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I witnessed the horror of 9/11 firsthand. Here’s what I learned about God, courage and life
An opinion piece published around the 25th anniversary of 9/11 recounts one man’s first-hand experience of the attacks from his office at Merrill Lynch, in the World Financial Center adjacent to the Twin Towers. He describes watching both towers struck and fleeing the scene, framing the day as a turning point that led him to…
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Moment Ryanair passengers scream as Boeing jet’s wing clips runway during aborted landing in Ireland
A Ryanair Boeing 737 clipped its wing tip on the runway during an aborted landing at Dublin Airport on Wednesday evening, prompting the pilots to abort and carry out a go-around as passengers screamed. Footage of the incident shows the aircraft tipping onto its right-hand side on touchdown before the crew powered it back into…
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Pierce Brosnan plays down Tom Hardy’s ‘Mobland’ dispute as a “storm in a teacup”
Pierce Brosnan has dismissed reports of a serious rift between Tom Hardy and the producers of Mobland, calling the speculation a “storm in a teacup.” Earlier reports had claimed Hardy repeatedly clashed with producers Jez Butterworth and David Glasser over creative direction, with suggestions Butterworth had even threatened to quit the show, but a subsequent…
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Powerhouse college football team throttles FCS team so violently, both coaches agreed to shorten the game
No. 7 Miami defeated FCS opponent Florida A&M 77-7 in their Thursday night home opener, a rout so lopsided that both coaching staffs agreed to shorten the fourth quarter once the outcome was beyond doubt. The blowout has reignited debate over whether FBS powerhouses should continue scheduling FCS teams, particularly given how the transfer portal…
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Make Them Suffer, Carnifex & More Added To Bloodstock Festival 2027
Bloodstock Festival has expanded its 2027 line-up with 18 new additions, broadening the metal event’s already substantial roster ahead of next year’s edition at Catton Park. The move continues Bloodstock’s tradition of steadily building out its bill across multiple genres within extreme music, giving fans a wider mix of acts to look forward to as…
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Denzel Washington’s Forgotten ‘Se7en’ Replacement Officially Takes Over Netflix
Denzel Washington’s 2021 thriller *The Little Things* has become one of the most-watched titles on Netflix, five years after its lukewarm theatrical and critical reception. The film is notable as the last in a trio of crime dramas across three decades in which Washington effectively tried to compensate for turning down the lead role in…
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Steven Wilson announces new album, Requiem For A Village, and shares title track
Steven Wilson has confirmed that his ninth studio album, Requiem For A Village, will be released through Fiction Records on 6 November, and has shared a video for the title track to accompany the announcement. The record follows a run of teasers, including a cryptic dedicated website and a trailer featuring actor David Tennant, who…
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Digital Research’s GEM opens a new window on Linux
Slovenian developer Tomaž Štih has ported Digital Research’s GEM, the pioneering 1980s graphical desktop, to run natively on Linux. GEM for Linux is built on the Atari ST version of the interface and shares a display server that can render straight to the Linux framebuffer or appear in a window via Štih’s own SDL2-based Rasta…
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Bakery is ‘banned from Borough Market for being too successful’ – ahead of fresh New York venture adding to outlets in the Middle East and Asia
Bread Ahead, a well-known bakery in London’s Borough Market, says it has been told to leave the site because it has become “too successful”, with founder Matthew Jones warning the move could cost 83 jobs. Jones, who left school at 15 to become a chef and built the business from scratch without borrowing money, described…