28 m. ago Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged with carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology

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57 m. ago Jury begins deliberations in trial of Florida matriarch charged in her ex

Jurors in Florida have begun deliberating in the murder trial of a 75-year-old woman accused of being the mastermind behind the plot in which a hired hit man shot her former son-in-law in the head in his Tallahassee garage

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75 m. ago A California Gold Rush town was like ‘going back in time’. Then came a wildfire

A 19th-century settlement founded by Chinese miners and said to have hosted outlaw Black Bart was devastated by fireShortly after lightning sparked dozens of wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills this week, author Stephen Provost received news that devastated him.Fire was sweeping through Chinese Camp, a Gold Rush-era town that a group of Chinese miners founded in the 19th century after they were driven out of a nearby settlement. The town’s almost 100 residents were forced to evacuate and news reports showed flames consuming historic buildings. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Nadine Dorries defects to Reform declaring: 'The Tory Party is dead'

Former culture secretary becomes highest-profile Conservative defector to Nigel Farage’s party on eve of its national conference

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1 hour ago Erupcja review – Charli xcx gives acting a trial run in shallow friendship drama

Toronto film festival: the star fails to make much of an impression in a slight and unpolished project filmed in Warsaw over the Brat summer of 2024The singer Charli xcx is, by her own admission, a workaholic – no sooner had she released Brat, the most dominant pop album and aesthetic of 2024, than she began work on its sequel, dropped just four months later. Insouciant and party-centric as her image may be, the pop star born Charlotte Aitchison is a sharp student of pop culture; she knows the audience demand for pop stars’ constant reinvention. The next career phase, it seems, is acting, with no less prodigiousness than music; the 33-year-old has seven films in the pipeline as a supporting or lead actor.Charli is neither the full star nor the anchor of Erupcja (Eruption), directed by Pete Ohs, but she will inevitably be the reason most English speakers hear of it. Filmed over a few weeks in Warsaw, Poland, in August 2024, in the heat of Brat summer, Erupcja seems, on paper, like a ...

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2 h. ago Daughter of Nazi officer who stole 'Portrait of a Lady' and her husband charged with cover

Prosecutors in Argentina have charged the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official with trying to hide an 18th-century painting from authorities following revelations that it had been stolen from a Jewish art dealer during World War II

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2 h. ago Calls for Nigel Farage to be hauled before MPs over Reform UK’s ‘assault on free press’

Reform UK have been accused of ‘blatant hypocrisy’ after Nigel Farage criticised free speech in the UK

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2 h. ago A John Candy documentary gives Toronto film fest a tender and appropriately Canadian opening night

The documentary “John Candy: I Like Me,” directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, is a tribute not just to Candy the actor, but Candy, the man

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2 h. ago Daughter of Nazi who 'stole' missing painting from Jewish man is charged with crimes linked to genocide

The daughter of a Nazi who stole a painting from a Jewish art collector during WWII was dragged before a judge after the Argentine woman has been accused of also hiding the art work.

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2 h. ago Trump ignites culture war with extraordinary plan to ban transgender Americans from owning guns

President Donald Trump's Justice Department could take a huge step to address gun violence that goes against decades of precedent set by previous Republican administrations.

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2 h. ago Kate Middleton, Angelina Jolie and Melania Trump are leading the charge of stars going blonde this fall

As we approach the colder months, many of pop culture's leading ladies have been leaning into their blonde alter-egos, as they've ditched their dark roots for the upcoming season.

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2 h. ago London man accused of using messaging app to send, recieve ‘illicit’ material of children

London man accused of using messaging app to send, recieve ‘illicit’ material of children  FOX 56 News

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2 h. ago London council is housing 'homeless' Chagos nationals 150 miles from capital in city where rough sleepers hit record high... and local authorities 'had no idea'

A London council is housing a group of 'homeless' Chagos nationals in a block of luxury accommodation 150 miles away from the English capital, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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2 h. ago Tennessee Rep accused of shoving protester with ‘bad breath’ as the two clashed on DC street

Rep. Tim Burchett was accosted by a protester in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

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2 h. ago Council helps launch nearly 30 schemes to tackle climate change

Councillors were updated on the success of the local authority's Climate Emergency Fund.

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2 h. ago Aaron Ramsey 'curse' strikes again as Giorgio Armani dies after he nets for new Mexican club

The 'Aaron Ramsey curse' is back, with fans pointing out the death of Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani came just days after the Welsh international bagged a crucial winner

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3 h. ago RFK Jr accused of ‘reckless disregard for science and the truth’ in Senate hearing

Health secretary defended his leadership as Democrats attacked his vaccine policy and demanded his resignationUS politics live – latest updatesThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, faced the Senate finance committee in a tense and combative hearing on Thursday, during which lawmakers questioned his remarks expressing vaccine skepticism, claims that the scientific community is deeply politicized, and the ongoing turmoil plaguing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In a hearing lasting more than three hours and ostensibly about the Trump administration’s healthcare agenda, Kennedy defended his leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming that his time at the agency will be focused on “unbiased, politics-free, transparent, evidence-based science in the public interest”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Watch: Six iconic looks which helped build Giorgio Armani’s fashion empire

From Richard Gere’s sleek tailoring in American Gigolo (1980) to Grace Jones’ androgynous edge in 1981, Giorgio Armani’s designs reshaped how the world dressed.

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4 h. ago Nadine Dorries sensationally defects to Nigel Farage's Reform party and declares: 'The Tory Party is dead'

After months of secret negotiations, the former Conservative Culture Secretary is joining forces with the Reform leader as he plots a path to Downing Street.

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5 h. ago Who is Scooter Braun? The controversial music manager rumoured to be dating Sydney Sweeney

The former music manager has been linked to a few controversies over the course of his career

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