95 m. ago Justin Herbert outshines Patrick Mahomes as LA Chargers win opener

Herbert threw for three touchdowns as the Chargers beat AFC West rivals the Kansas City Chiefs 27-21 in Sao Paulo.

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1 hour ago Never mind Xi, Kim or Putin, this outcast leader was the real winner on China’s grandest stage

Myanmar’s general Min Aung Hlaing, once a global pariah, is clawing his way back onto the world stage as powerful leaders engage with an accused war criminal. Is Asia’s embrace giving legitimacy to a regime built on torture, massacres and fear? Shweta Sharma reports

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2 h. ago Priscilla Presley’s lawyer says accusation she ‘exerted undue pressure’ on Elvis in months before he died ‘despicable’

‘Priscilla exerted undue pressure on Elvis, pushing him to his death,’ a legal complaint alleges

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3 h. ago Chiefs draw more fans in Brazil but some supporters disappointed Taylor Swift nowhere to be seen

The Kansas City Chiefs’ red and white dominated in the stands at NeoQuimica Arena on Friday night during their season-opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers

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4 h. ago London mayor impeached, removed by city council on misconduct charges

London mayor impeached, removed by city council on misconduct charges  FOX 56 News

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4 h. ago The real reason Meghan was so jealous of Kate... and the late Queen's ominous warning over 'dark forces': Just two of the lightning bolt revelations from butler PAUL BURRELL's book

My trial at the Old Bailey was set for Monday 14 October 2002. I was a nervous wreck as I heard the charges read out. To each count I replied: 'Not guilty.'

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5 h. ago Steve review – Cillian Murphy is outstanding in ferocious reform school drama

Toronto film festival: adapted by Max Porter from his novella Shy and co-starring Little Simz, Emily Watson and Tracey Ullman this brutal but ultimately hopeful story is fiercely affectingProducer-star Cillian Murphy and director Tim Mielants last collaborated on a superlative adaptation of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These, and their new project together could hardly be more different: a drama suffused with gonzo energy and the death-metal chaos of emotional pain, cut with slashes of bizarre black humour. Max Porter has adapted his own 2023 novella Shy for the screen and Murphy himself gives one of his most uninhibited and demonstrative performances.Murphy is Steve, a stressed, troubled but passionately committed headteacher with a secret alcohol and substance abuse problem, in charge of a residential reform school for delinquent teenage boys some time in the mid-90s. With his staff – deputy (Tracey Ullman), therapist-counsellor (Emily Watson) and a new teacher (Little Simz) ...

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5 h. ago London Mayor Randall Weddle impeached on misconduct charges, removed from office

London Mayor Randall Weddle impeached on misconduct charges, removed from office  Lexington Herald Leader

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7 h. ago Message to UK holidaymakers as Ryanair urges passengers to lodge official complaints

Ryanair has set up a website called Air Traffic Control Ruined Your Flight

Society

8 h. ago Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

Justice Department prosecutors are dropping their federal case against a woman who was charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump

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8 h. ago Climate protesters removed from Reform conference after heckling Nigel Farage

The protesters from Climate Resistance targeted the Reform leader to accuse him of working for super-rich donors.

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8 h. ago Hamano strikes as Chelsea open WSL season with win over Manchester City

A new season, a new opposing manager, new signings, but the same old story: a Chelsea win. Only just, but a win is a win, especially in a tricky opening-night fixture, as Sonia Bompastor’s side embark on a quest for the club’s seventh consecutive Women’s Super League title.It saw Andrée Jeglertz lose his first game in charge of Manchester City; Bompastor, by contrast, is still yet to lose a league fixture in English football and Chelsea remain unbeaten in the WSL since May 2024, a run of 26 league games. Continue reading...

Sport

8 h. ago Teacher accused of kissing a student now suspected of having a relationship with a teen she was nanny for

Abigail Faust is also accused of knowing about an inappropriate relationship between her friend and another underage boy

Society

8 h. ago AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit

Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbotsThe artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5bn to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal battles between AI companies and the writers, visual artists and other creative professionals who accuse them of copyright infringement. Continue reading...

Economics

9 h. ago Spit spat: Jalen Carter's ejection from Eagles' opener was latest saliva

Jalen Carter's ejection from the NFL season opener in Philadelphia landed him on an infamous list of spitting incidents in sports

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10 h. ago Former US pilot accused of trying to cut engines reaches plea agreement

Joseph Emerson, ex-Alaska Airlines pilot, plans to enter guilty and no-contest pleas for his federal and state chargesA former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit is due to enter guilty and no-contest pleas in federal and state courts on Friday as part of agreements with prosecutors.Joseph Emerson reached the plea agreements because he wants to take responsibility for his actions and hopes to avoid further time behind bars, said his attorney, Noah Horst. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern's fatal shooting

Two teenagers have been arrested on murder charges in the killing of a congressional intern who was struck by stray bullets during a shooting in the nation’s capital

Events

12 h. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan 'was trying to stand up to bullies' when he made anti

The Irish comedy writer, 57, is on trial accused of harassing Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of social media posts last year.

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12 h. ago Two people killed as small plane crashes near suburban Denver airport

Officials say two people died when a small plane crashed and caught on fire near an airport in suburban Denver on Friday

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12 h. ago Erik ten Hag sacked by Bayer Leverkusen for FIVE reasons as staggering pay

Erik ten Hag was given just three games in charge of Bayer Leverkusen but it was issues behind the scenes which were at the centre of their brutal decision to sack him

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