27 h. ago ‘You’re almost inducing a shooting’: Former officers break down what went wrong in Minneapolis

Experts call use of deadly force into question as Trump administration insists victim committed an act of terrorism

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6 d. ago Leonardo DiCaprio questions if 'people still have appetite' for the cinema amid rise of streaming after his critically lauded film One Battle After Another failed to break even at box office

The actor, 51, has starred in some of the biggest and most acclaimed movies in his career, and is widely expected to pick-up yet another Oscar nomination later this month, for One Battle After Another.

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3 w. ago He wrote the world’s most successful video games – now what? Rockstar co

He rewrote the rule book with Rockstar then left it all behind. Now Dan Houser is back with a storytelling-focused studio to take on AI-obsessed tech bros and Mexican beauty queensThere are only a handful of video game makers who have had as profound an effect on the industry as Dan Houser. The co-founder of Rockstar Games, and its lead writer, worked on all the GTA titles since the groundbreaking third instalment, as well as both Red Dead Redemption adventures. But then, in 2019, he took an extended break from the company which ended with his official departure. Now he’s back with a new studio and a range of projects, and 12 years after we last interviewed him, he’s ready to talk about what comes next.“Finishing those big projects and thinking about doing another one is really intense,” he says about his decision to go. “I’d been in full production mode every single day from the very start of each project to the very end, for 20 years. I stayed so long because I loved the games. It...

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3 w. ago Families of two police officers critically wounded in Bondi terror attack break their silence

A 10-year-old girl injured in Sunday night's attack has since died in hospital. Follow live updates here.

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3 w. ago Drunk raccoon that went on boozy rampage in Virginia liquor store is repeat offender, officials say

‘Supposedly this is like the third break-in he's had,’ a local animal control officer said

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4 w. ago ‘He’s living his best life’: drunk raccoon hit DMV for snacks before liquor store

Officials say raccoon that broke into Virginia liquor store on 29 November had previously hit DMV and karate studioThe raccoon that barged into a Virginia liquor store, smashed bottles of booze and passed out drunk in a bathroom this past Black Friday has at least two other break-ins under his belt, a local government official has revealed.Before burgling the Ashland ABC store on 29 November, the raccoon had separately broken into a karate studio and a department of motor vehicles office, all on the same block of businesses, Hanover county animal protection officer Samantha Martin said on an episode of the local government’s official podcast published Thursday. Continue reading...

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