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Jenna Ortega ‘Would Go All Day’ Without Food or Water as a Child Star to Make Sure She Wasn’t ‘In the Way of Anybody’
Actress Jenna Ortega has revealed that as a child performer she would deliberately go without food or water for entire days on set, driven by a fear of being seen as a burden to the crew. Speaking to Esquire, the “Wednesday” star said her determination not to inconvenience anyone meant she avoided asking for even…
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Heatwave disorder prompts tighter security at London lidos
London’s outdoor swimming pools have tightened security after a summer of disorder linked to Britain’s record-breaking 2026 heatwave, with lifeguards reportedly pushed into the water, drunken teenagers brawling, and lidos hit by thefts and break-ins. Operators ramped up controls as crowds flocked to the open-air pools to escape the heat during the school summer holidays,…
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Jamie Oliver beats the hosepipe ban to keep his garden lush and green in record-breaking drought – by using water from his own personal lake
Chef Jamie Oliver has found a legal way around the hosepipe restrictions imposed during Britain’s record-breaking 2026 drought, using water drawn from a private lake on his own land to keep his garden green while much of the country’s grass turns brown. The story highlights how wealthier landowners with private water sources can sidestep restrictions…
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Boris Kodjoe Joins Fox’s ‘Memory Of A Killer’ For Season 2
Boris Kodjoe has joined the recurring cast of Fox’s drama “Memory of a Killer” ahead of its second season, Deadline reports. The show, inspired by the Belgian novel and 2003 film “De Zaak Alzheimer”, stars Patrick Dempsey as a man leading a dangerous double life while losing his memory, and the casting adds to a…
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Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?
A cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce is easing in the United States, with health experts now saying lettuce is largely safe to eat again because the affected produce has been recalled and should no longer be in circulation. The outbreak, traced to lettuce sourced from central Mexico and distributed by Taylor Farms (including…
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‘Top Of The World’ Trailer: Documentary From Julie Cohen & Betsy West Explores Stunning Restaurant Atop World Trade Center
CNN Films, TIME Studios and Tribeca Studios have released the trailer for “Top of the World,” a documentary short about Windows on the World, the renowned restaurant that once occupied the 107th floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower. Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West, the film arrives ahead of the…
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I watched Chicago promise food equity. Now my neighborhood has empty shelves
Chicago's South Side grocery stores collapsed after a 26% drop in SNAP/EBT transactions, raising alarms about government-run food access models.
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Feel the burn: why holidays from hell make for blistering fiction
A Guardian feature explores why “disaster holiday” fiction has become such a popular subgenre this summer, arguing that the gap between the relaxation people crave and the chaos, tension and self-confrontation holidays often deliver makes for compelling storytelling. Books editor Leon Craig surveys a wave of recent novels that use fraught getaways, from all-inclusive resorts…
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Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service has banned Meta smart glasses from all criminal, civil and family courts in England and Wales, confiscating them from anyone attempting to bring them into judicial buildings. The move follows growing unease over the device’s ability to record video covertly, and mirrors a similar ban introduced by New York’s…