13 h. ago Teen Titans actor claims he was fired by Warner Bros after going public with Parkinson’s diagnosis

EXCLUSIVE: A source close to the production denied Greg Cipes’s claims, saying his role was recast purely due to creative reasons

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23 h. ago Israel used to lie about killing journalists; now it barely bothers to do so. What happened? | Meron Rapoport

The ‘most moral army in the world’ has killed at least 248 journalists in Gaza, seemingly without any shameMeron Rapoport is an Israeli journalist for +972 magazine and Local CallIn September 2022, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) published the results of an internal investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin four months earlier. “There is a high possibility that Ms Abu Akleh was accidentally hit by IDF gunfire that was fired toward suspects identified as armed Palestinian gunmen,” read the summary of the investigation. The IDF expressed “its deep condolences” over her death. “The freedom of the press and maintaining the safety of journalists are part of the primary components of Israeli democracy, which the IDF is committed to upholding,” it added.This statement had little to do with the facts. Not only did numerous independent investigations indicate that Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli soldiers (a claim which the Israeli army initially denie...

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3 d. ago Graham Linehan claims in court that police ‘are basically working for trans activists’

Father Ted co-creator denies he became ‘a bit obsessed’ with transgender teenager he is accused of harassingGraham Linehan, the co-creator of the TV sitcom Father Ted, has accused the police of “basically working for trans activists” as he defended himself in court against charges of criminal damage and harassing a teenager.He denied claims from the prosecution that he had “become a bit obsessed” with Sophia Brooks, a then 17-year-old transgender activist, with whom he had an altercation last October. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong

Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his showFor months now, the popular comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan has been telling his vast audience of a study that shows Earth is cooling – even though this research states the complete opposite.Rogan’s false claim about the climate crisis, which he has repeatedly aired on the Joe Rogan Experience, one of the world’s most popular podcasts, has exasperated the scientists who authored the research. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teenage girl felt 'absolutely sick' when London's Burning and Grange Hill star John Alford 'touched her after buying her and a friend alcohol', court hears

John Alford, 53, is said to have sexually assaulted both teenagers at a friend's house following a night at a pub. The actor denies the allegations and claims the girls were 'trying to exort money from him'.

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2 w. ago Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance

The director said he did not ‘feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help’ after Ukraine calls the film-maker’s participation a ‘disgrace’Woody Allen has denied claims that his participation in a Moscow film festival was “whitewashing” Russian atrocities, after condemnation of his appearance by Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs.Allen said in a statement to the Guardian: “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused is appalling. But, whatever politicians have done, I don’t feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Twelfth Night review – Lupita Nyong’o and Peter Dinklage anchor fun, if thin, production

Delacorte Theater, New YorkA slick, starry cast, also including Sandra Oh and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, bring a lively yet overly abbreviated outdoor take on the comedy to lifeNew York’s most famous venue for Shakespeare in the Park has returned, and with it the grand tradition of waking up at 4am and/or sleeping on the ground in order to score free tickets to star-studded theater. The Delacorte, an open-air amphitheater in Central Park, paused its annual outdoor series of high-profile and free summer shows in 2024 to continue with a renovation, and now returns, refurbished – and temporarily restocked with a bunch of familiar faces. For their production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the Public Theater has snagged Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Daphne Rubin-Vega, singer/actor Moses Sumney, and Lupita Nyong’o in the central role of Viola, opposite her real-life brother Junior as Viola’s twin Sebastian.The Nyong’o siblings and director Saheem Ali all grew up in ...

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2 w. ago Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers makes shocking claim regarding her adopted daughter amid nasty divorce

Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers has claimed that the actress never legalized his adoption of her 14-year-old daughter, Eloise.

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2 w. ago Nigerian father who was denied asylum three times is allowed to stay in Britain

The man, who has been granted anonymity, first arrived in the UK in 1983 but overstayed and left nine years later.

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2 w. ago Imane Khelif hits out at her former boxing manager over ‘malicious’ claims

Nasser Yesfah claimed Khelif had retired from the sport but the boxer has denied those claims

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2 w. ago 'South Park' targets federal takeover of Washington, DC, police in latest episode

The team at “South Park” is continuing its comic assault on the Trump administration

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2 w. ago Man who attempted to murder newborn baby by shaking him jailed

Flood denied the charge and claimed that the baby may have been injured during a pair of accidental incidents which he accepted responsibility for.

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2 w. ago Justin Baldoni hits back at Isabela Ferrer's harassment claims amid Blake Lively legal battle

Baldoni, 41, has denied the claims by 24-year-old actress Ferrer who filed a fiery legal rebuttal to director-star over alleged repeated attempts to subpoena her .

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3 w. ago Eight things to do in New York including the free 'park in the sky'

Now 400 years old, NYC’s still got it, says Hannah Roberts, who took a walk along the High Line, visited the NH Collection on Madison Avenue and Meatpacking District.

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3 w. ago New York woman finds diamond for her engagement ring at Arkansas state park

Micherre Fox, 31, found the 2.30-carat gem at Crater of Diamonds state park after a month-long huntA New York woman has found a 2.30-carat colorless diamond in an Arkansas state park and repurposed it as her engagement ring.Micherre Fox, 31, of Manhattan, New York, went on a month-long hunt in July to the state’s Crater of Diamonds state park to search for gems and came up lucky on the last day, according to Arkansas state parks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ice deported three US citizen children, including a boy with cancer, to Honduras, suit alleges

Suit filed in Louisiana says agency didn’t give parents choice as to whether children should be deported with themA lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of two mothers and their four minor children, including one with cancer, claims the two families were unlawfully denied due process and deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to Honduras in April 2025.The lawsuit, which names attorney general Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem and various Ice officials as defendants, alleges Ice violated its own policies, and multiple federal laws, when officers secretly detained the families, denied access to counsel and swiftly deported them to Honduras, ignoring legal filings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ice deported boy with cancer and two other US citizen children to Honduras, suit alleges

Suit filed in Louisiana says agency didn’t give parents choice as to whether children should be deported with themA lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of two mothers and their four minor children, including one with cancer, claims the two families were unlawfully denied due process and deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to Honduras in April 2025.The lawsuit, which names the attorney general, Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, and various Ice officials as defendants, alleges Ice violated its own policies, and multiple federal laws, when officers secretly detained the families, denied access to counsel and swiftly deported them to Honduras, ignoring legal filings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Major incident declared as firefighters battle large blaze in North York Moors Park

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said the fire had spread to cover five square kilometres and 20 pumps were at the scene

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3 w. ago Driver who claimed electric car ‘went rogue’ denies fraud charges

Nathan Owen claimed he was on his way home from work when his luxury electric car started speeding out of control

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3 w. ago Anna Sorokin claims she’s received hundreds of death threats over bunnies abandoned in New York park

In the aftermath of the kerfuffle, Sorokin said she donated $1,000 to a nonprofit dedicated to rabbit rescues

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