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Makai Lemon got another chance Thursday to demonstrate his skills for NFL scouts. About 50 of them β representatives from each of the 32 teams β gathered at USC to spend a few hours evaluating the schoolβs latest class of draft prospects. Lemon, who won the Biletnikoff Award last fall as college footballβs top receiver,…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Days after he was named Iranβs next supreme leader, and over a week since U.S. and Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on Thursday demanding vengeance against the alliance over the war it unleashed. He called on Iranian forces to continue thwarting vital shipping traffic through the…
British fragrance entrepreneur Jo Malone is facing legal action over the use of her own name by cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies. Ms Malone set up her self-named Jo Malone perfume brand before selling it to the firm in 1999, in 2011 she launched a new fragrance label called Jo Loves. High Court records show…
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta called out the federal government for largely vacating its role as antitrust regulator, saying itβs now up to California and other states to look out for consumersβ interests. Bonta, the stateβs top law enforcement officer, spoke Thursday at a Capitol Forum conference in Beverly Hills on antitrust issues and the…
Sir Keir Starmer will face accusations he misled the Commons over his appointment of Peter Mandelson if there is not “absolute consistency” between what he told MPs and government files, Harriet Harman has said. The former Labour deputy leader’s comments on Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast come after the government published documents detailing the vetting process…
Stating that she fears for her life, Sparks forward Rickea Jackson has filed a petition for protection against her ex-boyfriend, Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. Miami-Dade (Fla.) County Judge Heloiza Correa granted Jacksonβs initial request for protection Feb. 9, and a permanent injunction hearing is set for April 21. Pearce is under order…
Iran’s targeting of Middle East energy has driven oil prices back above the $100 a barrel level again, with market experts expressing increased alarm over the prospects for long term damage to the industry. Brent crude costs briefly hit $101 overnight after it emerged that key infrastructure in Gulf nations had been damaged or destroyed…
Gender and racial representation on the big screen dipped once again in 2025, with the sharpest decline among women in lead roles, a new study found. The industry has failed βto better incorporate diversity,β according to the 2026 UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, released Thursday. The study, which analyzed 109 of the top English-language theatrical film…
A committee of MPs is launching an inquiry into the student loan system and whether it’s fair for graduates The investigation will put further pressure on the government to relieve the burden on young people. Politics Hub: Follow the latest The Treasury Committee, a cross-party group, said it’s responding to people who are “intensely dissatisfied…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Cubaβs top diplomat in Washington says Havana is prepared to enter diplomatic talks with the United States, reiterating the countryβs willingness to engage even as tensions escalate with President Trump asserting that the island nationβs government could soon collapse. βWe are ready to engage with the U.S. on the issues that are important for the…
