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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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UK Warned of Russian Retaliation Over Advanced Military Support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham has been warned by security sources that Russia is preparing a retaliatory action against UK interests after he agreed to give Ukraine the technical specifications for Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles during a visit to Kyiv. Officials view Russia’s withdrawal of its ambassador to London, without naming a replacement, as a sign Moscow wants…
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Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars explores survival after viral collapse
Ridley Scott’s new film The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic drama starring Jacob Elordi as Hig, a former mechanic who lost his pregnant wife and newborn to a devastating global pandemic and now survives on a remote Colorado airstrip in 2035 with his dog Jasper and his hardened, distrustful neighbour Bangley, played by Josh Brolin.…
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College athletics’ latest mess: Court orders say athletes can play, but SEC and Big Ten ready to fight
The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten have introduced new eligibility guidelines aimed at barring athletes with professional sports experience from competing in college sport, directly clashing with recent court injunctions and temporary restraining orders that allowed several such players to join teams this season. The move, expected to be followed by the ACC and Big…
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Billionaire Adrian Portelli is leaving Australia for good – as he takes aim at ‘controlling’ Albanese government
Australian billionaire Adrian Portelli, best known as The Block’s “Lambo Guy”, has relocated with his family to Dubai, declaring Australia “genuinely finished” under the current government and media. The move follows weeks of speculation after proposed federal gambling reforms threatened the legality of his popular subscription-based prize draw business, LMCT+, though Portelli insists the relocation…
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Honors student, 17, is killed by her ex-boyfriend before he turned gun on himself… years after his own family was rocked by violence
Jada Sellers, a 17-year-old honours student from Baltimore, died after being shot by her ex-boyfriend, 18-year-old Christian Hursey, who took his own life three weeks later as police attempted to arrest him. The case has drawn renewed attention to domestic violence and gun access, as it later emerged that Hursey’s own childhood was marked by…
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Darline Graham wins South Carolina Republican Senate primary runoff
Darline Graham won South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary runoff against Congressman Ralph Norman, following strong support from President Donald Trump despite concerns over her campaign performance. Her victory makes her the clear favourite for the general election against Democrat Annie Andrews, and underlines the influence Trump’s endorsement and campaign operation had on the contest. Norman…
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Trump endorsement boosts sister of late Lindsey Graham to historic runoff victory
Darline Graham, who was appointed to fill the South Carolina Senate seat left vacant by her brother Lindsey Graham’s death in July, has won the Republican runoff to secure the party’s nomination for the seat, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman. The victory, secured with the backing of President Donald Trump, means South Carolina Republicans have opted…
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Democratic newcomer scores runoff upset in Oklahoma, vows to impeach Trump if elected
N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a nurse and first-time political candidate, has won the Democratic runoff for the US Senate nomination in Oklahoma, defeating lawyer and nonprofit executive Jim Priest. She has said that, if elected, her priority would be to pursue the impeachment, removal and conviction of President Donald Trump within her first 100 days in…
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In China, talking to AI is normal. Now the government fears it might replace human intimacy
China is tightening rules on AI companion chatbots amid growing concern that they foster emotional dependence and could discourage young people from pursuing real relationships, marriage and parenthood. The move follows ByteDance’s decision last month to shut down the companion feature on its Doubao chatbot, which upset users who had formed close attachments to their…