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‘Miserable and impossible’: food scarce in Kyiv as Russia targets supply chains
Russian strikes on food warehouses and logistics hubs around Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are leaving supermarket shelves half-empty and threatening to push up food prices, adding fresh strain to civilians already exhausted by more than four years of war. A truce meant to protect visiting US negotiators collapsed on Monday night when drones and…
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The 1996 movie Jodie Foster has always regretted turning down: “Stupid idiots that we are!”
Jodie Foster has admitted that turning down director Keith Gordon’s 1996 film Mother Night stands as one of her biggest career regrets. Foster’s production company rejected the script when Gordon initially pitched it, only for her to later realise she had misjudged the project after watching the finished film, calling herself and her team “stupid…
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CBS Just Gave Network TV’s Best Show a Massive Season 3 Downgrade
CBS has delayed Matlock’s third season to early 2027, skipping the autumn 2026 slate entirely, and has trimmed the episode order to just 13 instalments, down from 19 in Season 1 and 16 in Season 2. The move is notable given the show’s strong performance, and it reflects a broader shift in CBS’s scheduling strategy…
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Louis Messina, Taylor Swift’s Tour Promoter, Urges Judge to Reject Live Nation/Ticketmaster Antitrust Settlement: ‘I Could Go Out of Business Like Other Promoters Who Have Fallen Victim to Live Nation’
Louis Messina, the promoter behind Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and other major stadium acts, has submitted a letter to the federal judge overseeing the Live Nation/Ticketmaster antitrust case, urging her to reject a proposed consent decree that would leave the company intact. Messina argues the settlement would be “a step backward” that fails to fix…
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Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend accuses him of sowing ‘deliberate division’ on X – video
A new documentary by film-maker Alex Gibney features Ashley St Clair, a former Maga influencer and one of at least 14 confirmed mothers of Elon Musk’s children, accusing him of deliberately fostering division through his ownership of X. She warns that, without regulation, the platform’s effects could be catastrophic, adding a prominent personal voice to…
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Young Aussies warned over Bali’s legal drinking age as expert reveals how ‘lax’ law could lead to fines
Young Australians travelling to Bali are being warned they could be fined or even jailed for drinking under the local legal age of 21, which is notably higher than Australia’s drinking age of 18. Finance expert Angus Kidman from Finder has cautioned that beyond legal penalties, breaching the law could also invalidate travel insurance, since…
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Bonkers Crime Thriller Is Now Forgotten — But It Helped Saved His Career
Robert Downey Jr.’s comeback in Hollywood is often traced to 2008’s Iron Man, but the groundwork was actually laid three years earlier by Shane Black’s 2005 film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. At the time, Downey’s career had been derailed by well-documented legal problems and struggles with addiction, and the darkly comic crime thriller became the…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 9 Sep 2026 01:38
Hungary has expelled ten Russian diplomats over Moscow’s ties to Orbán-era policy, drawing a warning of harsh retaliation, while at least five died when an Amazon cargo jet overshot the runway in Miami. Elsewhere, an inquiry heard police dismissed Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane’s terrorism notebooks, and Monty Don…
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Ex-Dem lobbyist for company that promoted addictive opioid clears key gubernatorial hurdle
Cinde Warmington won the uncontested Democratic nomination for New Hampshire governor on Tuesday evening, setting up a rematch bid against Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte in the November general election. The nomination has renewed scrutiny of Warmington’s past legal work for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, with the Republican Governors Association branding her connection to…
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Bob Hawke’s widow Blanche D’Alpuget dies aged 82: Her final message for Australia
Blanche D’Alpuget, the author and widow of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 82. Her family shared a final message on her behalf, calling on Australians to embrace love as life’s highest calling, marking the death of a prominent literary figure closely tied to one of the country’s most significant political dynasties.…