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Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), chair of the Republican Women’s Caucus, on Wednesday said the House should follow through with a censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) despite his decision to drop his reelection bid. Edwards’s decision came after the House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended that he be…
Marc Ribot, the guitarist known for his work with Tom Waits, the Lounge Lizards and Los Cubanos Postizos, has revealed that his distinctive style owes little to other guitarists and instead draws heavily on jazz saxophonists. In a 2022 conversation, Ribot explained that his playing was shaped far…
Reform UK has announced two new policy pledges as part of its hardline stance on immigration: a so-called "Deliveroo Law" that would see employers imprisoned for knowingly using illegal migrant labour, and a "Turkish Barbers tip line" allowing members of the public to report high street shops they…
Variety critic Siddhant Adlakha reviews "Mustache," the debut feature from writer-director Imran J. Khan, which follows its prize-winning 2023 SXSW premiere with a release on video-on-demand. The bilingual coming-of-age comedy centres on Ilyas, a 13-year-old Pakistani American boy in mid-1990s San Jose, who is uprooted from a private…
Researchers from Purdue University are preparing to resume the search for Amelia Earhart's long-lost aircraft, nearly 90 years after the pioneering aviator vanished over the Pacific Ocean. The renewed expedition, delayed by earlier setbacks, will focus on investigating a satellite-imaged anomaly that some believe could be the wreckage…
A Spokane wildfire survivor named Christopher Guyton has spoken publicly about how losing his home and belongings in a suspected arson-related fire deepened his Christian faith. He appeared on Fox News's "America Reports" to describe finding "joy" through his relationship with Jesus Christ and support from his church…
Democratic socialist and former Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong (D) walked back on her previous social media post calling to "cancel Thanksgiving," telling Politico's Irie Sentner in an interview Wednesday that the holiday is her "favorite." Hong, a professional chef and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, added that she "actually…
AEW wrestling star Adam Copeland is set to make his debut at Mexico City's famous Arena México, a venue he has never previously competed in despite his long career. He will take part in an eight-man tag team match on Wednesday night as part of All Elite Wrestling's…
Nicolas Winding Refn has paid tribute to French musician Kavinsky, whose track "Nightcall" became inseparable from Refn's 2011 neo-noir film Drive. Kavinsky, real name Vincent Belorgey, died on 28 July at his Paris home aged 50, in a death authorities are investigating as a suspected stroke; Refn's remarks…
Ed Miliband held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, describing the UK and US as "the closest of allies," but avoided answering reporters' questions about his past description of Donald Trump as "an idiot, a racist and a misogynist." The meeting was closely watched…