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Donald Trump orders that flags be flown at half-mast across the US for a week in honour of Dolly Parton
US President Donald Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast across the United States for a full week in tribute to Dolly Parton, following the announcement of her death on 25 August 2026. The 80-year-old singer and philanthropist died after what her team described as “a brief battle with cancer”, prompting tributes from…
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Four teens kill couple in head-on crash after stealing G-Wagon, leading cops on hours-long chase: police
Four teenagers in New Jersey allegedly stole a luxury Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon and led police on an hours-long chase before crashing head-on into another car, killing a grandmother and her long-term partner. The incident has drawn attention as another case of joyriding and police pursuits ending in fatal consequences for uninvolved members of the public, and…
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The Left’s constitutional hypocrisy is on full display in its war on Trump
This Fox News opinion piece argues that progressives criticising President Trump for “ignoring the rule of law” when he resists judicial rulings are being hypocritical, since many on the left have historically supported legal theories that reject the courts’ final say over constitutional interpretation. The author contends that concepts such as popular constitutionalism and departmentalism,…
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On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive
In Gaza, farmers are cultivating every scrap of undamaged land to stave off starvation, despite severe shortages of water, fertiliser and pesticide, and with more than 80% of greenhouses destroyed. The work is deadly: Saqer Abu Rabee’s son Yousef, a leading figure in an agricultural collective, was killed by a drone strike while working his…
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Netflix Officially Loses Hayden Panettiere’s 6-Part Near-Perfect Hidden Gem
The ABC music drama Nashville, which starred the late Hayden Panettiere alongside Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Maisy Stella and Eric Close, is set to leave Netflix on 15 September. The show, which ran for six seasons and 124 episodes between 2012 and 2018, has spent the past year streaming on Netflix and is…
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COL Group, CP Group Strike 360-Degree Partnership to Grow Thailand’s Short-Form Drama Industry
COL Group and CP Group have announced a wide-ranging partnership designed to develop Thailand’s short-form drama industry, combining creative talent training, local content adaptation and distribution under a single strategy. The tie-up matters because it links a global player in vertical/micro-drama content with one of Thailand’s largest conglomerates, potentially accelerating the growth of Thai-language short-form…
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Fears of ‘severe’ flash floods as Britain faces ‘intense’ thunderstorms with a month’s worth of rain set to fall on parched ground
The Met Office has extended yellow thunderstorm warnings across England and Wales, with fears that “severe” flash flooding could cut off some communities as heavy, slow-moving showers bring roughly a month’s worth of rain to ground already parched by a prolonged dry spell and widespread drought. Two consecutive warnings cover today and tomorrow, with forecasters…
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‘Alice and Steve’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+ and Hulu
Disney+ and Hulu have renewed comedy series “Alice and Steve” for a second season, extending the story of a friendship ruptured when Steve begins dating Alice’s 26-year-old daughter. The renewal reflects a positive audience response to the first season and gives creator Sophie Goodhart scope to continue the show’s exploration of friendship, love and betrayal…
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Green Chef Meal Kit Review (2026): Great Ingredients, Layered Flavor
Wired’s 2026 review of Green Chef, HelloFresh’s organic meal-kit brand, praises the service for consistently high-quality, well-sourced ingredients, including notably good fish, and thoughtful recipes that avoid long cooking times. The reviewer, who is critical of fish quality generally, singles out wild-caught sockeye salmon and farmed steelhead trout as among the best fillets received from…