1 hour ago Elton John and Brandi Carlile: Who Believes in Angels? review – a true meeting of minds

(Island EMI)The British star and the US country artist spur each other on in this tuneful, swinging set with poignant momentsIn the twilight years of his career, Elton John has been anointing the next generation with a keener ear than most, championing new stars from Chappell Roan to Wet Leg via his Rocket Hour radio show and collaborating with artists as genre-diverse as Britney Spears, Gorillaz and Young Thug. Who Believes in Angels?, however, feels like a genuine meeting of minds. Created alongside American country rock royalty Brandi Carlile, an 11-times Grammy winner, there is the audible sense of two artists pushing each other and raising the other’s game; on the rollicking rock’n’roll romp of Little Richard’s Bible, or the full-blooded country duet Swing for the Fences, 78-year-old John sounds like a man half his age.Where many of his recent collaborations have seen him enter the sonic palettes of modern pop, Someone to Belong To’s interweaving harmonies, or the rousing piano...

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25 h. ago Passengers scramble onto wing of American Airlines plane after cabin fills with smoke

A video caught those on board helping each other jump from the wing onto the ground

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3 d. ago The Beatles: actors playing the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ biopics announced

All four Beatles biopics, focusing on each member of the band, will be released in cinemas in April 2028The cast of Sam Mendes’ four upcoming Beatles biopics has been officially announced, with Harris Dickinson playing John Lennon, Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan playing Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn playing George Harrison.Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of films including American Beauty, 1917 and Skyfall, made a surprise appearance on stage with his Fab Four at CinemaCon, an annual industry event for Hollywood, in Las Vegas on Monday night. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Francesco Bagnaia wins Americas Grand Prix after Marc Márquez crash

Marquez crashes while leading raceÁlex Márquez tops riders’ championship Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia won a chaotic Americas Grand Prix ahead of Gresini Racing’s Álex Márquez on Sunday after Marc Márquez crashed halfway through the race while leading to lose for the first time this season.Marc Márquez had clinched pole position in qualifying as well as a third straight sprint victory on Saturday, but after a first crash on the red Ducati, the six-times MotoGP champion opted to retire due to extensive damage on his bike. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Francesco Bagnaia wins Americas MotoGP after Marc Márquez crash

Marquez crashes while leading raceÁlex Márquez tops riders’ championship Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia won a chaotic Americas Grand Prix ahead of Gresini Racing’s Álex Márquez on Sunday after Marc Márquez crashed halfway through the race while leading, losing for the first time this season.Marc Márquez had clinched pole position in qualifying as well as a third straight sprint victory on Saturday, but after a first crash on the red Ducati, the six-times MotoGP champion opted to retire due to extensive damage on his bike. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Simone Biles on ice: Ilia Malinin shows his only rival is perfection itself | Bryan Armen Graham

America’s Quad God lapped the field to win another world title with a record-tying six quadruple jumps, but his attention remains fixed on a standard just out of reachIlia Malinin had just finished defending his world title with another sensational performance including six quadruple jumps beneath the lights of a nearly sold-out TD Garden. But as he pounded the ice after his final pose, the gesture wasn’t pure triumph like last year in Montreal. It was the frustration of a perfectionist falling short of a standard no one else is asking him to meet.“That was definitely because I didn’t land all seven,” the 20-year-old American said afterward. “It’s still the one thing I want to accomplish – whether before the Olympics or sometime in my career – just to land them all and really maximize my technical ability, while also incorporating the rest of the program.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘What the hell?’ Alysa Liu wins USA’s first women’s figure skating world title in 19 years

Liu completes stunning comeback with world titleJapan’s Sakamoto finishes second and Chiba thirdAlysa Liu completed her stunning comeback to competitive figure skating with a world championship title on Friday night in Boston, becoming the first American woman to win the sport’s biggest competition outside the Olympics in nearly two decades.The 19-year-old from Clovis, California, who vanished from the sport nearly three years ago uncertain if she’d ever return, delivered a spellbinding free skate inside a sold-out TD Garden to dethrone three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Skating in a shimmering gold dress to the pulsing sounds of Boston-born Donna Summer, Liu landed all of her jumps cleanly and drew a standing ovation before finishing with 222.97 points overall – enough to secure gold in front of a rollicking home crowd. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mikaela Shiffrin closes tumultuous season with 101st World Cup win

American star ends injury-hit season with slalom victoryRecord-extended win comes at Women’s World Cup finalsGermany’s Dürr finishes seconds, Slovenia’s Slokar thirdMikaela Shiffrin capped one of the most emotionally and physically grueling seasons of her storied career with a vintage performance on Thursday, winning the slalom at the Women’s World Cup finals in Sun Valley for her record-extending 101st career World Cup victory.The 30-year-old American skied with precision and poise on a bumpy, technical course, posting the fastest time on the first run and holding her nerve on the second to finish in a combined time of 1:45.92. Her margin of victory – 1.13sec over Germany’s Lena Dürr – was her largest in a slalom this season. Slovenia’s Andreja Slokar rounded out the podium in third. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago How to watch all 35 Marvel movies in chronological order based on the MCU timeline

From Captain America: The Winter Soldier, right up to Brave New World

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9 d. ago Brazil humiliated by Argentina as bitter rivals book place at 2026 World Cup

Alvarez, Fernández, Mac Allister and Simeone on target in 4-1 win Argentina the first South American team to secure qualificationBrazil were humiliated 4-1 by bitter rivals Argentina in South American World Cup qualifiers as the pressure mounted on manager Dorival Júnior after his side were comprehensively outplayed and fortunate not to lose by more.After edging Colombia 2-1 at home on Thursday, Brazil came crashing back to earth against the world champions, who started the rout with a close-range strike by Julián Alvarez four minutes after kick-off. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I want to set a good example:’ the George Foreman I knew was generous and kind

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on 21 March at the much-too-young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The George Foreman I knew was generous, kind and determined to set an example

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on Friday at the much‑too‑young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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1 week ago George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselvesWhen a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold in 1968, he had little awareness of the political minefield beneath his size 15 feet. The moment, captured by television cameras for an audience of millions during one of the most volatile periods in American history, was instantly contrasted with another image from two days earlier at the same Mexico City Games: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised in salute during the US national anthem, a silent act of protest that would become one of the defining visuals of the 20th century. Their message was unmistakable: a rebuke of the country that had sent them to compete while continuing to deny civil rights to people who looked like them. Their action was seen as ...

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2 w. ago Courtney Love is moving to the UK due to Trump presidency: ‘It’s frightening now’

The rocker joins a growing list of celebrities who have decided to flee America following Trump’s 2024 election win

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2 w. ago Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge

The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down

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2 w. ago Courtney Love confirms plans to permanently relocate to the UK due to Trump presidency

The rocker joins a growing list of celebrities who have decided to flee America following Trump’s 2024 election win

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2 w. ago Winning Bigly! Trump claims (again) he took home top prize at golf tournament at his own club

‘Such a great honor!’ the president wrote on Truth Social on Sunday afternoon

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2 w. ago MotoGP title race will be a Márquez family feud, says Marc after Argentina win

‘Alex is the main opponent for championship,’ says MarcBrothers finished first and second in Argentina GPMarc Márquez expects his younger brother Alex to be his main rival as he chases a seventh MotoGP world championship crown and is convinced it is just a matter of time before the Gresini Racing rider wins his first race in the premier class.Alex, who is four years younger than 32-year-old Marc, has won the Moto2 plus Moto3 world championship and has seven MotoGP podiums to his name. He came close to winning his first MotoGP race at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix and in Argentina on Sunday but was denied by an in-form Marc on both occasions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Matt Richtman becomes first American man to win LA Marathon in 31 years

25-year-old was competing in only his second marathonTejinesh Tulu of Ethiopia takes women’s titleMatt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years.The 25-year-old set a personal-best time of two hours, seven minutes and 56 seconds over a course that began at Dodger Stadium and went through downtown LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Brentwood before ending in the Century City neighborhood. It was just Richtman’s second marathon, following his debut last year at the Twin Cities Marathon, where he recorded a time of 2:10:47 to finish fourth. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Extreme weather and powerful winds predicted for 100m Americans

Sprawling storm system to affect vast swath of territory from Canada to Texas with tornadoes threatening in southThe National Weather Service has predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the US encompassing more than 100 million people, with powerful winds gusts up to 80mph (130km/h) being forecast from the border with Canada to Texas.A sprawling storm system crossing the US on Friday overturned semitrucks on highways and fanned wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, where officials called for evacuations in at least one town. Tornado threats loomed for the Mississippi valley into the night and the deep south on Saturday. Continue reading...

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