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Sons Of KISS’s PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Defend Decision To Call Their Collaborative Project STANLEY SIMMONS
Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, sons of KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have defended naming their new musical collaboration Stanley Simmons, rejecting suggestions that the choice trades on their fathers’ fame. Speaking on SoundExchange’s “Sound Advice” series, the pair said the name emerged organically from the speed with which the project came together,…
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Grandfather faces prison after council prosecutes him for refusing to stop giving breadcrumbs to hungry pigeons
A 78-year-old grandfather from Hartlepool, known locally as the “Bird Man of Hartlepool”, is facing a possible prison sentence after being prosecuted by his local council for repeatedly breaching an order not to feed breadcrumbs to pigeons. Brian Wilkins buys 30 loaves of bread a day to feed pigeons and seagulls, and has continued doing…
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Another powerful top Trump aide to exit the White House after string of departures
President Donald Trump has announced he will nominate White House associate counsel Samuel D Adkisson to serve as a federal judge on the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, making him the latest in a series of senior officials to leave the administration. His departure follows that of lead White House Counsel…
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Democratic senators demand HHS stop sharing Medicaid info with ICE
A group of Democratic senators accused the Trump administration of violating a court order and demanded officials immediately stop sharing Medicaid data that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use for deportation proceedings. According to Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van…
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Workers warned Ohio trench was too deep but were told to enter minutes before fatal cave-in: report
Workers at an Ohio job site replacing a storm drain reportedly warned supervisors that a trench had become dangerously deep, but were told to enter it regardless, according to a new report. Minutes later the trench collapsed, killing one worker and severely injuring two others, prompting a federal safety investigation and the possibility of criminal…
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Biology teacher, 28, enjoyed gilded upbringing in Rhode Island mansion… but what she did to underage boy was so heinous the youngster no longer believes in God, lawsuit claims
A 28-year-old biology teacher named Brooke Anderson, who reportedly grew up in a wealthy Rhode Island household, is facing a lawsuit in Florida alleging she sexually abused an underage boy. According to the claim, the abuse was severe enough that the boy has said he no longer believes in God as a result of what…
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Yes, Sasha Calle Really Got to Drive the Chevy Corvette in ‘Sugar’
Actress Sasha Calle discusses returning to Apple TV+’s neo-noir series “Sugar” for its second season, joining star Colin Farrell as Val, a resourceful protégé to his character John Sugar. Filming took place around Los Angeles, a city Calle knows well from acting school and earlier roles, giving the shoot a nostalgic quality as production revisited…
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‘John Wick’ Meets ‘The Departed’ Video Game Adaptation Gets Official Update After 1 Year of Silence
Actor Simu Liu has confirmed that a long-rumoured film adaptation of the video game “Sleeping Dogs” is progressing after roughly a year without any public updates. Responding to a fan on X, Liu revealed the project now has a director and a production company attached, with dealmaking underway with game studio Square Enix. The update…
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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
TechCrunch is offering its lowest ticket prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 until Friday 21 August at 11:59pm PT, after which discounts of up to $300 will no longer be available. The event, expected to draw more than 10,000 founders, investors and members of the startup community, will take place from 13-15 October at Moscone West…