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Thereβs only one thing more shocking than your favorite TV show pulling the rug out from under you with a plot twist you didnβt see coming: Not getting spoiled about it beforehand. Itβs a feat several of this yearβs Emmy nominees miraculously pulled off. Did you cover your mouth when one show killed off a…
For the first episode of βSaturday Night Liveβsβ 50th season, Bowen Yang dressed up as Moo Deng, a baby hippo the internet was then obsessed with. Yangβs all-in appearance during the seriesβ βWeekend Updateβ segment conflated Moo Dengβs journey with that of reluctant pop star Chappell Roan β a surprising combination that captivated the audience….
More than 50,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer became prime minister, according to new figures. Home Office statistics reveal that 474 people arrived on Monday in eight vessels – the highest number to make the journey in one day in August. It brings the total to 50,271 since…
First in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Brady Smigiel, Newbury Park quarterback. Honored as the The Timesβ player of the year in 2024. Passed for more than 3,200 yards. Completed 49 touchdown passes. Won a Southern Section Division 2 championship. Committed to Michigan for college. Rated a…
There are people who keep reliving their glory days, and then thereβs Dean Cain. The film and TV actor is best known for his work in the 1990s series βLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.β He was no Christopher Reeve or Henry Cavill. But enough people remember Cain in blue tights and a…
The Galaxy are the worst team in Major League Soccer. Thatβs not subjective opinion, itβs objective fact. Just look at the MLS standings, where the Galaxy are dead last after Sundayβs 4-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders, a game that wasnβt nearly as close as the score would indicate. But the Galaxy are also one…
Over the course of her three-decade career, ChloΓ« Sevigny has built an eclectic rΓ©sumΓ© playing complex women whom she describes as βthe moral compassβ or βthe salt of the earthβ in a story. But in the second season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennanβs βMonsters,β which reexamines the story of the Menendez family for a…
Former minister Tulip Siddiq has found herself in the spotlight again as she faces a corruption trial in Bangladesh. The former anti-corruption minister’s trial is expected to begin on Wednesday, but she will not be there. A wider trial began on Monday after 27 people were indicted last week by Bangladeshi courts. They include Ms…
Ministers have lined up insolvency practitioners to prepare for the potential collapse of Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water utility. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Steve Reed, the environment secretary, has signed off the appointment of FTI Consulting to advise on contingency plans for Thames Water to be placed into a Special Administration regime (SAR)….
Every week, our Money blog team finds the answer to a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute. Here’s our latest… My husband is freelance and the breadwinner of the family. He is in hospital for an unknown length of time. Is there any support for us in the short term, so we can keep our…
