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DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara is living with a non-cancerous brain tumour: “We can beat this f*cking thing!”
DevilDriver and Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara has revealed he is living with a non-cancerous brain tumour, disclosing the diagnosis on the Garza Podcast hosted by Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza. The 60-year-old musician said doctors found the tumour nearly two years ago, and that surgeons cannot yet safely remove it, meaning he must continue…
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Powerful Quake Hits Southern Japan, Deaths Feared In Shopping Mall Explosion
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing widespread damage, cutting power to thousands of homes, and triggering a partial collapse and explosion at a large shopping mall where deaths are feared. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed injuries, fires and structural damage across the region, which was previously devastated by a major…
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Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis: “It is difficult, frustrating, and sometimes frightening”
Carly Simon, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter known for hits including “You’re So Vain,” “Why,” and the James Bond theme “Nobody Does It Better,” has revealed she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. She shared the news in a lengthy Instagram statement, explaining that her recent absence from public life stemmed from adjusting to the diagnosis, and…
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British chickens could be fuelling surge in bug linked to bowel cancer, study suggests
A study reported by the Daily Mail suggests that chickens reared in Britain could be contributing to a rise in a bacterial infection that has been linked to bowel cancer. The findings add to growing concern among researchers about the role poultry may play in spreading pathogens capable of colonising the human gut, with potential…
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We booked a Travelodge but were forced to move hotel after 1am
A Guardian reader booked and paid for a Travelodge in London’s King’s Cross six weeks in advance for herself and her husband, who has heart disease and dementia, having confirmed an 11pm arrival time with the hotel. On arrival, staff said the hotel had overbooked because of a football match and their room was no…
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Inside Trump’s push to get RFK Jr to slash vaccines due to ‘autism links’… as president’s scathing assessment of health boss is revealed
The Daily Mail reports on efforts by Donald Trump to press Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to significantly cut the number of recommended vaccines, amid renewed claims of a link between vaccination and autism. The piece reportedly includes a pointed, critical assessment of Kennedy from Trump, suggesting friction between the president and his health…
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Confronting gang members at the heart of Ecuador’s drug battle
The BBC’s Orla Guerin joined Ecuadorian police on patrol as they confront gang members amid a huge surge in drug-related crime sweeping the country. Ecuador has become a key transit hub for cocaine trafficking, with drugs flowing in from neighbouring Colombia and Peru, the world’s two largest cocaine producers, before being smuggled onward by powerful…
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On the front line of Ecuador’s drugs war, police fight gangs, guns and corruption
In the Ecuadorian city of Durán, an elite police unit led by Captain Jean Carlos Bustamante is fighting a losing battle against drug gangs, hampered not only by heavily armed and well-funded criminals but by corruption within the police, state and political system itself. The unit’s efforts illustrate the wider crisis facing Ecuador, once a…
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Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband details ‘big spiral’ as expert says one part ‘scared me’ in mom’s murder trial
Patrick Clancy, whose three young children were strangled at the family’s Massachusetts home, testified as the first witness in the murder trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy. His account described a rapid mental health decline he characterised as a “big spiral”, with an expert observer noting one detail of the testimony as particularly troubling. The…
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Rand Paul releases Fauci diary before Senate origins testimony
Senator Rand Paul released a 1,141-page collection of Dr Anthony Fauci’s pandemic-era diary entries in the run-up to Fauci’s testimony before the Senate committee Paul chairs, which is investigating the origins of Covid-19. The timing of the release, coming just before the former public health official’s scheduled appearance on 29 July 2026, sharpened political scrutiny…