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Sabrina Carpenter is back and cheekier than ever. The 26-year-old Grammy Award winner released her seventh album, Man’s Best Friend, on Friday. The 12-track pop album is a natural follow-up to Carpenter’s equally steamy and at-sometimes-raunchy 2024 album, Short N’ Sweet. “Manchild,” the album’s first track, was the only song released before the album, with “Tears” serving as the album’s main single. The deliciously catchy disco-inspired pop track’s music video was also released with the album Friday. In the cinematic video, Carpenter is joined by Coleman Domingo in drag, set in a Rocky Horror-like universe. Carpenter was on CBS Mornings…

Tesla has asked a judge to nix the $243 million verdict lodged against the company in a lawsuit involving its Autopilot system, or to allow a new trial to occur, according to a new court filing. The company’s lawyers argue that the verdict, which a jury made earlier this month, “flies in the face of basic Florida tort law, the Due Process Clause, and common sense.” This latest filing by Tesla lawyers tries, once again, to rest all of the blame on the driver George McGee, who helped cause the crash. The jury in the case ultimately decided that the…

No place in Syria was more feared than Sednaya prison during the Assad family’s decades-long, iron-fisted rule. Situated on a barren hilltop on the outskirts of Damascus, the capital, Sednaya was at the heart of the Assads’ extensive system of torture prisons and arbitrary arrests used to crush all dissent. By the end of the nearly 14-year civil war that culminated in December with the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, it had become a haunting symbol of the dictator’s ruthlessness. Over the years, the regime’s security apparatus swallowed up hundreds of thousands of activists, journalists, students and dissidents from all…

Chicken & Egg Films has selected 35 filmmakers working on 29 feature documentaries for their third annual $450,000 film research and development grant. Filmmaking teams will receive either a $10,000 research grant or a $20,000 development grant to use towards their doc projects. The Chicken & Egg Films research and development grant supports women and gender-expansive filmmakers who have made at least one feature-length doc. Recipients of the grant will have access to peer support, mentorship, and relationship-building within the documentary filmmaking community. This year’s 29 grant projects spotlight urgent issues including genocide and war, LGBTQ visibility and history, journalism…

Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, coastguard officials said on Friday.The accident occurred late on Tuesday after passengers on the boat spotted the lights of a coastal town about 50 miles (80km) north of the capital, Nouakchott, prompting the occupants to press to one side of the boat, causing it to capsize, Mohamed Abdallah, the head of the coastguard, told reporters.“When the migrants saw the lights of the Mheijrat, they tried to move to one part of the boat, causing it to capsize,” Abdallah said.The boat is understood…

101 Electric mobility firm Spiro has intensified its drive into Nigeria’s motorcycle market, a move seen as a major step for both the country and the global shift toward sustainable transport. Nigeria, with an estimated 20 million active motorcycles and more than one million new sales yearly, represents one of the biggest opportunities for electric vehicle adoption in Africa. The country’s reliance on motorcycles for daily transportation and livelihoods makes it a critical testing ground for affordable green solutions. Spiro’s model goes beyond selling electric motorcycles. The company is building a full ecosystem around battery swapping, financing, and rider support.…

From August 27 to 29, the Rwanda Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RSOG) will host its 11th Annual Scientific Conference at the Kigali Convention Centre, bringing together more than 200 participants from over 15 countries, including the World Health Organization, international medical associations, and local policymakers. Ahead of the main event, RSOG held a pre-conference leadership training to equip clinicians with the skills to “lead beyond the clinic.” As a key partner, Bank of Kigali (BK) is not only sponsoring the conference but using the platform to demonstrate its growing role in Rwanda’s health ecosystem, offering financing solutions including medical…

Turron DavenportAug 29, 2025, 08:14 AM ETCloseTurron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD.”NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley heads into Year 2 with the franchise, he said he’s in a better headspace in his life after injuries and a mental health journey, which included a gambling suspension, derailed his career.In a detailed interview with ESPN, he discussed what…

Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe UK government may have wanted to force Apple to provide it with access to more customer data than previously thought, a court document has indicated.A row erupted between the two after it emerged the Home Office asked the tech giant for the right access to highly encrypted user data stored via a service called Advanced Data Protection (ADP).Now a court document suggests the request – made under legislation called the Investigatory Powers Act – could have also enabled the government to seek access to a wider range of Apple customer data.It also suggests the government may…

The family of the late highlife legend, Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has announced a change in the venue for his one-week observation. The event, which will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025, will now take place at the Black Star Square (Independence Square) in Accra instead of the earlier planned venue. The family explained that the change was necessary to ensure that all family, friends, and well-wishers who wish to attend would be accommodated. They also apologised for any inconvenience the change may cause and expressed appreciation for the public’s support during this difficult time.…