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πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπ With one month to go until the local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, is the electoral map about to be redrawn? In his first major test since the general election, Sir Keir Starmer faces a major health check and verdict on his government…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ The goal, say Mexican authorities, was to bring clarity to one of the nationβs most explosive questions: What happened to the more than 130,000 people officially listed as βdisappearedβ? Their faces are pasted on walls and lampposts across Mexico, and demonstrators regularly hoist banners demanding the return of loved ones whose names are memorialized…
DALLASΒ βΒ The Lakers are as shorthanded as they can be, their dynamic starting backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves out with injuries at a pivotal time of the season. Theyβre the offensive engines for a Lakers team battling for the No. 3 playoff seeding in a competitive Western Conference. The 41-year-old LeBron James is now…
The box office hit a power-up this weekend, as βThe Super Mario Galaxy Movieβ continued a healthy streak for family films in theaters. The animated sequel from Universal Pictures, Nintendo and Illumination raced to $190 million in the U.S. and Canada in its five-day holiday weekend debut, placing it solidly in first place, according to…
The Southport riots, a falling Chinese rocket and parasitic water all almost caused the UK government to use its emergency alerts system. Launched in 2023, the alerts warn people of a danger to life in their area. Testing has seen mobile phones play siren-like sounds with messages displaying on screens. Now, research from the PA…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ An audacious operation Saturday night deep inside Iran rescued an American officer whose fighter jet had gone down behind enemy lines, a dramatic mission involving hundreds of U.S. soldiers that underscored the ongoing dangers of President Trumpβs war. Early on Easter Sunday morning, the president celebrated the mission as one of the most daring of…
It was dominating. It was overwhelming. It was powder-blue pummeling, eight-clap crushing, Westwood wonderful. It was the UCLA womenβs basketball team needing barely two hours to complete the struggles of 45 years, a stunningly swarming triumph unmatched in even the finest of Bruin athletic traditions. Break out a new banner. Make room in the Pauley…
Almost a year ago to the day, Jack Black hosted βSaturday Night Liveβ for the first time in 20 years, fresh off the success of βA Minecraft Movie.β Now, the star of another freshly minted videogame-to-movie hit, βThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie,β has returned after crushing it last time with a high-energy performance. Having reached…
This is the weekend high school track and field takes center stage in Southern California. Quincy Wilson, who won a gold medal at the age of 16 at the 2024 Olympic Games, is coming from Maryland to compete in the 400 and two relays at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday. βIβm so…
Remember when our president attacked a female journalist for asking uncomfortable questions with a casual, sincere, βQuiet, piggyβ? That was five months ago, a lifetime in the chaos of the Trump administration, but it was a telling moment about how not just our president but those crafting his policy view women and their place in…
