38 h. ago US Senate fails to pass bill to pay federal essential workers and troops through shutdown

Shutdown Fairness Act, introduced by Ron Johnson, a Republican senator of Wisconsin, failed in a 54-45 voteUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate failed on Thursday to pass legislation that would keep federal workers deemed essential and troops paid throughout the ongoing government shutdown – now in its 23rd day.With a 54-45 vote, the upper chamber failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the Shutdown Fairness Act, introduced by Ron Johnson, a Republican senator of Wisconsin. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago The Immortalists by Aleks Krotoski review – the downsides of cheating death

Life extensionists like Bryan Johnson want to live forever. But at what cost?If the name Bryan Johnson isn’t familiar, a picture of him might be. He is the somewhat alien-looking, strangely ageless 48-year-old Californian battling to defy death itself.His efforts to do so have involved receiving a transfusion of blood plasma from his then 17-year-old son, an act that attracted headlines around the world, while Johnson’s own plasma was in turn transfused into his father. What was largely missed, but is documented in Alex Krotoski’s book, is that the procedure was deemed to be a failure. The tech entrepreneur will have to find another way to live for ever. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Where Hollyoaks fans have seen newcomer Gemma before as Tisha Merry joins Channel4 soap

Hollyoaks viewers have been introduced to mysterious newcomer Gemma Johnson played by actress Tisha Merry and fans will recognise the star from another popular soap opera

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8 d. ago Thousands in UK take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over alleged talc cancer link

High court claim says company knowingly sold product containing asbestos and ‘concealed’ risk to public‘When I was a child, everyone used it’: woman blames Johnson & Johnson talc for her cancerThousands of people are taking legal action against the US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc in the UK.About 3,000 people have alleged that they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson’s Baby Powder, and are seeking damages at the high court in London. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Johnson & Johnson sued by cancer patients claiming talc contained asbestos

Legal action launched against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson claiming it knowingly sold Johnson's Baby Powder contaminated with asbestos, which it denies

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9 d. ago Johnson & Johnson facing legal action over talcum powder asbestos claims

As many as 3,000 people across the UK have alleged that either they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson's Baby Powder

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9 d. ago Thousands take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder asbestos claims

Claims Johnson & Johnson ‘concealed’ the risk to the public for decades

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9 d. ago Thousands take legal action claiming talcum powder gave them cancer

3,000 people are taking legal action in the UK against Johnson & Johnson

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9 d. ago Christopher Nolan says Dwayne Johnson has given best movie performance of 2025

‘It’s a really remarkable poiece of work,’ the ‘Oppenheimer’ director says

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2 w. ago Emmerdale star admits scene with 'brilliant' new character Kev left him 'in tears'

Emmerdale's Vinny Dingle actor Bradley Johnson has revealed he recently filmed a scene with new character Kev, played by Chris Coghill, and it left him crying with laughter

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3 w. ago From cage to screen: The Smashing Machine and Mark Kerr’s second act with The Rock

Mark Kerr’s rise and fall was captured in a cult MMA documentary. Now Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has brought his story to Hollywood with A24’s The Smashing MachineIt started with an affirming nod of heads between two tough guys at a Santa Monica Gold’s Gym in the summer of 1997. One-time Olympic wrestling contender Mark Kerr was training for his first Ultimate Fighting Championship fight, having dominated in a three-fight, one-night tournament in Brazil two months earlier. Dwayne “Rocky Maivia” Johnson, a former NFL prospect sidelined with a knee injury suffered during his second year with the WWE, approached him.“Can I take you to lunch?” Johnson asked Kerr, who obliged him at the Firehouse restaurant in Santa Monica. The conversation inevitably drifted to mixed martial arts, as Johnson peppered the 1992 NCAA champion with pointed questions about the unregulated sport. MMA was gaining popularity in Japan, where multiple promotions hired pro wrestlers for “crossover” fights. Continue...

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3 w. ago Wirtz becomes latest footballer battling to best their objectively weird price tag | Barney Ronay

High-technique midfielder is talented enough for his Liverpool move to work out but most transfers over £80m don’tThe verdict is in on the new Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movie, The Smashing Machine, which does look pretty good to be fair. The key takeaway is this. Anyone who might have dismissed The Rock as simply a bald, grizzled, muscled-up fight sport veteran is going to have to eat their words.It turns out The Rock is actually a really good actor. There is talk of a previously unseen ability to inhabit a character, to subsume his entire identity within a role. The role, in this case, of a bald, grizzled, muscled-up fight sport veteran. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Smashing Machine review – Proof that Dwayne Johnson is a real actor, and potentially a future Oscar winner

Filmmaker Benny Safdie asks the star to be raw and vulnerable for the first time in his career – and it’s a sight to behold

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3 w. ago The boxing heavyweights to feature in films as Oleksandr Usyk stars in The Smashing Machine

Usyk will feature alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who plays MMA legend Mark Kerr

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3 w. ago The Smashing Machine isn’t the transformative Dwayne Johnson vehicle we’ve been promised – but it’s a start

Benny Safdie’s new wrestling drama has made its leading man an unexpected Oscar contender. But it’s also a clever bit of career course correction for the typically commercially minded star, writes Xan Brooks – different for him, but not so much that it could sabotage his brand

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4 w. ago Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson admits he's 'not a big therapy guy' after mental health battle

Following the release of his most vulnerable performance yet, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has admitted he felt similarities between himself and Mark Kerr, who he portrays in The Smashing Machine

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4 w. ago Dakota Johnson stuns as she ditches her underwear in very daring ‘naked dress’ on red carpet

ACTRESS Dakota Johnson ditched her underwear as she turned heads in a very daring dress on the red carpet. The star opted to don a 'naked dress' for her appearance at the 21st Zurich Film Festival on Thursday. Dakota, 35, went braless for the risque blue number as she proudly posed away on the red...

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4 w. ago The incredible truth behind Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's new role: The real story behind The Smashing Machine

The man behind Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt’s telling of the rise, fall and redemption of MMA pioneer Mark Kerr .

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4 w. ago The Smashing Machine review: average film with great Dwayne Johnson performance

Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

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4 w. ago The Smashing Machine review: average film with great lead performance

Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

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