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Death becomes Michael C. Hall. In HBOβs signature drama βSix Feet Under,β Hall was consistently praised for his role as David Fisher, the closeted gay member of a dysfunctional family operating a funeral home. His star status was secured with his portrayal of Dexter Morgan, a Miami-based blood spatter analyst who moonlighted as a serial…
A power outage that shut Heathrow Airport earlier this year, causing travel chaos for more than 270,000 passengers, was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of equipment in a nearby substation, according to a new report. Experts say the fire at the North Hyde Substation, which supplies electricity to Heathrow, started following the failure of a…
Jennifer Aniston will star in the series adaptation of Jennette McCurdyβs bestselling memoir, βIβm Glad My Mom Died.β The book, published in 2022, details McCurdyβs time as a child actor on Nickelodeon and her fraught relationship with her mother, who died in 2013. The 10-episode Apple TV+ dramedy βwill center on the codependent relationship between…
Critics of President Trump may have cheered the defamation lawsuit filed by Gov. Gavin Newsom against Fox News for giving the White House a spoonful of its own litigious medicine. Newsom is suing the conservative-leaning network alleging it intentionally distorted the facts in its reports on the timeline of the governorβs conversations with Trump amid…
Rachel Reeves will “of course” be chancellor in six months’ time, a senior ally of Sir Keir Starmer has said, despite last night’s humiliating showdown over welfare cuts. Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, admitted there would be a “cost” to the government’s decision to effectively neuter its welfare bill, which was…
Last monthβs vandalism of Spectrum fiber-optic lines β which temporarily knocked out internet service for more than 50,000 customers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties β should be labeled βdomestic terrorism,β the company said Tuesday. The June 15 incident in Van Nuys caused widespread disruption. Some Spectrum customers went without internet service for up to…
πListen to Politics At Sam And Anne’s on your podcast appπβ― The prime minister fended off losing a Commons vote on welfare changes but wakes up with a massive repair job to do within his party – and economically. Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy wonder what the consequences will be after those…
In Los Angeles, few bands stay active long enough to celebrate a 25th anniversary. For the women in Go Betty Go, this milestone came as hard, fast and furious as one of their songs. Imagine a Latina version of the Ramones, with hints of Descendents and Blink-182 thrown in. Though the band hasnβt gained major…
Santander is to buy TSB, becoming the UK’s third biggest bank in the process. It could mean the TSB brand is no longer visible on the high street, as Santander said it “intends to integrate TSB in the Santander UK group”. Santander has agreed to pay an initial Β£2.65bn for TSB, with the final price…
Foo Fighters are celebrating the anniversary of an old album with the release of a new song. Nearly 30 years to the day after Dave Grohlβs stadium-filling rock band dropped its self-titled debut on July 4, 1995, the group on Wednesday revealed βTodayβs Song,β its first piece of original material since 2023βs βBut Here We…
