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The red carpet preshow for MTV‘s 2025 Video Music Awards has officially kicked off. Ahead of the one-hour preshow special, hosted by Nessa and Kevan Kenney, on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, stars have already started walking the red carpet. The preshow is airing live on MTV and BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1. There will also be a special performance by girl group and first-time nominees KATSEYE, who will be performing “Gnarly” and “Gabriela” from their Beautiful Chaos EP. Watch a livestream of the preshow below, and continue to follow The Hollywood Reporter throughout…

Firestone Liberia says it is pleased to announce the official resumption of natural rubber purchases from producers and smallholder farmers nationwide. In line with our commitment to responsible sourcing, Firestone Liberia has integrated award-winning technology that enables full traceability of all purchased volumes back to the farms of origin. This system helps to ensure accuracy and transparency for all parties, and reinforces our dedication to sustainability and quality across the supply chain. Smallholder farmers remain the backbone of Liberia’s rubber sector, and their success is central to the industry’s long-term growth. Firestone Liberia reaffirms its role as a trusted partner…

Kinshasa –  Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025. The outbreak has affected Bulape and Mweka health zones in Kasai Province where health officials have been carrying out investigations after the cases and the deaths reported presented with symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and haemorrhage. Samples tested on 3 September at the country’s National Institute of Biomedical Research in the capital Kinshasa confirmed the cause of the outbreak…

In The Big Half – a half marathon race in London – there were wins for Great Britain’s Jack Rowe, Jess Warner-Judd, David Weir and Eden Rainbow-Cooper.Rowe equalled Mo Farah’s record by winning the event for a third time.He claimed victory in 1:04.08 as he finished ahead of Mo Aadan, who was second in 1:04.46, and third-placed Weynay Ghebresilasie (1:04.53).”It was a really good, fun race,” said Rowe. “There was a big group of us out there and it was quite hard to push a fast pace as it was windy at times, which made it quite cagey, but also…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureErin Patterson to learn fate in Victorian supreme courtAdeshola OreWe’ll bring you live updates of triple murderer Erin Patterson’s sentencing in the Victorian supreme court this morning.Justice Christopher Beale is expected to begin the sentencing hearing at 9.30am.The court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time in the state.Patterson faces the prospect of life behind bars. In July, a jury convicted her of deliberately feeding her lunch guests beef wellingtons laced with…

Former and current bandmates, Columbia Records alumni, ex-managers, and a whole retinue of photographers, producers, engineers, and roadies who worked with Bruce Springsteen during the time he wrote and recorded his third album, “Born to Run,” all gathered in front of a capacity crowd at Monmouth University on Saturday to share their memories and stores about the album that made the Boss a superstar. Sponsored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (which is housed at Monmouth), the event — which arrived at a high-profile moment around a different Springsteen album, with the Telluride Film Festival premiere…

US president claims Israel accepted his terms to end the war in Gaza and issues ‘last warning’ for Hamas.Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has suggested that he put forward a new proposal to end the war in Gaza, saying that Israel has accepted his terms as it pushes on with its brutal assault on the Palestinian territory.In a social media post on Sunday, Trump warned Hamas to accept his conditions, saying that he informed the group about the “consequences” of turning down the offer.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThroughout…

Scott Bessent calls for secondary tariffs on Russian oil importers to bring President Vladimir Putin ‘to the table’.Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signalled that Washington is ready to tighten sanctions on Russia and urged European allies to help “collapse” the Russian economy by pressuring countries that continue to buy Moscow’s oil.Speaking to NBC News on Sunday, Bessent said the conflict has become “a race now between how long can the Ukrainian military hold up, versus how long can the Russian economy hold up”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAccording to Bessent, additional…

If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some of the techniques found in a book like Influence: The Power of Persuasion. Now, a preprint study out of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that those same psychological persuasion techniques can frequently “convince” some LLMs to do things that go against their system prompts.The size of the persuasion effects shown in “Call Me a Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests” suggests that human-style psychological techniques can be surprisingly effective at “jailbreaking” some LLMs to operate outside their guardrails.…

s the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, it will take on a deep red hue, creating a striking “Blood Moon”.