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Erasure’s four-decade friendship sustains them as Clarke steps back from touring
Erasure have built a close friendship over 40 years, and that bond has helped Andy Bell and Vince Clarke through the deaths of their partners. Their support for each other is especially significant as Clarke steps away from touring following his wife’s death, while the band continues with a new album and live dates. Clarke’s…
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Bull elk throws man into the air at Smokies visitor centre
A video from Great Smoky Mountains National Park shows a bull elk charging a man who was standing near a tree, then headbutting him and throwing him into the air. Witnesses honked their car horns to distract the animal while the man lay in the grass; his injuries have not been reported. The incident has…
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England Covid admissions rise as experts assess the latest wave
Covid hospital admissions in England have risen from a low baseline, with a particularly sharp increase in London, prompting questions about the latest wave of infections. Experts say the rise is not unexpected for this time of year and that the situation remains far less severe than during the pandemic, though a winter surge of…
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Trump jokes about backing Paxton in pivotal Texas Senate race
Donald Trump made lighthearted jokes about Ken Paxton being “a pain” whilst supporting the Texas Republican Senate candidate at a rally. Despite apparent tension between them—stemming from leaked audio in which Paxton claimed Trump’s midterm convention had damaged his poll numbers—Trump praised Paxton as a loyal friend and one of America’s best attorneys general. The…
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Australia tightens visa rules to curb long-term temporary migration
Australia’s government is introducing new restrictions on temporary migrants and international students to crack down on “visa hopping”, the practice of switching between visas to remain in the country long-term. The measures, which come into force from Friday, are part of a broader effort to reduce net overseas migration and prevent what the government calls…
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Hayden Panettiere had a welfare check from Los Angeles police officers one week before fatal drugs overdose
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies carried out a welfare check at Hayden Panettiere’s West Hollywood home on 9 August, a week before she died aged 36. A source said the call was made because people close to her were worried after she stopped answering her phone; her death was later ruled an accidental overdose involving…
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South Korea threatens Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has threatened unspecified “further action” against Ukraine unless it publicly apologises for disclosing that two North Korean prisoners of war had been transferred to Seoul. The core dispute is over whether confidentiality was mutually agreed: Kyiv denies any such accord, whilst Seoul insists Ukraine specifically requested secrecy to protect…
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Three wounded in shooting near Pittsburgh stadium after football game
Three people were wounded in a shooting near George K Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh on Thursday night, after an altercation and while police were at the scene breaking up a fight. The incident happened after a high school football game had ended; it remains unclear whether any students were injured. The victims, two men and…
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Olivier Martinez granted temporary primary custody of son after abuse allegations
Olivier Martinez has been granted temporary primary custody of his and Halle Berry’s 12-year-old son, Maceo, after alleging Berry physically abused him during an incident on 26 September. A temporary restraining order also protects Martinez and Maceo, and limits Berry’s contact with them pending a court hearing. Berry’s lawyer called the allegations “entirely meritless”; Berry…
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s ex-fiancé Ken Urker dead at 33 as his body is discovered at Louisiana home on his birthday
Ken Urker, the former fiancé of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, has died unexpectedly at age 33. He was discovered unresponsive at his Louisiana home on Thursday, 1 October, on his birthday. The death adds a new tragedy to the life of Blanchard, whose case gained widespread attention through the Hulu miniseries The Act, which chronicled her abuse…