54 m. ago Mother and son face charges following teen’s death in New London

Mother and son face charges following teen’s death in New London  WFSB

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1 hour ago Prosecuting man for burning Qur’an ‘reintroducing blasphemy law’, court told

Hamit Coskun, 50, held burning text outside Turkish consulate London, Westminster magistrates court heardProsecuting a man for burning the Qur’an is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial has heard.Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “fuck Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Qur’an is burning” as he held aloft the burning Islamic text outside the Turkish consulate in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, on 13 February, Westminster magistrates court heard. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Prosecuting man for burning Qur’an ‘reintroducing blasphemy law’, UK court told

Hamit Coskun, 50, held burning text outside Turkish consulate London, Westminster magistrates court heardProsecuting a man for burning the Qur’an is “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law” in Great Britain, a trial has heard.Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “fuck Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Qur’an is burning” as he held aloft the burning Islamic text outside the Turkish consulate in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, on 13 February, Westminster magistrates court heard. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago R&B singer Cassie gives birth to third child as Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial continues

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third child

Politics

4 h. ago What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?

Classing grievous acts of environmental harm as crimes against peace may hold states and corporations to accountFrom the legend of the Romans’ salting of the fields of Carthage, to Iraq’s burning of Kuwait’s oilfields, to Israel’s bulldozing of Palestinian olive groves, wanton acts of environmental destruction have long been a military tactic.But while armies and their leaders have been held to account for the human victims of their violence, the natural world has been a silent victim, often overlooked and disregarded, even when its destruction has had a material impact on the lives of the people it supports. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Cassie Ventura gives birth: Diddy's ex welcomes third child days after testifying in sex trafficking trial

TMZ reports the Me and U singer welcomed baby number three on Tuesday at a hospital in New York City.

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4 h. ago 'I couldn't be happier': JK Rowling delivers her verdict on new Harry Potter child stars fronting TV series

On Tuesday the three lead stars of the long-awaited new TV adaptation of the wizarding franchise were finally announced after months of speculation.

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4 h. ago JK Rowling breaks silence on Harry Potter child stars casting for HBO reboot

HBO Max's Harry Potter reboot has cast Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout as the title character, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley respectively

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4 h. ago Cassie welcomes third baby with Alex Fine days after taking stand at P Diddy trial

Singer Cassie Ventura has given birth to her third child with her husband Alex Fine, which comes just weeks after her appearance at P Diddy's trial

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4 h. ago Vacation hideaway for rich and famous hit by ICE raids as 40 arrested in Nantucket ahead of summer season

ICE officials say 40 arrests occurred during raids on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, including one alleged ‘child predator’

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4 h. ago Cassie welcomes baby with husband Alex Fine weeks after testifying at Diddy trial

Long Way 2 Go singer Cassie Ventura, who is married to Alex Fine, has welcomed her third child. Cassie already shares daughters Frankie, five, and Sunny, four, with her husband

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4 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Three Ukrainian Siblings Buried in Aftermath of Russian Missile Strike

Three open coffins, one adult-sized, one medium and one child-sized, lay inside the Soviet-era Palace of Culture in a northern Ukrainian city. They were surrounded by dozens of bouquets Wednesday as a church choir sang farewell prayers, and hundreds of residents stood in grim silence.

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5 h. ago Youth pastor faces felony charges for abusing foster children as young as six ‘for years’, cops say

Daniel R. Lamppin also used his role as an employee at a local branch of Chick-fil-A to gain access to youngsters, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office

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5 h. ago Funeral of 3 siblings killed in Russian strike underscores mounting toll on Ukrainian families

Three open coffins, one adult-sized, one medium and one child-sized, lay inside the Soviet-era Palace of Culture in a northern Ukrainian city

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5 h. ago Gov. DeSantis signs law imposing tougher penalties for abandoning pets during disasters

Legislation signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will impose tougher penalties on people who abandon pets during natural disasters, a measure inspired by the rescue of a dog left in floodwaters during Hurricane Milton

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5 h. ago 217 days and counting: Trump's rules slow the release of migrant children to their families

Releases of immigrant children in U.S. custody have slowed dramatically since the Trump administration increased vetting of people seeking to take care of them

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6 h. ago Paralympic skier, accused of trying to sexually abuse two kids, says his plan was to ‘humiliate’ their mother

Gilbert Camacho told police that he was not capable of sexually assaulting a child due to not having any legs

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6 h. ago Chucky star dead at 61 two years after being investigated for sexting minors

Ed Gale, best known for portraying horror icon Chucky in the 1988 horror film Child's Play, has died at age 61.

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6 h. ago Every time I meet someone new, I worry they’ll find my scarred face hideous

You don’t have to fix a single thing about your face to find love, writes advice columnist Jessica DeFinoSign up for Well Actually, a free weekly newsletter about health and wellnessHi Ugly,I just turned 25. My long-term partner and I broke up recently, and I’ve been going on dates. My problem is I hate my skin. I have large pores, acne scarring, chicken pox scarring. Every time I meet someone new, I feel scared that they will find me hideous and think I catfished them. I’ve also been zooming in on pictures of my skin and looking at it in different lighting, which is worsening my insecurity.My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work doneHow should I be styling my pubic hair?How do I deal with imperfection?I want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Charlotte Dawson in financial turmoil as her company shuts down with £88k tax bill

According to documents on Companies House, the reality star's business is facing a £88,000 tax bill and issued an appointment of voluntary liquidation on Tuesday.

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