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Apr 3, 2025 - World

White House approves Tennessee’s state of emergency request as further fatalities expected to be confirmedViolent storms and tornadoes have torn across the US south and midwest, killing at least seven people and downing power lines and trees, smashing homes, and upturning cars across multiple states.The outbreak of storms and tornadoes has resulted in at least seven deaths in Tennessee and Missouri, with further fatalities expected to be confirmed. One of the victims has been named: a 68-year-old man called Garry Moore who was a fire chief in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri. At least a dozen injuries have also been reported from the storms. Continue reading...

Apr 3, 2025 - World

Dr Amy Orben says there are no ‘one-size-fits-all answers’ given importance of access to online informationA leading academic tasked by the UK government with reviewing the effects of smartphones on teenagers has suggested blanket bans are “unrealistic and potentially detrimental”.Amy Orben, from the University of Cambridge, will lead the work on children and smartphone use that has been commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) along with a team of other academics from a number of UK universities. Continue reading...

Apr 3, 2025 - World

A man set himself and his car on fire on Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square on Thursday, police said, in what they suspected was a possible attempt to take his own life.

Apr 3, 2025 - World

Meghan McCain continued her war of words Thursday with actor Carrie Coon, who plays "Laurie" in Season Three of HBO Max's hit series The White Lotus. Coon told The Hollywood Reporter that McCain must have felt "gratified" at seeing a conservative character on the show — a woman who lives in Austin, Texas named "Kate" played by actor Leslie Bibb. In Episode Three, "Kate" reveals to her friends, "much to their amazement, that she voted for Donald Trump in the recent U.S. election."Coon told The Hollywood Reporter that the "Trump" twist was part of a larger story line about transgenderism that was cut after Trump's November victory.Coon said that writer and director Mike White "had intended for Coon’s character to have a more extensive backstory before Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender, nonbinary and intersex Americans made the plot line appear too fleeting.""I do think people like Meghan McCain and her community are really gratified to see a conservative person on television. I have conservative people in my life who reached out to me to say that was an awesome conversation, because I don’t think it vilifies Kate," Coon said in reference to Kate's suggesting that she voted for Donald Trump. McCain posted to X, "Yes Carrie, I am 'gratified' that the conservative character represented on White Lotus is the responsible, family-oriented one not making a fool of herself. Unlike the progressive liberal you're representing who is sleeping with hotel staff and showing her t--- to everyone." ALSO READ: 'The Hard Reset': Here's how the U.S. is exporting terrorism around the world The spat has been raging since March when McCain thanked President Donald Trump for supporting cancer treatments during his State of the Union address. McCain posted on social media, "This is the first time I can remember crying during a state of the union. Thank you President Trump. This is so beautiful. Anyone who has been impacted by brain cancer knows how special this is." Coon commented under the post, "Who's gonna tell her?" in reference to McCain's father, the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who was no fan of Trump and who died of brain cancer in 2018. Meghan McCain responded with a meme of the conservative "Kate" giving a smirk. McCain posted that she couldn’t decide if she should "still watch White Lotus tonight since one of the stars decided to tweet some nasty c--p at me.” But fellow conservative Megyn Kelly told McCain, “Watch it anyway. Virtually every star in every movie and TV show hates conservatives, who could watch nothing if the prerequisite were: the ppl on screen could possibly like me or be like me.” Read The Hollywood Reporter article here.

Apr 3, 2025 - World

President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay £626,000 in legal fees after a lawsuit he brought in England was thrown out of court, said The Guardian.Trump sued Orbis Business Intelligence, a consulting firm founded by Christopher Steele, who penned an extensive memo that claimed Trump was conspiring with Russia to win the 2016 election. The dossier also alleged that as a result of those relationships in Russia, Trump was "compromised." The dossier made waves after accusations — which Trump denies — that he participated in "perverted" sex acts.Trump brought a data protection claim in 2022, which was dismissed in 2024. Judge Karen Steyn said at the time, “There are no compelling reasons to allow the claim to proceed."ALSO READ: Here's why Trump supporters can't see through his lies Trump was then ordered to pay Orbis’s costs “of the entire claim.” That includes an initial payment of £290,000. During a January hearing, he was ordered to pay the fees within 28 days or his lawyers "would be prevented from addressing the court in April on a future argument about Orbis’s legal fees." Indeed, the Guardian reported that Trump was prevented from participating in a three-day hearing to decide the total bill. Judge Jason Rowley announced the fee on Thursday, and the president now owes £626,058.98.Read the full report here.