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Isiah Whitlock Jr., best known for his role in HBOβs βThe Wireβ and his collaborations with director Spike Lee in films such as βBlacKkKlansmanβ and βDa 5 Bloods,β has died. He was 71. Whitlockβs manager, Brian Liebman, shared news of his clientβs death in an Instagram post on Tuesday. βIt is with tremendous sadness that…
Labour has accused the Conservative shadow attorney of a “conflict of interest” after it emerged he is acting as a lawyer for Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him. Justice minister Jake Richards told Sky News Lord Wolfson needs to “do one or the other” – serve Kemi Badenoch on her shadow front bench or…
On the 50th anniversary, two legends tell the story of the momentous 1969 moon walk: Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong and βCBS Evening Newsβ anchor Walter Cronkite — the man who made history and the man who reported it. Hosted by “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell.
USC womenβs basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb suffered a bitter defeat Saturday when her team lost 79-51 to top-ranked team UConn. But after she walked off court, she weighed in on a more pressing matter: the deadly shooting at her alma mater, Brown University. βItβs the guns,β Gottlieb said as she began a post-game news conference…
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery at a court hearing Tuesday. The alleged victim in the Dec. 2 incident was his private chef, according to a report taken by police in Dedham, Mass. Through his attorney, Diggs has denied the allegations. The…
Walt Disney Co. is on track to fully integrate its streaming platforms Hulu and Disney+ in 2026. Hulu isnβt disappearing; Disney hasnβt set a date to retire the stand-alone app. But the Burbank entertainment giant is making progress on its plan to fold Hulu content into the Disney+ platform sometime next year. The Burbank entertainment…
The Cabinet Office has blamed an “administrative error” after historical royal documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were released by mistake. A Downing Street file on royal visits, from 2004 and 2005, was briefly shared with journalists under embargo ahead of the annual release of government papers to the National Archives in Kew, west London, under…
ATLANTAΒ βΒ The Rams wanted to make the playoffs in the worst way. Mission accomplished. Theyβre headed to the playoffs in the worst way imaginable. Monday nightβs 27-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons was an abomination β you could feel that vibe in the postgame locker room β but the Rams need to study it, even if…
When musician Cary Brothers found out that the Hotel Cafe was shutting down, he felt like heβd been told his parents were selling his childhood home. The beloved music venue, which kick-started the careers of then-little-known singer-songwriters Adele, Sara Bareilles and Damien Rice, is closing its doors in early 2026, its co-founders Marko Shafer and…
Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of “serious information failures” in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist. “Abhorrent” social media posts by Alaa Abd El-Fattah emerged after he returned to the UK on Boxing Day following several years of imprisonment in Egypt. Ms Cooper, the foreign secretary, said successive prime ministers…
