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Hasan Piker event cancellation sparks intervention from top House progressive
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a senior House Democrat and former chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has criticised a university’s decision to cancel an on-campus appearance by Hasan Piker, a controversial far-left online commentator. The dispute has drawn attention because it combines concerns about campus speech, political activism and Piker’s previous inflammatory remarks. The article says…
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Intended parents take custody after surrogate continues pregnancy
A newborn boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a life-threatening congenital condition, was born in Dallas after an interstate surrogacy dispute involving McKenna West, the Alaska-based surrogate, and the intended parents, California couple Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. West’s lawyers say the couple pressed her to terminate the pregnancy after the diagnosis at 20 weeks;…
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Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages
The family of Michael ‘Mick’ Ryan, an Irish UN engineer killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash, has been awarded $29m (£21.5m) by a jury in Chicago. The verdict is significant because it holds Boeing financially accountable in one of the lawsuits arising from the crash, which killed all 157 people on…
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Ted Lasso season four sets Apple TV viewing record
“Ted Lasso” season four set Apple TV’s largest launch record after its premiere drew 296.6 million minutes watched in the United States over 4-5 August, according to Nielsen. The result surpassed the show’s previous seasons and Apple TV titles including “Severance” and “Pluribus”, underlining sustained audience demand after a three-year gap. The 42-minute episode was…
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Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump’s name back
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex’s main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure.
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singer Ejae ‘Made Mistakes’ During BAFTAs Performance After Seeing Leonardo DiCaprio: ‘He Was Not Smiling’ and ‘That’s What Put Me Off’
EJAE, a vocalist and co-writer behind the song “Golden” from Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”, said she made mistakes during a BAFTAs performance after being distracted by Leonardo DiCaprio in the audience. She said his unsmiling expression and eye contact made an already nerve-racking appearance before celebrities more difficult, illustrating her relative newness to…
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US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf
President Donald Trump has signed a national security memorandum allowing vetted private companies to conduct cyberattacks against transnational criminal organisations on the US government’s behalf. The move is intended to broaden the response to ransomware, sextortion, fraud and phishing, but it raises legal and operational questions because the practical rules and potential overseas consequences remain…
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Will Smith’s ‘King Richard’ Co-Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Defends the Oscars Slap: ‘I Stand By That’ Because the First Amendment Should Not ‘Protect A—holes’
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has defended her former “King Richard” co-star Will Smith over his 2022 Oscars slap of Chris Rock, saying she understands that he wanted to protect his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. She argued that free-speech protections should not be used to excuse harmful behaviour, reviving debate about the incident and its consequences for Smith’s…
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Charlie Worsham, Welcome to the Grand Ole Opry. It’s About Damn Time
Charlie Worsham is set to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry after Vince Gill announced his induction. The article argues that the decision is significant because it recognises a highly respected performer, musician and songwriter whose influence in Nashville has exceeded his commercial radio success. Worsham first appeared on the Opry aged…
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Ukrainian drones wipe out entire US tank brigade in live war game
Ukrainian drone teams destroyed or disabled a US Army armoured brigade in a simulated exercise in Germany, illustrating how exposed tanks and infantry fighting vehicles have become to modern drone warfare. The event gave US troops practical experience of tactics developed in Ukraine, including drone reconnaissance, bomb drops and simulated kamikaze strikes, while allowing destroyed…