33 m. ago A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them

Officials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began to swell

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39 m. ago Julian McMahon's cause of death confirmed after heartbroken wife reveals secret health battle

The Fantastic Four star died last week aged 56 and his family have now paid tribute to him online

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88 m. ago Christian Horner replacement Laurent Mekies sends message to Red Bull staff on first day

Red Bull announced the bombshell news of Christian Horner’s exit from the team earlier this week with his replacement Laurent Mekies already addressing staff since being promoted

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1 hour ago Grok, fresh off its antisemitic turn, is being installed in Teslas by next week

Update comes after Musk’s xAI company unveiled latest Grok artificial intelligence model

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2 h. ago Michael Caine, 92, is pushed in a wheelchair by friend of 30 years Vin Diesel as they film a mystery project

By his side was his longtime Hollywood friend, Fast And Furious actor Vin Diesel . It was an early birthday celebration for Vin who turns 58-years-old next week.

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2 h. ago Justin Bieber dropping surprise album this week: Everything we know

Highly anticipated album comes nearly five years after ‘Justice’

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2 h. ago Tom Brady thinks Sofia Vergara is 'too OLD': Friends tell all the mortifying details as 'summer romance' collapses... and reveal the behavior he can't handle

Tom Brady and Sofia Vergara set tongues wagging last week after it was reported they are enjoying a 'summer romance'.

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2 h. ago Delta flight with roughly 300 passengers diverted to island in Atlantic Ocean

New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but landed on island in Azores group after engine issueA Delta flight was diverted to an island in the Atlantic this week after the plane experienced a mechanical issue, leaving the nearly 300 passengers on the island for a day.The New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but as the flight made its way over the ocean, the flight crew had to divert it to an island in the Azores island group. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Depraved West Lothian rapist caged after preying on women as they slept

Craig Dodds subjected his partner at the time to horrific repeated sexual attacks 'several times a week' between April 2020 and April 2022.

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3 h. ago Depraved Scots rapist caged after preying on women as they slept

Craig Dodds subjected a woman to horrific repeated sexual attacks 'several times a week'.

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3 h. ago Larry David and the Obamas team up for American history sketch comedy show

The star comic will follow up Curb Your Enthusiasm with a new show partnering with the former president and his wifeBarack Obama and Larry David are making comedy history for HBO.The programmer announced on Thursday that the 44th US president and the Curb Your Enthusiasm comic would team up for a sketch comedy series focused on American history, in honor of the country’s 250th birthday. Continue reading...

Culture

3 h. ago Julian McMahon's cause of death revealed after family's heartbreaking words amid tragedy

Julian McMahon, who was in Charmed and Nip/Tuck, died aged 56 last week, following a private battle with cancer - and now the father's family have posted online about him

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on Ukraine’s future: Putin may be gaining ground, but he is not winning | Editorial

As Russia intensifies its brutal assault, morale is battered but unbroken. European solidarity must remain strong tooEuropean leaders gathered in Rome on Thursday for a conference on Ukrainian recovery, but endurance remains the priority. Russia has intensified its assault with punishing strikes far beyond the frontline – including a record 728 drones and 13 missiles one day before the conference. The UN said that civilian casualties last month were at their highest for three years, with at least 232 people killed and 1,343 injured.Russia’s brutal offensive aims to break Ukraine’s spirit and European solidarity. Even Donald Trump appears to be realising, with encouragement, that Moscow is not interested in peace. For Mr Trump, maximalism is a negotiating tactic; he does not recognise that for Vladimir Putin it reflects a fixation. Yet this week he acknowledged: “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”...

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3 h. ago Donny Osmond sings his classic Disney hit as he prepares for hospital procedure

Watch as Donny Osmond sings his classic Disney hit as he undergoes a medical procedure.

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3 h. ago Beauty buffs stock up on £15 hair growth solution that 'made my hair grow so much'

"Definitely seen a massive difference in hair growth and thickness. Using once a week overnight for the last two months."

Economics

3 h. ago Caribbean leaders back Jamaica petition to King Charles for slavery reparations

Caricom summit gives ‘broad support’ for request to Charles as region steps up campaign for justice Caribbean leaders are backing Jamaica’s petition to King Charles on reparations as the region prepares to step up its pursuit of reparative justice for slavery, the prime minister, Andrew Holness, has said.Speaking at this week’s leaders summit for the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a bloc of 20 member and associate member states, Holness said Jamaica had secured “broad support” from the region for its petition to the king, the island’s head of state. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Iconic high street brand with 1,047 stores and famous viral foods opens huge new megastore

The new home of wildly viral foods in the UK has opened up a massive new food hall, which is due to open its doors next week . . . but it's not just any new food hall

Society

4 h. ago Is that it? Starmer and Macron agree 'one in, one out' Channel migrant swap pilot but 'just 50 will be handed over each week'

The Prime Minister insisted the 'one in, one out' swap pilot scheme would see those arriving in the UK illicitly sent back to the EU 'in short order .

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4 h. ago What went on in London this week: Johnny Depp makes his comeback at Curzon

Red carpets, actors turned artists, and Sabrina Carpenter’s unlikely guest

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4 h. ago ‘What should be taught in schools?’: the infamous ‘Scopes monkey trial’ turns 100

In 1925, a Tennessee battle over teaching evolution in schools gripped the US and, as festivities commemorate the chaos, the case remains grimly relevantHer great-grandfather was a doctor called to attend to the lawyer who put the case for creationism. Her great-grandmother was related to Charles Darwin. And now she works in the courthouse where the “trial of the century” – in which a high school teacher was accused of illegally teaching evolution – began exactly a century ago on Thursday.No one has a perspective on the “Scopes monkey trial” quite like Pat Guffey, a former high school biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee. As the city prepares to mark the centenary with a week-long festival including a dramatic re-enactment of the court battle, she is aware how its legacy proved both a blessing and a curse. Continue reading...

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