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The Americas section covers news from across the United States and the wider region, spanning political, healthcare, cultural and diplomatic developments that affect communities throughout the continent. From regulatory reforms and medical advances to international relations and crime reporting, this section encompasses the diverse stories making headlines from the Americas.

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You will find comprehensive coverage of both significant institutional decisions and the individual stories that illustrate their real-world impact. Whether tracking major policy shifts, following diplomatic developments, or reporting on cases that capture public attention, this topic provides insight into what matters to people across the region.

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A crossover between Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft has leaked

  • A leaked post suggests a World of Warcraft D&D setting book.
  • The crossover may be announced at Gen Con.
  • Blizzard and D&D have collaborated before.

A leaked post indicates that Dungeons & Dragons may be receiving an official World of Warcraft crossover, potentially in the form of a 5th Edition setting book. If confirmed, it would bring Warcraft’s races, locations and fantasy setting into the tabletop role-playing game, marking a significant collaboration between…

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Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin

  • Macquarie's long-serving CEO retires with shares worth hundreds of millions.
  • Quiggin says her wealth stemmed from costly privatised deals like Thames Water.
  • Sydney Airport, toll roads and CSL cited as similar public-cost, private-gain examples.

Macquarie Group's outgoing chief executive, Shemara Wikramanayake, is retiring after nearly 40 years with shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars, having doubled the company's profit during her tenure. Economist John Quiggin argues that the "millionaires' factory's" wealth was built on a series of privatised infrastructure deals that…

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How the cruel TikTok craze for exotic pets is a danger to people AND animals: after Oyster the marmoset was left on a bus, JANE FRYER reveals how evil owners are flushing their pets down the TOILET

  • TikTok trend drives impulsive exotic pet ownership, Mail investigation finds
  • Oyster the marmoset abandoned on a bus highlighted the problem
  • Some owners reportedly flush unwanted exotic pets down toilets

An investigation by the Daily Mail's Jane Fryer examines the growing trend, fuelled by TikTok, of people keeping exotic animals such as marmosets as pets, and warns of the dangers this poses to both the animals and the public. The piece was prompted by the case of Oyster,…

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Remember When Lionel Richie Released His First Solo Single in 1982?

  • Lionel Richie's 1982 debut solo single "Truly" hit No. 1 on Adult Contemporary chart
  • "Truly" earned Richie his first Grammy Award after five prior nominations
  • Writing "Lady" for Kenny Rogers helped push Richie toward a solo career

This piece looks back at Lionel Richie's 1982 debut solo single "Truly," released after he stepped away from The Commodores to pursue a solo career. The song mattered as a turning point in Richie's career, becoming both a commercial hit and his first Grammy win, cementing his transition…

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Trump doubles down on threat to build ‘North America Air Filter Barrier’ between the US and Canada to block wildfire smoke

  • Trump repeats threat to build a US-Canada "air filter barrier" against wildfire smoke.
  • Proposal tied to ongoing US-Canada tariff tensions.
  • Details on cost, feasibility or timeline remain unclear.

Donald Trump has reiterated a threat to construct what he calls a "North America Air Filter Barrier" along the US-Canada border, aimed at stopping wildfire smoke from drifting south into American states. The proposal, floated amid ongoing tariff tensions between Washington and Ottawa, appears to be part of…

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She let criminals run riot over $1bn skyscraper development for YEARS. Now LA’s mayor has the audacity to hail the clean-up of city’s infamous ‘graffiti towers’

  • LA's Oceanwide Plaza "graffiti towers" sat derelict for years under Mayor Bass
  • Bass now praised for clean-up despite earlier inaction, critics say
  • $1bn stalled development became symbol of downtown LA's decline

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has drawn criticism after praising the clean-up of the city's notorious "graffiti towers", a stalled $1billion (£790million) skyscraper development that critics say she allowed to fall into disrepair and become a magnet for vandalism and crime for years before acting. The unfinished Oceanwide…

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‘Hadestown’ Brings Broadway’s Underworld to the Big Screen: Original Cast Members and Creator Anaïs Mitchell on Reconvening for a Smashing Cinema Event

  • "Hadestown" musical film opens in US cinemas with original Broadway cast
  • Expected to gross about $9 million, second-best for a stage-capture film
  • Creator Anaïs Mitchell and cast discuss the stage-to-screen adaptation process

The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Hadestown" has arrived in US cinemas, reuniting several original cast members and creator Anaïs Mitchell to discuss its journey from stage to screen. The production, a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth set to Mitchell's folk-influenced score, has built…

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Exclusive: Coyote vs. Acme Is Getting a Physical Home Media Release with NSFW John Cena Outtakes

  • Coyote vs. Acme is getting a Blu-ray release with NSFW Cena outtakes
  • Director Dave Green confirmed this at San Diego Comic-Con
  • Film hits cinemas 28 August 2026 after a 2023 shelving

Coyote vs. Acme will receive a physical Blu-ray release that includes uncut, "not PG-rated" outtakes featuring John Cena, director Dave Green has confirmed to IGN. Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con alongside co-star Lana Condor, Green revealed that Cena's improvised, unscripted moments with Will Forte and the Looney Tunes…

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Fantasia International Film Festival Awards: Hanna Bergholm’s ‘Nightborn’ Wins Top Honor

  • "Nightborn" wins Fantasia Festival's top Cheval Noir award
  • Star Seidi Haarla also named best actress at the festival
  • Other winners include best director, screenplay and cinematography awards

Finnish director Hanna Bergholm's psychological thriller "Nightborn" has won the Cheval Noir, the top prize at this year's Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the world's leading genre and horror film showcases. The film's star, Seidi Haarla, who appears opposite Rupert Grint, also received the best actress award,…

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What Love Island tells us about the changing face of dating

  • Love Island let women pick partners first for the first time this series
  • Academics see it as reflecting wider dating culture shifts since the 1960s
  • Show remains ITV's top programme among 16-34 year-olds

Love Island's decision this series to let women choose partners first in the opening coupling, reversing a rule that had always given men first pick, is being read by academics and viewers as a sign of shifting norms in heterosexual dating. Sociologists say the change reflects a broader…

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