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The Americas hub covers political, diplomatic and security developments across North, Central and South America, alongside events that affect the region’s links with the rest of the world. It also follows stories in sport, technology and everyday life.

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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Cate Blanchett reveals battle to get more than four hours sleep a night as she balances her Hollywood career with getting up at 5am to feed her chickens and take a cold-water plunge

  • Cate Blanchett says she often sleeps fewer than four hours nightly.
  • She rises at 5am to feed chickens and cold-water plunge.
  • Routine reflects balancing Hollywood demands with grounding rituals.

Cate Blanchett has opened up about the daily juggling act behind her Hollywood career, revealing that she regularly gets by on little more than four hours' sleep a night. Despite her demanding acting schedule, the Oscar-winning actress maintains a disciplined early-morning routine, rising at 5am to tend to…

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‘Punch to the gut’: Indian football thrown into chaos with Jamshedpur withdrawal from ISL | John Duerden

  • Tata Steel shuts down Jamshedpur FC, an ISL title-winning club
  • Decision sparks protests and dismay across Indian football
  • Highlights ISL's wider financial instability after lost sponsor deal

Jamshedpur FC, one of the Indian Super League's most successful clubs, has been shut down after owner Tata Steel withdrew from professional football on 31 July, plunging Indian football into turmoil weeks before the new season. The decision blindsided players, staff and fans, prompting protests, petitions and pleas…

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Star Wars: the Ninth Jedi Ending Explained and How It Sets Up Season 2

  • The Ninth Jedi's full first season is now streaming on Disney Plus.
  • Finale sees Kara duel General Nawaam over a galaxy-destroying kyber cannon.
  • Ending sets up possible season two for Kara's new Jedi Order.

Lucasfilm's latest animated Star Wars project, The Ninth Jedi, has released its full eight-episode first season on Disney Plus, produced by Japanese studio Production I.G. Following on from Star Wars: Visions shorts and coming soon after Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, the series follows Jedi apprentice Lah…

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Rand Paul’s calls for Fauci to face imprisonment continue after contentious hearing

  • Rand Paul repeats call for Fauci to be jailed over Congress testimony
  • Comments made on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" after a Senate hearing
  • Follows admission pandemic origin was "probably" a lab leak

Republican Senator Rand Paul has reiterated his view that Dr Anthony Fauci should face imprisonment, following a contentious Senate hearing and a subsequent appearance on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" programme. Paul was directly asked whether he still believed the former chief White House medical adviser should be jailed,…

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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

  • Uber and Wayve win first London licences for self-driving taxis
  • Trips start this summer, but with a human safety driver initially
  • Over 100,000 Londoners are on the waiting list

Uber and the London-based technology firm Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London for self-driving taxis, with paid trips due to begin "later this summer" ahead of a full public launch. A human safety driver will remain behind the wheel initially, but the move marks…

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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT To Hold Intimate Music Clinic At New Jersey’s Octopus Music School

  • Rikki Rockett to host a 55-person drum clinic in Red Bank, NJ on 13 September 2026.
  • HIGH PRIESTESS drummer Meg Mullins will join, tickets include a meet-and-greet.
  • Event ties in with his new memoir, "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison".

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett is set to hold an intimate music and drum clinic at Octopus Music School's Red Bank, New Jersey location, adding the appearance while touring with THE ROCKETT MAFIA and promoting his forthcoming memoir. The event gives a small number of fans a rare chance…

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STATUS QUO’s FRANCIS ROSSI Announces ‘The Way We Were Vol. 2’ Collection Of Demo Recordings

  • Francis Rossi announces "The Way We Were Vol. 2" demo collection, out 25 September 2026.
  • Features 17 unreleased demos, five never heard before publicly.
  • Coincides with Rossi's new UK solo tour starting 22 September 2026.

Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi has announced "The Way We Were Vol. 2", a follow-up collection of previously unreleased demo recordings due out on 25 September 2026. It follows the well-received "Vol. 1" and continues to showcase Rossi's songwriting partnership with longtime collaborator Bob Young, offering fans a…

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Businesses in England: tell us about your experience of taking on apprentices

  • Guardian call-out seeks employer views on apprenticeship recruitment in England.
  • Follows government plans to expand apprenticeship numbers.
  • Employers can share experiences, challenges and reasons for not hiring apprentices anonymously.

The Guardian is inviting businesses in England to share their experiences of taking on apprentices, following government plans to create thousands more apprenticeship places as part of a wider overhaul of technical and vocational education. The call-out aims to gather first-hand accounts from employers to inform coverage of…

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Is That Cameron Winter on Phoebe Bridgers’ New Album?

  • Mystery singer "Son-John Johnson" on Bridgers' new album sounds like Cameron Winter
  • Winter jokingly declines to confirm or deny his involvement
  • Lost Weekend out 14 August; Bridgers' Lost Tour starts 15 September

Rolling Stone has spotted what appears to be a cameo from Geese frontman Cameron Winter on Phoebe Bridgers' forthcoming album Lost Weekend, credited under the pseudonym "Son-John Johnson". The mystery vocalist appears on two tracks, "Kill Me" and "I Can't Wait", with a voice bearing a striking resemblance…

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