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Ralph Fiennes received a lead actor Oscar nomination for his performance as a cardinal overseeing the selection of the next pope in βConclave.β Fiennes has been revered for decades yet has received comparatively scant academy recognition. 2 Fiennes was nominated twice previously for Oscars: supporting, for his blandly psychopathic commandant in βSchindlerβs Listβ (1993), and…
Harry Parker was just 14 years old when he was hit and killed by a car on his way to school in Swindon. “He was a lovely lad, full of life. A football fanatic,” said Harry’s dad, Adam. “He would always make people smile and just have a good time. He was my right hand…
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) made his Super Bowl debut during an upset win over the St. Louis Rams in 2002. (Doug Mills / Associated Press) Feb. 3, 2002, Superdome: New England 20, St. Louis 17 45. The first Super Bowl after the 9/11 terrorist attacks forever changed the way the NFL staged the game….
The owner of CurrentBody, a brand of beauty technology used by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams, is plotting a Β£350m flotation that could deliver a boost to the flagging London stock market. Sky News has learnt that The Beauty Tech Group, which is run by co-founder and chief executive Laurence Newman, is…
On the Shelf Lion By Sonya WalgerNew York Review Books: 176 pages, $16 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Sonya Walger lost everything when the Palisades fire swept through Malibu and razed her familyβs home, high on a promontory in…
The Treasury Select Committee has sent a formal notice to HM Revenue & Customs demanding answers to critical questions about how it has been enforcing trade sanctions on Russia, following a Sky News investigation into the government department. Last month Sky News reported that while HMRC had issued six fines in relation to sanction-breaking since…
Zana Muno, a standout volleyball player at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High who won consecutive NCAA titles playing beach volleyball for UCLA, will be among those inducted in the high schoolβs sports Hall of Fame on March 29 at the gym. At Notre Dame, she was a three-sport athlete, graduating in 2015. Her brother, JJ,…
If βThe Brutalistβ wins the coveted best picture Oscar, it will be one of the longest films to ever do so, although its box-office take is lagging considerably behind many previous recipients. βGone With the Wind,β which runs nearly four hours with intermission, is the longest winner and has grossed $402.4 million worldwide since its…
KHAN YUNIS, Gaza StripΒ βΒ For Samar and Abdullah al-Farra, a Palestinian mother and son, a half-ruined house in the southern Gaza Strip is the only home they have. It is also a tomb. Like thousands of families all over Gaza, 38-year-old Samar and her 17-year-old son are trying to recover the remains of loved ones buried…
When Angel City selected Alyssa Thompson with the No. 1 pick in the NWSL draft two years ago, she had two choices: take what the team offered or pass up the chance to play in the NWSL. But last month, when the team came to Thompson and her sister, Gisele, with contract extensions, their choices…
