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They knew he was going to break. And they leaned into it. Thatβs the only explanation for this weekβs Ryan Gosling-hosted episode of βSaturday Night Live,β which at times felt more like an inside cast joke than a typical βSNLβ episode. But maybe itβs the βProject Hail Maryβ actorβs innate charm or that there were…
Twice, the air raid sirens sounded around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Thursday afternoon. We were rushed inside as soldiers lay on the floor in body armour. It was over quickly. The British defence secretary, visiting the base at the time, was taken into “a windowless room” just before he was due to dial into…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Signs of division emerged in Iranβs leadership Saturday as U.S. and Israeli strikes continued battering targets throughout the country, with Tehran sending mixed signals on whether it would keep attacking Washingtonβs Arab allies entering the warβs second week. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian began the day offering an apology βon behalf of Iran to the neighboring…
Khalil Mack will continue to be a nuisance for opposing quarterbacks for at least another season. The Chargers edge rusher agreed to a contract extension with the team Saturday, a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly told The Times. The deal is for one season and pays out $18 million…
Daryl Hannah is no fan of FXβs βLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.β She made that abundantly clear in an op-ed for the New York Times that also criticized the series for what she claims is a misogynistic portrayal of her younger self. βItβs appalling to me that I even have to…
In recent years, during moments of international conflict, we’ve become used to the main British political parties calling something of a truce – largely holding off on the partisan attacks for a moment of unity in the name of the national interest. That’s not been the case this time. The week has seen political hand…
In recent days, tensions over the U.S. war in Iran have steadily mounted. Polls have shown the campaign is widely unpopular. An entire flank of Trumpβs MAGA base has criticized it as a clear departure from the βAmerica Firstβ mantra Trump has long espoused. Leaders within the Trump administration have pushed against claims it was…
The Lakers 128-117 winwon, Luka Doncic dominated and then the conversation moved forward, because even though a 128-117 win over the slumping Indiana Pacers on Friday counts all the same in the tight Western Conference standings, it doesnβt say as much about the Lakers as what comes next. Buoyed by four recent wins over struggling…
A company has admitted it supplied water that was unfit for human consumption after a parasitic outbreak in Devon. During a hearing at Exeter Magistrates’ Court, South West Water Ltd pleaded guilty to an offence under s70(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991 to supplying water unfit for human consumption. Some people were treated in…
βPond rulesβ dictate that if an animal is hungry, the creature thatβs about to become a meal should accept its fate. Thatβs the first lesson that Mabel (voiced by Piper Curda), an idealistic university student whose mind is transferred into the body of a robotic beaver, learns while interacting with wildlife as one of their…
