78 m. ago New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations in the face of storm and twister warnings

Officials are rushing to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warning revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to strike Louisiana and other parts of the South

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2 h. ago Cyclone Alfred intensifies to Category 2 ahead of rare landfall in Australia: Latest updates

Storm is expected to make landfall on Thursday or Friday between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast and could be one of most destructive in region for decades

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3 h. ago Calm before the storm: nervous Brisbane waits for Alfred’s arrival

Authorities have clearly grasped the scale of potential disaster, but the tropical cyclone won’t feel real to many in the city until the weather starts to turnWhen and where is Tropical Cyclone Alfred likely to hit?Bribie Island braces for AlfredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrisbane residents who lived through the devastating 2011 floods recall an “eerie calm” that set upon the city.Back then, the city woke to sun and blue sky, but knowing the severe threat from rising flood waters was on its way. The driving rain had stopped, but the looming river peaks would cause most of the widespread damage.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Headmaster bans MIRRORS from school because students were arriving late to class after spending too much time looking at them

A Lincolnshire school has banned mirrors in school toilets after head teacher Grant Edgar said they encourage pupils to spend 'too much time in them'.

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6 h. ago Meghan Markle's unexpected link to pop star Selena Gomez as Netflix show airs

The Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle series has arrived

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6 h. ago Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with rarely seen bird hunt

Gasps from dockside crowd watching Bigg’s orca pod in event described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird.The pod of Bigg’s killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle’s maritime industrial docks. The pod exited the bay close to the West Seattle neighborhood across from downtown, where people were waiting to catch sight of them. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?

People prepare for wild weather as BoM forecasts Alfred to hit Queensland later this week, with state’s capital in its pathUPDATE: Tropical Cyclone Alfred intensifies as latest forecast predicts landfall just north of BrisbaneTrack the path of Tropical Cyclone AlfredFor almost two weeks, Tropical Cyclone Alfred has ambled about the Coral Sea.Early on Sunday morning the cyclone passed below the Tropic of Capricorn, way off-track for the typical path a cyclone might take to the north Queensland coast. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Mark Wright shares excitement to become a dad as pregnant wife Michelle prepares to give birth

Mark Wright has shared his excitement over the impending arrival of his and wife Michelle Keegan's first child together, saying he 'can't wait for it to happen'

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9 h. ago Inside the idyllic French village where Timothée Chalamet's family are eagerly waiting for him and Kylie Jenner to come unwind after Oscar snub

Far from the noisy streets of Manhattan and the bright lights of Hollywood, this is the picturesque French village where the now snubbed Oscar favorite Timothée Chalamet comes to relax.

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9 h. ago Mark Wright 'excited' as pregnant Michelle Keegan prepares to give birth

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright has discussed the fact he "can't wait" to welcome his first child as pregnant wife Michelle Keegan counts down to her due date

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10 h. ago Jeff Bezos suffers humiliating slip in front of Lauren Sanchez and Katy Perry during post

Jeff Bezos suffered a humiliating slip as he arrived at Beyonce and Jay-Z's Oscars afterparty at LA's Chateau Marmont on Sunday.

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10 h. ago Mark Wright admits he 'can't wait' to be a father in rare comments about his family life as his pregnant wife Michelle Keegan nears her due date

Mark Wright has admitted he 'can't wait' to become a father as wife Michelle Keegan nears her due date.

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11 h. ago Jurrien Timber urges Arsenal to ‘change the narrative’ against PSV

The Gunners arrive in the Netherlands with their Premier League title hopes all but over.

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11 h. ago Meghan Markle names three TV series they love, just finished and what they are waiting for

Meghan Markle has revealed she and husband Prince Harry are fans of three TV shows in particular and it seems the pair share the same taste in television as other members of the Royal Family

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12 h. ago MSP's delight after lower NHS Lanarkshire waiting times revealed

The figures show a 16.1 per cent drop in Scope waiting times in NHS Lanarkshire, which covers between April and September last year.

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13 h. ago Brooklyn’s fraught history with slavery is examined in a new exhibit

With 10 archival files, Trace/s upends simplistic narratives about New York’s history with enslavementThe truth is often hiding in plain sight.Not until the shutdown during the pandemic did I even notice the farmhouse in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, nestled behind shrubbery, trees, and wrought iron fencing. It was home to the Lefferts family, descendants of the Dutch settlers who had first arrived in 1624 in what would become New York. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump 'deliberately escalated' furious White House clash with Zelensky, Germany's chancellor

'According to my assessment, this was not a spontaneous reaction to what Zelensky was saying but clearly a deliberate escalation,' Merz told reporters

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13 h. ago Antonio Conte declares love for Billy Gilmour as Napoli boss reveals exactly why he brought star in from the cold

Gilmour has had to be patient since his summer arrival but caught the eye in Saturday's 1-1 draw with title rivals Inter

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13 h. ago Apple about to launch a whole new product, Tim Cook suggests

New MacBook Air most likely – but a new iPad Air could arrive too

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14 h. ago Fires, frocks and the president who must not be named: my very weird night in the Oscars cheap seats

After the horror of the LA wildfires and with the world in uproar, some had called for the show not to go on. But up in the mezzanine with the shouty hoi polloi, I saw that hope really does spring eternal hereOscars 2025: Brody beats orchestra, Brits keep it classy and Kieran Culkin botches his big momentIt’s the calm before the storm of the 97th Academy Awards and the announcer, Nick Offerman, is rehearsing his lines on the auditorium’s PA system. He introduces the nominees and trails the potential stories. He says: “Conclave won six awards tonight, including best picture,” and then pauses a moment to allow this momentous result to sink in. Upstairs at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, the early arrivals have barely had time to get a drink in their hands. Now, all at once, they look stricken and cast nervous glances back and forth. Is Offerman joking, or has he just emitted white smoke by electing Edward Berger’s papal thriller? The Oscars don’t even start for another two hours and t...

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