6 h. ago Why Americans who live near coastlines and lakefronts may face heightened ALS risk

The problem is growing thanks to climate change and nutrient pollution

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56 h. ago ‘His music documented an America that no longer exists’: Brian Wilson’s brilliance, by key collaborator Van Dyke Parks

Wilson bought Parks a Volvo when he’d barely met him – and together they brought sublime poetry to pop. He remembers the making of Smile, Surf’s Up and moreIt was the Beatles’ publicist Derek Taylor – who I met backstage at their first concert at the Hollywood Bowl – who first declared “Brian Wilson is a genius” as part of a [1966] publicity campaign. I knew that word would come back to haunt Brian and it did: from then on he was competing in a world of heightened expectations, but he did that very bravely all his life. He was basically forever competing against a previous version of himself, but as the great American beat poet Lewis MacAdams said: “If it’s not impossible, I’m not interested.” As for lyrics, you can’t beat “I’m a cork on the ocean” [in Til I Die] for a redux of thought from a Beach Boy. I will call that genius and I think the word does apply to Brian.He had so many gifts. One of them was mutual empowerment. He brought out the best in everyone around him. In the stud...

Culture

4 d. ago Trump military parade live: President promotes American fighting strength as he addresses DC crowd

Trump is spending his 79th birthday attending the military parade in Washington DC

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9 d. ago Canary Islands government remains on 'heightened alert' for forest fires

Residents and tourists are urged to follow self-protection advice

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1 week ago The popular British holiday destination where a wildfire warning has been issued

Tourists have been advised to heighten their vigilance, with the alert in place until further notice

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2 w. ago Sign on your lips that could mean you're '80% more likely to get dementia'

A study has found that a certain virus that can manifest on the lips could indicate a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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3 w. ago Estelle insists she has 'no regrets' about Kanye West collaboration after being probed about 'controversial' rapper

Promoting her new album Stay Alta on Thursday's instalment of Loose Women, Estelle was asked for her views on West.

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3 w. ago Marco Rubio announces visa restrictions for foreigners ‘complicit in censoring Americans’ – US politics live

US secretary of state makes announcement that appears to take aim at other countries’ enforcement of social media regulationsMusk says Trump tax bill weakens Doge cost-cutting measuresThe vice-president, JD Vance, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Vegas, which will set out the Trump administration’s turbocharged approach to the US crypto industry.If you cast your minds back, it’s the same conference Trump spoke at last year in Nashville calling for America to become a “bitcoin superpower” and the “crypto capital of the planet” under his leadership.At 4:30pm ET, Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr will speak at the very same conference in Vegas. It’s presumably an industry they feel invested in, given they back a major Bitcoin venture themselves, per Reuters. And it comes just a day after a separate family-linked business, the Trump Media & Technology Group, announced its intention to raise $2.5bn to invest in bitcoin, as the Wall Str...

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3 w. ago Hamilton College’s Ben set to live the American dream at Columbia University

The youngster is heading to New York City to study.

Culture

3 w. ago Rod Stewart swears live at AMAs as children make surprise joint appearance

Rod Stewart swore live on stage at the American Music Awards as his children joined him on stage in a surprise joint appearance on Monday night (26 May).

Society

3 w. ago Alison Hammond blasted for 'crass and uncalled for' comment to Jojo Siwa about her relationship with Chris Hughes on This Morning

The American pop star surprised Chris live on the ITV show during his segment at an animal sanctuary on Monday.

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4 w. ago Harvard scientists discover cheap common supplement that REVERSES ageing

Taking a supplement nearly one in five Americans swear by could slow aging and help you live another three years, a study from Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham suggests.

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