3 d. ago Jones and Beaumont hit tons as England seal ODI series win over West Indies

England 366-6, West Indies 223; England win by 143 runsOpeners dominate as hosts seal three-match ODI seriesEngland took advantage of the absence of Hayley Matthews to thrash West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international at Leicester on Wednesday.Having waited 12 years to score a maiden international hundred, Amy Jones resolved to achieve the feat twice in five days, and this time did so in just 76 balls, reaching 129 before departing in the 31st over. Tammy Beaumont, meanwhile, followed up with a second consecutive hundred of her own, despite battling what she jokingly described as “man flu”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jones and Beaumont make ODI history as England thrash West Indies and seal series

England 366-6, West Indies 223; England win by 143 runsOpeners dominate as hosts wrap up series victoryEngland took advantage of the absence of Hayley Matthews to thrash West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international at Leicester on Wednesday.Having waited 12 years to score a maiden international hundred, Amy Jones resolved to achieve the feat twice in five days, and this time did so in just 76 balls, reaching 129 before departing in the 31st over. Tammy Beaumont, meanwhile, followed up with a second consecutive hundred of her own, despite battling what she jokingly described as “man flu”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago AP PHOTOS: Chaos as hungry Palestinians overrun a Gaza aid site

As hunger grows in Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations warehouse on Wednesday in search of food. A day earlier, a crowd was fired upon while overrunning an aid distribution site set up by a new foundation backed by Israel and the United States. The U.N. has rejected that new system, saying it cannot meet the needs of Gaza’s over 2 million people. Until last week, Israel kept food and other supplies from entering Gaza for nearly three months as it pressures Hamas over their 19-month war.

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1 week ago Body painting in Bali, reborn babies and a volcanic eruption: photos of the day – Wednesday

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2 w. ago Trump’s barbarism is turning his biggest strength into a liability | Osita Nwanevu

Americans are gradually turning against the president over his handling of immigration. Republicans will have to answer for itIf you can bear to hear it, there are still more than 1,300 days remaining in the Trump administration. That’s an interminably long time given all the havoc the president has been able to wreak since January alone; the chaos and cruelty of the term so far also happen to have used up his political capital remarkably quickly. The New York Times average of polls, which found him at 52% approval on inauguration day, had him at 51% disapproval on Wednesday. That collapse is less a problem for Trump specifically – assuming, perhaps optimistically, that he won’t appear on a ballot again – than it is for the Republican party, which will have to answer for the mess he’s made in next year’s midterms and beyond. And one of the challenges they seem likely to face is a changed public opinion landscape on immigration – a strength that Trump’s barbarism, just as in his firs...

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2 w. ago Drugs and guns found in raid on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Miami home, court told

Homeland security agent Gerard Gannon testifies about federal raid on Miami Beach property in March last yearThe federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs entered its eighth day of testimony in New York on Wednesday, with a homeland security agent resuming testimony about the federal raid of Combs’s Miami property last year.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September and has pleaded not guilty. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Geishas, Dunkirk ships and an elephant’s new home: photos of the day – Wednesday

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2 w. ago New officers, Dunkirk ships and an elephant’s new home: photos of the day – Wednesday

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3 w. ago Apple to launch new accessibility features for people with vision or hearing impairments

Features launching later this year to include live captions, braille reader improvements and accessibility ‘nutrition labels’ in the app storeApple has announced a broad range of new accessibility features for iOS focused on people with vision or hearing impairments, with the company downplaying the notion that the price of Apple hardware means accessibility comes at a cost.On Wednesday, before Global Accessibility Awareness Day on Thursday 15 May, Apple announced new accessibility features to launch on iOS later this year, including live captions, personal voice replication, improved tools for reading, braille reader improvements and “nutrition labels” in the app store. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Protests in Panama enter third week, challenging President Mulino

Protests in Panama have entered their third week, challenging several recent actions by President José Raúl Mulino.

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3 w. ago Inside the Mission Impossible Cannes premiere as Tom Cruise fans queue for over six hours

Tom Cruise fans were so eager to see his new Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning film that they queued for over six hours outside of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday evening

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3 w. ago Cassie Ventura to return to stand after testifying Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her

Former girlfriend of music mogul, key witness in sex-trafficking trial, details violence, abuse and blackmailSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, is returning to the stand Thursday for cross-examination.During Ventura’s second day of testimony on Wednesday, she provided more details about the physical and psychological abuse she alleged she experienced from Combs during their on-and-off again relationship that lasted about 11 years, and accused the music mogul of rape and blackmail.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible cast members break red carpet rule at Cannes premiere

The rule was introduced in 2018 to protect the ‘quality’ of the red carpet and film festival as a whole

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3 w. ago Tom Cruise shares an affectionate moment with Mission: Impossible ex Hayley Atwell at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of new movie

The actress, 43, is the leading lady of the film and has reprised her role as Grace, a former thief turned IMF agent and ally to Tom's Ethan Hunt.

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3 w. ago Diddy trial live: Cassie Ventura testifies Sean Combs raped her after 2018 split and reveals $20m settlement

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend continues her testimony Wednesday as the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial enters its third day

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3 w. ago Tom Cruise joins Mission: Impossible cast selfie on Cannes red carpet

The picture, taken by director Christopher McQuarrie, also featured Angela Bassett and Hannah Waddingham.

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3 w. ago Tom Cruise shares an affectionate moment with Mission: Impossible's leading lady Hayley Atwell at Cannes Film Festival premiere

The actress, 43, is the leading lady of the film and has reprised her role as Grace, a former thief turned IMF agent and ally to Tom's Ethan Hunt.

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3 w. ago Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura testifies that Sean Combs threatened to release ‘freaks offs’ footage

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ex-girlfriend continues her testimony Wednesday as the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial enters its third day

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3 w. ago Tom Cruise is joined by his dazzling leading ladies Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff and Hannah Waddingham at the very A

Man of the moment Tom Cruise led the A-list arrivals on the red carpet at the premiere of his Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning during Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Cassie Ventura describes alleged abuse during day three of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: ‘I felt trapped’

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CitySinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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