83 m. ago Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa kept him on 'strict diet' before their mysterious deaths, late star's pal claims

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa reportedly had him on a 'strict diet' in the years before their mysterious deaths this week.

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89 m. ago Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts say

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2 h. ago Doctor warns against trendy sleep hack touted by Gwyneth Paltrow and Erling Haaland without expert advice

Mouth taping is the latest health trend to sweep social media, with fans of the quirky hack claiming it can silence snoring and banish morning dry mouth - but experts warn of the dangers

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2 h. ago Hamas October 7 attacks were 'one of the greatest failures' in the Israeli military's history, inquiry finds

A damning internal investigation into the events has claimed the inability to prevent the attacks were a 'complete failure' of the Israeli security.

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3 h. ago Fans furious as Justin Timberlake cancels show at last minute amid trainwreck 'world tour'

'You guys, I'm heartbroken,' he said Thursday on Instagram. 'I have to cancel the show tonight. I went into soundcheck battling the flu.'

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3 h. ago Henry Kelly's final years: Going for Gold and Game for Laugh host led quiet life in £1.5m north London home with his BBC producer wife Karolyn Shindler before his death aged 78

Neighbours in the exclusive cul de sac on the edge of Hampstead Heath fondly remembered the journalist turned broadcaster.

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4 h. ago Musk claims USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have restarted after DOGE cuts. Officials disagree

‘There was a waiver for Ebola, but USAID funds have never been back online,’ a current official said

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4 h. ago Sky Sports commentator apologises for brutal Man Utd dig that will 'offend' fans

Manchester United were on the receiving end of a dig during coverage of the Premier League darts as one of the commentators claimed they were the opponent teams faced when they wanted to "ease the pressure"

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4 h. ago Record number of retirees apply to claim pension credit in bid to claw back their winter fuel payments, official figures show

Some 300,000 pensioners applied for pension credit this tax year, of which 235,000 were made after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the payment would be means tested.

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5 h. ago Luke Humphries claims first Premier League darts win over Luke Littler to take control of table

World number one sits seven points clear of teenage sensation

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5 h. ago Luke Littler rages at darts fan who ruins moment with his mum before world champion is beaten in Premier League Exeter final by Luke Humphries

Luke Littler was left furious by a crowd disturbance involving his mum during his walk-on in Thursday night's Premier League contest in Exeter. His evening ended in misery as he lost the final.

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5 h. ago Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s mass firings at federal agencies

Judge says office of personnel management lacks power to order firings, including those of probationary employeesA federal judge in California has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the US defense department and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of some employees.The US district judge William Alsup said in San Francisco on Thursday that the US office of personnel management (OPM) lacked the power to order federal agencies to fire any workers, including probationary employees who typically have less than a year of experience. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago BBC The Apprentice star claims he was 'forced to quit' as he breaks silence on shock exit

The Apprentice star Reece Donnelly has opened up about why he quit the show during the 2023 series after tonight's huge bombshell saw Jana Denzel walk away from Lord Alan Sugar.

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5 h. ago Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler to win Night 4 in Exeter as darts superstars lock horns again

Luke Humphries beat Luke Littler to win Night 4 of the Premier League Darts as the two darting superpowers met in the final in Exeter to win his second night of the competition

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6 h. ago Bob Dylan mystifies fans with Machine Gun Kelly post that even leaves the rapper in shock

Bob Dylan left Machine Gun Kelly completely astonished after sharing a throwback video of him freestyle-rapping at an Orlando Record store, taken back in 2

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6 h. ago ‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa

Employees informed by email that their jobs would be cut off at end of day in move a worker called ‘wrong all around’Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian has learned.On Thursday afternoon, the commerce department sent emails to employees saying their jobs would be cut off at the end of the day, in a move that one worker called “wrong all around”. Other government agencies have also seen massive staffing cuts in recent days. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace deal

President claims presence of US workers in Ukraine would deter Russian aggression after talks with Keir StarmerStarmer visits Trump: latest updatesDonald Trump has insisted that Vladimir Putin would “keep his word” on a peace deal for Ukraine, arguing that US workers extracting critical minerals in the country would act as a security backstop to deter Russia from invading again.During highly anticipated talks at the White House with the prime minister, Keir Starmer, the US president said that Putin could be trusted not to breach any agreement, which could aim to return as much of the land as possible to Ukraine that was seized by Russia during the brutal three-year conflict. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo's 'best ever player' claim shot down as Ronaldo Nazario shares who he considers to be the real G.O.A.T

The Al Nassr frontman recently claimed that he is the most complete player that the game has ever seen

Sport

6 h. ago Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme

The biggest increase came in the second half of the year - following the general election - when 61,383 asylum bids were lodged, compared with 50,352 during the same period in 2023.

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6 h. ago Bret Baier fires back at Chuck Todd for claiming he ‘now just wants to have a tee time with the president’

‘I have an interview to do with the UK prime minister today,’ Bret Baier said. ‘I don‘t know what he is doing.’

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