview since the murder trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, ended in a mistrial earlier this month. The interview will air on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, with CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat speaking with Clancy about the deaths of […]
Technology
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs return to primetime Sunday night for a Week 2 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, with the game airing nationally on NBC and streaming live on Peacock. The Chiefs host the Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 20, with kickoff set for 8:20 p.m. ET. NBC’s coverage begins […]
Technology
Before recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were always prey. We were just kind of surviving at the appetite of our predators," Joshua Corman, executive in residence for public safety and resilience at […] Before recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly " killing all humans ," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were always prey. We were just kind of surviving at the appetite of our predators," Joshua Corman, executive in residence for public safety and resilience at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST), told me last year . At the time, I was preoccupied with a Department of Homeland Security warning that Iranian actors and sympathizers could
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A 74-year-old hunter has been arrested and charged in a homicide investigation in which police allege he fatally shot a woman in Delaware whom he mistook for a deer.
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The unnamed man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the city's north side, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference.
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Chileans are feeling the pinch as the cost of living rises, impacting even affordable foods like the completo, the country's version of the hot dog
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As the organisation meets this week, it remains the best hope for restoring order. But it relies on goodwill from the US president – and that is lacking If all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming weeks 15 diplomats will emerge from a small sound-proofed room deep in the bowels of the United Nations headquarters in New York and announce the organisation’s next secretary-general. The person they choose will face a combination of challenges unlike any that their predecessors have had to deal with. Two of the security council’s permanent members, the US and Russia, are engaged in wars of choice that have no end in sight. A UN commission of inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza , but the UN has effectively been reduced to the role of bystander, pushed out by Donald Trump’s Board of Peace . The climate crisis is creating a cascade of new humanitarian disasters, while
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The Lucas Museum's opening-night party was packed with as many high-wattage celebrities as your typical Academy Awards bash.
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George Lucas and Mellody Hobson welcomed filmmakers, artists, actors and political figures for a first look at the long-awaited Los Angeles museum.
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George Lucas and Mellody Hobson celebrated their new L.A. museum with the help of Harrison Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Kim Kardashian and many more.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen's western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month.
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A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war
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From Mozart to Madonna, dim sum to doughnuts, Shakespeare to Sartre – not all forms of life need DNA On Mount Athos, in northern Greece, a monk rises before dawn to sing the same office that has been sung on that mountain for more than 1,000 years. He learned it from older monks who came before him, who learned it in turn in an unbroken chain stretching back to Athanasios the Athonite, in AD963. Over the centuries, individual monks have come and gone, and yet their chants, prayers, oaths, costumes and ceremonies endure. This persistence is remarkable and revealing: cultural traditions endure because they share a fundamental property with biological organisms. They are alive. Not metaphorically, but literally. Continue reading...
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Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.
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Ahead of major sporting events in L.A., like the Super Bowl and the Olympics, the Fair Games Coalition gathered outside of the Lucas Museum to rally for better workers' rights.
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The actor portrays the Meta CEO in the upcoming follow-up to 2010's 'The Social Network.'
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It’s the first R&B album by a woman to top the chart this year.
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Jhené Aiko has scored her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with her fourth record “Westside Whimsy.” Aiko bows atop the chart with 74,000 equivalent album units, making it the first R&B album by a woman to top the Billboard 200 this year and the first to reach No. 1 since SZA’s “SOS” […]
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The singer's wife and sons say his health "has deteriorated in recent months."
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“Serendipity” actor Kate Beckinsale posted cryptic messages to her personal social media account early Sunday morning, leaving fans concerned. Beckinsale posted a black screen with “bye” written across it on her Instagram story, followed by a second post of a rainbow with the text “congratulations you won i give up.” These posts have since been […]
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The posts came weeks after the actress opened up about her experience with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Kazakhstani film “Mugalim” (“Múğalim”) had its world premiere at the San Sebastián Film Festival as part of the New Directors section on Sept. 20. Co-written and directed by Ayana Nurdinova, the film tells the story of a music teacher from the small town of Balkhash who dreams of moving to the big city to perform […]
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Ke Huy Quan shared in his new memoir, “Never Say Die,” the feeling of receiving his first residual check of $100,000 for “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” as a child actor. Because Quan was just 12 years old when he booked the role of Short Round in the 1984 film (his first major […]
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The Oscar winner admitted he "didn’t understand how more money could suddenly appear" after already being compensated for his work on Steven Spielberg's 1984 film.
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The lacy garment was styled alongside leather pumps and a Christian Dior clutch.
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The widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker has given birth after last year announcing the "devastating" loss of a stillborn baby.
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Kes caught up with Billboard’s Kyle Denis on the red carpet at the Caribbean Music Awards 2026.
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Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.
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From Lake Como to London, the couple quickly found their style sensibilities overlap often. An appearance at the Lucas Museum proved it’s red carpet-worthy.
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Crushed roses and phantom tulle brought a sharper polish and a surprisingly bourgeois swagger to the brand's 10th-anniversary warm-up.
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Princess Diana's brother has caused a storm with his new memoir - the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg describes how she put his claims to the test.
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Designer Foday Dumbuya reflected on the way craft can cross divides geographic and otherwise through clothes that were poised and personable.
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Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.
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Deputy leader Daisy Cooper also proposes a Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU in a speech to her party conference.
Technology
The designer and all-round creative returned to London Fashion Week with a lip sculpture, and a new collection of clutches and other bags with a Surrealist twist.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney deepen ties in space, defense, energy and business
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The remains of mother-of-three Joanne Sheen were found almost seven years after she went missing.
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One eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach.
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Mark Ruffalo is encouraging California attorney general Rob Bonta and his coalition of 11 other state AGs not to settle their lawsuit against Paramount Skydance and keep David Ellison from acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. “Don’t you dare, [Rob Bonta], do not cave,” Ruffalo wrote on X. “5,670 filmmakers put their necks on the line for […]
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The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Paramount and the states are closing in on a deal to settle the lawsuit.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban face burqas and niqabs in schools
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Merz plans to stay in office despite his party's losses in two state elections.
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Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany.
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Former president of Chile drops out after support collapsed in security council straw poll, leaving seven candidates in contest Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile, has withdrawn her candidacy to become the next secretary general of the UN, ending an attempt that had struggled to gain traction among security council members. Bachelet, 74, announced her decision in a video posted on Instagram on Saturday, saying: “I will now continue, with the same determination as always, my international work.” Continue reading...
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Tensions grow as Trump tells Fox News he is considering ‘wiping Iran out’ after attacks on Riyadh by Houthi rebels Governments across the Middle East are bracing for an escalation of violence after Iran claimed it had received intelligence that the US was preparing for a renewed bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. In a potential sign of growing tensions before the UN general assembly in New York this week, Donald Trump cut short a weekend visit to the Camp David presidential retreat on Sunday with no official explanation, and a new security alert was issued by the state department to all US citizens in the Middle East. Continue reading...
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Watchdog groups say midterm voters feel that “something’s wrong.”
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The Sept. 20 matchup kicks off a jam-packed Sunday of football.
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Treasury’s latest intergenerational report projects life expectancy at birth will reach 89 for women and 86 for men by 2066 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households will shrink but more people can expect to live well into their 90s, according to the latest update to forecasts of the country’s long-term future. Treasury’s latest intergenerational report, to be published in full on Monday, will project the impact of government policies 40 years into the future. Continue reading...
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Jovenel Moïse, 53, was shot dead in July 2021 in a killing which sparked chaos in Haiti Eighteen people have been arrested in association with the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, according to US officials. Moïse, 53, was shot dead on 7 July 2021 at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries. His security detail did not intervene to protect him. Continue reading...
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Her catchy videos have racked up billions of views, but Rachel Accurso’s statements on everything from Gaza to LGBTQ rights have caused a stir. She talks about screen time, song fatigue and speculation she might enter politics The YouTube star Ms Rachel, toddler whisperer extraordinaire, spots me before I clock her, and even from a distance and without her trademark pink T-shirt and denim dungarees, she is instantly recognisable by her wave, which is accompanied by an enthusiastic bounce. I half expect her to say, “Hi, friends”, as she does at the start of many of her videos. Instead she bounds over, wearing a classic off-duty mum uniform – Sesame Street sweatshirt, grey leggings, baseball cap that reads “Mama” – and removes her oversized sunglasses. She’s very sorry, she says, rubbing her eyes, that she is so tired – but her manner remains unfailingly, characteristically peppy. It is on
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Mulberry Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
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Christopher Kane stuck to the Mulberry codes, sending out lots of leather, sleek shapes and a few old-school designs he remembers from his youth.
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The term WAGs (wives and girlfriends) was popularized by the U.K. press in the early aughts in relation to Victoria Beckham, a pop singer for the Spice Girls who was married to star footballer David Beckham and a frequent fixture at his matches. While originally referring to the wives and girlfriends of footballers across the […]
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“We came to this place for magic.” On a rainy Sunday afternoon, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal stood in solidarity with more than 100 New Yorkers outside AMC Kips Bay 15. In his best Australian accent, he recited Nicole Kidman’s iconic AMC Theatres ad in a loving tribute to the neighborhood’s longstanding cultural institution. But […]
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Nailah Blackman caught up with Billboard’s Kyle Denis on the red carpet at the Caribbean Music Awards 2026.
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The skirt set complete with Armadillo shoes sold for $1.586 million three days ahead of the British label’s return to London Fashion Week.
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A new tropical storm has formed in the northern Atlantic Ocean but does not appear to pose a threat to land
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Gary Neville calls Manchester United "pathetic", but boss Michael Carrick maintains belief after salvaging draw at Fulham.
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All eyes will be on Kraft to see if he attends the Patriots 2026 season home opener.
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Discover here six must-see shows grounded in scholarship on female practices and pursuits.
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The rapper appeared on Fox News to discuss her role as a judge in the Trump administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition.
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In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Little did I know that hosts Carolina Hidalgo and Marcus Parks were gearing up to announce the show's return with season four, Punk 2.o. […] In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space , but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Little did I know that hosts Carolina Hidalgo and Marcus Parks were gearing up to announce the show's return with season four, Punk 2.o. The first episode premiered this week, part one of a series on the New York Dolls , a band near and dear to my heart as a native Staten Islander, home of frontman David Johansen. For the new season, Hidalgo and Parks decided it was time to get back to basics. Part of that was that they felt punk rock
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An investigation by Sussex Police into the deaths off the coast of Brighton has concluded.
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The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he claimed there was a "0% chance" of AI being the end of the […] The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning , he claimed there was a "0% chance" of AI being the end of the world . He also said of people sounding the alarm about the dangers of AI that, "Scaring people is unnecessary. It is irresponsible." He also claims that calls from CEOs like Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman to slow down the development of AI are "not grounded in science." He even argued that there was no
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South Korea says North Korea has conducted an additional launch, firing a projectile toward the sea after launching a short-range ballistic missile earlier in the day
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The launches were the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea even after President Donald Trump scaled back a joint military exercise with South Korea last month in an apparent effort to revive diplomacy with the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.
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Jensen Huang's position as the leader of the world's most valuable company, has earned him Trump's ear on the most important topics in AI.
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Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty. Gen. Bonta and other state attorneys general to disregard pressure to reach a settlement.
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You don’t have to reveal the contents, but I’ve seen families torn apart by unexpected inheritance plans My wife and I have three children and seve ral grandchildren. Our will may contain some surprises for them. Is it better to reveal its contents while we are still alive, or let our beneficiaries discover them when we die? We gave our children considerable financial help , enabling them to buy their first homes. We have also made sizeable contributions to our grandchildren’s education funds. Continue reading...
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Pakistani security forces have killed five militants in a shootout and freed 23 hostages in the country's southwest
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There was lots of handcraft and textures making for beautiful sculptural imagery but the commercial viability was unclear.
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The band says its bassist needs time to recover, with a return targeted for November's European tour.
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Paramount Skydance is moving closer to the finish line of its yearlong pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery as the company’s weekend settlement negotiations with the state attorneys general reach a critical stage. Meanwhile, opponents of the merger are rallying to protest what it warns is shaping up to be a “cave” by the 12-state coalition […]
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Following Lindsay Clancy's mistrial, her ex-husband sits down alongside his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, for a joint interview with '60 Minutes.'
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The London-based French designer, who won the 2026 ANDAM Special Prize, explored new woven textiles beyond knitwear and bridal designs.
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London came calling, and Central Cee, Troye Sivan, and Kim Petras joined in on the fun amid fashion week.
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Drawn from more than 100,000 images and negatives created between 1975 and 2025, the exhibition Lorrie Graham: Photojournalist is on now at the State Library of NSW. Graham was the first female photography cadet at the Sydney Morning Herald and worked in London at the Observer and the Times on Sunday before returning to Australia to freelance there and overseas Fashion, form and the beach: the photography of Max Dupain – in pictures Continue reading...
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Rabid goats at a North Carolina petting zoo and a diseased beaver attacking a Maryland boy have set the public on edge Recent unusual incidents involving humans and rabid animals and a subsequent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory have prompted concerns about rabies, but it’s not clear if there has actually been an increase in cases of the deadly disease in the United States, experts say. In recent months, rabid beavers have attacked three people in Maryland , and hundreds of people were exposed to goats with rabies at a petting zoo in North Carolina , according to news reports. The CDC issued a health advisory on 10 September “in response to recent reports of increases in human exposures to rabid or possibly rabid animals”. Continue reading...
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One of the major industry narratives at this year’s San Sebastián Festival, running Sept. 18-26, will be the presentation of SETT, the venture capital fund of Spain’s Ministry for Digital Transformation.SETT director general Javier Ponce and its audiovisual director María Coronado deliver a practical guide to Spain’s governmental investment drive powering up companies in Spain: […]
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A major risks now is that diesel prices stay high — and continue to put upward pressure on inflation.
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Scam emails are increasingly using psychological tricks, such as using near-identical URLs like miсrosoft.com You’ve read the email carefully and it looks legitimate. The link it asks you to click on has none of the usual red flags: there are no weird numbers or extra parts to the URL. You feel safe to proceed. But if you had looked slightly closer you may have noticed something slightly wrong with one of the characters. Just as in the headline of this piece where instead of “a” we used the Cyrillic “α”. It just goes to show that the split-second decision you make when clicking a link is often the most vulnerable part of the whole security chain.” Continue reading...
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Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families
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Roksanda Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
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The designer drew inspiration from textile sculptor Françoise Grossen, known for her knotting and braiding, and tinged her daywear with arty touches.
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"All that she ever wanted was to have her story told her way, on her terms," the 'Orange Is the New Black' star said of the 'Heroes' actress.
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The vote included residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the war began but still doesn't fully control, as well as those in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
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ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE and Telix Pharmaceuticals, two leading companies in the burgeoning radiopharmaceuticals field, are merging.
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Star Trek actor and band the *uckers played warm-up gig in Chicago Saturday ahead of official Riot Fest debut
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Alex, the protagonist of the HBO half-hour series “Youth,” is in many ways a typical rom-com heroine. She has a glamorous job (book agent) in a glamorous city (London), with an enviable apartment to match. She has a messy love life; attracting suitors isn’t a problem, but choosing wisely between them is. She’s prone to […]
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Simone Rocha Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
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Simone Rocha took inspiration from Caravaggio's long lost masterpiece "The Taking of Christ" for a collection of classic silhouettes, which she twisted and embellished
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The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndrome Born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Becky Hill is a singer and songwriter. She began making music at 14, performing in a band called Shaking Trees, before reaching the semifinals on the first series of The Voice UK. She has since had two top 10 albums and collaborated with David Guetta, Chase and Status, Joel Corry and Rudimental, and won the Brit award for best dance act in 2022 and 2023. Her latest album, Rebecca, is out on 13 November. This was taken for a kid s’ modelling agency, which we later discovered was a scam. Every stage of the process – getting pictures taken, sending them to the agency, getting them back – cost us more money. We’d wire over £100 and get nothing in return. Our family wasn’t rich, so Mum d
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Aleema Khanum is accused of mobilising her brother’s supporters ahead of country-wide protests.
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Jyoti and Bharat Patel are testing dementia technology including sensors in socks, their bed and around the house.
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Adults are scooping up promotional items out of nostalgia — and playing into a frenzy around collectibles .
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The milliner took inspiration from the different cultures in his beloved Australia, transforming national and traditional flowers into hats and headpieces.
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Steve O Smith Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
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Last year, Donald Trump named Stallone, along with Jon Voight and Mel Gibson, as Hollywood's "special ambassadors" who "will be my eyes and ears" in the industry.
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Sylvester Stallone may hold the Trump-bestowed title of “special ambassador” to Hollywood, but nearly two years since his appointment, the “Rocky” actor has divulged that he didn’t explicitly sign up for the role. “Well, it just happened,” the Oscar nominee noted in a recent interview with The Sunday Times. “I was watching TV one night […]
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The multidisciplinary artist delves into pockets of history, including within her family, for the largest ever debut of new work staged at the Guggenheim Taryn Simon is seated in a conference room at the Guggenheim, looking dazed. Her new show, Father Country I Do Love You, opens in under three weeks. It’s a big deal, the first monographic exhibition by a photography-based artist in the iconic spiral rotunda, and the largest debut of new work ever staged at the museum. There’s still a lot of work to be done. Downstairs, the lobby is being transformed into the Bangkok living room of Jim Thompson, a silk businessman-slash-spy who disappeared in 1967. Simon’s father, a US government worker, was living in Thailand at the time and figured that the Chinese got him, if not a tiger. When Simon was nine, the father and daughter recreated Thompson’s famous wood-panelled den back in Long Island. “A
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AI, from chatbots to humanoids and automated management systems, are being widely deployed by corporations with huge repercussions for worker pay and autonomy.
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While some mark the season with apple picking and hot cider, others prefer to spend fall exactly as we spent summer: parked on the couch, watching movies.
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There was a fabulous presence of vintage designs this week, from Bella Hadid in Ralph Lauren to Kim Kardashian’s Saint Laurent by Tom Ford moment care of Law Roach.
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OpenAI claims its agents have solved the Navier-Stokes problem. But questions remain about how useful and independent its work really is On 8 September, OpenAI claimed that its AI agents had solved the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the most famous and difficult challenges in mathematics. Had a human solved it, they would have collected both prize money and plaudits from their fellows. The announcement instead ignited what some mathematicians have called an “ existential crisis ” in their field over the power of AI, and accusations that OpenAI misused human work . The maths behind Navier-Stokes is difficult to understand, but the critiques levelled by mathematicians will be familiar to artists, office workers, or anyone else concerned about AI. OpenAI’s results, like any arising from a large language model, depend on digesting work by human mathematicians. The OpenAI paper cites sources,
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Coffee can spike cortisol, irritate your stomach and more—but it's also packed with antioxidants. So, is there the best way to drink it?
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He performed it in Tokyo with Yoko Takahashi, who sings the anime’s opening theme “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis”
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The same calculator has been on most kids' back to school shopping list since the early 2000's and the dominance of Texas Instruments' calculator division goes back even farther. In the next episode of Version History, David Pierce is joined by The Verge's Nilay Patel and Victoria Song to tell the story of TI graphing […] The same calculator has been on most kids' back to school shopping list since the early 2000's and the dominance of Texas Instruments' calculator division goes back even farther. In the next episode of Version History, David Pierce is joined by The Verge's Nilay Patel and Victoria Song to tell the story of TI graphing calculators and how one company managed to take over the market and never let it go. This is the second episode of the fifth season of Version History where we're heading back to school. We've already talked about the perilous journeys of The Oregon
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Rory left the monastery after feeling lonely; with Orla, herself a Catholic, he’s been making up for lost time • How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously We had sex after a week. I remember thinking afterwards wow, everything has changed Continue reading...
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Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else
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The women's Stud Collection includes the Stone Street Platform 6-Inch Boot and Stone Street Platform Boat Shoe.
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Designer Yasuko Furuta showed how to layer for summer when even clothes feel like too much.
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Richard Hammond was seriously injured in a jet dragster crash at Elvington in September 2006.
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Look beyond short-term noise and focus on stocks with strong growth potential in future years.
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The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor of awards coverage weighs in about 'La Bola Negra,' 'I Play Rocky,' 'Elsinore,' sales titles and 'Obsession.'
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The top People's Choice honor for the Cannes breakout was unveiled Sunday as TIFF wrapped its 51st edition.
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The gala was well-attended by a slew of stars, from actors to musicians.
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US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military Donald Trump is proferring a new argument for building his triumphal arch in Washington DC: it will be converted into a “top grade military complex” replete with drone and ammunition storage space and customised sniper facilities on the roof and plaza. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning, Trump claimed that his new plan came at the “strong request” of the US military. He said the 250ft structure would be able to “house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage”. Continue reading...
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The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the industry to pump the brakes on AI development. He posted that his administration "will not in any way hinder […] The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the industry to pump the brakes on AI development. He posted that his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!" In the rambling post, Trump said that data centers were "wealthy and prestigious" and claimed without evidence that they raised salaries, lowered taxe
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President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda Donald Trump ’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, marking another attempt by the Trump administration to censor topics that do not align with the president’s agenda. The executive order, reported by outlets including the Washington Post and Politico , was discussed in a meeting on Friday where senior administration officials accused the NIH of funding “woke” initiatives that went against Trump’s political priorities. Continue reading...
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Trump said the update was being made at the request of the U.S. military.
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Trump has also been calling the new White House ballroom a "military complex" and arguing it is necessary for national security purposes.
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Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.
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The mayor's press office said the meeting will take place at Gracie Mansion and "will focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers."
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The State Department urged Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Houthi attacks intensify and Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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Unit1 hopes to offer lower cost version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venue The former chief executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s entertainment group has obtained a near-£15m investment for his UK music tech startup that hopes to recreate classic concerts by manifesting musicians as digital avatars. Unit1 was set up last year by Barney Wragg, an entertainment executive who ran Lord Lloyd-Webber’s Cats-to-Evita empire for five years from late 2011. It has secured the $20m in funding from a group of investors, including tech backer Balderton Capital through its partner Daniel Waterhouse, who made early investments in Spotify. Continue reading...
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Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule The EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba, newly released internal agency documents show. The documents provide an unusually clear look into the process of developing pesticide regulations, which is typically done out of public view. It shows in detail how the EPA asked Bayer which regulations it wanted, received a response from Bayer, then put Bayer’s choices into a proposed federal rule. Continue reading...
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Moscow's mayor described the wave of drones as the "largest ever" drone attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to the Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building.
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Doubts surround initial reports of ballistic missile use, with at least three killed and oil refinery damaged Ukraine has targeted Moscow and the surrounding region in a large-scale attack that involved hundreds of drones. The attack killed at least three people and damaged what Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said was one of Russia’s “key oil industry facilities” on the final day of the country’s parliamentary elections , authorities said on Sunday. Continue reading...
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Plumes of smoke rose over Moscow on Sunday morning after a Ukrainian drone and missile attack on the city in which a major oil refinery was among the targets.
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The National Association of Head Teachers says inspections in England may pose a "risk to life" for school leaders.
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Historically, Warehouse Legal Liability (WHLL) has been a complicated line with many gray areas and multiple interpretations of its coverages. Over the course of the recent soft market, WHLL strayed away from its original intent. With the re-emergence of a …
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The famed painting was not damaged, police said.
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Vogue World’s goal in Milan? To celebrate Made in Italy, craftsmanship, and, above all, the human side of fashion. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the 2026 event.
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In this UK exclusive, Laura Kuenssberg interviews Earl Spencer.
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Earl Spencer says that he can see echoes of Princess Diana's treatment from the press in the way Harry and Meghan are scrutinised.
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Princess Diana's brother has been interviewed by the BBC ahead of the release of his book on the late Princess of Wales.
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"This is my swan song too. I'm not here to bang on about Diana, this is my final word, celebration of her", Earl Spencer told presenter Laura Kuenssberg.
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Extreme weather may be changing the way we need to shop, with the UK government urging people to stock up on canned goods.
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Planning a weekend getaway? From cozy loungewear to easy layers, here's what to include in your duffel for a seamless trip.
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The NFL Week 2 game is set for Sunday, Sept. 20 at SoFi Stadium.
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The White House moves to regulate agentic systems following sandbox escape, triggering innovation concerns across industry sectors.
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Beijing believes slowdown calls aim to lock in US advantage, and is pursuing a different balance between safety and pace About two years ago, education entrepreneur Boris But had what he calls a “penny-drop moment” – that, like countless others in China, his company needed to embrace AI before it was made obsolete by it. His clients, well-off parents looking to send their children to study overseas, had begun arriving in his office reeling off information and opinions gleaned not from rival firms, but from chatbots. Continue reading...
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How to find out how much state pension you're likely to receive - and what you can do about it now.
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Williams-Sonoma is outperforming the furnishings industry due to its ability to grow profitability despite a weak housing backdrop.
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Workers in northern Sri Lanka accidentally uncovered the country's largest mass grave – and reopened wounds from its civil war.
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Yaku Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
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The designer dialed up her trademark fragility into something more sensual, blurring lingerie and daywear in a slow, voyeuristic march.
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Larsson constantly taps the brand for custom knee-high styles both on and off stage.
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From solo stages to reinterpretations of their biggest hits, the K-pop superstars slayed the first stateside date in their latest world tour.
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Third baseman was standing near on-deck circle Player taken to hospital for X-rays and CT scan Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was taken to the hospital for tests after being struck in the face by a foul ball while standing in front of the on-deck circle during Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. Bregman underwent X-rays and CT scans, and the team were hopeful he would be able to travel back to Chicago on Sunday night. The Cubs are off Monday before beginning a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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David Sacks convinced Trump against any restrictions on AI – putting the White House out of step with its own party As lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the US have joined together calling for the regulation of powerful artificial intelligence models, one of the few vocal naysayers has been Donald Trump . He’s called the perceived dangers of the technology a “hoax” and a “scam”, arguing that the government already has “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies”. It’s a starkly different stance from those of his former adviser Steve Bannon , the Republican Texas senator Ted Cruz and even the heads of the world’s leading AI companies. But it’s directly in line with the opinion of David Sacks – a prominent billionaire venture capitalist and Trump’s onetime AI and crypto czar, who has pushed back publicly and forcefully against recent claims of an impending AI apo
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Expanding on his 2021 short film, Theja Rio’s debut feature “Angh” forces its way into the hidden crevices between indigenous identity and colonial modernity. This tension unfolds with riveting restraint in a story set in 1960s Nagaland — the eastern Indian state on the Burmese border — following the principled chief of a waning tribe, […]
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“Backrooms” has hit $400 million at the global box office, a remarkable benchmark for the low-budget indie sensation. After nearly four months on the big screen, “Backrooms” has generated $197.5 million domestically and $202.57 million internationally for a worldwide tally of $400.09 million. Produced for just $10 million, the surprise horror hit has become A24’s […]
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On Sept. 20, 1996, the Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub restaurant drama hit theaters.
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The voice cast for this tale of friendship, heritage and growing up includes H.E.R., Dave Franco, Liza Soberano, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon and Jo Koy.
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The maverick senator has isolated himself from supporters as he has become a strident supporter of Israel Two eras, two videos, shot against the same physical backdrop, convey political messages that seem a world removed from each other. The contrasting films, produced eight years apart, neatly distill the evolution of John Fetterman, Pennsylvania ’s maverick senator in his journey from progressive icon to a man seemingly more at ease with his nominal Republican opponents than his fellow Democrats . Continue reading...
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Some fans were hesitant to turn the page after Sheeran’s tour resumed after the removal of Macklemore, who spoke out in support of Palestine “This is not usually how I would open the show,” Ed Sheeran told the crowd at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night, a humble preamble to a three-plus-minute speech addressing the greatest controversy of his career. Shaky-voiced and stealing glances at the monitor at his feet, he looked every bit the chastened superstar. “I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind, because I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division, about humanity, not politics, but this is a humanitarian issue and I cannot hide how I feel about it any more,” Sheeran said. He described the Hamas-led attack at the Nova music festival in Israel on 7 October 2023, as “horrific” and expressed heartbreak over civilian deaths
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To mark Oxfam’s Second Hand September, here are some of your best thrift discoveries and the stories behind them Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign encourages people to avoid buying new clothes for 30 days and choose preloved pieces instead. From £28 Prada skirts to £5 wedding dresses, we asked people to share their favourite fashion finds and the stories behind them. Continue reading...
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Cellista, an aerialist who regularly performs upside down with her cello, shares what her life looks like training for the stage Mastering the cello is hard enough, but Cellista also regularly performs upside down. She’s based in Las Vegas, but the aerialist spoke to us while traveling in Germany, and told us about what her life looks like training and writing for the stage. Continue reading...
Technology
Tariffs, soaring fuel prices and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.
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Dylan Young’s sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless – and his latest album, Massive Shoe, is attracting international acclaim It’s been a huge couple of years for Way Dynamic, the Melbourne multi-instrumentalist whose real name is Dylan Young. His 2025 album Massive Shoe is about to be re-released internationally after Young signed with the indie giant Jagjaguwar. The likes of Elton John, Djo, Zane Lowe and Elijah Wood have sung his praises. Last year he opened for Black Country New Road, Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman on their Australian tours. With a warm analogue crackle and subtle yet lush layers, gentle vocals and pensive lyricism, Way Dynamic’s thoughtful, sunny folk is both contemporary and timeless. It is not hard to understand his success. The 30-year-old has been on the road for much of the last year, with Way Dynamic playing their first hea
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Movistar Plus, producer of “La Bola Negra,” “The Beloved” and “Sirāt ” has unveiled a new slate of projects headed by titles from “The Good Boss” director Fernando León, director-producer JA Bayona (“Society of the Snow”) and actor-director Paco Leon (“Arde Madrid”). Further projects are set to be directed by Los Moriarti (“The Endless Trench”), […]
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The generational queer drama “La Bola Negra” has taken the 2026 TIFF People’s Choice Award, a coveted audience prize out of the annual film festival in Toronto. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the Netflix project has been on a tear since world premiering in Cannes this year (where it earned a 16-minute standing […]
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In an era when glamorous writing jobs have acquired the unreality of folklore, it feels fitting that Alexandra Pechman’s alluring and affectionate feature debut, “Magazine,” should portray its literary world as a fairy tale. Set in a faraway time — summer 2011 — when office flirtations were fun, ambition was a given and purses hung […]
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Toho Co., Ltd. has set a 10th-anniversary version of “You Say Run,” the “My Hero Academia” theme, pairing composer Hayashi Yuki with German band Electric Callboy, with a global release set for Sept. 22. The reworked track debuted live at the “My Hero Academia in Concert” show in London on Sept. 20 ahead of the […]
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“I also own my home and an SUV outright, with no outstanding debt.”
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Coming midterm elections are starting to be framed not as right versus left but instead the ‘well-fed versus the fed-up’ Brian Leeland, a 79-year-old Democratic voter in Detroit , had enough. Frustrated by the way the US media covers this febrile political era, from Donald Trump ’s Washington to political campaigns across the country, he contacted the Guardian. “Your decision to frame the race here as a simple progressive versus establishment choice is overly simplistic verging on lazy,” he wrote to this reporter, after our coverage of progressive Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign in the Democratic US Senate primary in Michigan . “As an electorate, we are not binary for the convenience of the media.” Continue reading...
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Austin Abrams stars in Sony's reboot that sets a record debut for the franchise and marks the year's best-reviewed horror title.
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“Ride or Die” has been canceled by Prime Video after one season, Variety can confirm. The streamer’s Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer-led buddy dramedy premiered in July of this year. It was first reported that Spencer and Waddingham were teaming up for the series in December 2023. Per the show’s official logline, “‘Ride or Die’ […]
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“SNL U.K.” once again revived Princess Diana in its cold open on Saturday night, this time as King Charles’ personal AI assistant. The sketch riffed on the King’s AI summit in Scotland on Thursday, where he met with several tech executives, as well as the drama over the new memoir from Diana’s brother Charles Spencer, […]
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The sketch also brought back Princess Diana -- in the form of a defiant A.I. assistant.
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Watch the Colts take on the Chiefs on Sunday, Sept. 20 — keep an eye out for a possible Taylor Swift sighting at the game too.
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Following the news that “Sweet Magnolias” has been canceled at Netflix, stars Jamie Lynn Spears, JoAnna Garcia Swisher and creator and showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson are looking back on the romantic drama’s 5 Season run. Under an Instagram post featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set snaps of the show, Swisher wrote a lengthy caption about her feelings […]
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Hur Jin-ho’s star-studded “The Assassin(s)” turns the holes in a public investigation into an imaginative mystery along the lines of Oliver Stone’s “JFK.” Like Stone’s provocative thriller, Hur crafts a clockwork political saga sure to spark curiosities about the attempted assassination of strongman South Korean prime minister Park Chung-hee in 1974, which resulted in the […]
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The reality television hit, which was just renewed for three additional seasons, is set to return in 2027.
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Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory Roman Dobrokhotov had been content enough for his appearance at a conference in Washington DC this week to be publicised, although it was not something he would normally risk in Europe. The dissident Russian journalist was named during a trial in London last year as one of the targets of a Russian spy ring that appeared to have murderous intent. “Maybe burn him alive on the street, spray him with some super-strong acid, VX, like the North Koreans, or the ricin,” a Russian-hired operative had texted of the plans for Dobrokhotov in Britain. Continue reading...
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Toho Co., Ltd. has unveiled new cast additions and a key visual for the second cour of its TV anime “Though I Am an Inept Villainess,” subtitled “The First Royal Outing” Arc, ahead of the show’s January 2027 return. In Japanese television, a cour refers to a broadcast block of roughly three months, and anime […]
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Six-part drama Gènesi tells the story of Adrià’s Catalan restaurant El Bulli from the day he arrived as a kitchen hand Revered and reviled, during the 28 years he presided over El Bulli, a small restaurant in a remote corner of Catalonia, Ferran Adrià changed cooking for ever . Now he is the subject of Gènesi (Genesis), a six-part TV drama screening on Catalan television with a worldwide release later in the year that recounts the story of El Bulli from the day he arrived there in 1983 as a kitchen hand with no background at all in haute cuisine. Continue reading...