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LeBron James is taking less so his Los Angeles Lakers can do more. The 20-time NBA All-Star reached agreement today to play on a contract below the maximum level he was eligible to sign for. The hope is the Lakers can avoid salary cap restrictions down the line, ESPN first reported. James signed a two-year…
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This nondescript building on a quiet side street in the Swiss city of Basel is the unlikely headquarters of a controversial suicide clinic where a US mother ended her life to ‘punish’ her estranged husband. Catherine Kassenoff, from Westchester in New York State, traveled to Basel last May to take her life at the Pegasos…
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Whitehurst and his team could easily have pored over the history of robots in fiction, going all the way back to the creatures’ inception in Karel Čapek’s 1920 play “R.U.R.” They could have similarly derived their robot design from C-3PO from “Star Wars,” Data from “Star Trek,” or even Robbie the Robot from “Forbidden Planet.” However,…
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A Labour MP has called out the ‘toxicity’ in British politics after some ‘idiots’ allegedly took a ‘sledgehammer’ to his home last night. Andrew Western, who was re-elected in Stretford and Urmston in Greater Manchester on Friday, said that the incident is being investigated by police working for Operation Bridger – a team focusing on…
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EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski worked together on Top Gun: Maverick and the pair have re-teamed for Apple Original Films’ F1. They won’t be getting airborne this time but are applying high-octane lessons gleaned from their previous effort as they buckle up for the motor-racing movie. The film is made in partnership with Formula…
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Heartbreaking photos showing a twin baby boy who lived for just 25 days have been shared during an emotional lawsuit which saw his parents win $60 million in compensation from a cow’s milk formula producer. Jurors recently found global company Mead Johnson negligent for failing to properly warn Illinois mother Jasmine Watson about the link…
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In a 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly timed to the 40th anniversary of “Blazing Saddles” hitting theaters, Brooks praised Pryor’s “profound” impact on the screenplay. “He gave me some really beautiful 126th Street, St. Nicholas Ave. [Harlem] lines,” said Brooks. The longer Brooks and his writers worked with Pryor, the more convinced he became that…
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By Megan Howe Published: 11:31 EDT, 7 July 2024 | Updated: 11:31 EDT, 7 July 2024 A man and woman have been charged with murder after a 14-year-old girl died at a house. Emergency services were called to an address on Geneva Road in Darlington, County Durham, shortly after 11pm on Friday. Despite their best…
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There are no sure things in this world, but a Joseph Kosinski-directed, Jerry Bruckheimer-produced sports flick set in the breakneck 200-mph world of Formula 1 racing sounds about as can’t-miss as mega-budget studio movies get. Throw in Brad Pitt starring as a veteran driver seeking redemption and a supporting cast of Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem…
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Lakeside fire: Car park goes up in flames at shopping centre with black smoke billowing into the sky
By Natasha Anderson Published: 11:18 EDT, 7 July 2024 | Updated: 11:18 EDT, 7 July 2024 Firefighters have rushed to Lakeside Shopping Centre in south Essex as a blaze in the car park sends black smoke billowing into the sky. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Share or comment on this article:…