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‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Review: Joel Kinnaman Plays the CIA Analyst Who Interrogated Saddam Hussein in TNT’s Clumsy Miniseries
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of TNT’s new limited series “High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam” finds the eight-episode drama a clumsy, overstretched adaptation that struggles to justify its length. The series, loosely inspired by CIA analyst John Nixon’s memoir “Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein,” stars Joel Kinnaman as Nixon and is…
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Wife of British man, 72, who has been ‘arbitrarily’ detained in Dubai’s Alcatraz for 18 years calls for Andy Burnham’s help after years of government inaction
The wife of Ryan Cornelius, a British businessman held in Dubai’s central prison for nearly 18 years, has appealed to Andy Burnham for help after previous requests to former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer went unanswered. Heather Cornelius says her family fears her 72-year-old husband could die in custody, and she plans to hand a…
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TalkFuse evening briefing, 11 Sep 2026 19:42
Fresh Labour tensions over Andy Burnham’s devolution and visitor-levy plans, plus a demand for answers on the flight-grounding air traffic control meltdown; also, Merseyside Police’s search for a bin-bag murder victim’s identity, deadly Italian storms, soaring European gas prices, AI safety warnings and De Niro’s fr…
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Kamala Harris claims GOP ‘cheating’ ahead of midterms, says she’s focused on stopping the ‘madness’
Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Republicans of “cheating” ahead of November’s midterm elections, saying she is dedicating her time to helping Democrats retake Congress and “stop the madness”. Speaking on former football player Megan Rapinoe’s podcast, Harris framed the midterms as central to restoring balance in government, arguing that Republican-led redistricting and…
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The riddle of how Zack Polanski was registered to vote under TWO different names as Green leader is picked to fight for Keir Starmer’s old seat
Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, has been selected as his party’s candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October, called to replace Sir Keir Starmer as MP. The announcement was overshadowed by a Daily Mail finding that Mr Polanski was registered to vote under two separate names, Zack Polanski and…
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Bombshell CIA 9/11 files lay bare Bill Clinton’s horrific Bin Laden mistake…as ex-president grimly faces families at Ground Zero
Newly declassified CIA files reveal that Bill Clinton’s White House was warned in September 1998 that Osama bin Laden wanted to fly a bomb-laden plane into an American city, exactly three years before hijackers struck the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. The disclosure, reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows the warning formed part of…
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Trump’s immigration boss launches investigation into claims Ilhan Omar married her brother
US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said an internal investigation has found that Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar “married her brother” to help him gain entry to the United States, and he has raised the possibility of deportation. Mullin’s comments, made to conservative commentator Benny Johnson, break with the usual practice of officials…
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Gove recommends English approach to address Scotland’s declining school standards
Michael Gove has offered to advise the Scottish Government on improving schools by applying lessons from his time as UK education secretary in England, arguing that SNP ministers’ “ideological fads” and rising classroom indiscipline have let down Scottish pupils. The offer comes as Scotland’s education performance continues to slide in international rankings, reviving debate over…
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Book reveals Ground Zero debris was dispersed across all fifty states
A new book, *Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the WTC* by Samuel Holleran and Max Holleran, traces what became of the nearly two million tons of debris cleared from Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, revealing that fragments were dispersed to all 50 US states and beyond. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of…
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Biggest clue yet Trump is bracing for midterm wipeout: ‘It’s not as dire’
Donald Trump has signalled he does not intend to campaign at full intensity ahead of November’s US midterm elections, telling Fox News host Laura Ingraham he will not match the effort of his 2024 presidential run. His comments suggest he is already preparing for the likelihood that Republicans lose control of one or both chambers…