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Sent away as a baby, she remained loyal to her famous father, translating his poetry while fighting to distinguish his literary legacy from his fascist politics.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including harassment of a Jewish MP A former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including the harassment of a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset. Joshua Bonehill-Paine, the creator of the viral Crewkerne Gazette series of AI clips, is due to stand for election to Somerset council next year in a new Crewkerne South district. He told the Guardian he was an executive

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused major oil companies of profiting excessively from elevated crude prices caused by supply disruptions linked to the Iran war, saying he did not like that they were "making too much money" from the shortage.

London Stadium recommends West Ham's co-owner stay away amid fears of fan unrest following sexual misconduct claims.

Critics say the written assurances are a political solution to a political problem, rather than a legally binding document.

After years of delays, the Federal Aviation Administration has certified the Boeing 737 Max 7, the smallest version of the company’s best-selling plane.

Three children were killed when the drone crashed at a popular resort on the Black Sea.

Rutschman, who has had a down 2026, is under team control through next season

Over two years after Amazon ordered a pilot for improv comedy series DINKS, the streamer has handed the June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer-fronted project a greenlight. DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) comes from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Deadline revealed the pilot order in April 2024. It comes out of a deal between Lionsgate and […]

And then there was Fallon. NBC’s “Tonight Show” is the only late-night program to keep on keeping on as usual as the nation moves into late summer, a sign of how the wee-hours format continues to be winnowed down amid a continuing decline in the economics of midnight TV. NBC this week launched what is […]

Restore leader has countered charges he’s splitting the right while showing his party is a very real obstacle for Reform Even by the standards of their rivalry, the speed at which Rupert Lowe’s olive branch to Nigel Farage morphed into fresh recriminations between the two was swift. It began with a softly lit 12-minute video posted on Sunday by the Restore Britain leader, looking straight to camera and referring to “Nigel” as he suggested his party could be willing to cast aside its differences

Serena Williams and Venus Williams are given a wildcard entry for the women's doubles at the Cincinnati Open.

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Wall Street gets one more sign that Boeing’s turnaround continues apace.

The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) violated House Rules by "failing to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers," according to a 25-page report released Monday. Why it matters: The bipartisan committee recommended that Edwards be censured after concluding he "violated the Code of Official Conduct by failing to act in a manner that reflects creditably upon the House." The panel said it "intends to bring a priv

Spider-Man is swinging from the big screen to the coffee table. A new hardcover book exploring the making of Tom Holland’s latest Marvel adventure is now available to pre-order on Amazon ahead of its Aug. 18 release. The 208-page book, written by Jess Harrold, takes readers behind the scenes of the superhero sequel’s visual development, […]

Bryant suffered a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture during Monday's training camp practice

US president reduced to bemoaning Tehran’s ‘unbelievable duplicity’ as he struggles to find solid negotiating ground Middle East crisis live – latest updates The Donald Trump doctrine has always contained a tenuous relationship with the truth. It was his mentor, the infamous New York lawyer Roy Cohn, who taught the young real estate mogul always to claim victory and never to admit defeat. Unfortunately for Trump, in Iran the US president has found a counterpart just as stubborn as himself. As Tr

Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino to win a WTA singles title as she beats top seed Jessica Pegula in a delayed Washington Open final.

2026 finds comedy at a moment of reinvention across platforms. The last decade has seen stand-up boom, with artists able to bootstrap their own careers like never before. TV comedy has enjoyed a golden moment of its own, though feature comedy continues to struggle to regain its footing as a theatrical entity. Rather than waiting […]

CXMT’s reported expansion plans initially spooked Micron investors, but the company’s shares then erased their intraday losses.

Olivia Wilde once called costume designer Arianne Phillips “one of the greatest costume designers in film history.” Phillips worked with Wilde on “Don’t Worry Darling,” and when it came to “The Invite,” the pair reunited again. When she got the call, Phillips immediately said yes to the film, which Wilde both directed and starred in. […]

Hundreds of structures damaged as firefighters battle to contain 15 major wildfires amid extreme heat and drought Firefighters in Washington state are battling wildfires that have forced 60,000 people to flee and destroyed hundreds of buildings as drought and extreme heat fuel an “extraordinary” fire season in the Pacific north-west. There are some 15 major blazes raging across the state, David Upthegrove, the head of Washington’s department of natural resources, told reporters over the weekend.

Fresh off his engagement to Madison Beer, Herbert is embracing a faster offense that could help him take fewer hits and elevate the Chargers in 2026

Promotion reinforces Camden National Bank's investment in secure technology, stronger data capabilities, and continued digital progress. CAMDEN, Maine, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Camden National Bank announced today that Josh Nash has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief...

Researchers have developed and evaluated a feedback initiative, returning gut microbiome results from a landmark microbiome study to 778 women in South Africa and Kenya. The results came from the AWI-Gen 2 study published in Nature in 2025, the largest population-representative survey of African gut metagenomes conducted to date.

Roll back the tape of Earth's history, and geologists and astrobiologists remain perplexed about the environmental conditions on early Earth. That's because conventional pathways for understanding Earth's history have been lost to time owing to the planet's active geology and atmospheric weathering.

Throughout two decades of web-slinging, rebooting, reversals of fortune, immersions into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and sporadic reappearances by the Spidey-hating J. Jonah Jameson, the “Spider-Man” film franchise has been wildly inconsistent, yet remarkably indestructible. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” the latest film, broke box office records this weekend after it swung its way to a […]

Ray has quietly been one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball over the last two months

The Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026 takes place on August 27-28, 2026, at MGM National Harbor, Washington DC Metro Area under the Patronage of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Asante Kingdom, in partnership with the Millennium Excellence. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3,...

The trillions of microorganisms living in our intestine influence our health, from digestion and metabolism to immunity. Yet scientists still struggle to understand how these microbes shape these important physiological functions because gut microbiomes are extraordinarily complex, redundant, and dynamic. New technologies are therefore essential for advancing microbiome research. Researchers at the University of Vienna have now reported effective strategies for simultaneously measuring thousands

Cyanobacterial blooms, like the ones that occur in Lake Geneva, are rapid, dense growths of photosynthetic bacteria in fresh and marine waters that can threaten the health of swimmers and their pets.

Meanwhile, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve and Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase voiced support for inclusion over the weekend

The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed the lineup of its Open Air section, which screens films outdoors in the festival’s largest venue, the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. The Open Air section includes films directed by or starring this year’s Sarajevo honorees, like Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland,” Diego Luna’s “Ashes” and “Welcome to Sarajevo,” starring Woody Harrelson. […]

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Northborne Partners today announced that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Rail Modal Group ("RMG" or the "Company") in connection with a strategic investment from InfraRed Capital Partners ("InfraRed"), a leading international...

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday.

When a hurricane roars toward land, forecasters try to predict how high sea levels will rise to help coastal communities prepare for the worst impacts.

The European soccer governing body is putting pressure on the future of Infantino

BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Peterson has joined Concora Credit as Chief Risk Officer. Peterson brings deep financial services expertise to the role, having previously held senior leadership positions at Regional Management Corporation and Capital One. Peterson will...

Students who open a personal social media account earlier in adolescence appear to perform worse on later standardized tests, according to a study in Nature Human Behaviour based on 5,227 Italian students. The authors speculate that these differences may be attributable to excessive social media engagement and disruptions to students' attention.

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by eosinophilia, an abnormal increase in eosinophils—a type of white blood cell—and inflammation of small blood vessels across multiple organs, which can lead to organ damage. The disease is often preceded by asthma or chronic rhinosinusitis and has been designated an intractable disease in Japan.