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GOP chairman says WNBA response on Caitlin Clark ‘falls short,’ keeps ‘every option on the table’
Rep. August Pfluger, the Texas Republican who chairs the Republican Study Committee, has said the WNBA’s formal response to congressional concerns over Caitlin Clark’s treatment “falls short,” and warned that lawmakers are keeping “every option on the table” as they continue to press the league for answers. The dispute centres on player safety and how…
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Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney
Canadian journalist Matt Gurney argues that Donald Trump has singled Canada out for unusually harsh treatment in his tariff war, and that Prime Minister Mark Carney has no political option but to respond firmly. The piece contends that while Trump has hit dozens of countries with tariffs, Canada has faced disproportionately severe measures alongside repeated…
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Carly Simon reveals the common condition that masked her Parkinson’s diagnosis
Singer Carly Simon has revealed that her Parkinson’s disease was initially misdiagnosed as arthritis, drawing attention to how symptoms of the two conditions can overlap, particularly in the early stages. The 80-year-old musician, best known for hits including “You’re So Vain”, said her mobility problems were first attributed to joint issues rather than a neurological…
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Rayo Vallecano to move stadium over Legionnaires risk
Rayo Vallecano have been indefinitely barred from playing at their Estadio de Vallecas home ground, less than three weeks before the new La Liga season begins, after an audit found a risk of Legionnaires’ disease. The regional government of Madrid, which owns the stadium and leases it to the club, suspended Rayo’s licence to host…
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Hero father who stepped in to protect passengers during Huntingdon train mass stabbing is left paralysed and unable to work
A father who intervened to protect fellow passengers during a mass stabbing on a train travelling to Huntingdon has been left paralysed and unable to work, according to reports. He is being described as a hero for stepping in to shield others during the attack, an act that came at severe personal cost, highlighting the…
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Petrol bombs, drugs and Bradley from S Club 7: inside the wild 00s hood movie that the police seized
A new BBC podcast, Shadow World: Breakin’ the Cycle, tells the extraordinary story behind the making of the 2005 British film Breakin’ the Cycle, whose rough cut was seized by the Metropolitan Police and long presumed lost. The film was written and directed by Colin Browne, leader of the Hackney gang Love of Money, while…
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CHANGE fitness boss and Milky Lane co-founder Pete Haselhurst charged with extortion, stalking and drug offences after Gold Coast dawn raid – as police hunt two men over alleged debt demands
Pete Haselhurst, co-founder of the Milky Lane restaurant chain and boss of the CHANGE fitness brand, has been charged with extortion, stalking and drug offences following a dawn raid by police on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The case matters because it draws a well-known figure from Australia’s hospitality and fitness industries into a serious criminal investigation,…
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Young mum, 19, says delayed surgery cost baby Kiandro’s life as she demands answers from hospital: ‘He would still be here’
A 19-year-old mother named Nikita says her baby son Kiandro died after surgery at Ipswich Hospital in Queensland, Australia, was delayed, and she is now demanding answers from the hospital over his death. She believes that had the procedure been carried out sooner, her son “would still be here”, and has spoken out publicly to…
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Kentucky governor calls on McConnell to prove he is fit to serve or resign: ‘Address the people’
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has called on Republican Senator Mitch McConnell to demonstrate publicly that he remains fit to serve in Congress or step down, following McConnell’s discharge from hospital this week. The intervention adds a prominent Democratic voice to a growing debate over the 83-year-old senator’s health and capacity to continue in…
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Collins says State Department will reinstate funding for global humanitarian vaccine alliance
Senator Susan Collins said the US State Department will restore $600 million in funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, after the money had been held up. The decision matters because Gavi helps provide routine vaccines in lower-income countries and supports international preparedness for outbreaks, so the funds could sustain programmes that had faced uncertainty. Collins…