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Christine Taylor was asked to lose 10 pounds after landing Marcia Brady role in 'Brady Bunch Movie'
Christine Taylor revealed she was asked to lose 10 pounds for her role as Marcia Brady in "The Brady Bunch Movie" during the "Office Ladies" podcast.
Jimmy John's employee accused of opening fire on car, shooting 14-year-old girl in leg: police
Police say that a dispute at a St. Louis Jimmy John's escalated into gunfire, leaving a 14-year-old girl wounded and an employee facing felony charges.
SEC teams went 16-0 in Week 1, is the conference back on top of college football world?
The SEC went 16-0 in week one, but after three straight Big Ten national championships, do the results really shift the college football hierarchy?
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Georgetown students plan Charlie Kirk 'lookalike contest' on anniversary of his assassination
Georgetown University students promoted a Charlie Kirk lookalike contest on Fizz, the anonymous soc…
Fans disagree with Portland Thorns over reason for ejection in XX-XY apparel dispute: 'They are lying'
Video shows Portland Thorns fans removed from Providence Park over women's sports apparel, with Amy…
Prosecutors drop Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confession appeal to protect 2028 trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 2007 confession was thrown out over "severe coercion," but prosecutors won…
Containing Germany’s Far Right
The AfD victory in a state election is forcing a rethink of the country’s postwar strategy to safeg…
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North America
Canada holds first defence co-ordination talks with China in more than eight years
Carney’s government, which has faced blowback from Trump over its relationship with Beijing, issued…
After 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality
New York City officials are making public more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air q…
Repair begins on damage from devastating storm, washing over Cape Breton
Holes on the road created by the washouts could be several feet deep and eight to 10 feet long, Inv…
Amazon Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways
A technology involving crushable concrete has been credited with saving nearly 500 passenger lives …
Europe
Live: Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after three-day halt
Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the expiration of a three-day halt in attacks for a visit to t…
EU says no place for 'glorification of war criminals' as Mladic buried
The European Union on Monday denounced any "glorification" of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic i…
Only the beginning? German far-right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core
Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alte…
'What we see right now is that Putin has zero interest in ending the war', Ukrainian MP Yasko says
US envoy Steve Witkoff on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, ra…
Asia
Australia nears treaty with Solomon Islands in bid to limit China’s influence
Australia is in the process of finalising a treaty with another Pacific island nation, with the nat…
Trial over alleged murders of Australian surfer brothers starts in Mexico
The bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend were found with gunshot wounds to their …
Night entry, lifting clothes don't amount to rape bid: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court's decision emphasized that entering a woman's home after dark does not equ…
Can Japan, South Korea move past the ‘comfort women’ issue?
South Korean citizens’ groups have called for the abuse of wartime “comfort women” to be recognised…
Africa
Egyptian influencer's death penalty over drug charges
In tonight's edition, a South African high court rejects a former defence minister's bid to have a …
WHO coordinates expansion of Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as death toll climbs
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, accor…
Tunisians tell the story of their summer of shortages
Frequent water and power cuts, long queues for bottled water, poultry farms destroyed by the heat: …
Tehran finalizing deal with Oman for temporary, safe route through Strait of Hormuz
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is nearing a standstill amid the Iran war. Now, Tehran says it…
Oceania
Man charged with murder after Canberra woman found dead in house fire
ACT police are accusing a 27-year-old man of murdering Canberra woman Kylee McHugh before setting h…
B-double engulfed in flames in latest Hume Highway truck fire
A driver has avoided injury after a B-double caught fire on the Hume Highway, the tenth truck fire …
You may have heard of 'quiet quitting', but what about 'career minimalism'?
Career minimalism may have found its way to your algorithm, but this is what experts say about risk…
Live: Are you struggling to access basic health care? Have your say
Whether you are battling high costs, long distances or stretching waitlists, many Australians have …
South America
Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs set to take effect as trade dispute grows
Counter-measures covering several sectors come after Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods …
Flávio Bolsonaro evoca a su padre para movilizar a la derecha ante las elecciones y echar a Lula y al juez Moraes
El derechista celebra un mitin en el día de la Independencia de Brasil mientras Lula preside el des…
Retiran un mes después la camioneta atascada que dañó Pampa del Leoncito, joya natural del norte argentino
El vehículo había sido abandonado en el lugar por su conductor, que generó destrozos que podrían de…
Miles de personas salen a la calle en Alemania para plantar cara a la extrema derecha
Varios representantes del partido conservador CDU se suman a la manifestación en Berlín
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Utah
Minky Couture Week 6 high school star athletes of the week
Utes welcome second SEC team ever to Rice-Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - Three years ago, Florida was the first SEC team ever to play at Rice…
Cougars will get good test in Big 12 opener
PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports) - After looking at the film of Saturday's 63-7 season-opening romp over U…
Idaho
Zoo Boise may be home to one of the oldest spider monkeys in the world - kivitv.com
Zoo Boise may be home to one of the oldest spider monkeys in the world kivitv.com
Idaho State Bengals survive five-set thriller to win Boise State Classic finale - Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Bengals survive five-set thriller to win Boise State Classic finale Idaho State Journal
One man dead following stabbing in Boise, police looking for suspect - KBOI
One man dead following stabbing in Boise, police looking for suspect KBOI
Wyoming
Cowboys set for home opener against Northern Colorado - wyomingnews.com
Cowboys set for home opener against Northern Colorado wyomingnews.com
Cowboys set for home opener against Northern Colorado - WyomingNews.com
Cowboys set for home opener against Northern Colorado WyomingNews.com
Man arrested after SWAT standoff following stabbing in Bozeman - wyomingnews.com
Man arrested after SWAT standoff following stabbing in Bozeman wyomingnews.com
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George Clooney Virtue Signals at Venice Film Fest: 'People Who Are Afraid of Books and Music and Stories Are Never the Heroes in History'
Actor George Clooney warned about political divisions Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival, lament…
Florida Revenge Porn Law Doesn't Cover Simulated Sexual Conduct That's Implied Rather Than Shown
(to oversimplify slightly); so a Magistrate Judge concluded in case where defendant "posted a video…
Cash-Strapped Blue Cities Stand To Collect Billions From Climate Suits Headed To The Supreme Court
‘impose and fund their woke agenda’
Iran War Day 188: Iran Launches More Retaliatory Strikes, Defying Trump
State of the Union: Oil prices climb further and civilian casualties mount as the Pentagon extends …
Reform UK gets another £4m from crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump
Ben Delo, who was convicted in 2022 for failure to apply anti-money laundering controls, is party’s…
Why has the Netherlands moved $10bn of its gold from the US?
The Netherlands has $83.7bn worth of gold in domestic and foreign reserves.
Actors Union President Sean Astin Praises Trump's 'Leadership' on Tax Incentives for U.S. Film Production
President Donald Trump's personal drive to bring film and television back to the U.S. was applauded…
Iran Decides It Doesn't Have Enough Problems, Launches Attack on Kuwait
