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Petition to rename Nashville Airport after Dolly Parton reaches over 70,000 signatures
A Change.org petition calling for Nashville International Airport to be renamed after Dolly Parton has gathered more than 70,000 signatures, following the country music icon’s death on 25 August at the age of 80. The tribute reflects the scale of public affection for Parton, whose death from cancer has prompted an outpouring of grief from…
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Fourteen newborns perish in fire at Pakistan’s leading government hospital
A fire swept through the neonatal ward at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad in the early hours of Wednesday, claiming the lives of 14 newly born infants. The incident occurred in a nursery caring
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Use vapes to quit smoking, scientists say – despite cancer, depression and wheezing warnings
A major review published in the Cochrane Library has concluded that switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes does not put users “at risk of serious harm”, with researchers arguing vaping is a proven and effective tool for quitting smoking. The findings sit awkwardly alongside a review published just a week earlier by the Royal College of…
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At least 14 babies killed after fire breaks out at maternity ward in Pakistan hospital
At least 14 newborn babies died after a fire swept through the nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad. The incident has prompted an immediate investigation ordered by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while families face further distress because DNA testing is needed before the badly burned victims can be formally identified and…
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Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan leaves more than a dozen newborns dead
A fire at a newborn nursery in a major government hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, killed 14 babies early on Wednesday morning. The blaze broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, which was housing at least 15 newborns at the time, prompting grief among parents gathered outside the hospital and an immediate government investigation…
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Dolly Parton’s secret final days. Even as she lost all her hair, she hid the truth. But now, insiders reveal goddaughter Miley Cyrus’ cancer ‘shell shock’… and tell devastating full story of reclusive last SIX months: ‘She knew her life was over’
The article alleges that Dolly Parton died aged 80 after cancer treatment that she had largely kept private, portraying her final months as marked by worsening illness and increasing seclusion. It says she sought to reassure fans publicly while protecting her carefully maintained public image, following a period of grief after the deaths of her…
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Trump-backed Mazzei wins in Oklahoma after nasty race devolves into drug tests and a car wreck
Republican Mike Mazzei, a former Oklahoma state senator and budget secretary backed by Donald Trump, has won the state’s gubernatorial runoff, narrowly defeating state attorney general Gentner Drummond by a single point. The contest was one of the nastiest of the election cycle, marked by personal attacks and a bitter dispute over the candidates’ health,…
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Dolly Parton mourned as a unifying cultural figure
Tributes following Dolly Parton’s death at the age of 80 have focused less on the facts of her passing and more on her character, with commentators describing her as a rare unifying figure mourned across normally opposed groups, including conservative Christians, the LGBTQIA community and even The Muppets. Colleagues at Billboard, where a personal tribute…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 26 Aug 2026 01:38
Nick Timothy demands probe into rising white Muslim prisoner numbers amid gang conversion fears, while the NHS begins offering at-home cervical screening to four million women; also today, a teenager is convicted of manslaughter over a fatal Rolex dispute and Sacha Baron Cohen brings back Ali G.
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Seattle man allegedly targeted governor after telling hospital of murderous plan: docs
A Seattle man, Nathaniel David Foster, 34, has been charged with threatening to kill Washington Governor Bob Ferguson after allegedly detailing a plan to attack him while being evaluated at a hospital. The case matters because it involves an alleged plot against a sitting state governor, including surveillance of his official residence, and highlights ongoing…