20 m. ago Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg's cryptic final Instagram posts raised concern ahead of death at age 39

Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg raised concerns among her fans after sharing 10 Instagram posts over the past three weeks ahead of her death at age 39.

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22 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg cause of death revealed as Gossip Girl actress dies aged 39

The star, 39, was found dead by her mother on Wednesday in her New York City apartment near Columbus Circle just after 8 am local time.

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23 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39: Buffy and Gossip Girl star passes away after sharing troubling posts

Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died aged 39.

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32 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg dead: Ice Princess and Gossip Girl actress was 39

The actor’s cause of death is not yet known

Politics

34 m. ago Trump praises Doge in first cabinet meeting and claims ‘billions’ in savings without evidence – live

Elon Musk attends first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term amid chaos and confusion caused by his efforts to cull the federal government workforceThere has been reaction to Trump’s proposal for a “gold card” for wealthy foreigners (post 11.14am) which would give them the right to live and work in the US as well as a route to citizenship in exchange for a $5million fee.Immigration and wealth advisers have said the proposed initiative is unlikely to trigger a major inflow of wealthy global investors seeking US citizenship because of concerns over higher taxes, Reuters reports.I do not believe that the current POTUS offer will have a big impact, as getting a green card in the US if you meet certain criteria, is not difficult.Paying $5 million for a golden visa and getting taxed on your global income defeats the purpose. Continue reading...

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44 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actor, dead at 39

The actor was reportedly found at a New York apartment with the cause of death as yet unknownThe actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the age of 39.Police sources confirmed her death to both ABC News and the New York Post. There is no cause of death yet known and it has been reported that it is not being investigated as suspicious. She had recently undergone a liver transplant, according to sources. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Blenheim staff woken by breaking glass during gold toilet theft, court told

On Wednesday jurors sitting at Oxford Crown Court heard from the written statements of witnesses to the break-in.

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53 m. ago Kate Middleton drops jam bombshell following Meghan Markle's major announcement

The Princess of Wales was heard telling volunteers at a community garden in Wales today that she has been growing her own plums and that she would send them her recipe for plum jam

Politics

63 m. ago Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg dies aged 39 after concerning social media post

The Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress' death was reported on Wednesday.

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72 m. ago Gossip Girl and Buffy star Michelle Trachtenberg dies aged 39 after worrying fans with photos

Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away aged 39 after worrying her followers with 'concerning' photos on social media

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72 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg: Gossip Girl star dies aged 39 after worrying social media post

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg shot to fame as a child star at age 3, starring as Nona Mecklenberg on the hit Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete before starring on Gossip Girl

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1 hour ago Liverpool vs Newcastle referee change made to official who has already drawn Arne Slot's fury

Liverpool welcome Newcastle to Anfield on Wednesday evening as they aim to extend their advantage at the top of the Premier League but there has been a major change

Politics

1 hour ago Who is Benson Boone, the American Idol teen turned TikTok megastar?

His song was the global number one of 2024, yet no one of legal voting age seems to have heard of him. Who exactly is Benson Boone and how did he shoot to fame?

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1 hour ago Nvidia to report first earnings since shock debut of Chinese AI DeepSeek

Investors will be eyeing firm’s financials for signs of slowing demand after revelation high-end chips not necessaryNvidia will deliver its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024 Wednesday evening, which investors will be watching closely for any signs of slowing demand for semiconductor chips. The chipmaker’s financials will face scrutiny over possible signals of an end to the AI-fueled market boom that has propelled the company to a stratospheric valuation of $3.1tn.Analysts expect Nvidia to maintain its leadership position as the maker of the AI industry’s favorite chips, but recent news has presented new potential challenges to the company’s ownership of the market. For one, analysts at TD Cowen published findings earlier in the week that Microsoft, one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, was cancelling leases with private data center operators. Investors expressed concerns about the sustainability of mass investment into AI infrastructure, including Microsoft’s $80bn, which ...

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2 h. ago Murders of mum and four children in arson attack 'wholly preventable', family say

The blaze claimed the lives of Demi Pearson, 15, her brother Brandon, eight, and sisters Lacie, seven, and Lia, three - mum Michelle suffered 68% burns and 'clung to life' for another 20 months

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2 h. ago Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselvesInfluencers are appealing to emotional narratives around health and often “fearmongering” to promote controversial medical tests on social media, a new study has found, in ways that are overwhelmingly misleading and fail to mention potential harms.The research, led by the University of Sydney and published on Thursday in the American Medical Association’s open access journal JAMA Network Open, investigated five tests being discussed on social media despite limited evidence of their benefits for generally healthy people and concerns about overdiagnosis. Continue reading...

Science

3 h. ago As the far right surges around the globe, what can a new TV series about Mussolini teach us? | Caroline Moorehead

Joe Wright’s new drama gives a theatrical take on the dictator’s flaws but there is so much more history viewers need to knowOn 3 January 1925, Benito Mussolini delivered the most important speech of his life to the Italian parliament. His career was about to be over. The body of the socialist deputy and his bitter foe, Giacomo Matteotti, had been discovered in a shallow grave near Rome and mounting evidence pointed to Mussolini’s responsibility for his murder. With the king, the old liberal democratic elite, the left and many of his own party pressing for his dismissal, Mussolini declared that everything – the fascist violence, the immorality, the turmoil into which Italy had sunk – was his fault, “because I, I alone, created it”. By the same token, he alone was the man “capable of dominating the crisis”. Parliament, stunned, sat silent. There was no voice of protest. The dictatorship was saved.Based on the first volume in a trilogy of the same name by Antonio Scurati and garlanded...

Culture

3 h. ago BP slashes green energy spending and turns back towards fossil fuels

The move follows pressure from some investors to boost profits at the firm, but has also angered environmental groups.

Events

4 h. ago Tiny London studio flat so small you'll have to sleep in the doorway hits the market for £899

Renters looking for a studio apartment in London can move into a 'delightful' studio apartment in a 'great location' for £899 per month, according to Open Rent on Rightmove.

Economics

4 h. ago Arne Slot makes telling Liverpool admission in Manchester United £85m transfer reprieve

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has been heavily criticised on Merseyside with the forward previously linked with a transfer to Man United.

Economics